Welcome to the December E-bulletin!
"We want to wish you all a Happy Christmas and the very best for 2015!"
The Evelyn Oldfield Unit Team
Evelyn Oldfield Unit: Last Month
Last month we had two workshops on understanding welfare reforms and social enterprise. One of the women that participated in the social enterprise workshop said she "would use the energy of this session and the inspiration to put my knowledge and idea to achieve positive social impact!"
3 of the participants on Social Enterprise Workshop
Furthermore, the 8 month research course is now well under-way. These are some of the very committed students.
New group for Research for Action & Influence project
Evelyn Oldfield Unit: Notifications
Message from the Evelyn Oldfield Unit Director
OUR QUALITY OBJECTIVES
All our quality objectives are detailed in the "Objectives, targets and actions log" and are: - Achieve ISO 9001 certification by December 2014
- 80% overall satisfaction from the trainee surveys
- All agreed project outcomes to be met
We will measure out quality performance against the above objectives.
For more information about ISO 9001, the process and the benefits to Evelyn Oldfield Unit, click here |
Invitation to Work towards PQASSO and Investors in People (IiP) Quality Assessment
The Director of EOU has been licensed to provide training and mentoring to voluntary and community organisations on implementing quality mark on Practical Quality Assurance Systems for Small Organisations (PQASSO) produced by the Charities Evaluation Services (CES) and are serving as a panel member of the Investors in People (Iip). If your organisation is interested in acquiring a quality standard or would like to explore more about PQASSO and Iip or other quality marks, please contact Mulat Haregot on 02076974101 or mulat@evelynoldfield.co.uk
'London is Home' E3 Project
Would you like to volunteer on the innovative e3 English Language project? Do you speak Bengali or Somali? Then we would love to hear from you!
Hundreds of E3 learners have already been supplied with their very own tablet and English learning app, and now many are involved with classes, community work and volunteering, as part of the second stage of the project. We would still like to engage with more of the learners, therefore your language skills would be very much appreciated. The role would involve outreach work within the community and office based work. Travel and lunch expenses would be reimbursed. Please contact Daniel at Daniel@evelynoldfield.co.uk or call 020 7697 4106 to register your interest.
EOU Research Mentors needed
Short Role Description: The Evelyn Oldfield Unit is running an accredited course in Research for Action and Influence over the next 9 months (although we are flexible as to how long mentors can commit). The course will train 20+ members of London based refugee and migrant community groups to improve their research and advocacy skills in the community. We need mentors to support participants to complete the course.
Role Description
The course modules include:
I) Community action research (10 sessions)
2) Actions from your research (8 sessions)
3) Presentation skills (4 sessions)
The participants will be provided with a course mentor to support them in their work. Mentors will be expected to spend approximately 1-2 hours of time over a fortnight to support the course participant. This can be either in person or by email although face to face meetings are strongly recommended at the beginning.
Participants will need support in:
- Completing written assignments
- Implementing actions from their research project
- Connecting, networking and communicating with relevant people and organisations
- Preparing end of project public presentations.
Qualifications of Mentors
No formal qualifications are required but we do expect the following: - Good English language skills, including written English
- Good levels of IT (word, excel and internet)
- Excellent knowledge and understanding of the work and issues of refugee/migrant communities in the London area
- Good knowledge and experience of research and advocacy
- Be supportive, encouraging, generous and patient
- Be able to commit to 1-2 hours each fortnight (term time only) with flexibility
- Be London based
- Have regular access to a computer and internet
Reimbursement
Salary description: Unpaid Voluntary Work
Expenses: We can cover up to £10 per meeting (refreshments and travel). We need receipts in order to process this.
Application process
Please fill in the registration form and your CV (optional) and email us on the following address sarah@evelynoldfield.co.uk
Non-EOU Events
Voice4Change Seminars & AGM
When: 4th December 2014, 2pm – 8.30pm
Where: Resource for London, 356 Holloway Road, N7 6PA
We're going to be holding seminars on Asset Management, the future of BME funding, a panel discussion on Rotherham chid abuse scandal and the VCS response and a debate on the Human Zoo exhibition controversy.
For more information please contact us at eva@voice4change-england.co.uk or (020) 3405 5210.
A new Charter of Rights of Women Seeking Asylum campaign!
Launch: Monday 8th December 2014
Our campaign focuses on the inequity between the provisions for women seeking asylum and those for women who have experienced sexual violence during conflict abroad (as highlighted by the Global Summit) or who are at risk of FGM, child, early or forced marriage in the UK (as highlighted by the Girl Summit). The demands are specific ones such as a guarantee of a woman interviewer and interpreter if the applicant wants this and the provision of childcare for asylum interviews throughout the UK.
