Current Vacancies
Do you have lived experience of forced migration and are looking for your next job?
At the Hummingbird Project, we are committed to increasing the representation of people with lived experience of forced migration in our team, including our volunteers and board of trustees. Research conducted by Breaking Barriers reveals that people from refugee backgrounds in the UK are 4 times more likely to be unemployed than people born here, and on average earn about half the amount per week that UK nationals do. This is despite high levels of qualifications and skills.
If you come from a refugee background, and are thinking about your future career, you can get personalised one-to-one employment support from Breaking Barriers and the Experts By Experience Employment Initiative. They can support you with your CV, writing your cover letter, interview preperation, and ongoing training and mentoriships.
Fundraising Manager
OVERVIEW OF THE ROLE
We are looking for a Fundraising Manager who can lead on sustaining and growing our income through grants and donations. You will have responsibility for generating funds with the support of our freelance bid writer and Founder-Director to secure long-term sustainability for our organisation. The Fundraising Manager will write funding applications, manage reporting requirements and develop excellent relationships with our funders and donors. We are seeking someone who can demonstrate success in bid writing with a passion for writing and a keen interest in social justice causes. The successful candidate will be adept at building funding pipelines and diversifying income streams, with occasional focus on corporate fundraising, community events fundraising, and volunteer management.
Hours: 35 hours per week (negotiable)
Salary: £38,587
Reports to: Founder-Director
Location: Hybrid (office in Brighton)
Closing date: Thursday 1st August 2024 at 9am
Interview date: Thursday 8th August 2024
To apply: submit cover letter and CV via Breathe
Please note that those shortlisted for interview will be asked to complete a short bid writing exercise.
If you would like to have a chat about this role ahead of applying please email [email protected]
Clinical Psychologist- The Helen Bamber and Hummingbird Project Partnership
OVERVIEW OF THE ROLE
As a Clinical Psychologist within the Hummingbird Project, you will report directly to the Senior Clinical Psychologist and the Director of Therapy at the Helen Bamber Foundation responsible for the service and support them in providing a comprehensive range of therapeutic interventions to clients of the Hummingbird Project. This role will include delivery of highly specialised psychological assessments for both medico-legal and clinical purposes, provision of appropriate evidence-based therapies, delivery of clinical supervision to staff, and where relevant, supervision of assistant and trainee clinical psychologists on final year specialist placements. At times, the role may include input into policy, research and fundraising and delivery of consultancy and training.
Time Commitment: 0.8 FTE, 2-year fixed term contract (30 hours per week)
Location: BMECP centre, 10a Fleet Street, Brighton, BN1 4ZE
Salary: £42,800 p.a. pro rata
Deadline: 27/07/2024
Volunteer English Teacher
The Hummingbird Project is looking for experienced ESOL or English Functional Skills teachers/teaching assistants to join Learning Space.
Are you dedicated, reliable, and have a passion for working with young people to ahieve their full potential? Then we'd love to hear from you!
Time commitment: Every Thursday 5.30pm - 7.30pm (2 hours per week)
Location: BMECP centre, 10a Fleet Street, Brighton, BN1 4ZE
Deadline: rolling
Interviews: we will be interviewing on a rolling basis.
Start Date: ASAP
You will need to undergo a DBS check, safeguarding training and an induction before starting.
When: Every Thursday, during term time, 5:30 - 7:30pm. Volunteers must be able to commit to the role for a minimum of 6 months.
Applying: Please read the volunteer information pack below before completing the volunteer application form
Essential Criteria:
- Teaching/teaching assistant experience on ESOL and/or English Functional Skills courses
- Familiarity with ESOL and/or English Functional Skills exams
- Experience of working with people from refugee backgrounds and/or teaching people who's first language is not English
- Excellent and adaptable communication skills
- Be available to volunteer on a Thursday 5:30-7:30pm for a minimum of 6 months (if you are not available during this time we ask that you do not apply for this role)
Access to Education Volunteer
Are you passionate about supporting young people to access education? Learning English is a priority for the young people that we work with, but it can be difficult to find out where and when classes are happening. With limited English, the application process can also be very difficult to navigate. We are looking for a committed volunteer to work alongside the Education Lead to support young people to access English/ ESOL classes in and around Brighton. This will involve working directly with young people to help them to fill in application forms as well as keeping up to date about the classes that are happening and communicating with local colleges and training providers.
Time commitment: Every Thursday 1.30pm - 7.30pm (6 hours per week)
Location: BMECP centre, 10a Fleet Street, Brighton, BN1 4ZE
Deadline: rolling
Interviews: we will be interviewing on a rolling basis.
Start Date: ASAP
Role description:
- Support young people with college applications
- Maintain up to date information about ESOL courses in Brighton and Hove
- Attend Brighton ESOL network meetings (2-3 times a year)
- Meet regularly with the Education Lead
- Keep a diary of college open days and other events
- Attend Learning Space (Thursdays 5:30 - 7:30pm)
Skills/ qualities:
- Excellent communication skills
- Good at building relationships with ‘partner’ organisations
- Collaborative working style
- Dedication and reliability
- Experience of working with young people from refugee/ marginalised backgrounds
- Experience of working with people whose first language is not English
- Good at building relationships with young people
- Experience of teaching ESOL and/or working in further education is desirable
- An understanding of some of the barriers and challenges experienced by young people from refugee backgrounds
In this document we set out the culture of wellbeing at the Hummingbird Project. In the spirit of reflective practice, this is a working document that will be reviewed and updated on an annual basis, with the input of the Hummingbird team.
