ASCape is a charity which works with autistic and socially anxious children, young people and their families. It believes in empowering and enabling a diverse group of amazing young people and adults. We provide a number of opportunities for socialisation, growth and support in Bridport and its surrounding areas.
We are currently recruiting for the role of Charity Director to provide effective day-to-day financial, people and organisational management relating to all aspects of the charity’s set up and operations. An ideal job share opportunity, the successful candidate(s) will possess a wide range of skills and be able to play a key role within a small and committed team of volunteers, motivating and supporting them.
Based on a working week of 30 hours, the successful candidate(s) will work from home and at various locations where ASCape activities are held.
Duties and responsibilities include:
Operational management of ASCape, ensuring effective and efficient provision of high quality support and activities.
Financial oversight of income and expenditure, grant reporting, fundraising strategy and funding applications.
Preparing grant applications and financial and narrative reports to donors in line with donor requirements.
Development and oversight of core organisational policies.
Ensuring people management requirements are met throughout the organisation.
Responsibility for all aspects of service delivery, including monitoring and reporting on performance and outcomes.
Ensuring statutory compliance throughout the charity.
Designing and delivering a varied and engaging programme of activities throughout the year.
Providing pastoral support – mentoring, coaching and supporting individuals and encouraging inclusion.
Recruit, develop and support staff and volunteers, directly supervising key roles within the organisation.
Building strong and effective partnerships, attending and contributing to multi-agency meetings.
Acting as Safeguarding Lead, ensuring policies and procedures are in place and checks and training are carried out appropriately.
Advocating and campaigning locally on behalf of the charity.
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The successful candidate(s) will have proven experience of leading a charity and of contract, people and performance management. They will possess excellent interpersonal, communication and leadership skills and have a passion for engaging creatively with autistic and socially anxious young people and their parents/carers.
If you are highly motivated with the enthusiasm and drive to make a positive change to many people’s lives and pride yourself on your pro-active, practical, and pragmatic business acumen, we would love to hear from you.
The salary for this role is £21,420 per year (full time equivalent / actual).
We recognise the positive value of diversity, promoting equity and celebrating inclusion. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds including people with a diagnosis of an autistic spectrum condition (ASC) or who have a lived experience of autism.
We are taking positive action to address an under-representation of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) and disabled employees within our organisation.
We offer both BAME and disabled applicants the option of requesting that their application is considered under the terms of our BAME/disabled guaranteed interview schemes. To progress to interview, your application must demonstrate that you meet the essential criteria.
All successful applicants will be subject to a full DBS check.
To apply, please send a CV with a covering letter stating the contact details of two referees to info@ascapegroup.org
Closing date for applications is 22nd June 2023. Interviews are likely to be held the week commencing 26th June.
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