Voluntary Action Camden e-bulletin 22nd July 2016

Engaging with people who are d/Deaf, disabled or have a long term health condition; Hopscotch Asian Women’s Centre is currently recruiting; Scams awareness month; Elfrida Rathbone fundraising evening; Citizens Advice Bureau open day; A Brother’s Progress; Cuimhne Irish Memory Loss Alliance; Torriano Meeting House Readings; Camden Volunteer Awards open for Nominations; Royal Free Annual Meeting; Made of Money Training + funding jobs, volunteers, events, training, offers and resources.

Camden Council would like to know how Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) organisations in the borough engage with people, and what you think about our approach to engagement.
Please help us by completing our online survey by Friday 2 September.
We will listen to what you tell us when deciding what to do next.
The Council currently runs four forums, each held every three months, for people who are d/Deaf or have disabilities, and long term health conditions. These are:
• Mental health forum
• Learning disability forum
• Sensory needs forum
• Physical disability forum
The forums allow people tell us what they think of our services and how they can be improved. They were established in 2010. We are now looking at them again to see if any improvements can be made.
If you would like any further help, we would be delighted to hear from you. You can contact us using the details below. You can also visit our project webpage.
Email: disability.engagement@camden.gov.uk
Telephone: 020 7974 4835

Hopscotch Asian Women’s Centre is currently recruiting a Project Manager
Project Manager (BBO), subject to securing funding from the Big Lottery Fund.
HAWC Grade 38 – £35,340 incl. ILW
35 hours per week 3-year contract
Reports to: Senior Operations Manager and is responsible for Women at the Centre Project
For a job description and an application for the post, please contact Ruksana Begum at Hopscotch:
Tel: 0207 388 8198 E-mail: ruksana.begum@hopscotchawc.org.uk
Please do not send CVs as they will not be considered.

Scams awareness month
July is scams awareness month. CAB have produced a website to help people find out more about scams, share their stories and learn how to protect themselves, their families and friends against these cruel crimes and predatory practices.
With growing awareness you won’t be flustered and rushed by scammers into taking decisions you’ll later regret. Or persuaded to stay silent on scams because you feel personally ashamed or that your experience doesn’t matter. Find out more at the Citizens Advice Bureau website.

Elfrida Rathbone fundraising evening at the Bengal Lancer on Wednesday 3rd August 7pm
The ticket price is £35 for that you will get a three course meal and a drink (wine or beer). We have two comedians booked and a band as well as a raffle for some great prizes including John Lewis beauty hampers, One free Curry per week for a year (starter and side included), Limited edition pictures etc.
Curry Night tickets are going to be on Sale from next Wednesday 20/7. In order to purchase them please either come into the office and speak to myself, Rosanna or Milen. Alternatively contact info@elfridacamden.org.uk or neil@elfridacamden.org.uk
This will be great night out with all the proceeds going to Elfrida Rathbone Camden

Citizens Advice Bureau open day for trainee advisors 2nd August
It will start at 10am, lasting for around 3 hours, and will be held at our Kentish Town branch. Citizens Advice Camden .

A Brother’s Progress
An exhibition of paintings, stained glass and signs by Catherine Chambers focussing on her recent time living in Ethiopia. Her narrative works A Brother’s progress echoes William Hogarth’s Rake’s Progress telling of fluctuating opportunities with varying outcomes.
To find out more about Catherine’s work please come along to the open evening on Friday 22nd July 6.30pm – 9pm. Free Space Gallery, Kentish Town Health Centre

Cuimhne Irish Memory Loss Alliance: Can you help?
Central to our Cuimhne strategy is the Cuimhne Irish Memory Loss Alliance, which is a call for action to community organisations, churches, businesses, health, social, and cultural facilities to take simple measures to enable people with memory problems and their carers to remain independent and engaged with local communities and services.
It is also a call for action to individuals who have relevant skills, experience of family care or just an interest in promoting a memory loss friendly community for older Irish people.
Our goal is to get the Irish community in Britain to be recognized as the first ethnic minority community to be memory loss friendly – and we need you to help us!
Download and read our Strategy (pdf)
We need your involvement, your story, your ideas, your skills, your knowledge, your sign up. Our intention is to involve all sections of the Irish community in Britain in developing, delivering and evaluating the Cuimhne strategy.
To explore ideas you may have or to ask how you can contribute please contact Charlotte Curran via email on ccurran@irishinbritain.org or phone Charlotte on 0207 697 4081

