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Could you help parents and carers of LGBTQ+ children and young people create space for their child to thrive?
Allsorts is seeking a Parents & Carers Service Support Worker to join our team and help make a real difference to our growing community of parents & carers who support the LGBTQ+ young people in their lives.
Working with the Senior Practitioner, you will help facilitate groups and provide 1:1 support to parents and carers, as well as supporting family-focused events. The role also leads on administration and data management for the service.
Come help us make a difference to families across Sussex.
Key Responsibilities:
Delivering and developing the Parents & Carers Service
● Facilitate and co-facilitate online and in-person groups, activities, and events in a wide range of locations across Sussex.
●Provide welcoming one-to-one support to parents and carers, mostly online and occasionally in person
●Co-deliver the Evolve project for families with young people on the NHS waiting list to build their resilience, confidence, and strengthen family relationships.
●Attend in-person and online meetings, events and networking opportunities with other organisations and professionals to promote our service.
●Nurture the development of a safe, supportive and empathetic Parents & Carers community by encouraging connections and attendance at events and groups.
● Collaborate with colleagues to integrate the Parents & Carers Service with Allsorts Youth Services to provide wide-ranging and high-quality service for the whole family.
Administration for the Parents & Carers Service
● Manage the referral system to ensure that data is recorded in a timely and accurate manner, and that referrals are processed within expected timeframes.
● Use Eventbrite to manage and promote events.
● Use Mailchimp to write a monthly newsletter for Parents & Carers, and to manage our mailing list.
● Update our digital notice board with information, and monitor the Parents & Carers private Facebook group.
Salary: £13,202 (full-time salary equivalent is £26,403)
NJC Scale 4, Point 7
Hours: 18.5 hours
Contract: Fixed term until March 31st 2028, with possible extension subject to funding
Annual Leave: 27 days, plus bank holidays pro rata
About You:
You are a warm, engaging professional with experience of working in support roles with adults or children. You bring excellent collaboration and communication skills and the confidence to lead group discussions. You’ve got an eye for detail and strong administration skills.
You don’t have to be LGBTQ+, but you must have a deep understanding of the challenges faced by LGBTQ+ children and young people and families and a commitment to equity and inclusion.
Why Join Us?
This is a rare opportunity to join a respected children and young people’s organisation in a role that has enormous potential. You’ll be part of a team that’s passionate about making a real difference in the lives of LGBTQ+ children, young people, and their families.
About Allsorts
At Allsorts Youth, we are on a mission to make sure every LGBTQ+ child in Sussex has the chance to make friends, build community & feel proud of who they are.
We want parents & carers to know they are not alone & feel confident supporting their children. We want every adult in an LGBTQ+ child’s life - from their teacher to their GP - to be safe & welcoming.
Our vision is of a world where LGBTQ+ children & young people can be themselves and enjoy their lives.
By placing children and young people’s voices at the centre of our work, we ensure that our understanding of their ongoing and evolving needs continues to inform our service provision.
There are three main strands to our service provision, all of which aim to improve the lives of LGBTQ+ children and young people.
Youth Service: We offer youth groups and programmes, youth coaching, activities, residential trips, and much more for children and young people across Sussex.
Parents & Carers Service: We offer groups, one-to-one support, activities, information sessions, and much more for parents & carers of LGBTQ+ children and young people across Sussex.
Training and Education Service: We provide LGBTQ+ Inclusion Training for a wide range of organisations, with a focus on organisations working with children and young people. We also run a schools programme.
Job Title:
Parents & Carers Service Support Worker
Salary:
£13,202 (full-time salary equivalent is £26,403)
NJC Scale 4, Point 7
Contract: Fixed term until March 31st 2028, with possible extension subject to funding
Part time
Hours of Work:
18.5 hours per week
Location: Brighton & Hove
Annual Leave:
27 days, plus bank holidays pro rata
Allsorts Youth Project listens to, supports, and connects children & young people (under 26) who are LGBTQ+.



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Would you like to make a lasting difference in the lives of children affected by domestic abuse? Join an award-winning trauma recovery service provider that is passionate about making a positive difference to the lives of children and families.
Bounce Back for Kids (BB4K) is a lifeline for children healing from the trauma of domestic abuse and we’ve expanded our service into Oxfordshire.
We are looking for a Service Lead and a Support Worker to join our team on a fixed term contract to help guide children and families on their healing journey.
Position: Bounce Back for Kids (BB4K) Service Lead
Fixed term full time – 37 hours per week, weekdays
Location: Oxford or Reading with frequent travel. Role covers casework activity across Oxfordshire.
Salary range: £35,502 to £43,389 per annum
Position: Bounce Back for Kids (BB4K) Support Worker
Fixed term part time – 18.5 hours per week, weekdays.
Location: Oxford with frequent travel. Role covers casework activity across Oxfordshire area including Cherwell, West Oxfordshire and the wider Oxfordshire area.
Salary range: £13,254 - £16,199 pro-rata per annum (full time equivalent range £26,508 to £32,397 per annum)
About the roles:
As a Service Lead you will play a significant role in supporting children and families affected by domestic abuse, some of your key responsibilities will be to:
· support our families through providing outreach support
· deliver group work for children and parents
· provide 1-2-1 sessions to children and families most in need
· lead a dedicated team of Support Workers
· ensure BB4K activities are planned, coordinated and deliver effectively and manage caseload across the team
As a Support Worker you will play a significant role in supporting children and families affected by domestic abuse, some of your key responsibilities will be to:
· complete assessments to understand the needs of families
· deliver group work for children and parents
· provide 1-2-1 sessions to children and families most in need
· support our families through providing outreach support
About you:
A successful Service Lead will have professional expertise in the field of domestic abuse and hold a qualification or professional experience in social care or childcare support work.
You’ll be experienced at managing a team with effective interpersonal skills to collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders and colleagues. You’ll also have experience of working with vulnerable parents and/or children in a range of community settings and adept at delivering groupwork programmes.
