Area development manager jobs
You will be part of the Financial Accounting and Control team within the Finance department and will act as the dedicated Financial Accountant, preparing statutory financial reporting and managing the year-end process, for your 'lead clients'. Whilst you will have autonomy and be expected to be able to work independently, you will also work collaboratively with the rest of the Financial Accounting and Control team to develop a high-quality finance service to the NCIs, including best practice external reporting and a robust financial control environment.
You will act as a mentor to more junior members of the team, using your skills and experience to support the Financial Accounting Officers to develop core accounting skills to manage effective balance sheet control and period-end processes and to prepare and submit compliance reporting using accurate and appropriate financial information.
An effective communicator, you will be able to explain financial issues to non-finance staff and to help people to use financial information well. You will deliver relevant training and support across departments to help improve financial literacy and ensure compliance with relevant financial control procedures.
You will be someone who is always looking to improve processes and worker smarter, collaborating with your finance colleagues to drive best practice in everything we do. You will be a confident Excel user, able to use Excel to design and build financial statements and reports which can be quickly and easily produced.
This role is a 12-month fixed-term contract
RESPONSIBILITIES
Financial Accounting
Responsible for preparing the group and subsidiary financial, including:
- Setting, agreeing and managing the year end timetable and communication with internal and external stakeholders
- Updating the accounts template annually, including review accounting policies and ensuring compliance with relevant reporting legislation, regulatory requirements and best practice within the charity sector (including but not limited to UK GAAP and Charity SORP)
- Reviewing the year-end trial balance and analysing key variances with previous years to identify potential omissions or misstatements
- Managing the external audit process, including being the primary point of contact with the auditors in planning and delivering the audit, liaising with other members of staff in Finance and other departments to deliver the auditors' requirements, preparing schedules to support each note to the financial statements and providing explanations when requested
- Preparing the Board and Committee reporting to support the presentation of the Accounts and presenting draft accounts for review and sign-off on behalf of the trustees as necessary
- Working with Communication Department and design company to prepare financial statements in format to be signed and published
- Ensuring accounts are signed off and submitted to Companies House or Charity Commission on time
Internal controls and compliance
Responsible for ensuring all income and expenditure (including capital expenditure) is correctly accounted for within a robust control environment, including:
- Managing the delivery of a smooth, well-controlled and timely month-end and year-end close, supporting with the Financial Accounting Officers to develop and improve this in line with best-practice
- Working with the Financial Accounting Officers and Financial Processing team to maintain a strong financial control environment ensuring that monthly reconciliations, checks and reviews are done and compliance with the journals policy
- Managing the Chart of Accounts structure to ensure consistency of approach across the NCIs, ensuring any changes are appropriate before actioning them
- Working with the Finance team to improve processes and systems and promote efficient working practices with an appropriate control framework
- Supporting the Financial Accounting Officers to prepare and submit compliance reporting using accurate and appropriate financial information (e.g. Office of National Statistics returns, Charity Commission Annual Returns).
Technical advice and support
Responsible for providing support and guidance on financial accounting practices, issues and problems, including:
- Working with the Finance Business Partnering team to advise departments on appropriate accounting treatments for new and continuing activities
- Ensuring legacies are accurately recorded and recognised, including overseeing the liaison with executors as necessary
- Keeping up to date with best practice and developments in financial reporting and the charity sector and proactively managing personal and continuing professional development
- Providing financial training and support to non-finance colleagues as required, promoting financial literacy across the NCIs
Cashflow forecasting
Ensuring effective cash management for the NCIs, including the development of regular cash flow reporting as required by each entity, including:
- Overseeing the production of daily, weekly, monthly and annual cashflow forecasting and monitoring spreadsheets and active management of cash balances to maintain the liquidity of all the NCIs while optimising the funds available for investment
- Managing short-term investments and cash deposits, including identifying opportunities, producing relevant analysis and reporting, and ensuring compliance with treasury policies
- Arranging Pensions Board funding drawdowns from the Revolving Credit Facility, monitoring borrowing levels and managing requirements for the CHARM bonds
Other
- Acting as a mentor to the Financial Accounting Officers, helping them to identify opportunities to grow their skills, and supporting them through advice and training
- Collaborating with other members of the Financial Accounting and Control team to ensure the delivery of all statutory reporting and year end processes across the NCIs, providing support for other areas as necessary
- Providing support for projects within the Finance team (which could include for example, process improvement projects, system projects, implementation of new processes and solutions etc.)
- Developing excellent working relationships and clear communication with the Finance Business Partners, to ensure a consistent understanding of activities across the NCIs, and that this is reflected accurately in both statutory and management reporting
- Undertaking other ad hoc tasks as required to ensure the Finance team delivers to its customers
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Essential
Education:
- CCAB or equivalent professional accounting body qualification
Knowledge/Experience:
- Good technical financial accounting skills and thorough understanding of relevant accounting standards, including FRS 102 and Charities SORP
- Experience gained from working as a financial accountant or external auditor covering all aspects of statutory reporting for a large organisation
Skills & Abilities:
- Excellent IT skills, including advanced Excel and strong finance system skills, with a good understanding of data structures and chart of accounts optimisation
- Ability to manipulate data, analyse information, identify anomalies and extract pertinent information. Excellent attention to detail
- Well organised with an ability to work calmly and effectively under pressure
- Good communication and interpersonal skills both written and oral, able to communicate effectively with finance professionals, senior management and trustees, and non-accountants to achieve cooperation and results
- Proactive, self-motivated and enthusiastic
Circumstances:
Willingness to work in excess of contracted hours to ensure completion of deadlines
Desirable
- SAP experience
- Experience of working for a charity
Closing date for Applications is 31 March at 11:55 pm
The Church of England’s vocation is and always has been to proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ afresh in each generation to the people of England.



If this sounds like you, then our four-month (7th September to 18th December 2026), salaried Grant Fundraising Traineeship might be the perfect opportunity for you.
Chell Perkins is looking for four individuals with excellent writing skills who want to learn how to fundraise from grantmakers.
Our industry-leading paid traineeship (monthly equivalent of a £24,792 annual salary) will see you writing grant applications for multiple charities and gaining a recognised certificate with education credits towards CFRE to kickstart your fundraising career. There are up to four vacancies at Chell Perkins, and at the end of the course trainees will be eligible to apply for a permanent position.
“This programme has been an amazing opportunity to work with so many different clients, and constantly learn new skills on the job. I have learned so much.” Junior Fundraiser, 2022
This immersive programme is home-based with quality training and plenty of support from other experienced fundraisers.
