Chief Executive Officer

Hours:

JOB DESCRIPTION & PERSON SPECIFICATION
Job Title:
Salary Range/Grade:

Chief Executive Officer
Salary dependent on experience, qualifications and hours –
to be discussed at interview
Current CEO 25 hours per week flexible working, all year
round – hours negotiable subject to funding
The RISE Trust Community Hub
Chair of Trustees

Work Base:
Reporting To:
Main Purpose of Job:
The RISE Trust delivers services to support families with children of all ages and we aim to
improve outcomes for families and to have a positive impact on their lives.

The post holder will oversee the trust’s strategic development, delivery of services and
safeguarding practices that meet the needs of local families with children and young
people of all ages. They will ensure trustees are aware of the trust’s services and provide
up-to-date information to the board.

Services/ priorities include Pre-School Education, Mentoring, Youth Work, multi-agency
working and Alternative provision
Key Task List:
1.

To  oversee  the  work  of  the  RISE  Trust  managers  and  teams  providing  the  full
range  of  services  and  support  to  the  children  and  young  people  in  our
designated area.
To  be  responsible  for  the  oversight  of  the  day-to-day  co-ordination  of  The
Community Hub and other services.
To oversee the planning, delivery and evaluation of all services, using performance
management  data  to  ensure  that  services  remain  effective  in  meeting  local
needs.
To  ensure  effective  consultation  with  children,  families  and  other  partners  to
evidence need and identify gaps in services, including regular review of outcomes
and feedback data.
To  ensure  that  baselining,  tracking  and  follow-up  of  children  and  young  people
can  evidence  the  outcomes  and  positive  impact  of  all  RISE  Trust  services  on
children and families’ well-being.
To ensure  team  members and partners are  aware of  the aims and actions within
each aspect of our Service Plans/ Action Plans, regularly reviewing progress against
aspirational targets.
To  ensure  all  services  are  prepared  for  inspections,  including  OFSTED,  Alternative
Provision, funding reviews etc. in ways which ensure excellent performance.
To  facilitate  and  develop  governance  at  group  level  and  to  provide  reports  for
governance at a Strategic level.
To be responsible for the Trust’s finances through effective budgeting, monitoring
income  and  expenditure,  generating  income,  managing  funding  streams  and
reporting regularly to trustees in liaison with the finance officer.
To report budgets and value-added services quarterly to the trustees.
To work in partnership with key agencies in order to deliver The RISE Trust services
for  families  with  children  2-19  years.    This  includes  implementing  and  monitoring

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protocols for sharing information, working together documents and best practice
to ensure highly effective partnership working.
To use data and local knowledge effectively and to gather evidence to ensure
the effective targeting and monitoring of services to meet the needs of families,
specifically  those  in  the  most  deprived  super  output  areas  or  those  who  are  in
priority groups or are ‘harder to reach’.
To  use  Service/  Action  Plans,  performance  management  and  appraisal
strategies  to  develop  services  which  meet  the  needs  of  children  and  young
people,  and  the  wider  community,  and  which  are  focussed  on  equality  and
narrowing the gap.
Act  as  Designated  Safeguarding  Lead  following  The  RISE  Trust’s  Policies  and
Procedures,  and  the  Wiltshire  SVPP  requirements  including  annual  audits  and  a
regularly reviewed action plan.
To  oversee  GDPR  compliance  and  complete  annual  data  protection
compliance  audits  to  ensure  practice  is  excellent  and  in  line  with  government
legislation.
To  be  responsible  for  the  overall  health  and  safety  of  children,  young  people,
staff and volunteers, in line with The RISE Trust’s Policies and Procedures.
the  development  of  an  effective  and  on-going
To  participate
information/publicity  campaign  to  inform  the  local  community,  voluntary  and
statutory  agencies  about  opportunities  and  initiatives  within  the  RISE  Trust’s
services.
To  provide  support  and  advice  for  staff,  volunteers  and  service  users  from  a
place of Christian values in line with the general practice within the RISE Trust.
To  articulate  from  time  to  time  and  as  appropriate  the  Christian  basis  of  social
action  as  undertaken  by  The  RISE  Trust  without  prejudice  to  the  Trust’s
commitment to inclusiveness and diversity.

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Job Activities – Standard Terms Common to all Job Descriptions

1.  To  work  within  the  RISE  Trust’s  Child  Protection  &  Safeguarding  Policy  because
safeguarding  and  promoting  children’s  welfare  is  a  priority  in  all  aspects  of  the
Trust’s  Delivery  Plans.    Any  safeguarding  concerns  should  be  dealt  with
immediately using the Trust’s alert process.

