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Job Title: Area Manager
Location: Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC) managing a range of services dispersed throughout the area, in which travel will be required. Unfortunately some sites including the base office does not have step free access
Salary: £45,000
Shift Pattern: 37.5 hours per week Monday to Friday 09:00 - 17:00. You may be required to work outside these hours as per service and resident requirements, which also includes forming part of the managers out of hours on call rota.
This role requires a minimum of 4 days in the office per week.
About the Role
We are seeking an Area Manager to lead our Complex needs service which is based across Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. You will be responsible for managing Service Managers across the area. The service is dispersed into several accommodations with around 153 residents in total. The residents in our services are those who have experienced homelessness and have face challenges such as mental health, substance use or have an offending background.
In this role, you will lead the team with overall leadership to support, enable, and empower your team to deliver high quality support to our residents. You will drive service outcomes in line with contractual requirements, ensuring quality and consistency within a trauma and psychologically informed environment. You will ensure the services run smoothly in collaboration with the team, wider teams, and external partners. We're looking for someone who is solution focused, has experience within a similar service environment, and can create a safe space for individuals to learn, and grow.
Key Responsibilities Include:
- Monitor and analyse service performance data and key performance indicators
- Line management and leadership, offering guidance and support throughout the employee lifecycle, fostering a supportive leadership culture focused on staff wellbeing, learning, and development
- Encourage productivity, engagement, and wellbeing of the team through regular check-ins, training, meetings, and supervisions.
- Support with day to day tasks within the service, supporting the team to deliver the best possible outcomes with their residents
- Lead the day to day operational delivery of the service.
- Risk Management ownership, ensuring processes and policies are followed.
- Property and housing management, ensuring accommodation standards, timely maintenance and reporting.
- Striving to ensure excellence and quality in our service delivery.
- Financial Management of service budget with cost saving mechanisms.
About You
We're seeking someone who has a genuine passion for making a difference to lives, and helping to create safer communities for all. You will be a proactive leader, with the ability to motivate and empower a team to drive excellence, both as individuals, and as a team, whilst providing practical solutions to challenges which arise. You will be knowledgeable of the different types of complex needs and different support needs of our residents. We're looking for someone who can build rapport, trust, and create an environment which allows individuals to grow their skills and experience and develop as individuals.
- Previous leadership experience, and ability to take responsibility for the full service, ensuring service outcomes, KPI's and requirements are met.
- Demonstratable experience in leading a service/team in a similar capacity.
- Previous experience in supported housing, homelessness, complex needs, mental health, social care, or substance use services
- Ability to provide high quality support and line management to staff.
- Ability to motivate and empower a team to achieve KPI's
- Ability to provide advice, guidance, and support to the team on all aspects of service delivery including resident related queries
- Ability to promote the service externally to enhance reputation in the area and with partner organisations
- Ability to work flexibly to meet the demands and needs of the service. For example, Provide an emergency on call service as and when required in case of emergency
- IT proficiency - we use various systems so look for someone who can learn and navigate new systems including case management, Microsoft, ATS, HR systems, and other types of organisational software.
- Alignment with our values of Ambition, Empowerment, Inclusivity, and Transparency
Please refer to the JDPS attached for more details on the vacancy and our requirements/key criteria.
What we Offer
- 25 days (Full time equivalent) annual leave, increasing with the length of service
- Employer Pension Contribution
- Eligibility to register with Blue Light Discount Card
- Access to discounted tickets for music events, shows, sports and more
- Reflective Practice regular sessions with a therapist provided by an external provider to support Mental Health and Wellbeing at work
- Training and Development, including access to courses, upskilling, and progression plans
- Employee Assistance Programme, including counselling
- Life Assurance Scheme
- Cycle-to-work scheme
- Annual Staff Awards
- EDI Ambassador programme
About Social Interest Group (SIG)
SIG is a not-for-profit organisation providing thousands of people with good-quality support and care in residential, drop-in centres, community floating support settings, probation settings, and hospitals. We do so across London, Brighton, Bedfordshire, Luton, Kent and Liverpool. Our goal is to transform lives through empowering change.
We believe good care and support improves lives with the vision to create healthier, safer, and more inclusive communities. Join us on our mission to empower independence through trauma-informed solutions and dynamic partnerships that keep people out of prison, out of hospital, and off the streets.
Want to know how we work? Watch our short Theory of Change video to see how we support people towards a brighter future: Theory of Change Further details can be found on our website here: Theory of Change - Social Interest Group - Social Interest Group.
Additional Information
Please note that this job advert may close early due to screening applications on an ongoing basis. We advise applying as soon as possible for your application to be taken into consideration at the early stages.
Please note that as part of our process, we complete an enhanced DBS check, some roles may require further vetting. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds.
Unfortunately, we are unable to provide sponsorship, please ensure you have full right to work in the UK prior to applying to our positions.
Empowering independence through trauma-informed solutions and dynamic partnerships that keep people out of prison, out of hospital and off the streets
What we offer
At Victim Support, we are committed to attracting and retaining the best talent. Our competitive rewards and benefits package includes:
- Flexible Working Options: Including hybrid working.
- 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 Role
As Area Manager you will oversee delivery of high-quality services across Wales. This includes:
- Developing delivery, business and social value improvement plans to meet these needs and identify income generation and/or fundraising opportunities to support business development initiatives.
- Driving continuous improvement of performance through use of data and other operational information to ensure teams perform to the highest standards at all times.
- Helping to build on and lead external relationships promoting positive working relationships to ensure the best possible support and outcomes is provided to eligible service users.
- Ensuring we are meeting the needs of our service users to a standard as expected of our commissioners and partners.
As Area Manager, you will develop and maintain effective relationships and formal partnerships across organisations and with key stakeholders, and promote and develop the services of VS. You will be responsible for leading the designated area strategically and ensuring it complies with national service delivery standards and best practice guidelines. You will also represent the charity in an appropriate and professional manner to commissioners, stakeholders, external bodies and the media, whilst acting as a voice for victims to the wider community.
Key Responsibilites
- ensure the successful delivery of a high quality, efficient and responsive services to victims
- identification of income growth and partnership opportunities and building relationships with relevant commissioning bodies and other stakeholders
- focus on team development, and the monitoring of performance and quality
- good understanding of government policy that is specific to Wales is essential for this role.
Please note that travel across a large area is an essential part of this role and you may be asked to work unsociable hours on occasion. You must be able to attend in person meetings with commissioners and partners across Wales as well as attending offices to meet staff.
About Us
Victim Support is an independent charity dedicated to supporting people affected by crime and traumatic incidents in England and Wales. We put them at the heart of our organisation and our support and campaigns are informed and shaped by them and their experiences.
Victim Support are 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.
At Victim Support, we're proud to celebrate diversity and create a workplace where everyone feels they belong. We're committed to being an antiracist organisation, and we actively welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including those from Black and Asian and other minoritised communities.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we will offer an interview to disabled candidates who meet all essential criteria for a job where it is practicable to do so. We are also happy to make reasonable adjustments during the recruitment and selection process.
How to apply
To apply for this role please follow the link below to the Jobs page on our website and complete the application form demonstrating how you meet the essential shortlisting criteria.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, if we receive enough suitable applications to take forward to interview prior to the published closing date. If you have already registered & started an application, then we will contact you to advise of the amended closing date wherever possible.
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Camphill Village Trust is a social care provider and charity rooted in nature and community, supporting adults with learning disabilities, autism, and mental health support needs to live healthier, more active and independent lives.
For over 70 years we have pioneered a different kind of care – shaped by place, purpose, and the natural world. We believe care should do more than meet needs, it should create opportunity, belonging, and purpose. By rooting our support in meaningful work, relationships, and the natural environment, we help people to build skills, confidence, and independence.
Do you want to make a difference and help us achieve our vision?
The Marketing Manager will lead activity that grows awareness of our charity, our social enterprises/ retail arm, and our fundraising work. The role will develop and deliver clear, compelling marketing that strengthens our brand, reaching new audiences, and inspires people to connect with our mission.
