Care management jobs

Secondment/Fixed Term opportunity until March 31st 2027

The Rough Sleeping Prevention Project (RSPP) works across Islington and Lambeth and provides a rapid response service, intervening to ensure no one needs to sleep rough.

What you'll be doing

In the role of a Support Assistant (known internally as Hub Assistant), you'll jointly manage the safe day to day running of the project with other members of the team and to provide basic support and advice to clients. You will also be the first point of contact for clients and visitors and coordinating the Health and Safety within the service. 

In this vital role, it is essential that you are flexible to work on the weekly rota to ensure services are accessible to those who are homeless, at the time they most need our support.

Working days are Monday – Friday. Exact hours to be agreed upon.

About you

We are always on the lookout for enthusiastic people to join us. If you have a genuine desire to support people to transform their lives you don’t need to have direct experience to succeed in these roles. Why not give it a go by joining the team to support our clients on their recovery journey?

You’ll have good interpersonal and listening skills, patience and resilience and the ability to adapt to new situations. We will provide you with the rest through our training and development programs, where you will develop the skills to provide high quality person centred support to clients.

If you have a good understanding of the complex issues faced by homeless people and the ability to manage complex behaviours and to deal with people who may be in a difficult personal or emotional situation we encourage you to apply!

How to apply 

To find out more and apply please click the apply button. 

Early application is advised, as we may close the vacancy earlier than advised should we receive a sufficient number of applications.

Closing date: 10am on 11th May 2026

Interview and assessments on: 21st May 2026

Policy and Public Affairs Manager (England)

Reporting to: Head of Policy and Public Affairs

Line Management: 1 Policy and Public Affairs Officer England

Location of work: Remote but role holder will ideally be London-based to be able to frequently commute for meetings/ events at Westminster. The role may involve also some infrequent travel across the UK.

Contract type: Full-time, 35 hours per week, although flexible/ compressed hours will be considered. The role will require occasional evening and weekend work.

Contract Length: Permanent

Salary: £42,000

BACKGROUND

Magic Breakfast is the UK’s leading school breakfast charity and makes a difference to over 350,000 children and young people every day by offering breakfasts and expert advice to tackle child morning hunger in schools across England and Scotland.

This is an exciting time for Magic Breakfast as the benefits of school breakfast provision are increasingly recognised by policymakers, educators and the public. The Policy and Public Affairs (PPA) Team is central to this work. And through our new organisational strategy, Nourishing Futures, the work of the PPA Team is growing to meet our advocacy ambition to expand school breakfast provision and deliver our vision which would see every child in the UK nourished, empowered and thriving.

JOB PURPOSE

The role of the Policy and Public Affairs Manager is a high-impact role, central to designing and delivering Magic Breakfast’s national policy and public affairs strategy in England. The role holder will lead the development of evidence-based policy positions and work collaboratively to drive forward strategic, integrated and impactful advocacy campaigns to successfully influence decision-makers, policy change, and funding frameworks aligned with our key objectives. Specifically, you will also lead the design and implementation of our new workstream to expand school breakfast provision to secondary schools and early years settings, alongside our work to ensure the effective implementation of the Free Breakfast Club Programme.

More broadly, you will keep abreast of political developments relevant to Magic Breakfast - proactively identifying opportunities to respond, influence and shape the debate across the school food system and provide strategic, analytical and timely advice to the Senior Leadership Team.

Using your excellent communication skills, you will be able to translate complex policy into tailored and effective communications, policy briefings, positions and submissions, and will play a lead role in confidently engaging external stakeholders including UK Government Ministers, Parliamentarians, special advisers, officials and sector partners.

We are looking for someone who enjoys collaboration, who shares our passion for driving systematic change, and who can use their experience to navigate, respond to, and influence the fast-moving political environment to deliver lasting and meaningful change. You’ll be part of a collaborative and ambitious organisation, working at the intersection of policy, practice and impact – putting children and young people at the heart of everything we do and helping to ensure every child starts their day nourished, empowered and ready to thrive.

KEY RESPONSOBILITIES

• Lead the policy development process in consultation with cross-organisational teams and external organisations to develop clear, evidence-based policy recommendations and positions.

• Build and maintain strong relationships with UK Government Ministers, Parliamentarians, Special Advisers, officials and sector organisations, including conducting stakeholder mapping and power analysis to identify key routes to influence.

• Design, lead and implement integrated advocacy campaigns to deliver maximum impact in collaboration with cross-organisational teams.

• Work closely with colleagues to share expertise and intelligence, inform and shape research areas, support campaign activities aligned with advocacy objectives, and respond proactively to live developments across the organisation.

• Line manage and support the development of the Public Affairs Officer.

• Strong ability to translate complex policy into clear, persuasive communications tailored to specific audiences to deliver maximum impact.

