RESPOND Non Profit Organisation

We are recruiting! Come join our fantastic team at Respond, as Psychotherapy Service Manager: https://lnkd.in/eGiAZN6t This is a great opportunity to develop and lead our psychotherapy services working with autistic people and people with learning disabilities who have experienced trauma and their families. Apply today or share this post with your network.

Respond is delighted to announce we are now a member of the Bild group of charities. Respond joins Bild, Restraint Reduction Network and Bild Association of Certified Training in the Bild Group, with the charities all sharing a common goal – to help build a more inclusive society where everyone can enjoy the same rights and opportunities. We also welcome Dr Foziha Hamid, who this week joins the charity in the new role of Director of Respond to provide strategic and clinical leadership to the organisation.  There will be no change to the service our clients receive. Respond continues to operate independently with our own Board of Trustees and governance arrangements.  Oliver Lewis, Co-chair of Respond, said:  “Bringing Respond into the Bild Group is a positive step and unites the charities’ shared commitment to improving support for people with learning disabilities and autistic people.  Building on years of collaboration, the move will enable both organisations to increase their impact, with Respond remaining focused on delivering life-changing trauma-informed services, whilst benefiting from the Bild Group’s infrastructure and expertise in training delivery, influencing and coproduction. The Board is delighted to welcome Foziha to Respond. Foziha brings considerable experience to the role of Director, and we are confident that her appointment will further enhance the vital services provided by Respond at this exciting point for the charity.  We look forward to working with Foziha as she leads Respond through this next chapter.” Read more at https://lnkd.in/giuhKctg

**VACANCY** We are recruiting a specialist ISVA to join Respond's Advocacy team. If you or someone you know is interested in this role, please apply via Charity Jobs. https://lnkd.in/e-7nt3Pq #LearningDisabilites #Autism #Recruitment #Vacancy #ISVA

Responds Senior Therapist Alison McWhinnie will be taking part in #SwimSerpentine on 14th September to raise funds for Spaces, an award-winning Hertfordshire based charity supporting families of children and young people who are #Neurodivergent We will all be cheering you on Alison! To find out more or to support Alison, please visit her Local Giving page: https://lnkd.in/e_ieYdnc

Respond is pleased to share our with our friends and supporters our impact summary for 2023-2024.  We continue to support autistic people and people with learning disabilities who have experienced violence, abuse and trauma and feel proud that 93% of clients feel less isolated and more able to cope after accessing our services.  The full report can be viewed here: https://lnkd.in/enpJRx4S If you are interested in finding out more about our work please see our website www.respond.org,uk or contact us at admin@respond.org.uk

Change in Leadership at Respond as Georgina Hoare, Interim CEO leaves this us this month. We say a fond farewell to Georgina and celebrate her achievements, first as Organisation Effectiveness Director and as Interim CEO of the charity. We wish Georgina all the very best and every success in her new role as Senior Organisational Consultant at Tavistock Consultancy. https://lnkd.in/ggc6zT3E

There is still a week to submit your application for Respond's new Director who will be the clinical and safeguarding lead for Bild and lead our #Psychotherapy and #Advocacy services and work collaboratively with Bild to develop Respond's #training and #consultation. Applications can also be made via BACP and The Survivors Trust. Please do share with your networks. If you have any questions please email ceo@respond.org.uk Deadline Thursday 11th July 9am by email Interviews week commencing 15th July - (first round online, second round in person on Thursday 18th July in London). https://lnkd.in/dwmAYtBy

** VACANCY ** Following our news earlier this week, we are delighted to be recruiting for a new Director at Respond who will be the clinical and safeguarding lead for Bild and lead our #Psychotherapy and #Advocacy services and work collaboratively with Bild to develop Respond's #training and #consultation. This will also be advertised via BACP and The Survivors Trust. Please do share with your networks. If you have any questions please email ceo@respond.org.uk Deadline Thursday 11th July 9am by email Interviews week commencing 15th July - (first round online, second round in person on Thursday 18th July in London). https://lnkd.in/dwmAYtBy

We’re delighted to announce plans for Respond to join the Bild Group this year. We will continue our vital work offering people with learning disabilities and autistic people who have experienced trauma access to specialist psychotherapy, advocacy and trauma-informed training and consultation. Respond will join three other charities within the Bild Group – Bild, the Restraint Reduction Network and Bild Association of Certified Training – uniting our shared commitment to supporting people with learning disabilities and autistic people through trauma-informed working and championing human rights. All charities within the Bild Group operate with their own Board of Trustees and governance arrangements, whilst sharing a common goal – to help build a more inclusive society where everyone can enjoy the same rights and opportunities. There will be no changes to the services received by our clients. We will continue to be London-based, whilst also offering remote support, and will maintain our Respond name, brand and identity. Read the full release with further information here: https://lnkd.in/eWfCvSmJ #inclusion #traumainformedworking #trauma #autism #learningdisabilities #humanrights #collaboration

Respond are proud to support Learning Disability Week! 💜 #LearningDisabilities #DoYouSeeMe #TraumaInformed #Psychotherapy