Voluntary and Community Sector

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1 Voluntary and Community Sector Swale Trustee Event Following the successful Swale Trustee Network event in November of last year, we would like to hold the second one in order to support trustees of local organisations and encourage local people to become trustees and help their local communities. The 2 nd Swale Trustee Event is due to be held on Thursday 19 th March 6 9pm (registration from 5.30pm) at the Sheppey Little Theatre, Meyrick Road, Sheerness, Kent ME12 2NX Guest speakers, an interactive workshop delivered by Ian Childs, networking and opportunities to share your experiences and challenges of being a trustee will make up the evening. Sheppey Little Theatre was suggested by one of the delegates from the first event so we would like to encourage an organisation from Faversham to offer their venue for the 3 rd trustee network..get your thinking caps on! To book a place, please contact Zoe Deveson zoe.deveson@swalecvs.co.uk or Jessica.sharpe@swalecvs.co.uk or tel Remember to follow us on SCEN Contact: Swale CVS office@swalecvs.co.uk

2 Voluntary Sector Swale Seniors Forum Swale Seniors Forum is a non-religious, non-political, non-discriminatory, voluntary group and welcome those aged 55 upwards, from all walks of life and living in all areas of Swale. Our next open meeting, for members and non members over the age of 55 years, will be on TUESDAY MARCH 17th at Phoenix House, Sittingbourne from 10.30am-12.30pm when our speaker will be from KCC on 'The Care Act'. Tea and biscuits to follow. Please indicate if you would like to attend by contacting Jessica.Sharpe@swalecvs.co.uk or by Friday 13th March

3 Voluntary Sector INVESTING IN VOLUNTEERS Are you thinking of undertaking the IIV Quality Accreditation? Are you struggling to finance the process? GOOD NEWS - The Lloyds Bank Foundation has agreed to include IIV as part of its Enhance grants plus programme. The programme consists of two types of grants, Invest and Enable, both of which aim to provide non-financial support to charities. The Enable grant will potentially provide support to help strengthen charities which meet the programming aim, helping them to deliver their mission more effectively. For more information on this possible financial assistance, please go to the Lloyds Bank Foundation website, using the following link If you want to find out more about the IIV quality accreditation and the benefits to your organisation, please contact Julia Watling, VC Manager on or julia.watling@swalecvs.co.uk

4 Voluntary Sector Please click the following link to access the NPC S Manifesto 2015:

5 Voluntary Sector Volunteer Role Description Role Title: Volunteer Translator Reports to: Volunteer Co-ordinator Main Purpose of the Role To translate information and advice to clients who speak little or no English as their first language. Role Description To translate advice given by SATEDA to clients who do not speak English as their first language. To assist in the translation and production of literature provided by SATEDA for clients who read a variety of languages. To assist clients who do not speak English in accessing other services that may be available to them. To provide written information to clients who do not speak English, via the SATEDA website. Skills/Attributes required for the role Excellent written and verbal communication skills Excellent interpersonal skills Excellent attention to detail Ability to be flexible and adaptable to change Commitment and enthusiasm Ability to work alone with little instruction Ability to speak a language other than English Footnotes This role may require the holder to undertake any other duties that fall within the nature of the role and responsibilities of the role as detailed above. This role is subject to an enhanced DBS check. Please contact Liza Thompson for more information on: service.manager@sateda.org

6 Voluntary Sector Kent Commissioning Network Public Sector Commissioning and the Social Value Act: Outcome-based Commissioning 17 th March 2015, 8am pm AYLESFORD PRIORY ONLY 25.00PP You are invited to attend the next event in our STAMP Kent Commissioning Network series. This event will focus on outcome-based Commissioning. The event will run as followed: AGENDA Networking - with Tea/Coffee/Pastries Welcome Address Rebecca Smith, Social Enterprise Kent Measuring impact and the Social Value Act Claudia Sykes, Social Enterprise Kent Delivering Social value on the Carer s Support contract Peter Turner, Carer s Support Break NHS outcomes-based commissioning and the VCSE sector Liz Bailey Innovation Station Rebecca Smith Break WORKSHOPS Christ Church University: Social Return on Investment: A case study with the Turner Contemporary Sam Sheppard, KCC: What Outcomes do commissioners want? CLOSING ADDRESS Rebecca Smith, Social Enterprise Kent To book onto this exciting event or for further details please call us on or info@sekgroup.org.uk Places are limited, and must be booked in advance.