Please read the full job description attached below. 

WHAT WE OFFER

At Magic Breakfast we value our employees and work hard to develop offer a supportive, respectful culture which enables everyone to thrive.

Please see our job pack below

Please see our website

APPLICATION PROCCESS

Should you wish to discuss the role before applying please email our People and Culture Team, HR @ magicbreakfast .com

Shortlisting: w/c 25th and 26th May

Interview 1: w/c 1st and 2nd June

Interview 2: w/c 8th and 11th June

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. This is to ensure that we can manage application levels whilst maintaining a positive candidate experience. Unfortunately, once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications.

The Bromley Mental Health & Wellbeing Hub (BMHWH) is a key part of the transformation of mental health services in the borough under the NHS Long Term Plan. Delivered in partnership with Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust, the Hub brings together primary care, secondary care and the voluntary sector to provide flexible, holistic and integrated support for adults with mental health needs.

We are seeking a Senior Mental Health Advisor to join our Information, Advice and Guidance (IAG) and Tailored Wellbeing pathway. This is an exciting opportunity for experienced mental health practitioners who are passionate about high-quality, person-centred support and who thrive in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.

As a Senior Mental Health Advisor, you will provide strong, supportive line management to a team of Mental Health Advisors, ensuring high-quality casework, reflective practice and staff wellbeing. Alongside your leadership responsibilities, you will hold a small caseload, delivering tailored, time-limited one-to-one and group interventions to adults with mental health problems, including those with heightened need or risk.

You will work closely with Oxleas clinical colleagues to undertake holistic assessments, coordinate referrals, and ensure joined-up support that meets individual needs. You will also play a key role in service development, quality monitoring and representing the Mental Health Advisory team in key meetings.

Key Responsibilities:

• Supervise and support a team of Mental Health Advisors
• Ensure high-quality case management, safeguarding practice and accurate record-keeping
• Deliver holistic assessments and brief, person-centred interventions to a small caseload
• Coordinate referrals and work collaboratively with Oxleas and community partners
• Monitor outcomes, contribute to service development and represent the team in key meetings
• Promote recovery, independence and access to local wellbeing opportunities

About You (more detail in the Person Specification)

We are looking for candidates who can demonstrate:

• Experience working within mental health services
• Strong line management or supervisory experience
• Confidence in completing holistic assessments and managing a diverse caseload
• Ability to work independently while contributing to a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced setting
• A proactive, reflective and person-centred approach

Successful applicants will be expected to undergo an Enhanced Level Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Closing date: Sunday 10th May (11:59pm)

Likely interview date: Week beginning 18th May

We encourage early applications as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high number of applications.

About Us

SEL Mind supports people with mental health problems and dementia in the boroughs of Bromley, Greenwich, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark. We are proud of our diverse workforce and know that our organisation is made stronger by the variety of backgrounds, experience, and ideas within it. We promote a culture of inclusion and representation, and are working hard to build a workforce that even better reflects the communities we support.

SEL Mind is somewhere that you can be your authentic self without fear of discrimination on the grounds of ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, neurodivergence, gender, age, lived experience of mental health problems or anything else that’s part of who you are.

Read more about staff benefits and why staff love working here on our website.

We're looking for a kind, compassionate and resilient Referral, Assessment and Operational Development Manager located at our Head Office in Islington.

£40,000.00 per annum, working 35 hours per week.

Want to feel valued? You'll feel at home here.

Our benefits include:

• Annual leave increasing up to 30 days with length of service
• Free DBS
• Exclusive discounts and cashback via Reward Gateway® and opportunity to buy a Blue Light Card
• Fully paid induction programme and further training

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.

The Referral, Assessment and Operational Development Manager is a senior operational role within the Mental Health and Complex Needs Directorate, responsible for leading the end-to-end coordination of referrals, assessments, placements, tenancies, and transitions across the portfolio.

What you'll do:

• Receive, monitor, and respond promptly to referrals from commissioners, brokerage

teams, and direct contacts.

• Coordinate and quality-assure person-centred assessments

• Complete and submit needs assessments, including costings and support package

requirements.

• Build and maintain strong working relationships with commissioners, brokerage teams, care managers, and housing partners.

• Support compliance with Ofsted regulations across assessment and placement reviews.
• Develop and embed best-practice tools and processes aligned with regulatory requirementS

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:

• Highly customer-focused, championing customer rights, choice, dignity,

independence, and positive outcomes.

• Empathetic and values-led, able to balance compassion with professional boundaries.

What you'll bring:

Essential:

• Significant operational experience within Young People's and/or Mental Health services, including supported living, residential, or health and social care environments.

Desirable:

• Strong understanding of how local authorities, councils, and Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) commission, procure, and agree services, including pathways and decision-making processes.

