Learning, Skills and Employment

42nd Street: Using Creativity to Support Young People

Do you work with young people aged 11-25 in Manchester? Would like to learn how to support young people and their mental health through the use of creativity?⁠
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Join our (42nd Street) free training to explore using creative approaches with a trauma-informed lens to better support youth with their Mental Health and emotional wellbeing.⁠
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The training is brought to you through a partnership with Making Manchester Fairer scheme, to deliver training to individuals who work for VSCE organisations to help reduce inequalities throughout Manchester.⁠
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The Horsfall, 87-91 Great Ancoats Street, Manchester, M4 5AG
Shared Topic Areas
Learning, Skills and Employment
Young People

Made by Mortals: A Mile In Their Shoes - Explore the work of community champions

This free workshop is for researchers and others interested in fair and meaningful public involvement and engagement with underserved communities. The workshop will challenge you to walk a mile in the shoes of a community champion and, guided by their voices, forge a path to working alongside them in the best possible way.

Refreshments will be provided. For any access requirements, please contact us at [email protected]

City Labs 1.0, Nelson Street, Manchester, M13 9NQ
Shared Topic Areas
People/communities experiencing racial inequalities
Community Engagement
Equalities
Leadership
Learning, Skills and Employment
Other

The Wellness Project CIC & Driftwood Studio: Challenging the Narrative - Difficult Conversations

Challenging the Narrative is a dynamic half-day event in central Manchester designed exclusively for anyone with a leadership role in their organisation. This is your opportunity to drive tangible improvements in team relationships, decision-making, and leadership agility.

 

Engaging & Interactive Training:

Marie Graham (The Wellness Project CIC) and David Nixon (Driftwood Studio) have teamed up to provide this critical piece of creative learning. Our sessions are engaging, interactive experiences.

 

Manchester venue TBC
Shared Topic Areas
Leadership
Learning, Skills and Employment

Commissioning opportunity – Employment Support for Racially Minoritised Communities/Groups

Submitted by michelle.foster on

The Manchester City Council Work and Skills Team is looking to commission a voluntary sector organisation to deliver a short project which will seek to engage with and support economically inactive residents from Racially Minoritised Communities/Groups (RMC/G), to move them closer to employment.

The projects will build on projects delivered in 2023 and 2024 that supported racially minoritised communities to explore pathways to paid employment.

Topics
People/communities experiencing racial inequalities
Learning, Skills and Employment

Announcement: Macc has successfully secured Manchester City Council’s contract to provide infrastructure support to the city's voluntary, community, and social enterprise sector

Submitted by michelle.foster on

Macc is delighted to announce that, following an open tender process, we have once again been successful in securing the contract with Manchester City Council to deliver infrastructure support to the city's voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) sector. This work enables us to support charities, community groups (including the community work done by faith organisations), voluntary groups, and social enterprises to be healthy, sustainable, well-run and above all, impactful for our communities.

Topics
Arts & culture
People/communities experiencing racial inequalities
Capacity Building
Children and Families
Crime and Disorder
Environment
Equalities
Faith
Funding
Health and Wellbeing
Homelessness
Learning, Skills and Employment
LGBTQIA+
Mental Health
Older People
Physical Disability
Policy and Influence
Poverty
Social enterprise
Transgender
Volunteering
Young People

Caritas Salford: Think Differently About 'Disability'

Run by Caritas' accessibility coordinator, Minna, this session will encourage participants to take a moment to consider:

  • Do you understand what disability is?
  • How confident are you talking about disability?
  • Do you think you operate in a way that is accessible to all people?
  • Do you understand your responsibilities towards accessibility?

 

What will be in the session?

Cornerstone Centre, 104b Denmark Road, Manchester, M15 6JS
Shared Topic Areas
Leadership
Learning, Skills and Employment
Mental Health
Physical Disability

Volunteering Support Officer at Action Together

The role will work within the Rochdale Borough’s volunteering team to raise the profile of volunteering in the community, the Volunteering Support Officer will support the delivery of a high-quality service both to individuals interested in volunteering, and to volunteer managers working within Rochdale’s VCFSE sector.

Hours
36 hours per week Monday to Friday (occasional weekend and evening work may be required)
Salary
£22,369 - £24,054 per annum
Location
Rochdale Borough, with some homeworking
Shared Topic Areas
Learning, Skills and Employment

Systems Change Manager Rochdale (maternity cover) at Action Together

This role will lead on Action Together’s strategic ambition ‘to advance our approach to enabling social change through partnerships and collaboration’.

You will lead the systems change team to develop the quality and impact of the networks to ensure they bring together diverse perspectives, are connected into strategic decision-making spaces, and take collective action.

You will lead the system change projects and programmes, working with a range of funders, partners, members, and stakeholders.

Hours
21.6 hours (3 days per week) Monday to Friday (occasional evening and weekend work may be required)
Salary
£37,336 - £40,220 per annum, pro rata (actual £22,401- £24,132 per annum)
Location
Rochdale Borough, with some homeworking
Shared Topic Areas
Learning, Skills and Employment

Care and Welfare Administrator at The Oddfellows Friendly Society

You will focus on supporting the recruitment of care and welfare volunteers (Welfare Visitors and Telephone Befrienders) who play a huge part in supporting members across Oddfellows Branches.

Established in 1810, the Oddfellows is one of the largest and oldest friendly societies in the UK, with over 360,000 members across 97 branches nationwide. Oddfellows a non-profit mutual run by members for members and the Oddfellows do their best to improve the quality of people’s lives through friendship, care and charitable support.

Hours
4 days per week
Salary
£21,318 - £24,318 per annum, pro rata (dependent on experience)
Location
Manchester city centre
Shared Topic Areas
Learning, Skills and Employment
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