Highlights: VAC Submits Response to Council’s Engagement Process; Camden’s Centre for Independent Living Event for Users; Wild Bunch Club; The Budget; Camden New Town Community Festival; Consultation on Proposals to commission an integrated NHS 111 & GP Out of Hours (111/OOH) service; Learning Disability Awareness training session on 5th August; Be Scams Aware; Capital Spending Opportunity For VCS Organisations in Frognal and Fitzjohns; Open Meeting of CBUG – Camden Borough User Group; Silence Makes Violence, 24th July; plus news, funding, events, jobs, volunteering and more.
NEWS
VAC Submits Response to Council’s Engagement Process
A Response from VAC to: ‘Camden Council and Camden’s Voluntary and Community Sector. Investing in a Sustainable Strategic Relationship’.
VAC will be submitting a response on behalf of the VCS by the deadline of 12th July 2015. Throughout the engagement period, which ran from the 18th May to the 12th July 2015, VAC worked with the Council’s Third Sector Team to run a series of seminars at which the four funding models put forward were discussed. VAC also held three further meetings for the voluntary and community sector. This work included an analysis of the strategic challenges that we all face in Camden and the fit between the strategic vision and the four options presented. The options were found not to fit well with the strategic vision and work was undertaken to develop a more suitable option, Option Five. You can read the latest draft of the response on the VAC website. The final draft will be available on 12th July 2015.
Camden’s Centre for Independent Living Event for Users
Thursday 16th July, 11am-1pm
Room 11.10, 5 Pancras Square, London N1C 4AG
“Camden’s Centre for Independent Living (CIL) will be based at Greenwood Place – a new community resource centre being built in Kentish Town, due to open in January 2018.
We have engaged and consulted widely in the past which was extremely useful. Building on that, we are now ready to move into the next stage of the project and would like to start thinking about the CIL in more detail. We want the CIL to be user-led.
In partnership with Camden Disability Action, a new umbrella organisation to represent deaf and disabled people in Camden, we would like to invite you to join us at this event to talk about:
• What the CIL space within the new Greenwood building should look like
We will show you the latest copies of the floor plans and ask what you think of them
• What services the CIL should provide
We will ask you what services you think people with disabilities need in Camden today and in the future to be able to live more independently
• How can people with disabilities lead the development of the CIL
We will also be able to tell you more about our timescales for the project.”
Places at this event are limited and we will need to know your name in advance to prepare your visitor badge, so you must book your place by 5pm on Tuesday 14th July by calling Ellie Chesterman on 0207 974 3178 or email: eleanor.chesterman@camden.gov.uk
Please get in touch to discuss any access or communication requirements you may have.
We will send you confirmation of your place by email or by post.
Health and Safety for Marginalized Communities
Wednesday, July 15 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pm | Free
Last chance! The course will give you Health & Safety essentials. A few spaces left. More information and bookings on the VAC website.
Wild Bunch Club
Tuesday 14th July at Electrowerkz. 7 – 11pm. Tickets £5 on the door. At 7 Torrens Street. Wheelchair access, over 18s only. Contact Siren 020 7359 7443.
National News
Budget
Civil Society review the Chancellor’s budget and reported that the Budget was silent on key issues facing the sector such as Gift Aid reform, irrecoverable VAT, and the continuing necessity for food banks. NCVO have a round up of the main budget implications for the sector. As well as direct implications there will be implications for many of the sectors users and members. There is more in depth look at some of the implications in this NCVO blog. There is controversy that the Chancellor has renamed the National Minimum Wage to the Living Wage which has left the Living Wage Foundation in an awkward spot: ‘delight’ that the issue is being addressed, but there is silence on a number of issues: questions over how it is calculated, no mention of London, under 25s aren’t covered, what affect will tax credit changes have? Full response at the Living Wage Foundation. In an interesting blog post the Charity Finance Group highlight some issues for the sector (including business rates review) that will not be clarified until later. Not least the proposed right to buy charity assets (otherwise known as Housing Associations Tenants ‘right to buy’) which has thrown up an additional problem for the chancellor (as if confiscation of charity assets wasn’t a big enough problem); that the Housing Association debt will have to be reclassified as Public Sector Net Debt adding about £60 billion to it.
