Information Officer (25hpw) based in Ashington
Salary scale equivalent to NJC point 29 (£24,646), pro rata
Carers Northumberland (Registered Charity number 1122972) are seeking an enthusiastic and experienced individual to maintain and develop the organisation’s Information Service. The successful applicant will be responsible for maintaining a database and information resources, including project monitoring activity, and for providing direct carer support over the telephone via the Information Line and in person at information events. Applicants should be educated to NVQ III or equivalent, experienced in the use of IT, highly organised, able to work on their own initiative and have excellent communication and listening skills. Some knowledge and understanding of carer issues are required. The post may involve some out of hours work and travel countywide on occasion.
Please come along to help out with a bulb planting day in Paddock Wood - we want to create a beautiful, colourful avenue of flowers for springtime and we need your help — pop along to plant a few bulbs.
Wrap up warm and wear sturdy footwear or wellies. There will be refreshments available in the Community Centre.
Saturday 29 October 10:00am–2:00pm
North Seaton Community Centre, Manley View.
For more information please contact Gemma Bone on 01670 514 876 / friendsofpaddockwood[AT]gmail.com (replace [AT] with @).
Amble Development Trust have the following job vacancies:
Distribution Driver
Delivery and collection of local produce
Must be over 25 years of age and hold a
full driving license with maximum of 3 points.
Some knowledge of the North East area preferred.
Trainee Preserve and Soup Maker
A desire to learn the art of preserve and soup making
Food Hygiene Certificate preferable
Both positions are 21 hrs per week
1 year contract and based in Amble
The U is the Young Foundation's newest venture in partnership with NESTA (National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts)
The U Northumberland is the second of three pilot sites around the UK launching in 2011/2012.
The U is a new venture that is aiming to make communities stronger and happier by providing citizens with the opportunity to learn practical skills in an innovative way.
Skills 4u are a training provider based in Cramlington Northumberland. They deliver formal and informal education programmes for students on Alternative Curriculum, learners with learning disabilities or difficulties, young people 16 to 19 seeking to gain qualifications or employment and adults who are estranged from the labour market.
What happens if illness, injury or just the fact that we all get older eventually, starts to get in the way of how we can look after our four legged companions? What if we can’t walk them anymore? What if their health and wellbeing becomes compromised because we just can’t do as much as we used to be able to?
