Lancaster District CVS – Bulletin – DECEMBER 2015 Subscription to the Bulletin is open to all, just email us with your name, email address, role and organisation (if applicable). The most recent editions of the Bulletin are archived at http://lancastercvs.org.uk/publications/

CONTENTS CVS NEWS VOLUNTEER CENTRE NEWS LOCAL SECTOR NEWS FUNDING RESOURCES TRAINING JOBS

Meet the Team Need something? We can help! STAFF: Yak Patel – Chief Officer

Jane Attfield – Development Officer Mark Waddington – Volunteer Centre Janet Cherry – Finance Officer

VOLUNTEERS: Annette Marsden

Ian Lawrie Chris Bertzick Jim MacKison Anu Kamath For full details please visit our website.

CVS NEWS [BACK TO TOP]

Lancaster District CVS Christmas Opening Lancaster District CVS will close for Christmas on Friday 18th December 2015, and will reopen on Monday 4th January 2016.

Lancaster District CVS Telephones Unfortunately, since the power outages during the recent aftermath of Storm Desmond, our office telephone system has not been working. We are unable to either make or receive calls. We hope to have this fixed very soon but there is a chance it will be in the New Year. Our emails are still functioning normally so in the meantime if you wish to contact us, please use email or alternatively pop in and say hello.

Lancaster District Consortia A very big thank you for those who were able to attend the workshop last month at Lancaster Town Hall and contribute to a very difficult subject. We recognise there was a lot of information to absorb in a short amount of time so thank you for attending our event. 55 organisations attended with a further 25 who were unable to attend on the day. We were delighted to hear from so many of you. Secondly, I would like thank you for the support we have received around exploring a district consortium. It has been really interesting listening to the views of many of you and your plans for supporting local people, and the challenges you face to meet the needs of local communities. Following on from last month’s workshop, you will be able to find slides from the workshop on our website. Please click here to be directed to this page. Next steps We are currently working on piece of desktop research around Commissioner Engagement and their plans for engaging with the sector. This research will also aim to help us understanding the ‘market’. Furthermore, this work will include obtaining and reviewing procurement strategies, policies and processes; PQQ, procurement and commissioning strategies. This is a comprehensive piece of research that aims to help us understand a number of key areas relating to commissioning the sector. As part of this, we are anticipating to meet with commissioners and ask questions around their key areas for engaging with the voluntary sector. In due course, we will share the findings. In the very near future, we will need to determine the support for this consortia and map the potential consortium members. On this note, in order to gather more information about the sector and compile key data about what the sector delivers in the district, I would be very grateful if you could complete the online questionnaire. There are a few questions which may require a little thought, for instance knowing insurance levels,

turnover etc but other than this it really shouldn’t take too long. I am aware that you have other pressing things to do but this questionnaire is a very important part of understanding what we have as a sector in terms of service delivery and the resources we have. These are both very powerful pieces of information that will capture the great work we do in the district and information that can be highlighted to commissioners and funders. The feedback you give will be treated in the strictest confidence and will not be shared with anyone else. Please complete and submit the questionnaire no later than Thursday 17th December 2015. Please use this link to complete the questionnaire. https://goo.gl/ECzXM0 We will always remain in contact and keep you up to date with developments and opportunities. Certainly in the New Year, we will be organising another event (with better sound and screen!!) to share findings and discuss the next steps. In the meantime, I am more than happy for you to contact myself if you wish to have a chat or if you have any questions or concerns. Please email yakpatel@lancastercvs.org.uk or call 01524 555900.

Lancaster District CVS Directory of Voluntary Organisations Since the last e-bulletin we have updated our Directory of local VCFS Organisations. You can view the PDF HERE. Keeping such a document up to date is a very difficult task, with information often changing regularly and quickly. We should be very grateful if you could take a few moments to look for your own organisation’s entry in the Directory and check to see if the details contained within are correct and up to date. If not, please email markwaddington@lancastercvs.org.uk with any amendments. If your organisation is NOT listed and you would like it to be, email Mark. If you are not already a member of the CVS, you will need to join – membership is FREE.

Survey Response – Funding Information in the bulletin Dear Members, thank you to all of you who took time to complete our survey monkey – it was much appreciated. The winner of the PRIZE DRAW is: Lesley Oldfield from Second Heysham Brownies who will be getting their £20 post office shopping card. We asked how we could improve the funding element of bulletin. Most of you were happy with the content but quite a lot of you asked for better timing re deadlines. We will be addressing this by including information about other funding rounds where possible. We do often get short notice ourselves so this is sometimes unavoidable. One respondent commented that some of the information hasn’t been appropriate for the area – we apologise for this – we

always try to check but will try to ensure irrelevant information isn’t included as we don’t want to waste your time. One respondent requested a separate bulletin – since we only had one request to do this we will keep it within the body of the main bulletin at the moment but we will keep the idea under review. We asked what additional help you may require the majority of responses included:

bespoke funding search

assistance with draft funding applications/ outcomes- focus check Help identifying need

We will be contacting those of you who requested this assistance and left your contact details with the survey directly. Any other organisation who would like assistance in these areas please contact janeattfield@lancastercvs.org.uk If anyone has additional comments to make we are always keen to hear from you.

Facebook Page Thank you to anyone who has recently been to our Facebook page to give us a like. We have recently pushed past 50 likes! You will notice that we’re publishing a lot more, so please pop along HERE, like the page, and stay tuned for lots more information and promotion of local sector activity.

New Members CVS is pleased to welcome three new member organisations, Growing with Grace, Friends of Lancaster Children’s Centres, and Community Foster Care. Remember, you join Lancaster District CVS FREE. Email annettemarsden@lancastercvs.org.uk or download a membership form from the WEBSITE.

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Volunteer Nation – Radio 4, 8pm Tuesday 15th December “Bank of England Chief Economist Andy Haldane explores a hidden engine of the British economy - its volunteers. The UK has an unpaid army of workers which hides in plain sight. "This is a fantastic success story, which is largely missed. And it could be even more of a success story if people knew about it," says Haldane, the country's most senior economist. He speaks both from his professional expertise and his personal experience, as he is a volunteer himself. This makes him one of the estimated 15 million people who volunteer in Britain regularly. Their efforts keep the country's sports clubs, libraries, hospitals and countless other facilities open and running. But their efforts are often unmeasured, unrecognized and sometimes used, it is argued, as a

substitute for services and employment once provided by the state. Haldane explores the impact this volunteer army has on our economy and our communities and asks what more we could do to harness their efforts for the greater good of us all.” Can’t listen tonight? Catch up on BBC iPlayer.