A successful Support Worker will need a good understanding of domestic abuse and the impact on children and families (or an interest in working in this field), with experience of delivering groupwork programmes for vulnerable parents and/or children.
If this sounds like you please visit our website and apply today to join a collaborative and dedicated team who are part of something truly meaningful. You will also find contact details for an informal chat about the role on our website.
We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds, including those with personal lived experience of domestic abuse or from underrepresented communities, who meet the essential role requirements.
For more information about our BB4K service please visit the Bounce Back 4 Kids page on our website
Closing date: Midday on Thursday 27 August 2026
Early applications are encouraged as we may review and appoint on an earlier basis if a successful candidate is secured.
Other roles you may have experience of could include: Family Support Worker, Family Key Worker, Children’s Support Worker, Domestic Abuse Support Worker, Domestic Abuse Key Worker, Recovery Worker, Assistant Support Worker, IDVA Independent Domestic Violence Advocate, ISVA Independent Sexual Violence Advocate, Family Support Team Leader, Family Key Worker Team Leader, Family Support Manager, Children’s Support Team Leader, Children’s Support Manager, Domestic Abuse Support Team Leader, Domestic Abuse Support Manager etc.
Safeguarding is at the heart of everything we do at PACT. We have robust measures and best practices in place to safeguard and protect the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we take pride in maintaining outstanding safeguarding standards.
Anyone joining our team is subject to PACT’s safer recruitment pre-appointment enquiries, including a Disclosure Barring Service (DBS). The role description provides information on what our safer recruitment enquiries include and the level of DBS required to work in the role.
All opportunities with PACT are based in the UK.
an adoption charity and family support provider helping hundreds of families every year through outstanding adoption and adoption support services

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The Youth Worker (Mentoring) will support Inspiring Inclusion’s Our Schools, Our Change programme by providing trauma‑informed, one‑to‑one support to Black and racially minoritised young people with adverse childhood experiences. Working closely with Camden schools and community partners, they will build trusting relationships that help young people feel seen, heard, and empowered while wider systems change progresses. They will use holistic, strengths‑based, participatory approaches, contribute to a test‑and‑learn model, and bring strong reflective and organisational skills. Personal experience of racial profiling in state education is essential, enabling deep empathy and authenticity. The postholder will be a collaborative practitioner committed to equity, inclusion, and ensuring young people have real influence over decisions shaping their education and futures.
The Nook, Greenwich is a peer support project aiming to provide a safe and welcoming space for young people living in the Royal Borough of Greenwich (or those who have a GP within the borough) to connect with other young adults who have experienced mental health challenges.
We are recruiting a sessional Young Person's Peer Support Worker to co-lead the development and delivery of The Nook alongside our Peer Support Coordinator and a team of volunteers.
You will work with Peer Support Volunteers to plan and co-facilitate the groups in line with service user needs. You will have experience of group development, psychoeducation, collaborative working across service teams and an excellent understanding of service user engagement particularly with young people. You will be highly organised and be proficient with case management tasks and project management administration and take an active role in creating partnerships.
Groups will be held at the University of Greenwich premises and will run every week until March 2027, with hope of an extension of contract. We particularly want to increase engagement of under-served communities in Greenwich.
Successful applicants will be expected to undergo an Enhanced Level Disclosure and Barring Service check.
Closing date: Monday 3rd August (11:59pm)
Likely interview date: Friday 14th August
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.
We work to be there when it matters for people living with mental health problems and dementia in Bromley, Greenwich, Lambeth, Lewisham, and Southwark



OASIS PARENT AND CARER SUPPORT WORKER
HOURS: Full time, 40 hours per week (flexible hours), inclusive of breaks
Unsocial Working: Regular evening work will be expected, with occasional weekend hours.
CONTRACT: Fixed Term until June 2027
SALARY: £28,088 per annum (Grade E)
LOCATION: Greater Manchester
In April 2021 we launched the GM Navigators project to support young people impacted by youth violence. In response to feedback from parents and carers, the PACS project was set up in 2023 to assist Parents and Carers identifying their child as ‘at risk’. Since this the service has gone from strength to strength with Parents and Carers engaging from all 10 GM boroughs. We have securing funding to continue this project until 2027 with potential for further extensions.
Oasis is recruiting a PAC Support Worker to be part of the PAC Project.
As a PAC Support Worker you will;
· Support parent and carers that identify their child is “at risk” offering them advice and guidance, practical support and linking them in with services/groups that will provide them with a sustainable support network.
· Help parents and carers to develop projects to raise awareness of the issues they are facing, offering peer support and influence policy and system change.
· Be trained in Non-Violent Resistance (NVR) and other parenting approaches to support parents and carers to respond to their children’s needs, de-escalate situations and maintain good relationships within their home.
· Delivering our ‘Encounter’ Parenting Training (based on the principles of NVR) online and in-person to groups of parents and host online and in-person support groups for parents and carers.
· Be integral to the shaping and development of the PAC project utilizing the feedback of those you are working with to ensure the project is impactful and meeting parent’s and carers needs as a priority.
- Empower Parents and Carers that want to set up groups or run campaigns to raise awareness of issues they are facing. Managing resources to support them to turn their ambitions into reality.
We are passionate that communities should be central to local and national violence reduction strategies. If you share this passion and want to make a difference come and join our team.
Amongst other requirements, the successful post holder must have:
· A demonstratable relevant experience OR qualification in Youth & Community (JNC) or Social Work (QSW) or SEND
· Proven experience working with young people ‘at risk’.
· Reliability, with a flexible approach to changes and able to work unsocial hours
As part of the package, Oasis offers:
- A pension scheme, currently offering 7% employer contribution
- A generous holiday allowance and training opportunities
- A supportive, friendly work environment, with flexible working arrangements
If you want an informal chat about this role, then please get in touch with via the Oasis Charity website.
To apply, please send your CV and a Supporting Statement (no more than two A4 pages).