Working closely with colleagues across the Trust, the postholder will shape and implement marketing that supports fundraising and social enterprise growth. They will use insight, creativity and storytelling to bring our purpose to life, create products that land and champion consistent, audience-focused marketing across all channels.
As a key leader within the Communication and Marketing team, this role will provide strategic marketing expertise, contributing to department strategy, planning and decision-making.
Main Responsibilities
- Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to translate complex work into simple, engaging messages and campaigns.
- Plan and deliver integrated campaigns across digital, print, social media, and in-person environment.
- Use audience insight and market analysis to develop fundraising products and identify opportunities for growth and engagement.
- Work collaboratively across teams to ensure consistent messaging and strong brand use.
- This role will lead specific projects and will be expected to understand how to motivate project teams well and deliver high quality results in a timely manner.
Knowledge & Experience
- Proven experience as a Marketing Manager or similar, ideally within a charity, social enterprise, or values-driven organisation.
- Experience of product development for fundraising.
- Strong understanding of digital marketing, analytics, and audience-focused content creation.
- Experience delivering integrated campaigns that drive awareness and engagement.
- Knowledge of brand development and how to maintain consistent messaging across channels.
Personal Attributes & Key Competencies
- Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to translate complex work into simple, engaging messages and campaigns.
- Creative thinker with a strategic mindset and strong problem‑solving abilities.
- Organised and proactive, able to manage multiple projects and deadlines.
- Collaborative, with the ability to work confidently across teams and build strong relationships.
- Data‑informed, comfortable using insight to shape decisions and improve performance.
- Calm under pressure, with a positive, solutions‑focused approach.
- Commitment to diversity and anti-oppressive practice in all areas of work.
- Self-motivation, able to prioritise workload and operate without close guidance from a manager.
- A high degree of tact and diplomacy.
Position: Marketing Manager
Responsible to: Head of Communications and Marketing
Location: Hybrid with at least one day per week based at one of our communities. Candidates will need to live within easy commuting distance of Delrow (near Watford), St Albans, Grange Village and Oaklands Park (Newnham on Severn), Taurus Crafts (Lydney), Stourbridge, Croft (Malton), Botton Village (near Whitby) or Larchfield (near Middlesbrough).
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday - Friday.
Salary: £38,110 - £42,230 per annum, dependent on skills and experience.
Annual Leave and Benefits:
- 28 days paid annual leave plus statutory bank holidays
- The option to buy and sell annual leave
- Company sick pay after one month starting at 4 weeks and increasing to 12 weeks with service
- Life Cover for all employees
- Pension scheme
- Employee Assistance Program
- Blue Light Card
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
This is a pivotal role at the heart of ISEAL, bringing together strategic and operational HR leadership and effective office management to create an inclusive, well-supported workplace. The Manager, HR and Office Management will translate our new organisational strategy into forward-looking people practices, while ensuring that colleagues are supported by the policies, systems, resources and working environment they need to thrive.
Working closely with directors, the leadership team, line managers and two HR Coordinators, the postholder will shape the employee experience across the full journey—from recruitment and induction to development, progression and exit. The role will also oversee workplace services, internal communications, budgets and legal compliance across multiple jurisdictions (UK, Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, Belgium, and Canada), helping a hybrid and remote workforce stay connected, informed and confident. As an additional resource, an experienced HR consultant delivers recruitment campaigns and other special projects.
We are looking for an experienced generalist HR professional, who combines strategic insight with practical delivery and sound judgement. You will bring current employment law knowledge, strong influencing and coaching skills, a genuine commitment to inclusion and wellbeing, and the confidence to improve policies, systems and ways of working in an international, values-led organisation. Above all, you will be collaborative, resilient and motivated by ISEAL’s mission to accelerate positive change for people and the planet.
The key responsibilities we entrust you with:
HR Management
- Develop and deliver a HR strategy aligned with the organisation’s new strategic direction, translating priorities into sustained impact
- In collaboration with Leadership team, advise on and implement resource and overhead planning to support strategic objectives
- Shape, continuously improve and communicate ISEAL’s HR policies, procedures and processes, enabling colleagues in a hybrid/remote setting to understand them easily and apply them confidently
- Deliver a proactive approach to employment compliance, anticipating legislative developments across 6 jurisdictions with ISEAL staff and translating them into clear, timely organisational actions
- Champion a thriving organisational culture, empowering colleagues at every level to bring ISEAL’s values to life in their decisions, behaviours and ways of working
- Cultivate a workplace where wellbeing is embedded in everyday practice and open, constructive dialogue flows well between employees, line managers and across the organisation
- Foster and continually enhance an inclusive employee experience across the full journey—from recruitment and induction to performance, progression, learning and development, and exit
- Navigate emerging employee matters with care, sound judgement and consistency, equipping line managers to confidently address both routine and complex HR situations
- Serve as a trusted strategic adviser to directors and the leadership team, bringing forward progressive HR practices that strengthen organisational effectiveness and employee engagement
- Coordinate support of a dedicated external HR consultant for recruitment and special projects
- Oversee maintenance of all personnel and HR records in appropriate systems
Office Management
- Lead on maintaining a comfortable and well-functioning workplace, including continuous review of the overall physical infrastructure needs and provision
- Shape and communicate forward-looking workplace policies and practices, pioneering flexible approaches to space, collaboration and ways of working.
- Create a safe, welcoming workplace by leading the effective delivery and continuous improvement of office services, facilities, IT equipment and resources
- Act as first point of contact for any issues raised by staff relating to the office
Other
- Lead and continually strengthen internal communications that connect colleagues, reinforce shared purpose and encourage meaningful participation, including monthly staff meetings, the quarterly support staff newsletter and organisation-wide communications.
- Lead and empower two HR Coordinators, creating the conditions for them to grow, develop and deliver excellent support across the organisation
- Steward the HR and premises budgets with foresight and accountability, directing resources towards the organisation’s people, workplace and strategic priorities.
- Build own capacity and knowledge on all matters related to organisational legal compliance
Essential attributes / skills / knowledge
- Substantial generalist HR management experience, combining strategic understanding with confident delivery of day-to-day people operations
- Demonstrable experience of developing and implementing HR strategies aligned with organisational priorities
- Strong track record of designing, reviewing and embedding accessible HR policies, procedures and processes
- Proven experience of managing diverse employee relations matters with sound judgement, fairness, discretion and appropriate confidentiality
- Current, practical knowledge of UK employment law and the ability to translate legislative change into clear, compliant policies and advice
- Excellent communication skills both in person and in a hybrid/remote environment with an ability to influence senior leaders and coach line managers at all levels
- Experience working in values-led culture that supports employee wellbeing, engagement and open dialogue
- Commitment to EDI principles and experience implementing approaches that foster an inclusive workspace
- Varied experience of HRIS solutions and, ideally, with the implementation of new systems to enhance HR operations
- Experience working in an international setting covering a variety of jurisdictions and employee locations
- Proven people-management capability, including coaching, developing and empowering team members to work to the best of their ability
- Strong planning, prioritisation and budget-management skills, with the ability to balance strategic projects and operational demands
- High levels of integrity, initiative and resilience, with a collaborative, solutions-focused approach to organisational change and continuous improvement
- A personal commitment to and interest in creating a more sustainable world
Desirable
- Oversight of international payrolls
- CIPD Level 5 qualified
ISEAL´s culture and how we will help you thrive
Our values are Connection, Empowerment, Inspiration, Wellbeing, Effective Working and Creativity.
These are traits we value in each other and in the organisation overall and we instil these in all our processes and interactions. The issues we work on are of a global nature and our team reflects this, with individuals from many different backgrounds and nationalities. We know this diversity adds to the high quality of work we deliver as an organisation and through our commitment to diversity and inclusion we want to add strengths and perspectives in our team with each recruitment. Diversity for us includes race and gender identity, age, disability status, sexual orientation, religion and many other areas forming part of someone´s identity. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer.
