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We're looking for compassionate, reliable and motivated individuals to join our team at Chichester Road is a CQC-registered care home and support residents to live with dignity, independence and wellbeing
As a Care Assistant, you will play a vital role in delivering hands-on personal care and support to residents, helping them to live safely, comfortably and with dignity.
You will work as part of a supportive team to ensure residents receive high-quality, person-centred care in line with their individual support plans.
Key responsibilities include:
- Providing personal care and physical support to residents, including assistance with washing, dressing, mobility and daily living tasks.
- Supporting residents to maintain their health, wellbeing and independence in a safe care environment.
- Encouraging and enabling residents to access health, social and personal care services.
- Supporting residents with day-to-day routines and promoting choice, dignity and respect at all times.
- Working in line with individual care and support plans that reflect residents’ recovery goals, identity and needs.
- Observing, recording and reporting changes in residents’ physical or mental health to senior staff.
- Supporting a clean, safe and welcoming environment in line with CQC standards and organisational policies.
- Working collaboratively with colleagues, including Support Workers, healthcare professionals and external agencies.
- Promoting safeguarding, equality, diversity and inclusion in all aspects of your work.
The service operates on a 24/7 rota basis, including days, evenings, nights, weekends, bank holidays and sleep-in shifts. Flexibility is essential to meet the needs of the service.
About You
We are looking for a dedicated, hardworking and compassionate individual who is committed to delivering high standards of care.
You should be able to respond appropriately and calmly to a range of needs within a diverse resident group.
You will also have:
- A caring, respectful and non-judgemental approach.
- Good communication and interpersonal skills.
- The ability to work effectively as part of a team.
- Reliability, flexibility and a willingness to work a 24/7 rota, including sleep-in shifts.
- An understanding of or interest in supporting people with complex needs, including homelessness, substance misuse and mental health conditions.
- A commitment to safeguarding, dignity, equality and inclusion.
- A willingness to learn and undertake training and development.
Previous experience in care is desirable but not essential, as full training will be provided. We value the right attitude, compassion and commitment to supporting others.
Why Join Us?
At Chichester Road, you will be part of a supportive and dedicated team working to improve the lives of people with complex needs. Every day brings the opportunity to make a real and lasting difference.
If you are passionate about providing high-quality care and want to build a meaningful career in social care, we would love to hear from you.
Not sure if you meet every requirement? Please apply anyway — we value potential, compassion and willingness to learn as much as experience.
St Mungo’s is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We strongly encourage applications from all under-represented groups.
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Closing date: 10am on 31st August 2026
Interview and assessments on: 18th September 2026
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Working within Baobab's welcoming and dynamic admin team in our Therapeutic Community, the Engagement and Administrative Assistant is a dual role. In your Admin assistant role you will provide comprehensive administrative support to operational, research and advocacy teams. In your Engagement Assistant role, you will lead on developing a successful programme of youth activities at the Baobab Centre (as Baobab Youth Activities Coordinator) and will focus on prioritising young people’s engagement in advocacy and research.
Please read the attached Job Description & Person Specification plus the Clinical Context and Model document, attached to this add.
Registered Charity
11 - 20
The Baobab Centre is a non-residential therapeutic community that offers support to young survivors of human rights abuses seeking refuge in the UK
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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We're looking for a proactive, customer-focused and solution-oriented Assistant Project Manager to join our Property Business Manager team located at our Head Office in Islington
£40,000.00 per annum, working 35 hours per week.
Want to feel like you have an exciting future? You'll feel at home here.
Making you feel at home here means helping you thrive in every way. That's why we offer a wide range of benefits, award-winning Learning & Development and a culture that welcomes all. These aren't token gestures - we've thought long and hard about how best to support our team. After all, our people are doing something amazing: helping to transform lives every day.
Our benefits include:
* Annual leave increasing up to 30 days with length of service
* A generous pension - we will contribute up to 8% and life assurance cover up to 3x Pensionable Salary (T&Cs apply)
* Exclusive discounts and cashback via Reward Gateway® and opportunity to buy a Blue Light Card
* Fully paid induction programme and further training
* ILM courses and Apprenticeship Programmes
* Cycle to work scheme
* Employee Assistance Programme for 24-7 confidential support
* Online wellbeing resources
* Quarterly Staff Awards to reward & recognise our amazing staff's commitment and contribution
* Free DBS (take this out if BSW advert)
All applicants must be legally eligible to work in the UK by the start of employment as Look Ahead are not able to offer sponsorship.
What you'll do:
Operational
* Support the delivery of planned, cyclical and sustainability projects from inception to completion, including programme planning, site inspections, stakeholder engagement and project reporting.
* Monitor project progress, defects and remedial actions, escalating issues to Project Managers as appropriate.
* Maintain accurate property, project and compliance records, ensuring servicing information and certification remain up to date.
* Support the maintenance of Asprey and associated asset management systems, including the validation of stock condition, survey, compliance and completed works data.
* Work alongside Surveyors and Asset Management colleagues to support property inspections, data assurance, investment planning and regulatory reporting.
* Assist in the preparation of asset performance information, stock condition analysis and investment recommendations.
This is not an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time and is subject to change in accordance with the needs of Look Ahead
About you:
* Proactive, motivated and eager to learn.
* Customer-focused and willing to take initiative when challenges arise.
* Strong organisational skills with excellent attention to detail.
* Able to manage competing priorities and work to agreed deadlines.
What you'll bring:
Essential:
* Evidence of project management, construction, property or related experience.
* Understanding of the Decent Homes Standard and residential property maintenance requirements.
* Experience of working with asset management systems, databases or property records.
* Ability to build effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
* Strong organisational skills, attention to detail and ability to manage competing priorities.
Desirable:
* Professional qualification or working towards a qualification in Project Management, Building Surveying or a related discipline.
* Experience of working in housing, care and support, or property environments.
* Experience of working with schedules of rates, specifications or tender documentation.
* Understanding of landlord compliance, repairs, maintenance and asset management principles.
* Understanding of stock condition data, lifecycle planning and planned investment programmes.
* Experience of using Asprey or a similar asset management system.
About us:
Look Ahead is a leading, not-for-profit care and support provider in London and the South East. Our vision is to build better lives through social care and housing in local communities. As an organisation we deliver over 100 services, providing support to thousands of customers each year. Our mission is to co-design and deliver services that offer innovative social care solutions and support people to thrive. We work across mental health, homelessness and complex needs, young people and care leavers and learning disabilities so there are plenty of opportunities to grow and progress your career with us.
We have a strong social purpose and we live and work by our values:
* We focus on Excellence and innovation.
* We are Caring and Compassionate.
* We are Inclusive and Trusted.
* We work in Partnership and are One-Team.
Look Ahead is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk, and expects all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment.
If your application for this role is unsuccessful, but we feel that you would be suitable for another role, we may contact you to discuss alternative opportunities. If this occurs you would not need to submit another application for the alternative role.
We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date.
We are committed to diversity and inclusion at work and are accredited with Silver in the Inclusive Employers Standard 2021. We are a proud member of the Employers Domestic Abuse Covenant and encourage applications from a diverse range of applicants of all backgrounds.
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