Community Network for Manchester
Email Bulletin
The Community Network for Manchester (CN4M) is part of the Manchester Partnership (MP) that works specifically on behalf of voluntary and community groups. CN4M is creating a more powerful voice for the voluntary and community sectors in Manchester. For more information about the Community Network for Manchester and to view contact details please visit our website at http://www.cn4m.net
1.0 Network News
2.0 Training
3.0 Events
4.0 Information
5.0 Jobs
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1.0 Network News
1.1 Date for your diaries - CN4M Celebrating Success Event Friday 26th September 2008. We will be holding an event to celebrate the successes of our networks, reveal our new look and promote our new magazine.
Date/ Time: Friday 26th September, from 2.00 to 4.00 pm.
Venue: City Inn Manchester
Invitations will follow shortly. We look forward to seeing you there!
1.2 Manchester's Service User Network for Homeless People (SUN) Annual General Meeting. The focus of the event is to provide information, share best practice and to enable providers and service users to discuss the development of Homeless Service User involvement within Manchester.
Date/ Time: Monday 1st September 2008, 10:00am - 2.00pm
Venue: Friends Meeting House
For further information about the meeting, please see the CN4M website: http://www.cn4m.net/index.php?option=com_extcalendar&Itemid=63&extmode=cal&date=2008-09-01
If you wish to attend, please contact Lorna Bustard (Service User Network Development Co-ordinator) on 0161 834 1661, or email sun@nearis.com.
1.3 Artnsnet Newsletters. The Artsnet newsletter is published quarterly and is full of news about Artsnet members, events and opportunities within the city. The latest Newsletter (as well as archived issues) can now be found at: http://en.calameo.com/accounts/6342
2.0 Training
2.1 Trainining Courses at Trafford Hall. Trafford Hall (based in Chester) have announced the following courses for tenants groups in September 2008:
The Future of Housing Regulation and the Tenant Services Authority - Thursday 4th - Friday 5th September 2008;
Tools of the Trade - procurement in repairs- Monday 8th Wednesday 10th September 2008;
Public Assets - Community Control? - Thursday 11th Friday 12th September 2008;
The Big Picture - Monday 15th Wednesday 17th September 2008;
For further information, visit the CN4M website: http://www.cn4m.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=684&Itemid=50
Contact: traffordhall.com@hosts.co.uk, or visit: http://www.traffordhall.com
2.2 English Classes at Shakespeare House. Shakespeare House deliver English classes for adults and children in Fallowfield. Prices are competitive and group discounts are offered. Please contact them for more information on 01612823205 or by email: info@i-bes.co.uk. Address: 165 Kingsbrook Road, Fallowfield, Manchester, M16 8NR.
2.3 Volunteers and the Law - Free seminar. Volunteering Manchester, in partnership with the Manchester Institute of Sport & Physical Activity (MISPA), has organised a second free seminar for organisations working with volunteers. 'Volunteers and the Law' will be held in a Central Manchester venue on Friday 19th September 2008 (from 9.45am-4pm). Places at the seminar are limited and will be allocated on a first come first served basis using the following criteria: Local, independent voluntary organisations and groups; Organisations based and working in the Manchester City area; Organisations operating in the Manchester City area.
For further information, and to access a booking form, please visit: http://www.inspiringleadersnow.net-a.googlepages.com/volunteersandthelaw. If you have any questions about the event please call Bernard Clarke on (0161) 247 6042.
2.4 Digitall - Volunteering, Mentoring and Free Training. Digitall is a volunteering project that matches young people with those aged 45 and over who want help to get started using digital technology. If you are aged 16-25 and are interested in helping an older person to learn about the internet and email, and would like to earn a Certificate in Mentoring, or if you are over 45 and would like some free 1-1 tuition, come along to the Digitall workshops on Saturday mornings from 10am - 12pm at Ada House this summer. For further information, please see the CN4M website: http://www.cn4m.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=678&Itemid=50
Alternatively, for more information and to book your place, please contact k.kelly@timebank.org.uk, or contact Karen on 0845 217 8988.
3.0 Events
3.1 Booth Centre Open Day. This is an opportunity for workers from other agencies to find out more about the Booth Centre, it's aims, activities and how homeless people can benefit from the service. It would be particularly useful for people who have not visited the Centre before and new workers.
Date/ Time: Thursday 11th September, 1:00-3:00pm. Staff and service users will give a presentation, so people are asked to arrive at 1pm.
