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Vacancy with Citizens Advice Purbeck - Energy Affordability Adviser

Citizens Advice Purbeck requires an Energy Affordability Adviser to join our dynamic organisation. The Keep Warm for Less Project will be based at our Wareham Office, funded for two years by The Energy Industry Voluntary Redress Fund. 22.5 hours a week, salary £24313 pro rata.
Volunteer Officer vacancy - Healthwatch Dorset

Healthwatch Dorset are the county's independent health and care champion. They are seeking a Volunteer Officer for 30 hours a week, salary £20705 pro rata. Closing date 28th April 2019.
Team Administrator vacancy - Healthwatch Dorset

Healthwatch Dorset are the county's independent health and care champion. They are seeking a Team Administrator for 25 hours a week (over 5 days), salary £17500 pro rata. Closing date 28th April 2019.
Age Concern Ferndown & District

Age Concern Ferndown and District helps many elderly people with a vital weekly lunch club. Sadly advancing years can herald a lack of social interaction and regular contact with friends and neighbours. Age Concern Ferndown and District bridges a gap that exists for these often lonely individuals.

What we do

Would you like to get on the right track and make your group or project more robust and sustainable? Would you like to make better funding applications? Would you like to develop your networks and build new relationships, promote your services, and share information and news?
Funding opportunities

Finding the right funders for your project or service maximises your chance of obtaining funding. DCA's comprehensive funder information makes it easy to search (at no charge) for current open grant funds.
Dorset’s Best Village Competition 2018
Building Better Opportunities

We have been successful in securing funding from the BIG Lottery’s Building Better Opportunities programme (Supporting Enterprise). The programme will be funded by the European Social Fund and National Lottery through the Big Lottery Fund.
Room availability @ CLaRC, please ring 01202 847600 for any enquiries

Click here to see availability of all the rooms @ CLaRC, please ring 01202 847600 for any enquiries
Who we help

Dorset Community Action (DCA) is a registered charity that provides business support, training, and consultancy services for the Voluntary, Community, & Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector in Dorset. Whether you are a small community group, or a larger charity we can help you meet the challenges of operating in a dynamic sector, and better meet the needs of the people and communities you support.
Got a great idea?

Have a great community enterprise idea and want to know where to get started? Want something a bit more practical than standard on-line ‘business support’? Don’t know which legal structure you should adopt? DCA has a great track record in supporting groups to become more enterprising, and self-sustaining, by developing the skills and knowledge needed to make organisations successful in the long term. Through our services you will....
DCA Training courses

Do you want to spend less time in learning new topics? Want to take your skills and knowledge to the next level? Then DCA’s flexible training programme is designed for you.
Advertising and marketing with DCA

We can advertise your project, events or jobs and publish your articles on our VSCE networks.
DCA Networking and Events

Want to meet other local groups? Want to find out local VCSE sector news? Want to promote your group to the wider VCSE sector? Then book a place at your next local DCA Networking Event, or come to our next Conference, Working Group or AGM.