As an organisation, we also support our people in their personal and professional development, with specific budgets and processes enabling individuals to take advantage of growth and development opportunities. We offer 25 days of annual leave, to which we will add a day a year after 2 years (to a maximum of 30 days), as well as an extra five days as a one off once you have been with us for a full five years.
We recognise individuals’ preferences when it comes to where and when to work through a hybrid working model as well as the opportunity to apply for flexible working arrangements to suit individual´s needs.
Other relevant information
Term: This is a permanent contract
Working hours: 80 % (30 hours) could be spread across 4 or 5 days
Salary: £57,000-62,000, depending on experience (pro rata for less than 100%)
Location: London is the preferred location. The role requires a minimum of 2 days per week in the office.
Applicants will need to provide evidence that they are entitled to work in the UK.
International travel: The post holder will be required to undertake occasional international travel
Ideal start date: November/December 26 ideally
Reporting to: Director, Finance & Operations
How to apply
Specific enquiries about this role and the application process can be sent to the recruitment(@)isealalliance(.)org.
Deadline for applications is 4 October 2026. Please note that we will only contact shortlisted applicants.
Cover letter: We would like to see candidates´ own writing in the cover letter and discourage the use of AI for this purpose.
Interview process
Please note that we will endeavor to keep to this schedule, but some dates may be subject to change.
Screening interviews (Teams): 7-12 October
Pre-interview timed exercises (between 60 – 90 minutes from home): 16-18 October (if applicable)
Panel interviews (in person): w/c 19 October
Decision: w/c 26 October
Accessibility
If candidates require additional time or other considerations for the interview process, we are committed to accommodating any reasonable requests. Please note that ISEAL will cover travel expenses for in person interviews for candidates travelling from outside of Greater London. ISEAL also covers caring expenses for candidates who are carers and need to arrange of cover for the duration of the interview/exercises
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Help turn local generosity into life-changing support for people when they need it most.
At Braintree Area Foodbank, we believe no one in our community should have to face hunger or hardship alone.
We provide emergency food and practical support to individuals and families in crisis, while working towards longer-term solutions to poverty. Over recent years, we have increasingly focused on providing more in-depth support, helping people maximise their income, address the challenges they face and create the conditions to move forward.
Now, we are looking for a proactive and driven Fundraising Manager to help us build a sustainable future.
Please note that interviews will take place on the 15th of October 2026. We will be actively shortlisting and so will get in touch as soon as possible about inviting you to interview.
The role
This is an exciting opportunity to shape and grow our fundraising function. You will develop income from businesses, community organisations and individuals, building relationships that help turn local generosity into meaningful, long-term support.
You will have the freedom to identify opportunities, develop new ideas and build fundraising activity from a relatively blank slate. While we already have an established base of supporters and fundraising materials, there is significant scope to develop new relationships, improve supporter engagement and create sustainable sources of unrestricted income.
Working closely with the Charity Manager, staff and Trustees, you will play a key role in building a fundraising function capable of making a significant contribution towards the foodbank's future.
Fundraising Manager
Location: Braintree, Essex (hybrid working considered)
Contract: 2-year fixed term, part-time, 25 hours per week, with scope to increase in future
Salary: £18,000–£20,000 per year (£27,000–£30,000 FTE)
Annual Leave: 33 days including bank holidays (F.T.E)
What you'll be doing
- Developing and delivering fundraising activity across corporate, community and individual giving.
- Building relationships with local businesses and developing opportunities for partnerships, sponsorship, employee fundraising and other forms of support.
- Developing relationships with churches, schools, community groups and other local organisations.
- Growing individual giving, including encouraging one-off supporters to become regular donors.
- Identifying and approaching new supporters and proactively developing fundraising opportunities.
- Developing campaigns, appeals, newsletters and other communications that inspire people to support our work.
- Creating a structured approach to supporter stewardship, ensuring donors understand the difference their support makes.
- Building and maintaining a clear pipeline of fundraising opportunities and relationships.
- Maintaining accurate supporter records and ensuring appropriate GDPR and data protection practices.
- Monitoring fundraising activity and income, evaluating what works and reporting progress to the Charity Manager and Trustees.
- Developing and implementing an annual fundraising plan.
- Representing the foodbank at meetings, networking events and within the local community.
This job is for you if...
- You have experience in fundraising, business development, sales, income generation or another role involving securing financial support.
- You are confident building relationships and identifying new opportunities.
- You are comfortable approaching people, making the case for support and asking for financial contributions.
- You are an excellent communicator, both in person and in writing.
- You are proactive, self-motivated and enjoy working independently.
- You can turn ideas into practical action and are comfortable building something new.
- You are organised and able to manage multiple relationships, opportunities and priorities.
- You are confident using databases, spreadsheets, email and standard office software.
- You share our commitment to treating people experiencing hardship with dignity and respect.
Experience of charity fundraising, corporate partnerships, individual giving, community fundraising or supporter databases would be an advantage, but we welcome applications from people with transferable experience from other sectors.
About us
Braintree Area Foodbank is a charity founded on Christian principles. Not every member of our team is a Christian, but we share a commitment to the values that underpin our work and welcome applications from people who do the same.
We believe that all people are created equal and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where people are treated fairly and with respect.
Why join us?
This is an opportunity to make a real difference locally while building something with long-term potential. You won't simply be maintaining an existing fundraising programme, you'll have the opportunity to shape it, grow it and help create a more sustainable future for a charity supporting thousands of people across our community.
Our mission is the prevention and relief of poverty in the Braintree District via emergency food, essentials and wrap around support
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We’re looking for highly organised, proactive and resilient Executive Assistant & Office Manager to provide exceptional support to our CEO and Senior Management Team and help ensure the smooth running of our Reception and Administrative Office.
This is a varied and pivotal role at the heart of a small, retirement community on a beautiful 13-acre site in South-East London (Kent/Surrey border). You will manage the CEO’s diary and inbox, prepare papers and correspondence, support the Senior Management Team, coordinate key organisational projects, and personally deliver day-to-day office administration, including covering reception.
This role would suit an individual who thrives in a varied environment, is confident managing multiple priorities, and is willing to take a practical, hands-on approach - no two days are the same. You will anticipate needs, help drive priorities forward, and play a key role in enabling the CEO, Senior Management Team and central officer to operate effectively.
The role
- Provide proactive executive support to the CEO, including diary and inbox management, briefing preparation, correspondence and research.
- Coordinate and service Senior Management Team meetings, ensuring agendas, papers, notes and actions are well managed.
- Project manage key organisational initiatives, including policy reviews, compliance-related projects and organisational documents.
- Oversee the efficient running of the office, including reception, office systems, supplies, meeting rooms and administrative procedures.
- Support resident services administration.
- Maintain accurate records, support reporting and act as a confident user of office and CRM systems.
About you
You will have a track record of supporting senior leaders, excellent organisational skills and the confidence to manage competing priorities with discretion and sound judgement. You will be a clear communicator with a high standard of written English and strong Microsoft 365 skills.
It is important that you enjoy working in a hands-on role in a varied customer facing environment.
Further details can be found in the job description and person specification
Please send your CV, Supporting Statement and Diversity Monitoring Form.
In your supporting statement you should outline your interest in working for Glebe Housing Association and explain how you meet the criteria set out in the Person Specification.
Deadline for applications: 30th September 2026
It is required for this post that the successful candidates will have to complete an enhanced DBS disclosure check.
Our aim is to provide safe, comfortable and secure accommodation enabling people to live independently but within a supportive community.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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The Youth Adventure Trust is a youth development charity working with vulnerable young people aged 11 to 16 years old from Somerset, Wiltshire and Swindon. Our outdoor activity based YAT Adventure Programme enables young people to challenge themselves, experience success, learn to go beyond their own expectations and grow in confidence. Through a series of residential camps and day activities they are able to build resilience, self esteem and develop social and life skills. The YAT Resilience Programme works to the same outcomes through a year long programme of monthly activities, home-based challenges and reflective practice. Our Mentoring Programme works with those young people in need of some additional individualised support at the end of our other programmes. The Trust’s Bursary Programme is open to all those young people who have completed an initial programme, in order to assist their next steps into further activities. Our aim is to make a lasting improvement to the lives of vulnerable young people. All our services are provided completely free of charge to the young people who are nominated by schools and other youth organisations to take part.