Venue: Booth Centre, Manchester Cathedral.
To book a place, please contact Amanda Croome at Amanda Croome, Booth Centre, Manchester Cathedral, Manchester, M3 1SX or email Amanda@croome.net with the following details: Name, Agency, Telephone No.
3.2 Northern Regeneration Summit. Regeneration & Renewal's annual Northern Regeneration Summit is back for its fourth year. Exploring the latest thinking on fulfilling the North's potential in a climate of economic, political and policy change, the event is a unique opportunity for public and private sectors to discuss key challenges facing regeneration professionals working in the North of England.
Dates: 22nd-23rd October 2008
Location: Central Manchester
Book before 4th September & Save £50 - Private Sector: £749 + VAT = £880.08, Public Sector: £549 + VAT = £645.08, Charity Rate: £329 + VAT = £386.58
For further information, or to book a place, visit: http://www.haymarketevents.com/conferenceDetail/257/northern-regeneration-summit
4.0 Information
4.1 Manchester PCT membership scheme. Manchester Primary Care Trust has set up a membership scheme to provide you with an opportunity to find out on a regular basis what is happening in your local NHS and how you can get involved. Membership is free of charge and members can cancel their registration at any time. Members' details are treated confidentially and not shared with third party organisations. If you are interested in joining please register via this link: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=Pnx1aXa3IGD798y3Re_2fJog_3d_3d . Alternatively, for further information you can email talkinghealth@manchester.nhs.uk or telephone 0161 945 3178.
4.2 Infrastructure support services questionnaire. Manchester City Council has produced a questionnaire to gather information about the infrastructure support services being used by Voluntary and Community Sector Organisations and identify where there may be gaps in provision. The questionnaire can be found at: http://www.manchester.gov.uk/scarman
The information provided will be used to inform the next commissioning process to invite tenders for this work.
A hard copy of the questionnaire can be printed from the link. Alternatively, it is available from: The Third Sector Team, Corporate Performance Group, Manchester City Council, PO Box 532, Manchester M60 2LA, Tel: 0161 234 3141
Please complete the questionnaire by Tuesday 30th September 2008.
4.3 Consultations:
1. Local Transport Bill - Consultation on bus partnership guidance and regulations. The Department for Transport is seeking input on: Local Transport Bill - Consultation on bus partnership guidance and regulations.
The Local Transport Bill includes measures to promote more effective partnership working between local authorities and bus operators, including through voluntary partnership agreements and quality partnership schemes. The Department has published a consultation on the draft Guidance which it is proposing to issue, and drafts of Regulations which it is proposing to make, assuming the Bill receives Royal Assent.
To view the consultation document, visit: http://www.dft.gov.uk/consultations/open/buspartnership/
Closing date: 31st October 2008
2. Housing Reform Green Paper - E-Forum. The Chartered Institute of Housing, in partnership with Communities and Local Government, have launched an E-forum where you can debate the challenges facing rented housing and what reforms you feel should be undertaken to address them. The forum will help feed into and shape proposals to be put forward in a housing reform green paper to be published later in the year.
The Forum can be accessed at: http://housingreform.cih.co.uk/. Over the coming months the forum will begin to launch separate discussions on specific policy issues in the run up to the Housing Reform Green Paper.
3. Time to Train Consultation. The Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills is consulting on a new statutory right allowing employees to request time off for training that would benefit them and the employer.
The consultation seeks views on proposals to give employees in England a right to a serious conversation with their employer about their skills development. This new right would help encourage and support adults to develop their skills and rise as far as their talent will take them.
For further information on these proposals, and to access a response form, please visit: http://www.dius.gov.uk/consultations/con_180608_timetotrain.html
Deadline for responses: 10th September 2008.
4. Transport Innovation Fund (TIF) Consultation. Your opportunity to comment on proposals for improvements to public transport and a weekday peak-time only congestion charge in Greater Manchester.
The Government has recently agreed in principle a package of local transport initiatives for Greater Manchester worth up to £3 billion for delivery over the coming years. If you want to understand how these proposals affect you, you can attend one of the 46 exhibitions being held across Greater Manchester during August and September. Visit http://www.gmfuturetransport.co.uk/consultation/ to find the most convenient exhibition venue for you; or ring the helpline 0800 234 6100 for more information.
To express your views on the proposals complete an online response form at: http://www.gmfuturetransport.co.uk/consultation/
Consultation closing date: 10th October 2008.