“The hands-on training opportunities that come with a role at Chell Perkins are invaluable for anyone who is looking to get into fundraising. I don't think you could find a more immersive and rewarding experience in the charity sector anywhere else!” Junior Fundraiser, 2022
Why Chell Perkins?
At the end of our Grant Fundraising Traineeship, you will be a confident and capable fundraiser. But there’s much more to the scheme than that. The Chell Perkins team are a great bunch of people to work with. We really care about our partner charities and YOUR future. Our supportive and empowering work culture will enable you to realise your own potential.
“This programme is truly unique and rewarding. I recommend it to anyone thinking of beginning a fundraising career.” Junior Fundraiser, 2020
Client mix
Candidates should be aware that at present, 70% of our partner charities come from a Christian background (churches or Christian charities). While it is not a requirement to be Christian, candidates must be happy to write for a faith-based audience.
Applications
This role is home-based; however, you may occasionally be required to work from client sites across the UK.
For more details about this opportunity, contact us and request a copy of the Job Description & Person Specification document.
Interviews will be held in the week commencing 4th May 2026 for positions starting on 7th September 2026.
If our Grant Fundraising Traineeship sounds like it could be a perfect fit for you, why not apply? We look forward to hearing from you!
To apply for this role, please complete our job application and email it to us with a recent CV and a covering letter. In your covering letter, please tell us:
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Why do you want to become a fundraiser and why do you believe you will be a good one?
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Describe any relevant experience you will bring to the role (such as writing or debating).
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Why do you think people give money to charity, and what role do you think fundraisers play in motivating people to give?
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Why do you want to work for Chell Perkins in particular?
Click 'how to apply' below for the email address to send your application to, and for more information on the role and person specification.
A note about generative AI use
As an agency we are not against the use of AI to research or help improve the quality of your application. However, we strongly advise against using AI to generate copy for you. Last year, over 40 applications contained sections with identical wording, due to the use of generative AI. As a result, we could not get to know the applicants from their writing, and subsequently had to reject all of these applications.
We’re Chell Perkins, the flexible charity fundraising partners. We’re here to give charities the boost they need to make their vision a reality.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
At St. John's, we have been making a positive difference to the lives of young people for nearly 140 years. We are now looking for an amazing Learning Support Worker to support us in making that difference! Could that be you?
Why join our inclusive team?
St. John's is one of the largest employers in Brighton and Hove.
What can we offer you?
- £26,863.00 FTE (Actual Salary- £24,280.02 )
- 32-days paid holiday (plus bank holidays) - 32-days are taken outside of term time
- Fulfilling and meaningful work – make a difference!
- Career development plans that are tailored to you
- Discounts across businesses in the local community.
Who are we?
St. John's is a non-maintained specialist provision, working with autistic people, the majority of whom also have learning disabilities. Some of our learners have co-occurring conditions such as epilepsy, hearing or visual impairments, or mental health needs. We also support autistic learners who have an additional profile of Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) syndrome. We have a team built up of support workers, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, nurses, PBS practitioners, assistant psychologists, and more, to support us in our holistic approach to development.
Each learner's curriculum is shaped by their individual strengths, interests, and challenges. St. John's is awarded with Autism Accreditation by the National Autistic Society (NAS). We support our learners to develop their skills in the NAS's four focus areas of:
- Difference in social communication and interaction
- Self-reliance and problem-solving
- Sensory
- Emotional Well-being
What are we looking for?
We've been doing this long enough to know that, whilst desirable, experience is not everything! Our amazing learning and development team and our passionate managers have coached people new to this field into support working roles. We know that if you have, the passion and desire to learn, and the want to empower others, you already have the foundations of an outstanding support worker. We are looking for drivers to support our young people to access the community, but having a licence isn't essential.
Sound like you? Then keep on reading!
What will you be doing?
- Supporting the young people in a classroom setting and during breaktimes
- Implementing the learner's behaviour support plan and risk assessment
- Working within a team of multidisciplinary professionals across the charity
- Tracking the progress of individuals and reporting to the teacher, care manager, and/or parents at review meetings.
Exciting opportunity? We think so! Click apply to start your journey as part of the St. John's College family as a Learning Support Worker
Please note that interviews will be arranged progressively as suitable applications are received. Early application is therefore advisable.
Ambitious about Autism is committed to fostering equity, diversity, and inclusion at every level of our organisation. We warmly welcome applications from all qualified candidates, valuing the diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives they bring. We encourage applications from individuals regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or parental status, disability, or age.
Our recruitment process promotes equal opportunities, and we are committed to providing reasonable adjustments for candidates with disabilities or additional needs throughout the recruitment process. Please contact our Recruitment Team for accommodations. We recognise disability as a physical or mental impairment that significantly and long-term affects a person's ability to perform day-to-day activities, as defined by the UK Equality Act 2010. All applications will be considered solely on merit, aligned with our mission to support autistic children and young people.
Ambitious about Autism is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check. As part of our Safer Recruitment checks, an online search maybe carried out in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.
The Safeguarding responsibilities of the post as per the job description and personal specification.
Whether the post is exempt from the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendment to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2021. This means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected', so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS Filter Guidance.
Documents
- Learning Support Worker- Recruitment Pack (1).pdf (1.42 MB)
We stand with autistic children and young people, champion their rights and create opportunities.
Community Cleanup Champion
About Us
CleanupUK is a national charity that supports communities in tackling the problem of litter and strengthening community connections. We work directly with people in areas of need to help them clean up and care for their local environment through the creation and support of litter-picking hubs.
Are you a community-minded person who is self-confident, energetic, reliable and enjoys being outside?
There are part-time roles available with community litter picking charity CleanupUK, who need help in their mission to engage people in looking after their local environment.
If you have a few hours a week to spend encouraging local communities and organisations to litter pick, then this could really suit you.
CleanupUK is recruiting three Community Cleanup Champions to work closely with our partner organisations in one of the following areas, encouraging local litter picking via our Cleanup Hub network:
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Three roles covering: Birmingham, Thanet and Rochdale.
Cleanup hubs are spaces to store equipment for individuals and groups in the community to use. By hosting this equipment and loaning it out, Cleanup Hubs are championing volunteering in the community and promoting litter picking.
CleanupUK provides equipment and promotional support to help Cleanup Hubs get started with litter picking and engaging local people.
Cleanup Champions work closely with Cleanup Hubs and other partner organisations to encourage more people to get involved in litter picking locally.
We are keen to find cheerful people, with a sense of fun, who care about the environment and enjoy chatting to people of all backgrounds.
Main Purpose of the Role:
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To increase the number of people borrowing litter picking equipment from the Cleanup Hubs in your local area.
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To represent CleanupUK at a local level by attending litter picking events and supporting the development of the Cleanup Hub network.