Interestingly, both the Economist and the Spectator were unimpressed. The Economist said “cutting benefits to the very poor while reducing inheritance tax for the wealthy is indefensible.” The spectator says “it is not surprising that the changes overall are regressive – ie, taking much more from poorer households than richer ones. Poorer households have done worse than those in the middle and upper middle parts of the income distribution”.
Camden New Town Community Festival
Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th July 2015. Bringing our community together in Camden Square Gardens. Entertainment for people of all ages from diverse cultures.
Activities: Green corner; Healthy living tent; Live Music; Dance Performance; Jazz, Folk & Poetry in the Garden; Bring a poem for the Poetry Wall. Saturday 18th 4.00pm – 8.30pm
Sunday 19th July 2015 Family Day 12noon – 6:30 pm
To book a stall, volunteer or make donations; contact the Festival
Office on: 0207 267 9586 or email: festival.mlcc@yahoo.co.uk
Consultation on Proposals to commission an integrated NHS 111 & GP Out of Hours (111/OOH) service across North Central London
We want to hear about your experiences of the current services and your views and contributions on the proposals and how we can commission the best 111/OOH service for the residents of Camden (inc Barnet, Enfield, Haringey and Islington).
Whether you are a patient resident or a community organisation you can write to us or fill in the questionnaire at the back of the proposal document to:
NHS 111/Out of houses, Communications Department, NEL Commissioning Support Unit, 75 Worship Street, London EC2A 2DU
Or alternatively you can email your comments to feedback@nelcsu.nhs.uk or call the communications team at 0203 688 1615
You can also fill in the questionnaire online at http://www.camdenccg.nhs.uk/about/questionnaire.htm.
For further information about the procurement process or to read the background documents, please take a look at our website at: Camden CCG www.camdenccg.nhs.uk
Age UK Camden Scoops Four Awards
In the last month, Age UK Camden has won four awards for its work with older people in and around Camden.
1 Age UK Camden was given a prestigious award for using London’s green space to improve the well-being of local residents and its service users. Awarded the runner up prize of £1,000 in the ‘Growing Localities’ Awards, run by the City Bridge Trust with the Corporation of London and Lemos and Crane. The award was for a garden based at Great Croft Resource Centre in Kings Cross.
2 it received Best Innovation in Volunteering by the Age England Association for its work in developing the Corporate Social Responsibility relationships with business partners.
3 Age UK Camden’s regional Opening Doors London service was included in the 2015 Pride Power List honouring those in the LGBT community who have made a significant impact.
4 Age UK Camden’s CEO Gary Jones was invited to become a Fellow of the RSA “in light of (his) outstanding work at Age UK Camden, supporting and providing services to older citizens of Camden.”
More details at www.ageukcamden.org.uk and www.openingdoorslondon.org.uk
Learning Disability Awareness training session on 5th August 2015.
Training runs from 1pm – 5pm at the Camden Training and Development Service at the Crowndale Centre.
The training is delivered by Training people, a group of adults from Camden who are experts about what it’s like to live with a learning disability, because they are people with learning disabilities.
Training People have several years of experience delivering training in Camden, working with social care workers, NHS staff, third sector staff and volunteers, as well as council employees.
Designed and delivered entirely by people with learning disability, this training looks at how attitudes and barriers in society can affect people with a learning disability and ways to overcome these things together. Through a series of interactive exercises participants will explore effective communication, empowering support and the importance of choice and control.
This training is recommended for any staff who work with people with a learning disability, either as a main part of their job or who may come into contact with people with a learning disability from time to time.
For more information on the course (not bookings) email sarah@advocacyproject.org.uk or call 07946 505 064.
To make a booking contact Camden Training and Development Service at tdsonline@camden.gov.uk or visit http://www.camdentds.co.uk
Be Scams Aware
July is Scams Awareness Month. Learn to spot the signs and protect yourself and others.
