UPDATE E-BULLETIN Date: 4th March 2016 Voluntary and Community Sector

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1 Voluntary and Community Sector SCEN Contact: Swale CVS

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3 Voluntary and Community Sector Social Media Use within Organisations 28th April 2016 Being held at: Social Enterprise Kent, 2B the Links Herne Bay 9.30am 4pm Only 75.00pp An introduction to using social media to promote your organisation and develop relationships with customers, service users or supporters. How to maximise the benefits of social media for marketing purposes, minimise the risks associated with using it, and develop an understanding of the different ways it can be used. Course will include: What are the benefits of using social media for organisations? Social media trends and data, keeping up with social changes. An introduction to the different types of social media channels in general and specific use of some of the major channels. Using blogs are they useful? What to talk about if using a blog. The important pros and cons to bear in mind when using social media Targeting your specific audience Building an organisation image on different platforms and introduction to software used to manage multiple social media sites, e.g. Hootsuite Attracting people to your social media platforms Legalities and etiquette in social media Ways of finding out who is viewing your social media sites Analysing good and bad examples of use of social media by different organisations in order to determine what is good practice. Followed by division into break out groups to create a social media strategy specific to each delegate s own organisation. This will include deciding which social media channels to use depending on the target audience, developing a strategy to increase traffic, deciding on content, when it will be updated etc., who will be responsible for it, and also how success will be measured and monitored. For further details or to book your space at this course, please call us on or us at c.marenghi@sekgroup.org.uk (Tea/coffee and refreshments will be served throughout the day)

4 Voluntary and Community Sector Healthwatch Kent Community Champions Do you support vulnerable people who may have health issues? Then Healthwatch Kent would be interested in hearing from you. Healthwatch Kent listens to people about their experiences of the health and social care services and takes that voice to the commissioners of health and social care services in Kent. These views and experiences play an important role in decisions that are taken about new and existing health and social care services. Our free information and signposting service can help navigate Kent s complicated health and social care system and ensure that the available services are easily accessed. Healthwatch Kent is currently looking to engage Community Champions which is a key volunteer role. Champions are usually people who already work within a voluntary organisation or community group. By becoming a Healthwatch Community Champion, they act as the link point between their organisation and Healthwatch Kent. Key benefits of being a Community Champion include: Having a direct route to raise the voice of your members or clients to Healthwatch Kent and in turn, to people who provide and commission health & social care services Working together with us to help improve services and ensure the public are involved in any planned changes to services Being the first to hear of any commissioning opportunities via a dedicated monthly newsletter Keeping up to date with the work of Healthwatch Kent to ensure your organisation and members are informed and involved Community Champions don t need to undergo a formal interview, they only need to complete a simple registration form. Please click on this link to complete the registration form. Furthermore, everyone who completes a registration form will be automatically entered into a prize draw for a 50 gift voucher for Amazon. For more information please contact Robbie Goatham, Information Co-ordinator robbie@healthwatchkent.co.uk or call us on

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7 Public Sector Swale Borough Council Corporate Equalities Scheme Swale Borough Council is asking for people s views on how it promotes equality and diversity across the borough. A consultation has been launched on the new draft Corporate Equality Scheme, and the council wants local people to share their thoughts. The council s draft Corporate Equality Scheme sets out what the council will do to further promote equality and diversity among people of different ages, ethnicities, disabilities, gender, sexual orientation, faiths or beliefs. Cllr Ted Wilcox, cabinet member for performance at the council, said: As a council, we need to ensure that all communities feel safe, have equal access to our services, and that our services are designed to avoid any discrimination on people with a protected characteristic such as disability, race, religion or sexuality. Swale is becoming an increasingly diverse place, and we need to tailor our services to meet those changing needs whilst providing value for money for local residents. We also need to take a leading role in making Swale a place where everyone has equal life chances, and we want to foster good relations between people by tackling prejudice and promoting understanding. The draft scheme describes how the council will fulfil its moral, social and legal obligations to eliminate unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation, advance equality of opportunity, and foster good relations. It sets out four objectives, which aim to make Swale a fairer place. Supporting integration and cohesion in our local communities by fostering good relations between different groups. Supporting vulnerable residents by supporting Swale s more vulnerable residents, particularly those with a disability. 3. Ensuring easy, clear and convenient access to our services by improving the council s customer care and working with communities to make services more responsive to the needs of Swale s residents. Promoting equality as a local employer by ensuring that those policies and practices that affect council staff are fair and promote equality of outcome. To read the draft scheme, and give your views, visit Equalitiesconsultation/.