Please expand on your CV to tell us about relevant skills, experience and qualification you have, that relate to the job description and person specification
We actively encourage applications from people of all ethnic backgrounds and minority and underrepresented groups. If you require any assistance to overcome potential barriers, please let us know.
Completed applications should be returned by 9am Monday 10th August 2026.
Interviews will take place on week commencing 24th August 2026.
Oasis is a multi-national charity supporting young people and their families. Our vision is for building healthy communities: places where everyone is included, making a contribution and reaching their full potential.
Oasis is committed to making a difference to the lives of the communities it works in, and as such you must show a willingness to demonstrate commitment to the values and behaviours which flow from the Oasis ethos. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to undergo appropriate checks, including enhanced DBS checks.
The successful candidates must have the right to work in the UK. Oasis cannot assist with sponsorship or visas.
Oasis supports Equal Opportunities. Registered Charity No. 1163889
Please expand on your CV to tell us about relevant skills, experience and qualification you have, that relate to the job description and person specification.
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About Kinship
We are Kinship. The leading kinship care charity.
We're here for kinship carers - friends or family who step up to raise a child when their parents aren't able to.
We support kinship families across England and Wales and are expanding our work into Scotland.
Let's commit to change for kinship families.
Purpose of the role:
The Kinship Navigator provides intensive, time-limited support to kinship carers through the Kinship Connected programme, a structured six-month intervention designed to help kinship families stabilise placements and access the support they need.
Working directly with kinship carers in West Dunbartonshire, you will build trusting relationships while completing structured assessments, goal setting and reviews to help families strengthen their support networks and navigate services such as children’s social care, education, health and community support.
This is a community-facing role, working from Y Sort It’s offices and directly in kinship carers’ homes and community spaces. You will work alongside Y Sort It’s Intandem mentors to ensure that both carers and the children they care for receive coordinated, complementary support.
Accurate recording of your work is essential to enable Kinship and Inspiring Scotland to understand what is working, demonstrate impact and learn from this pioneering pilot.
Direct support
You will provide intensive one-to-one support to kinship carers for up to six months, working within the delivery approach set out in the Kinship Connected Service Manual. You will also establish and facilitate a monthly support group for kinship carers in West Dunbartonshire.
This may include:
- Providing emotional and practical support to kinship carers.
- Completing structured needs assessments, SMART goal setting and regular reviews with kinship carers.
- Advocating for kinship carers in meetings with professionals where appropriate.
- Establishing and facilitating a monthly support group for kinship carers in the local area.
- Mapping local services and building relationships with organisations that can provide specialist support, training or activities for kinship families in West Dunbartonshire.
- Liaising with schools, local authorities and other professionals to coordinate support around families.
- Supporting kinship carers with challenges relating to the child(ren) in their kinship care.
- Signposting to relevant services, support organisations and Kinship training opportunities.
- Referring children in kinship care to Y Sort It’s Intandem mentoring programme where appropriate.
- Coordinating celebration and family events (including in Kinship Care Week).
- Supporting applications for grants for essential items or family breaks.
Partnership working with Y Sort It and Inspiring Scotland
- Work closely and collaboratively with Y Sort It colleagues on a day-to-day basis, building a strong co-location relationship that benefits kinship families.
- Develop and maintain clear cross-referral pathways between Kinship Connected and Y Sort It’s Intandem mentoring programme.
- Contribute to joint learning and shared reflection about how the whole-family model is working and what outcomes are being achieved for both carers and children.
- Represent Kinship professionally in all interactions with Y Sort It, Inspiring Scotland and other local partners.
- Participate in any joint reporting, learning or evaluation activities required by Inspiring Scotland.
Collaboration and wider partnership working
- Build constructive relationships with West Dunbartonshire Council and other statutory and voluntary sector partners to support awareness of the programme and effective referral pathways.
- Work closely with colleagues across Kinship, including Peer Support, Training and Communications, to ensure kinship carers in West Dunbartonshire can access the full range of Kinship’s support.
- Contribute to cross-team learning, sharing emerging insights about kinship carers’ experiences and the local landscape in Scotland to inform Kinship’s broader organisational learning.
- Represent Kinship at local meetings, networks or events to strengthen collaboration and raise awareness of kinship care in Scotland.
Safeguarding and risk management
Kinship has a robust safeguarding structure. You will be supported by a Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) and Designated Deputy Safeguarding Leads (DDSL). In line with this policy, and mindful of the Scottish legislative and practice context, you will:
- Recognise, report, record, respond and refer safeguarding risks via our safeguarding process with the support of the safeguarding team.
- Follow and understand Kinship’s organisational safeguarding policies, as well as relevant Scottish guidance and legislation.
- Complete risk assessments for events in line with Kinship’s policy.
- Follow the Kinship Health and Safety policy.
- Use the StaySafe lone worker app.
Monitoring, evaluation and data quality
Accurate and consistent data recording is a core requirement of this role. As Kinship Connected in West Dunbartonshire is a pilot programme, high-quality records and documentation are essential to demonstrate impact to Inspiring Scotland and to generate the learning that will inform future development of Kinship’s work in Scotland.
- Maintain accurate, timely records of all activity, assessments, support plans, contacts and outcomes on Kinship’s CRM system (Salesforce) in line with organisational policy and programme protocols.
- Complete kinship carer needs assessments, SMART goal setting, reviews and outcome recording in accordance with the Kinship Navigator model.
- Contribute to monitoring and reporting requirements for Inspiring Scotland, ensuring activity and outcomes are documented consistently.
- Fully contribute to quality assurance and learning processes, including collecting feedback and case studies that demonstrate impact for kinship families.
- Contribute to the learning about how co-location with Y Sort It supports whole-family outcomes
• Make sure you’ve read the job description and the essential requirements – make sure your application reflects those points in the requirements very clearly.
• Tell us why you want to work for Kinship. We’re interested in working with people who share our values. You can read about our values above.