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To develop strong relationships with partner organisations in the community:
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Supporting existing Cleanup Hubs to increase levels of engagement in their area by contacting new groups.
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Research and develop potential new partner organisations.
Key Tasks include:
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Liaising with Cleanup Hubs and local communities.
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Hosting and attending events and reporting back to CleanpUK’s Operational Team.
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Helping to keep active records of the litter picking that is taking place. This includes: ensuring litter picking statistics are being logged online by hubs, taking photos for our social media channels, and making notes on our shared database.
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Promoting the project locally, both on the ground and online.
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Online research to help us to identify new community partners, and attending online or face to face meetings with new prospective partners.
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Attending monthly team meetings online, and an annual face to face day-long team meeting.
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Developing an awareness of local funding opportunities and communicating these to our fundraising team.
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Occasional support to CleanupUK’s corporate partnership team may also be required such as leading a litter picking for a company.
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification. Applications for the role can only be made via the CharityJob website. The deadline for applications is 11.30pm on Tuesday 31st March 2026.
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We will only accept applications through the CharityJob website. The website will ask you to:
Upload your CV
Add a statement about how your experience meets the job description and person specification (up to 500 words)
Answer a few practical questions such as your location and availability. Please answer all questions as fully as you can.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
YOUTH OUTREACH WORKER: Violence Against Women and Girls (Female Applicants Only*)
Location - North Middlesex Hospital Accident & Emergency Department
Full-time - Fixed Term Contract to March 2027
Salary - £31,312 (including London Weighting) per annum
Youth violence is a problem that significantly affects young people, their families and entire communities. At Oasis, we believe that violence can be prevented by taking a holistic public health approach. Oasis Community Hub Hadley encompasses a range of integrated and diverse community projects which together have a common aim to bring transformation to the whole person and the whole community. Through this holistic approach we have been instrumental in shaping the way young people are supported after experiencing trauma, violence or aggression.
Oasis Youth Support at North Middlesex Hospital is seeking a dedicated Outreach Worker: Violence Against Women and Girls Specialist to accompany young women who attend North Middlesex Hospital A&E department due to a violent or aggressive incident, on their journey to make positive choices with the aim of breaking the cycle of violence through 1:1 mentoring.
You will be part of a large team based at the hospital and supported by the Youth Support Project Coordinator, as well as the wider Community Hub Team based in Ponders End, Enfield.
The key responsibilities within the role are:
· Support young people and develop a bespoke mentoring programme that meets their needs
· Develop and evaluate a model of care that enables young people to benefit from community based interventions
· Planning and delivering sessions focusing around specific areas of violence against women and girls for young people and professionals
· Assisting the team by facilitating high quality information gathering/sharing to track the support given and the success of the project
You could be successful in this role if you:
· Are passionate about making a difference to young people’s lives
· Have the ability to build positive relationships with young people as well as professionals
· have a relevant professional qualification (e.g. JNC, QTS, QSW), or relevant experience
· Have experience of working in a youth/community setting affected by youth crime
· Experience of mentoring / supporting young people
· Are self-motivated, with the ability to take initiative and organise your own time
This role is a challenging but very rewarding opportunity to make a positive impact on the lives of some of the most vulnerable young members of society who are living in challenging circumstances.
Please submit your completed application form at your earliest convenience. Please visit the Oasis Charity Jobs website for application pack.
Completed applications forms should be returned by 9am Monday 28th April 2025
9am Thursday 9th April, with interviews W/C 20th April 2026.
We actively encourage applications from people of all ethnic backgrounds and minority and underrepresented groups. If you require any assistance to overcome potential barriers, please let us know. *Please note that due to the nature of this role, this post is only available to female applicants as permitted under the Equality Act 2010.
Oasis is committed to making a difference to the lives of the communities it works in, and as such you must show a willingness to demonstrate commitment to the values and behaviours which flow from the Oasis ethos. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to undergo appropriate checks, including enhanced DBS checks. The successful candidate will need to be provide proof of the right to work in the UK.
Oasis supports Equal Opportunities. Registered Charity No. 1163889
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are looking for a Regional Fundraiser to deliver locally tailored fundraising activities, building and maintaining strong relationships with supporters, community groups, businesses and volunteers to grow income and engagement.
This is a Hybrid role with 3 days a week in the West Berkshire area.
The Charity
An enthusiastic and collaborative local hospice, dedicated to supporting people through the most difficult times of their lives. You would be be joining a highly respected organisation, with an inclusive working culture, offering fantastic benefits including:
Company pension scheme
27 days holiday - rising to 33 with length of service plus bank holidays
Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
Enhanced sick pay
Employee Networks - LGBTQ+, Ethnic Diversity and Equality, People with Disabilities, and Women and Non Binary Individuals
Staff discount of 10% on new goods online
Structured induction programme and learning and development opportunities.
The Role
Work closely with the Regional Fundraising Team Manager and colleagues, contributing to planning and delivery of a range of fundraising activities.
Work with various internal Fundraising leads to further support and deliver a portfolio of activities.
Be an ambassador, representing the charity within the local community, promoting collaboration across hospice, retail and fundraising teams.
Ensure excellent supporter stewardship, accurate data management and compliant fundraising practice.
The Candidate
Experience of successfully delivering fundraising activities.
Experience of forming, nurturing and maintaining relationships within local communities including individuals, groups and associations to deliver growth in income.
Experience of using a fundraising CRM to manage activity.
Driving licence strongly preferred.
IMPORTANT NOTE
Our aim is to respond to all successful applications within 5 days. If you haven't been contacted within 5 days your application has been unsuccessful, but we positively encourage you to apply for any other positions that you may see in the future.
We apologise that we cannot contact everybody in person but thank you in advance for your interest.
Third Solutions encourages applications from individuals of all ages & backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Third Solutions acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment & an employment business for temporary recruitment as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Business Regulations 2003.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
JOB TITLE:HR Coordinator
LOCATION: Great Horwood, Buckinghamshire (minimum 4 days in office per week)
SALARY: £35 - £40k per annum, depending on experience
JOB TYPE: Permanent, 5 days per week (37.5 hours)
Medical Detection Dogs trains dogs to save lives.
We train specialist dogs to detect the odour of human disease, providing life-saving Medical Alert Assistance Dogs to people with complex health problems across the UK and collaborating with NHS Trusts and other researchers and Universities both in the UK and internationally to advance the early diagnosis of disease with our Bio Detection Dogs. We have an exciting new opportunity to join this small, but ambitious charity that is a world leader in its specialist innovative field.
MAIN PURPOSE & SCOPE OF THE ROLE:
The HR Coordinator will provide specialist and proactive support to other departments within the charity to ensure organisational compliance in all relevant areas relating to HR.