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10 Funding Starbucks Youth Action Grant Deadline 7th March 2016 Starbucks Youth Action aims to inspire and support 16 to 24 year olds who want to make a positive impact in their community. Young people in England, Scotland and Wales aged between 16 and 24 years who are not in full time education or employment can apply. The funding is to be used by the young people to develop and run projects in their local community. Projects should provide a positive benefit to the local community and look to enhance the young leaders employability and leadership skills. Two young people need to lead the project and engage a further 50 young people throughout the course of the project. The young people will need to have a youth worker/training organisation able to support them throughout the project. To support the project, young people will be given access to a specially designed App. Once downloaded, the app will help them keep track of their milestones and achievements while supporting them with the planning and delivery of their social action project. All workers supporting young people will receive a copy of an employability toolkit to run through employment ready sessions and the QCF Unit Leadership pack, which will provide activities and recording documents for the young person to complete to gain their QCF unit in Leadership. In addition, young people will have access to job and apprenticeship vacancies within the Starbucks Coffee Chain. Applicants will be notified of the outcome within two weeks of the deadline for the month in which they submitted their application. An online application form and full details can be found on the Starbucks Youth Action website

11 Funding Football Foundation - Grow the Game (GtG) Funding is available from the Premier League and The FA to increase participation in football in England. Grants can be used for projects that use football to increase participation by both players and volunteers. For 2016, the following types of teams will be considered for funding: Male teams from the Under-14 age bracket and above. Female teams. Disability teams. Not-for-profit organisations in England can apply for a grant of 1,500 per new team created over two or three years with financial support being reduced in the second or third year of the project Eligible organisations include: Football Clubs. Youth Clubs with a football programme. Community groups, centres and clubs. Charitable organisations. Parish Councils. Sports associations. Local authorities. Multi-sports clubs. Companies limited by guarantee. Industrial and provident societies. Unincorporated not-for-profit organisations. Grant money can be used towards a combination of the following essential costs associated with providing new football activity: Facility hire. Hire of FA qualified coaches. Referees fees. CRB checks. Affiliation fees. League entry. First aid kits. Promotion and publicity. FA coaching courses. Additional courses. The deadline for applications is 10 March Full details can be found on the Football Foundation s website.

12 Funding Let Teachers SHINE 2016 Let Teachers SHINE is a national competition with grants for teachers who have a brilliant idea for teaching English, Maths or Science to disadvantaged young people in England. The charity SHINE created this annual competition in 2012 to address the fact that 60% of children from the poorest households do not achieve five good GCSEs at school, leaving them without the basics they need to access further education or secure a good job. Each year 10 winners receive grants of 15,000, enabling them to expand their education project which benefits disadvantaged students up to the age of 18 years. These students can either be pupils at the applicant's school or others living nearby. The students must be eligible for the pupil premium, have special educational needs, speak English as an additional language, or meet another indicator of disadvantage. The funding can be used for staff time dedicated to the project or backfilled costs, equipment required or third party resources. Successful ideas might involve superb after-school programmes or innovative use of technology. They could work with whole classes, small groups or individuals. Recent pilots have included peer tutoring, story-based orienteering using tablets, and using sport for kinaesthetic learning. Winning applications will share some common characteristics: Clear objectives with measurable meaningful impact. A sensible, transparent budget why the money is needed. The potential for expansion projects that can scale up. Innovation genuinely new ideas and fresh approaches. Target disadvantage it must benefit disadvantaged students educational achievement in literacy, numeracy and/or science. SHINE will not fund more than 50% capital/equipment costs. The deadline for applications is 17 April 2016 (midnight). Full details can be found on the SHINE website

13 Job Vacancies Social Prescribing Coordinators Annual salary: Hours: Location: 21,000 pro rata, one year fixed term 30 hours per week Based in Whitstable, to cover Whitstable, Faversham and Canterbury Red Zebra Community Solutions are looking to recruit 3 Social Prescribing Coordinators to cover the Whitstable, Faversham and Canterbury areas. You will be responsible for the management and operational delivery of the Social Prescribing project, providing a referral system for GPs and other Healthcare professionals in East Kent (Canterbury, Faversham, Whitstable). The post holder will work closely with the newly formed CHOCs in the Encompass project area. The role will require supporting clients to access a range of health, social care, welfare advice and other support services. The role will require proactive engagement with healthcare professionals to stimulate referrals into the programme and with community based providers of services and activities. Clients will be supported on an individual basis to identify activities that will improve their health and wellbeing. Clients interested in volunteering will be supported to access opportunities with brokerage. If you are interested in applying for this post, please download the job description and application form, or contact Liz Shihabi at info@redzebra.org.uk for further information. Applications to be ed to info@redzebra.org.uk Please note CVs will not be accepted. Closing date 11 th March. Interviews will be held week commencing 21 st March