The Role
We are looking for an experienced, dynamic and motivated Programme Manager to support, deliver and manage our outdoor based development programmes.
Responsibilities will include:
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Acting as the key point of contact to organise, deliver and oversee the programme to a group of young people, including managing and supporting activity days and residential adventures throughout the year.
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Recruiting young people to the programme, working in collaboration with our referral partners including schools and other organisations, ensuring all involved have an excellent understanding, relationship and experience with the Youth Adventure Trust.
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Working in partnership with the young people’s families to promote full attendance, effective participation and ensure they have all the information they require.
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Carrying out direct work with young people to help support their needs and fulfil the Youth Adventure Trust’s aims.
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Providing ongoing feedback to young people, parents, carers and schools.
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Supporting the effective monitoring of the programme and measurement of young people’s developmental outcomes.
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Working with the Mentoring Managers to select and support young people moving on to the Mentoring Programme, and promote take up of the Bursary Programme.
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Ensuring the highest standards of support, safety and safeguarding across the programme and all aspects of the Youth Adventure Trust’s work.
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Completing the day-to-day administration and management of the programme. This will include maintaining a database, producing written communications and reports, information leaflets, website updates, budget monitoring, booking and negotiating with providers, and an array of detailed record keeping.
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Contributing to organisational planning and development, including supporting the development of further opportunities for young people.
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Supporting the fundraising team through providing feedback, reports or event support.
You will also;
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Be involved in sector networking and awareness raising on behalf of the Trust.
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Act as an ambassador for the Youth Adventure Trust at all times.
The post is subject to a six months’ probationary period.
The Candidate
To be up to the challenge you’ll need an excellent understanding and a proven track record of relevant experience working with vulnerable young people. You’ll need demonstrable skills at building effective relationships with young people, parents/carers and professional organisations. You’ll need strong influencing and motivational skills; the capacity to get the best out of people and confidently deal with issues and challenges. You’ll be an excellent communicator, planner and problem solver, a strong team player and an exemplary role model.
We need someone with:-
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Commitment to safeguarding and dedication to promoting the welfare of young people.
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Relevant experience of managing young people, preferably in activity based and outdoor environments, as well as away from this.
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Experience in working in partnership with other professional organisations and parents/carers.
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Strong leadership and team skills to motivate, support and work alongside a team of volunteers, activity instructors and logistics staff.
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Self-motivation with the ability to work on their own initiative to plan and manage their workload.
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Strong IT skills including experience of MS Office, web based platforms and databases.
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Excellent administrative skills and a methodical and thorough approach.
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The ability to perform well and problem solve in high-stress and changing situations. Ability to be flexible and dynamic in approach.
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Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
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A positive attitude, high energy and enthusiasm for the work of the Youth Adventure Trust; an understanding of the positive impact outdoor adventure can have on vulnerable young people, and a desire to help inspire young lives.
In addition:-
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The ability to work flexible hours, evenings and weekends as required is essential - the role includes attending occasional trips staying away from home, and monthly weekend days working on activities. If you are looking for a predictable 9-5 work environment, this won’t be the right fit.
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The role is home-based, located in or with close proximity to Wiltshire and Somerset
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A full current driving licence and access to your own vehicle is required.
Safer Recruitment
The Youth Adventure Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and requires all employees to share this commitment. The suitability of all prospective employees will be assessed during the recruitment process in line with this commitment and in compliance with current employment legislation, and relevant safeguarding legislation and statutory guidance.
Please be advised;
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a satisfactory Enhanced DBS Disclosure with Children’s Barred List will be required for this post;
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we will seek references on shortlisted candidates before interview, and may approach previous employers for information to verify particular experience or qualifications;
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if the applicant is shortlisted, any relevant issues arising from his or her references or application will be taken up at interview;
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in accordance with due diligence checks, online searches may be conducted as part of the selection process on shortlisted candidates;
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if the applicant is currently working with children, on either a paid or voluntary basis, his or her current employer will be asked about disciplinary offences relating to children, including any in which the penalty is “time expired” (e.g. where a warning could no longer be taken into account in any new disciplinary hearing), and whether the applicant has been the subject of any child protection concerns, and if so, the outcome of any enquiry or disciplinary procedure. If the applicant is not currently working with children but has done so in the past, then contact will be made with that employer who will be asked about these issues; and
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applicants should note that providing false information is an offence and could result in the application being rejected, or dismissal if the applicant has been selected, and possible referral to the police.
Please review our Safeguarding Policy available on our website.
How to Apply
Please complete the Application Form which includes the opportunity to outline why you think you are suitable for this role, making specific reference to the Role and Candidate Specifications above.
The Application Form should be returned to:
Abigail Hinds, Operations Coordinator
Applications Closing Date: Friday 9th October at 9am
Shortlisted candidates will be notified by 5pm on Friday 9th October
Interview Date: Thursday 15th October, Frome, Somerset
A second interview will be held for selected candidates on Tuesday 27th October in the Wiltshire area.
The Youth Adventure Trust sincerely thanks all those who apply, however only those considered for an interview will be contacted.
We use outdoor adventure and one-to-one support to empower young people to fulfil their potential and lead positive lives in the future.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About Us
Yorkshire is one of the regions hardest hit by cancer. Together, we can change this.
Yorkshire Cancer Research is a charity dedicated to funding research so that you and those you love live longer healthier lives, free of cancer.
Thanks to supporters, the charity funds vital cancer research and pioneers innovative new services for people with cancer. These life-giving medical breakthroughs are helping more people survive cancer – in Yorkshire, and beyond.
As an inclusive employer, our aim is to ensure our workforce reflects the rich diversity of our region. We believe a diverse workforce is vital to us taking action to prevent, diagnose and treat cancer more effectively in Yorkshire. We offer equal opportunities regardless of race, religion or belief, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, marriage and civil partnerships.
We’ve got a strong set of values that inform everything we do, and we’re looking for people who are aligned with these. As a Retail Area Manager you will put people in Yorkshire at the heart of everything you do, unite with colleagues and other organisations in this cause, and dare to think big and bold to make positive solutions happen.
To find out more about our values and how important they are to us, please read the role profile linked above.
The Benefits
We offer a wide and generous range of benefits designed to support our employees through every stage of life. To read about these, please see the benefits section of our Careers Page.
The Role
As a Retail Area Manager, you will be responsible for the day-to-day operational management of existing shops, and for the new shops as they open.
Supporting the Head of Retail, you will will lead by example and ensure that employees, volunteers, supporters, donors, and customers understand how their contributions are making a difference to the lives of people in Yorkshire and beyond.
As our Retail Area Manager, you will need to be a creative thinker with experience of multi-site retail management in a charity or commercial retail organisation, good team-working skills, great customer service and excellent organisational skills. You will also need to be committed to creating a welcoming professional atmosphere and demonstrating the values of Yorkshire Cancer Research.
Specifically, you will:
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Be responsible for the day to day line management for Shop Managers, Retail Support Managers and Assistant Retail Area Managers, including coaching, inspiring and motivating team members so they are clear about their role and feel fully supported in driving the charity forward.
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Work closely with Shop Managers, Retail Support Managers and Assistant Retail Area Managers with regards to rota management and provide support where necessary to ensure each shop is sufficiently staffed.
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Lead Shop Managers to deliver a consistent brand experience across the retail estate to customers and volunteers alike.
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Coach and support Shop Managers to ensure they manage risk and implement and adhere to all shop operating policies and standards, including Health and Safety and Trading Standards.
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Be accountable for an area budget and achieve or exceed budgeted income, expenditure, and contribution (net income).
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Coach and lead Shop Managers and Retail Support Managers to deliver KPI’s, identifying areas of improvement and taking action where necessary.
