Closing Date for Applications: 5pm, 25th June 2013
Interview Date: 4th July 2013

We’re looking for a customer focused individual to lead the running of our Wylde Green store. You will have excellent communication skills working with managers and volunteers to maximise sales and generate stock to be store sufficient. Some retail experience is necessary preferably in charity retail and you should be willing to work flexibly according to the needs of Birmingham Settlement. You will work as part of a wider income generation team that raises money enabling Birmingham Settlement to provide vital services to excluded people in Birmingham.

For an application pack click the link below, phone our recruitment line on 0121 250 0764, email: recruitment@bsettlement.org.uk or write to Human Resources, Birmingham Settlement, Centre for the Aston Family, 359-361 Witton Road, Aston, B6 6NS. 

Birmingham Settlement is committed to Equality of Opportunity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

Download application pack.

Closing Date for Applications: 5pm, 25th June 2013
Interview Date: 4th July 2013

We’re looking for a customer focused individual to lead the running of our Shirley store. You will have excellent communication skills working with managers and volunteers to maximise sales and generate stock to be store sufficient. Some retail experience is necessary preferably in charity retail and you should be willing to work flexibly according to the needs of Birmingham Settlement. You will work as part of a wider income generation team that raises money enabling Birmingham Settlement to provide vital services to excluded people in Birmingham.

For an application pack click the link below, phone our recruitment line on 0121 250 0764, email: recruitment@bsettlement.org.uk or write to Human Resources, Birmingham Settlement, Centre for the Aston Family, 359-361 Witton Road, Aston, B6 6NS. 

Birmingham Settlement is committed to Equality of Opportunity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

Download application pack.

For further information please download our flyer below.

Each year 1st-7th June is national Volunteers’ Week, a time to celebrate the incredible role volunteers play in charities and communities throughout the country. This Volunteers’ Week Birmingham Settlement will be joining numerous other charities and groups at the Volunteer Centre Marketplace being held at BVSC (138 Digbeth, Birmingham, B5 6DR) to tell people about how volunteering contributes to our organisation, the roles we have available and how to get involved. Come along to see us and the other organisations present to find your perfect volunteer role this week. Whatever you’re interested in there’s certain to be something for you, so come along and do something different this Volunteers’ Week! The Volunteer Centre Marketplace will be open on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday 10am-3:30pm and on Friday from 10am-12:30pm. On Tuesday the marketplace will be moving to the Birmingham City Council offices on Woodcock Street to give all of the BCC staff a chance to find volunteer roles too.

Read more here: http://www.bvsc.org/dosomethingdifferent

Closing Date for Applications: 17th June 2013
Interview Date: 24th June 2013

Birmingham Settlement is looking for a new Community Action Worker to deliver activities and programmes that support wellbeing and sustainable change in individuals, groups, organisations, and institutions through effective community engagement, service user involvement and coproduction. Experience of community development or supporting individuals and groups is essential for the role. The successful applicant will initially be responsible for running a job club and for facilitating a project to support the use of online resources for those people who are not confident with, or who are not familiar with using the internet. But you will be part of a busy team working on a wide range of community activities and there will be opportunities to work on a variety of projects. For an informal chat about the role, please ring Chris Hyland on 0121 250 0761

For an application pack click the link below, phone our recruitment line on 0121 250 3012, email: recruitment@bsettlement.org.uk or write to Human Resources, Birmingham Settlement, Units 4 – 7 Alma House, Newtown Shopping Centre, Birmingham, B19 2AB. 

Birmingham Settlement is committed to Equality of Opportunity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

Download application pack.

The new Community Rights are part of the Localism Act introduced in 2011 with the aim of devolving more decision making powers from central government back into the hands of individuals, communities and councils.

Don Foster MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Department for Communities and Local Government was guest speaker at the event entitled ‘Communities Taking Control – Solutions from the frontline’.  Other speakers include Steve Wyler, CEO of Locality and Alison Seabrooke, CEO of the Community Development Foundation.

Martin Holcombe, CEO at Birmingham Settlement said, “We had a hugely successful day with input from a wide range of organisations that were able to share their experiences and discuss the challenges they have faced.”

