Issue date: 23 October 2014

Blogs

Chicken Run – This ain’t no ordinary chicken hut!
With a little help from VAL, James Rogers, Assistant Chief Executive of Leeds City Council, describes his day at Kirkstall Community Garden testing out the Council's Employer Supported Volunteering initiative.

VAL Shortlisted for Compact Award
Compact Voice has announced that Voluntary Action Leeds and West Yorkshire's Police and Crime Commissioner have been shortlisted for a Compact Award in the "Innovation" category.

Challenges for charities in 2014
Sir Stuart Etherington spoke at the Wrigleys Charity Governance seminar on 2 October 2014 and VAL worker Kathy Faulks was there to take notes for you.

News

Charity Commission Chairman speech at VAL AGM
The Chairman of the Charity Commission, William Shawcross, was the guest speaker at VAL's AGM on 25 September, and the full text of his speech is now available.

Offices To Rent At Artlink
We have two good sized offices for rent near the City centre. Good transport links, competitive rent.

Social Enterprise Event Series
Leeds Community Foundation’s Social Enterprise Event Series is being run in collaboration with the Yorkshire Venture Philanthropy Programme and Ideas that Change Lives.

Leeds Advocates Review Feedback
A report has now been produced following the advocates review that took place throughout the summer.

More News

Events

Introduction to Social Media - Facebook
We’ll look at the world’s most popular social network and how to use it for your organisation
Friday 24 October at 10:00am to 11:00am

Sing Freedom
A story with songs of liberation, sung by the Free Range choir.
Friday 24 October at 7:30pm to 9:30pm

Aspects of Restorative Justice - Free Saturday Seminar Part 4
Leeds Quaker Criminal Justice Group invites you to attend their next free Saturday seminar to discuss the aspects of Restorative Justice - Fairer Justice?
Saturday 25 October at 10:00am to 1:00pm

Localism, social change and racial minority communities
Inspiring networking event - engage in conversations about some of the challenges racial minority communities are experiencing.
Saturday 25 October at 10:30am to 3:45pm

The Community Champions Fair
Come and celebrate the work of community champions at The Community Champions Fair, part of the ESRC’s Festival of Social Science.
Monday 3 November at 11:00am to 3:00pm

Leeds ACTS! Food Now & in the Future - Creating a Sustainable Food System for Leeds
Food Now & in the Future is an opportunity for third sector organizations and academics to come together to share knowledge and experience of food-related issues and initiatives in Leeds.
Wednesday 5 November

More events

Funding

Current Funding Opportunities
A selection of the latest funding opportunities for third sector organisations in Leeds. Deadlines coming up on:

24 October | Jimbo's Fund
31 October | Victoria Gate funding
14 November | YVP large grants/loans

Also, visit the Leeds Community Foundation website for details of the following 2 grants:

Mars in the Community – deadline 18 November
Leeds Winter Wellbeing Community Grants Scheme – deadline 26 November

Volunteering

Prisoners and Ex Offenders as Volunteers toolkit
Now available - a beginners guide to introducing prisoners and ex offenders as volunteers into your volunteering programme, developed by VAL's Giving Time project. Contact laura.elson@val.org.uk for more details.

Find out more about all the services available through Volunteer Centre Leeds.

Training

Training at VAL has a new monthly newsletter with information about upcoming training events, course outlines and training news. Sign up now!

Courses coming up for third sector organisations include:

3 December | Strategic Planning
10 December | People Management

Search the Training Directory on Doing Good Leeds for details of these and all current courses.

Subscribe to VAL Essentials and get a 20% discount on VAL training courses.

Business Support Programme

The new Doing Good Leeds Business Support Programme, overseen by Voluntary Action Leeds, provides access to an approved network of providers that deliver services to meet the needs of third sector organisations in Leeds. It could help you to develop any aspect of your organisation including:

Planning
Finance
Funding
Marketing and communications

To help your third sector organisation develop, browse the list of approved providers now!

