Issue date: 24 February 2015

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18 jobs in this E-News:

Involvement & Development Officer
Leeds Involving People
Salary: £19742 pro rata
Closing date: 25 February 2015

Co-ordinator
Home-Start Leeds
Salary: Sc pt 22
Closing date: 26 February 2015

Temporary Workspace Administrator (6 month Internship)
East Street Arts
Salary: 16,000
Closing date: 27 February 2015

2x Domestic violence Support workers - 1x Women, 1x Children and young people
Shantona Womens Centre
Salary: £19,600 pro rata
Closing date: 27 February 2015

CSE Support worker - Young people
Shantona Womens Centre
Salary: £19,600 pro rata
Closing date: 27 February 2015

Young people project Coordinator
Shantona Womens Centre
Salary: £26,786 pro rata
Closing date: 27 February 2015

Adult Services Coordinator
Shantona Womens Centre
Salary: £26,786
Closing date: 27 February 2015

Nursery Assistant
Chapeltown Community Nursery
Salary: £7.00 per hour
Closing date: 27 February 2015

Centre Manager - Bradford
Together Women
Salary: £26,539 - £30,311
Closing date: 2 March 2015

Community Development Worker – Data & Intelligence
Touchstone
Salary: £24,892
Closing date: 2 March 2015

Community Development Worker
Touchstone
Salary: £24,892 pa pro rata
Closing date: 2 March 2015

Administrator
Barca-Leeds
Salary: £17,000 pro rata
Closing date: 2 March 2015

Cafeleep manager
Leep1
Salary: £17,000 pro rata
Closing date: 3 March 2015

Project Support Officer
Leeds Involving People
Salary: £16989 pro rata
Closing date: 4 March 2015

Mental Health Job Retention Specialist
Leeds Mind
Salary: £20,253- £22,212
Closing date: 9 March 2015

Men's Insight and Development Worker
Orion
Salary: £22,443 pa
Closing date: 10 March 2015

Project Worker for Meeting Point
Christ Church Armley Community Projects Ltd
Salary: £20,253 pro-rata
Closing date: 13 March 2015

Support Workers
People Matters (Leeds) CIC
Salary: £7592 and/or £7.30ph
Closing date: 18 March 2015

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Training

Courses coming up for third sector organisations include:

4 March: Introduction to Fundraising
11 March: Awards for All - A Complete Guide
12 March: How to Register as a Charity
31 March: Safeguarding of Vulnerable Adults (at Risk) Level 1

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

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Funding

Wade's Small Grants
Small groups in Leeds (within the pre-1974 Leeds City Boundaries) can apply for single grants of up to £200. The grants must be for administrative costs only. Applications for 2015 now being accepted.

Visit Doing Good Leeds for current funding opportunities; forthcoming deadlines include:

6 March: Red Nose Day Community Cash Grant Scheme

News

Engage with ESIF!
The Engage with ESIF! project has been funded by the Big Lottery Fund to support the third sector to engage with the Leeds City Region European Structural Investment Funds (ESIF) 2014-2020 programme.

Tenfold Awards Open for Nominations
The Tenfold Learning Disability Awards are back for 2015 and open for nominations!

Victory for Leeds' disabled groups
Dozens of charity groups across the city of Leeds are celebrating a victory after the City Council overturned a ruling on disabled blue badges.

Recruitment of new helpline volunteers
SARSVL are looking for women who want to volunteer on our helpline, providing support to women and girls affected by sexual violence.

Change for good…..
This report was launched in the House of Commons on 20th January. It is a report of the “Independent Commission on the future of local infrastructure”. It highlights the role local infrastructure plays in supporting the local sector.

Blogs

ESV Intro
Hi everyone, my name is Brendan Tannam. I am the new Support Worker for VAL working in partnership with Leeds City Council (LCC).

Another Day, Another SORP
You may have seen some messages from the Charity Commission recently about a new Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) which applies to accounting periods starting after 1 January 2015.

Events

Children and Young People Special Interest Group
"The Therapeutic Use of Stories in Childhood Loss and Bereavement"
Wednesday 25 February at 1:00pm to 3:00pm

Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training
AIM: To teach Suicide First Aid skills to raise confidence and knowledge and to familiarise participants with the most widely used suicide intervention model in the world.
Thursday 26 February at 8:45am to Friday 27 February at 4:30pm

Third Sector Leeds Assembly: How the Third Sector can respond to the challenge
Third Sector Leeds will be holding an Assembly on Monday 2 March in Leeds - hosted and co-produced with Leeds City Council – in Civic Hall Banqueting Suite.
Monday 2 March at 9:30am to 12:30pm

Second Stage Funding Skills - Online accredited course
This online course acts as a second stage development from our courses in funding skills and giving funding advice, focusing on more complex funding and income streams.
Monday 2 March

How to create and implement your Sales & Marketing Plan
These courses will be focused on helping 3rd Sector Organisations to create and write a Development Plan/Marketing Strategy.
Tuesday 3 March at 10:00am to Thursday 5 March at 7:00pm

Business Ideas & Opportunities Workshop
Our Social Enterprise Event Series is being run in collaboration with the Yorkshire Venture Philanthropy Programme and Ideas that Change Lives.
Wednesday 4 March at 9:30am to 11:30am

Gangs, Youth Violence and Drugs Commissioning Master Class
Are you concerned about changes to the way in which your services are funded?
Monday 16 March at 9:30am to 4:00pm

St Vincent's Training Courses
Do you need a Qualification in Food Safety, First Aid or Health and Safety? We have courses available in March and April 2015
Wednesday 25 March at 9:00am to Wednesday 8 April at 4:30pm

In to Win: Improve your organisation’s chances of getting contracts or sub contracts
Physical and Sensory Impairment (PSI) Network event.
Thursday 26 March at 11:00am to 2:00pm

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