Salary: £24,779 – £28,962 per annum dependent on experience 35 hours a week (Monday to Friday) To deliver an holistic energy advice casework service to fuel poor households, including: energy efficiency advice, resolution to billing problems, benefit advice and casework grant applications to write off fuel debt basic debt advice. […]
Charities, social enterprises, and community groups across West Northamptonshire are set to benefit from a £260,000 investment to unlock more funding, grow skills and volunteering, strengthen their voice in local decision making, and reach more residents. West Northamptonshire Council (WNC) is inviting Expressions of Interest from voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise (VCFSE) organisations to […]
Join VIN at our next VCFSE Engagement Group scheduled virtually for the 6th of May 2026 between 1.30PM and 2.30PM. Anne Rackham from NHFT will be our guest speaker discussing Neighbourhood Health – What it is and What it means in practice. The Kings Fund state: The Government has put a ‘neighbourhood health service’ at the heart […]
VIN is anticipating some changes to its current board in the summer of 2026. As a result, we are now actively recruiting for new Trustees. Passion and enthusiasm for the sector and its challenges is seen as an important characteristic, as is working with the current board members. More information can be found here: Being […]
West Northamptonshire Council has announced a £172,000 funding pot for community transport grants across West Northamptonshire and is encouraging local groups and parish councils to apply for a share of the money. The funding aims to increase the number of transport options available, especially in rural areas and places where there are no regular […]
The Integrated Care Board (ICB) have now produced their Strategic Neighbourhood Health Plan. The Plan can be viewed here The Plan explains how ICBs, local authorities, Health & Wellbeing Boards and other partners should create and deliver neighbourhood health services, and this includes the VCFSE. It defines ‘neighbourhood health’, describes the challenges services should address, […]
The Household Support Fund is being replaced by the Crisis Resilience Fund from the 1st of April 2026. Whilst crisis and hardship payments will remain a part of the new approach, there are also further opportunities around both Crisis Residence and Community Co-ordination (known as segments 3 and 4). Government guidance on the fund can be […]
Weight Management Health and Wellbeing
To oversee the lifecycle of all projects, develop a motivated projects team, and ensure every initiative delivers maximum social impact while maintaining financial sustainability. Job details Pay £25,069.20 a year Job type Part-time Permanent Location Doddridge Centre, 109 St. James Road, Northampton NN5 5LD Benefits Pulled from the full job description Free parking Casual dress […]
West Northamptonshire are launching two funds: Community Funding Grants Framework (CFGF) for larger VCFSE organisations with an income of over £100,000; and Community Investment Business Case (CIBC) for smaller VCFSE organisations with an income of under £100,000. Each route has an allocated budget of £106,500, bringing the total available funding to £213,000 over the period from May […]
