SAVS are recruiting for the following role:
Youth Volunteering Administrator
22.5 hrs per week (times by arrangement)
Salary: NJC Point 20 £18,453 (pro rata) per annum
This post is funded until 31 March 2011

Southend Association of Voluntary Services are recruiting for an enthusiastic person, passionate about young people to join a dynamic team. This role will support the further development of a vibrant culture of youth led volunteering opportunities across Essex, Southend & Thurrock funded by the youth volunteering charity vinvolved.

The ASCC is the Association of Social Care Communicators. It is a forum where communicators working with vulnerable children or adults can come together and share good practice and develop ideas. Every year a national conference is held, and this year the conference is in Derby.

The conference gives you a chance to meet up with other social care communicators, and develop your skills in the workshops. This is an opportunity to learn about the current issues affecting social care (there are many!), and how they relate to the way we communicate with our service users. It should not be missed.

Deadline extended
Could you add to the strength of our Board of Trustees?
Southend Association of Voluntary Services is looking to select a small number of trustees with experience in the following fields:
• Marketing
• Law
• Buildings and Asset Management

Our Trustees serve for set periods of time which means we need to refresh and revitalise the Board from time to time.
All new trustees will receive an induction and further regular training and support to enable them to make the best possible contribution to the work of the charity and to gain the maximum personal satisfaction from their experience.
For full details, please see the attachment below.
Deadline for completed applications extended to Friday 10th September.

Southend on Sea Borough Council is inviting expressions of interest from experienced Passenger Transport & Social Care practitioners, to tender for the provision of Southend Borough Council’s Supervised Contact service.
Supervised Contact is arranged for local ‘Looked After’ children, ensuring that they are able to maintain continuing contact with parents, siblings and other family members.

Disability Essex has equipment to pass on to sports clubs, and other clubs, for disabled people.

On the 1st Sept 2010 Jonathan Latchford from The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) will be in Harlow to talk about funding opportunities and your project ideas and help your organisation or community group get access to funds. Heritage includes many different things from the past that we value and want to pass on to the future generations.

The AdVance Partnership
Southend Adult Community College working in partnership with Southend Association of Voluntary Services are, once again, able to offer a new range of training courses for the local Voluntary and Community Sector organisations.

We are distributing a Survey to enable us to gather feedback on the overall perception of the hospital and services from local residents. We are trying to establish what people do and don't like about our services.