Look out for the following warning signals to help you stay safe
• If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is – be wary
• Did you buy a ticket? If not, you can’t win anything
• You shouldn’t have to pay anything to get a prize
• Contacted out of the blue? Be suspicious
• Resist pressure to make an immediate decision – don’t be rushed
• Ignore job adverts that request money in advance
• Never send money to someone you have never met
• If in doubt, don’t reply. Bin it, delete it, or hang up
• Genuine computer firms do not make unsolicited phone calls to help you fix your computer
• If your bank rings you and you suspect a scam, hang up – then either wait five minutes to clear the line, or use another phone to call your bank
• Your bank will never phone or attend your home to collect cash, your pin, payment card or chequebook if you are a victim of fraud. Nor will they ask you to transfer money to a new account for fraud reasons.
More information at : http://news.camden.gov.uk/be-scams-aware/
Capital Spending Opportunity For VCS Organisations in Frognal and Fitzjohns
The Council has received money from a property development in Frognal and Fitzjohns Ward, as a result of Section 106 (S106) obligations on property developers, under Camden’s Planning Guidance. The money is available for capital projects for community facilities. Deadline for proposals is Friday 17th July.
For more information, including LB Camden contact details, see last week’s e-bulletin (scroll to the bottom).
Open Meeting of CBUG – Camden Borough User Group
Supporting mental health service user involvement in the borough of Camden. Do you/ have you used mental health services in Camden? What’s Good? Bad? Missing? Come along and tell us your experiences
A chance to influence how treatment is delivered in Camden. Anyone in Camden with a mental health history or current experience is welcome Open CBUG meeting.
Tuesday 21st July 2015, 11am St Pancras Hospital Conference Centre, 4 St Pancras Way, NW1 0PE
Topics this month:
~ Smoking Cessation policy at Camden & Islington NHS
~ Recovery College
Contact Dan or Alex on: 020 3355 7113 or 07776 769 315 Or email dan.slee@voiceability.org
Silence Makes Violence, 24th July 2015
Uncovering the mental health issues caused by emotional abuse
Mental health issues such as depression and anxiety are overlooked or go unnoticed. Domestic violence is commonly associated with visible physical abuse. But what about the silent violence? Mental and emotional abuse remains hidden. It’s time to uncover the mask.
Bring awareness to mental health issues. Help women recognize the signs of emotional abuse
13:00-16:00pm Refreshments at 13:00 workshop begins at 13:30
Workshop funded by Finsbury Park Ward of Islington
MIDDLE EASTERN WOMEN & SOCIETY ORGANISATION
Workshop location: 86 Durham Rd. London N7 7Dt Email: office@mewso.org
Healthwatch Camden
Latest Information DIgest is on the Healthwatch Camden website.
Catch up with the latest Camden news and what’s happening on Our Blog
The Camden Capacity Building Bulletin is produced monthly, targeting the community and voluntary sector in Camden. It provides up to date/recently live information and news on funding and training. To access the latest information please follow the Link www.camden.gov.uk/cbbulletin
Irish Elderly Advice Network, Age Uk Camden, and Camden PA are recruiting. See Jobs and Volunteers section below.
Camden Shares. The website for exchanges in Camden. www.camdenshares.org.uk
You can join in on Facebook. Like us if you like us.
Follow all the Camden Voluntary Sector news on OneCamden on Twitter.
You can read more about all of these stories on our news page at www.vac.org.uk/new
FUNDING NEWS
See the Funding pages on VAC’s website for all the latest information.
The M&S Energy Community Energy Fund.
If you’re a not for private profit organisation that wants to use renewable energy to provide community benefits, this is your chance to try to secure funding. Whether you’re a community energy group, a sports club or simply an organisation that wants to have a positive impact on the environment, we want to hear from you.
Our funding will be awarded to renewable energy projects in Great Britain who can demonstrate they have the support of their local community.
To take part, simply complete the online application form by Wednesday 29th July.
