Community Souls, north London’s leading social enterprise cleaning company, is proud to announce partnership with Extreme Steam Clean; providing professional carpet cleaning, rug repair, upholstery, car interior, stain removal and carpet protection.
Living Wage Foundation Guest Blog: COMMUNITY SOULS - THE CLEANING COMPANY DOING THINGS DIFFERENTLY
We are looking for a Personal Development Coach to join our small team, to ensure our staff can excel in their jobs and plan for their futures. You will be responsible for supporting our team of cleaning staff, working directly with them via regular coaching sessions to develop their own personal development plans and coordinate their implementation. You will work in partnership with local partners to ensure there is a fully comprehensive package of support in place, tailored to the needs of each individual. You will work flexibly, travelling across the borough - taking support to staff at a time and location that works for them
This is an excellent opportunity for someone experienced in supporting vulnerable adults, looking for part-time, flexible work and the opportunity to have a long-term, transformative impact on individuals and their communities.
For more information on the role, person specification and how to apply, please see HERE.
Can you help us find a new home? We are looking for a new office space in North London. Essential criteria is 2 desks, internet and space for a floor to ceiling lockable storage unit. Desirable criteria would be 24/7 access, bookable meeting rooms and the option to expand our desk area should we need to.
Perhaps you have space that you could rent us, you know of someone that does, your business has space to house us or you are aware of some suitable shared working spaces? Please help us spread the word if you can. Thank you!
It is wonderful to be a part of a university which collaborates with local social enterprises! Thanks to the Middlesex Students’ Union initiative, I will work with Community Souls through the Community Placements Scheme. I hope to make Barnet a better place to live in – by providing cleaning solutions to our clients as well as improving the prospects of our employees.
My name is Daniel and I am a final year Business Management student. My goal is to identify potential customers, develop marketing strategies and deliver partnership presentations. During my time at Community Souls, I expect to get a thorough understanding of how a community interest company operates and to learn about the challenges our employees are facing. I hope to use my skills gained from studies and internships in helping to drive Community Souls forward!
Over 210,000 people working for almost 6,000 real Living Wage Employers throughout the country are set for a pay boost as the new Living Wage rates rise to £9.30 across the UK, and £10.75 in London.
A full-time worker paid the £9.30 real Living Wage will receive more than £2,000 in additional wages compared to current Government minimum – equivalent to 9 months of a typical family’s food and drink bill. In London a full time worker will receive £5,000 more per year, equivalent to an average family’s annual food, drink, gas and electric bills.(from Living Wage Foundation)
Join Community Souls Cleaning Company Team !
We’re looking for dynamic, flexible and motivated people to join our growing team of professional cleaners. We often have part-time + full-time cleaner positions available, in various locations across North London (and sometimes pan London). All roles are paid at the London Living Wage or above.
If you’re interested or know someone that is please complete our ‘Expression Of Interest Form’ HERE
We look forward to hearing from you.
‘Light Work’ is our ongoing series that celebrates the people, groups, businesses and ideas that inspire us.
‘Belu is an ethical mineral water produced in the UK. It’s a carbon neutral, in a lightweight recyclable bottle and made with recycled glass. Belu is a British #socialenterprise and 100% of profits go to Wateraid . So far that’s over £3m.’
We’re looking for a volunteer to support the development of our trading arm ‘Community Souls Cleaning Company’. This is an amazing opportunity for someone that wants to support the development of a small (but expanding!) social enterprise.
Do you have time on your hands and have existing skills that could be put to great use? If so, your support could help us grow and make a huge impact on the lives of the people we work with.
YOUR ROLE AS VOLUNTEER
MARKETING
PROFILE BUILDING
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Location: Finchley, North London.
*Volunteering Expenses Available
To express your interest please get in contact here
‘Light Work’ is our ongoing series that celebrates the people, groups, businesses and ideas that inspire us.