WHAT YOU’LL DO:
Reporting to the People Engagement Manager, you will be supporting the Charity to set and deliver on its People Strategy. You will be responsible for providing operational HR services, advice, and guidance with a primary focus on HR transactions, employee relations management, engagement, recruitment and performance management. You will identify, analyse and utilise HR data to inform decision making and identify more efficient ways of working.
Reports to: People Engagement Manager
ABOUT THE ROLE
- You will lead the development and implementation of a best practice approach to recruitment.
- You will advise managers on best practice techniques for monthly one-to-one meetings and annual appraisals to ensure staff feel confident to openly discuss challenges as well as successes.
- You will review and update our existing HR policies and procedures, ensuring they not only comply with current HR law but importantly promote best practice.
- You will also work with the senior leadership team to develop a set of organisational values that prioritise equality, diversity and inclusion and reflect best practice, ensuring these are then communicated to all staff, volunteers, and stakeholders.
- This is a rare opportunity to join a charity that wants to strengthen the support it provides to its staff and volunteers.
Responsibilities of the Role
- Maintain all HR policies and procedures ensuring they are regularly reviewed and updated to reflect relevant legislation and best practice.
- Ensure managers and staff are aware of and understand policies and procedures, communicate changes, and provide support to managers when interpreting policies as required.
- To work in collaboration with the CEO and Senior Leadership Team in leading Medical Detection Dogs towards our vision of becoming a staff-centric charity.
- Provide an efficient service to deliver HR transaction activities throughout the employment lifecycle, from offer to off-boarding.
- Provide support, guidance, and advice for managers in conducting and concluding employee relations cases, including absence, performance management, disciplinary and grievance cases, ensuring adherence to policy.
- Manage, maintain, and deliver the charity’s onboarding induction to new members of staff.
- Always maintain the highest levels of discretion and confidentiality.
- Be a role model within the charity demonstrating MDD’s values and behaviours at all times.
- Monitor completion of performance appraisals and one to one meetings, issuing reminders and offering support to managers as required.
- Coordinate and support the delivery of employee engagement surveys, including planning, analysis, reporting and follow up actions.
- Produce regular HR reports and people data metrics for the Senior Leadership Team (e.g. turnover, tenure, sickness absence trends, performance outcomes).
- Maintain and update the HR system (Breathe HR), ensuring employee records are accurate and up to date.
- Prepare and submit monthly payroll changes to the finance team in line with payroll deadlines.
- Manage staff benefits including the health cash plan, life assurance, pension scheme and long service awards.
- Produce and circulate internal HR communications such as staff newsletters, HR updates and policy changes.
- Coordinate and support learning and development activities, including booking and maintaining training records and delivering HR related training for managers and staff (e.g. one to ones, appraisals, HR systems).
- Assist in developing employee engagement initiatives.
- Contribute to wellbeing and inclusion initiatives.
PERSON SPECIFICATION:
Experience & Qualifications
Essential
- CIPD Qualified and a minimum of 3 years’ experience in a similar role or currently undertaking the qualification.
- Employee relations (e.g. performance, absence, disciplinary, grievance, redundancy, etc) case management in line with current UK employment legislation
- Management of end-to-end recruitment activity, supporting hiring managers and focussed on candidate experience
- Excellent interpersonal, networking and communication skills
- Experience of managing relationships with staff at all levels
Desirable
- Experience of reward and recognition practices
- Experience of managing and inspiring staff, including encouraging innovation and improving ways of working to build a resilient and high performing team culture that delivers results
- Effective organisation and administrative skills gained within HR
- Experience on use of HR database (BREATHE)
Knowledge & Skills
DESIRABLE
- Ability to work independently and under minimal supervision in a fast paced and demanding environment, exercising good judgement, and using own initiative.
- Ability to work supportively and effectively within and across teams and build good working relationships
- Ability to maintain confidentiality when appropriate
- Proficiency in using Microsoft Office
- Highly effective written and verbal communication skills
- Good influencing and negotiation skills
- Strong people management skills with the ability to train and develop individuals and create a ‘one team’ ethos
Other Requirements
- A full current driving license
- Comfortable with dogs in the workplace/office
DIVERITY, EQUALITY & INCLUSION
We are a welcoming, diverse, and inclusive Charity. Medical Detection Dogs thrives when everyone feels comfortable bringing their best self to work. We celebrate difference, whilst striving to create an environment where colleagues feel respected and valued for their unique potential. We are committed to our values on equity, diversity, and inclusion.
Charity Values
All employees are expected to uphold the charity’s core values in their daily work. This includes demonstrating respect through open and considerate communication, fostering cooperation by working collaboratively, maintaining honesty in all interactions and ensuring fairness through just and transparent decision-making.
Benefits
- Sick Pay
- Health Cash Plan
- 26 days holiday, increasing with service
- 5% Employer Pension Contribution
- Free On-site parking
- Life Insurance
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About The Connection at St Martin’s
We believe that no one should have to sleep rough on London’s streets, and that everyone should get the support they need to find a place to call home. We get to know every person we work with, understanding what they need to recover, helping them build on their strengths, and supporting them to find their own way home. Help us make London a city where no one sleeps rough on our streets.
London’s diversity is its biggest asset and we strive to ensure our workforce reflects London’s diversity at all levels. We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith or disability.
We particularly encourage applications from candidates with lived experience of homelessness who we believe are an essential asset in our sector.
We are committed to being an inclusive employer and welcome the opportunity to consider flexible working arrangements.
About the Role
Solo Homes combines independent living with intensive personalised support to clients. By adopting a flexible, creative and strengths based approach, the Solo Homes initiative supports individuals to manage their tenancies in the community and improve their quality of life. Solo Homes is The Connection’s version of Housing First.
The Solo Homes, Women’s Service Pilot is an exciting and innovative extension to our specialist 24-hour supported housing service in Clapham for women from across South London who have experienced homelessness and multiple disadvantage. The successful candidate will work with 6 of the women currently living in this service to move in to their own social tenancies.
Salary: £38,753 - £43,471 (scale points 23 – 28)
Closing Date: Monday 6th April
Interview Date: Wednesday 15th April
Our Benefits
· 30 days holiday plus bank holidays
· Generous training budget, plus an annual personal training budget
· Enhanced Sick Pay Policy
· Enhanced family friendly policies
· Day off for moving house
· Hybrid working (depending on role requirements)
· Pension – 5% Employer, 3% Employee
· Cycle to Work Scheme
· Season Ticket Loan
· Employee Assistance Programme
· Reward Gateway (access to discount vouchers and cashback at the UK’s favourite retailers)
We are a London Living Wage employer
Head of Mass Supporter Fundraising
Bowel Cancer UK is the UK’s leading bowel cancer charity. We’re determined to save lives and improve the quality of life of everyone affected by bowel cancer. We support and fund targeted research, provide expert information and support to patients and their families, educate the public and professionals about the disease and campaign for early diagnosis and access to best treatment and care.