Camden Economic Growth Fund – supporting Camden residents with mental health conditions and with learning disabilities
Working together with Jobcentre Plus, Camden’s Economic Growth Fund will be soon be opening applications for projects to support Camden residents who are long-term unemployed to access and retain employment, specifically focusing on supporting 1) Camden residents with mental health conditions and 2) Camden residents with learning disabilities.
– Residents with mental health conditions – there will be a strong focus on using Individual Placement Support principles, working with residents with common mental health conditions and those with more severe and enduring conditions and working closely with existing health and employment provision. Up to £150,000 will be available per project.
– Residents with learning disabilities – there will be a particular focus on employer engagement and job carving, with up to £50,000 available.
The application process will open end July, with projects starting in September.
An event with further details of the funding requirements and application process will be held on Friday 17th July, 10am at Camden Old Town Hall (on Judd Street). To book a place, please contact Morelda Nanton (morelda.nanton@camden.gov.uk) before 14th July. Capacity will be limited.
Cabinet Office launches £20m Local Sustainability Fund after long delay
The Office for Civil Society has announced the launch of its £20m Local Sustainability Fund, which will give grants of between £20,000 and £100,000 to around 250 small and medium-sized organisations.
However the fund has taken 15 months to deliver, is half the size it was originally expected to be, and faces criticism over a “ridiculously short” application window.
The £20m fund will be delivered through the Big Lottery Fund and will be available to around 250 high-impact charities and social enterprises. Charities interested in applying can do so through an online diagnostic tool, and must do so by 26 July.
Charities will also be eligible for support from local businesses, with the OCS saying that all grant recipients expected to establish a “strong volunteering relationship with a local businsses”. Full story in Civil Society.
The Big Lottery Fund has announced a new £45m grant fund to increase the capacity of organisations that support women and girls.
The grant-maker said the scheme, which does not have an official name but is being referred to as the women and girls initiative, will offer grants of between £150,000 and £750,000 to somewhere between 60 and 70 organisations in England over the next three to five years.
The BLF said the fund would support existing projects and new work to increase the provision of services for at-risk girls and women.
It said that projects for women and girls were under pressure because more people were looking for support while the projects themselves were suffering from reduced investment because of cuts.
Expressions of interest must be received by the BLF by 16 July 2015.
The Good Neighbourhood Fund
Grants of between £5,000 and £10,000 per year over two years, are available to support work benefitting people aged 18 or over in the following areas: Health and/or Wellbeing and Inclusion
Proposals must promote or encourage integration and/or inclusion through project delivery. This could include:
~ Health and wellbeing projects that bring people of different backgrounds, faiths, gender, cultures, sexuality, ages together through the group’s work
~ Projects with a health/wellbeing focus that are actively tackling issues such as exclusion and isolation
Funding is available for projects, or core funding for organisations whose work fits with the fund themes, and funding is available to continue existing work, and/or for new work or pilots.
Income Threshold: Organisations must have an average annual income of less than £200,000
Priority will be given to:
~ Small organisations working to support a defined local community
~ Resident or user led groups
~ Organisations demonstrating a clear understanding of the needs of their community
~ Work which shows innovation for either the organisation and/or sector
~ Organisations which are able to provide volunteering/engagement opportunities for MyLotto24 staff
Deadline: 5pm, Monday 7th September 2015. Full details at London Community Foundation
Building Better Opportunities
Building Better Opportunities brings together money from the Big Lottery Fund and the European Social Fund 2014-2020 to provide joint investment in local projects that tackle poverty and promote social inclusion.
The programmes in London include support for economically inactive and long term unemployed women from BAME communities, as well as for those with caring responsibilities. It also includes an intermediate labour market (ILM) programme for people with disabilities who have spent long periods out of work.
In addition to the Project Outlines, additional information for each of these programmes can be found here on the London Enterprise Panel’s website.
Assessment of applications to the Big Lottery Fund will include consideration of how well applications address the information published in the additional information documents as well as in the Project Outlines.
The Big Lottery Fund Project Outlines can be accessed here.
While details about the application process can be found here.
The deadline for applications is 12 Noon on Monday 3rd August.