The campaign launches on Monday 8th December, during the UN 16 days of activism against violence against women.
http://www.asylumaid.org.uk/
CALLING ALL LONDON BASED CAMPAIGNERS! 2 WORKSHOPS!
Organisation: Sheila McKechnie Foundation
Venue: Resource For London- 356 Holloway Road London N7 6PA
If you have any queries about these events please contact Christina: christina.arokium@smk.org.uk / 020 7697 4046
- Introduction to campaign workshop on WEDNESDAY 10TH DECEMBER 2014, 9.45AM - 4.00PM
Are you involved at a basic level of campaigning or just about to get started?
Whether you are challenging local authority social care changes or protesting about climate change - if you want information and advice about the next steps, then this campaign workshop is for you.
Find out more and book a place
Our series of one-day introductory level campaign workshops take place throughout the UK supported by the Tudor Trust. - THE MARK OF A GREAT CAMPAIGNER: ACTIVIST ARCHIVES: MAKING MARKS on MONDAY 19TH JANUARY 2015, 9.30 - 4.30PM
As campaigners how do we make our mark? Do we leave our campaigning legacy to chance? Can recording past activities help social justice activists reach forward in time to future generations? How might campaigning groups access resources and funding to explore and record their heritage?
Join this unusual cross-sector learning exchange between activists and archivists, campaigners and collectors, charity workers and curators promoting shared learning, discussion, reflection and action!
Question! Discuss! Reflect! Take Action!
Find out more and book a place
Creative workshop - Here We Are: Visible QTIPOC Histories. How can we capture and promote QTIPOC heritage (Queer Trans* Intersex People of Colour)?
When: Saturday 6 December 2014, 2pm-3.30pm
Where: London Metropolitan Archives, 40, Northamp-ton Road, EC1R 0HB
Cost: FREE (booking essential)
(Places reserved for customers of Tower Hamlets Local History Library & Archives and Idea Stores)
Book at: http://herewearevisible.eventbrite.co.uk
Artist Rudy Loewe, currently working at Tower Hamlets Local History Library and Archives, leads a creative workshop using strategies for identifying QTIPOC histories and making them visible, accessible and preservable.
Jobs & Volunteering
Project Coordinator (Part Time/Temporary Post)
Organisation: WestPoint-Sustainable Community Development
SALARY: £13.00 PER HOUR 8 HOURS PER WEEK (2 days one at weekend) duration for two years
WestPoint-sustainable Community Development in Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea is a small community organisation delivering a range of services including advice and guidance, to advance education, advocacy, information and advice and translation and interpreter services
MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB
The main purpose of the Coordinator role is to lead and manage the WestPoint-Sustainable Community Development 'Immigrant woman training" project effectively, and to ensure that deliverables are completed on time, on budget and to agreed quality standards. The role also requires a Project Coordinator to contribute to marketing and developing the work of the beyond project timeline and supervising the work of the Office Manager as well as supervise the training programme and the tutors and the volunteers.
The post is funded by People's Health trust until 30 Nov 2016. Please send your CV to: Recruitment Panel, WestPoint-sustainable Community Development, 165 Holland Park Avenue, London W11 4UR
Or via email at westpoint692@gmail.com
Closing date for receipt of applications is Wednesday 10 December 2014 at 5:00pm. Please note that the interview will be held on Monday 15 December 2014. WestPoint-sustainable Community Development is an Equal Opportunities Employer
Hackney Migrant Centre (HMC) are recruiting for a new part-time Destitution Coordinator
HMC are a weekly drop-in advice service for refugees and other vulnerable migrants. They are seeking a new Destitution Coordinator to help them support a growing number of destitute migrants. The post holder will advise and coordinate support for these visitors, liaise with other agencies and develop appropriate strategies to alleviate their immediate hardship and lift them out of destitution. This will include direct advice and referrals during the session, and supporting volunteers and interns with their advocacy work. The post holder will also take some cases on and offer follow-up support outside of the session.
This is a new position and they are looking for someone who can show a demonstrable commitment to advising and supporting refugees and migrants out of destitution and who is motivated to help them develop their destitution work. HMC is a small grass roots organisation and the ideal applicant will be used to working in a small organisation with volunteers and a wide range of partner agencies and be able to find creative solutions to the difficult situations many of the visitors to our service face.
This is a three year part-time post (21 hours) funded by a grant from the Metropolitan Migration Foundation.
Deadline for applications is Thursday 11th December 5pm.