About us:

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date.

Learning and Development Manager

Location: Vauxhall

Salary: £35,000 per annum

Vacancy Type: Permanent, Full time

Closing date: 26th May 2025

Are you a passionate Learning & Development professional who knows how to turn strategy into engaging, high-impact learning?

We’re looking for an experienced L&D Manager to join us in Vauxhall, working full time, 35 hours per week, leading the delivery of an organisation-wide learning strategy that develops people, builds capability and drives performance.

This is a fantastic opportunity to shape learning across a purpose-led organisation, leading a team of facilitators and working closely with senior leaders, HR and subject matter experts to deliver training that truly makes a difference.

What you’ll be doing:

• Lead the delivery of organisational learning programmes including induction, compliance, leadership, management, EDI and behavioural skills
• Manage and develop a team of L&D Training Facilitators
• Oversee training schedules and rotas to ensure seamless delivery across the business
• Step in to facilitate sessions where required
• Partner with internal teams to translate specialist knowledge into engaging, practical training
• Ensure all learning content is high-quality, inclusive and aligned to business needs
• Own LMS content, reporting, training data and performance metrics
• Support annual and quarterly L&D planning, KPI reporting and continuous improvement
• Oversee apprenticeships, skills mapping and development pathways

What we’re looking for:

• Proven experience in L&D, facilitation and people management
• Strong track record designing and delivering both digital and face-to-face learning
• Ability to analyse training needs and measure learning impact
• Confident communicator who can engage a wide range of audiences
• Strong organisational skills with excellent attention to detail
• Experience using Microsoft Office and LMS platforms
• Experience delivering training linked to therapeutic, recovery-focused or psychosocial practice

Ideally, you’ll also have:

• Experience in the charity, social care, justice or recovery sectors
• Knowledge of apprenticeships or accredited programmes
• CIPD qualification (or equivalent)

Qualifications:

• Level 5 Certificate/Diploma in Learning & Development (or willingness to work towards)

This is more than an L&D role, it’s a chance to influence culture, develop people and help create lasting impact through learning.

About Us

We are The Forward Trust, the social enterprise with charitable status that empowers people to break the often interlinked cycles of crime and addiction to move forward with their lives. For more than 25 years we have been working with people to build positive and productive lives, whatever their past. We believe that anyone is capable of lasting change.

We are committed to our cause and the work we carry out as a charity. Equally the wellbeing and the employees who work for us are also important. Joining us an employee, we will offer you the following benefits:

• Flexible working
• Training and development opportunities
• Simply Health Cashback Scheme (optional)
• Season Ticket Loan Scheme 
• Cycle to work scheme
• Crisis Loan Scheme
• Electric Car Scheme
• 3 x Wellbeing Days (pro rata'd for part time employees)
• Access to Blue Light Card
• 25 days (rising to 30 with length of service) Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays 
• Contributory Pension Scheme – Employer matched contributions of up to 6% in the first two years’ service and up to 9% thereafter 
• Death in Service Payment (2x annual salary) 
• Critical Illness Insurance (subject to qualifying criteria)

To Apply

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for Forward Trust, please click apply to be redirected to our website to complete your application.

We're looking for Kind, proactive and resilient Service Managers to join our Mental Health service in Croydon.

£46,852.00 per annum, working 40 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
* Free DBS
* 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
* A generous pension - we will contribute up to 4% and life assurance cover up to £10,000 (T&Cs apply)
* Quarterly Staff Awards to reward & recognise our amazing staff's commitment and contribution
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:
* Drive business planning activities within your contract, ensuring relevant and challenging objective setting and ongoing performance tracking, developing turn around action plans as may be necessary
* Using sound financial and accounting principles, manage contract budgets to deliver on corporate and local contract financial targets
* Successfully lead and motivate your team to ensure the championing of and maintenance of a positive local culture within your service
* Work to continuously improve staff competence, ensure ownership of all staff issues and speedy and effective conflict resolution
* Responsible for reporting all staff changes to HR and Payroll departments, as appropriate e.g. starters, leavers, additional hours etc.
* Responsible for maintaining quarterly staff succession plans
* Deliver effective, professional and commercially focused briefings and supervision meetings with staff and ensure that information, reporting & communications flow up/down is effective

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:
* Ability to lead and motivate staff to deliver excellent services
* Is fundamentally calm and resilient, does not let emotion adversely affect them or obscure their judgement
* Has a practical and logical mind
* Excellent organisation skills
* Thrives on change and enjoys dynamic diverse environments
* Is confident with high levels of self-esteem
* Is respectful, articulate and sensitive in style of communication
* Is motivated towards excellence and improvement of personal performance with a can do attitude
* Ability to cope positively with challenging and diverse behaviour

What you'll bring:
Essential:
* Educated to degree level or equivalent
* Experience of managing contracts and resources and delivering to budget and performance targets
* Experience of effectively managing and developing staff to ensure delivery of services performance targets within contract
* Experience of successfully managing external partnerships to ensure successful delivery of services
* Holds relevant CMI/NVQ Level 4 or other Business/Management Qualification

Desirable:
* Other relevant professional memberships and/or specialist qualifications

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.