BBC Decide to Make Volunteering ‘Cool’ Again Speaking of the BBC, Radio 1 and 1 Xtra have launched a year-long volunteering campaign which involves the stations motivating their listeners to pledge one million hours of time to good causes. You can read a full article HERE. What do you think? Is volunteering ‘uncool’? Let us know. A Reminder The Volunteer Centre is here to help you source and recruit volunteers, as well as help with such things as volunteer policies, development of role descriptions, training – in fact anything that relates to volunteering. So if you feel that your organisation could make use of these services, please contact Mark Waddington on 01524 555900 or email markwaddington@lancastercvs.org.uk

Volunteer Drop In Are any of your service users interested in volunteering? If so, they can pop along to our office anytime on a Friday for a chat. Anyone wanting to find out more about volunteering – how to get involved, what options they might have etc – can come to see either Mark or Chris on a Friday at The Cornerstone. Alternatively appointments can be booked on Tuesdays or Wednesdays. Once a month we hold a drop in at Morecambe Library and the next one is on Thursday 17th December, 11am to approximately 2pm. All welcome.

Volunteer Coordinator’s Network Meeting The next meeting will take place at St John’s Hospice at 10am on a yet to be decided day in January 2016. An email confirming the date will be circulated to the Volunteer Coordinators’ Network shortly.

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If you have any items which you would like to be included in the newsletter, please call (01524) 555900 or email us.

A Message from United Utilities – Storm Desmond

Our message is a simple one; we know there’s more than enough for people to sort out at this difficult time, without having to worry about water bills as well, so we are suspending water and wastewater bills for customers who have been forced from their homes due to this week’s storms. In essence, this means that if any of our customers have had to move out of their property, or close their businesses due to flooding, we won’t charge for any water or wastewater services at that address until they return. Additionally, if people are still living in their flooded homes or using their flooded businesses and they have a water meter, we can also make an allowance for the extra water which might be used while cleaning up, as long as they get in touch. What our customers need to do: We ask that those affected let us know that they’ve been flooded and have had to move out. All they need to do is give us a call, and provide their contact details including their new address, telephone number and email. They can do this by using the numbers, below. Domestic customers should telephone 0800 912 7239 and business customers should telephone 0345 072 6072. We can then make the relevant changes to their accounts. We have some more details about this, including a video, on our news site, which can be found here: http://bit.ly/1U70qPK These numbers can also be used for customers who have queries about their bills. If anyone needs water or wastewater assistance, the best number to call is 0345 672 3723. More details of our activity to get our water and wastewater services back to normal can be found at www.unitedutilities.com

Support in Flood hit areas – Santander Foundation Charities in the flood hit areas of the UK are invited to apply for a Community Plus grant to help support recovery projects.

http://www.santanderfoundation.org.uk/community-plus.aspx

West End Million Seeks Applications for Locally Trusted Organisation Role

The West End Million Partnership (a resident-led group based in the West End of Morecambe that has been awarded £1 million of Lottery funding to be spent over the next 10 years) is seeking a locally trusted organisation (LTO) to administer and account for the distribution of our funding for the Year 1 Action Plan (to run March 2016 – March 2017 approx). Full details can be found in the attached PDF or on our website: http://westendmillion.co.uk/?p=423 Deadline for applications is January 22nd 2016

ONE Lancashire Position Paper – December 2015 Following debate and consultation, the directors of ONE Lancashire wish to express the position of the organisation and its potential to play a part in enabling the ‘voice’ for the VCFS in Lancashire. We believe that the discussion paper, ‘Establishing a One Lancashire VCF Forum’, which was accepted by directors at their meeting on 16th October 2015, is a starting point for achieving a cohesive voice for the VCFS in Lancashire. Whilst there remains some uncertainty around the future of TSL, ONE Lancashire remains committed to supporting, maintaining and establishing networks for voice at all levels of engagement. This commitment may ultimately lead to the dissolution of ONE Lancashire in favour of a different structure, but whilst we have a mission to “work together, share resources and information, and represent the many voices of the third sector in helping our communities grow stronger” we will endeavor to do so. Directors of ONE Lancashire fully accept that the focus of activity for the organisation, the delivery of the LCC Central Gateway project, has drawn resources away from the improvement of meaningful and effective representation of the VCFS in Lancashire. It is time to address this deficiency. In the short term, as independent directors with a wide reach into grass roots VCFS service deliverers, we promise to;

Actively seek the voice of our members and beneficiaries

Share information, data, research and resources that will contribute to

a broad picture of need

Listen to and support the activity of local fora

Use the privilege of representation that currently exists to ensure that

all VCFS organisations have an opportunity to be heard

Over the next few months, ONE Lancashire will be arranging a series of meetings for directors, VCFS service deliverers and beneficiaries to gather and share information, learn from each other and work with local fora and networks to create a structure that provides meaningful engagement for the whole VCFS. With your consent, ONE Lancashire members will work tirelessly to support engagement with, bring together and unite our many voices across the sector so that we can have meaningful conversations with the three upper tier authorities, combined authority proposals, Healthier Lancashire and the various NHS structures, the Police and Crime Commissioner, Lancashire Constabulary, Lancashire Local Enterprise Partnership and any other public sector bodies that operate on a Pan Lancashire basis. Tell us if you do or do not want us to do this – we will listen!

Redbananallama Beauty and the Beast Cabaret Saturday 2nd January 2016, 7.30pm, Duke’s Theatre.

Redbananallama invite you to join them for a New Year Cabaret performance

at The Dukes Theatre!

We are hosting a Beauty & the Beast themed inclusive cabaret evening which

will be a fantastic opportunity to enjoy the new year party atmosphere with

singing, acting & musical performances from our talented Redbananallama

group.

The cabaret will be performed on the set of Beauty & the Beast in The Round

at The Dukes. There will be a beautiful sensory atmosphere in this immersive

space.

Come on down & get ready to party! Tickets are £6 (one carer per person

goes free!) *There is a £1 booking fee when booking online.

To book click HERE.

Blue Badges to Incur £10 Charge from January Lancashire County Council will be charging £10 for all new and replacement Blue Badges from 1st January 2016. Click the link for more information. http://www.lep.co.uk/news/local/decision-made-on-10-badge-charge-1-7621441

Rally Round Workshop Rally Round is an innovative online service that enables family members, carers and friends to create support networks to help frail older people live independently in their own homes for longer. Monday 21st December 2015, 9.30am – 12.00noon at MOOR LANE MILLS CONFERENCE ROOM, Moor Lane, Lancaster LA1 1QD. Come to this workshop to explore how The North Lancashire area can make good use of Rally Round. If you would like to attend, please call 01772 539891 or email phnladmin@lancashire.gov.uk

How We Talk About Cancer and Why It Matters – Public Lecture Tuesday 26th January 2016, 6pm to 8pm, Storey Gallery. “The language we use to talk about cancer matters,” says Professor Elena Semino, from Lancaster University’s Metaphor in End of Life Care Project. “If we describe being ill as a battle, the cancer is an enemy to be fought. If we describe being ill as a journey, the cancer is a road on which to travel.