Crowdfunding?
Don’t forget that there is a dedicated page on Spacehive just for Camden projects. And set up costs are free to Camden groups. Find out more at Spacehive Camden.
Don’t forget to sign up to Funding Central for free email funding alerts. Go to www.fundingcentral.org.uk/
VAC EVENTS
VAC has a full programme of courses coming up: Click here to find out more. All courses are £25 for members (unless otherwise stated).
Mental health courses and workshops from VAC
To book your place, please go to https://vac.org.uk/events/category/health-mental-health/. Click on the course you are interested in and follow the instructions to book your place and pay by card (if applicable). The charge for our Mental Health First Aid and Youth Mental Health First Aid training courses is heavily subsidised at only £25 per person. All other mental health workshops are free.
Please note that VAC can only accept bookings from organisations based in Camden or which serve Camden residents. Places are limited on each course to a maximum of two people per organisation.
If you have any queries about our training, please contact us on our new email address: mentalhealthteam@vac.org.uk.
OTHER EVENTS
Free training, outings and events for unpaid carers in Camden, from Friday 10th to Friday 17th July
Friday 10th July
Yoga and relaxation, 1.30 – 2.30pm
‘Crafternoon’ – arts and crafts for older carers of 60+, 1.30 – 4.30pm
Monday 13th
Camden Amblers: easy walking in Camden’s parks and squares, 10.30am – 12.30pm
Tuesday 14th
Camden Carers Voice (CCV) meeting on welfare benefits, 10.30 – 1pm, Argenta House, Aspern grove, NW3
Reel Local film session, 1.30 – 3pm, hosted by Kilburn Older Voices (KOVE)
Male carers’ group, 2 – 4pm
Wednesday 15th
Carers’ group – monthly for all carers, 10.30am – 12pm
Garden Party, 12 – 3pm
Thursday 16th
Mindfulness session, 11am – 1pm
Drama group, 2 – 4pm
Friday 17th
Monthly mental health carers’ group, 10.30am – 12.30pm, Peckwater Resource Centre, 6 Peckwater Street, NW5
020 7428 8950 for more details or to book – except Camden Carers Voice (CCV) meeting and Garden Party – ring Beth Smith on 020 7697 1336, and for Reel Local film session call KOVE on 07539 390 786
Women’s Resource Centre Training Events:
Finance Planning for Your Organisation Workshop
Tuesday 14 July 2015
This training uses practical exercises to focus on your organisation and the financial documents you need. The course will give you the knowledge and tools to understand and develop the following financial information:
· Balance sheet
· Cashflow forecasting
· Profit and loss accounts
· Full cost recovery budget
· Break even point
This course is funded and specific groups can attend for free. This training is FREE and open to all Voluntary and Community organisations and Social Enterprises based in London.
To register: http://thewomensresourcecentre.org.uk/events/finance-planning-for-your-organisation-2/
Participatory Methods: Monitoring and Evaluation
Friday 17 July
Participants will be introduced to the differences between conventional Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) (with emphasis on gathering and reporting data to funders and policy makers) and Participatory M&E (as a learning process that responds to the need of information and involvement of project implementers and people affected by the projects). They will learn to identify specific ways of facilitating participatory M&E processes, to integrate qualititave and participatory methods and new creative techniques used in participatory M&E.
This course is funded and specific groups can attend for free.These courses are FREE If you are an organisation or project based in London working with those affected by sexual and domestic violence.
To register: http://thewomensresourcecentre.org.uk/events/participatory-methods-monitoring-and-evaluation/
Making the Case: Equalities And Human Rights
Monday 27 July
This training will help you increase your knowledge of the pieces of current human rights and equalities documents that are referred to in the UK, raise your awareness of how they are relevant to your service users and give you the skills to use them to make the case for your organisation and the services you provide.
This training covers: The Equalities Act 2010, the Public Sector Equality Duty 2011, CEDAW and using Judicial Review.
This course is funded and specific groups can attend for free. This training is FREE and open to all Voluntary and Community organisations and Social Enterprises based in London.