• Keep your response clear – use bullets points and short paragraphs if that helps. It will help the recruitment team to focus on your knowledge, skills and experience.
• Please be concise in your responses to the application questions and do not exceed the specified word count.
• Please do not use AI tools like ChatGPT to produce your answers. We use software to check, and your application will be rejected if you do.
We support kinship carers in their homes and communities, giving advice and helping them work through problems to find the best way forward.



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Support Worker -NDP Navigation Service
Salary £26,000 FTE, 28 hours per week, 6.6 weeks holiday
Remote working with some travel to events across West Sussex
Are you passionate about supporting parent-carers of children and young people with ADHD, Autism and other neurodivergent conditions?
We have an exciting opportunity for someone to join our rapidly growing caring charity with the benefits of flexible family friendly working (from home), generous holiday, pension scheme, travel expenses, laptop and phone provided.
Reaching Families was established in 2008 to empower, inform and support parent-carers and families of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities in West Sussex. We achieve this through the delivery of our services providing information, training and peer support.
Our ND Navigation Service provides information, training and support to parent-carers of children and young people waiting on, undergoing or completed an assessment for ADHD, Autism and other neurodivergent conditions.
We are looking to recruit a skilled and motivated support worker to join our NDP Navigation Service
Working within the Outreach & Training team to provide information, advice, signposting, training and support to parents and carers of children and young people on the West Sussex Neurodevelopmental Pathway (NDP) who have been referred into the service.
Person Specification (essential):
Knowledge
• Extensive knowledge and/or experience of the challenges faced by parent-carers and children and young people on the neurodevelopmental pathway
• Extensive knowledge and/or experience of ADHD, Autism and other neurodivergent conditions
• Working knowledge of the local SEND community in West Sussex
Experience
•Experience of either advice giving preferably gained in the voluntary or statutory sector or experience of casework support preferably gained working with families of neurodivergent children
• Experience of working with parent-carers and families of neurodivergent children
• Experience of undertaking outreach to disadvantaged communities
• Experience of using MS Office including SharePoint, Excel and Microsoft Teams
Please see attached job description for further details and full criteria
We welcome applications from all members of the community and value diversity in the organisation. Please contact us if you require any reasonable adjustments to be made to the application or interview process due to any disability or health requirements.
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Applicants must have the right to work in the UK
To empower, inform and support parent-carers and families of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities in West Sussex
Barnardo's Solihull Early Help Autism Team
Initial Location of Post
40 Rupert Street
Nechells
Birmingham
B7 4PS
Objectives of Service
The overall purpose of Barnardo's Early Help Autism Team is to support children with Autism (or in the process of an autism assessment being undertaken) and their parent/carer.
The service aims to enable families and young people with autism to better understand the diagnosis and develop strategies to manage behaviour. All services are developed in partnership with parent, carer and the children themselves.
The post holder will work under supervision to provide short-term home-based autism programmes to children with an autism diagnosis or undergoing an assessment for autism, their parents/carers/siblings, in order to enhance carer's skills and abilities and thus improve family functioning.
Specific Responsibilities of this Project Worker role:
- In-depth knowledge, understanding and skills in working with children and young people with Autism
- Delivered Picture exchange and widget to the young person/ families on a one to one basis
- Experience of working with parents either facilitating a group programme or one to one and provided strategies and resources to support their understanding of autism
- Experience of working with children with autism one to one in a specialist setting; such as the classroom or in a specialist role to deliver an intervention package
- Willing to a deliver the Cygnet autism parenting programme on a one to one basis in the family home and via a group programme with parents
- Willing to undertake training in specialist areas when requested such as Makaton
When completing your application please refer to your skills knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification, Job Description and Additional Information document (if applicable). This should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described.
Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible
Pay & Reward Framework
We know that our colleagues go above and beyond in delivering our vital work, driven by their passion and commitment to Barnardo's values. We also know that we can only realise our ambitions and achieve better outcomes for more children, thanks to the talent, hard work and creativity of our people.
For all these reasons, we are committed to a new approach to pay and reward, to ensure it is fair, attractive and progressive, which was rolled out in April 2023. This is a positive change for the charity, and a part of our People & Culture Strategy. It will assist us in supporting colleagues to belong, thrive and grow in their colleague journey at Barnardo's and in time will offer clear routes of progression for colleagues in both their career and their pay.
Whilst the full pay band and salary range is advertised, our approach to starting salaries is to appoint between the minimum to mid-point of the pay band – this ensures that pay steps are available to reward our colleagues annually based on their contribution to excellence and alignment to our values and behaviours. More details on Barnardo's pay framework can be found upon application.
We're here to help children and young people feel safer, happier, healthier and more hopeful – and have somewhere they feel they belong.
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Barnardo's Virtual Family Space Cymru is committed to empowering Parents and Carers with a variety of virtual resources, workshops, and parenting programmes to support their parenting journey. As we expand our service reach into Wales, we are seeking experienced Welsh speaking facilitators to join our team.
Role Overview:
This is a Welsh language essential Project Worker role. The role will include the option for evening and weekend sessions. This role is Hybrid working but mostly from home with expectations to attend some face-to-face meetings and training. Your base for expenses purposes will be the service closest to your home.
This is an evolving role and one of the responsibilities will be to provide a variety of both one to one support sessions to carers and group workshops for parents of children, such as Sleep and Toddler Talk, along with parenting programmes such as The Cygnet programme, or similar. The role will also involve some signposting for parents and carers following completion of a ‘brief assessment' to ensure the right advice and signposting takes place. This role fundamentally will be able to support our parents with any concerns they may have regarding our support offer.
Key Responsibilities:
- Deliver one to one support to carers
- Deliver effective workshop sessions and parenting programmes.
- Collaborate with parents, carers, and children in the development of our services.
- Signpost Parents and Carers to the correct services following discussions around needs.
- Adapt delivery methods to meet the diverse needs of participants.