5.0 Jobs
5.1 MRSN - Resources Development Worker. Salary Scale: £18,907 - £20,099 pro rata; £9,454 - £10,050 actual (pay rise pending); Hours: 17.5 per week. Contract: Initial one year fixed term. Responsible to: Manager.
Manchester Refugee Support Network (MRSN) is a small dynamic charity based in Moss Side, working with refugees and asylum seekers across Greater Manchester. They are looking for an enthusiastic new Resources Development Worker.
An excellent organiser, your role will be to run the finance, office systems and general administration of MRSN, and to support refugee community organisations to develop their core infrastructure. This is a hands-on role in a busy office, which will range from managing admin and finance volunteers to supporting the delivery of programme work.
With 1 year's experience in a similar post (either in a voluntary or paid capacity), you will have a background in administration and budget management, excellent IT skills and experience of working cooperatively as part of a team.
Please download an application pack from the MRSN website at: http://www.mrsn.org.uk or, to request an application pack by post, please phone MRSN on 0161 232 7420.
Application Deadline: Monday 8th September 2008 at 12pm
5.2 Pakistani Resource Centre. Pakistani Resource Centre provides a culturally appropriate and sensitive service to South Asian communities within Greater Manchester, they currently have two vacancies:
1. Administration & Finance Officer (Job Ref: 01ADMI), Salary: £18,000 per annum, Hours: 35 Hours per week.
2. Counselling Case Worker (Job Ref: CNS08), Salary: £16,000 per annum 28 Hours per week
For further information, please see the CN4M website: http://www.cn4m.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=680&Itemid=50
For an application pack or further information please contact Symah Khalil quoting the reference number and where you saw the advertisement: Please note CV's will not be accepted. Pakistani Resource Centre, 1 Great Marlborough Street, Manchester M1 5NJ, Tel: 0161 237 1125 Fax: 0161 237 9556 E-mail: info@pakistani-resource.org.uk: http://www.pakistani-resource.org.uk/
Closing date for applications: 5th September 2008.
5.3 Tung Sing Housing Association - Operations Officer. Salary scale: £20,736 - 24,545 (annual pay award pending) plus essential car user allowance; Hours of work: 35 hours per week. Tung Sing Housing Association are seeking a person with energy, flair and ability to provide an efficient, effective and culturally sensitive housing management service to their customers. The post holder will be responsible for a patch of 300-350 properties.
Further information and an application form can be found at: http://www.tungsing.co.uk/jobs/index.htm Alternatively, if you would like to have a copy of the application form emailed to you, please contact Susan Britton at: susan@tungsing.co.uk
Closing date for applications: Wednesday 27th August 2008. Interviews Monday 8th September 2008.
5.4 EMERGE Recycling - two posts. EMERGE Recycling is a fast growing and dynamic Manchester-based social enterprise that exists to promote the practice of the 3Rs of waste reduction.
1. REAL Skills Education Worker (14-19 year olds), Salary Scale: £15k - £18k, Hours: 35 hours a week. EMERGE require a dynamic and creative individual who has experience of, and enjoys working with 14-19 year olds. The candidate will develop and deliver high quality environmental enterprise themed education as part of the 'REAL Skills Programme'. This post is funded by the National Lottery.
To apply, contact Shaheen at realskills@emergemanchester.co.uk or 0161 223 8200 and request an application pack by e-mail / post.
Application deadline: Thursday the 4th of September at 5pm. Interviews & 20 minute trial with young people will be held the following week.
2. Sales and Marketing Consultant, Salary Scale: £13.5k - £15.5k, Hours: 35 hours a week. EMERGE require a hard working and driven individual who has experience of business-to business sales and involvement with marketing decision-making. They will play a role in strategic sales decision-making, alongside direct sales activity.
To apply, contact office@emergemanchester.co.uk or 0161 223 8200 and request an application pack by e-mail / post from Shabana.
Closing date for applications: Thursday the 4th of September at 5pm. Interviews will be held the following week.
5.5 Chinese Arts Centre - Chief Executive Officer. Salary Scale: Level 6: £34,000 - £40,000. To take Chinese Arts Centre into its next stage of development, the Board are looking for a visionary and dynamic CEO.
For a link to the full job description and application form, please go to: http://www.chinese-arts-centre.org/?p=330
Closing date: 12 noon on the 12th of September 2008.
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