THE CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS HAS PASSED

Local Co-ordinator - Health, Wealth and Happiness Project.

17.5 hours per week

Fixed term contract to end June 2017. 

£22,443 (£11,221 pro rata per annum) 

The Health, Wealth and Happiness Project is an innovative project which seeks to address the social and financial exclusion that many older people living with HIV face.

This post will involve co-ordinating a varied and interesting programme of activities that engage people aged 50 or over living with HIV in Manchester and the wider North West. 

The post holder will recruit and match volunteers to provide peer support, provide training to organisations and provide group work and workshops.  

Working in partnership with Terrence Higgins Trust this role will work as part of a larger team with colleagues based in Bristol, the Midlands, Brighton and London and with a National Coordinator project managing this exciting and rewarding project.

You will be employed by George House Trust and line managed accordingly.

Your strong relationship building skills (internally and externally) combined with creativity, excellent organisational skills and keen attention to detail will ensure the project has maximum success and impact on the lives of older people living with HIV. 

If you think you have the skills and experience to join us, you can download a job application pack with more details about the job and a person specification at the bottom of this page

or call Samuel Clarke on : 0161 274 5657 or email: Samuel to request a hard copy of the pack by post.

The closing date for applications for this post is 9am on Monday February 1^st 2016.

Interviews will be held on Thursday February 11^th and Friday February 12^th 2016.

The successful job applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced criminal records check from the Disclosure and Barring Service.

George House Trust is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

We especially welcome applications from groups which reflect George House Trusts’ service user groups – HIV positive people (and other disabled people), gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people, people from black and minority ethnic groups, and people from refugee communities.

If you have any questions regarding the vacancy please contact Colin or call 0161 274 4499

George House Trust's vision is for all people living in the North West of England to live happy and healthy lives and be free from stigma and discrimination; for all people to know their HIV status and to be HIV aware.

This post is funded by the National Lottery through the Big Lottery Fund

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GLOW, is WorldPay UK Ltd's newly formed LGBT Network.  GLOW Manchester, have announced they are running a Eurovision sweepstake in aid of George House Trust.

Eurovision is an exciting time of the year for many people, with parties being planned up and down the country.  If you plan to get competitive and want to raise money for a great cause over the Eurovision season, get in touch with us via fundraising@ght.org.uk .

Freelance photographer Joel Goodman's image of debauchery outside Manchester’s Printworks entertainment complex becomes an internet sensation, with news outlets across the country scrambling to get their hands on the picture. Thousands of people have shared the photo, which shows the moment police officers restrain a man in the middle of the road, while another seemingly inebriated chap reaches for a beer as he lies in the street; but Cheshire artist Nic Stacey went one further - and painstakingly recreated the image in acrylic on a giant canvas.

Nic, 29, from Bollington, Cheshire, specialises in pictures of Manchester and was inspired by Joel’s already iconic snap.  He told the Manchester Evening News : “Occasionally a picture will come along that really captures my attention. Joel’s definitely did that.

From every painting Nic sells, he donates 25pc to George House Trust, a HIV charity in Manchester.

Nic added: “I’m not sure whether my latest piece will sell and to be honest, I’d quite like it in my living room, but if it does, let’s hope that some of what it makes can go to a good cause - and one which has its roots firmly in our wonderful city.”

After seeing Nic's painting, Joel said: "I'm really flattered and respectful of what he's done and of his motives and generosity. I really hope it sells and I'll gladly donate a framed and signed version of a print of my photograph to George House Trust for auction, with all proceeds going to them, to match his kindness."

Yvonne Hepburn-Foster, Fundraising Manager at George House Trust says, “We are genuinely humbled by the ways people use their talents to support people living with HIV.  HIV is a long term condition that needs greater prioritising, and opportunities like this contribute to raising awareness.”

8^th July 2015 marked George House Trust’s 30^th year of providing support, advice and advocacy services to people in the North West who are living with HIV.  From the politically and publicly challenging climate of the 80s and 90s, through great strides in HIV medicine, to being able to host Manchester’s first drag ball since the 1800’s, the charity has, and continues to, provide needs-based support for people who are no longer facing imminent threat of death, but are trying to navigate life in the 21^st century, while managing a condition which finds many facing stigma and active discrimination.

George House Trust is using this year as a platform from which to raise the profile of HIV, an often forgotten and misunderstood long-term health condition.  Part of that strategy has been to welcome television producer and screenwriter, Russell T Davies, as their first patron.  Russell, whose body of work includes television shows about groups directly affected by HIV, reflects the diverse personality of the charity.

Russell says,

 "It's an honour to become patron of George House Trust - the staff are amazing and their dedication is a lesson to us all.  As the issues around HIV and AIDS take brand new forms, along with age-old problems, GHT is at the forefront of the battle."

Rosie Robinson, Joint Chief Executive says,

“We are delighted to welcome Russell to George House Trust. With Russell’s support we can communicate our messages about HIV stigma more loudly and clearly throughout the North West”