Plymouth & District Racial Equality Council [opportunities]

Area Manager - Plymouth
Starting at £32,475
(pro rata, 17.5 hrs pw, job-share) Plymouth

Closing date: 7 August 2009.
Interviews : 2 September 2009.

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Six weekly sessions to explore with others
the joys and difficulties of being the parent of an adolescent

What it’s like being a teenager.
Styles of parenting.
Communication.
Managing disagreements.
Concerns about sex.
Problems and conflict.

If you want to find out more, please come to an
INTRODUCTORY SESSION
at St Boniface’s Catholic College, Plymouth
on 29th September from 7pm to 8.30pm

For more details or to book a place please contact
Sharon Pearce, PSA at St Boniface’s Catholic College
School office: 01752 779051 ext 231
Mobile: 07964 343518
Email: SPearce@stbonifaces.com
Available Monday – Friday 9.00am – 1.00pm

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From 1 June to 17 July, frontline organisations with an annual turnover of between £150,000 and £750,000 are invited to apply online for a £1,000 bursary from the Government’s Modernisation Fund Grants Programme which is being delivered by Capacitybuilders.The funding is focused on helping frontline third sector organisations to increase their impact and become more resilient through working more closely with others.

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St John Ambulance Devon in collaboration with Carers Champions are offering the opportunity for carers to attend a free four-session course aimed at providing practical skills and information.

The course covers an introduction to caring skills, managing continence issues, basic first aid, stress management, safer moving and handling, preventing falls and coping with dementia.

Suitable for all carers who look after relatives, friends or neighbours, the course is entirely free for those taking part. It runs over four, morning sessions with a FREE lunch provided. Click here for more information

Can you give 1-2 hours a week to listen,encourage and value their thoughts??? For more information….
Ring COASTS ……… Tel:01752-222522

We are looking for people who would like to volunteer with 16-19 year olds, whose first language is not English. Previous volunteers have led sessions on learning musical instruments, singing, printing, felt making, collage making, sticker graffiti, dance, drama. A great way to work with people of different nationalities!

DO YOU WANT TO TRY AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO THE LIVES OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN MUTLEY, GREENBANK AND SURROUNDING AREAS?

The Youth Cafe is a partnership project between the Mutley Greenbank Trust, Plymouth MIND, Westcountry Housing Association and other organisations. It is situated in the Cafe In The Park in Freedom Fields. It opens on a Friday evening from 7.30pm to 10.30pm for young people aged 11 – 21. A young Greenbank resident has recently successfully applied for funding from the Youth Opportunity Fund and Youth Capital Fund. This money has bought a pool table, a Nintendo Wii, a flatscreen TV, a soundsystem, CD decks, a professional standard coffee machine and a professional standard smoothie maker. Money is still available to buy new tables and chairs, sofas, musical instruments and computers. There is also money available to develop the catering side of the project, to provide training for young people and to decorate the Youth Cafe. The Youth Cafe is staffed by the Mutley Greenbank Trust Youth Area Coordinator, qualified Youth Workers, students on placements and volunteers. Volunteers are needed to assist in the provision of food and drinks, befriend and act as positive role models to young people and help develop the project. This is an ideal opportunity for people wanting to get into Youth Work or Community Work. Volunteers will receive ongoing support and training. References and CRB checks are essential.

Could you be a volunteer on a criminal justice scrutiny panel?
Based on the 2007 pilot in Torbay, The Devon and Cornwall Local Criminal Justice Board is setting up a scrutiny panel to review randomly selected, finalised racially and/or religiously aggravated crime case files. We are now looking for expressions of interest from members of the public who are from black or minority ethnic (BME) communities living in Devon and Cornwall to join the panel.

The opinions, suggestions and even criticisms of independent, external sources are an important part of helping organisations to develop and improve.

The LCJB and criminal justice agencies are committed to improving the criminal justice services and outcomes affecting BME people.

The scrutiny panel will work closely with the board on a number of important activities, including:

The scrutiny panels will provide communities with an opportunity to speak to the agencies, whilst addressing issues about accountability and transparency of decision-making within the criminal justice system.