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Be responsible for identifying ways to maintain and maximise income in collaboration with the Shop Managers, whilst ensuring basic sales information is accessible to volunteers so they are kept up to date.
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Ensure that all charity policies, shop standards and operating procedures are communicated effectively to all Shop Managers and effectively cascaded to volunteers. Regularly review that they are all maintained and followed in a consistent manner.
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Ensure our shops are presented to the highest standards with attractive visual merchandising and window displays and coach the Shop Managers to continually improve visual merchandising standards and share best practice.
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Be responsible for developing operational processes and ensuring each process is implemented in shops and communicated effectively to Shop Managers.
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Be responsible for the recruitment and induction of Shop Managers, Retail Support Managers, and Deputy Shop Managers working with the People Team and following the charity’s recruitment process.
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Lead, coach and develop the Shop Managers and Retail Support Managers, role modelling the internal PDR approach and wellbeing focus.
About You
To be considered for this role, you will need:
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Experience of multi-site retail management in a charity organisation.
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Experience of building and leading a team of employees and volunteers including recruitment and development.
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Knowledge and experience of effective stock rotation and management.
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Experience of meeting and exceeding targets within a retail environment.
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Strong merchandising and/or retail display experience.
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To be ideally educated to A Level or equivalent.
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Convincing and persuasive written, oral and presentation skills with the ability to present ideas and issues, clearly, and coherently.
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Be highly organised with good time management skills and the ability to prioritise a workload to meet deadlines.
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Excellent IT skills and confident using Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
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Access to your own vehicle and a full UK driving licence with less than 6 penalty points.
Application
Before applying, please read the full role profile linked above.
Yorkshire Cancer Research is a responsible and flexible employer. We welcome any discussion for flexible working at the interview/offer stage where we will consider an individual’s circumstances against the needs of the charity.
We positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates from all backgrounds. If we can make any reasonable adjustments to support your application please contact us.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Deputy Area Manager
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Job Title: Deputy Area Manager - ftc
Homebased (travel across South Wales)
£45,651 per annum + £1,500 per annum (Out of Hours Allowance) + £750 per annum (Homeworking Allowance)
Salary & Homeworking Allowance will be pro-rata if offered a 9-month ftc
35 hours | Mon–Fri | FTC - 9 - 12 Months - (depending on substantive postholders' return)
Why Join TACT?
- Top 5 UK Charity to Work For (2024)
- 97% proud to work at TACT | 92% love working here
- Not-for-profit – every surplus reinvested into children, carers & staff
- Children’s voices shape every decision, system, and improvement we make at TACT.
- Flexible homeworking from day one
- Trauma-informed, values-led organisation
Benefits
- 31 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays
- 55p per mile business mileage
- Stakeholder Pension (salary sacrifice)
- Family-friendly & flexible working policies
- Volunteer days
Wellbeing & Non-Salary Benefits
- Homeworking IT bundle + home office loan
- HelpHand EAP (24/7 GP, CBT, physio, mental health support)
- Over 35 hours a year of access to on line wellbeing events and team wellbeing days
- Menopause Policy + free clinician appointments
- Regular team wellbeing & connection events
Training & Career Development
- Excellent learning & development programme
- Opportunity to grow therapeutic & trauma-informed practice
- Supportive leadership and clear career progression pathways
- Involvement in innovative projects (e.g. TACT Connect, Health, Education)
The Role
You’ll work closely with foster carers and social work colleagues to deliver high-quality, trauma-informed support and improve outcomes for children and young people.
Key Responsibilities:
- Practice responsibility for areas of TACT Wales, including managing Social Work staff, Students, Placement team, Admin Team and Children’s Support Workers.
- In conjunction with the Fostering Service Manager, ensure the recruitment, selection, supervision, performance reviews and PDP’s of supervisees
- Undertake HR related matters as required in liaison with TACT’s People Department (in conjunction with the Fostering Service Manager).
- Support the area management team in planning and managing appropriate social work, outreach, out of hours support and administrative arrangements.
- Assist the Fostering Service Manager in the management and leadership of the team, using a trauma-informed therapeutic approach.
- Supporting the co-ordination of out-of-hours rotas and a daily duty rota.
- Prepare and contribute to regular team and management meetings and development of the service including business and practice planning.
- To ensure all practice follows TACT’s child protection procedures.
- Managing complex child protection and safeguarding concerns within regulatory, policy and procedural guidelines.
- Responsibility for quality assurance in relation to case files
- You may also be responsible for supervising a small number of foster carers dependent on need and/or complexity.
What You’ll Need
- Relevant Social Work Qualification
- Social Care Wales Registration
- Post-qualifying experience which should include at least 2 years in familyplacement work or post-qualifying experience in other childcare settingswhichmustincludestatutory
- Experience in working with and on behalf of children, using a trauma-informed therapeutic approach
- A good working knowledge of relevant child-care and fostering legislation
- A good working knowledge of child protection / safeguarding children procedures
- Ability to assess and support families and match their skills with childrenneedingplacements.
- Abilitytowriteclear reportsandmaintainclearcaserecords.
- Enhanced PVG (processed by TACT)
Travel
- Homebased role
- Monthly face-to-face meetings in Wales
- Additional travel for training, team and carer events
Key Dates
- Closing Date: Sunday, 27th September 2026 (midnight)
- Interviews: Monday, 12th October 2026 (Microsoft Teams)
Safeguarding Commitment
Safeguarding is everyone’s business, and TACT believes that only the people with the right skills and values should work in social work. As part of TACT’s commitment to safeguarding, we properly examine the skills, experience, qualifications, and values of potential staff in relation to our work with vulnerable young children. We use rigorous and consistent recruitment approaches to help safeguard TACT’s young people. All our staff are expected to work in line with TACT’s safeguarding policies.
Apply early - we may close the role if we receive a high volume of applications.
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This is a varied and rewarding leadership role that combines operational management, people leadership, and business development. You'll play a key part in growing our impact by developing new partnerships, building strong relationships with stakeholders, and expanding both our on-site and outreach programmes.
To succeed in this role, you'll be a confident and adaptable manager who can balance day-to-day operational demands with strategic thinking and creativity. You'll enjoy problem-solving, prioritising competing demands, and managing a diverse workload where no two days are the same.
We're looking for someone who:
• Has strong leadership and people management skills, with the ability to motivate and develop teams
• Can foster positive collaboration across teams and functions
• Has experience building and managing partnerships with a wide range of stakeholders
• Brings commercial awareness and business development experience
• Has experience working in the charity, social care, health, or related sectors
We're looking for someone who:
• Has strong leadership and people management skills, with the ability to motivate and develop teams
• Can foster positive collaboration across teams and functions
• Has experience building and managing partnerships with a wide range of stakeholders
• Brings commercial awareness and business development experience
• Has experience working in the charity, social care, health, or related sectors
In return, Thrive offers the opportunity to make a genuine difference every day, working with a values-driven charity that transforms lives through gardening and nature. In addition, you’ll be working in a collaborative and supportive organisation at our National Office, set in 3 acres of beautiful grounds.
For more information, please download the Information Pack. For an informal conversation about the role, please email recruitment in
the first instance.
To Apply:
Please email recruitment with your CV and a written statement explaining how you meet the person specification and what you will bring to Thrive.
Closing date for applications: Friday 25 September 2026.
First Stage Interviews: Tuesday 6 October. Second Interviews will be scheduled for the following week.
You will lead on all aspects of safety, facilities and estate management at our outdoor learning centre Hindleap Warren. You will also support and advise the facilities team (managed on site by the Director of Finance at our London Office. This role will be a blend of strategic and pragmatic thinking to create a great place to work, along with the need to ‘roll up sleeves’ and ensure our buildings, grounds and systems of work are safe, compliant, efficient and sustainable. A monthly visit to the London office will be expected.
What you will be doing
Facilities Management
- Lead on delivery of all Facilities Management services, including but not limited to: M&E, fabric, cleaning/ housekeeping, bed linen/ laundry, car parking, grounds, waste management, pest control and external contractors. Occasionally support may be needed out of normal working hours in emergency situations.
