Volunteering & Job Vacancies
Wiltshire Centre for Independent Living is an organisation led by disabled people which promotes choice and control for independent living. Our posts are open to all and applications from disabled people are particularly welcome. We are keen to recruit a diverse workforce and particularly welcome applications from disabled people using the usual application processes. We have published a Privacy Notice for Job Applicants explaining what you can expect us to do with your personal information when you apply for a job with us. If there are any queries related to this that you would prefer to discuss before applying for the position, please e-mail: info@wiltshirecil.org.uk or phone us on 0300 1233 442. Please read our Values Statement.
Vacancies at Wiltshire CIL
August 2024
COMMUNITY CONNECTOR : (SAFER ACCOMMODATION/DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICE PUBLIC HEALTH)
- Location: Main base – Wiltshire Centre for Independent Living, 11 Couch Lane, Devizes, SN10 1EB
- Hours: 25 hours per week (12-month fixed term contract – maternity leave cover). We are open to discussion on flexible working
- Salary: £26,918 pro rata (£19,277 for 25 hours per week)
- Duration: 12 months fixed contract
Are you a good communicator?
Do you enjoy relational working with people?
Are you emotionally strong and resilient?
We have a 12-month fixed term vacancy for a Community Connector (also known as Social Prescriber) – working with people in our community to ensure they get to live their good life.
To do this job you will:
- Be a genuine people person with great listening and communication skills who can work with all sorts of people.
- Be able to spot what people are good at and nurture it.
- Be OK with providing support and motivation to enable people to take the lead.
- Be highly organised, confident and resilient.
- Be creative and have a willingness to do things differently.
- A practical and friendly person who works in a flexible and supportive way.
- A team player who is willing to go the extra mile.
You will be mostly out and about in the community but coming together regularly with your team in our offices in Devizes for peer support and learning opportunities.
The successful applicant will receive an induction, and all the training needed to undertake the role. This will include lots of opportunities to shadow our existing Connectors.
If you are looking for a highly rewarding, exciting and creative role then we would like to hear from you.
Our posts are open to all, and applications from disabled people are particularly welcome using the usual application processes. An enhanced DBS check is required for this role.
Closing Date for Applications: 12 noon Friday 20th September 2024
Interview Date: TBA
Download the relevant forms and information from our website: https://www.wiltshirecil.org.uk/get-involved/ or email info@wiltshirecil.org.uk / call 0300 1233 442
- Closing date for applications: 12 noon – Friday 20th September 2024
- Interviews will take place on: TBA
Our posts are open to all, and applications from disabled people are particularly welcome using the usual application processes.
- Job Description Community Connector
- Application Form* (to be marked Private & Confidential and emailed to info@wiltshirecil.org.uk)
- Recruitment Monitoring Form* (to be marked Private & Confidential and emailed to info@wiltshirecil.org.uk)
- Guidance Notes and Recruitment Charter
- PRIVACY NOTICE- Job Applicants
*Required
(2) TREASURER (BOARD OF TRUSTEES)
This is for you if …
- You have an aversion to the phrase ‘but we have always done it this way’
- You are hopeful and positive, genuinely believing that you can be part of the change we all want to see
- You don’t think you have all the answers, or even all the questions, and you don’t try to fix things
- You have an open mind and like listening as well as talking
- You like to try out stuff, are OK with it failing and willing to learn and try again.
About Us: Our vision is for all disabled people to be able to live independently through individual choice, control and equal rights. Our mission is to provide the support required to achieve this.
We have an annual income of around £1 million which comes from various contracts with the local council and the NHS and other sources of ad hoc funding. We don’t do fundraising. We have approximately 20 members of staff.
We are in exciting times! Wiltshire CIL has a relatively new Board of Trustees who are strong, committed and engaged and we are currently involved in developing a dynamic governance structure so that trustees and staff interact and work together at all levels to evolve the best possible support for disabled and elderly people in Wiltshire to live lives of their choosing.
75% of the Board is either disabled or represents a disability group. It currently meets 4 times a year (though additional meetings may be called when necessary) and there is provision for members to join on-line. Dates are agreed in advance.
About You: Our Treasurer will lead the board in meeting its financial governance and management obligations. We are a small charity with big ideas and, as part of our board, you will have the opportunity to drive, support and shape our work and strategic direction. As Treasurer, you will lead the board’s work to keep us well-governed, viable and sustainable.
If interested in this voluntary role, please contact info@wiltshirecil.org.uk for further information and a short application form, or Caroline, our chair chair@wiltshirecil.org.uk if you would like an informal chat about what’s expected.
Closing date for applications: Friday 13th September 2024
(3) TRUSTEE
We’re looking for a trustee to join our Board. Are you that person?
- You have an aversion to the phrase ‘but we have always done it this way’
- You are hopeful and positive, genuinely believing that you can be part of the change we all want to see
- You don’t think you have all the answers, or even all the questions, and you don’t try to fix things
- You have an open mind and like listening as well as talking
- You like to try out stuff, are OK with it failing and willing to learn and try again.
About Us: Our vision is for all disabled people to be able to live independently through individual choice, control and equal rights. Our mission is to provide the support required to achieve this.
We have an annual income of around £1 million which comes from various contracts with the local council and the NHS and other sources of ad hoc funding. We have approximately 20 members of staff.
We are in exciting times! Wiltshire CIL has a relatively new Board of Trustees who are strong, committed and engaged and we are currently involved in developing a dynamic governance structure so that trustees and staff interact and work together at all levels to evolve the best possible support for disabled and older people in Wiltshire to live lives of their choosing.
75% of the Board is either disabled or represents a disability group. It currently meets 4 times a year (though additional meetings may be called when necessary) and there is provision for members to join on-line. Dates are agreed in advance.
About You: Apart from the formal responsibilities of a trustee to ensure the charity is compliant with the law and its governing document and to act responsibly in the charity’s best interests, we are looking for someone with energy, enthusiasm and commitment, a willingness to learn and to be actively involved and with a strong personal commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.
If interested in this voluntary role, please contact info@wiltshirecil.org.uk for further information and a short application form, or Caroline, our Chair chair@wiltshirecil.org.uk if you would like an informal chat about what’s expected.
Closing date for applications: Friday 13th September 2024
Vacancies for Personal Assistants
These are advertised separately on our PA Register
You can view all current vacancies for Personal Assistants on the Vacancy Board
Volunteering
We welcome volunteers in various roles within the organisation and particularly value the expertise disabled people bring with them from their ‘lived experience’. Currently we have vacancies for suitable disabled people as:
- Trustees
- Peer Mentors
- Disabled people interested in contributing to training
- Co-production group
We have a full volunteer policy and approval system and each volunteering role has its own role description and person specification. If you are interested please email the office.