CAS – Community Action Southwark

The Safer Southwark Partnership (SSP) is pleased to launch its small grants programme for 2012-2013. Through this programme the SSP is seeking to invest £50,000 in the voluntary and community sector.

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Access this month funding opportunities relevant for your organisation: grants (including Southwark Council’s grant scheme), awards, notices and company giving. [...]

Find out about upcoming training a recent news items relevant to trustees. [...]

 

Each year over 4,000 small local charities and community groups close their doors on millions of individuals, families and communities that are in desperate need of their support. [...]

The organisation has been a main fixture in Southwark since 1889 and has been providing services and support for some of the most vulnerable people in the Borough.

Among other services – Cambridge House has been commissioned to deliver the following Statutory Advocacy Services to residents of Southwark:

 

• The Independent Mental Health Advocacy Service – IMHA

  This service is for anyone detained under the Mental Health Act 2007. Anyone detained in hospital or living in the community on restrictions under the Mental Health Act is legally entitled to support and representation from an Independent Mental Health Advocate.

          Click this link to view the IMHA poster

 

• The Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy Service – IMCA

  The Mental Capacity Act 2007 introduces new safeguards for anyone lacking mental capacity to make certain important decisions about their care and treatment. One of the safeguards afforded by the Mental Capacity Act 2005 is the Independent Mental Capacity Advocate.

            Click this link to view the IMCA leaflet

 

• Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards – DOLS

  From 1st April 2009 Managing Authorities (Care Homes or NHS Hospitals) and Supervisory Bodies (Local Authority or Primary Care Trusts) will have a duty to consult a Deprivation of Liberty (DOLS) IMCA when making decisions around granting safeguards for people who may have to be deprived of their liberty in keeping with new government regulations.

            Click this link to view the Relevant Persons Representative

 

How to Contact them:

1 Addington Square         

Camberwell, London, SE5 0HF

Tel: 020 7358 7007

Email: imcareferrals@ch1889.ord   &   imha@ch1889.org : Website: www.ch1889.org

 

 

HCT Group is seeking an enthusiastic marketing volunteer, to volunteer for the minimum of 8 hours per week. [...]

The Albany is a multi-use performing arts venue with a strong focus on working with diverse communities.   The Albany are currently recruiting for the following positions: [...]

A paper has been submitted to the Cabinet of Southwark Council regarding changes being made to strategic management of Southwark Council. The paper makes the following recommendations:

1. As at 1 October 2012, the posts of Strategic Director, Health & Community Services, Strategic Director of Communities, Law and Governance and Deputy Chief Executive are deleted.
2. The existing posts of Strategic Director, Children’s Services and Finance Director are renamed Strategic Director, Children’s & Adults’ Services and Strategic Director Corporate Services respectively. These posts (along with the Chief Executive) will subsume the majority of services from those departments in recommendation 1 and subsume the relevant statutory roles, other than the monitoring officer.
3. As at 1st October 2012, 2 x posts of Assistant Director of Finance are deleted and a new post of head of service for Resources is created.
4. The Appointments Committee is formed to make recommendations to Council Assembly on new appointments to Head of Paid Service and Monitoring Officer in accordance with the constitution. Council Assembly will be asked to approve the redesignation of the section 151 officer (Strategic Director Corporate Services) and monitoring officer (Head of Legal Services).
5. 5. To note that all Chief Officer posts are contractually inter-changeable, therefore placement of function and post-holders otherwise is delegated to the Head of Paid Service in accordance with the Council’s policy and procedures. Similarly, the statutory function of the Electoral Registration Officer will be subsumed within one of the Chief Officer posts, to be determined by the Head of Paid Service.

The full paper including background, policy implications and community impact statement is available to download here

A diagram of the new structure is available here

The polite term for the current economic conditions is challenging. Individuals on the receiving end of job cuts might consider it, simply disastrous. Many voluntary and community sector organisations say these are far and away the most difficult operating circumstances in well over a generation. For some VCS organisations, vastly reduced funding has meant vastly reduced services or even ‘shutting up shop’ altogether.

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Council leaders have announced a total of 50 street parties have been planned to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in Southwark. [...]