Different choices of words may affect how people feel about being ill and badly chosen words may make people feel worse.” Professor Semino will present the results of the study which examines the many different ways in which we talk about cancer and the practical applications of the research. To book please visit http://tinyurl.com/jbmg5sx or www.lancaster.ac.uk/events.

Lancashire County Council Consultation on Proposed Budget Options Lancashire County Council is seeking the opinion of partners on Lancashire County Council's Cabinet proposed budget options. LCC has recently conducted an analysis based on current spending and forecast demand for services, which showed that the council would not have sufficient financial resources to meet its statutory obligations by April 2018, even if it no longer continued to deliver any of its non-statutory services. The review also showed that the council will need to rely heavily on its reserves in order to set a balanced budget for 2016/17 and 2017/18. Over the next five years to 2020/21 the council needs to make savings of £262m on top of those agreed within previous budget processes. Their proposed budget options seek to meet that need. LCC is now consulting on Cabinet's policy decisions and budget proposals and a full list can be viewed here. LCC would also like to hear your thoughts on any actions that may be taken to mitigate the impact of these policy decisions and budget reductions. Feedback will be reported back to the Full Council at their meeting on 11 February 2016 when the budget is set. Therefore, any comments that you would like considered should be submitted by the end of 18 January 2016. You can do this by completing our online questionnaire here, or emailing moderngov@lancashire.gov.uk. There will be a second stage of consultations beginning in January, when LCC will be consulting in more detail when, for example, specific proposals are made in relation to future library provision.

Feeding Lancashire Together Conference Friday 22nd January 2016, 09.00 – 14.00, Brockholes, Preston New Road, PR5 0AG. A reminder to book for the Feeding Lancashire Together food poverty conference at Brockholes on Friday 22nd January. Tickets are going fast and there are only 60 places available. There is an excellent programme for the day with knowledgeable speakers and a selection of participatory workshops, all taking place at a superb venue - if you are interested in wildlife bring your

binoculars and who knows? - you may even catch a glimpse of a kingfisher, roe deer or even an otter out of the window. It's a gathering for everyone concerned with tackling food poverty and good healthy food in Lancashire. Whether you provide parcels, advice, hot food, cooking lessons, using slow cookers, growing food etc, this will be of interest. We are keen to share experiences and concerns, not least where do we go next given continued austerity measures, including savage local government cuts.

Keynote speaker is Geoff Tansey, Chair of the Fabian Commission on Poverty and Hunger

Cathy Kay, a Pastoral Head from Blackburn, will speak about the effect of diet on child development

Discussion groups will be followed by lunch, where there will be the opportunity to talk to organisations who have delivered projects to provide food over the last twelve months.

Also presented will be a report from the evaluation survey of food poverty projects - so here is a gentle reminder that you need to get this done by Christmas: http://www.surveymonkey.com/r/evaluatingfeedinglancashire Tickets which include lunch are free - but you do need to book. You can book for yourself and your team HERE - though at this stage projects are asked to send no more than 3 delegates each.

FUNDING [BACK TO TOP]

Support Available from CVS

Tailored Funding Search,

Proof-reading,

assistance with drafting and project shaping. CVS offer assistance at every stage of your bid writing including an outcomes focus check. Please email Janeattfield@lancastercvs.org.uk or call 01524 555900 ex 27 to discuss your needs. Click the following links to find funding suitable to your needs: COMMUNITY PROJECTS

HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE

SOCIAL ENTERPRISE CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE SPORT

CULTURE ARTS AND HERITAGE ENVIRONMENT COMMUNITY BUILDINGS GRANTS FOR INDIVIDUALS FUNDING RESOURCES AND SUPPORT RURAL

COMMUNITY PROJECTS

Lancashire Police Commissioner Grants

Deadline 18 December 2015

Grants of between £5,000 and £100k are available to help organisations

establish new initiatives that will help to make Lancashire safer through:

supporting frontline policing protecting vulnerable people tackling crime and re-offending or championing victims' rights.

The cash grants will be funded from money seized through the Proceeds of Crime Act. In Lancashire over the last few years, £1.2m has been returned to the Police and Crime Commissioner following court action to take funds and assets from convicted criminals. The fund is open to all sectors working to deliver services or schemes in line with the police and crime plan and applications can be made either as individual organisations or as partnership bids. The money cannot be used to fund existing revenue costs, but can be used to set up new schemes or for capital investment to help a service improve or grow. Grant applications must be supported by a business case and meet the funding criteria. All non-capital grant funding must be match funded and must show evidence that a scheme can become self-financing or sustainable in the future. For further information and to apply go to www.lancashire-pcc.gov.uk/poca

Community Benefits Fund

Next deadline: 15th January 2016 ( further deadlines announced on their website) Criteria: community and environmental projects in Lancaster District NB: only organisations south and east of the River Lune may apply. (This includes Lancaster city centre and south lancaster (Marsh, Bulk, castle, John o Gaunt, Scotforth west & east & bulk wards), university, rural areas to south, (Glasson Dock, Cockerham & Galgate), rural areas to east Dolpinholme, Abbeystead, Quernmore, south Lune Valley (Caton, Hornby, Wray, Wennington, Lowgill) and then even up as far as Tunstall, Melling & Leck.) The Community Benefits Fund has been developed in order to share the benefits of Lancaster University Wind Turbine with the local community. The fund has £20,000 available for its third round of funding (2015-16). There will be £20,000 available for grants in each subsequent annual funding round. Download the Community Benefit Fund Application form. Additional information on eligibility and how to complete the application form is provided in the Community Benefits Fund Guidance Notes for Applicants.

Lancaster District CVS – Small Grant Fund Deadline: apply at any time though fund is limited. Criteria: breaking-down barriers; addressing discrimination. Applications for grants from this fund are now open to any recognised Community Group located in Lancashire to provide projects or activities that are broadly in line with the following Objects:

1. To advance the education of the public in the specific factors which give rise to prejudice and discrimination, in particular, but not exclusively on grounds of race, gender, sexual orientation, age, ethnicity, social and economic circumstances and religion through the provision of training and workshops.