2.  To  undertake  any  other  reasonable  duties  which  are  commensurate  with  the
grade  and  responsibilities  of  the  post  as  directed  by  the  trustees  in  accordance
with the objectives for the trust’s operational plans. The RISE Trust exists to respond
to  the  needs  of  individuals,  consequently  many  of  the  tasks  and  responsibilities
are unpredictable and varied.  It is therefore expected that all staff will work in a
flexible, resilient  and confidential manner when  required, undertaking  tasks  that
have not been specifically covered in their job description.

3.  To  promote  the  organisation's  strong  commitment  to  Equality,  Diversity  and

Inclusion.

4.  To promote the organisation’s quality assurance systems.
5.  To  handle  all  details  about  the  children  and  young  people  attending  The  RISE
Trust’s  services  confidentially  and  in  accordance  with  the  requirements  of  the
Data Protection Act.

6.  In discharging the duties of the post to have due regard for the provisions of Health

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&  Safety  at  Work  legislation,  as  detailed  in  the  Health  &  Safety  manual,  ensuring
health  and  safety compliance, risk assessments  and  safe systems of  work are  in
place and adhered to.

The RISE Trust is a Christian community charity which is totally diverse and inclusive.

This organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the
welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and
volunteers to share this commitment.
In  accordance  with  safer  recruitment  protocols,  we  will  request
references in advance of interviews, for shortlisted candidates.

Christian Faith Requirement

The  RISE  Trust  is  a  faith-based  organisation  which  has  been  providing  services  in  the
local  community  for  some  time.    The  post-holder  would  be  expected  to  be  able  to
preserve the distinctively Christian ethos of this socially inclusive charity.

The work of the RISE Trust falls into the ‘Social Action’ strand of Christian thinking.  It was
originally linked to the Faithworks organisation and is based upon the belief that ‘Faith
without works is dead’. All staff told at interview about The RISE Trust Christian values.

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Factors

Qualifications

Experience/Knowledge

Skills/Abilities

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Essential

Educated to at least Degree
Level and/ or Level 5. Experience
of working with children and
families, health & social care,
Early Years etc
Minimum of 5 years working in
the community or in a Local
Authority to develop and deliver
support or educational services
for children and their families.
Good knowledge of child
development, the EYFS and
young people’s services.
Experience of working with a
range of partners and the ability
to develop effective working
relationships.
Ability to produce clear and
concise reports for a variety of
audiences.
Previous line management
experience including
conducting reviews and
appraisals of staff.
Commitment to and excellent
knowledge of safeguarding,
trauma recovery, equality,
diversity and inclusion
opportunities and anti-
discriminatory practice with the
ability to engage with individuals
from a range of backgrounds.
Ability to work on own initiative –
manage your own diary in a
time efficient manner

Understanding of, passion for
and commitment to community
development approaches in the
participation of service users in
service planning, delivery and
evaluation.
Experience using data to inform
service planning.
An understanding of relevant
social policies concerning
families and in particular of the
government’s agenda for
children’s services.

Desirable

Diploma in management and
leadership
Education, Child Care, youthwork,
Social Work, Mental Health, or
Parenting qualification
Experience of organising
committees/steering groups.

Experience of partnership working
with voluntary sector and local
authority.

Previous work within a charity.

Experience of leading teams
including during OFSTED inspections.

Experience of using a range of
public involvement/user
participation/consultation
techniques.

Knowledge of data gathering
systems and an ability to
understand and manipulate
statistical data.

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Personal Qualities

Excellent organisational and
management skills to ensure
team members have work plans
and meet deadlines.
Ability to produce written
material for a range of
readerships.
Non-judgemental approach.
Excellent level of computer
literacy, including all Microsoft
packages such as Outlook, Word
and Excel.
Car Driver and access to car
essential.
Ability to communicate
effectively with a broad range of
people from a range of
backgrounds, from families to
Senior Managers.
The ability to empathise with
children/ young people,
parents/carers, staff and
volunteers.
Responsive to change and new
ideas; adapt to new systems.
Adopt flexible working pattern to
meet the needs of the service
and families.
Enthusiastic and motivated who
works to a high set of principles.
The ability to prioritise workload
and meet deadlines whilst under
pressure, working in a fast-
moving environment.
The ability to be solution
focused, tolerant, patient, kind,
warm, empathetic, friendly and
with a positive ‘can do’
approach.

Experience of developing wellbeing
initiatives for staff.

Sense of humour.

The RISE Trust
Christian
values

The RISE Trust is a Christian Charity and Christian values underpin the RISE Trust’s
approach to social action within the community. We would therefore politely
request the person is respectful of our prayer with and for staff, volunteers and
service users, as and when appropriate.

“Through unconditional love, commitment and passion we seek to enable all
children, young people and adults to be the best they can be.”

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