A Sunday reading in the late 1980s
24th July – Jeremy Kingston, John Foreman, music from Simon Prager and Doc Stenson, hosted by Hylda Syms. 7.30pm. £5/£4 according to pocket. Torriano Meeting House

2016 Camden Volunteer Awards open for Nominations
The nominations have officially opened. Now’s your chance to recognise the invaluable contribution that your volunteers make to your organisation, service users and Camden as a community.
You can read the full details and apply via the VCC website.

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust Annual members’ meeting
6.00 pm on Wednesday 20 July 2016 in the Sir William Wells Atrium at the Royal Free Hospital, Pond Street, London NW3 2QG.
There will be a review of the trust’s key achievements of the previous year and you will hear about our future outlook. You will have the opportunity to meet members of trust’s council of governors and board of directors. There will also be representatives on hand from our charity, volunteer service and our membership team.
The trust’s annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 March 2016 which will be formally presented at the meeting and you can either obtain a copy from our website or by clicking here.
The doors for the event will open at 5.00 pm when you will be able to view a range of display stands showcasing our achievements and plans for the future. Light refreshments will also be available.
Either book online here or contact the membership team via email: rf.membership@nhs.net or telephone on 020 375 82116.

Echo chamber: Voices of conscience
From 18 August until 2 September, The Light will host the Echo chamber: Voices of conscience exhibition, a sound and photography exhibition marking 100 years of conscientious objection. Friends House is a Quaker building and Quakers have a long history of opposing war.
There were over 16,000 registered conscientious objectors (COs) during WWI. People objected on different grounds. This exhibition explores their stories. More details here.

‘Made of Money’ is running a 2 day Facilitator Training in London on 5th – 6th October 2016
We also offer ‘in house’ trainings for any organisation or group of organisations to suit you.
‘Made of Money’ is an award winning financial literacy resource, developed by anti-poverty charity Quaker Social Action. It aims to help groups talk about money and its impact on their lives, as well as learn vital money management skills. It is ideal to help front line workers offer support to those on low income, particularly in the run up to the introduction of Universal Credit, and welfare benefit changes.
The cost per person for the 2-day training, (incl lunch), depending on the size of your organisation:
· £100– community & voluntary organisations with less than 5 employees
· £225- community & voluntary organisations with 5 or more employees, housing associations with less than 1000 units
· £350 – Statutory, public or private sector organisations & housing associations with over 1000 units
You will also need a set of workshop resources, charged at a subsidised rate of £115. This gives you everything you need to run Made of with groups and 1:1 sessions. (These can be shared within the organisation or between groups of organisations)
Contact mompartner@qsa.org.uk

Camden Festivals
A list of community festivals in Camden can be found here.

Newsletters
View the lates Voluntary Arts newsletter here.

Free training, outings and events for unpaid carers in Camden
For a full list of events of carers in Camden please visit the Camden Carers website.

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

Hopscotch Asian Women’s Centre; Solace Women’s Aid; Terrence Higgins Trust; Urban Growth Jobs in Mind, 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

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Community groups to be allowed to sponsor refugees
Community and faith groups will be able to sponsor Syrian refugee families who are being resettled in the UK under a new scheme launched by the Government today.
Under the community sponsorship programme, charities and community interest companies will need to provide housing for the family they sponsor, as well as helping them to integrate into life in the UK, access medical and social services, arranging English language tuition and supporting them towards employment and self-sufficiency. Story from the Refugee Council There is also an information pack that the Home Office have distributed.

Leave voters felt ignored and left behind as post-Brexit poll reveals extent of economic division across UK
The independent Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) is calling for a renewed drive to solve poverty after the vote to leave the EU, as new research reveals the extent people feel disconnected from the UK’s economic growth and how their concerns are ignored by the political establishment. Full story at the JRF website.

Lords Select Committee on Charities calls for evidence
The Lords Select Committee on Charities has formally launched its inquiry into the charitable sector.
The Committee has been set up to investigate the sustainability of the charity sector, and the challenges of charity governance, and has now launched its call for evidence. Full story here.

