At Pennine Acute NHS Trust volunteers offer theri ...
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CVS Rochdale working with Rochdale Connections Tru...
At Pennine Acute NHS Trust volunteers offer theri support at: North Manchester General Hospital, Fairfield General Hospital, The Royal Oldham Hospital, Rochdale Infirmary and Birch Hill Hospital.
All volunteers play an important role within the Trust, complementing the work of staff and enabling the Trust to enrich, improve and extend the range of service offered to patients and visitors.
Could you:
Would you:
How to apply to be a volunteer.
Contact Mary Sunderland, Volunteer Co-ordinator on:
Telephone: 0161 7785665
Email: mary.sunderland@pat.nhs.uk
The categories:
As this prestigious event enters its fourth year, competition for the Awards looks set to be as fierce as ever. The previous three events have seen over 300 local businesses compete for the much coveted Awards and have provided the opportunity for both employers and individuals to celebrate their success at the popular gala dinner. All awards are open to nominations from across the Greater Manchester area.
PLEASE PROVIDE RECENT EXAMPLES TO SUPPORT YOUR NOMINATION
This years categories and assessment criteria are as follows:
LARGE EMPLOYER OF THE YEAR sponsored by Manchester Enterprises
The winner of this award will demonstrate they are making a significant difference to the employment prospects of Greater Manchester and its people. The judges are particularly looking for employers who are using their status and capacity as large employers to benefit local disadvantaged communities.
THE WINNING EMPLOYER WILL:
ENTRY CRITERIA: This criteria is strictly for organisations that employ more than 250 people.
SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED EMPLOYER OF THE YEAR sponsored by A4e
The winner of this award will be a small to medium-sized organisation that is committed to local people. The judges will expect to see how the vital contribution made by small to medium sized businesses has been of real benefit to our local economy and communities.
THE WINNING EMPLOYER WILL:
ENTRY CRITERIA: This category is strictly for organisations employing less than 250 employees nationally.
PROMOTING EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER OF THE YEAR sponsored by GM Procure
The winner of this award will demonstrate their commitment to promoting equality of opportunity and workplace diversity. They will have gone far beyond policies and have embedded diversity into everything they do. They will have achieved tangible business benefits from embracing diverity and will have strong evidence of sustained organisational change and achievement over the last twelve months.
THE WINNING EMPLOYER WILL:
ENTRY CRITERIA: This category is for an employer of any size.
CONNECTING TO COMMUNITIES EMPLOYER OF THE YEAR sponsored by the Co-operative
The winner of this award will demonstrate that they have taken proactive and visible steps to reach out to sections of our community that do not traditionally apply to work for them. They will have challenged their own traditional human resource thinking and practices by building community partnerships to attract and retain talent from non-traditional applicants. The steps they have taken will be creative and groundbreaking but most of all they will have unlocked the human potential of people from disadvantaged communities.
THE WINNING EMPLOYER WILL:
ENTRY CRITERIA: This category is for an employer of any size.
REDUCING RE-OFFENDING EMPLOYER OF THE YEAR sponsored by HM Prison Service (HMPS) and National Offender Management Service (NOMS)
The winner of this award will understand that businesses, individuals and society are all affected by people who re-offend, and that sustainable employment is a powerful lever for reducing the likelihood of an individual returning to crime. The judges will be looking for an employer who has proactively moved their organisation's understanding of employing ex-offenders from a HR problem to a positive opportunity. The winner will have provided ex-offenders with that crucial second chance as a means of making a positive difference to that individual, their local community and their own business.
THE WINNING EMPLOYER WILL:
ENTRY CRITERIA: This category is for an employer of any size.
INNOVATION AND EXCELLENCE IN PEOPLE DEVELOPMENT EMPLOYER OF THE YEAR sponsored by LSC/Jobcentre Plus
The winner of this award will demonstrate that they are prepared to make a public commitment to improving and integrating their recruitment and skills development practices. They will be concerned equally with recruitment and workforce development good practice and be amongst the best in the business at attracting and nurturing talent.