Requirements:
- Proven experience of working with families one to one and or in groups
- Understanding and sensitivity to the challenges faced by families.
- Ability to work flexibly, including some evenings and weekends as required.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Proven experience of evidencing outcomes for parents and carers.
- Experience with Additional Needs and early years desirable, but training will be provided.
- Spoken and written Welsh language skills
- Some evening and weekend work required
Application Process:
In your application, please refer to your skills, knowledge, and experience in relation to the Person Specification, Job Description, and Additional Information document provided. Highlight your experience in delivering services, detailing any relevant examples. Also, please specify the number of hours per week you are available.
Additional Information:
We are keen to engage with applicants, offering Welsh-language sessions. If you have the expertise and want to be part of a new team with ambitious goals, please apply.
Barnardo's is an inclusive organisation that values diversity and is committed to equality. Apply today to make a meaningful impact on the lives of families and young people.
Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible
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£31,490 per annum. 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday 10:00 am - 18:00 pm. Happy to talk about flexible working.
About the role
You will support young people who have been affected by child criminal exploitation and missing. You will also work with many parents and carers who need emotional support, advice, information and/or advocacy because their child is being criminally exploited. You will provide a safe and confidential space for them to talk through their experiences and help them to understand their options and how to stay safe. You will be a strong advocate for young people and families, working with them and other agencies to ensure they get the help they need to stay safe, and to reduce the risks of harm they face.
Support families, carers, children, and young people who have been affected by exploitation/missing.
- Deliver national anonymous support via phone, email, SMS, and live chat, working collaboratively with the helpline team to offer a wraparound exploitation support service.
- Promptly assess referrals from police, local authority staff, project workers and children / young people as well as families for service suitability.
- Hold case discussions and consult managers as necessary to assess risk and plan service user support where the risk is heightened.
Speak up for children, young people, parents and carers who are at risk
- Support individuals receiving our service to have their voice heard by the various professionals, carers and family members in their lives.
- Represent the person and the charity professionally and constructively in any context where advocacy is required.
Support parents and carers to understand the service and the wider support available through the charity
- Be sensitive to the distress parents and carers may be experiencing following a child’s disappearance, which can sometimes be ongoing in relation to CCE
- Provide advice and on-going support to parents and carers which promote their and their child’s safety and wellbeing.
- Effectively signpost supported individuals to other partnered services including Missing People’s various services.
About you
Could you bring your expertise in working with young people to support Missing People's Exploitation Service? You will need to have the right to work in the UK and relevant experience, knowledge and skills including:
Experience needed
- Significant experience working directly to support at risk young people and families in a social care, statutory or voluntary sector setting;
- Significant experience of successfully advocating for young people and families to get the support they need from other agencies;
- Experience of assessing needs, recognising risk and implementing safeguarding procedures to safeguard children, young people or vulnerable adults.
- Experience of designing and implementing support plans which promote increased wellbeing and safety for young people and families;
- Abilities, Skills and Knowledge needed
- Working (proven) knowledge of:
- the risks faced by children and young people who are missing, associated with a gang, involved in county lines and experiencing child criminal exploitation;
- effective methods for safeguarding children and young people who are missing, associated with a gang, involved in county lines and experiencing child criminal exploitation;
- how statutory services respond to victims of county lines and child criminal exploitation and their families.
- Strong advocacy skills;
- Excellent record keeping skills including the effective use of client record databases.
What you will get in return
Missing People is a friendly and supportive place to work – it’s a welcoming, caring organisation which really makes a difference to people affected by the issue of missing throughout the UK. We offer generous paid holidays, a range of enhanced family friendly benefits and are happy to talk about flexible working in most roles.
About Missing People
Somebody goes missing in the UK every 90 seconds. Missing People exists to ease the heartache experienced by those missing someone, and to help people who are away from home find their way back to safety. Our vision is for every missing child, adult and family left behind to find help, hope and a safe way to reconnect. We are a non-judgemental, highly skilled team of staff and volunteers working for everyone who needs us. We provide free, confidential support, help and advice by phone, email, text and live chat. We coordinate a UK-wide network of people, businesses and media to join the search for the estimated 170,000 people who go missing each year. Missing People aims to put people with lived experience at the heart of our work, amplifying their voices to achieve change.
Find out more and apply
If you want to be a lifeline when someone goes missing, click apply to read the full job description. You will find attached a detailed job description and person specification, and a letter to applicants from the line manager.
To apply, please ensure you include your CV and a brief covering letter explaining how you would be a good fit for this role. We look forward to receiving your application.
Closing date: 23:59 on 6 August 2026 We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient interest, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
Interviews: 11 and 12 August 2026.
You may have experience of the following: Exploitation Support Worker, Child Safeguarding Officer, Young Person's Advocate, Missing Children Support Worker, , Children's Welfare Officer, Family Support Worker, Case Manager - Children's Services, Child Protection Practitioner, Outreach Coordinator, Outreach Worker, Exploitation Specialist, Exploitation Caseworker.
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Missing People is the only UK charity dedicated to reconnecting missing people and their loved ones.
About KLS’ Future Foundations education team
Future Foundations is an education programme of Katherine Low Settlement. Since 2004, KLS’ Future Foundations education team of 10 part-time staff and over 100 volunteers, have supported young refugees and their families in Battersea and the London Borough of Wandsworth to thrive in their education. Through mentoring, family support, casework and homework clubs, we provide the tailored support each young person and their family (if they have one) needs to overcome the barriers to education they face at home and school.
Key Objectives for this Role
Working closely with the Lead Youth Worker and Youth Worker you will help create safe, engaging and inclusive opportunities for children and young people to learn, build confidence and develop positive relationships.
Homework Clubs
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Support the running and planning of two weekly homework clubs for children age 5 - 14.
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Contribute to the development of engaging session plans and learning activities.
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Research and source resources and materials to support activities and learning.
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Support to plan and run engaging and fun activities/ongoing projects for children attending the clubs.
