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Salary: £17,551 (Band 6.2) Contract: Full time (35 hours per week) 12 month fixed-term contract Location: Gilwell Park, Chingford, London E4 7QW

The Scout Association is looking for a customer-focused individual to join the Membership & Customer Services team as an Appointments & Membership Adviser.

With excellent communication skills, you will be supporting our Members with the administration of local Scouting, either by telephone, e-mail or in person. You will work with Members and with other teams to ensure that our processes and support resources are developed and kept up to date, taking into account feedback from a variety of sources.

Successful candidates will be IT literate, and should have experience of working in a customer service environment. You will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and will be able to prioritise your workload in a busy environment.

Membership of Scouting or other voluntary organisations is advantageous, but not essential.

For an informal conversation please contact Louise Fuller or Robert Halkyard on 020 8433 7277.

The closing date for applications is 5.00pm on Monday 7th September 2009. Interviews will be held on Wednesday 16th September 2009.

Contract: 3 years
Starting salary: £23,751 pa (Band 4, Point 2) + benefits
Location: North of England, home based

Want to make your mark?

The Association is seeking to appoint a Safeguarding Adviser to join its small team supporting the development and operation of its Child Protection and Anti Bullying Policies. The post is home-based in the North of England. A company car will be provided.

You will be responsible for supporting the development and delivery of training materials, programme resources and guidance for the over 450,000 adults and young people in Scouting. You will also give support to local volunteer managers in responding to concerns or complaints affecting the safety and welfare of young people.

You will possess excellent communication skills, be able to deal sensitively with complex situations and be able to establish professional relationships with others rapidly. You may have had previous experience in safeguarding matters, working with volunteers or dealing with difficult situations. Discretion is an important element of the Safeguarding Adviser's role.

The role will require a significant amount of travel within the UK, so a full driving licence is essential - as is the flexibility to travel long distances, sometimes at short notice. The Safeguarding Team operates an 'on-call' system out of office hours, so you need to be prepared to play your part in delivering this important service to our membership.

If you are interested in this position and would like to discuss the role further, please contact the Recruiting Line Manager, Steve Reeves, Head of Safeguarding on 0208-433-7163.

For further details and an application form please contact the HR Department for 0208-433-7166

Closing Date for completed Application forms: Wednesday 2 September 2009

Interview Date: To be advised