Roundup: Muslim Organisations estimate that £100 million was raised for charity during Ramadan. The minister for Civil Society has moved from the Cabinet Office to DCMS (Department for Culture Media and Sport) which is generally seen as a demotion.

See the Funding pages on VAC’s website for all the latest information.

From paintbrushes to iPads: £3m fund to entice over-75s into the arts
Shakespeare may have described old age as “mere oblivion”, a depressing stage of life “sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything”.
But Arts Council England disagrees, as it allocates £3 million of funding to organisations that encourage pensioners to take up creative pursuits.
Older people are to be invited to pick up their paintbrushes, dancing shoes or iPads as part of a major new project, Celebrating Age. Story from the Telegraph

Strategic Legal Fund for Vulnerable Young Migrants
The SLF supports strategic legal work which benefits vulnerable young migrants. We define this as:
~ Migrants or the children of migrants,
~ Who are under 25,
~ Who are living in poverty, and
~ Who face significant disadvantage or discrimination in connection with their (or their parents’) migration status.
The SLF funds strategic legal work in any area of law where vulnerable young migrants experience disadvantage or discrimination as a result of migration status.
The SLF only supports strategic legal work. We define this as work where the impact is likely to go beyond an individual case, and to result in changes to law, policy and practice that will benefit a wider group of people. Full details online.

Core Strength
Open: 16th June, 2016 to 27th July, 2016
Recent research shows that small and medium sized organisations across the UK are being hit particularly hard by the current economic climate, forcing many to either scale back their work or dissolve completely. These voluntary organisations urgently need core funding to continue their crucial work.
We want to recognise the importance of local community organisations and the pivotal role they play across the UK. That’s why, for the first time ever, we’ve developed this exciting programme to solely fund organisational costs (rather than financing the delivery of a specific project).
In total, £4 million will be invested through this initiative with approximately 100 organisations receiving grants for core funding across the UK.
Please note, this programme is partly funded by HM Treasury’s ‘Tampon Tax’ to help tackle the various issues that many women and girls face. Therefore, out of the £4 million available through this pilot programme, a minimum of £1 million will be awarded to organisations working primarily to support women and girls. Full details at Comic Relief website.

Celebrate – A New Grants Programme from the Big Lottery Fund
When was the last time your local community came together? Grants of between £300 and £10,000 for groups to hold one off events or activities which celebrate their local community.
You could celebrate something from your community’s history or a local hero. Or maybe it could a chance to bring people together to get to know their neighbours better. Full details on the Big Lottery Website.

Church Urban Fund Near Neighbours Grants
The Near Neighbours programme offers small grants of between £250 and £5,000, as seed funding for local groups and organisations
working to bring together neighbours, and to develop relationships across diverse faiths and ethnicities to improve their communities.
Grants have offered funding to a broad range of work; environmental, social, cultural, artistic, and sporting, that furthers the programme’s aims of encouraging community interaction and social action. Full details at cuf.org.uk

Deutsche Bank Small Grants Fund
If you are a charity, voluntary or community group with an income of less than £250,000 per annum and you need funding for work focusing on increasing social inclusion and improving well being, this fund may be able to help.
The focus of the Small Grants Fund is to help society’s most disadvantaged and communities on the ground.
Projects may fall into any of the following areas:
~ Projects that promote social inclusion, reduce isolation and disadvantage and improve access to services;
~ Projects that advance people’s physical and mental health, wellbeing and safety
~ Projects that maximize people’s ability to strengthen community cohesion and build social capacity
The maximum grant size is £5,000. The application is online here.

Don’t forget to sign up to Funding Central for free email funding alerts. Go to www.fundingcentral.org.uk/

VAC’s Mental Health Training Programme for BMER groups
Are you a BMER group or do you work with BMER communities?
For more information about our any of our courses, 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 working with BMER communities based in Camden, or which serve Camden BMER residents. Places are limited on each course to a maximum of two people per organisation. If you have any queries, please contact us on our team email address: mentalhealthteam@vac.org.uk

VAC has a programme of courses coming up: Click here to find out more. All courses are £25 for members (unless otherwise stated).