2. To develop the capacity and skills of the members of the socially and economically disadvantaged community of Lancashire in such a way that they are better able to identify and help meet their needs and to participate more fully in society

3. The promotion of racial harmony for the public benefit by:

A) Promoting knowledge and mutual understanding between different racial groups

B) Advancing education and raising awareness about different racial groups to promote good relations between persons of different racial groups

C) Working towards the elimination of discrimination on the grounds of race

It should be noted by applicants, that the Panel has limited funds at its disposal and even successful applications for funding may not necessarily be met in full, with the anticipated size of grants being in the order of tens or hundreds of pounds. The Panel may at its absolute discretion decide to request additional information about any group which applies to the fund, to request further information about the project, or activity, the group is proposing to deliver, and will expect any group successfully awarded a grant to provide a short feedback report on completion of the said project or activity. Applications: in the form of a letter addressed to the Lancaster District CVS (LDCVS) Panel at the office of LDCVS, can be received at any time during the year; with successful grant application(s) being announced by LDCVS two times each year. Letters of application should be sent to: LDCVS Lancashire Charity Grant Fund c/o Lancaster District CVS The Cornerstone, Sulyard Street Lancaster, LA1 1PX

GALAXY Hot Chocolate Fund Deadline: 28 February 2016 Eighty awards of £300 over a 17 week period from the beginning of November will be made to community projects and people. https://www.galaxyhotchocolate.com/fund/register

Funding to Build Resilient Economies

Deadlines: 1 February (noon); 3rd May 2016 (noon) Friday, 1st July 2016 (noon) Monday, 7th November 2016 (noon) The Friends Provident Foundation provides financial support to projects that promote a more resilient, sustainable and fairer economic system. The Foundation works on two levels:

1. Systems change which aims to support work that can help to transform corporate behaviour, and to stimulate change in the current financial system

2. Building local economic resilience which aims to test and review local or small-scale initiatives that build economic resilience through diversity, flexibility and building capabilities. Examples of projects they might fund include the feasibility of collective procurement models for low income communities

Trustees will consider applications for grants, loans, underwriting or other forms of financial support. Friends Provident Foundation

Morrisons Foundation

Deadline: throughout the year

Criteria: Registered charities only. Projects that benefit the local community including: Health, Education, Arts and culture and the Community. Previous grants have ranged from £5,000 to £20,000.

The Foundation has a new online process for applicants: Morrisons Foundation

Adactus Housing Groups’ Neighbourhood Fund Deadline: Apply any time. Grants are available to support small scale community projects that improve the quality of life and make a real difference to the neighbourhoods in Lancaster and Morecambe where Adactus managers homes. Successful applicants will be able to demonstrate that their project supports one or more of the following priorities:

Healthy Living Environmental improvements Young People and Children Older People Sustainability Employment and Training Bring the Community Together Community Safety

Adactus Housing Groups’ Neighbourhood Fund

Galbraith Trust Deadlines: there are four rounds a year the next closing dates are: 28th March 2016; 27th June 2016; and 23rd September 2016. The Trust has been set up to make grants to organisations (not individuals) for any charitable purpose. The receiving organisations do not need to be registered charities, but the activity for which they seek a grant must be charitable. The people benefiting from the charitable activity must live in Lancaster District (as defined by the boundaries of Lancaster City Council).

The Trustees invite applications for grants of between £100 and £3,000 but will consider applications for smaller or larger amounts. Galbraith-trust

HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE

Feeding Lancashire Together Food Poverty Grant Deadline: 20 January Criteria: food poverty support and prevention projects A small grant of £500 is available for:

Equipment such as small white goods (fridges, freezers etc)

Equipment to support the development of infrastructure to support processes such as referrals, recording information (laptops or software etc)

Equipment to support healthy eating – eg slow cookers and blenders

Training for food hygiene, paying for cookery trainers, etc.

Priority will be given to those who have not yet received a grant from feeding Lancashire Together. Application form and the guidelines: contact Gillian Beeley

gillian.beeley@together-lancashire.org.uk

Lloyds Bank Foundation Deadlines: Round 2: 4th March; Round 3: 8th June Criteria: registered charities and charitable incorporated organisations (CIOs) with an income of between £25,000 and £1 million, working with people 17 years or older,* experiencing multiple disadvantage at one of the critical points in their life.

1. "Invest" a flexible, long term core funding programme for charities

helping disadvantaged people. Grants are up to £25,000 per year for between 2 and 6 years, with the opportunity for continuation funding for up to six years in total.

2. "Enable" a smaller and shorter grants programme for charities that

have identified clear development needs. This funding aims to help the organisations deliver their mission more effectively. These grants are up to a total £15,000 for up to two years.

*exceptions are young people who are under 17 years of age and young parents or looked after children and disabled young people moving into

independent living. Lloydsbank Foundation

Kelly Family Charitable Trust Deadline: 1 March Criteria: Registered Charities; Family Based Projects including sports and health-related charities Grants are of between £1,000 and £5,000, but higher grants may be considered. Projects that support and encourage the family to work as a cohesive unit in tackling problems that face one or more of its members. The overall objective is to reinforce the potential benefit and support that family members as a unit can give to each other. The fund also welcomes applications from sports and health-related charities whose activities comply with the above criteria. Kelly Family Trust

Triangle Trust 1949 Fund Deadlines: 28 April 2016 (open twice yearly) Criteria: the rehabilitation of offenders or ex-offenders Grants of up to £40,000 available. Triangle Trust development-grant-criteria

Newground Together In 2013 Groundwork Pennine Lancashire became Newground. The social enterprise is distributing some of its profits in the form of grants to environment and community projects. Their area of benefit is the North of England and includes Lancaster. Criteria: projects that:

conserve and protect the physical and natural environment

Urban and rural projects that support health and wellbeing; financial inclusion and employability

Recreation and leisure facilities All projects must be for public benefit and must demonstrate that they will make a difference to people’s lives.

To apply: there are no application forms on the website. You are invited to contact newground first to tell them what you are doing - if your project is suitable you will then be sent an application form: Contact Peter Jordan: Peter.jordan@newground.co.uk Telephone: 01254 669050 See: Newground

SOCIAL ENTERPRISE Impact Readiness Fund Deadline: 8th January 2016 Criteria: social ventures improving their social impact and demonstrating improvements to investors and commissioners Social investors and commissioners are interested in the social impact ventures achieve, but demonstrating this impact can be difficult. Many social ventures struggle to quantify their achievements without the right systems and expertise. Grants between £25,000 and £100,000 will be available to help ventures build infrastructure and skills required to manage their performance, increase their social impact, and attract social investment / win contracts. Help ventures collect and analyse data in order to drive efficiencies and

improvements in service delivery and impact. Enable ventures to maximise and demonstrate social impact at the

core of business planning Develop the skills, capacity, and systems to understand and improve

their performance. Social ventures will be required to work with one of the fund’s approved support providers to develop a programme of impact readiness work and submit an application. Before you apply please consult the application guidance. Impact-readiness-fund

Lancaster PIP Awards Programme for new Social Enterprises

Deadline: February

Criteria: Social enterprise start-up

As part of their participation in UnLtd’s Lead The Change programme,

Shared Future have a pot of ‘Awards’ money aimed at helping new social

enterprises through the early stages of set up.