THE WINNING EMPLOYER WILL:
ENTRY CRITERIA: This category is for an employer of any size.
BUSINESS CHAMPION OF THE YEAR sponsored by The Greater Manchester Employer Coalition
Greater Manchester Employer Coalition (GMEC) is founded on the belief and conviction that employers can and do make a difference. GMEC would like to recognise an individual from the business community who shares this vision and is, therefore, able to effect great change. The winner of this award, whether CEO, Director or HR professional, will be a true business champion.
THE WINNING INDIVIDUAL WILL:
ENTRY CRITERIA: This individual will work for an employer of any size or sector. Current GMEC Board Members are ineligible for nomination.
INDIVIDUAL OF THE YEAR sponsored by BBC
The winner of this award will be a trainee or employee who has overcome significant challenges and barriers to work to become a real asset to a local employer. The judges will expect to see how the winner has demonstrated an ability to develop both personally and professionally, and overcome perceived disadvantage and difficulty. The winner of this category will undoubtedly be a genuine inspiration.
THE WINNING INDIVIDUAL WILL:
ENTRY CRITERIA: This individual will be a resident of Greater Manchester who has obtained employment within the last 12 months following a period on benefits.
CVS Rochdale working with Rochdale Connections Trust and Groundwork Oldham and Rochdale
A project funded by Learning and Skills Council Northwest
What's the Project About?
It is designed to help those who take part in the project, to move out of unemployment via a spell as a volunteer. It aims to help them to use the skills and experienced gained by that voluntary work to improve their chances of getting paid employment. We will also help these volunteers to identify training or further education routes which can also help improve their employment prospects.
TAKING PART AND WORKING AS A VOLUNTEER
We are seeking committed individuals who are able to "sign up" to working as a volunteer in a suitable host organisation, for a period of not less than 3 months.
If you join the project you will be expected to work as a volunteer for up to 35 hours a week (actual hours will be agreed between you, the host organisation and the project manager as needed).
A significant number of hours per week as a volunteer is needed, to give you enough in-depth experience which you can then draw on to "sell" yourself to possible employers and to get a paid job.
We will provide you with initial training as a volunteer before you start the volunteer work, plus we will give you the chance to gain a qualification in voluntary work if you wish to take up that option.
During the volunteer work we will also take you through an 'employability skills' course designed to help you to identify the key skills you are using, which are sought after by employers - these are: communicating with others at work; dealing effectively with customers; solving problems when they occur; and being an effective member of teams at work. We will help you to "sell" yourself to employers by telling them about these skills and how you are using them.
Part of this course will be the Team Manager Development programme, leading to a certificate from the Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM) which is designed to improve your skills in working as an effective team member in any organisation.
Throughout the whole time with the project you will be supported by a personal mentor - someone who is trained in mentoring and who is there to help you, to advise you, to guide you, to listen to your problems and issues.
We will also help you to identify other training, education, work placements and so on to further improve your prospects in the job market.
INTERESTED IN TAKING PART AS A VOLUNTEER? CONTACT:
Sheila Pilling
Volunteer Co-ordinator
CVS Rochdale
156-158 Drake St
Rochdale, OL16 1PX
Telephone: 01706 631291
Email: s.pilling@cvsr.org.uk
HOW WILL THE VOLUNTEERS BE CHOSEN AND WHAT SUPPORT WILL THEY GET FROM THE PROJECT?
Interviews and selection plus volunteer training
Applicants will be interviewed to discuss their aims and needs, and we are seeking to take 12 people onto the project and to place them in volunteer work which is as relevant as possible to their interests and to the type of work they are seeking.
Being a Mentor
We are seeking committed individuals who can provide one-to-one mentor support on a volunteer basis for the delegates who enter this programme.
If you become a mentor we will ask you to give (typically 1-2 hours a week to work with your mentee, to provide underlying personal support to help them make a success of their time on this project.
We will provide training in mentoring skills; and you will have the chance to obtain a qualification in mentoring as a result of this work (thought taking the qualification is optional and will be entirely your choice).