Please see our website for full Job description

Do you want to support people with mental health issues in a moment of crisis? Are you calm, non-judgemental and able to work effectively with people experiencing distress?

If you can embody our values of Hope, Courage, Togetherness, and Responsiveness, and want to help others build resilience and manage their wellbeing, we’d love to hear from you.

Services Manager (Nightlight Crisis)
Reference: 346
Salary: £41,000 - £42,000 per annum
Hours: Full time, 37.5 hours per week
Typical working pattern: 10am-6pm or 11am-7pm, with some flexibility required
Contract: Permanent
Reports to: Director of Crisis, Counselling and Children & Young People
Working base: Watford Wellbeing Centre or Hemel Crisis House – can be negotiated

About the Nightlight Crisis Service

Hertfordshire Mind Network (HMN) has been delivering Nightlight, part of Hertfordshire’s crisis alternatives pathway, for the last 8 years. We are proud to provide urgent support, crisis intervention and emotional support to people experiencing a mental health crisis in Hertfordshire as an alternative to statutory pathways. We provide support to adults across Hertfordshire 7 days a week, 365 days a year through our Helpline, Crisis Cafes and 24/7 Crisis House.

We aim to provide a safe space for people in crisis to talk and feel supported, be listened to without judgement, access relevant support with problem solving and facilitate access to external services when necessary.

As a senior member of our diverse team, you will work closely with service users in crisis by using a person-centred approach to ensure that each individual is supported with dignity and respect. By honouring the individual experience of each service user, we are able to respect their autonomy as well as encourage and facilitate positive steps towards management of crisis and recovery.

The objectives of HMN’s Nightlight Crisis provision is to:

• Improve the mental and emotional wellbeing of people experiencing a mental health crisis in Hertfordshire.
• Provide 24/7 365 support for individuals experiencing a mental health crisis.
• Increase early access to help for people experiencing a mental health crisis in Hertfordshire, by providing a clear and effective pathway to other services provided by HMN and other third sector and statutory providers.
• Remain a source of independent support for all service users.
• Provide an alternative pathway to people in distress and crisis to support better outcomes and reduce the demand on statutory crisis services and emergency services.

About the Role

As a member of the HMN Senior Management Team (SMT) and the Service Manager for our Crisis provision across Hertfordshire (Nightlight), you will be leading the total provision of our 24/7 365 week Crisis House, Daylight, Helpline and Crisis Cafés. You will also oversee our A&E Liaison Project, supporting staff operating in A&E to divert individuals into community crisis provision.

You will ensure the provision is safe, effective and person centered; be accountable for achieving KPI’s, data reporting to Commissioners and the wider SMT & CEO, and develop the service using evidence based data, strategic thought & planning.

The successful candidate will be highly proficient manager with proven knowledge, skills and abilities as a leader and manager and have experience of developing and delivering mental health services within a health and social care setting, strong experience of managing the delivery of contracts, working to deadlines and achieving outputs, significant proven knowledge and skills around services working with adults with mental health needs and demonstrable understanding of relevant legislation and policies such as the Data Protection Act, Safeguarding and Protection of Vulnerable Adults, Safeguarding Children and the Mental Health Act and they will have a willingness to travel to locations across Hertfordshire.

We offer:

• Annual leave entitlement of 25 days per year pro rata, rising in increments to a max. of 29 days after 5 years employment (plus 8 days Bank Holidays)
• An additional day of leave each year for your birthday following completion of probation period.
• Ongoing training relevant to your role.
• An Employee Assistance Programme.
• Health cover (after 6 months employment) – compensation payment for Optical, Dental, Chiropody and Therapy Treatments.

Being able to drive and having access to your own vehicle is essential for this role.

Closing date for receipt of applications is Monday 25th May 2026.
Interviews to be held on Monday 1st June 2026 at our Watford Wellbeing Centre
N.B. Please quote reference number 346 when completing your application for this role.

Interested? 

If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position. 

We welcome applications from all suitably-qualified candidates, irrespective of gender, disability, marital or parental status, racial, ethnic or social origin, colour, religion, belief, or sexual orientation. In addition, during the various stages of recruitment, specific measures can be taken to ensure equal opportunities for candidates with disabilities or special needs.