The programme is open to individuals and organisations in the early stages of

developing a new social enterprise based or operating in North Lancashire

and its surrounding areas. The programme will be open to social enterprises

from start-up stage through to a maximum of 1 year old.

If you fit into that range, there’ll be 2 levels of funding you can apply for; up to

£500 or up to £3,000

The money will be distributed through a Participatory Investment Programme

process, enabling voting from those submitting an application and the wider

community, as well as an expert panel.

Shared Future will be providing lots of free support to prospective applicants

through one to one surgeries and training events, and the support will

continue after the awards are made.

If you think you might be interested and want to be included on the PIP

mailing list as new information becomes available, send your details

to angela.diggle@sharedfuturecic.org.uk

Social Enterprise Surgeries Mandy Naylor is running support surgeries and will also be able to advise regarding PIP applications. To book a slot contact Mandy: mandy@latentpromise.org

Key Fund The Key Fund provides assistance to support social enterprises and sustainable development in the North and North Midlands of England. A range of support is available, including grants, loans, business support and advice to start-up and expanding community enterprises. The Key Fund

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE BBC's Children in Need Main grants Deadline: 15 January 2016. The Main Grants programme is open to charities and not-for-profit organisations applying for grants over £10,000 per year for up to three years. They give grants for projects supporting children and young people of 18 years and under, experiencing disadvantage. BBC's Children in Need

Starbucks Youth Action Deadline: February 2016. Criteria: the primary focus is on young people not in education or employment, strong applications from other applicants are considered There needs to be two young people leading the project.

Young people must both be aged between 16 and 24 The two young people must not be in full time education or

employment Both young people will have the opportunity to gain the level 2 QCF 10

hour Unit- Leadership in Peer Activities There must be a youth worker / organisation supporting the young

people through the project UK Youth and Starbucks are inviting groups working with young people to apply for grants of up to £1,000 to make a positive impact in their community. Starbucks_youth_action

BBC Children in Need Small Grants Deadlines: 1st March, 1st June, 1st September, 1st December Criteria: Children and young people of 18 years and under experiencing disadvantage through:

1. Illness, distress, abuse or neglect 2. Any kind of disability 3. Behavioural or psychological difficulties 4. Living in poverty or situations of deprivation

The Small Grants programme is open to charities and not-for-profit organisations applying for any amount up to and including £10,000 for one year only. See: small-grants-should-i-apply

Rock FM's Cash for Kids

Deadline: open for applications Rock FM's Cash for Kids and provides a helping hand to children across Lancashire. All money is raised locally and spent locally and goes to children and young people under 18 throughout the region; with mental, physical or sensory disabilities, behavioural or psychological disorders, living in poverty or situations of deprivation, suffering through distress, abuse or neglect.

To apply contact: Nikki Thompson Tel: 01772 477974 E: charity@rockfm.co.uk Visit the Rock FM website

The Weavers Company Benevolent Fund Deadlines: 28th March 2016 and 1st August 2016 The Funds’ priorities are:

Helping disadvantaged young people

Offenders and ex-offenders, particularly those under 30 years of age They are especially interested in helping smaller organisations which offer direct services. You must be a registered charity or in the process of applying for registration. grants are with an upper limit of £15,000 per annum. Weavers Charitable-Grants

SPORT

Community Sport Activation Fund Sport England Deadline: Round 5 opens spring 2016. Criteria: activities reflecting a broad range of sports:

Informal opportunities which could lead to regular participation Multi-sport activities which provide people with a range of

choices and opportunities to suit them Family orientated activities with a focus on the 14 plus age

group Local activator roles that focus on directly organising and

delivering new opportunities for participation. Projects can be up to three years and grant awards will range from £50,000 - £250,000.

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CULTURE ARTS AND HERITAGE

Paul Hamlyn Foundation – Access and Participation Fund Deadline: closing dates per year (1st March 2016, 1st July 2016, 1st November 2016, 1st March 2017, 1st July 2017 etc.) Criteria: Arts Grants are available up to £ 600,000, to support organisations to test, implement and develop ambiguous plans to widen access to and deepen

participation in the arts. We want to help organisations to build stronger evidence about what works so that they can improve practice and achieve greater impact. Access-and-participation-fund

ENVIRONMENT

Green Leaf Grants Deadline: apply at any time The aim of the Green Leaf Grants funding programme is to provide a small grant for a small stand-alone project. The grant can be up to £1,000. Please note that the Fund has a limited funding amount to support the Green Leaf Grants and we anticipate that grants of £1,000 will be the exception rather than the rule. Green Leaf Grants can be used to fund small scale community projects that are accessible to the general public. Projects might include;

Energy efficiency measures at community facilities ie insulation, double

glazing, water saving, low energy lighting etc

Wildflower and bulb planting

Tree planting

Community Orchard

Community Gardens (but not allotments)

Pond creation and planting

Improvements to access to public parks and gardens

Benches and seating

Community Arts with an environmental theme

Health Walk Waymarking

This is not an exclusive list and there will be other types of projects or schemes that fit our criteria. It should be remembered that the overall intent of your project should be to improve the environment is some way whether that is the built, social or natural environment. There are however some ineligible projects;

Projects in the grounds of schools, nurseries and preschools

Community consultation days

One off events

Production of environmental leaflets, handbooks and other environmental

education resources

Allotment regeneration

Community website development

Contribution to activities such as Britain in Bloom or Best kept Village

competition

Core costs of an organisation

Retrospective funding

The funding you are applying for forms part of a larger project

Revenue costs

Projects that cannot complete before 31st March in the financial year that the

grant was approved

Further Details: Jennifer Tidy on 01772 317247 e: general@lancsenvfund.org.uk www.lancsenvfund.org.uk

Newground Together In 2013 Groundwork Pennine Lancashire became Newground. The social enterprise is distributing some of its profits in the form of grants to environment and community projects. Their area of benefit is the North of England and includes Lancaster. Criteria: projects that:

conserve and protect the physical and natural environment

Urban and rural projects that support health and wellbeing; financial inclusion and employability

Recreation and leisure facilities All projects must be for public benefit and must demonstrate that they will make a difference to people’s lives. To apply: there are no application forms on the website. You are invited to contact newground first to tell them what you are doing - if your project is suitable you will then be sent an application form: Contact Peter Jordan: Peter.jordan@newground.co.uk Telephone: 01254 669050 See: Newground

COMMUNITY BUILDINGS

Screwfix Foundation Deadlines: applications quarterly Criteria: Registered Charities only. Projects that fix ,maintain, improve and repair charitable and community facilities. screwfix Foundation

Moto in the Community Trust Grants of a maximum of £10,000 are available for charities operating within a 25-mile radius of a Moto site. Local Moto sites 'adopt' local charities to fund as their 'Local Community Partner'. See: Moto in the Community

GRANTS FOR INDIVIDUALS

ACT Foundation Deadline: Applications can be submitted at any time ACT provides grants to individuals and other charities, principally in the UK, with the aim of enhancing the quality of life for people in need, (specifically the mentally and physically disabled).Grants generally fall into the following areas:

Building - funding modifications to homes, schools, hospices etc. Equipment - provision of specialised wheelchairs, other mobility aids

and equipment including medical equipment to assist independent living.