Recovery Collge Taster Courses Drop-in
Understanding Drug & Alcohol Use
Thursday 28th July, 2.30-3.00pm
Ways of Understanding Psychosis
Thursday 4 August, 6-6.30pm
Planning Ahead for your Future Mental Healthcare
Thursday 18 August, 2.30-3pm
Your Nearest Relative’s Rights in a Crisis
Thursday 18 August, 5.30-6pm
Men & Masculinity
Thursday 25 August, 2.30-3pm
All of these workshops take place at Phoenix Main Space at: Mind in Camden – Barnes House, 9-15 Camden Road, London, NW1 9LQ
Tel: 0207 241 8998. You can enrol for Autumn term after each session
Call The Recovery College on: 0203 317 6904 Visit our website : www.candi.nhs.uk/recoverycollege

Family Fun Days
Camden’s Tenant Participation team have three family fun days coming up:
Lismore Circus
Thursday 28 July, 2 to 6pm
Goldington Crescent Gardens
Wednesday 17 August, 2 to 6pm
Brunswick Square Gardens
Thursday 6 October, 2 to 6pm
All events include: Brazilian dance and food; Pedal power smoothie making; Public artwork from Walls on Walls; Face painting; Camden Active Communities: table tennis, Zumba, boccia; Plus: talk to us about Camden services.
Contact tp@camden.gov.uk

Belsize Community Library Restart Party
Tuesday 26th July, Antrim Grove, 6-9pm
A chance to fix your tech and learn. therestartproject.org

Using the Equality Act 2010- ROTA
Free two day training for organisations supporting
Black, Minority Ethnic and Refugee (BME&R) communities
Training Day one: Complying with the Equality Act 2010
1st August 2016, 9.30am – 4.30pm
Training Day two: Using the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED)
3rd August 2016, 9.30am – 4.30pm
Please note that although the training is free of charge ROTA pays for the refreshments and room hire costs in offering a place on the training. Therefore, if you register your place for the training and fail to attend, you will be invoiced £25.
To book your place, please complete our online booking form, available at: http://www.rota.org.uk/civicrm/event/register?id=66&reset=1.
For more information on this course, please email poornima@rota.org.uk or call 020 7697 4066.

Age UK London – Older Private Sector Tenants Programme
Age UK London is beginning work to raise awareness of the needs of older private sector tenants in London to find solutions to problems they face.
Age UK London needs private sector tenants age 50 and over to participate in a focus group in Camden to kickstart a programme to raise awareness of their needs and to find solutions to problems they face. There are 146,000 households renting privately in London where at least one person is aged over 50, and projections suggest this number is on the rise. The focus group is being held on 28th July at 11.00a.m-1.00pm, refreshments and a £10 M&S voucher for participants provided (help with travel if needed). For more information on the project see here. Contact Natalie Turner on research@ageuklondon.org.uk or call 0207 820 6770 to join or find out more.

The Spark is a series of community-based creative, informative, practical and exploratory workshops and activities across London this summer
Check out this video to see more of what the Spark is about
Hip Hop and Food Growing in Morden 29th July
International Struggles and Solidarity in Harringay 24th July
DJ workshops for women in Dalston 29th + 30th July
Black Women’s Stories- A Day of Celebrating each other in Tottenham 24th July
+ Sessions on Gentrification, Politics of Food, Spirituality, Economics, Feminist Mothering, Stigma… and more!
Includes spaces just for Young People, People of Colour, Queer People & Self-defining Women only
All events are wheelchair accessible, and a kids space is available. Details here.

Memory Cafes
Millman Street Memory Cafe, 3rd Monday of the month, 3-5pm. Tel: 020 7561 4820
Maitland Part Memory Cafe, 1st Wednesday of the month, 11am – 1pm. Tel020 7561 4820.

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

Age UK Camden seeks Services Manager (0.8 FTE)
Scale PO3 Scp 38 to 41 £36,548 to £39,460 pa FTE incl. London Weighting. Pro rata £29,238.40 to £31,568 pa for 28 hours
As one of the Service Managers on the Senior Management Team at Age UK Camden you will be responsible for a portfolio of services supporting older people in the borough.
You will be responsible for the operational and strategic management of some of these services and/or support functions like communications and volunteering. Strong management skills will see you successfully managing employees, services and budgets. You will also work to develop new services for AUC in and around Camden. Your understanding of the issues affecting older people and health and social care policy and practice in relation to this will see you delivering high quality services and quality assurance.
Closing date: Monday 8th August 2016 – 5.15 pm
Interview date: Wednesday 24th August 2016 (TBC)
These posts are based in Tavis House, Tavistock Square near Euston Station
For further details and an application form visit our website www.ageukcamden.org.uk or email jobs@ageukcamden.org.uk or telephone 020 7239 0400.