For more information and an application pack, please click here
MRN vacancy: Policy and Campaigns Officer maternity cover (pt)
Migrants' Rights Network is seeking a Policy and Campaigns Officer to join us for a maternity cover. We are looking for a confident and experienced campaigner to drive forward our advocacy work on key migrants' rights issues during the period immediately prior to and following the 2015 general election. The postholder will work closely with the MRN Director, Communications Manager and Parliamentary Officer to maximize the impact of MRN campaigns, at a critical time for the immigration debate.
This is a part-time post (3 days per week), beginning in early March 2015 and running for nine months with the possibility of extension thereafter. The postholder will be based at the MRN office in Corsham Street, although some travel will be involved.
If you are interested in applying for this vacancy please complete the application form and send to MRN, along with a copy of your CV. Applications should be sent via email to r.grove-white@migrantsrights.org.uk with the subject line Policy and Campaigns Officer.
The deadline for applications is Friday 12th December 2014 at 5pm. Please note that applications received after this time and date will not be considered.
For more information and an application pack, please click here
ACTION FOR REFUGEES IN LEWISHAM are recruiting 3 volunteer roles: Marketing and Advertising Volunteer, Rainbow Club Administrator Volunteer and Volunteer Co-ordinator
Action for Refugees in Lewisham works to relieve poverty and isolation amongst refugees, asylum seekers and other ethnic minorities in Lewisham. Our commitment is to ensure we reach the most vulnerable people in our community and help them access the support they are entitled to.
1. Marketing and Advertising Volunteer - A marketing and advertising volunteer is needed to assist in the production of all advertising materials, annual report, the newsletter and update the website.
Travel expenses will be reimbursed, up to £2.90 per day. To apply for this role, please email Iolanda@afril.org.uk. Commitment: At least one day per week or two mornings/afternoon a week for a minimum period of 6 months. The office is open from 9.0-1.00 on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Hours by arrangement within this time.
The duties will include: - To design and update relevant leaflets, fliers and other general publicity materials
- To liaise with the manager ,staff and volunteers to collect materials and articles for the newsletter
- To produce the newsletter
- To update Afril's website
- To actively participate in the development of the organisation and undertake any other duties as and when required
Requirements:
• Commitment to the aims of AFRIL
• Excellent written English; the ability to write concisely and correctly for both print and web
• Good organisational skills and a methodical approach
• Excellent knowledge of computer packages such as Word, Excel and Publisher
• Understanding of the voluntary sector and in particular refugee community organisations
• Excellent team-member but also able to work on their own.
As marketing and advertising assistant, you will:
• Be able to use your skills to support the work of AFRIL
• Gain information about immigration regulations and support for refugees and asylum seekers
• Gain experience in web design, advertising and publicity
• Be encouraged to use your initiative to further the aims of AFRIL
• Become part of a lively and committed team
2. Rainbow Club Administrator Volunteer- We need you to provide administrative support to our teachers and teaching assistants and Saturday Manager and help us develop stronger links with local schools and the parents/carers of the children.
Travel expenses will be reimbursed, up to £2.80 per day.
To apply for this role, visit our website at www.afril.org.uk and follow the link to Volunteering to download an application form. Please return the application form and your up-to-date CV to iolanda@afril.org.uk . For more information please contact Iolanda, Manager, at iolanda@afril.org.uk
When: 2 Saturdays per month (9.00-13.30)
Commitment: 6 months
The duties will include: - Welcoming pupils, ensuring parents sign their children in and out, and providing each pupil with a name label; inform parents of the day activities and hand-out notices and general information about the club when required
- Assist with the registration and compiling of the Rainbow Club's database
- Keep children files in order and assist teachers with beginning and end of term assessments
- Taking the register, monitoring pupils' attendance and contacting parents should the pupil's attendance fall below 80%; monitor time of arrival and enforce time-keeping
- Provide general clerical support eg photocopying, filing etc, keeping resource cupboard tidy
- Working together with the teachers to collect data on the pupils for our project's monitoring and evaluation and to meet funders requirements
- Set up and attend meetings with pupils' teachers to develop stronger links and better understand what the children's individual needs are
- Maintain records on primary schools' partnership and liaise with Saturday Manager in relation to raising awareness of our services and request referrals
- Assist with the production of all reports and publicity materials in order to advertise the Rainbow Club
- Monitoring waiting lists, withdrawals and enrolment records
- Take minutes at termly evaluation meetings and assist Saturday Manager with all general admin duties
- Help maintain and update the Rainbow Club's Notice Board with relevant information for staff, volunteers and parents as requested by Saturday's Manager
Requirements: - Office administration experience is essential
- IT literate essential
- An understanding of the British school system is essential
- An understanding of refugee issue is desirable
- Ability to work as part of a team and using own initiative
- Ability to work with minimum supervision
- Ability to relate and effectively communicate with different people and agencies
As the Rainbow Club administrator you will - be able to use your skills to help us ensure our projects and pupils achieve their full potential
- gain work experience in a school and office environment
- gain an in-depth understanding of the issues faced by refugees and other ethnic minorities in our community