We currently have employees working across four nations in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Thanks to the generosity of our community, we’re in a privileged position to be able to deliver our ambitious new strategy, On a Mission. There are huge challenges facing bowel cancer patients across the UK and our community needs us now more than ever. We’re building a strong and united team to bring us closer to a world where nobody dies of bowel cancer.
Are you an experienced fundraising leader who wants to be part of creating a future where nobody dies of bowel cancer? This could be the role for you!
Bowel Cancer UK is seeking an exceptional, growth-driven Head of Mass Supporter Fundraising to join our team. We have set a bold ambition to significantly increase income over the next five years, ensuring everyone diagnosed with bowel cancer in the UK receives the support they need.
This is a rare opportunity to build and scale a data-led fundraising programme, increase our visibility in a competitive landscape, and develop a high-performing talented team capable of delivering sustained, multi-million-pound income growth. You will lead the development of transformational strategies and play a critical role in the management of the charities CRM to significantly scale revenue while ensuring digital innovation is at the heart of all strategic decision-making. You will take full ownership of mass supporter fundraising budgets and provide visionary leadership by directly managing team managers to foster a culture of professional growth.
The salary is £51,241, plus £2,000 London Weighting if applicable and a contributory pension scheme. The position is home-based UK-wide, with required travel to our London-based Hub space in Kennington. We offer 27 days of holiday, plus three discretionary days between Christmas and New Year in addition to statutory holidays, complimented by a range of brilliant staff benefits.
If you have a proven track record in digital acquisition, harnessing data to support decision-making, managing multi-million-pound budgets, and know what it takes to motivate and lead a brilliant team, we want to hear from you.
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and at Bowel Cancer UK we are committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Successful candidates may be subject to either a satisfactory basic, standard or enhanced DBS check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) dependent upon the role.
We’re the UK’s leading bowel cancer charity. We’re determined to save lives and improve the quality of life of everyone affected by bowel cancer.
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Domestic Abuse Caseworker
We are seeking a dedicated and compassionate Caseworker to join the Domestic Abuse team based in Basingstoke. This role is office based and regular travel throughout the region will be required.
If you are passionate about supporting victims of crime and have the necessary skills and experience, we encourage you to apply.
Position: 6580 Caseworker Domestic Abuse
Location: Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Hours: Full time 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday shifts between 9am-7pm, usually 2 x late shifts per week & 1 in 4 Saturdays 8am-4pm with a day off in lieu) with flexible working
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £26,830.20 per annum
Closing Date: 14/04/2026. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, if enough suitable applications are received.
About the Role
As a Caseworker, you will provide structured, tailored support plans based on holistic assessments for individuals affected by crime. You will make initial contact with victims via the telephone, then tailor the support to them explaining our services, and assessing the impact of crime. Your responsibilities will include developing, delivering, and monitoring safety and support plans, providing resources, interventions, and information to service users.
As a Caseworker you will:
- Manage a caseload of self-referred and referred service users, providing information and advocacy to help them navigate the criminal justice process.
- Conduct risk and needs assessments, ensuring each victim receives tailored support and information.
- Identify barriers to accessing services and work with partners to provide ongoing support.
- Keep accurate and confidential case records on a bespoke case management system
- Make calls to offer support to victims of domestic abuse, delivering immediate support.
- Develop, deliver and monitor safety and support plans for those affected by crime who accept ongoing support
- Liaise and actively engage with other local providers to share information on the service offer
- Work as part of a team with staff and the volunteer team to provide a seamless service to clients
About You
You will have an understanding of the impact of crime on victims and experience in delivering services within a statutory, voluntary, or multi-agency setting. Experience in managing a caseload and of completing risk and needs assessments would be beneficial.
You will need:
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong IT skills, including the ability to navigate and utilise bespoke case management systems effectively and an ability to use Microsoft Office applications to a high standard
- Good organisational and time management skills, able to manage competing needs and priorities.
- To work effectively both as part of a team and independently
- To develop and maintain partnerships with internal and external organisations.
- The ability to maintain professional boundaries and confidentiality.
- Personal resilience to manage exposure to highly emotional or sensitive demands of the role
This role involves regular travel and due to the location, a driving license and access to a vehicle is considered an essential requirement. If you are unable to drive because of a disability, please indicate this in your application in your personal statement so we can explore the feasibility of alternative arrangements.
If you are passionate about supporting victims of crime and have the necessary skills and experience, we encourage you to apply.
Benefits
The competitive rewards and benefits package includes:
- Flexible Working Options.
- Generous Annual Leave: 28 days plus Bank Holidays, increasing to 33 days plus Bank Holidays, with options to buy or sell annual leave.
- Birthday Leave: An extra day off for your birthday.
- Pension Plan: 5% employer contribution.
- Enhanced Allowances: Enhanced sick pay, maternity, and paternity payments.
- Exclusive Discounts: High Street, retail, holiday, gym, entertainment, and leisure discounts.
- Financial Wellbeing: Access to our financial wellbeing hub and salary-deducted finance.
- Wellbeing Support: Employee assistance programme and wellbeing support.
- Inclusive Networks: Access to EDI networks and colleague cafes.
- Sustainable Travel: Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loans.
- Career Development: Ongoing training and support with opportunities for career progression.
About the Organisation
Join an independent charity dedicated to supporting people affected by crime and traumatic incidents in England and Wales. The charity put them at the heart of the organisation and the support and campaigns are informed and shaped by them and their experiences.
The organisation is committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks may be required.
The charity is proud to celebrate diversity and create a workplace where everyone feels they belong and is committed to being an antiracist organisation, and actively welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including those from Black and Asian and other minoritised communities.
As a Disability Confident Employer, the team offer an interview to disabled candidates who meet all essential criteria for a job where it is practicable to do so and are also happy to make reasonable adjustments during the recruitment and selection process.
You may have experience in areas such as Case Worker, Victim Support Case Worker, Criminal Case Worker, Criminal Justice Case Worker, Family Support, Family Liaison, Criminal Liaison, Community Case Worker, Family Case Worker, Adult Case Worker, Child Case Worker, Abuse Case Worker, IDVA. #INDNFP
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The Tower Project is an East London based disability charity that delivers a wide range of innovative services for children, young people and adults with learning disabilities and autism.
