Get Involved
As a community-led charity (registered charity no. 295857), the Limehouse Project is only able to carry out its many works thanks to the support and generosity of countless individuals, funders, local partners, and businesses, all of whom continue to believe in our efforts.
So, whether you have a little time spare, are eager to share your expertise, have a great idea for a new community project, or simply want to have some fun raising much needed pounds, look no further! And we, in turn, will do what we can to provide you with new skills and great new experiences to help make you feel as valued and as appreciated as you deserve!
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Employment Opportunities
We are looking for those who have the desire to get behind our aims and mission and the passion to make it a reality. For our dynamic staff, working at the Limehouse Project is more than just a job; it is a conscious decision to get involved in real and often difficult situations, knowing that each and every action undertaken makes a real difference to the lives of some of country’s most vulnerable individuals and families.
We value diversity and look to recruit people with unique skill sets and experience. If you are up for the challenge, we would love to hear from you!
Application Pack (where required):
Please download and complete the following documents and send to recruitment@limehouseproject.org.uk
Limehouse Project 40 year impact report
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Limehouse Project is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
Employment Opportunities at Limehouse Project (LHP)
We are excited to announce two vacant roles at Limehouse Project:
1. Energy Efficiency Adviser/Caseworker – 21 hours per week (3 days)
2. Social Welfare & Digital Support Adviser – 35 hours per week (full-time)
We are looking to appoint an experienced Energy Efficiency Adviser/Caseworker and a Social Welfare & Digital Support Adviser, with excellent written and verbal communication skills with an ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with people from diverse communities and backgrounds. If you want to join a friendly, compassionate and hugely dedicated team, Limehouse Project is the place.
We are looking for someone who will commit to the aims and values of LHP and the provision of high-quality advice and support services for our clients.
You will need to be compassionate, empathetic, and sensitive with excellent listening skills to capture the needs and issues of the clients.
- You must have great people skills
- Ability to handle difficult telephone conversations
- Good communication and written skills
- Confident and able to react quickly
- Well organised and a process-driven individual who can work independently as well as part of a team
1. Job Title: Energy Efficiency Adviser/Caseworker
Accountable To: The CEO
Responsible To: Advice Services Manager
Hours: 21 hours per week
Annual Salary: £19,530 per annum (Including London Weighting)
Location: Limehouse Project
Closing date: Monday 14th October 2024 by 9 am
The Purpose of the Job
The purpose of this job is to provide energy efficiency advice and casework-level support to individuals and families living in low-income households and facing fuel poverty. The primary goals of the project are:
- Client Assessment and Support – conduct detailed confidential interviews with clients, applying a holistic approach to assess their needs for advice and support
- Compliance and Quality Standards – Provide energy efficiency advice and casework support that adheres to the Advice Quality Standard (AQS).
- Comply with AQS case management and case recording procedures and processes, contributing to the delivery of high-quality advice and casework, and the collection and reporting of statistical data as required to enable accurate evaluation of the impact of the service and reporting to funders.
- To be responsible for delivering high-quality one-to-one advice and casework on energy efficiency – targeting our food hub participants and other local residents who are on low income.
- To raise awareness and assist people without any previous awareness/knowledge of how to save on energy costs and develop long-term energy and monetary savings within their homes
- To facilitate and deliver monthly Switching Off Poverty workshops/talks/group sessions about fuel poverty; how to identify at-risk local residents; what tools/assistance is available; and how to impart help and guidance following the end of the programme – these workshops aim to enable participants to access tools and develop the new skills required to help them monitor, track, record, and understand their household fuel use and bills.
To apply. please see the full job description and complete the application forms to the left: Personal details forms, Application form and Equal Opportunities and Diversity form.
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Job Title: Social Welfare & Digital Support Adviser
Accountable To: C.E.O
Responsible To: Advice Services Manager
Working Hours: 35 hours per week (Full-Time)
Salary: £31,000 per annum (Including London Weighting)
Location: Limehouse Project
As a Social Welfare & Digital Support Adviser, you will play a key role in providing comprehensive advice, casework support, and digital support to the residents of Tower Hamlets. As a dedicated and empathetic Social Welfare Advice & Digital Support Adviser, your role will be essential in empowering individuals with complex and multiple needs, helping them navigate the intricacies of the welfare benefits system and access the financial support they deserve. Additionally, you will provide vital digital support to enable clients to manage their welfare claims online, enhancing their digital confidence and independence. Through a holistic approach that incorporates social, cultural, financial, and digital issues, you will address the diverse needs of our clients, ensuring they receive well-rounded support and are equipped to navigate the online systems essential to managing their welfare benefits.