To register: http://thewomensresourcecentre.org.uk/events/making-the-case-equalities-and-human-rights-7/
Making Tracks: Improving Employability Support for People with Physical Disabilities and HIV
Tuesday 22nd July 10.30am-12.30pm at the Hopscotch Asian Women’s Centre, 50- 52 Hampstead Road, NW1
We would like to steer an initiative to develop an effective employment network to support those people with Physical Disabilities/HIV into employment.
We know there are several organisations that support, represent and advocate for disabled people in the borough. If you are a member of one of these groups, we would like to take this opportunity to begin to coordinate our work. We would also like to hear from Employers, Service Users and Camden Residents that have Physical Disabilities/HIV.
For further details or to RSVP, contact Nikki at Hopscotch
Tel: 020 7388 8198 EMAIL: nikki.mcnaught@hopscotchawc.org.uk
Crick Update
If you’re local to the Crick, come along to the next Community Update – Tues 21st July, Somers Town Community Association, rsvp to info@crick.ac.uk
Age UK London AstraZeneca Techy Tea Party
14 July, 2pm to 4pm at: Guoman Grosvenor Hotel, 101 Buckingham Palace Rd, London SW1W 0SJ
This is a great opportunity for members of groups, forums and older peoples organisations across London to discover how social media eg Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Skype etc. can help save money, cut costs and work smarter by using these many free resources that are available on the internet. There will be tablet computers available to use on the day.
Booking is via the event brite link http://techyteaastrazeneca.eventbrite.co.uk
The Spark 2015: A Free week of discussion, workshops, film, poetry music 20 – 26 July
All looking at how we can build positive change here in the UK and around the world
Find out more & register at www.thesparkspace.org
This free-to-attend week of events takes place at the Brady Arts Centre, Whitechapel, London, from 20th – 26th July. Each day runs from 10am – 9pm.
There will be sessions on a wide range of topics from ‘How gentrification affects communities and what we can do about it’, to ‘The Colonial Past & Present and the fight for our future’, ‘How to make your own short film… on your mobile!’, to ‘Write your own spoken word poetry,’ to ‘Stop and Search training for young people’, and many, many more. Full timetable & register at www.thesparkspace.org/timetable
Older People’s Manifesto for London Mayoral Elections 2016 Consultation Event
Age UK London will be publishing an Older People’s Manifesto ahead of the 2015 London Mayoral Elections and we want to know what you think should be included.
We want to hear about the issues that concern you and you will get the opportunity, through table discussions, to input into the age UK London Mayoral Election 2015 Manifesto.
The Manifesto will only cover issues that are under Mayoral authority.
Thursday 16th July, 14.00pm-16.30pm, at Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, 235 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, WC2H 8EP (entrance on the A400 between Bucknall Street and Shaftesbury Avenue)
Tea and biscuits will be provided. Entry to this event is free, but you must register online at:
http://mayor2016manifesto.eventbrite.co.uk
For more information or to register offline contact Danny Elliott:
Email: delliott@ageuklondon.org.uk Tel: 020 7820 6778
Disability Awareness Training from YPFI
We can train you or your organisation in Disability Awareness, help you make your service accessible for people with disabilities, or support you to set up your own Youth Participation group. The training is delivered by young disabled people from Camden and surrounding boroughs.
YPFI aims to stay in contact with organisations who receive their training to build enduring and positive relationships. By delivering these training programs we hope to improve the lives of disabled people and increase inclusion in London. Find out more at the Elfrida Rathbone YPFI website or come to the Free Taster Day on Friday 10th July at Kentish Town Community Centre from 10am-1pm.
You are invited to join us to find out more about what we offer, speak to organisations who have received the training we run and take part in activities designed to raise awareness of disability, inclusion and accessibility.
Please contact YPFI to book a place and find out more ypfi@elfridacamden.org.uk Tel: 020 7424 1601
Vital Youth and the Hospital Club Foundation present Master The Word, a Spoken Word project aimed at young people 16-24.
#MasterTheWord is a creative development project that uses creative techniques and practical interventions to explore the power of language communication and (self) presentation.