At the forefront of its innovative services delivery is the award-winning Tower Project Job, Enterprise, and Training (JET) Service, East London’s leading provider of supported employment and training services for young people and adults with learning disabilities and autism.
As Job Coach, you will empower adults of all ages with learning disabilities and autism to build real workplace skills through our paid accessible apprenticeship programmes. You will deliver focused, hands-on coaching to help apprentices succeed on their apprenticeships and progress into sustained employment, whether with their placement host or another employer.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
Job Coaching
You will provide hands-on workplace coaching that enables clients to develop competence, independence and resilience, supporting successful progression into sustained employment.
- Deliver in-work coaching, breaking tasks into manageable steps and systematically fading support.
- Conduct detailed job and task analysis to ensure clarity of role expectations.
- Support apprentices to develop technical skills, workplace behaviours and professional standards.
- Produce in work communication passports for apprentices and identify and implement reasonable adjustments in partnership with employers.
- Support apprentices to manage workplace anxiety, communication differences and confidence barriers.
- Develop natural workplace supports, including peer mentors and team-based assistance.
- Provide structured travel training to promote independent commuting.
- Monitor progress against apprenticeship goals and employment outcome targets.
Employer Partnerships and Placement Support
Maintain professional, positive relationships with employers and placement hosts secured through the JET employer engagement strategy.
- Act as the key day-to-day contact for employers once an apprentice is placed.
- Support employers to implement inclusive practices and reasonable adjustments.
- Provide guidance on supporting employees with learning disabilities and autism.
- Identify progression opportunities within existing employer partnerships.
- Escalate new employer development opportunities to the Employment Support Team.
Advice, Guidance and Development
You will deliver structured, person-centred support that enables clients to clarify their employment aspirations and take practical, achievable steps towards sustained paid work
- Develop vocational profiles identifying strengths, aspirations and support needs.
- Deliver structured one-to-one sessions reviewing progress and updating action plans.
- Support development of employability skills including CV preparation, interview techniques and workplace communication.
- Encourage independence, resilience and self-advocacy.
Monitoring & Reporting
- You will ensure accurate tracking of client progress and contribute to demonstrating service impact.
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date digital records and action plans.
- Track outcomes and contribute to performance data and reporting requirements.
- Contribute case studies and evidence demonstrating sustained employment outcomes.
- Ensure compliance with safeguarding, data protection and health and safety policies.
- Support employers with completing workplace risk assessments prior to placement start.
Professional Responsibilities
- You will uphold high professional standards while contributing to the overall success of the service.
- Work towards agreed KPIs relating to sustained employment and progression.
- Participate in supervision, appraisal and ongoing professional development.
- Maintain knowledge of supported employment practice and inclusive workplace standards.
- Promote equality, diversity and inclusion in all aspects of work.
- Represent the service professionally with employers and partner organisations.
- Undertake any other reasonable duties required to support effective service delivery
The key aims of the The Tower Project are to enable and empower people with disabilities to develop opportunities, and have a voice in the community



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Support Coordinator
We’re looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join the Haringey Team in London.
This is an exciting opportunity to work with stroke survivors and their families to support them following a stroke.
Position: S11352 Stroke Support Coordinator
Location: Home-based, Haringey. However, regular travel will be required as part of this role (will include team meetings or other work-related meetings)
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week
Salary: Circa £28,300 per annum (inner London weighting £3,950 per annum or outer London weighting £2,457 per annum may be applied in accordance with where you live)
Contract: This is a Maternity Cover role for 12 months, until 26 April 2027.
Benefits: 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (this will increase with service up to 30 days, full time equivalent) cashback and discount scheme, employee assistance programme, learning and development, pension scheme, Life Assurance, Eye Care vouchers, Long Service Award, Tax-free childcare, Health Cash Plan, Working Pattern Agreement, flexible working opportunities available.
Closing Date: 27 March 2026
First Interview (online): Friday 3 April, via Microsoft Teams.
Second Interview (face to face): Thursday 9 April, London EC1V 2PR
The Role
Reporting to Service Delivery Coach, key responsibilities will include:
- Organise and facilitate effective service communication for the benefit of stroke survivors and carers in understanding and achieving their goals.
- Ensure that timely, confidential and accurate records are kept on the CRM data base and all data is in line with the retention policy and GDPR compliant.
- Develop and manage service volunteers to support service delivery for stroke survivors and carers as required.
About You
You will have experience in:
- Providing person centred support to empower vulnerable people or people with a disability or long-term health condition and their carers
- Nurturing emotional resilience needed to handle a variety of calls, potentially dealing with complex and challenging situations whilst working in your own home
- Effective listening skills with the ability to communicate clearly and effectively with a diverse audience including anyone experiencing communication difficulties via a combination of face-to-face visits or meetings, telephone calls, emails or letters, and digital methods (such as video calls)
This role requires regular travel across a large geographical locality to visit people at home and in community settings. Candidates must be able to demonstrate how they can meet this requirement of the role.
To fulfil the role, you must be a resident of the UK and have the right to work in the UK.
If you are applying under the Disability Confident scheme, please indicate this in your supporting statement, and in the main body of your email when applying for the role.
Finding strength through support
The organisation is the only charity in the UK providing lifelong support for all stroke survivors and their families. Providing tailored support to tens of thousands of stroke survivors each year. This support includes one-to-one and group support, funding vital scientific research into stroke prevention, acute treatment, recovery and long-term care, and campaigning to secure the best care for everyone affected by stroke.
They are here for stroke survivors and their loved ones, from the moment they enter the new and frightening post-stroke world, supporting them every step of the way as they find their strength and their way back to life.
It’s only thanks to the generosity of supporters and donors that they can provide vital support.
The Association is driven by an ambition to improve the lives of everyone affected by stroke. This means they’re determined to create an equitable and inclusive workplace that benefits from the difference, and thrives on the diversity, of our people. Guided by an approach to solving inequity in stroke, the team are prioritising listening to, and learning from, lived experience across the charity.
The charity are working to improve the representation of this lived experience at all levels within the Association and are eager to recruit applicants from a variety of communities and backgrounds. We are keen to receive applications from people affected by stroke, people of colour, members of LGBT+ communities, and disabled people because these identities and experiences are underrepresented and would add enormous value to how the organisation work.
A Disability Confident employer, the organisation is making great progress focusing on flexible working, reasonable adjustments and access to work. The charity has a variety of staff network groups and are committed to continuously improving diversity and inclusion efforts. If you have questions, or access needs, we’re happy to discuss any support and adjustments we can make throughout the recruitment process so that you’re able to contribute your best in a way that meets your needs.