Financial assistance - towards the cost of short-term respite breaks at a registered respite centre.

Projects that intend to be a platform for continuing services will be expected to demonstrate sustainability. ACT would be concerned to be a sole funder of projects that require ongoing support. Check website below for exclusions. Decisions on grants of up to £50,000 are normally made within one month of receiving your application. Decisions on grants over £50,000 can take up to three months. If the application is for an emergency a faster timescale can be requested and ACT will do their best to assist. Application Form: Apply in writing following the guidelines on the website. Contact: The Grants Manager, 61 Thames Street, Windsor, SL4 1QW

E-mail: info@theactfoundation.co.uk Tel: 01753 753900 Fax: 01753 753901 www.theactfoundation.co.uk

Nat Merriman Fund The Nat Merriman Fund was established in memory of Nat Merriman, a young man that passionately believed in the value of creative and performing arts in the lives of young people, who died in 1994 aged 25. Nat was born and raised in Lancaster. He attended Dallas Road School and Morecambe High School. As an actor and wordsmith he was part of many local organisations including The Dukes, where he found people with enthusiasm to match his own. Nat was a person who sought out opportunities, took them when they arose and tried to create them where they did not already exist. The fund is to enable young people to widen their experience and appreciation of the creative and performing arts. The maximum grant that will be awarded is £300. Applicants must be aged between 11-25 year old and live in the Lancaster District. Applications are accepted from individuals/groups as long as the money is not used to fund any form of education that should be provided by the Local Education Authority.

Application forms from: Nat-Merriman-Fund

FUNDING RESOURCES AND SUPPORT European Funding Support Network for Europe regular Reference Group meetings. The purpose of the EU Funding Reference Group is increase the knowledge and information that VCS group have on European funding and to build capacity of groups to be involved in funding programmes. For more information or to join the reference group, contact John Hacking, Senior European Officer at john.hacking@networkforeurope.eu

Demonstrating Impact – Social Prescribing At Voluntary Sector North West’s recent conference Janet Wheatley, chief executive of Voluntary Action Rotherham, outlined the evidence that there is an economic benefit as well as a health and wellbeing benefit to social prescribing. Sheffield Hallam University have been evaluating their project, now in its third year, and their report is now available. You can read Janet’s

presentation outlining the impact on the VSNW website. VSNW has also published a Social Prescribing Briefing.

Gift Aid for charities

Gift Aid is a simple way for you to increase the value of gifts of money from

UK tax payers: By asking donors for permission to reclaim the tax that they

have paid on their donation, you can increase the value of donations to

your charity by one quarter. For every £1 qualifying donation received, your

charity can claim repayment of 25 pence.

How does Gift Aid work? When a UK taxpayer gives a gift of money to a

charity, they have already paid tax on that money. Because charities are

generally exempt from tax, they can claim an amount from HM Revenue &

Customs (HMRC) equal to the tax paid on that money by the donor. This

repayment from HMRC is known as Gift Aid.

Resources: Charities and social enterprises with charitable purposes applying

for tax exemption status should use a CHA1 form from HMRC’s website.

Shopping Apps to encourage donations through retail spending

This is an easy ask as it is the retailer that makes the donation. Manchester

Community Central https://www.manchestercommunitycentral.org/shopping-

apps provides a useful summary of some online apps including Give4Sure;

Giveasyoulive; Easyfundraising and ebay for Charity

For Community and Amateur Sports Clubs and similar there is a

CASC(A1) form to use to register with HMRC which you can download

from HMRCs website

HMRC's helpsheet

RURAL

Leader Rural Development Fund

Lancashire County Council has just announce that the Lancashire LEADER

programme is now officially open for business. The aim of LEADER is to

create jobs and help businesses grow, which will then benefit the rural

economy. Projects could include:

Enterprise

Increasing farm productivity

Support for rural tourism

Provision of rural services

Support for cultural/heritage activity

Increasing forestry productivity

See: Lancashire Rural-Development

RESOURCES [BACK TO TOP]

Free Web & Social Media Support A new company, Dancing Pheasant, is offering free support to charities. This can include:

Designing and setting up a website

Creating any Social Media accounts you might need

A little training in how to use everything we've done together Click HERE for more details.

Advice on How to Take Action and Save money on Your Energy Bills This Winter Would members of your group or organisation be interested in finding out how to save money on their energy bills this coming winter? If so, LESS can provide a free energy advice session to interested groups which aims to give people:

Information and help with how to take control of their energy tariff and supplier, and get the best deal to suit an individual’s needs

Impartial advice and support on identifying a suitable tariff or cheaper way to pay energy bills in the future

Practical energy saving tips to help households stay warm this winter If your group or organisation would be are interested in LESS coming along to speak at your group , please contact the Energy Team on 01524 66 100 or email energy@lessuk.org. We can tailor the session to best suit your group, from speaking at established meetings, running 1-1 sessions at your local community group / event, or arranging one off event for your members. In addition, LESS are running a programme of drop-in Energy Advice Sessions in community venues across Lancaster and Morecambe this winter, where people can call in with their energy bills for free 1-1 advice. Further dates will be arranged for the New Year so visit http://www.lessuk.org/events_index.php for more details. If you have a venue which would like to host a session it would be great to hear from you.