North London Rape Crisis Helpline Volunteer
Availability A minimum commitment of 12 months post-training from January to December 2017.
North London Rape Crisis is currently looking for helpline volunteers to provide support to women and girls age 13+ who have experienced any form of sexual violence at any time in their lives. The volunteers will be required to commit to 12 months post training and to attend a 10 week training course on Fridays from 7th October to 9th December 2016. You are required to attend 80% of the sessions to be able to proceed to working on the helpline. You will need to have an interest in working with survivors of sexual violence and will have the opportunity to work towards an OCN accredited qualification for ‘Professionals Working in the Sexual Violence Sector’ at level 2 or 3.
Please email us for the information pack and application form. The deadline to submit applications is by 10am on Tuesday 30th August.
Children & Family Services Assistant
Availability Minimum 1 day per week
This is a new role to work in our generic Camden Refuge Services. The C & F volunteer assistant will be supporting the day to day running of the children’s service. This may include: Supporting women to attend appointments, Draw up activity timetables, Running groups, Keep records of all activities and Making contact with women via telephone.
The candidate must have a relevant qualification working with children. Experience of working with children (desirable). Experience of running groups for women/children(desirable). The candidate must be proactive, flexible, good IT skills, have a Friendly & cheerful approach. Must have the ability to keep up to date records of activities, draw up activity timetables and ability to support women to attend external appointments.
Application forms must be submitted by Monday15th August 2016
Complex Needs Refuge Support Volunteer
Availability Minimum 1 day per week
We are looking for volunteers to work alongside the day team at our complex needs refuge. This is an extremely varied role, helping with the day to day running of the refuge and supporting women with complex needs affected by Domestic/Sexual Violence. Some of the tasks include accompanying service users to appointments & benefit agencies, encouraging residents to take up available activities and assisting with organising & running workshops or coffee mornings & group outings.
The ideal candidate must have awareness of Domestic/Sexual abuse, mental health and substance misuse. The ideal candidate must have an understanding and experience working with clients who have complex needs. Flexibility regarding variety of tasks associated with the role is required. Must be self motivated and have good interpersonal skills.
Application forms must be submitted by Monday15th August 2016
Please note that our volunteer opportunities are open to women only (exempt under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, Part 1), and that these volunteer roles are exempt from the rehabilitation of offenders act 1974 and subject to enhanced DBS checks. Contact volunteering@solacewomensaid.org for applications packs.

Terrence Higgins Trust is recruiting London and Brighton Volunteer Coordinator.
This post holder will coordinate the recruitment, training and supervision of London and Brighton volunteers in a wide range of roles. The successful candidate will optimise the contribution of volunteers to Terrence Higgins Trust services and ensure that a high profile is maintained for volunteer activities both inside the charity and in the wider community.
Based in London, this post holder will have a primary focus on London Volunteering (on average spending 4½ days per week) but will also support the Brighton volunteer programme (on average ½ day a week). The majority of work will be undertake at our central office in London. The post holder must be able to travel to Brighton on average twice a month (travel will be covered by THT). The successful candidate will join a dynamic and passionate team. For more information visit: http://tiny.cc/mluwcy

Urban Growth – Volunteer Assistant Required
Do you enjoy working outside? Do you want to gain experience of supporting individuals with wide ranging mental health needs? Do you love vegetables?
We are a mental health charity whose varied services provide specialist support and advice around problems at work, training and education. We aim to understand, support and enable the recovery of those affected by mental health issues.
This role includes:
• Working with and supporting the programme members on-site
• Guiding the programme members and ensuring that planned tasks are carried out
Desirable experience:
• At least one year’s experience of organic gardening
• Experience of working and supporting individuals in a community setting
• An interest in horticulture, mental health, healthy eating and cookery
Travel expenses of up to £6 per day will be reimbursed on a monthly basis.
Please ensure you are available for both of the programme days and that you can commit for six months.
Please note that you will need to agree to an Enhanced DBS check being carried out and the contact details of two recent referees.
Apply by sending your CV and a one page covering letter, explaining why you’d be the best person to join our programme as an assistant volunteer.
Application deadline, 6pm 24th July 2016 contact r.clarke@jobsinmind.org