You may also have experience in areas such as Care Coordinator, Stroke Support, Stroke, Care, Care Worker, Support Worker, Carer, Care Team Leader, Support Team Leader, Volunteering Manager, Volunteer Coordinator, Support Group, Support and Advice, Social Care, Carer Support, Support Service. #INDNFP
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Recovery Support Team Leader
Location: London
Salary: £30,082
Vacancy Type: Permanent
About The Role
The Recovery Support service is available to current or former Forward Trust clients who are on a substance misuse recovery pathway, making good progress within the Forward Trust towards their personal goals, and coming to the end of their current treatment pathway.
While Recovery Support is not exclusively for clients who are abstinent, clients will need to be in control of their drink and/ or drug use, and not be chaotic in their using i.e. heavy drinking, antisocial behaviour, daily/binge using of either drugs or alcohol (especially main substance/s of choice).
Roles Responsibilities
The Team Leader will be based within the central Recovery Support team. The Team Leader will be responsible for co-ordinating all recovery support functions across Forward Trust’s substance misuse services into a coherent and effective service that offers inspiration and a structured pathway to recovery for service users, as well as supporting to develop our peer led network called Forward Connect. The Team leader will also support with the delivery of the peer mentoring strategy in their allocated geographical areas.
The aim of the role is to have a robust recovery support service integrated into all services, promoting and modelling the organisations values and ethos, supporting service users to further develop their recovery and lives, whilst bringing visible lived experience to all including staff via a range of recovery support interventions.
The role is Hybrid but regular travel is required to London and Surrey prison and community projects as well as visits to national Forward Trust projects. This role will require occasional cover of weekend and out of hours shifts in this area. Travel will be covered by The Forward Trust to any areas outside of your base unit and ideally you should be based within the London or Surrey areas.
The Team Leader will be responsible for co-ordinating all recovery support functions across Forward Trust’s substance misuse services into a coherent and effective service that offers inspiration and a structured pathway to recovery for service users, as well as supporting to develop our peer led network called Forward Connect. The Team leader will also support with the delivery of the peer mentoring strategy in their allocated geographical areas.
All prison-based roles will require enhanced DBS and HMPPS security vetting. Please note this process can take up to 4-12 weeks. All offers are subject to receiving both HMPPS vetting and DBS clearances.
Checks will require you to provide information on the below:
- Yourself (personal information, financial information, police information, criminal history)
- Your family (parents, parents’ partners, siblings, partner(s), children)
- Co-residents
- Associations that may cause a conflict of interest with your role or the prison service.
- Background checks across police information systems on you, your family and other associates
- Credit reference checks
- Social media and Open-Source checks (these are checks on content about you that's publicly available on the internet to ensure there's nothing linked to you that could undermine public trust and confidence in the prison service)
- Other government and overseas agency or police checks.
The Ideal Candidate
- Flexibility to meet the needs of the service as it develops.
- A positive problem solving approach with the ability to focus on key issues quickly and clearly.
- Effective negotiating and influencing skills.
- Previous experience of developing and implementing service improvements.
- The ability to engage effectively with the client group.
- Experience of developing partnerships with employers and running a job brokerage service.
- Experience of supervision work of others and proven human resources management skills.
- Understanding of the voluntary sector.
- Understanding of and sensitivity to diversity and equality issues.
- Working knowledge of using Microsoft office packages and databases.
- Commitment to 12 steps interventions and treatment approach.
- Knowledge of the use of database monitoring systems.
- Experience of overseeing the collection, recording and collating of information, including statistical data, for audit, research and reporting purposes.
- Knowledge and experience of Disciplinary procedures and policy, demonstrable in the management of people and performance
We are committed to our cause and the work we carry out as a charity. Equally the wellbeing and the employees who work for us are also important. Joining us an employee, we will offer you the following benefits:
- Flexible working
- Training and development opportunities
- Simply Health Cashback Scheme (optional)
- Season Ticket Loan Scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Crisis Loan Scheme
- Electric Car Scheme
- 3 x Wellbeing Days (pro rata'd for part time employees)
- Access to Blue Light Card
- 25 days (rising to 30 with length of service) Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays
- Contributory Pension Scheme – Employer matched contributions of up to 6% in the first two years’ service and up to 9% thereafter
- Death in Service Payment (2x annual salary)
- Critical Illness Insurance (subject to qualifying criteria)
To Apply
If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for Forward Trust, please click apply to be redirected to our website to complete your application.
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Job title: Administrator for MindCHWF TTAD and ACH Outreach Services
Service: Talking Therapies for Anxiety and Depression (formerly IAPT)
Responsible to: Clinical Services Manager - Talking Therapies for Anxiety and Depression
Salary: Starting salary is SC4 SP19 £27,509.64
Hours: 37.5 hours
Contract type: Fixed Term. Please be advised that this job will be reduced to 22.5 hours from July 2026 as the ACH Outreach Service Ends
Location: The Hub, 15 A Homerton Row/ Hybrid
About Mind in the City, Hackney and Waltham Forest:
We are a multi-disciplinary provider of specialist mental health services and a part of the Mind Federation.
We promote both recovery from ill health for people with recurrent and enduring mental health difficulties and early intervention for those at risk of developing mental health issues, or who struggle with common mental health conditions.
We currently support around 5,000 people a year through a variety of services focusing on psychological, social, economic and workplace wellbeing, and support minoritised communities.
Our values are:
Connected: Creating a compassionate and supportive community.
Fair:We strive for equity- no-one's needs should go unmet.
Brave: We walk with people, offering help by doing what works - proven or new.
Working with Mind CHWF means you’ll be part of a dedicated, passionate, and professional workforce who cares about the work they do and make a real difference to the lives of the people in the City of London, Hackney and Waltham Forest.
We are committed to actively becoming anti-racist in everything we do. This is a critical priority for Mind CHWF. We embrace diversity and understand that being an inclusive organisation that recognises different perspectives, will enable us to provide excellent services.
We are committed to ensuring all our employees are treated fairly and equitably at work and promoting equity in physical and mental health for all.
Those with lived experience of Mental Health are encouraged to apply.
DBS clearance at Enhanced (without Barring) is required for this role.