TRAINING [BACK TO TOP] CVS TRAINING

CVS also offer bespoke trustee training including:

An introduction to roles and responsibilities;

Building your board

Developing your strategy. With thanks to funding from Lancaster City Council and Lancashire County council and this support is free to CVS members. To find out more contact janeattfield@lancastercvs.org.uk

JANUARY Preparing for your Independent Examination 29th January 10.00 – 12.30 Trainer: Janet Cherry Lancaster CVS The Cornerstone, Sulyard Street Lancaster LA1 1PX Cost to members: £10 - £30 depending on the size of your organisation The Course is suitable for any group who wants to find out more about preparing their accounts ready for Independent Examination. Independent Examination (IE) is an alternative to a statutory audit for smaller charities - a legally acceptable form of external scrutiny of their end of year accounts. The session will provide essential information for groups so that they are clear of what is needed to carry out an IE.

running an efficient accounting system for the size of your organisation whether that’s - sage, money manager, LDCVSs, an excel spreadsheets, a ledger or any other commercial software

what format accounts need to in to be Independently Examined

what do you expect from your independent examiner

how much will an independent examination cost

Also briefly covering:-

what an independent examination of a charity’s accounts involves

are you eligible for an independent examination – what is the criteria

when a charity can opt for an independent examination in place of an audit

who can undertake an independent examination

what trustees should consider when selecting and appointing an independent examiner

what the respective responsibilities of trustees and examiners are There will be time for a Q&A session at the end, please feel free to bring examples of your previous years accounts. To Book please contact janeattfield@lancastercvs.org.uk

Understanding and using some of the best free web tools for your organisation Wednesday 20th January 1.00 – 4.00 Trainer: Jane Binyon, Jane’s Social Media The Cornerstone, Sulyard Steet Lancaster LA1 1PX Cost to members: £10 - £30 depending on the size of your organisation A half day, hands on workshop, that introduces people to some of the free tools available that can make running an organisation a lot simpler. This session includes;

Google docs

Drop box

Eventbrite

Skype

Screen share

Canva

Evernote If you have another tool you would be interested in learning about let us know so we can accommodate this on the course. To book your place please contact janeattfield@lancastercvs.org.uk

FEBRUARY How to Set up and Use Mailchimp for your Newsletters 18th February 10.00 – 15.00 Trainer: Jane Binyon, Jane’s Social Media Venue : Morecambe TBC Cost: £10 - £60 depending on the size of your organisation

This one day workshop is for absolute beginners and beginners plus; taking you through all the tools of Mailchimp:

Importing your contacts

Segmenting and grouping;

Creating an attractive newsletter template

Producing an attractive newsletter that people will open.

And understanding the reports.

To book your place please contact janeattfield@lancastercvs.org.uk

TRAINING FROM OTHER PROVIDERS

Funding and Tendering Workshop

26 January 2016 14:00 - 16:00 Venue: Board Room, Adactus Housing Association, 542 Oldham Road, Miles Platting, Manchester, M40 8BS This workshop will be facilitated by Evan Chiswell, Business Development Manager at Lifeline, an organisation with a successful record of tendering for contracts, who will share their knowledge on what makes a good tender. Participants will also receive a free copy of VYM’s Funding Basics guide. The format of the workshops will be collaborative with inputs from VYM, experienced professionals in the sector and external expertise only where necessary. There will also be opportunity for participants to identify how other support could best be offered, via direct work, partnerships and other gatherings. Cost: The course is free - there are a limited number of spaces and priority will be given to youth organisations in Manchester first. Bookings: email submit@vymnetwork.org.uk, identifying which workshop in the subject heading. For further information, contact Ross Grant Voluntary Youth Manchester on 0161 830 4778 or email: ross@vymnetwork.org.uk

Renaissance All training will take place at 102 Dickson Road, Blackpool FY1 2BU Renaissance at Drug-line Are offering Free Accredited training:

Wednesday 6th January – 9.30am-11.30am – Sexual Violence Awareness

Wednesday 6th January – 1.30pm-3.30pm – Domestic Violence Awareness

Thursday 7th January – 10am-1pm – Sexual Health & Blood Borne Virus Awareness

Tuesday 12th January - 10am-1pm - Drug & Alcohol Awareness

Wednesday 13th January – 1pm-4pm – Sexual Health & Blood Borne Virus Awareness

Thursday 14th January – 10am-12pm – Sexual Violence Awareness

Thursday 14th January – Domestic Abuse Awareness – 1pm-3pm

Thursday 21st January- 10am-1pm – Sexual Health & Blood Borne Virus Awareness

Tuesday 26th January – 1pm-4pm - Drug & Alcohol Awareness Training bookings and enquiries to: iba@druglinelancs.co.uk

Artswork Behaviour Management and Youth Arts 24th February 2016, 10 am - 4.15 pm at HOME in Manchester Understanding challenging behaviour and the best ways to cope with it is essential to any youth arts project. This one-day course looks at how you can create a positive environment from the offset, and get the most out of your young people! Together we will provide support and address any issues within your own projects that you would like to discuss. You will gain:

· Understanding of behavioural issues, their causes and their preventions · Strategies for transforming challenging behaviour · Flexible and responsive approaches to use in your own work · Troubleshooting 101 – an opportunity to discuss personal concerns or

previous experiences, and learn how to manage these more effectively in the future

Cost: £130 per person, including lunch, refreshments and a certificate of attendance for each delegate. 25% early bird discount available for bookings made before the 24th December 2015. Book your place online at www.artswork.org.uk/events or contact rachelhall@artswork.org.uk / 02380 332491 for further information.

Greater Manchester CVO Training St Thomas Centre, Ardwick Green North, Manchester, M12 6FZ

GMCVO provide a wide range of training opportunities see:

https://www.manchestercommunitycentral.org/support-groups/training

Positive Futures Are running the following courses

Creative Moments:

Mindfulness

Drama and Movement

Managing Stress at home and work

Looking forward to the future – a personal development course

Stronger You – helps you to understand

emotions and develop resilience. For more informaction contact Positive Futures on 01524 383394 email: office@mypositivefuture.net

Outdoor Activity Training Archery GB Instructor Course February 5th-7th Guy's Farm LA2 9DF Course cost: includes all course materials and cost of certification - Standard cost/reduced for volunteers. Full details of all courses can be found at: www.outdoor-safety.co.uk To reserve a place on a course please e-mail Stuart: stuart@activelearning.org.uk

Mental Health First Aid Training To book a place on any of these courses please email: Alicia.fitton@pendle-action.org.uk

20th & 27th January

4th & 11th February

Venues for these training dates are to be confirmed; please contact Alicia for full details.

JOBS [BACK TO TOP]

Home Care Worker – Creative Support

Salary: Up to £7.50ph based on experience

Location: Carlisle, Cumbria, North West

Job Type: Either full or part-time

Creative Support is a national, expanding, not-for-profit organisation providing

support to individuals with a wide range of care needs. Our services provide

responsive and person centred care which is specific to the needs of the

individual.

We are looking for warm, flexible and person centred individuals to provide

care and support to people in the Carlisle area. You will promote opportunity,

choice and wellbeing to ensure service users enjoy the highest quality of life.

