What's New

Director of Policy and Communications: Alcohol Concern is recruiting a Director of Policy and Communications in our London office. Salary £50,223.
As a key member of the senior management team you will play a pivotal role in shaping the policy and political agenda around alcohol issues. You will lead on Alcohol Concern's policy development function and take a strategic role in ensuring our policies and briefings are communicated effectively to all stakeholders.

For an application pack email: recruitment@alcoholconcern.org.uk download a pack from the jobs section of our website: alcoholconcern.org.uk or call our recruitment line: 020 7264 0516

Two new reports: Alcohol Concern published two important reports during Alcohol Awareness Week in April - one looking at how the NHS is failing to deliver adequate treatment for dependent drinkers and one highlighting the negative effect that parents' chronic drinking can have on children. 'The poor relation - has the emphasis on 'localism' really improved alcohol commissioning?' can be downloaded here and 'Keeping it in the family: growing up with parents who misuse alcohol' can be downloaded here

HubCAPP: The Hub of Commissioned Alcohol Projects and Policies (HubCAPP) launched on 28 March. HubCAPP is an online resource of local alcohol initiatives throughout England and presents an exciting opportunity to highlight and promote your work. The Hub also has a particular focus on capturing the policies, decisions and strategic history that enabled projects to come into existence. For more information visit the HubCAPP website. www.hubcapp.org.uk

Families and Domestic Violence Project: Anne Delargy has now started work as team leader of the Alcohol Concern Families and Domestic Violence Project, which has been funded by the Big Lottery Fund for the next three years. The project aims to develop alcohol services' capacity to work more effectively with families and to address issues of domestic violence, by enabling them to: improve their ability to make risk assessments and care plans involving children and families; develop more 'family friendly' services; build closer partnerships with their local communities, including Children and Family Services and organisations concerned with domestic violence. For details of the project click here.

Training:
Family Training Programme For Alcohol Misuse: Alcohol Concern in partnership with Wendy Robinson. The aim of this training is to increase the effectiveness of work with children and families not only within the alcohol field, but also childcare, social work and family support. The training consists of four tailor-made training days that stand alone as well as complementing each other. Training will be held at venues in London, Birmingham and Sunderland from November 2007. For further details click here or email cjohnson@alcoholconcern.org.uk

Information:
Help and Advice: If you are concerned about your own or someone else's drinking - please contact Drinkline on: 0800 917 8282
To find your nearest alcohol service click here

Training Suite for hire: Alcohol Concern has a newly refurbished training suite for hire for meetings/conferences in London E1. Good transport links, City Fringe location. Holds 20 theatre style, and 12 boardroom style. Rent £100 per day for an introductory period. Refreshments and IT/OHP/Flipchart facilities to include IT support. For more information click here.
For bookings email: jsmolders@alcoholconcern.org.uk

Office to rent: Alcohol Concern has self contained office space to rent to a voluntary organisation in our offices in E1. 400 sq ft with own kitchen and access to shared roof terrace. For details email: jsmolders@alcoholconcern.org.uk