Steve Wyler added, “This was an opportunity to see beyond the legislation and discover how initiatives are actually working at grass roots level. It was inspiring to see how many varied projects are making a real difference in local communities.”

Birmingham Settlement is part of Locality’s West Midlands Regional Action Group and a kickstarter for the national Community Organisers programme.

Birmingham Settlement has secured funding for a third year from UK Online Centres, a national organisation that supports training and projects to help people make the most of online life.

This year’s programme will focus on providing people with the skills they need to feel confident about using the internet. It will cover activities such as how to search and explore the internet, to keep in touch with email, to stay safe online and the basics of using online public services.

The programme will be delivered via a selection of courses, which will take place at the Settlement’s Centre for the Aston Family, on Witton Road, Aston.

The courses are deigned to be short, fun, accessible and easy to follow. Learning will take place independently or with the support a dedicated ‘Digital Champion’. Anyone that wants to find out about the benefits of using the internet in their daily lives is welcome although there will be specific help for jobseekers.

Meena Bharadwa, Head of Operations at Birmingham Settlement, said: “The sessions will be interactive and fun and no previous experience is needed as we will start from basics. We will also be offering some progression courser for those looking to develop skills in specific areas such as making money work and using social media.”

For further information please contact the Centre for the Aston Family.

Women & Theatre are producing a performance to share eight stories, showing the contrast between stories from the 1600s and those from the modern day. For this production Women & Theatre are inviting people who wish to perform in the play to attend a casting callout to show their skills.

If you think you’ve got what it takes attend the casting event on:

Date: Thursday 2nd May 2013
Time: 4:30pm-6:30pm
Where: Stable Cafe, Aston Hall

For further information download the flyer below.

• Mondays – 9:30am-3:30pm.
• Tuesdays – 9:30am-3:30pm.
• Thursdays – 9:30am-3:30pm.

You don’t need an appointment to come  to our drop in service, just come along with all of your paperwork (e.g. letters from Jobcentre Plus or your creditor) and wait for an advisor to see you.

We also now take appointments on Fridays for those who don’t wish to wait at our drop in service – Please contact us to request an appointment.

The aim of this position is to support our Children’s Services and Ageing Well programmes. As a result you will be required to transport older people, children and their parents on various outings across the country. The hours are flexible and can be determined by you.

Full training will be provided, and will take one day, plus one and a half hours of assessment to be completed at your convenience.

For further information please see the attached role description below. If you’re interested in applying please complete the application form and return it to:

Rob Netherway
Birmingham Settlement
Units 4-7
Alma House
Newtown Shopping Centre
Newtown
Birmingham
B19 2AB
Email: robert.netherway@bsettlement.org.uk 

Please be aware that this is an unpaid position.

Download role description | Download application form

Birmingham Settlement helps local people by offering a range of money advice services to enable people to stabilise their finances and pay off their debts. This winter we have seen a 13% increase in clients coming to our drop-in service. January has proved to be busier than ever and we urgently need to find extra funds.

We are asking whether you would be able to make a donation to enable us to help local people at this difficult time of year, or if you might be able to arrange a collection for us. Alternatively, could you make a donation of clothes, books or toys to help our charity shops raise funds to support our work, while also providing affordable goods to local people?

How you can donate

• Send a cheque payable to ‘Birmingham Settlement’ to Rob Netherway at Units 4-7 Alma House, Newtown Shopping Centre, Birmingham, B19 2AB.
• Donate online through JustGiving or Everyday Hero:
  • http://www.justgiving.com/Winter-Crisis-Appeal
  • http://www.everydayhero.co.uk/Winter-Crisis-Appeal
• Set up a standing order or make a bank transfer – You can set up a regular donation through JustGiving (http://www.justgiving.com/birminghamsettlement/Donate) or please contact us for details.
• Bring donated goods into your nearest Birmingham Settlement shop.

To find out other ways you can support Birmingham Settlement please see click here.

Opus Restaurant, together with Gastro Card and Kitchen School are holding an event to help raise funds for Birmingham Settlement. The event will take place from 12:30pm on 12th March 2013 at Opus Restaurant. Tickets cost £30 and will include a meal, glass of wine, guest speakers and raffle. So come along and enjoy some great food while also helping to raise funds for Birmingham Settlement.

Click here to download the event flyer, which include event details and menu.