Welcome to this edition of the Redcar & Cleveland Voluntary Development Agency e-newsletter.
In this edition:
Age UK Teesside Recruiting – Befriending Services Support Worker
AGE UK Teesside
Post: Befriending Services Support Worker
Location: Teesside / Redcar and Cleveland
Responsible to: Befriending Services Coordinator
Hours: 21 hours/3 days per week
Salary: £15772.06 FTE
Job Purpose
To assist in the delivery of Age UK Teesside’s befriending services. The post holder will work closely with the Befriending Services Coordinator and the volunteer team to assess new and existing client’s requirements around befriending and help facilitate their engagement within new networks to alleviate the effects of loneliness and social isolation. They will also be responsible for assisting in the development and promotion of the Befriending Service working in close partnership with other local services.
Job Description
Essential Criteria
Deadline for applications: Friday 27th September 2019
For further details and application form, please visit www.ageukteesside.org.uk or email anne.sykes@ageukteesside.org.uk
The Grenfell Club – Diversity Day
Diversity Day 24th September 2019
Join us for a day when we bring Diversity to Redcar, Stands available, network, and discuss diversity and inclusion and how it affects our society.
- 9am welcome & networking.
- 9.30-12.30 Diversity+ Trans101 Workshop delivered by Ellie Lowther , Founder of Trans Aware CIO & ELC , Finalist 2019 National Diversity Awards.
- 12.30-1.30 Lunch & networking.
- 1.30-4.00 Ellie Lowther will be available for discussion at Trans Aware stand to share insight into any issues re diversity.
- 1.30-3pm Disability101 delivered by Liam Twizell -ELC.
- 3.15-4pm Refugee Awareness talk delivered by Celine Cajo – BtsGap/ELC.
- 4.30 – 5.30 trans101 Mini session for public.
- 5.30 End.
To book a Free! stand or Free! Workshop please email info@grenfellclub.org. Refreshments during the day will be provided.
Guidelines for Suicide Prevention Grassroots community funding
Guidelines for Suicide Prevention Grassroots community funding
What is the purpose of this funding?
This funding is provided by the Tees Suicide Prevention Taskforce on behalf of Local Authorities (Hartlepool/Middlesbrough/Redcar & Cleveland/Stockton-on-Tees) through funding allocated by NHS England which is part of a number of initiatives that aim to reduce suicide rates in line with the national ambition of a reduction of 10% by 2020-2021
Criteria:
The aim of the fund is for local organisations to develop and implement community based activities that will have a positive effect on the mental health and emotional wellbeing of local male residents aged 25-65 – particularly those people who are most vulnerable or isolated within our communities.
Grants available
Voluntary and community organisations can apply for grants between £1,000 and £5,000.
You must complete your project within 12 months of the date of our letter confirming the grant.
Who can apply?
Voluntary and community organisations that are working within the Teesside area
Who can not apply?
- Individuals
- Sole traders
Applying again
The Suicide Prevention Grassroots Community Fund will not award more than one grant per organisation (to a maximum of £20,000 for the Tees Suicide Prevention Taskforce area) per local authority within a twelve month period. We work this out using the date we confirmed your grant. This includes dependent branches. Your organisation as a whole (parent organisation and dependent branches) cannot receive more than one grant per locality within a twelve month period.
What types of activity will we fund?
Activities and community support for men who are 25-65 years of age that help to improve mental health and emotional wellbeing. Preference will be given to those projects that demonstrate innovative ways of engaging with men. Examples of the kinds of activities, but not exclusive to include:
- Lunch clubs/Cafes
- Befriending
- Art classes
- Peer support groups
- Physical activity groups
- Volunteering groups
- Equipment needed to support facilitation of groups
- Partnership approaches are encouraged
What types of activity will we not fund?
- One off events
- Travel
- Salary costs will unfortunately not be covered
Criteria for assessment
Applications will be judged by an assessment of the quality of the information provided on the funding application and how well this relates to the priorities identified above.
A decision relating to the approval of grants will be made by a panel from members of each Local Authority. Successful applicants will be notified via email. The decision of the panel is final and there will be no opportunity to appeal.
Monitoring and Evaluation
There is a mandatory requirement for successful applicants to complete monitoring reports. You will be asked to complete a 6month report and an end of grant report telling us how the grant has been spent and what was achieved. We will be auditing the fund against bid criteria at regular intervals.
You may be asked to showcase your project at appropriate partnership events.
We may visit or telephone you, or ask to see original receipts to check how the grant was spent.
Equal Opportunities
Any organisation to whom payments are made must not commit any act of discrimination rendered unlawful by the Equality Act 2010.
How to apply?
Application Form
Complete the application form and send to Katie Bannister on suicide_prevention_grassroots_community_funding@middlesbrough.gov.uk
We will also accept postal bids, but the deadline will still apply. Postal bids to be sent to:
Katie Bannister
Live Well Centre
Dundas House
Middlesbrough
TS1 1HR
Further Advice
Advice in applying to the Fund is available from Katie Bannister on
01642 728361 or by emailing suicide_prevention_grassroots_community_funding@middlesbrough.gov.uk
Only fully completed application forms will be considered.
THE CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS IS 12PM 27th SEPTEMBER 2019
APPLICATIONS RECEIVED AFTER THIS DATE WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED
SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS WILL BE NOTIFIED BY EMAIL NO LATER THAN THE END OF DECEMBER 2019.
Routes to Work
RoutesToWork
Additional help for your clients
Are you a Redcar and Cleveland voluntary/community organisation or social enterprise supporting residents who:
- Are over 30 years of age
- Have multiple barriers to employment
- Have been unemployed for over 2 years and want to get back into work?
Would you like to get involved in a 6-month pilot referral scheme that could help such clients further?
If so, we want to hear from you.
For every eligible person, you refer, your organisation will receive a total of £30; £15 on referral and an additional £15 once the client reaches the “Positive outcome” stage on the programme.
For further details and to enlist on the pilot, please contact the team on 01287 612563 or email: routestowork@redcar-cleveland.gov.uk
Thank you.
Funding for Local Children’s Sports Groups
We’re looking for local sports groups who work with children under the age of 18 who are in need of funding. All you have to do is apply via the form below with details of how much the group needs and what it’s for.
10 will be chosen and then given a few weeks to fundraise as much as they can, with a target of at least £2,500. Cash for Kids and Tees Valley Community Foundation will then match that fundraising for all groups up to another £2,500, so you could end up with a grant back of £5,000! We’ll also be granting an additional £500 each to the group with the best social media interaction, the group that has the most creative fundraising idea and the group that illustrates the best team work.
Whichever group raises the most money will also win extra match funding of up to £5,000, and Steve and Karen will throw a party with all the finalists to celebrate!
This is not about kids not having the latest football boots, tennis racquets or the most up to date strips. This is about kids not being able to afford to take part in sports. All applications will be judged on how they aim to make a difference to disadvantaged children under 18 in their area. We’ll give every finalist group their own online fundraising page and support with their activities, so you won’t be going it alone!
Please register by clicking here to get involved and good luck! Entries close at 12noon on Monday, 16th September.
Kidz Konnekt – Klub Konnekt Open Day