To apply. please see the full job description and complete the application forms to the left: Personal details forms, Application form and Equal Opportunities and Diversity form.
Volunteering Opportunities
Hundreds of volunteers have dedicated their time, energy and expertise to improving the lives of thousands of local people and families who, whether due to poverty, social marginalisation or racial discrimination, often find themselves unable to access the help, support and guidance they need. The Limehouse Project was founded by three inspirational volunteers, so it is only fitting that volunteers continue to lie at the very heart of all we do.
So whether you have just a few short hours to spare or are willing to donate whole days, weeks and even months to the service of your local community, we would love your assistance. Please scroll to the section below to see some of the ways in which we could use your help.
How You Can Help
Help Raise Funds
Fundraising groups are essential to the Limehouse Project: not only do our fundraisers directly raise money for much needed projects for disadvantaged young people, the elderly, and educational opportunities for women, they also raise awareness of who we are, why we exist, and what we do, whilst simultaneously enabling us to expand our networks and reach out to more people in need of our help.
It’s easy to set up your own fundraising group on behalf of the Limehouse Project, and the time commitment is simply dependent on how much spare time you have and how much of that time you want to give. It could be as simple as getting together with your friends or colleagues, and turning what you already do into a fundraising opportunity – such as turning group lunches into a lunchtime book club, embarking upon sponsored sports activities, hosting fundraising dinners or coffee mornings, organising neighbourhood bake sales or having a monthly quiz night.
Or, if you have less time (and energy!) to organise events of your own, why not attend one of our many fundraising events held during the course of the year? We do all the hard work, and you have all the fun while helping us raise a little money in the process. What could be easier?
However and whatever you decide to do, we will provide you with all the information and support you need to help you begin your own fundraising efforts. And what’s more, to thank you for your efforts, we will keep you up to date with how your money is being spent, and on whom it is being spent.
If you are interested in launching your own fundraising activities on behalf of the Limehouse Project, or would like further information on the programmes we are currently delivering and which require urgent support, please contact Farida Yesmin at f.yesmin@limehouseproject.org.uk
Give Us Your Views
One of the most important resources the Limehouse Project has to hand, is the people that help make us what we are. It is only by listening to local people, local partners, our staff and our volunteers, that we understand not only the greatest needs and challenges being faced by minority communities today, but what actions need to be taken in order to help people overcome those challenges and meet those needs.
If you are aware of an unmet need felt by a particular group of your local community living in or around the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, and have an idea for a community project which may assist them, please do not hesitate to contact us. Whilst our resources will unfortunately not permit us to realise or assist with all the fantastic ideas that come our way, we will aim to help you raise awareness of the difficulties being faced, and undertake what works we can with local partners to address the issues at hand.
If you would like to share an idea as to how we could help local people, please click here.
Corporate Donation
The Limehouse Project has a long and successful history of working with businesses both large and small for the greater benefit of our local communities. From linking local shops and businesses with schools and colleges to working with Tesco’s Body Shop and Carrillion to help people into employment, we understand the very important role companies of all sizes play in strengthening and inspiring their surrounding societies. If you work on behalf of a company and are looking to reach out to grassroots organisations, here are just some of the ways in which you can help us…
1. Make us your “Local charity of choice” for a year
Highlight your company’s commitment to both your staff and its corporate social responsibilities by making the Limehouse Project your very own local charity of choice for a year. By nominating a charity of the year, you will not only generate positive PR opportunities, help build staff morale and encourage greater team building, but you will also have the unique opportunity of better understanding the communities upon which your future successes may lie.
2. Match fund one of our schemes
Help us to launch much needed programmes for a cause of your choice. From new sports programmes for girls or our luncheon club for the elderly, to new advice services for young victims of family breakdown or bullying, we have a wide range of projects which need that little extra boost to really take off.
3. Sponsor an event or a project
As well as fundraising or recreational events, the Limehouse Project also hosts a number of networking and discussion events for local and national partners and providers. Your support would help us to expand the scale of our events and enable us to raise more funds or reach out to more people in need of our help.
4. Lend us your expertise
Support need not come in the form of a cheque – if you have financial, legal, IT or programme development experts within your organisation who would like to assist us, we would heartily welcome their contributions of time and knowledge to help keep us abreast of the latest developments.
5. Make a company donation
Your company can help make a difference to families across Tower Hamlets by nominating the Limehouse Project as a recipient of a one-off donation. We are more than happy to ensure donations are invested into projects in which your company has a particular interest (such as sports, assisting young people or empowering marginalised women).
For more information about our corporate donation schemes, please contact: Farida Yesmin on f.yesmin@limehouseproject.org.uk