The mentoring work will use a mixture of direct meetings, telephone and email contact and such contact can be arranged between you and your mentee at times and on dates, to suit both your needs.
We will ask you to maintain brief records of the mentoring process and what is discussed, and those records would also form the basis of the qualification evidence if you choose to take it.
At all stages you will be supported by the Project Manager who is herself a qualified and experienced mentor.
Necessary costs such as travel will be paid.
This is a chance for you to give something back to society - to use your experience and knowledge to help another person to get over the barriers, ot help them get out of unemployment and to get into the mainstream of paid work and earnings.
INTERESTED IN BEING A DELEGATE? CONTACT:
Sharon Pearson
Rochdale Connections Trust
60 Drake St
Rochdale
OL16 1PA
01706 345111
Email: sharon.brown@r-c-t.co.uk
BEING A HOST ORGANISATION AND TAKING IN A VOLUNTEER
We are seeking organisations that can provide placements for the volunteers who take part in this project.
The volunteer will work with you for a minimum of 3 months.
During that time s/he will be supported by a trained personal mentor who is there to help him/her with the transition from unemployment, into voluntary work and then into paid work and/or further education and/or other training.
We will ask you to provide a reasonably varied and structured placement that will enable the volunteer to gain and to use a range of skills which are of key importance when it comes to employment. These are: communications with others at work; spotting and resolving problems as they occur; working as an effective team member; and providing a good service to customers (who may be external clients or other, internal, staff in the organisation).
We will provide the volunteers with initial training in being a volunteer, before they enter into the placement with you.
During their time with you they will also receive "employability" training to help them use the above key skills to gain paid work. That will include an accredited Team Member Development programme which is designed to help them work more effectively as team members in any organisation.
At all stages the whole process will be managed by a Project Manager who is herself a qualified and experienced mentor and who will ensure everything goes as smoothly as possible.
INTERESTED IN BEING A HOST ORGANISATION? CONTACT:
Sheila Pilling
Volunteer Co-ordinator
CVS Rochdale
156-158 Drake St
Rochdale, OL16 1PX
Telephone: 01706 631291
Email: s.pilling@cvsr.org.uk
Are you looking for extra support and guidance when involving disabled children and young people in participation and decision-making activities? If you are, then the Disability Toolkit is for you.
Here at the Children's Society we understand your professional priorities and requirements and know how hard it is to keep up to date with new resources, practice examples, research and policy. That is why we have developed this fantastic new website that provides you with all the resources, information and support you will need to ensure young people's views, wishes and feelings are heard.
What are the features of the Disability Toolkit?
The success of the Disability Toolkit depends on practitioners sharing their own resources, practice and information. At The Children's Society we are committed to continuing to improve our practice and learning from one another. We hope you will share our vision and use and contribute to this website to ensure it becomes a valuble tool for all people working and interacting with disabled children and young people. Entering information onto the online form is quick and easy. It only takes between 10-15 minutes to complete and submit the form.
If you would like any more information about the website please contact Disability-Resource-Website@childrenssociety.org.uk or telephone 020 7613 2886.
We are looking to match up volunteers from Heywood, Rochdale and Middleton to advocate for people who have learning difficulties.
We recruit and support competent citizens to support people who are often excluded from the community. Through this advocacy relationship vulnerable individuals gain a voice, become more independent and will have more choice in their lives.
If you are a person with a long term learning disability who needs hlep to access your rights, gain more independence and have more choice about how you wish to live then get in touch.
If you wish to become an advocate and wnat to make a difference by speaking up for/with a vulnerable person then contact us.
You can and do make a difference as an advocate. For example, our successful advocates have helped get a person out of institutions, enabled people to decide about accommodation options and make choices about the services they receive. Advocates have introduced them to new friends and develop existing and new interests.
RCA Team Co-ordinators
Paul Connor/Pat Greenall (Community Workers)
Jolika Begum (Bengali) and Shaista Nazir (Urdu)
92-96 Spotland Road, Rochdale, OL12 6PJ
Telephone: 01706 659921
Email: rochdaleca@aol.com