Hertfordshire Mind Network is committed to the Disability Confident and Mindful Employer charters. We actively recruit staff who have a lived experience of mental ill health. Our inclusive approach recognises the unique skills, knowledge, and perspectives that lived experience brings to our team.

No agencies please.

The National Autistic Society is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and adults who use our services. Successful applicants will be required to complete the relevant safeguarding checks if relevant to their role.

Join us as a Supporter Care Advisor
The National Autistic Society helps create a world that works for autistic people and within National Programmes, we champion the rights and interests of autistic people and their families, making sure national policies and legislation reflect their needs. We have a rewarding opportunity for a Supporter Care Advisor within the Fundraising Operations team. If you share our values and want to make a difference, we’d love to hear from you.
Visit our website to find out more about who we are:

About the Team
The Supporter Care team plays a vital role in the charity, working closely with several teams across the organisation. As a small, dynamic and evolving team, we are often the first point of contact for our supporters. We pride ourselves on providing a warm, efficient and high-quality service, ensuring every interaction leaves people feeling valued, listened to and supported.

About the Role
The Supporter Care Advisor is a varied and rewarding role, playing a key part within the Commercial Development and Support department. You will be the first point of contact for members, fundraisers and supporters, delivering a first-class service across a range of enquiries by phone, email and post.  

Working within a small and supportive team, this role suits someone with strong communication and problem-solving skills and a genuine passion for excellent customer service.

What You’ll Do 

• Act as the first point of contact for enquiries relating to membership, fundraising, events and other supporter-related matters 
• Provide high-quality supporter care by sharing accurate information, resolving issues effectively and managing enquiries through to completion, ensuring supporters feel informed and valued.  
• Work collaboratively across the organisation and will represent the voice of our supporters, helping to ensure their needs are understood and met. 
• Maintain accurate records on our databases and follow written procedures and policies to ensure the delivery of a consistent, reliable and high-quality service.

What We’re Looking For 

 The ideal candidate will bring: 

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the confidence to engage with a wide range of people 
• Strong customer service skills and a genuine commitment to delivering a positive supporter experience 
• A high level of organisation, with the ability to manage multiple enquiries and competing priorities effectively 
• A logical and methodical approach, with strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail 

This advert is for a full-time, permanent position at 35 hours per week – Monday to Friday (9am-5pm). 

This role is hybrid (London Head Office and home-based), with a minimum of 1 day/week in the office. 

What we can offer you

• Pension – Auto-enrolled pension scheme. 
• Annual Leave – 33 days (including public holidays). You can buy or sell leave each year. 
• Training – Great induction and training, including autism training. 
• Discounts – Online staff discount scheme for shopping, cycling, tech, and more (e.g., Asda, Tesco, Nike, Apple). 
• Healthcare – Cash plan for permanent staff. 
• Life Assurance – 2x your base salary. 
• Flexible Benefits – Options like private health, dental insurance, holiday trading, enhanced pension. 
• Support – 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme and counselling. 
• Mindfulness – Free Headspace app for you and up to 3 family/friends. 
• Blue Light Card – Eligibility for discounts. 

About our application process

You will be required to upload your CV. If you are providing a supporting statement, please consider the following: 

• Look at the job description and person specification.
• Tell us how your skills and experience match the role.
• Give examples if you can.

We might close this job advert early if we get lots of suitable applications.

To protect our autistic adults & children at the National Autistic Society, some roles require employees to have a criminal background check. Possession of an Enhanced DBS Check either on the Update Service or conducted within the last 12 months would be preferable but not essential if its applicable to your role.

Applications for this job are sought from anyone who is suitably qualified and experienced for the role but particularly welcome from autistic people. 

We are an equal opportunities employer and part of the Disability Confident Employer scheme.  

Important Information

Agencies need not apply.

Please note the National Autistic Society are unable to provide sponsorship for Visas.

Leukaemia UK – Our Charity

We are a ‘small but mighty’ charity with one big ambition: to stop leukaemia devastating lives. Despite decades of incredible progress, only half of leukaemia patients live longer than five years after their diagnosis. We won't stop until we change this. 

We accelerate progress through the life-changing research, awareness and advocacy that matter most to people affected by leukaemia, doing everything we can to make sure that the next person with leukaemia has the best possible experience of diagnosis, treatment and care. 

We are looking for a Finance Manager to join our Finance & Resources team playing a key role as part of an exciting transition from a historically outsourced finance model to a strengthened, in‑house finance function as we prepare to deliver our new five‑year strategy. This role will have exposure to an exciting mix of management accounting, business partnering, financial analysis and process improvement whilst ensuring the organisation’s core financial delivery.

Team

We are a close-knit team, who are all passionate about Leukaemia UK and putting those affected by the disease at the heart of everything we do. We are all focused on ‘keeping it real’ with pragmatic, practical solutions, as well as ensuring that our charity gets the funding it needs to continue to help those diagnosed with leukaemia and other blood cancers.