- Establish and maintain a comprehensive planned preventative maintenance programme ensuring the satisfactory operation of all buildings, plant and equipment and ensuring our buildings remain compliant, safe, fit for purpose and reflect our brand values at all times.
- Procure and manage services, evaluate contracts and tender processes through a blend of in-house and out-sourced delivery methods, as appropriate, and evaluate value for money.
- Work with the Director of Centres and Delivery and Head of Centre to set the estates, facilities and health and safety elements of their annual budgets and advising on capital expenditure requirements.
- Lead an efficient and high-performing housekeeping and facilities team, ensuring all areas of responsibility are run effectively, maintaining the highest standards of safety, customer experience and service delivery.
- Effectively line-manage and support the development of your team through regular 121s, annual appraisals, guidance and training, including working on their personal development
Health & Safety
- Maintain a health and safety management system -ensuring all regulatory requirements are met, including overseeing risk assessments, health & safety policies and procedures and annual audits.
- Attend monthly meetings of the Safety and Safeguarding Team, analysing reported accident and incident data.
What you bring to the role
The following attributes are required for the role.
- Experience of delivering safe and effective work on customer-facing premises and grounds.
- Experience of managing high performing teams to deliver in line with the needs of an organisation.
- Experience of working and leading teams across multiple sites.
- Relevant qualifications in facilities and estates management and Health & Safety.
- NEBOSH General is essential.
- Knowledge of the Health & Safety compliance standards applicable to our sites and how these should be achieved. (Please note the outdoor adventurous activities are managed by the operations team – specialist knowledge of these areas are not required).
- Ability to communicate in a range of settings with people at all levels of an organisation.
- Ability and experience of training others in health & safety.
- Experience of working as a member of a management team and bringing about changes through the action of your peers and team.
You will be able to demonstrate our values of being:
- Ambitious
- Collaborative
- Inclusive
- Accountable
Why work at Hindleap Warren
- Generous holiday allowance of 39 days per annum (31 days A/L plus 8 bank holidays).
- Catered meals provided whilst working when the kitchen is serving young people in residence.
- Health Care Cash Plan.
- Free access to the Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family.
- Free access to the ‘Headspace’ app for you and your family.
- Free access to the Charity Mentoring Network, as a mentee or mentor.
- Free onsite parking.
- Magnificent location surrounded by nature.
- You’ll be working with a fantastic team of passionate colleagues across London Youth.
- An outstanding culture and ethos where staff and visitors enjoy, challenge, and achieve.
- You will be making a difference to the lives of young people!
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The Suicide Bereavement Specialist Manager leads and manages a team of approximately 10–12 Suicide Bereavement Specialists, providing strong and supportive management alongside clear professional accountability and oversight of practice.
The postholder will also maintain a small caseload of approximately 5–10 beneficiaries, enabling them to remain connected to frontline practice and the experiences of people accessing the service.
The postholder has operational responsibility for the beneficiary journey from the point a referral enters the service through assessment, triage and allocation to a Suicide Bereavement Specialist, and for ensuring that subsequent support is safe, timely, appropriate, person-centred and delivered to Pete’s Dragons’ expected standards.
Relationship with the Beneficiary Services Manager
The Beneficiary Services Manager holds overall strategic responsibility for Beneficiary Services, including the direction, development and performance of beneficiary-facing services across Pete’s Dragons.
The SBS Manager holds operational responsibility for the day-to-day delivery, management and quality of the Suicide Bereavement Specialist service.
The SBS Manager is expected to exercise appropriate professional and managerial autonomy in the daily operation of the SBS service, escalating significant safeguarding, workforce, performance, capacity, service-quality or organisational concerns to the Beneficiary Services Manager.
The two roles will work closely together to ensure that strategic decisions are translated into consistent, safe and effective practice.
Key Responsibilities
Referral, Triage and Allocation
The SBS Manager will:
- Take overall responsibility for all incoming referrals to the SBS service from the point of entry through to allocation.
- Review referrals to establish need, urgency, risk, suitability and any additional considerations affecting the provision of support.
- Ensure referrals are processed promptly and in accordance with Pete’s Dragons’ referral pathways, eligibility criteria and service standards.
- Identify and appropriately escalate safeguarding, suicide risk or other significant concerns arising during the referral process.
- Allocate beneficiaries to the most appropriate SBS, considering individual need, practitioner skills and experience, existing caseload, capacity, location and other relevant factors.
- Maintain oversight of referrals awaiting allocation and ensure that beneficiaries do not become lost or unnecessarily delayed within the system.
- Monitor demand, waiting times, caseloads and team capacity and raise emerging pressures with the Beneficiary Services Manager.
- Ensure referral and allocation decisions are clearly and appropriately recorded.
Management and Leadership of the SBS Team
The SBS Manager will:
- Provide day-to-day leadership and management to approximately 10–12 Suicide Bereavement Specialists.
- Lead regular individual management 1:1s with each SBS.
- Lead group supervision and reflective practice opportunities as required.
- Lead daily SBS team meetings and scheduled practice meetings.
- Create a team culture which combines compassion and psychological safety with professional accountability and consistently high standards.
- Maintain regular contact with staff working across different Pete’s Dragons locations.
- Ensure staff have appropriate opportunities to raise concerns, discuss difficult work and seek management guidance.
- Monitor individual workload, caseload and capacity and intervene where concerns arise.
- Support staff wellbeing while maintaining clear expectations regarding professional responsibilities and service delivery.
- Provide appropriate telephone management support for SBS staff working outside normal office hours as required.
Quality Assurance and Practice Standards
The SBS Manager will hold responsibility for the quality of SBS practice and will:
- Undertake formal case audits for each SBS on a quarterly basis.
- Regularly review the quality, accuracy and completeness of beneficiary records and case documentation.
- Monitor SBS practice against Pete’s Dragons’ policies, procedures, practice standards and expected professional boundaries.
- Arrange and review recorded beneficiary sessions at appropriate intervals as part of ongoing practice quality assurance and practitioner development.
- Provide constructive feedback following practice reviews and agree actions or development plans where required.
- Identify excellent practice and ensure learning is shared across the team.
- Identify practice which falls below the expected standard and take timely action to support improvement.
- Monitor beneficiary engagement, missed appointments, case progression, case duration and closure practices.
- Ensure concerns regarding practice, conduct, competence or beneficiary safety are appropriately documented, addressed and escalated.
- Promote reflective professional practice and continuous improvement throughout the SBS team.
Safeguarding and Risk
The SBS Manager will:
- Act as a Designated Safeguarding Officer (DSO) for Pete’s Dragons. Appropriate DSO training can be provided where required.
- Share responsibility for the management and oversight of safeguarding cases within the organisation.
- Provide advice and support to SBSs where safeguarding concerns arise.
- Ensure safeguarding concerns are identified, recorded, escalated and acted upon in accordance with Pete’s Dragons’ Safeguarding Policy and relevant statutory guidance.
- Work collaboratively with other safeguarding leads and senior managers where complex or significant concerns arise.
- Promote confident and consistent safeguarding practice throughout the SBS team.
- Ensure staff understand the distinction between safeguarding, suicide risk, clinical concern and other forms of beneficiary risk and follow the appropriate organisational pathway.
Beneficiary Casework
To remain connected to frontline practice, the SBS Manager will:
- Maintain a small caseload of approximately 5–10 beneficiaries.
- Provide high-quality suicide bereavement support in accordance with Pete’s Dragons’ practice model, policies and standards.
- Maintain timely, accurate and appropriate case records.
- Model excellent professional boundaries, beneficiary communication and case management.
- Participate in appropriate clinical supervision for their own beneficiary work.
- Ensure management responsibilities remain the priority of the role and that their personal caseload does not compromise their availability to manage the service or support the SBS team.
People Management and HR
The SBS Manager will be responsible for all routine HR management relating to their direct reports, including:
- Recruitment and selection of Suicide Bereavement Specialists.
