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27th July 2022

Welcome to the latest edition of the Halton & St Helens Voluntary and Community Action E-Bulletin...

VS6 UK-SPF Update For The Sector

Following on from the VS6 “UK Shared Prosperity Fund: Making the case for Liverpool City Region's VCFSE Sector” event held in May, the VS6 Partnership have continued to strive to work with the Combined Authority to shape the Liverpool City Region’s UK-SPF investment plan. Place based VCFSE leaders from our CVSs have also been working with local authority colleagues to advocate for the sector at a local level. To expand more upon the work of the VS6 Partnership and provide an update on the current position, as well as the Combined Authorities draft investment plan, a briefing for the VCFSE sector has been produced. The briefing goes into more detail of the progress made, challenges faced and next steps once the Combined Authority investment plan is finalised...

Healthy and Home Part Time Link Worker

Working with the Hospital Discharge Team at Warrington and Halton Hospital Trust, this is an exciting opportunity for the right person. Warrington Voluntary Action are looking for a self-starter who can work with confidence under their own initiative within a team environment and who is committed to supporting people to maintain their independence, good wellbeing and promote self-care. The successful candidate will have experience of working in a frontline support role in the voluntary, health or public sector, delivering services in a client focused way, empowering and supporting people...

Have Your Say: St Helens Community Workshop -16th August

Do you live in WA9 or WA10? Do you care about your community? Do you have ideas about what community means? Researchers from the Heseltine Institute at the University of Liverpool are doing some work on what community means to people in the St Helens area. They have carried out a survey of local people, and are now hosting workshops to try to understand how people feel about their local area. The workshop will involve some discussion and activities and will take no more than an hour. Free refreshments will be available...

Halton Levels of Need

Following on from the changes made to the Halton Levels of Need last month, Halton Safeguarding Development  Office have sent over their revised ‘What to do if you have a concern about a child’s welfare’ flowchart...

Impact & Monitoring Worker - Sahir House

Sahir House is currently restructuring to become a leaner, more focused organisation.  As part of this exercise, they have committed to investing in the provision of specialist outreach and support services for lesbian, gay, bi, trans, queer, questioning and intersex people across Merseyside. The charity proves what community can achieve together - they were, and remain, a Merseyside success story. They are looking to recruit a suitably experienced Impact and Monitoring Worker to help support the reporting and monitoring requirements of the charity through its next stage of development...

St Helens Mind - Allotment Family Open Day

St Helens Mind has an Allotment Family Open Day this Friday 29th July 11 am to 3pm, so people can meet the team, enjoy the fab surroundings and find out more about them. The allotment, Sound of Mind Singers, Cinema group and Music group are there for anyone who might benefit from trying something new, meeting other people, having a laugh and therefore boost your wellbeing...

People Needed for Advisory Committee

The Cheshire and Merseyside Advisory Committee deals with the recruitment and recommendation for the appointment of Magistrates across the region and is currently seeking new volunteers to join its ranks. You do not need any prior legal training to assess judicial aptitude, but you must have excellent interpersonal skills, good judgement of character and a willingness to interview candidates for the Magistracy. Past interviewing experience is helpful but not essential as training will be provided to all successful candidates. Interviews are generally conducted online so you will require reliable internet access. Members will not normally be appointed for a period that would extend beyond their 70th birthday and those appointed may serve up to a maximum of 9 years. The time commitment is very flexible and members can choose to interview on days that suit their own schedules and existing commitments...

Next Step Cards - Funded Training Places Across Cheshire & Merseyside

Beyond, Cheshire & Merseyside’s Children and Young People’s Transformation Programme have funded 540 places for Next Step Cards training across the nine Cheshire & Merseyside boroughs. There are 60 funded places per area. Next Step is designed to support anyone who cares for children and young people. Whether you’re a parent, teacher, mental health professional or commissioner of health and social care services, Next Step is a tool that helps young people to communicate on their own terms, in their own environment. Created by both young people and mental health experts, the colourful toolkit provides the perfect platform to enable safe and structured conversations with young people who may be struggling with their emotional health and wellbeing. Next Step is a set of 52 unique cards, with each card representing a particular mood, thought, action or goal...

Community Health Champion - Irish Community Care

Irish Community Care are a leading participant in the provision of support, information & guidance for all Irish, Irish Traveller and Gypsy Traveller communities. Their aim is to ensure well informed, empowered and vibrant Irish communities across the North West of England. The team is growing, and they have an exciting position available. They are a dynamic and forward-thinking organisation who offer fantastic employee benefits, including generous annual leave, an employee assistance programme, ongoing training and professional development, flexible hybrid working and much more.  They are currently recruiting for a full time Community Health Champion...

Modern Slavery Case Worker and Assistant, Night Welfare Worker Roles

Come join Medaille Trust team working to help change the lives of some of the most vulnerable people. Ranked by Best Companies as the 8th best charity to work for in the UK, they support survivors of modern slavery who have been abused and exploited, by implementing individualised plans and strategies to enable them to transform their lives. The service in the Halton area is a male safe house. It is one of nine safe houses across England providing shelter and support to over 100 modern slavery survivors every night. They are seeking a confident and experienced Modern Slavery Case Worker with a wide range of skills and importantly, a ‘can do’ approach. As the Modern Slavery Case Worker, you will provide practical and emotional support to potential victims of modern slavery in the service, where applicable in a given geographic area. You will undertake daily duties to ensure the smooth running of the service. The role will involve assisting clients with increasing practical skills and self-confidence to empower and enable independent and safe living...

Third Sector Trends 2022 in North West England

So far 4,445 voluntary and community organisations and social enterprises have joined the study. We really need you to take part in the North West so that we can build a picture of what is happening locally in Halton and St Helens, what has changed since 2016 and 2019 and what you think is going to happen next. It's quick, interesting, easy to do. You can do it on your phone, tablet, laptop or PC...

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