As a small organisation with just over 30 employees, every role counts. We have ambitious plans and we rely on individuals being self-starters, resilient and working at pace to maximise our collective impact. We may not be about the corporate life here, but we are all about delivering exceptional expertise and making a real change to people’s lives.

Leukaemia UK and You 

We are a growing charity with an annual income of £3.5m with a diversified funding portfolio including grants, donations and trading income with a mix of restricted and unrestricted funds. This is a new part‑time role within Leukaemia UK’s Finance & Resources team and forms part of a planned transition from an outsourced finance model to a fully in‑house finance function. The role has been created to strengthen internal finance capability and resilience as the organisation prepares to deliver its newly approved five‑year strategy from 2027.

You will play a leading, hands‑on role in running the organisation’s core finance operations, ensuring robust financial control, accurate reporting and effective support to teams across the organisation. Working closely with the Director of Finance & Resources, you will take ownership of core finance processes providing operational leadership, internal business partnering and process discipline.

As part of a small central team, you will work alongside the Director of Finance & Resources and the Finance Officer, and partner closely with colleagues across the organisation. You will provide practical financial guidance, help teams understand and manage their budgets, and act as a trusted internal finance partner, as well as ensuring the smooth running of day‑to‑day finance processes.

This role is particularly suited to someone who enjoys being hands‑on, combining operational delivery with continuous improvement. You will have the opportunity to help shape and embed new ways of working, improve processes and systems, and build a finance function that is fit to support an ambitious and growing charity.

In return, you will gain exposure to a broad range of organisational activity, work closely with senior leaders and teams, and play a key role in supporting Leukaemia UK’s next phase of strategic development.

Skills and Experience

Essential:

• Significant experience and confidence in managing a full range of finance operations in a small or medium sized charitable organisation.
• Qualified or part-qualified accountant, holding one of the UK mainstream accountancy qualifications with strong operational finance experience.
• Excellent knowledge of UK charity SORP and regulatory reporting requirements.
• Strong understanding of financial controls and month and year-end processes.
• Strong experience in preparing management accounts, forecasts, budgets and statutory accounts.
• Highly experienced in all aspects of Xero cloud-based accounting system, especially reporting.
• Strong IT skills, including Office 365 and SharePoint.
• Experienced in charity fund accounting and restricted funds tracking and monitoring.
• Ability to balance hands on delivery with improvement and change.
• Experience in improving finance processes and introducing automation or system improvements.
• Strong communication skills, ability to work collaboratively with colleagues and strong stakeholder management skills.
• Comfortable working in a part time role with clear priorities and boundaries.
• Resilient and comfortable with navigating through change.
• Uphold the charities culture and values of being bold, collaborative and curious.

Desirable:

• Experience of line managing staff and supporting their development.
• Management of outsourced service providers.
• Independent learner, keen to find and apply best-practise solutions.
• Willingness to identify, test and apply appropriate technology and AI tools to streamline processes.
• Discrete and trustworthy with high levels of integrity

Role Specifics

• 22.5  hours per week (0.6 FTE) worked over 3 days or more, Monday to Friday.

• Location: We are very flexible! Our offices are based in Central London, and we operate hybrid working.  In this role you are required to work from the office at least 1 day per week.
• £40,000 – £45,000 FTE dependent on experience. Pro-rata for part-time hours
• We are proud of our benefits – see a summary on our website Work with us - Leukaemia UK

Benefits

• 36 days holiday per year, including bank holidays - pro rata for part time employees
• Pension – default is 4% employee and 4% employer and we match up to 6%
• Life Assurance – x 4 cover
• Critical Illness Cover
• Cash back healthcare scheme & Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Hybrid Working- 1 day in the office per week
• Company sick pay

Applications and interview timings  

If you feel you have the passion for our work and the right mix of experience, skills, energy, and flair to embrace this role and enable our strategy to fly, then we would love you to apply. Please also see the full job description attached to the advert. 

To minimise unconscious bias, we use anonymous recruitment and are unable to consider direct applications. Please apply via the CharityJob website with your CV and covering letter.

Closing Date: Midnight Tuesday 12th May 2026

- First interviews will be held via Teams on Friday 22nd May 2026

- Second interviews will be face to face in our London Offices – at 26 Great Queen St, London WC2B 5BL on Wednesday 27th / Thursday 28th May 2026 

I look forward to hearing from you! 

Azra

Azra Karaselimovic

Director of Finance and Resources

Leukaemia UK

Are you a learning professional who believes that great care starts with great support?

​Freeways is a local charity that supports adults with learning disabilities.  We are passionate about helping people to become as independent as possible by supporting them to make choices, learn new skills and make links with their local community. 