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Use participatory approaches to ensure young people help shape activities and programme development.
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Encourage children and young people to take ownership of activities and contribute to decision-making within the clubs Implement our behaviour management policy and work from a trauma informed perspective.
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Support the registration and onboarding of new participants, ensuring records and consent information are accurate and up to date Liaise with families/carers when necessary.
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Maintain accurate records, registers, case studies, feedback, photographs and other monitoring information in line with organisational requirements and funding obligations.
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Maintain excellent safeguarding practices.
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Support the wider Future Foundations team to identify support needs and make referrals to appropriate external services and partner organisations.
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Provide cover for youth, mentoring and homework club sessions when required.
Trips and activities
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Support the planning and delivery of an annual programme of educational, recreational and enrichment activities, including trips during school holidays.
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Ensure that this is done in collaboration with children, young people, their families and other KLS projects.
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Assist with the summer programme development, organisation and delivery.
Teamwork and reporting
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Work with Future Foundations team members to coordinate work, refer young people and/or parents/carers to our casework and advice team.
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Work with Community Learning Coordinator to refer and encourage parent participation in workshops and other activities at KLS.
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Contribute information, case studies and impact data for reports to funders, trustees and other stakeholders.
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Communicate well with other teams within KLS to provide a high-quality service to our members
Other Duties
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Participate in regular supervision, team meetings and annual appraisals; help to identify your own job related development and training needs.
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Always work with anti-discriminatory, empowering practice, ensuring everyone is treated with dignity and respect.
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Adhere to Katherine Low Settlement’s code of confidentiality, safeguarding and equal opportunities policies.
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Undertake your role in a professional manner and maintain a high-quality standard of work in accordance with the aims, values and ethos of KLS.
The above job description reflects the position at the time of writing; it is not intended to be a task list but indicates the general level of work involved. It is expected that duties will be reviewed and revised as required.
Person Specification
The following skills and experience are required for this post:
Essential
- Experience of working with refugee communities and/or children/young people and/or vulnerable groups ensuring that clients’ needs are at the forefront of service planning and delivery
- Experience of planning, delivery and reporting in a similar voluntary sector project (preferably with refugee communities)
- Excellent communicating skills (oral and written) with refugee young people, their families, staff and partner organisations
- Ability to motivate, support and encourage young people
- Ability to work as part of small team, whilst also working independently
- Personal attributes: hard working, organised, takes initiative, reliable, patient, high professional standards
- Experience and sensitivity working with young people who are affected by mental health issues and past trauma.Empathetic, non-judgemental and able to form supportive but boundaried relationships with young people
- Knowledge of up-to-date best practice as regards safeguarding the welfare of children
- Excellent IT skills including MS Office suite and ability to use Internet, email and social media
- Committed to KLS’s mission, vision and values
- Passionate about social justice, education and championing the value of families from refugee communities
Desirable
- Track record of managing volunteers
- A recognised teaching and/or youth work qualification
- Experience of monitoring and evaluating projects effectively and ensuring that they are consistently meeting needs and being able to demonstrate value to funders
We work to reduce poverty and isolation and bring the community together.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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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!
Do you want to make a real difference to the lives of people affected by kidney disease?
We’re looking for an experienced manager who wants to be part of work that genuinely transforms lives.
About Kidney Care UK
There are 7.2 million people with some form of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in the UK, equivalent to 1 in 10 people. There are one million people in the UK who have CKD but are not aware of it.
Since 1975, Kidney Care UK has been at the forefront of supporting people with kidney disease. From our early days when we campaigned to introduce donor cards in the UK, we have worked hard to support and represent the interests of everyone affected by kidney disease.
About the Patient Support Service
The Patient Support Service provides practical, emotional and financial support for anyone affected by chronic kidney disease. Whatever the need presented, we empower people living with CKD and their families and carers to understand their options and make informed choices to positively navigate their experience of CKD. We’ll walk alongside them for as long as they need us to.
About the role
We are looking for a passionate and inspirational individual to lead our Patient Support service across Scotland & Northern Ireland. You and your team will reach kidney patients at their point of need and ensure they are supported or signposted to the services that will improve their wellbeing and maximise outcomes in line with the objectives of the service as directed by the Programme Manager/Head of Service.
Alongside our other Regional Managers, you will be the national face of Kidney Care UK patient support services, raising awareness of the service and the Charity and building strong relationships with the kidney patients, renal units, Kidney Patient Associations (KPAs), health professionals and other kidney stakeholder groups in your regions.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead a team of five Patient Support Officer’s to deliver an accessible, valued and effective service across your designated region. Responsibility for the training, development and wellbeing of the regional team.
- Lead the delivery of Kidney Care UK service and funder required outcomes into service delivery aligned with the Kidney Care Patient Support service strategy.
- Through in-person attendance at stakeholder events and meetings, build strong relationships with key decision makers and influencers in health and care commissioning and delivery in your region.
- Develop and maintain effective monitoring and measurement to demonstrate the outputs and effectiveness of the service and its impact on patient experience and outcomes.
- Using data and insight, report internally and externally with updates on regional issues, needs and challenges to inform service development.
- Manage the budget designated for your region, keeping accurate records of expenditure and reporting.
- Act as an organisational Designated Safeguarding Person in accordance with policy and procedures.
About you
We’d love to hear from you if you have:
- Understanding of the workings of NHS patient care pathways.
- Experience of delivering patient support services in a kidney or related health condition environment.
- Understanding of kidney disease and the needs of people with kidney disease, their families and their carers.
- The ability to influence, inspire and effectively manage a team.
- Excellent interpersonal skills including the ability to listen, with experience in building credibility with senior external stakeholders and managing relationships with diplomacy.
Experience of working within an NHS charity or large health related fundraising environment is highly desirable,as is understanding of relevant UK benefits legislation and entitlements.
Please note: You must live within one of the regions (Scotland or Northern Ireland) and have the ability to travel within those regions independently and on a regular basis. There may also be some travel across the UK.
