DID YOU KNOW ...

... that community groups and charities can advertise their job vacancies for FREE on the CCVS website? For more information please contact Lisa Phillips at lisa.phillips@crawleycvs.org.

Leisure Development Coordinators

Are you interested in a career working with children and young people with disabilities? Would you like to be involved in a charity which has achieved the Queens Award for Voluntary Service? The Springboard Project has vacancies for two Leisure Development Coordinators to manage and develop activity schemes in Crawley and Mid Sussex. The minimum qualification is NVQ/Cache Level 2 and/or working towards Level 3. Candidates must have a clean driving licence. An Open Day for interested applicants has been planned for Saturday 30th January 10.30-11.30am.

For an application pack please e-mail: pmanager@springboardproject.com or post your CV to: Jacqui Merridew, 52 Hurst Road, Horsham, West Sussex, RH12 2EP.

Closing date for applications is Monday 8th February.

New opportunities at Crawley Council for Voluntary Service

Deputy Chief Officer
Salary £31,081
37 hours a week

Have you got rock solid finance, IT and personnel experience and an interest in learning more about how the voluntary sector operates? If so, you could be ideally suited to this post which will have overall responsibility for the operational management of Crawley CVS. We are looking for someone with experience of managing a diverse staff team and producing and managing budgets. As you will have overall responsibility for managing the finance function, experience in this area is essential.

We welcome applicants with experience of working for a charity, either as a paid employee or as a volunteer, but more important is a strong management track record, an ability to motivate staff and to produce high quality written reports.

We are offering this role on a full time basis but would be happy to discuss flexible working arrangements for an exceptional candidate.

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Closing date for applications: Monday 8th February 2010. First interview Wednesday 17th February 2010. Second interview Friday 26th February 2010.


Volunteer Hub Co-ordinator
Salary £25,498 pro rata
24 Hours a week

Are you a strategic thinker with experience in developing business plans, writing successful bids and an empathy for the voluntary sector? We are looking to recruit someone with a clear understanding of how the voluntary and statutory sectors operate and a proven track record of securing additional resources, to co-ordinate the operation of the volunteer centres around West Sussex and to support them in developing their services and achieving the relevant quality standards.

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Closing date for applications: Monday 8th February 2010. Interview date: Friday 12th February 2010.


Volunteer Hub Administrator
Salary £18,620 pro rata
15.5 Hours a week

Are you a highly organised administrator, confident about working with figures and happy to use a range of computer software packages? As the job will also involve organising and attending meetings around the county you will also need to have experience in servicing meetings, including taking minutes.

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Closing date for applications: Monday 8th February 2010. Interview date: Tuesday 16th February.

Paid holiday and pension scheme available. CCVS is an equal opportunities employer. Full details and application packs available from:- CCVS, The Orchard, 1-2 Gleneagles Court, Brighton Road, Crawley RH10 6AD. Phone 01293 657000, email premises@crawleycvs.org. Please note CV’s will not be accepted, application by form only.
Charity No. 1094699. Company No. 4488714.

New opportunities with the Carers Support Service

Information Worker
Salary £18,620 – £21,411 pa pro rata plus 6% pension
24 Hours per week

We are seeking someone with good verbal and written skills in publicity and promotion for our service. You will need an understanding of carers issues, have good knowledge of local statutory and voluntary organisations and be willing to work flexibly with occasional evenings and weekends. Your main role will be providing information to carers and local professionals, both in group and one-to-one settings and producing newsletters and information booklets. You will also need to deal sensitively with all situations, and have excellent interpersonal and IT skills. This position requires the use of a car.

Closing date for applications: Wednesday 10th February 2010
Interviews: Tuesday 23rd February 2010

Administration Assistant (Finance Lead)
Salary £17,844-£19,592 pa pro rata plus 6% pension
30 hours per week

Due to a restructure of our service we are looking for an Administration Assistant to ensure the smooth running of our small office, monitoring the accounts of a number of budgets and to provide administrative support and service to the board of directors. Experience of previous office administration and finance together with good organisational skills to support the CEO of the service is essential. An understanding of carers issues is required as the post holder will have regular telephone contact with carers and will come into contact with carers when attending meetings and events.

Closing date for applications: Wednesday 10th February 2010
Interviews: Monday 22nd February 2010

For further information and/or application forms please telephone 01293 657040, or email info@carerssupport.org.uk