Voluntary Action Rotherham

In the last few year The Government have asked people across the country, how they would like their health and social care services to be organised in the future. People said they want fast access to services, at a time and place to suit them and that these services should be personalised to their specific needs.

By April 2011 all councils are expected to have made significant steps towards redesigning and reshaping the adult care and support services that you receive. In Rotherham, we want everyone to know about Personalisation and understand how social care and support is changing.

VAR has teamed up with colleagues in Barnsley, Doncaster and Sheffield and the Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research (CRESR) at Sheffield Hallam University to work on an exciting new research project looking at the opportunities and challenges facing the sector as a result of the personalisation policy agenda. The project has been funded under the ESRC Third Sector Placement Fellowship scheme and will run until the end of March.

For more information about the project, including how to take part, download a copy of the project briefing here.

Job Title: Community Business Coach
Employer: Voluntary Action Rotherham
Salary:  £24, 646 - £26, 276 per annum (NJC S01 Grade)

In response to the Volunteer Centre's recent article that only 33% of volunteering organisations understood the new scheme.....

Together for Regeneration (TfR) and Voluntary Action Rotherham (VAR) have joined forces to offer voluntary and community groups in Rotherham:

FREE one to one advice in an informal setting . . .

Some of the advice we can offer includes:

• Start up information for new groups
• Help with your constitution, management committee or project ideas
• Project advice for new and existing projects
• How to get involved in networks and influence decisions that affect you
• Other valuable sources of information, experience and funding

. . . Plus much, much more