What we offer
Working at Kidney Care UK is incredibly rewarding and you will see the life-changing impact that the charity has on kidney patients and their families:
- Flexi-time – we are flexible about start and finish times, and flexible about your location.
- Annual and Christmas leave – we offer 25 days annual leave for full time employees plus bank holidays. We also close for three days between Christmas and New Year, and you don’t need to take this from your annual leave allowance.
- Pension – you’ll be eligible for and auto-enrolled into a pension scheme where your employer will contribute 8% of your salary.
- Health cashback plan – ability to claim back a wide variety of routine medical treatments.
- Employee Assistance Programme – access to a wide variety of support including counselling, health resources and advice.
- Cycle2Work scheme
- Learning and development – you’ll be able to access the full benefits of our membership of Fundraising Everywhere, Charity Comms and NVCO.
Apply today
If you feel the role is for you we’d love to hear from you.
Press Apply, where you will be asked to upload a recent CV which includes a cover letter. In your cover letter please demonstrate in no more than 2 sides of A4 how you meet the person specification within the job description.
CVs submitted without a cover letter will automatically be rejected.
Closing Date: 10th August (9am)
Provisional Interview Dates:
Ist stage interviews: 17th or 18th August TBC
2nd stage interviews 26th August TBC
Please note we will be reviewing applications as they come in and may choose to close the advert early.
We look forward to hearing from you.
We are the UK's leading kidney patient support charity



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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!
Senior Supervising Social Worker
When registering to this job board you will be redirected to the online application form. Please ensure that this is completed in full in order that your application can be reviewed.
Job Title - Senior Supervising Social Worker
Home-based - Candidate must be able to travel easily to Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire
£37,829 per annum + £750 Homeworking Allowance per annum + £1,500 OOH allowance per annum (once on the rota)
35 hours | Mon–Fri | Permanent
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
- Progression to salary target rate upon completion of 18 months of service.
- 45p 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
- Help@Hand 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:
- To supervise and support a diverse range of foster carers and children.
- Ensure children are safe, well cared for and achieve positive outcomes consistent in line with TACT policies.
- Undertaking Form F assessments where needed.
- To facilitate regular support groups and learning opportunities, which will include the delivery of training.
- Developing the service and supporting colleagues.
- Recording and updating CHARMS and all other appropriate central/social work systems.
- Participating in Out of Hours Service.
What You’ll Need
- An appropriate social work qualification
- Up-to-date registration with Social Work England
- A minimum of 2 years post-qualifying experience in fostering/family placements or other childcare settings
- Experience in supporting and supervising 10-12 foster families to meet the complex needs of the looked-after young people
- A proven track record in working with and on behalf of children, respecting and maintaining their individuality, and promoting their positive development.
- Experience in group work and/or delivery of training.
- Up-to-date knowledge of relevant legislation and regulations, including the Children's Act and NMS Fostering Standards.
- Experience of working with/supporting looked-after children and their foster carers.
- Ability to prioritise, plan and self-organise efficiently.
- Capable of using electronic records systems and IT effectively, including participating in virtual meetings and webinars
- Enhanced DBS / PVG (processed by TACT)
Travel
- Homebased role
- Travel predominantly across Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire.
- Additional travel expected across the whole of the East Midlands
- Monthly face-to-face meetings in East Midlands area
- Additional travel for training, team and carer events
Key Dates
- Closing Date: Sunday, 2nd August 2026 (midnight)
- Interviews: Monday, 10th August 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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About Katherine Low Settlement
Katherine Low Settlement is a busy, local charity that has been serving Battersea and the wider Wandsworth community since 1924. We are dedicated to building stronger communities and enable people to challenge and find ways out of poverty and isolation.
We run a range of our own community services to support local older people and children, young people, and their families from refugee communities. We campaign for social change. We incubate and support other charities and social businesses to thrive. Each week we work with 30+ charities and community groups supporting more than 1,000 people.
About the Role
The Lead Youth Worker plays a key role in shaping, coordinating and delivering high-quality youth provision within the Future Foundations programme at KLS. Reporting to the Head of Future Foundations, this role combines hands-on youth work with leadership, coordination and safeguarding responsibility, ensuring that children and young people are supported through safe, inclusive and engaging activities that promote their personal, social and educational development.
You will lead on the planning, delivery and evaluation of homework clubs, youth activities, trips and holiday programmes, while line-managing and supporting two Youth Workers and supervising interns and volunteers. You will work closely with families, schools, community partners and colleagues across KLS to provide joined-up, responsive support for young people. This is a people-centred leadership role requiring strong safeguarding practice, excellent organisational skills, and the ability to build trusting relationships. You will champion youth voice, promote positive behaviour and inclusion, and contribute to continuous improvement through reflection, data and learning.
Interviews are expected to take place during the week commencing 3 August 2026.
Key Responsibilities
Youth Club & Holiday Programme
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Lead the planning, delivery and evaluation of the youth club for newly arrived young people, within Future Foundations, ensuring sessions are safe, inclusive, engaging and developmentally appropriate.
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Develop session plans and programmes that support young people’s learning, wellbeing and confidence, using participatory and youth-led approaches.
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Lead the delivery of the weekly youth club, including wellbeing activities, workshops and targeted interventions for newly arrived young people.
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Lead the planning, coordination and delivery of school holiday provision, including half-term, Easter and summer programmes, ensuring appropriate staffing, safeguarding and risk management arrangements are in place.
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Work closely with the youth caseworker to encourage engagement and participation of young people at Southfields Academy International Department with the youth club.
Safeguarding, Behaviour & Inclusion
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Ensure all practice aligns with safeguarding policies and supports young people’s personal, social and educational development.
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Maintain accurate safeguarding records, risk assessments and incident reports.
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Lead on behaviour management and restorative approaches, supporting staff, volunteers and young people to resolve issues constructively
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Deliver safeguarding briefings and provide ongoing guidance and support to volunteers and interns.