Jobs

29 jobs in this E-News:

Support Workers
Real Life Options
Salary: £13,800
Closing date: 24 October 2014

Project Manager - Health and Wellbeing
Barca-Leeds
Salary: £29,000
Closing date: 24 October 2014

Care Workers x 3
Leeds Mencap
Salary: £6.77ph
Closing date: 24 October 2014

Caseworker ~ Choices Project
St Giles Trust
Salary: £19,621 - £23,191 per annum
Closing date: 27 October 2014

CRM Database Administrator
Healthwatch Bradford and District
Salary: £23,708 pro rata
Closing date: 27 October 2014

Assistant Housing Support Worker
GIPSIL
Salary: £16,400 plus on-call payments
Closing date: 27 October 2014

Housing Support Worker
GIPSIL
Salary: £19,817 plus on-call payments
Closing date: 27 October 2014

Support Worker, Leeds City Council Employer Supported Volunteering
Voluntary Action Leeds
Salary: SO1 Pts 29-31 £24,892-£26,539
Closing date: 27 October 2014

Single Point of Access Support Worker - Calderdale CAMHS Tier 2 Service
Leeds Counselling
Salary: £18,666.54 to £21,466.52
Closing date: 28 October 2014

Service Development and Delivery Manager
BHA for Equality
Salary: S02 SCP 32 – 34 (£27,323 – £28,922) pro rata
Closing date: 29 October 2014

Administrative Assistant
St Vincent Support Centre
Salary: 15,450 pa
Closing date: 31 October 2014

Development Worker
RJC Dance
Salary: £20,000 pro rata (£9600 per anum)
Closing date: 31 October 2014

Youth Dance Coordinator
RJC Dance
Salary: £20,000 pro rata (£11,733 per anum)
Closing date: 31 October 2014

Project Coordinator
Haqooq Aspire for More
Salary: Dependent on Experience
Closing date: 31 October 2014

Human Resources & Administration Assistant (Ref.98)
Health for All (Leeds)
Salary: £10,327.20
Closing date: 31 October 2014

Carer Support Worker - Supporting Carers in Health Settings - West Leeds
Carers Leeds
Salary: £24,646 pro rata
Closing date: 31 October 2014

Finance Manager
Together Women
Salary: £26k - £28k
Closing date: 3 November 2014

Young Dad's Worker (Ref.99)
Health for All (Leeds)
Salary: £22,443 per annum
Closing date: 3 November 2014

Welfare and Benefits Adviser
Northcall
Salary: £7,800
Closing date: 3 November 2014

Volunteer Recruitment, Training and Development Officer
AVSED
Salary: £21,194 pa for 37 hours
Closing date: 6 November 2014

Young People's Development Worker (Ref.100)
Health for All (Leeds)
Salary: £12,097.82 per annum
Closing date: 7 November 2014

Project Manager
Caring Together in Woodhouse & Little London
Salary: £32,000 rising to £35,000
Closing date: 7 November 2014

Health Development Worker
Hamara Centre
Salary: £20,400 pro rata
Closing date: 10 November 2014

Gateway Support Adviser
Better Leeds Communities
Salary: SCP 24 £21,278 p.a. (£12,767 pro-rata)
Closing date: 10 November 2014

School Counsellor
Barca-Leeds
Salary: £26,276 pa pro rata
Closing date: 11 November 2014

Freelance Dance Artists
Dance Action Zone Leeds (DAZL)
Salary: To be advised
Closing date: 25 November 2014

Bank Support Worker - Hospital 2 Home Service
Age UK Leeds
Salary: £20 a day stand by allowance, with addition of £10 for every hour worked
Closing date: 30 November 2014

Personal Assistant
Individual Employers
Salary: Hourly paid
Closing date: 23 December 2014

Casual Sessional Youth Workers
Youth Theatres Leeds
Salary: £10 per hour
Closing date: 23 December 2014

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