The successful candidate will be able to use their own initiative, confident in

providing personal care and support in line with care plans. Individuals must

be warm, friendly and have a can do attitude with a genuine interest in

working with older people and adults with physical disabilities. This will be a

Full-time contract. Car drivers are essential for this post.

For more details, including how to apply, please click HERE.

Home Care Worker – Creative Support

Salary: Up to £7.50ph based on experience

Location: Carlisle, Cumbria, North West

Job Type: Either full or part-time

Creative Support is a national, expanding, not-for-profit organisation providing

support to individuals with a wide range of care needs. Our services provide

responsive and person centred care which is specific to the needs of the

individual.

Want to find out more about Health and Social Care? Want to work to make a

difference? Looking for a rewarding and satisfying job role? Creative Support

can offer this.

We are pleased to announce that Creatives Support have successfully

secured a four year Home Care contract with Cumbria County Council to

deliver Home Care support in Barrow.

We are now looking to expand our established Home Care team. We are

looking for caring, reliable and flexible individuals to provide personal care,

assistance with daily living tasks and provide both practical and emotional

support to clients living in their own homes based in Barrow. We are looking

for individuals who have a positive can-do attitude and are genuinely

interested in working in Home Care and making a difference to peoples’

quality of life.

In return we offer a wide range of excellent benefits to ensure job satisfaction:

Up to £7.50 per hour

Mileage allowance

Flexible working hours

QCF Diploma in Health and Social Care Level 2 and higher

Extensive tutor-led local training programs

Free life assurance

Pension with company contribution

A range of employee discounts

Free Uniform

£100 (based on hours) bonus on completion of 6 month probationary

period.

For more details, including how to apply, please click HERE.

Relief Support Worker – Creative Support

Salary: £7.40ph based on experience

Location: Barrow, Cumbria

Job Type: part-time

Established in 1990, Creative Supports has worked hard to develop its

learning disabilities and mental health support and now provides a

comprehensive and individualised service to individuals with such needs.

Thanks to the high level of success we have had our clients lead fulfilling and

independent lives, enjoying strong levels of involvement in local forums and

communities.

Our local area service in Barrow requires confident, calm and person centred

individuals who can provide this support to our service users with a range of

learning disabilities and complex needs. You will ensure all service users

experience a valued life and enjoy the wide range of opportunities available to

them for personal development. By providing this warm and responsive

support you will be helping us to deliver care which promotes the rights and

choices of our service users.

Previous experience within a care role is an essential requirement of this relief

based role as is attendance to mandatory induction training courses before

commencing shift work.

For more details, including how to apply, please click HERE.

Relief Support Worker – Creative Support

Salary: £7.00ph based on experience

Location: Morecambe, Lancashire, North West

Job Type: part-time

Do you have the commitment and positive values to make a difference to the

lives of people living in a supported living service in Morecambe. This

particular service supports people who have very complex needs and very

unique abilities that require quite focussed support and a good understanding

of the need to follow specific guidelines.

Creative Support is a non-profit organisation which provides high quality

person centred social care services for people with learning disabilities,

mental health and other needs. Our supported living service in Morecambe

provides person-centred support to adults who have learning disabilities.

We are looking for calm, resourceful and energetic individuals who are well

motivated, hardworking and keen to join our friendly team. You will provide

person-centred care and support to tenants to take part in all aspects of

everyday life and to enjoy a wide range of activities. You will have skills in

positive communication and engagement and will be able to demonstrate

unconditional positive regard for the people we support. You will have the

maturity to be able to work within a positive behaviour support framework, to

accept responsibility and to grow in confidence as a skilled practitioner. You

must be able to follow agreed guidelines and to work positively within a

consistent, mutually supportive team ethos.

For more details, including how to apply, please click HERE.

Support Worker – Creative Support

Salary: £7.00ph based on experience

Location: Morecambe, Lancashire, North West

Job Type: part-time

Do you have the commitment and positive values to make a difference to the

lives of people living in a supported living service in Morecambe. This

particular service supports people who have very complex needs and very

unique abilities that require quite focussed support and a good understanding

of the need to follow specific guidelines.

Creative Support is a non-profit organisation which provides high quality

person centred social care services for people with learning disabilities,

mental health and other needs. Our supported living service in Morecambe

provides person-centred support to adults who have learning disabilities.

We are looking for calm, resourceful and energetic individuals who are well

motivated, hardworking and keen to join our friendly team. You will provide

person-centred care and support to tenants to take part in all aspects of every

day life and to enjoy a wide range of activities. You will have skills in positive

communication and engagement and will be able to demonstrate

unconditional positive regard for the people we support. You will have the

maturity to be able to work within a positive behaviour support framework, to

accept responsibility and to grow in confidence as a skilled practitioner. You

must be able to follow agreed guidelines and to work positively within a

consistent, mutually supportive team ethos.

For more details, including how to apply, please click HERE.

Trainee Trainer – St John Ambulance

Salary: £15,900

Location: Lancashire, North West

Job Type: permanent

Could you train others to save a life?

We currently have a vacancy for a Trainee Trainer in the North West Region

of the Commercial Training Division.

St John Ambulance is passionate about training first aid and health and safety

in the workplace, the community and in schools. Annually we train 800,000

people of all ages.

Your engaging, confident and positive style will create a learning environment

which ensures that learners from a wide variety of audiences leave our

courses competent and confident to practice these vital skills. You will also be

flexible around hours and locations.

Your personal development will be a key focus. You will be provided with

excellent support, ensuring professional and consistent delivery, and high

educational and subject knowledge standards that will enable you to interact

effectively with learners, customers, colleagues and volunteers.

For more details, including how to apply, please click HERE.

Activities Co-ordinator: Reablement / Home from Hospital Service - Midland Heart

Salary: £17,859 rising to £18,799 per annum (Full Time Equivalent)

Location: Preston, Lancashire, North West

Job Type: part time

Midland Heart is working with Lancashire Care Foundation Trust to deliver a

home from hospital service within Royal Preston Hospital to support people to

regain their independence after an illness or injury.

We are currently looking for an Activities Co-ordinator to be responsible for

the day to day running of activities for customers. You will provide a wide

range of activities to interest and stimulate the physical, mental and emotional

wellbeing of our customers.

The Activities Co-ordinator will support customers to express their individual

interests, wishes and requests and respond appropriately to these choices

and facilitate their realisation where possible. They will be required to provide

a suitable planned timetable of activities and encourage and support

customers to access this. The ideal candidate will develop and implement

positive relationships with people within the local community and within

partner organisations.

If you are a fun, motivating person with an upbeat disposition and have the

ability to work within a team, then we would like to hear from you.

The hours are flexible, between 10am and 5pm 4 days a week, Monday –

Saturday.

For more details, including how to apply, please click HERE.

End of Lancaster District CVS Bulletin

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