About the Psychological Therapies & Wellbeing Services Department
Mind CHWF’s Psychological Therapies &Wellbeing department has been BACP accredited since 2016 and we specialise in:
·trauma-informed and compassion-focused practice
·lived experience leadership and representation
·‘third wave’ cognitive behavioural/evidence-based therapies (group and one to one models based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, mindfulness-based therapies, Compassion-focused therapy, and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy)
·a Practitioner Training Programme for our evidence-based model, ‘Radical Self-Care (RadSec)’, currently undergoing accreditation with BAMBA (British Association for Mindfulness Based Approaches)
·clinical research with our academic and NHS partners (City, University of London and NELFT)
·psychological therapies for:
ocommon mental health problems such as anxiety and depression via our Talking Therapies Service for Anxiety and Depression (formerly IAPT - Improving Access to Psychological Therapies). Our Step 2 provision uses ‘third wave’ group modalities, particularly Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). Our Step 3 focuses on Person-Centred Existential Counselling for Depression (PCE-CfD).
oAfrican Caribbean heritage communities (in partnership with our IRIE Mind project),
oLGBTQ+ communities (in partnership with our Rainbow Mind project)
ocomplex developmental trauma and enduring mental health conditions (City and Hackney Wellbeing Network)
opeople who have lost someone to suicide (Grief in Pieces project)
oalcohol and substance misuse (City and Hackney Recovery Service)
All staff, trainees and volunteers have opportunities to participate in a wide range of in-house and external trainings through our networks. Practitioners in specialist services are offered relevant evidence-based training (IAPT Step 2 practitioners receive training in group protocol using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and our Recovery Service workers receive intensive training and supervision in our group models: Radical Self Care, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Managing Anger & Difficult Emotions).
At Mind CHWF, we offer significant personal and professional development opportunities, encourage innovation and initiative from our committed and talented practitioners, and offer skill-building and experience of working across multiple projects and modalities in an award-winning mental health organisation.
Purpose of the post:
The Administrator will play a key role in supporting the delivery of Mind in the City, Hackney and Waltham Forest’s Talking Therapies for Anxiety and Depression service, alongside the African Caribbean Heritage (ACH) Outreach Project.
Working within a multidisciplinary team, the post holder will provide high-quality administrative and operational support to ensure the smooth running of the service. This will include supporting referrals, screening processes, appointment coordination, record keeping and data monitoring within the Talking Therapies system.
The role will also provide administrative support to the ACH Outreach Project, helping coordinate community engagement activities designed to improve access to mental health services for African Caribbean Heritage and wider Global Majority communities.
The Administrator will contribute to creating a welcoming and efficient service for clients, practitioners and partner organisations, ensuring accurate record keeping, effective communication and compliance with organisational and service requirements.
Mind CHWF has a long-standing commitment to improving equitable access to mental health services, and the Administrator will play an important role in supporting initiatives that reach communities who may not currently access psychological therapies.
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Biodiversity Enhancement Ecologist – Scotland
Reference: FEB20263975
Location: Scotland - Home based + Travel
Contract: 3 Years Fixed-Term Contract
Hours: Full time, 37.5 hours per week
Salary: £33,027.00 - £35,259.00 Per Annum
Benefits: Pension Scheme, Life Assurance Scheme, 26 days' Annual Leave
We are looking for an ecologist to drive forward Biodiversity Enhancement potential in Scotland, helping to ensure this plays a part in bolstering Scotland’s ability to tackle the nature crisis. Sitting at the heart of our operational involvement with Biodiversity Enhancement, this role will help to ensure that Biodiversity Enhancement delivers bigger, better and more joined up nature restoration. The post holder will work closely with SSEN Transmission and RSPB Scotland teams to find, assess and establish a pipeline of projects for delivery on RSPB Nature Reserves.
This is a 3-year post that can be based anywhere in Scotland and will involve travel across our Scottish reserves.
What's the role about?
The core responsibilities of this role are:
- Assessing on-reserve projects against SSEN Transmission’s Biodiversity Enhancement metric and RSPB Scotland’s existing ecological priorities
- Working closely with both organisations to develop suitable Biodiversity Enhancement projects that deliver priority nature conservation objectives, within the requirements of the Scottish planning system.
- Advising both organisations on ecological aspects of potential projects to maximise nature conservation benefit
- Developing Habitat Management Plans and evaluating the expected ecological performance of projects.
- Identifying habitat management revisions through observation and analysis of ongoing management.
Essential skills, knowledge and experience:
- Using net gain biodiversity metrics (ideally the SSEN metric) to design tangible habitat restoration projects, and knowledge of their application in a Scottish context.
- Use of UKHab (Phase 1, NVC also desirable) to carry out surveys on a broad range of habitat and species, to a consistent high standard.
- Developing habitat management plans to deliver ecological goals.
- Flexibility and solutions focused - a strong desire and ability to find a way forward when existing approaches aren’t working.
- Collaboration in multi-disciplinary project teams and the skills required to maintain and develop good relations across many stakeholders.
- Personal time management and prioritisation to meet project deadlines and external partner requirements.
- Record keeping and data management using databases/mapping software such as ArcGIS, QGIS and Merlin (RSPB bespoke system), plus standard ecological survey software.
- Written and verbal communication skills to compile metric toolkit assessments, habitat management and restoration plans, monitoring reports, conveying technical information verbally to stakeholders.
- Ability to confidently and safely access and work in remote areas across Scotland. A UK driving licence is essential, as many reserves are not served by public transport.
Desirable skills, knowledge and experience:
- Experience of nature reserve management planning and design of wildlife habitat creation projects, with a good understanding of conservation land management techniques and constraints.
- Knowledge of Scottish designation, wildlife and environmental legislation and planning policy
- Design and delivery of habitat enhancement or restoration schemes
- Monitoring and compliance checks for net gain delivery
- Working within planning or development contexts
- CIEEM membership
- FISC level of 3 and above
Additional Information:
- This is a Fixed-Term 3 year, Full time role for 37.5 hours per week.
- This role is home based, will involve travel across our Scottish reserves and will involve lone working and occasional weekend and evening working
- The RSPB works for a healthy environment for all, and we therefore expect you to take action in accordance with our Environmental Policy and objectives. Together we can make a positive difference to our world.
The RSPB reserves the right to extend or make this role permanent without further advertising dependent on business needs at the end of the contract term.
Closing date: 23:59, Monday, 23rd March 2026
We are looking to conduct interviews for this position on the 7th of April.
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.
We are committed to developing an inclusive and diverse RSPB, in which everyone feels supported, valued, and able to be their full selves. To achieve our vision of creating a world richer in nature, we need more people, and more diverse people, on nature’s side. People of colour and disabled people are currently underrepresented across the environment, climate, sustainability, and conservation sector. If you identify as a person of colour and/or disabled, we are particularly interested in receiving your application.
The RSPB is an equal opportunities employer. This role is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
This role is not eligible for UK Visa Sponsorship - the successful applicant will need to have a pre-existing Right to Work in the UK in order to be offered an employment contract.
As part of this application process, you will be asked to complete an application form including evidence on how you meet the skills, knowledge, and experience listed above.
Contact us to discuss any additional support you may need to complete your application.
No agencies please.
The RSPB brings people together – people like you – to protect the things that matter to us all.