- Induction and probation.
- Regular management supervision.
- Annual appraisal and performance review.
- Identifying individual and team development needs.
- Supporting professional development and CPD.
- Attendance and absence management.
- Managing annual leave and ensuring adequate service capacity.
- Addressing performance, capability, conduct or behavioural concerns promptly and appropriately.
- Supporting staff wellbeing and identifying when additional support may be required.
- Working with the Beneficiary Services Manager and other appropriate colleagues on formal HR matters where necessary.
- Maintaining appropriate and confidential management records.
Training and Development
The SBS Manager will:
- Identify individual and collective training and development needs across the SBS team.
- Ensure mandatory training remains current.
- Support SBSs to develop their knowledge, confidence and professional practice.
- Use case audits, recorded-session reviews, supervision, beneficiary feedback and other quality measures to identify areas for development.
- Contribute to the development and delivery of internal practice training and workshops.
- Support newly appointed SBSs through induction and their transition into independent practice.
Policy, Procedure and Service Development
The SBS Manager will:
- Ensure organisational policies, procedures and agreed ways of working are consistently implemented within the SBS team.
- Communicate changes in policy or practice clearly and ensure staff understand what is expected of them.
- Monitor compliance and address inconsistent practice.
- Contribute frontline operational knowledge to the review and development of policies, procedures, pathways and practice standards.
- Support the Beneficiary Services Manager in implementing service developments and organisational change.
- Identify opportunities to improve beneficiary experience, efficiency, quality and consistency.
Monitoring and Reporting
The SBS Manager will maintain an accurate operational picture of the SBS service, including:
- Referral volumes.
- Referral processing and allocation.
- Waiting times.
- Individual and team caseloads.
- Team capacity.
- Beneficiary engagement.
- Case progression and closures.
- Safeguarding and risk themes.
- Quality assurance findings.
- Staff performance and development.
- Emerging operational risks or pressures.
The postholder will provide appropriate information and reporting to the Beneficiary Services Manager and ensure significant concerns are escalated promptly rather than waiting for routine reporting arrangements.
General Responsibilities
The postholder will:
- Work across Pete’s Dragons Devon locations as required.
- Represent Pete’s Dragons professionally with beneficiaries, colleagues, partners and external agencies.
- Maintain appropriate confidentiality and comply with data protection requirements.
- Work within Pete’s Dragons’ policies, procedures, values and professional standards.
- Attend relevant internal and external meetings.
- Maintain appropriate professional boundaries at all times.
- Undertake relevant training and continuing professional development.
- Work flexibly where reasonably required by the needs of the service.
- Participate in a limited out-of-hours telephone support arrangement for SBS staff undertaking authorised out-of-hours work.
- Undertake other reasonable duties consistent with the seniority and purpose of the role.
Person Specification
Essential
Experience
The successful candidate will have:
- Significant experience of managing and leading staff.
- Experience of managing a team delivering services to people with complex emotional or mental health needs.
- Relevant experience within mental health, bereavement, psychological support, social care or a closely related field.
- Experience of managing staff performance, development, wellbeing and HR matters.
- Experience of quality assuring professional or support-based practice.
- Experience of managing risk and making sound professional decisions in complex situations.
- Experience of working with confidential and sensitive information.
- Experience of balancing competing demands and managing a busy operational service.
Knowledge and Skills
The successful candidate will demonstrate:
- Strong leadership and people-management skills.
- A sound understanding of mental health, emotional distress, grief and vulnerability.
- The ability to assess information and make proportionate decisions regarding risk, urgency and service response.
- Strong safeguarding awareness and a willingness to undertake DSO training where not already qualified.
- The ability to challenge poor or unsafe practice appropriately and constructively.
- The ability to provide clear feedback and support staff development.
- Excellent organisational and workload-management skills.
- The ability to monitor service capacity and allocate work fairly and effectively.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Confidence in managing difficult conversations.
- Good professional judgement and the ability to know when matters should be escalated.
- Strong IT skills and the ability to use electronic case-management systems effectively.
- The ability to analyse service information and identify trends, risks and areas requiring improvement.
Personal Approach
The successful candidate will:
- Combine compassion with professional accountability.
- Be calm and confident when managing complex or emotionally demanding situations.
- Be approachable without losing appropriate managerial boundaries.
- Be willing to make and stand behind difficult decisions.
- Be curious about practice and committed to continual learning and improvement.
- Understand the importance of reflective practice when working with suicide bereavement.
- Be comfortable working within a service where risk, grief, trauma and emotional distress are part of everyday practice.
- Demonstrate integrity, discretion and sound judgement.
- Share Pete’s Dragons’ commitment to providing timely, appropriate and professional support following suicide bereavement.
Practical Requirements
- Full UK driving licence.
- Access to a vehicle for work purposes.
- Ability and willingness to travel regularly between Pete’s Dragons locations and elsewhere across Devon.
- Ability to work flexibly according to service requirements.
- Ability to participate in limited out-of-hours telephone support for SBS staff.
Desirable
- Previous experience of suicide bereavement or postvention services.
- Previous experience of managing a geographically dispersed team.
- Safeguarding/DSO training.
- Experience of conducting case or practice audits.
- Experience of reviewing recorded professional practice sessions.
- Experience of delivering supervision, reflective practice or professional development sessions.
- Experience of recruitment within health, mental health, social care, bereavement or similar services.
- Knowledge of trauma-informed and person-centred approaches.
Scope and Accountability
This is a significant operational management role with responsibility for both people and practice.
The SBS Manager is accountable for ensuring that the SBS team is appropriately managed, beneficiaries are allocated safely and promptly, the quality of support is actively monitored, concerns are addressed rather than allowed to drift, and the Beneficiary Services Manager has an accurate understanding of the performance, capacity and risks within the service.
The postholder is expected to exercise professional judgement and autonomy within their delegated responsibilities while recognising when an issue requires escalation or strategic decision-making by the Beneficiary Services Manager.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Are you an experienced and highly organised operations professional who enjoys making sure an organisation runs smoothly and wants to make a difference?
Kapella’s mission is to build better relationships and improve the wellbeing of families and individuals. We provide accessible and affordable services, including counselling, family mediation, training, and domestic abuse programmes across Birmingham and the Black Country and wider Midlands area. Our work includes self-paying clients as well as funded projects delivered through contracts, grants, and partnerships.
We are looking for an Administration and Operations Manager to lead and strengthen our day-to-day operations. Working closely with the CEO and service managers, you’ll oversee the day-to-day running of the organisation across our 2 main premises and in other community venues. You will manage the admin and appointments functions and ensure our services run smoothly, consistently, and with a focus on quality, sustainability, and user experience.
We are entering an exciting phase of growth and are looking to expand our services and extend our reach across Birmingham, the Black Country, and surrounding areas. This new role is central to these plans.
Initially, the role will be hands-on with responsibility for recruiting and training more administrative staff, fully opening our main premises, and transitioning to a hybrid model of online and face-to-face counselling. You will also support the implementation of updated policies, procedures, and new online appointment and case management systems.
As the organisation grows, there is significant opportunity for development, allowing you to contribute to how our services are delivered, strengthen our team, and help us meet the increasing need for our services.
Based at our Birmingham office, you’ll be supported by a small admin team that will grow. This role will require some flexibility in working hours to meet service needs, including working at other centres from time to time.
What you’ll do
· Be responsible for the day-to-day running of the Birmingham and Wolverhampton centres and community venues.
· Lead and manage the administration team, including recruitment, training, and volunteer coordination.
· Manage appointments, service utilisation, waiting times, and payments.
· Streamline processes and systems to improve efficiency, consistency, and client experience.
· Support implementation of new technology, online appointments, and case management systems.
· Ensure premises are safe, functional, and fit-for-purpose.
· Monitor service performance, budgets, and KPIs; prepare reports for management and funders.
· Promote a positive, inclusive, and supportive workplace culture.
· Work closely with service managers and the CEO to align operations with strategic goals.