This is an unpaid role, however, expenses will be reimbursed at an appropriate level and will be decided on an individual basis.

This piece of work is for occasional panels throughout the year. You will be supported by the LCJB member agencies and Support Team.

We hope you will agree that this is an important and innovative piece of work, which we see as a positive step towards improving criminal justice services across Devon and Cornwall. We welcome your response and look forward to hearing from you.

We plan to hold informal interviews with prospective panel members in October 2008. If you are interested please complete an application form available from either 01392 452060, lcjb2@devonandcornwall.pnn.police.uk or www.dclcjb.org.uk (click on link on the home page).

Completed application forms need to be with us by 30 September 2008. For an informal chat please contact either Hannah Hart on 07736083601 or Elliot Perkins at The Monitoring Group on 01803 203525.

We value whatever time you can offer and your skills and knowledge will be a great asset both within Colebrook and the local community.

Due to recent/upcoming changes within the Plymouth & District Racial Equality Councils Board of Trustees, we would be very interested in receiving application for membership from persons who would be willing to sit on the PDREC Board of Trustees. We would particularly encourage and welcome application from members of the BME community, and in particular we require persons with Finance expertise, that may consider acting as our Treasurer. Please contact us on 01752 224555 or enquiries@plymouthrec.org to request a membership application pack, or to find out more about being a Trustee.

Plymouth Youth Offending Service is recruiting people of all ages, backgrounds and walks of life to work with young people in a variety of voluntary roles in a youth justice setting. We have immediate opportunities for people interested in supporting and advising young people in police custody, or working in a mentoring capacity. Full training will be provided – a total of five days – so no previous experience or qualifications are necessary, and all expenses will be reimbursed. Previous convictions will not necessarily preclude someone from volunteering with us, although we are required to carry out a full criminal records check. This is an excellent opportunity for anyone with an interest in social, community or youth work, criminal justice or law. If you are a good communicator, patient, enthusiastic and committed to supporting and nurturing young people, we would really like to hear from you. To find out more or to register your interest, please ring Plymouth Youth Offending Service on (01752) 306999 and ask to speak to Paul Dixon, alternatively, e-mail paul.dixon@plymouth.gov.uk. We look forward to hearing from you.

Victim Support Devon is part of a national charity for crime victims. Every year 1 in 5 people becomes a victim of crime. Our volunteers provide practical help such as assistance with filling in insurance claims and emotional support by listening to a victim's story, identifying their needs and helping them to move forward. No previous experience is necessary, jut an ability to listen to people and 2-3 hours per week to spare. Full training will be provided and volunteers will attend monthly meetings. If you want to meet people, improve your skills and get satisfaction from being there for some in need call us now on 01626 357581 or email: info@victimsupportdevon.org.uk

From August 1st 2008 CQM Learning will have LIMITED availability to fully fund Level 2 qualifications to anyone who is currently over qualified for Train to Gain funding.

For example, if someone has a BTEC, a Degree, an NVQ Level 2 in another subject or over 5 GCSEs, as of August 1st we will be able to place them onto an NVQ Level 2 with full funding. (They must be over 19 and have been an EU resident for 3 years).

Only a small percentage of funding will be allocated to this initiative, therefore the places are strictly first come first served. We are now scheduling August assessor availability so please act quickly to avoid disappointment. Do it now - don’t miss out.

For further information, call Tim now on 0114 281 5781 or email info@cqmlearning.co.uk.

This exciting new project aims to increase the skills of practitioners working with parents of children 1-3 who are at risk of learning delay, by supporting them to get involved in their children’s learning. FREE training is available across the country. Parenting UK is rolling out three strands of training for the workforce. The training will up-skill workers to introduce the parents to strategies and methods of promoting early learning or children aged 1-3. Who can undertake this training? Early years practitioners, local parents and others who wish to work with parents of children aged 1-3 around the parenting relationship and others who are interested in this work. We are particularly keen to recruit men and trainees from black and minority ethnic communities.

If you are interested in finding out more about the Early Learning Partnership Workforce Development Project, please contact: Liz Edwards, Parenting UK, 3 Doctors Road, Brixham, TQ5 9HR or email ledwards@parentinguk.org.