Spoken Word Workshops all 1pm- 4pm Cost: FREE
Week 1: Tues 14th, Weds 15th & Thurs 16th July
Week 2: Tues 21st, Weds 22nd & Thurs 23rd July
Week 3: Tues 28th, Weds 29th & Thurs 30th July
Week 4 – Recording days 4th & 5th August
Venue: The Hospital Club, Covent Garden, 24 Endell Street, London WC2H 9HQ
For further information call 020 7245 2269/1 e: vitalyouth@vitalregen.org
As well as creative learning and enhancing their skills, the young people complete the arts award qualification and are supported with progression opportunities into employment, apprenticeships or further training opportunities.
London for All
London for All / LVSC have a full programme of courses available for the voluntary sector. Go to the London for All website for full details.
Camden Carers’ Service
Has a full range of events and activities for unpaid carers in Camden. Find out more on the Camden Carers’ Service website www.camdencs.org.uk/activities
Don’t forget that Camden TDS run a full programme of course which are subsidised or free for voluntary sector partner organisations. There is a link to a list of partner organisations on the home page.
Find more Training Opportunities at www.vac.org.uk
JOBS AND VOLUNTEERS
Age UK Camden seeks Partnership Development Officer, 30 hours per week
Local Government Scale PO1 (£27,563-£29,468pa for 30 hour week)
We require a Partnership Development Officer to: support the engagement of older people in the partnership, to promote asset based mapping and community development and to support our delivery agencies in their work.
Essential requirements: experience of community building; experience of engagement preferably co-production; knowledge of issues affecting older people including isolation; excellent communication and interpersonal skills; ability to deliver successful multi-agency partnership work; highly numerate and literate; ability to innovate and work creatively.
Training, Events and Monitoring Administrator, 21 hours per week; Local Government Scale 5 (£14,195-£15,372pa for 21 hour week)
We require a Training, Events and Monitoring Administrator to provide administrative and communications support to the Ageing Better in Camden programme, and to support our work in monitoring our activities and achievements.
Essential requirements: at least two years’ experience of working in an administration role; excellent IT skills including databases; good verbal and written communication skills, understanding of issues affecting older people including isolation
AUC offers a contributory pension, and a season ticket or bicycle loan facility. The post is based at Tavis House, Tavistock Square with easy access via Euston and Kings Cross main lines or Russell Square tube.
For more details, all documents can be downloaded from our website www.ageukcamden.org.uk or email jobs@ageukcamden.org.uk.
Closing date – 9:00am Monday, 10th August 2015 Interviews -24th and 25th August 2015.
Welfare and Administrator Irish Elderly Advice Network
Job Title – Welfare and Administrator (Maternity cover – September 2015 to March 2016)
Days: Part time, 3 days per week, Salary £14,400 per annum, (Full time equivalent £24,000)
This job includes providing welfare advice to clients, high level administrative support to the Director, two caseworkers and our Board of Trustees, and administrative support for the cultural and community development work of the charity. The job will be mostly based in Camden (in our office in the London Irish Centre) and will also be in Tottenham (in our office in Haringey Irish Centre).
To apply for this role, please send a CV and a covering letter/email to Alice Kennedy, Chair of Irish Elderly Advice Network, at chair@irishelders.org.uk
Closing date is Tuesday 14th July. Interviews will take place in the week of 20th–24th July. Start date is 1st week of September.
Hopscotch Asian Women’s Centre is currently recruiting.
Senior Operations Manager
Hours: 35 hrs per week Salary:£35,340 – £38,154 (depending on experience)
Closing date: 19th July 2015
http://www.charityjob.co.uk/jobs/senior-operations-manager/399674?tsId=8
Care Coordinator
Hours: 35 hrs per week Salary:£23,122
Closing date: 12th July 2015
http://www.charityjob.co.uk/jobs/care-coordinator/399673?tsId=1
Further details and application forms can be found on Charity Jobs, links provided above. Alternatively, contact Ruksana at Hopscotch by email: info@hopscotchawc.org.uk.
