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BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND OPENING HOURS

Services During The Easter Bank Holiday Weekend

 

George House Trust services will be unavailable between 5:00 pm on Thursday 28th March and 9:30 am on Tuesday 2nd April.

 

Below are some telephone numbers if you need support over the Easter bank holiday weekend:

 

 

If you phone or email George House Trust between 5:00 pm on Thursday and 9:30 am on Tuesday, we will contact you on April 2nd.

 

March 28th 2024

Thursday, 28 March, 2024

WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH: LISA'S STORY

 

My name is Lisa. I am 48 years old and was diagnosed HIV positive in 2005 towards the end of a 15-year long imprisonment by drug addiction. Luckily at this time I had already been working to change my perspective on life, which meant that, when the nurse gave me my diagnosis on that wintery November day, my first thoughts where not what some may expect but instead, were,

 

“Thank god I am in a country that gives me access to medication!”

“Thankfully I have not got Hepatitis C as well” (which would have complicated treatment).

“Will I be eligible for a disabled bus/rail pass?”

 

In spite, of my initial buoyancy, (deflection with humour or some may call it denial), reality soon hit. Feelings of stigma, fear and isolation crept in. I also did not understand how I had contracted HIV. Despite my being a drug user and being in a high-risk group, I did not consider myself high risk.

 

I had only had unprotected sex with my long-term partner who I had been together with for several years. It was an abusive relationship and I later found out that he was HIV positive himself and had felt it unnecessary to tell me. Thankfully, I was eventually able to escape from this several years after my diagnosis.

 

In the meantime, I needed to find others who understood my situation and I found George House Trust and the women’s group. It was a long road of rebuilding my own self-esteem and learning how to take responsibility for my own feelings, consequences, and life in general.

 

I have no doubt that my amazingly beautiful and empowering upbringing has founded my resilience, strength of character and personality. I have my incredible Mum and Dad to thank for this.

 

After causing much harm to my family and community, I now try and hope to be a loving and caring daughter, girlfriend, neighbour and friend to others. Within this, I have also learnt to be loving and caring to me too.

 

I am 18 years drug free (including alcohol). 18 years into my diagnosis I am supporting others with an amazing career as a drug worker and an addiction psychotherapist, working with drug users and their families.

 

I also mentor others outside of work with complex needs – addiction, mental health, abuse issues, sex workers and women coming out of prison etc.

 

With George House Trust’s support, along with the support and mentorship from others in recovery from drug addiction, I have come to understand that my HIV status does not define me. It is part of my life and can be used either as an excuse to stay stuck and live in self-pity and resentment or as a reason to live the best most positive, productive life I can have.

 

22 March 2024

Friday, 22 March, 2024

JOB VACANCY - AGEING WELL OFFICER [LIVERPOOL]

 

14 hours per week

 

Salary - NJC SCP 10 £25,545 (0.4 FTE).  Actual salary £10,218

 

As we are expanding our support for older people living with HIV, we’re recruiting for an Ageing Well Officer, who will be based in Liverpool, to join our Ageing Well team.

 

This role is an exciting opportunity to develop relationships with other VCSE organisations in Liverpool, as well as connect older people who are living with HIV to relevant support and services.

 

George House Trust has been providing dedicated support to older people living with HIV through our Age+ project since 2021. As a result of effective treatment people are living into older age and we want all people living with HIV to age well, and with confidence.

  

The ideal candidate will have a good knowledge of voluntary, community and social enterprises sector organisations in Liverpool.

 

Whilst it is not an essential criteria for the role, we always actively encourage applications from people living with HIV.

 

George House Trust supports a wide community facing diverse challenges and we need a diverse team to help tackle them. We particularly welcome applications from those currently underrepresented in our workforce which includes people of colour.

 

You will find a recruitment pack with a detailed person specification and job description here.

 

You can apply for this role in writing in MS Word format (please don’t PDF your application) stating, in no more than 2,000 words, how you meet the ‘application’ criteria in the Person Specification you will find in the recruitment pack together with an up-to-date copy of your C.V.

 

Please also complete and submit our demographic monitoring form which you can find here. The form will be stored separately from your application and will not be used as part of the shortlisting process. 

 

Your completed application and C.V. should be submitted to recruitment@ght.org.uk by 5pm on Friday 29th March 2024.

 

Interviews will be held on Monday 8th March 2024.

 

George House Trust is a Disability Confident, Living Wage and Open To All employer.

 

March 1st 2024

Friday, 1 March, 2024

EXTERNAL EVALUATOR

 

Project Name: Ageing Well
Commissioning Organisation: George House Trust
Project Duration: February 2024 – February 2027
Contract Term:  April 2024 – February 2027
Contract Value: £3,750 (£1,250 per year) Location: Greater Manchester
Contract Type: Self-employed contractor, engaged on a ‘contract for services’ basis

 

George House Trust wishes to work with an External Evaluator contractor to provide in-depth analysis of our Ageing Well project.  

 

Ageing Well is a three-year project, funded by the National Lottery Community Fund, which aims to empower people who are aged 50+ and who are living with HIV to:

  • Improve overall wellbeing.
  • Improve emotional health and wellbeing.
  • Increase connectivity and reduced feelings of isolation.
  • Increase confidence in ageing.
  • Increase confidence to manage HIV.
  • Increase involvement in volunteering activities.

The project will also continue to offer HIV awareness training to residential and domiciliary care providers and organisations working with older people, with the aim to;

  • Increase knowledge and understanding amongst staff of the issues of people ageing with HIV.
  • Increase shared learning amongst organisations providing support to people aged 50 and living with HIV.

 

You can download the full External Evaluator brief, including submission details here

 

Deadline for submissions: Monday 8th April 2024 – 5pm.
Interviews for shortlisted candidates: Friday 12th April 2024.

 

The successful candidate must be willing to attend quarterly Project Advisory Group meetings.
 
If you would like additional information or have any further questions, please email Anna Hughes, Programme Coordinator for Ageing Well via email: anna@ght.org.uk

 

March 9th 2024

Thursday, 21 March, 2024

Living with HIV? Want to talk to us?
Call 0161 274 4499 or email: talk@ght.org.uk