We are looking for a creative and compliance-focused Learning & Development Lead to join our team on a flexible, part-time basis.

​The Role

​You will ensure our staff are confident, CQC-compliant and equipped with the specialist skills needed to provide truly person-centred care.

​What you’ll be doing

• ​Designing Learning: Creating engaging and blended staff training from hands-on workshops to digital modules.
• ​Leading Compliance: Overseeing our mandatory staff training (Care Certificate, Safeguarding, MCA) and keeping us ‘Inspection Ready’.
• ​Championing Specialist Care: Rolling out high-impact programs like the Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training.
• ​Empowering Teams: Working with Service Managers to identify skills gaps and supporting staff through NVQs and apprenticeships.

​ About You

​As an experienced Learning and Development Lead/Co-ordinator. You should have:

• ​Sector Knowledge: Experience in Adult Social Care and an understanding of CQC standards.
• ​​The Right Values: Values which align with social care including dignity and respect but also an understanding of the value of working in a charity
• ​Technical ability: Comfortable introducing a Learning Management System (LMS).

Why Join Us?

• ​Impact: You will see the direct result of your work in the quality of life of the people we support.

• 35 days annual leave entitlement including public holidays (pro-rata)
• Company sick pay

• Company pension scheme
• Life assurance cover of twice your annual salary (subject to rules of the scheme)
• Family friendly/work-life balance policies
• Free DBS check every 3 years
• Occupational health provision
• Employee Assistance Programme – 24 hour access to a counselling and legal helpline
• Ample free parking at our head office site.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all backgrounds. This role is subject to a Basic DBS check.

Residential Service Manager
Sale, Manchester
£31,500 per annum increasing to £34,694 after successful completion of 6-month probation.
Permanent, Full Time (37.5 hours per week on a shift system – 5 days a week)

Additional payment of £30 per night for the on-call cover duties.

Here at Stockdales, we endeavour to provide a family orientated service that meets the needs of all the people we support through holistic assessment.

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Residential Service Manager to support the Registered Manager in delivering high-quality, person-centred care. You will ensure services are safe, effective, compliant and continuously improving, meeting the requirements of the Health and Social Care Act 2008, Care Act 2014, and CQC standards. The role involves maintaining strong safeguarding practices, overseeing audits and quality monitoring, and ensuring accurate documentation, care planning, risk assessments, and regulatory compliance, while promoting dignity, independence, and positive outcomes for the people we support.

You will take responsibility for the day-to-day operational delivery of services, including safe staffing through effective rota and workforce planning, recruitment, supervision, appraisal and staff development, while working to reduce reliance on agency staff. A key part of the role is ensuring robust communication with families, professionals, commissioners and multidisciplinary teams, alongside maintaining high standards of health and safety, medication management and overall service coordination. You will also play an active role in inspections, Annual Provider Reviews, safeguarding processes and continuous quality improvement.

Working closely with senior management, you will support service development and growth by managing referrals and vacancies, contributing to service improvement projects and producing performance reports against KPIs and SLAs. You will ensure services are well-led, financially efficient, and aligned with organisational values and policies.

About You

• Level 4 QCF in Care or equivalent/higher or be close to completion, with a Level 4 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care (or equivalent)
• Experience in a management role, including supporting or deputising for a Service or Registered Manager, with strong leadership skills
• Sound knowledge of health and social care legislation, CQC requirements, care policies, safeguarding, risk management and multi-agency working
• Experience writing and reviewing risk assessments, support plans, audits, quality monitoring reports and completing supervision and appraisals to a high standard.
• Experience in rota management and workforce planning
• Strong communication, organisational and time management skills, with excellent attention to detail and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively.
• Proficient IT skills, including experience using online care management systems and confidence in learning new systems and technologies.
• A full driving licence and access to a vehicle

About Us

Stockdales is a local charity based in Sale, just south of Manchester City Centre. We have over 70 years’ experience supporting people with learning and physical disabilities to live life to the full. Our 5 care homes have up to 7 residents and our busy Community Service has weekly sessions, a social club and a weekend kids club. Check out our website to see what we do!

What you will receive whilst working for us:

• 28 days holiday per year pro rata inclusive of bank holidays
• Increased holiday entitlement with service
• Pension Scheme
• Medicash – includes access to 24hr GP, money off shopping and going out, wellbeing aids.
• Life Insurance Scheme (after 6-month probation)
• Excellent internal and external training offered.
• Monthly staff prize draw
• Cycle to work scheme
• Access to Wage Stream

We are seeking an experienced HR Manager to work with staff and volunteers at our established Christian recovery charity in Berkshire. You will provide direction, support and oversight on all aspects of HR management, including: recruitment; staff supervisions and appraisals; compliance with employment regulations; training; performance and talent management; grievance, disciplinary, and capability procedures; salary structure and employee benefits; and organisational personnel planning.

