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St MungoÂ’s Need New office to Operate From

St MungoÂ’s, a charity providing support to homeless people in the borough, are seeking a new office to operate from. They are willing to share space with another organisation. If you know of any place that may meet the requirements below, please contact Nadeem Janjua –Nadeem.Janjua@MUNGOS.ORG / 07736273654
Type of service: St MungoÂ’s Outreach Service (commissioned by Hounslow Council)
Days / hours: Mon 0800-1300, Tues 0900-1700, Weds 1400-2000, Thu 0900-1700,
Fri 0800-1300
Requested facilities: Access to internet / Wi-Fi
3 desks spaces
Preferably some filing storage space
If possible access to a separate room for 1:1 case work sessions (not a necessity)
If possible use of computers though they can provide their own
Budget: Max £7000 per year

Hounslow VCS Profile

HCN has produced a short profile of the VCS in Hounslow covering:

  • Total number of groups
  • Areas of Hounslow they work in
  • Status of Groups
  • Their range of services
  • Their service beneficiaries
  • Number of staff

To read the profile click here VCS PROFILE Hounslow 2017

Upcycling Workshops at Cathja's Kitchen Table Community Hub

Visit our lovely Charity Shop in Brentford and join our UPCYCLING sessions. Pic up practical tips on how to transform old and tired bits of furniture into desirable designer pieces.
When: Every last Friday of the month! From 12pm to 2pm
Where: Cathja’s Kitchen Table, 129 Brentford High Street, Isleworth TW8 8EW
Our Programme*:
FRIDAY 24 NOVEMBER – Introductory Session
FRIDAY 22 DECEMBER – Upholstery
FRIDAY 26 JANUARY – Paint Effects
FRIDAY 23 FEBRUARY – Working with Stencils
FRIDAY 30 MARCH – Decoupage
Sessions are Free and you can join us for as many sessions as you want!
Tea and coffee will be provided
*sessionÂ’s content may change
To book a place ask in the shop or click here

Register with Volunteering Hounslow

For support recruiting and retaining volunteers, sign up to the council-funded, free volunteer brokerage service Volunteering Hounslow. This service offers an online platform to post your opportunities, to invite registered volunteers to apply and to accept volunteer applications. It supports over 2,500 volunteers and nearly 300 organisations to enable volunteering. They also provide training, outreach, 1-to-1 advice surgeries and host events. To register and find out more…
www.volunteeringhounslow.org.uk, enquiry@volunteeringhounslow.org.uk, 0300 365 9930

Heavily Subsidised Small Charity Training in London

With support from Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), the FSI is delivering a heavily subsidised three day training event in London on November 21-23 offering small and local charities and community groups full & half day courses and workshops on key fundraising & governance skills. A sampling of training courses include Gift Aid: Tricky Issues & Tips to Boost Take Up, Financial Planning & Management, Annual Appeals & Regular Giving, Demonstrating Your Impact and a variety of workshops. We also have standalone training days in London on November 30 and December 13, as well as workshops on December 7 and 8.
Places fill up fast, so book your place today to access this fantastic training opportunity:
 
Nov 21-23: https://goo.gl/V3CL32
Nov 30: https://goo.gl/oDyfyq
Dec 7: https://goo.gl/AgyvXV
Dec 8: https://goo.gl/CrfScK
Dec 13: https://goo.gl/XzyRur

New CAB Drop-in Service

Citizens Advice Service has a new drop-in service starting on 1st November.
It will be every Wednesday from 1030am-1pm at the London Borough of Hounslow Civic Centre, Lampton Road, London TW3 4DN.
First come first served.
Only for residents of the borough of Hounslow.

Vacancy – Finance Officer

Home-Start provides vital support to families with children under 5 years.  Over the last year we have extended our work across Richmond, Kingston and Hounslow. Last year they helped make a difference to the lives of over 400 families and 700 children.
They are recruiting for a Finance Officer.
Finance Officer
21 hours per week – working Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 9am-5pm
Salary Level NJC 26-28 £15,145-£16,084 including outer London allowance
(£25,242-£26,808 full time equivalent) plus contributory pension
You will provide effective, efficient and timely financial administration support across all areas of accounts and financial processing and contribute to the administration of the charity.
Highly numerate, with experience of working in a finance role, you will be well organised and able to balance the competing priorities of a small, busy charity.
Working hours are Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 9-5 pm, with occasional evening working to service Board of Trustees – 6 meetings per year. The role is based at our East Sheen office working across the charity so will require occasional working from our Hounslow office.
ItÂ’s an exciting time to join our hardworking, friendly team and contribute to developing our work.
To apply, download an application form below, email info@homestart-richmond.org.uk or telephone 020 8487 8500.
Closing date:             Wednesday 8th November
Interviews:                 Week commencing Monday 13th November
To apply for the role click here

Demonstrate Your Impact

Demonstrate Your Impact Workshop – Tues 24th Oct 10:30am – 1:30pm

 

 

This half-day workshop is for front-line staff and service managers working in London-based homelessness agencies wanting to improve their knowledge about the importance of data collection and how to use your data to improve service provision. The benefits of data collection: This half-day workshop will support staff to explore the importance of data collection and how they can use it to inform and improve service provision.  Who is the workshop for? The workshop is suitable for those who already collect basic data, but are keen to improve their processes and learn more about basic principles behind good data collection techniques.   Aims of the workshop: The workshop will provide attendees with:

  • an improved understanding of different types of data and how they can be used to inform service provision;
  • practical ways to improve data collection;
  • different tools to help present data and influence different audiences; and
  • an opportunity to discuss challenges and ways to overcome these.

There is no charge to attend. Places are limited – book your place.