·Ensure compliance with HR, health & safety, and organisational policies.
What we’re looking for
· Proven experience in administration and operational management, ideally in third sector, health, or community services.
· Strong track record in operational management, ideally in third sector, health, or community services.
·Significant administrative experience, including database/case management systems.
·Experience monitoring activity, performance, budgets, and KPIs
·Ability to design and embed effective processes, policies, and systems to improve efficiency and consistency.
·Confident in implementing new technologies and using data to inform decisions.
·Experience overseeing premises and creating safe, fit-for-purpose environments.
·Understanding of client journey and accessibility, with experience improving service utilisation and engagement.
·HR and health & safety knowledge, with experience managing staff wellbeing and compliance.
·Strong leadership, communication, and relationship-building skills, with a commitment to inclusion and equity.
Why join Kapella?
- Play a key role in expanding essential services to families and individuals across Birmingham and the Black Country.
- Be part of a passionate, supportive, and values-driven team.
- Significant opportunity to shape operational processes and grow into a senior leadership role.
- We offer ongoing development, 25 days leave, professional development, a 5% employer contribution pension scheme and staff wellbeing support.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Why join us?
We’re a values-driven charity committed to saving lives by funding world-leading research, treatment, and care at The Royal Marsden. You’ll be part of a collaborative, ambitious and kind team, with plenty of opportunities for learning and development.
About the Web and Analytics Manager
We are looking for a Website and Analytics Manager to join our digital team. This role will suit a digital and analytics expert. A proactive, supportive and solution focused digital professional who is keen to hit the ground running, enjoys collaborating with colleagues across the team and wider organisation, and is passionate about adding value.
The Website and Analytics Manager is responsible for the day-to-day management and improvement of our digital platforms, website and their connected tools. As well as analysis and reporting of results, content creation and more. This person is a technical expert and will play a crucial role in how we develop our digital channels.
Relationship management across the Charity and with third party suppliers is also a key part of the role.
What you’ll be doing
- Day to day ownership of the web ecosystem including royalmarsden org, subdomains, microsites and donation platforms including managing relationships with third party agencies and suppliers to maintain and improve these platforms.
- Work with the Senior Digital Manager to set the strategic direction for our websites and associated digital experiences, ensuring alignment with organisational priorities, supporter needs and fundraising objectives
- Manage website improvements and Manage website improvements and performance optimisation work, including CRO, SEO and core web vitals, driving continuous improvement of our supporter journeys and embedding a data led approach.
- Lead the web team, line managing the Digital Officer and Senior Digital Officer, supporting the effective allocation of resources across the team, coaching direct reports and fostering a high performing team culture.
- Manage the Digital Officer and Senior Digital Officer to deliver relevant, engaging, optimised and audience centred content, landing pages and digital journeys across various digital channels, and overseeing the website content calendar and campaign content deploys.
- Work alongside Marketing and Digital colleagues to ensure our project planners are up to date and website content is in line with our wider audience journeys and content needs.
- Partner with teams across the charity to understand user and organisational needs, to deliver a range of projects and campaigns, including fundraising campaigns.
- Analyse and interpret website analytics data, communicate results to the wider team and use insights gained to inform and direct positive change.
- The Website and Analytics Manager also owns the relationship with a third-party agency to deliver improvements to our tracking set up, and ensures compliant, accurate and reliable data collection.
- Ensure the website platforms are secure, accessible, scalable and complaint with all relevant regulation and legislation.
- Work with the Senior Digital Manager and Head of Digital Content and Engagement to develop and manage the website budget, contributing to business planning, forecasting, and monitoring spend.
- Work to improve digital literacy across the charity alongside Marketing and Digital colleagues, training colleagues in how to use our CMS and other key digital skills such as data and insights.
- Occasional out of hours support where required for critical website/campaign related activity.
- Keep up to date with digital technology and share this knowledge with colleagues both within the digital team and across the wider Charity team.
About you - The successful candidate will need:
- Experience of working on CMS systems, knowledge of headless CMS systems would be an advantage.
- Experience managing digital agencies, developers and third party suppliers.
- Knowledge of UX and digital user journeys.
- Understanding of PPC advertising.
- Experience of line management and developing junior digital staff, including coaching, performance management and workload prioritisation.
- Experience of creating content for websites, including a strong understanding of SEO and CRO principles.
- Understanding and experience using website reporting systems e.g Google Analytics , Hotjar, Google search console.
- Interest in digital technologies, fundraising/donation platforms and innovation within the charity sector.
- Excellent communications skills, particularly within stakeholder management.
- A proactive, solution focused approach to prioritisation and workflow management.
The following are beneficial but not essential:
- Experience owning and developing digital products, platforms or websites, including roadmap planning and prioritisation.
- Experience managing budgets, forecasting expenditure and monitoring performance against management accounts.
- Project management, digital publishing and any related software technology training.
- Experience of working within a fundraising organisation.
- Analytics training.
- Paid advertising training/skills.
- Strong team ethos with a track record of collaborative and supportive working.
- Experience managing Google Ad Grants and/or Google Ads accounts, including campaign optimisation, reporting and compliance with programme requirements.
- Experience managing budgets, forecasting expenditure and monitoring performance against management accounts.
If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you!
What we offer
- Hybrid working between home and Chelsea with travel to Sutton once a month.
- Flexible working around our core hours of 10am to 4pm.
- 27 days annual leave rising with length of service.
- Up to 6% employer contributions subject to matched contribution from you (increasing with length of service).
- Training, support and development opportunities.
- Access to the blue light discount scheme and other discounts opportunities.
- Access to subsidised staff restaurants, on-site yoga and wellbeing classes, staff choir and much more.
- Range of wellbeing initiatives including access to an employee assistance programme designed to save money and improve your physical, financial and mental health and wellbeing, access to free online GP appointments and free eye tests and contribution towards any glasses required for work purposes.
Inclusion matters
- We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and walks of life.
The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity raises money to improve the lives of people affected by cancer.
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!
- Job title: Registered Manager (Internal job title: Operations Manager)
- Location: Argyll and Bute, West of Scotland
- Contract: Permanent
- Salary: £49,142.17
- Hours: Full-time (37.5 hours per week)
- Transport requirements: Full UK driving licence and access to a car/vehicle.
- Qualifications: At least SCQF Level 9 health and social care and Level 10 leadership and management, or a Registered Managers Award - or working towards
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This is an exciting leadership opportunity to lead and develop a team of managers across a variety of locations. You will oversee supported living, and outreach locations, helping to ensure people receive high-quality, person-centred support that reflects their individual goals, strengths, and aspirations.
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- Build and maintain strong relationships with people we support, families, colleagues, commissioners, and professional partners
Our Values
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We're Looking for Someone Who Is:
- An inspiring leader who brings out the best in others
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- Passionate about coaching, developing, and empowering teams
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- Calm, resilient, and solutions-focused when faced with challenges
- Hands-on, approachable, and visible in their leadership style
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We’re waiting to hear from you
Ready to Make a Difference?
This is more than a management role. It's an opportunity to shape services, develop future leaders, and make a genuine impact on the lives of the people we support every day.
If you're ready to lead with purpose, inspire others, and help build great services, we'd love to hear from you.
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Benefits That Work for You
Choose from a range of benefits designed to support your wellbeing, finances, and lifestyle:
- Wagestream: Access your pay as you earn it, plus coaching, vouchers, discounts, and cashback
- Blue Light Card: We’ll cover your membership for discounts at shops and restaurants
- Simplyhealth: Fully funded health plans with 24/7 GP access and cash back on prescriptions, dental, opticians, and more
- Buy & Sell Annual Leave: Flexible leave options twice a year.
- Pension & Life Assurance: Automatic enrolment in our Scottish Widows pension and Life Assurance schemes.
We’re committed to being Disability Confident and we guarantee to interview all applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.
Please note that we are actively shortlisting candidates throughout the duration of the advert, interviews will be held as soon as possible and we will make an offer immediately if we find the right candidate. Apply without delay!
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.