We do not currently have HR software, so reviewing our requirements in this area would be one of your responsibilities.

​As a small charity (c. 43 salaried staff and casual workers, plus volunteers), the role will require balancing practical tasks with management responsibilities. For the majority of the working week, you'll be based in the office (a lovely rural setting near Twyford, Reading) and, being situated within the rehabilitation centre, you will have daily contact with those men whom you are helping. They inspire and motivate us just as much as we seek to encourage and support them. (Some remote working might also be possible.)

This is a permanent position, full-time or part-time considered. As this is a strategic post within an actively Christian setting, applications should be from committed Christians. Schedule 9, Part 1:3(a) of the Equality Act 2010 applies.

To apply, please submit your CV and covering letter, outlining how you meet the requirements of the job description and person specification provided.

Food Project Coordinator

This role will primarily coordinate our growing food club project, Bristol Goods, but will also provide support for our other services that utilize food to engage people in support and build community connections. 

Caring in Bristol has a legacy of food-based projects; from our inception as Caring at Christmas, through to Cheers Drive, our pandemic response service. We have a fantastic network in the city’s food and hospitality sector which enables us to work in creative ways to alleviate housing insecurity. 

As Food Project Coordinator, you will play a central role in organising our food club operations and ensuring Caring in Bristol upholds food safety standards. A significant part of the role will be centred around building relationships with our food club members and the volunteers that help deliver the service. 

The postholder will also have the opportunity to contribute to other food-centred activity within the charity, including food provided to our young people’s services and Caring at Christmas. 
 

Key responsibilities 

The workload for the role is split in approximately the proportions: 

~60% of the role 

Food logistics and coordination  

• Support the Senior Project Coordinator to oversee the sourcing, supply and distribution of food, ensuring a consistent and balanced provision of fresh and ambient products for service users each week. This includes driving the Caring in Bristol van (full UK driving licence essential).

• Coordinate and monitor the stock of food, ensuring there’s always sufficient stock levels to cover all the food clubs

• Coordinate the weekly Fareshare delivery and sorting/preparation of food in line with organisational procedures 

• Support the Bristol Goods Team to uphold food safety management within the organisation, ensuring our warehouse space is adequately clean and organised at all times 

• Manage Bristol Goods volunteers on shift to ensure they understand how to carry out their role safely, and enjoy their experience

• Supervise the on-site running of the food clubs on a Rota basis with other Caring in Bristol staff. This does involve cash handling and taking payments.

• Support Senior Project Coordinator to form working relationships with our food suppliers and food sector contacts, and seek out potential new opportunities that could benefit the resilience and breadth of Caring in Bristol’s food offer 

• Supporting the delivery of our other food projects including Bristol Youth Goods. 

• Follow organisational safeguarding, health and safety, data protection, COSSH and van procedures. 

~30% of the role 

Food Club Member Support 

• Interact with members and signpost them to relevant services within Caring in Bristol, in the local community, and city wide.

• Keep up to date with support services across the city to provide appropriate signposting and referrals. 

• Provide support and build relationships with Food Club members through informal check-ins and identify those who may be experiencing challenges impacting their housing or wellbeing. Provide appropriate assistance, including but not limited to, form filling, applying to external volunteering opportunities or training and referring to additional services.

• Uphold the safety and safeguarding of members in the delivery and development of the Bristol Goods service.

• Record members’ attendance, support provided and engagement on our database in line with data protection policies and regulations. 

• Take ownership of our community noticeboard, sharing opportunities and support options in the area. 

~10% of the role  

Other Responsibilities 

• Organisational development work, including; attendance at team meetings, safeguarding reviews and participating in the volunteer support and training. 

• Follow Caring in Bristol policies and procedures and observe our Code of Conduct. 

• Actively participate in and attend supervisions, reflective practice, annual appraisal processes and identified training. 

• Promote the aims and objectives of the charity and present a positive image of Caring in Bristol through good public relations, communications with visitors, young people, guests, people who use our services and the local community. 

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As Legacy and In-Memory Manager you will be responsible for leading your team to drive transformational change, through the delivery of our legacy and in-memory growth strategy. 

You will set objectives and oversee team activity to deliver the entire legacy journey with the aim of achieving significant long-term growth in revenue income to support our ambitious plans to bring Maggie’s cancer care to everyone who needs us. 

You will be responsible for working collaboratively with teams from across Maggie’s to engage them in the importance of legacy and in-memory giving. 

You will manage external agencies and suppliers to deliver excellent work, on time and to budget.  You will also manage end-to-end, multi-channel campaigns including the delivery of these through colleagues and agencies.

Please see the attached job description for further details.