- access training opportunities available to AFRIL volunteers
- References
3. Volunteer Co-ordinator - To recruit, place, monitor and evaluate volunteers. Also to support and motivate volunteers.
Travel expenses will be reimbursed
AVAILABILITY - At least one day per week and for a minimum period of 6 months. MANAGEMENT - The person filling the role will be supervised by the Manager and attend monthly supervision
TASKS - To promote volunteering (internally and externally) through recruitment and publicity strategies and campaigns.
- To recruit volunteers and ensure they are appropriately matched and trained for a position.
- To celebrate volunteering by nominating volunteers for awards and organising celebration events.
- To ensure there is appropriate support and training for volunteers.
- To organise rotas and provide inductions and training.
- To monitor, support, motivate and accredit volunteers and their work.
- To attend any relevant meetings on behalf of the organisation.
- To organise profile-raising events to attract new volunteers and to write articles for Annual report, newsletter and website
- To visit projects at least once a month to consult with volunteers
- To organise quarterly social events
- To visit the Rainbow Club, Saturday supplementary school twice per month
- To actively participate in the development of the organisation and undertake any other duties as and when required.
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
- Good organisational skills and effective team leader
- Good inter-personal and communication skills
- Excellent knowledge of computer packages such as Word, Excel etc
- Able to work on own initiative
- Supervisory experience essential
- Understanding of the voluntary sector and in particular refugee community organisations
Sign up to the Keep Volunteering Voluntary campaign. http://www.kvv.org.uk/
"As charities and voluntary organisations we know the value of volunteering. Volunteering means people independently choosing to give their time freely to help others and make the world a better place. Workfare schemes force unemployed people to carry out unpaid work or face benefit sanctions that can cause hardship and destitution. We believe in keeping volunteering voluntary and will not participate in government workfare schemes."
Sign up to our agreement to keep volunteering voluntary here.
Please sign this declaration for a better UK asylum and refugee system
http://sanctuarysummit2014.wordpress.com/the-birmingham-declaration/
This declaration is going to be presented to all the UK Political Parties. It's to insist on a better UK asylum and refugee system. Once which respects and assists people to apply for safety and to settle, if they are given protection.
Please can you either sign it, if you are part of an organisation and/or pass it to your network, via email and/or social media. Tweet it to your MP. Put it on your Facebook. Send it to you email contacts.
Advertisement for potential workshop:
Frontline worker in focus: Promoting emotional and mental health amongst professionals delivering support to individuals who have experienced trauma
Do you hear traumatic stories from others? Does this bring up stress or trauma? Would you like to learn varieties of techniques to manage this and protect yourself?
This workshop is designed to support frontline professionals who offer advice to others. Our focus is on those working with people affected by violence or trauma. In the helping profession, supporting individuals who have experienced trauma may result in integrating and absorbing disturbing aspects of those traumatic experiences that might be felt personally. The goal of our training is to encourage the participants to explore new tools and techniques to cope with the secondary stress and vicarious trauma experienced through delivering support.
Event Highlights:
Building a working understanding of Emotional and Mental Health
Clarifying the meanings of being mentally and emotionally healthy
Recognising the physical, mental and behavioural symptoms of secondary stress
The role of resilience
Listening and responding effectively
Exercises and activities to manage stress and vicarious trauma
Strategies to manage intense emotions
Relaxation techniques
This event will provide the opportunity to learn and practise strategies to reduce secondary traumatic stress and explore ways to raise personal resilience.
Facilitator: Mariya Zlatinova MBPsS,BSc(Hons),CertHEPsych, MA Psychoanalysis
Psychologist and Psychoanalyst
For further information or bookings, please call / email Maria Zlatinova mariazlatinova07@gmail.com , 07957 780575
Research participants needed for article research
Hi, my name is Amy and I am a freelance/student journalist. I am writing an article on migrants in England and would like to convey the authentic voices of migrants and refugees. I feel this has often been ignored by main stream media. Please get in touch if you would be willing to talk with me about your experiences as a migrant. I would really value the chance to hear your story and understand more about the personal realities of immigration. My mobile number is 07517636113 and my email address is amy.mcconaghy@city.ac.uk.
We welcome feedback about this e-bulletin! Or if you would like more information about the work of the Evelyn Oldfield Unit, please call us: 0207 697 4100. Or email us:alexandra@evelynoldfield.co.uk
Website: www.evelynoldfield.co.uk
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