‘Think of your house / place of work / creative space as allegory for your body. Keep #cleaning it everyday.’
Rumi
This March Community Souls visited @ExCeLLondon for The Cleaning Show. Great to see so many companies there with a focus on affordable eco-friendly products and services.
We look forward to next years show (maybe a Community Souls stall).
Community Souls has the pleasure of being featured in UnLtd's Impact Report as one of the 335 social entrepreneurs they supported in 2017/18. We're delighted to have their backing again this year with a £15,000 grant which will help us grow and employ more people. Great to see all the other organisations and projects featured.
‘Light Work’ is our new ongoing series that celebrates the people, groups, businesses and ideas that inspire us.
“The definition of fashion is it has to go out of fashion.
From working in luxury fashion for more than 10 years, I got so dis-encouraged by the constant need for new, and more. I had to stop and focus on what is essential to living a good life without the pressures to always be wearing the latest fashion that'll be gone the next week.
My antidote to this is to make essential garments that will withstand time and has been wholly considered from fibre to fit so everyone can go about living better, with less, that lasts longer.”
www.oarbasics.com
@Oarbasics
Photo: @jessejjenkins
Model: @danielkyn
“My name is Sean Rennison Phillips AKA SRP and I'm an artist.
Growing up in Finchley I was immersed in a lot of London subcultures via older kids in secondary school, in particular graffiti and skateboarding. Skating taught me to view my environment differently and led to exploration of the city looking for places to skate.
Graffiti took this further taking me all city through the underbelly of London. It also taught me the skills of spacial awareness, balance, depth, shape and form which translated well into artistic painting.”
The movement began at a meeting in East London, when the grassroots organisation Citizens UK brought together churches, mosques, schools and other local institutions to talk about the issues affecting their communities. One issue came up again and again – low pay.
At the time the government’s minimum wage was just £3.70 an hour. At a major public assembly in 2004, Citizens UK persuaded the Mayor of London to help champion the Living Wage across the capital.
2011 the movement went national. London Living Wage launched the first UK Living Wage rate and set up a Living Wage Foundation to recognise and celebrate the great businesses that choose to go further than the government minimum.
In 2016 the Government increased the minimum wage for over-25 year olds. They called the new higher rate a ‘national living wage’. The problem is that the government minimum isn’t based on what people need to live on. With more than 5.5 million people paid less than the real Living Wage that meets the cost of living, the job is far from done.
More than 4,700 organisations across all sectors have joined the movement, including a third of the FTSE 100 and household names like the Houses of Parliament, Nationwide, Oxfam, ITV, @chelseafc @ikeauk and @burberry @communitysouls is proud to be London Living Wage employer.
www.livingwage.org.uk
@LivingWageFoundation
ART AGAINST KNIVES has recently launched their third nail bar on Grahame Park estate, NW9. It supports some of the most vulnerable girls and young women on Barnet’s largest estate and one of its most disadvantaged areas.
This week, ART AGAINST KNIVES are taking part in the Big Give Christmas Challenge to raise crucial funds to sustain the project. Their aim is to raise all of the funds they need to run it in 2019.
The Big Give Christmas Challenge runs for a week from 27th November to 4th December and every £1 donated to us will be matched by another £1 – doubling your donation and your impact.
Art Against Knives are excited to announce the release of this EP featuring 4 tracks produced and recorded during 'The LAB’s' weekly studio sessions. This EP is the culmination of many months hard work by the 3 young artists 'Youth, Sparku & Lembz'. The inspiring quality of the music is testament to the professionalism and creativity of the young people Art Against Knives work with every week.
Released by: The Lab Records
EP release date: 10th July 2018
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"We Can Be Heroes (too)" is an ongoing series from GZ&A that highlights the good, positive, even heroic work being done to make the world better. Our actions have profound impact; let's work together to be heroes in our communities.
This month Community Souls has be recognised within their series - A massive thank you to GZ&A