Age UK Camden seeks Data and Monitoring Officer – deadline extended
Scale 5 scp 22-25 £23,895 – £25,876pa pro rata – 21 hours per week
Ageing Better Camden is looking for a Data and Monitoring Officer to take the lead on the collection, collation and presentation of data across the programme. We are looking for a dynamic self-starter who can take ownership of the data and ensure we are getting the most from it.
The post holder will be responsible, along with our evaluation and delivery partners, for collecting a range of data and entering this onto local and national evaluation databases.
The post holder will support the Programme Manager in the production of quarterly monitoring reports for the Strategic Programme Board and will also be responsible for supporting delivery partners in the collection of data and use of the database. Full details at www.ageukcamden.org.uk or email jobs@ageukcamden.org.uk.
Closing date – 26th July, Interview – Wednesday 3rd August.

Ageing Better in Camden Local Evaluation
Interested in helping to develop a much better understanding about what helps and what gets in the way of older Camden residents feeling less isolated and lonely? If you are, this could be the role for you. We are looking for people with a range of skills and experiences, including analysing data, interviewing people or you may have local knowledge of the area which you can bring to the team.
The time you commit to the role is up to you. The exact nature of the Community Evaluator role will depend on your individual interests, skills and availability. We expect CE’s to be involved in some of the following activities; Face-to-face interviews or focus groups Telephone discussions with people using the Ageing Better in Camden projects Desk-based research, Data analysis and interpretation. We will welcome whatever people have to offer and, as a volunteer, any out of pocket expenses will be reimbursed.
If you are interested in becoming a community evaluator and would like to find out more, please contact the project administrator Becky: Becky.Strike@ndti.org.uk or call 01225 789135 and she will be happy to answer any questions you may have. Alternatively you can visit www.ndti.org.uk

Are you looking to employ an assistant to help with your care needs? CamdenPAs can help
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.
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 phone: 020 7278 4437

Find Jobs and Volunteering opportunities at https://www.vac.org.uk/

Drafting an Equality and Inclusion Action Plan for Camden CCG
The CCG are in the process of developing an Equality and Inclusion Action plan.
The reason we wanted to use diversity and inclusion instead of equality and diversity is to show that we are not just committed to equalities for compliance reasons and we really want to improve our commissioning and workforce management by using the diversity in our community and also in the workforce. If we can make this diversity work only then we can achieve inclusion. So the focus of the action plan is to use diversity as a strength and make it work to achieve better results/outcomes for all (inclusion).
We would appreciate if you could complete the online survey which will close on Friday 29th July. You can access the survey by clicking on the following link: https://feedback.camdenccg.nhs.uk/community-ownership/diversity-and-inclusion-survey .
An open surgery will also be held on Thursday 21st July (10:30 – Midday) where Emdad Haque, Equality and Diversity Manager and I will be in attendance to discuss the development of the action plan and what you or a colleagues thoughts on priorities should be.

The Wellbeing Survey
YouGov and Business in the Community (BITC), together we are conducting the largest survey of mental wellbeing at work in the UK. We want to hear the experiences of thousands of UK employees and gain a complete snapshot of the mental wellbeing of the UK workforce.
We want to hear from employees aged 16-64+ and currently in employment in the UK to participate in the National Employee Wellbeing Survey. It should take you no longer than 15 minutes to complete and will close 29th July. All entries will remain confidential. Access the survey here.

Survey on the use of Public Spaces Protection Orders (PSPOs) to tackle antisocial behaviour in London and the UK
The specific purpose of the surveys is to test how individuals in the Borough are likely to react to PSPOs in different sets of circumstances. The project is run by Erasmus University, Rotterdam. You can take the survey here.

Share your experiences of Mental Health Services
Share your experiences of the mental health services provided by Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust. This survey has been requested by Councillors in the Health Scrutiny Committee at Camden council. Your views are really valuable and will help to develop local services. If you have any questions about this survey, please contact mubasshir.ajaz@camden.gov.uk or call 0207 527 1261 for details.
The online survey is here.

Camden Consultations
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.