Are you looking to employ an assistant to help with your care needs? CamdenPAs can help you.
CamdenPAs.org.uk is a new service that makes it easy to find a personal assistant (PA) and puts you in control of your care and support.
If you have care needs, you can employ a PA to help you to live as independently as possible.
PAs can carry out a wide range of tasks, as agreed with you, to help with things such as washing, getting dressed, cooking, and supporting you to go out and about.
CamdenPAs features an online ‘marketplace’ for you to browse through a list of profiles of PAs in the borough. Profiles give details about the services they provide, their skills, experience and personal interests.
You can look through the list to find suitable matches and choose someone you like to help support you.
When you find a match you can contact the PA to arrange an interview and see how you get on. If you like them you can then work out contract details such as hours, duties and wages, and hire them.
If you do not find anyone suitable, you can set up your own a profile describing your requirements and interests, for PAs to look through and contact you.
You can employ a PA whether you receive a direct payment or fund your own care. If you receive direct payments you can get support with the employment from Personalised Support In Camden or AgeUK Camden.
Become a PA
If you’re a PA looking for work or are just starting out, CamdenPAs can help you. As well as helping you finding a job, the site features advice on looking for work, becoming a PA and where to get training.
Why not set up your profile today? Find out more, visit: camdenpas.org.uk or p hone: 020 7278 4437
Socially Responsible Recruiting
A new, award-winning skills matching service that connects employers with skilled and experienced people to do one-off or part-time jobs has launched in Camden, with a strong social benefit ethic.
“There is a very large number of people in Camden who are fantastically skilled and work-ready but are off the radar to employers because they’re not looking for full-time work and aren’t constantly scouring the job ads,” says Jonathan Collie, founder of Trading Times.
These people are highly skilled over 50s, and family carers. Trading Times brings them to you. It’s free to candidates. It costs you only £35, and only when you are connected to the perfect candidates.
Paul Fordham of Abbey Community Centre in Camden said: “”We posted our occasional job opportunity on Trading Times because we at the Abbey Community Centre recognise the value of the flexibility that can come with age. Trading Times offers a tailored means to directly target opportunities at an older group that the vast majority of other job sites simply do not seem to tap.”
Register at https://tradingtimes.org.uk/ and let Trading Times match you with the right local people for your needs.
Find Jobs and Volunteering opportunities at https://www.vac.org.uk/
OFFERS, RESOURCES and ANNOUNCEMENTS
Free NHS Health Check
Over 6,800 Camden residents had a free NHS Health Check last year – have you had yours?
If you are aged between 40 and 74 years (or 30 to 74 if you are South Asian) you can have a free health check once every five years to assess your risk of developing diabetes, heart disease, kidney disease, stroke and dementia.
A health check can detect potential problems before they do real damage and you can be referred to other services that will support you in changing your life for the better.
If you are Camden resident, and registered with a GP, ask at your local surgery, call 0203 633 2609 / 0800 917 0976, or click on the link below to book an appointment at a place near you.
More information healthycamden.com/healthchecks
Plan Zheroes – creating Zero Food Waste
Every year the UK Food industry sends 1.6 million tonnes of surplus food to landfill, while there are 4 million people living in food poverty.
Plan Zheroes connects businesses with surplus food to local charities that need it. Using an online map, the businesses and charities can post details of their location and the type of food they offer/ need.
Do you know of any charities that need food, or volunteers who can help with transport?
For more information see www.planzheroes.org, or contact Plan Zheroes at info@planzheroes.org
Camden Consultations
Various consultations are out at the moment including a consultation on Camden Future Libraries and Camden VCS strategy and changes to early education and childcare and children’s centre services. You can find all Camden consultation on the Wearecamden consultation hub.
FREE VAC Membership for Unfunded Groups: Voluntary Action Camden Small organisations with no paid staff and a turnover of less than £1,500 can now join for FREE. To take advantage of this offer just fill in the membership on the online form here.
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To get discounts on training, room hire and many more benefits click here to join Voluntary Action Camden
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