7 Voluntary Sector SATEDA Conference SATEDA will be running a conference on Wednesday 25th November The theme will be young people and domestic abuse, in celebration of our new and fast expanding Youth Services Team. More details will be sent out nearer the time but please do pop the date in your diaries - we know how quickly they fill up! We at SATEDA always strive to improve the services that we have to offer our local community in Swale. To that end, we have produced a Stakeholder questionnaire that I would kindly ask you take two minutes of your time, to complete for us. Please click on the link below or copy and paste the below link on to your web browser: viewform?usp=send_form

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9 Public Sector Policy Digest 03/2015 Please click the following link to access the Swale Borough Council Policy Bulletin: It contains a digest of key announcements which could affect either the council or the Borough of Swale For further information or hard copies please contact Bob Pullen on: or BobPullen@swale.gov.uk National Non Domestic Rates Discretionary Rate Relief Policy Consultation We are currently reviewing our Discretionary Rate Relief Policy. We are seeking your views on this policy and your thoughts on how the Borough could use this relief to help in the regeneration of Swale. To take part go to: The consultation is open until Friday 20 March 2015 For further information please contact Christopher Blandford on: christopherblandford@swale.gov.uk or

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11 Health Information Public consultation on Children s Community Nursing W are very interested in hearing the opinions of any of your families that may access Children s Community Nurses or have done in the past. Whilst still in the planning and consultation stage, the current proposal is to develop an integrated Children s Community Nursing service across Medway and Swale that will offer high quality care that is closer to home by providing an equitable, comprehensive, safe and sustainable child and family centered model of care for the following groups of children: Acute and short term conditions Long term conditions (specifically asthma, diabetes, epilepsy and sickle cell anaemia) Disabilities and complex continuing care conditions including neonates Life limiting and life threatening illness including palliative and end of life care If you feel that there are children, young adults (over 18) or parents and carers who may wish to discuss Children s Community Nursing, we would like to meet with them to find out their thoughts and experiences. If this affects one your families, please get in touch with Louisa Tucker, Engagement Manager on louisatucker@btinternet.com by Friday 27th February.

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13 Health Information Health Walks Kent To view the latest Health Walks Newsletter and Timetable please visit: Your Health We have been working in partnership with health and other agencies to help promote physical activity, healthier lifestyles and improve health inequalities across Borough. We are working with the NHS on a life-saving campaign called 'Sittingbourne and Sheppey Beats and Breathes' to raise awareness of heart and lung disease. The population in Sheppey and parts of Sittingbourne is shown to have more occurrences of preventable diseases such as heart disease, stroke, diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and cancers. This project is looking to improve identification, capture, management and a review of two key diseases; coronary heart disease (CHD) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the top two causes of preventable deaths in the Swale area. This campaign is being run in conjunction with the National Health Service Health Check campaign which aims to help prevent heart disease, stroke, diabetes and kidney disease, and invites everyone between the ages of 40 and 74 every five years for an assessment. GPs in Sittingbourne and Sheppey will be supporting this campaign by inviting sufferers of both diseases in for check up, reviewing their medication and supporting them to make lifestyle changes. For more information please swale.ccg@nhs.net and put Beats and Breathes in the subject line. We have been working with partners to launch the healthy passport scheme. This scheme encourages the residents of Swale to lead a healthier lifestyle. It is part of the Department of Health Change4Life project which is a national campaign to help people eat better, move more and live longer.

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16 Job Vacancies All Seasons and Lauriem Rapid Response Team 17,550 per annum, a car is included in the position. We now have exciting openings for healthcare assistants in our Rapid Response Team to support with hospital discharges and help prevent re-admissions in Dartford and Gravesend. These roles will be on a set shift pattern (e.g. 1pm-9pm, 7am-2pm), which can be discussed at interview to suit individuals, to include a number of evenings and alternate weekends. Travel time is paid, and a company car is provided for sole use in the position. Travel time is paid, and a company car is provided for sole use in the position. Applicants would need to have a Level 2 in Health and Social care, and experience of working in the NHS or in community care. The role is community based and you will be required to do: Care work - Supporting people coming home from hospital, and helping to prevent people at risk from going into hospital Carry out risk assessments Work alongside other agencies, especially nursing staff, to support people at home You can find out more at: For further details please contact: Clare Jones on c.jones@allseasons.org.uk or

17 Date: 3rdMarch 2015 Job Vacancies Community Involvement Manager 25,73 34,530, 37.5 hours per week Site: Trinity House, Ashford Town: Ashford, Kent This is an exciting opportunity to join our Trust s Engagement Team and help to develop our involvement work with the communities we serve across Kent, East Sussex and parts of London. The role requires a candidate with experience of community involvement work with diverse communities, ideally gained from working in the voluntary and community sector. You will need project management skills, excellent communication skills (both verbal and written), experience of facilitation and training, a good understanding of the voluntary and community sector, knowledge of the Equality Act 2010 and NHS guidance on the duty to consult and involve. Interviews will be held on 31 March 2015 The closing date for applications is 17th March 2015 Successful applicants will be contacted via with regards to interview details. Please note that where the salary stated above is based on full time working (37.5 hours per week) it should be pro rata for part time working. We are committed to a policy of equality in all our employment practices and strive to eliminate unfair discrimination, harassment, bullying and victimisation. Equality of opportunity is a high priority within the Trust. The Trust will not unlawfully, unfairly or unreasonably discriminate or treat individuals less favourably on the grounds of gender, marital status, sexual orientation, religion or belief, disability, age, race, nationality or ethnic origin. Please contact us if you need the application form in an alternative format or if you need any adjustments for the interview. Full Job description and application can be found at: For further details/informal visits please contact Karen Edmunds on: or karenedmunds@nhs.net If you have any trouble applying please contact: