MRSN News
MRSN Bulletin - 16th September 2010
This bulletin brings to you up-to-date information on training, relevant
services, resources, funding information, job opportunities,
volunteering opportunities, upcoming events and much more, designed to
benefit refugees and asylum seekers
Employment Opportunities
Manchester Women’s Aid
Manchester Women’s Aid provides refuge accommodation to women and children and outreach services in the community to those experiencing domestic abuse. We have the following posts available and invite you to apply to become part of our organisation. Closing Date 4pm on Friday 24th September 2010
Refuge Service ManagerTo ensure MWA achieves excellent standards in refuge based support for those affected by domestic violence through the effective leadership and strategic management of the service
Salary NJC Scale PO 33 – 37 (£30,011 – £33,661 per annum)
(35 hours per week)
(Available until March 2012 pending further funding)
Development Officer
To assist MWA achieve successful outcomes to its priorities for development in pursuit of the aims of the organisation.
Salary NJC Scale 25 pt 25 ( £21,519 per annum)
(35 hours per week)
(Available until March 2012 pending further funding)
Refuge Worker (Citywide)
To provide high quality housing support to women & children seeking refuge protection from domestic abuse.
Salary NJC Scale 25 pt 25 ( £21,519) per annum
(35 hours per week)
(Available until March 2012 pending further funding)
Floating Support Worker
To provide high quality housing support to women and children living in the community.
Salary NJC Scale 25 pt 25 ( £ 21,519 pro rata per annum)
(17.5 hours per week)
(Available until March 2012 pending further funding)
City Wide Domestic Violence Pool Workers
To provide relief cover for front line staff in their absence, on an ad-hoc basis as & when required, to assist project managers to provide support using key work system. Please send a CV & cover letter.
Wage: £8.00 per hour
Work will be offered to you on an "ad hoc" basis as and when there is work to be done. You are free to accept or decline such offers of work and should you be successful in being considered for this position then for the avoidance of doubt you should be aware it does not constitute a Contract of Employment
For an application form, job description & person specification call 07775 924 770 or email paul.porter@manchesterwomensaid.org
Please send your application in writing to: MWA, Trafalgar House, 5-7 High Lane, Chorlton, M21 9DJ or e-mail paul.porter@manchesterwomensaid.org
MWA is an equal opportunities employer, we welcome applications from minoritised groups. The above posts are open to women only and are exempt under the SDA Act 1975, section 7, (2) exemption. Funded by Supporting People Manchester
Project Manager at The Gio Project
Third Sector Essentials (TSE) Community Interest Company is a dynamic new not-for-profit organisation that aims to support and develop the third sector across Greater Manchester. The Gio Project is a successful Big Lottery funded project, which offers support, training and guidance to meet the specific needs of medium and large sized organisations across Manchester.
TSE is looking to recruit a dynamic leader to manage this established and innovative project. The ideal candidate would have a background in providing support services to the voluntary and community sector, some managerial experience and the drive and enthusiasm to take this exciting project to the next level and to help to generate new business opportunities for the project’s consultancy work.
For further information and to apply, contact 0161 832 0934, or email: claire@gioproject.org.uk.
Volunteering Opportunities
VOLUNTEERING: WHATS IN IT FOR YOU?
It is an opportunity to learn new skills
You can give worthwhile contributions to an organization and the community
It works wonders for self esteem and confidence
helps you make friends and integrate into UK society
Watch your English improve!
Gives you valuable UK work experience that can go on your CV
You can even get a reference!
You can volunteer at times convenient to yourself and the organization pays your expenses (e.g. bus fares )
There are organizations (volunteer centres) that can help you get a volunteer placement. Just give them a call and tell them you are interested in volunteering
If you are 16-25 call:-
Bolton 01204 546 060 01204 546141 07855226608
Salford 0161 707 7067 0161 787 3838
Stockport 0161 477 0246 0161 477 0246
Tameside 0161 339 2345 0161 339 5454
Trafford 0161 976 2447 0161 962 1880
Bury 0161 797 1968 0161 253 7914 07530809229
Wigan 01942 514 234 01942 514234
Rochdale 01706 631 291 01706 631291 EXT 108
East Manchester 0161 220 8600
Manchester 0161 234 1532 0161 228 6520 07891 480392
Oldham 0161 228 6520
Or go on the web www.do-it.org.uk an interactive website that can help you find a volunteer position.
Teacher Mentor
Volunteer to support a teacher from a refugee background restart their career in the UK
Are you a: Teacher? Teaching Assistant? Ex-teacher? Learning Mentor? Trainee teacher? Newly Qualified Teacher? Teacher training professional?
Become a Teacher Mentor
For more information contact Becci Cunningham e-mail: becci.cunningham@barnardos.org.uk or call 0161 342 0812
Resources
SURVEY - GMCVO, Public Sector Funding Cuts Survey 2010
GMCVO is mapping the public sector funding cuts that have already occurred and/or are expected to occur and what impact this would have on Greater Manchester voluntary organisations. This information will be used to influence and inform policy makers at a national level.
Please complete the survey, as this information will be very useful to GMCVO in informing policy and holding discussions with policy makers at a national level.
The survey can be found here: http://www.gmcvo.org.uk/node/2243
Funding Opportunity
HACT’s Golden Projects Competition
To celebrate HACT’s Golden Jubilee, 10 applicants, through the Golden Projects Competition, will get the opportunity to become HACT’s pilot projects – receiving an award of £5K per project, expert support and widespread promotion. A larger award of initially £30K will be available for 2 to 3 of the pilot projects to really take off in 2011. For more information visit http://hact.org.uk/golden-jubilee/golden-projects
Deadline for applications: 4 October 2010
A B Charitable Trust (ABCT) funding
ABCT seeks to support small and medium-sized charities working close to the ground, particularly those working with refugees and victims of torture; prisoners; older people; people with mental health problems. Small grants of up to £5,000 are available, along with larger grants which could be awarded on a regular basis. For more information visit www.abcharitabletrust.org.uk/application.htm
Equitable Charitable Trust (UK)
Charitable organisations working towards educating young people, especially young people with disabilities and/or from disadvantaged backgrounds can apply for funding of up to £30,000 through the Equitable Charitable Trust. Previously funded projects have included supplementary classes /school. For more information visit www.equitablecharitabletrust.org.uk/Grants/GuidelinesforApplicants/tabid...
Applications can be submitted at any time.
The Co-operative Group – Community Fund (UK)
Charitable organisations and community groups can apply for grants of between £100 and £2,000 (£500 if the applicant is a newly formed group) to help them find co-operative solutions to community challenges. Groups that can demonstrate co-operative values and principles, such as self-help, equality, democracy and concern for the community, will be prioritised.For more information visit
www.co-operative.coop/membership/local-communities/community-fund/
Applications can be submitted at any time.
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) has issued four new Calls for proposals as part of its A Better Life programme, which focuses on quality of life for older people with high support needs.
The Calls are as follows:
A Better Life: Exploring the potential of approaches based on exchange The aim of this Call is to fund a project which will investigate the potential, for older people with high support needs, of settings, services and ways of living which maximise exchange, mutual support and reciprocal relationships.
A budget of up to £130,000 (including VAT) is available for one project.
A Better Life: Affordability, choices and quality of life in housing with care
The aim of this Call is to fund a project which will examine how affordability considerations affect the choices older people make who develop care needs, or whose care needs increase, about the level of care, and other services they pay for in housing with care.
A budget of up to £80,000 (including VAT) is available for one project.
A Better Life: Housing with care - community or care setting?
The aim of this Call is to fund a project which will investigate the boundaries of the roles and responsibilities of providers who run housing with care schemes, and in particular, how these issues affect the lives of older people who have high (or increasing) support needs.
A budget of up to £75,000 (including VAT) is available for one project.
A Better Life: Living together, getting along
The aim of this Call is to fund a project which will map out existing approaches and initiatives, as well as identify those that work best to promote supportive communities and positive dynamics between older people with and without high support needs in housing with care schemes.
A budget of up to £65,000 (including VAT) is available for one project.
JRF's remit is UK-wide and it seeks to fund research and development that reflects experience across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. JRF particularly welcomes proposals that incorporate cross-UK comparisons, but will consider the funding of specific national experience where appropriate, recognising that it is not always feasible or necessary for studies to cover the breadth of the UK.
The deadline for each Call is 5 October 2010 (2 pm).
For more information please visit http://www.jrf.org.uk
Tesco Charity Trust Community Awards
The Tesco Charity Trust Community Awards Scheme provides one-off donations of between £500 and £4,000 to local projects that support children and their education and welfare, elderly people and adults and children with disabilities.
There are two categories of Community Awards:
1. Grants to support children’s welfare and/or children’s educations (including special needs schools)
2. Grants to support elderly people and/or adults and children with disabilities
For further information and to apply, visit: www.tescocharitytrustcommunityawards-applications.co.uk, or contact 0845 612 3575.
The Percy Bilton Charity
The Percy Bilton Charity offers grants to UK registered charities, whose primary objectives are to assist one or more of the following groups: disadvantaged and underprivileged young people (aged under 25); people with disabilities (including physical or learning disabilities or mental health problems); people aged over 60.
The charity offer 2 programmes for organisations:
• Large grants – one off payments for capital expenditure of approximately £2,000 and over, i.e. furniture and equipment; building/refurbishment projects.
Please note that we do not fund running costs.
• Small grants - Donations of up to £500 towards furnishings and equipment for small projects. This programme is more suitable for smaller organisations.
Applications can be made at any time.
For further information and to apply, visit: www.percybiltoncharity.org.uk/application-organisation.htm, or contact 020 8579 2829.
Community Spaces
Community Spaces is a £57.5 million open grants programme that is managed by Groundwork UK’s Open Grants Department and funded by the Big Lottery Fund. The programme helps community groups in England create or improve green, open spaces to enhance people’s quality of life.
Grants start at £10,000.
Community Spaces funding is based on an outcomes approach. This means that they are interested in how your project will make a difference in your area and to the people who use it.
Outcomes are the changes that happen as a direct result of your project. These changes could make a difference to the environment, to the community or to the people who benefit from the project.
The Community Spaces programme outcomes are:
• A better local environment
• An increase in access to quality local spaces
• An increase in people actively involved in a practical environmental project
• An improvement in partnership between support organisations, communities and authorities.
For further information and to apply, visit: www.community-spaces.org.uk/default.aspx?page=63, or contact 0845 367 1671, or email: info@community-spaces.org.uk.
Final Deadline: Friday 7 January 2011, 12:00
Workshops/Training opportunities
Virtual Migrants, RICC and MRSN presentCLIMATE JUSTICE, SCIENCE AND REFUGEES
DEBATE AND DISCUSSION WITH MULTIMEDIA, FILM, MUSIC AND POETRY
Wednesday 27th October 2010, 5.30pm - 10pm
Two Free Events in one evening:
6pm FILM SCREENING: "TAKING ROOT: THE VISION OF WANGARI MAATHAI"
(entry from 5.30pm)
7.30pm MAIN EVENT: CLIMATE CHANGE TESTIMONIES FROM REFUGEES
CONNECTING SCIENTIFIC AND SOCIAL DEBATES *(entry from 7pm)
at: International Anthony Burgess Foundation,
Chorlton Mill, 3 Cambridge St, Manchester M1 5BY
(10 mins walk from St Peters Square - walk down Hulme Street opposite
the BBC on Oxford Road)
FREE ENTRY: booking required_ - full details
at **www.virtualmigrants.com/events* <http://www.virtualmigrants.com/events>
Food and refreshments will be available and served at 7pm. Food is free
to unwaged guests and sold at a low price to waged guests - all proceeds
to the project.
For more information Please contact:
Kooj Chuhan at Virtual Migrants – projects@virtualmigrants.com tel:
07971 415191.
Women Communicating Effectively – the event is for women groups only
The course is designed to enrich group discussions, expand dialogue and
promote tolerance and appreciation of differences.
The training will be held on Wednesday 29th september 2010 at Manchester Refugee
Support Network (MRSN), Phoenix Mill, 20 Piercy Street, Ancoats, M4 7HY,
from 10.00am-3.00pm.
For more information and booking please contact Belay Kahsay on 0161 202 8915 or Email :belay@mrsn.org.uk
Free English Lessons. University of Manchester Language Centre.
The course would be for just 12 hours over 4 weeks starting 7th
October and would take place in Oddfellows Hall on Grosvenor Street
(near the Sugden sports centre). Most of the classes would run from
4-6pm Mon - Thurs. All course materials would be provided and at
times, the students will be asked to do homework if they can.
For more information and booking please contact Mark Epsten on 07951 763055 or Email:M.Epstein@manchester.ac.uk