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.

BME Community Services - Project Officer

BME Community Services is seeking to employ a Project Officer for their Out of Asia Heritage Project on an 18.5h/w 18 months contract. The post holder will be based in Worthing with some travel. The job’s purpose is to coordinate the project day by day and ensure that the targets set are met. The project aims to describe the cultural experiences of people from the Indian sub-continent who have migrated to the Worthing area. Interviews will be conducted with people from Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri-Lanka who have migrated to the Worthing area over the past 70 years. Key cultural subjects will be home life, bringing up children, education, working life, politics, religion, festivals and leisure activities. The project’s key outcome is to produce an educational DVD of these interviews to be used in schools and libraries. For an application pack please telephone: 01903 211033 or email info@bme-cs.org.uk.

Closing date for applications: 4pm on Friday 10th September
Interview date: Friday 17th September

Salary: £9,000 pa

Mental Health Carers Support Worker

An opportunity has arisen for a specialist Support Worker for family carers who are looking after someone of working age with mental health issues. To provide practical and emotional support to individual carers including information on carer’s rights, access to carers assessments, advocacy support and the facilitation of carer’s support groups. It will be necessary to develop close working relationships with the local Mental Health Teams particularly in the Mid Sussex area. An understanding of carers’ issues and related mental health legislation is essential. Also a proven ability to work under own initiative and as part of a team covering the northern area of West Sussex. The position requires the use of own car.

For application packs or informal discussion telephone: 01293 657040 or email: info@carerssupport.org.uk

Closing date for applications: 12 noon Friday 24th September
Interview date: Friday 1st October

Salary: £20,243 - £23,309 pa plus 6% pension and essential car users allowance

Please note ...

that CCVS is currently unable to offer an online application service.