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Promote a culture of safety, inclusion, respect and positive behaviour across all activities.
People Management & Support
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Line-manage and support two youth workers through regular supervision, mentoring, appraisal and performance management.
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Support with supervising interns, including managing timetables, providing guidance and coordinating with KLS colleagues.
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Work with the Head of Volunteering and youth team to recruit, support, train and develop volunteers and interns, ensuring they understand their responsibilities and contribute safely and confidently to activities
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Coordinate workloads across the youth team, ensuring staff, volunteers and interns are appropriately supported, work safely and maintain consistent standards of practice.
Youth, Family & Community Engagement
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Build strong, trusting relationships with young people and their families, ensuring clear communication and inclusive engagement.
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Liaise with families/carers to share information about activities, expectations and support needs.
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Build and maintain effective relationships with local youth organisations, schools and partner agencies.
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Represent KLS at relevant meetings, forums and community events.
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Refer young people and families to internal casework, advice or external services as appropriate.
Monitoring, Evaluation & Reporting
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Support the Head of Future Foundations with monitoring outcomes, collecting feedback and using data to improve programme quality.
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Maintain accurate records, including registers, consent forms and monitoring data.
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Contribute to internal and external reporting, including funder and trustee reports.
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Contribute evidence, case studies and monitoring information to funding applications, reports and evaluation processes.
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Ensure the voices, experiences and ideas of young people inform programme development, decision-making and evaluation.
Resources, Budgets & Planning
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Monitor expenditure and manage resources, equipment and activity budgets in line with agreed financial procedures.
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Ensure effective use of resources and value for money across youth provision.
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Support the planning of annual programmes of activity in collaboration with colleagues, young people and families.
Collaboration & Organisational Contribution
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Work closely with colleagues across Future Foundations to provide high-quality, joined-up support.
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Coordinate the School Years Working Group, supporting colleagues to share learning, collaborate effectively and deliver consistent, high-quality programmes across Future Foundations.
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Communicate effectively across teams to enhance service delivery and organisational learning.
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Participate in supervision, appraisals, training and reflective practice.
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Work in line with KLS’s values, policies and procedures at all times.
Person Specification
Essential Experience
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Experience of working with refugee communities and/or children and young people and/or other vulnerable groups, with a strong focus on placing participants’ needs at the centre of service planning and delivery.
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Experience of planning, delivering and contributing to reporting for projects within the voluntary or community sector (preferably with refugee or sanctuary-seeking communities).
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Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and maintain high professional standards.
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Experience of working sensitively with young people affected by mental health challenges and past trauma, with an empathetic, non-judgemental approach and the ability to build supportive but appropriately boundaried relationships.
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Up-to-date knowledge of best practice in safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and the ability to apply this in practice.
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Confident IT skills, including use of the Microsoft Office suite, email, internet-based tools and social media.
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Commitment to KLS’s mission, vision and values.
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Passion for social justice, education and championing the strengths of families from refugee and sanctuary-seeking communities.
Desirable Experience
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Demonstrable experience of managing and supporting volunteers.
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A recognised qualification in youth work, teaching or a related field.
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Experience of monitoring and evaluating projects, including collecting evidence of impact and contributing to reports for funders.
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Ability to communicate in another language, particularly Arabic, Somali, Farsi, Amharic and/or Tigrinya.
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Knowledge of Battersea, Wandsworth or similar local communities.
Other Requirements
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Willingness to work evenings - Monday or Tuesday evenings are a requirement and occasional Wednesday and Thursday evenings
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Enhanced DBS check required (to be undertaken upon appointment)
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Participate in regular supervision and annual appraisals; help to identify your own job related development and training needs.
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Always work with anti-discriminatory, empowering practice, ensuring everyone is treated with dignity and respect.
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Adhere to Katherine Low Settlement’s code of confidentiality, safeguarding and equal opportunities policies.
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Undertake your role in a professional manner and maintain a high-quality standard of work in accordance with the aims, values and ethos of KLS.
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Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to engage effectively with young people, families, colleagues and partner organisations.
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Ability to motivate, support and encourage young people to build confidence, skills and aspirations.
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Ability to work effectively as part of a small team, while also working independently, using initiative.
Further Information
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Katherine Low Settlement is committed to equal opportunities.
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All offers to work at Katherine Low Settlement are subject to two satisfactory references, which is standard KLS policy applicable to all roles. KLS also ask for an enhanced DBS check.
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You will adhere to matters of confidentiality concerning this role and the KLS team.
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An induction is given to new staff, which includes sharing our policies and procedures relevant to this post.
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There is a 6-month probation period for this role.
We work to reduce poverty and isolation and bring the community together.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Stroke Support Worker
We are looking for an empathetic, adaptable individual, experienced in person centred support to work with stroke survivors and their loved ones on the stroke ward in Doncaster Royal Infirmary.
Position: 000029 Stroke Support Worker
Location: Homebased, Doncaster, South Yorkshire. However, travel will be required twice weekly to Doncaster Royal Infirmary as part of this role (and occasional wider travel may include team meetings or other work-related meetings)
Hours: 21 - 28 hours per week with a minimum of 21 hours. The exact weekly hours (up to 28) will be agreed with the successful candidate
Salary: £17,000 – £22,600 per annum depending on hours (FTE circa £28,340.58)
Contract: 12 month fixed term contract
Benefits: 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (this will increase with service up to 30 days, full time equivalent) cashback and discount scheme, employee assistance programme, learning and development, pension scheme, Life Assurance, Eye Care vouchers, Long Service Award, Health Cash Plan, flexible working opportunities available.
Closing Date: Sunday 9 August 2026
Interview Date: Provisionally 19 August 2026
The Role
This work is part of a project (the Integrated Offer), exploring the needs and ongoing connection for people affected by stroke in hospital and beyond.
The role will involve delivering person-centred stroke support in the hospital setting, while working with the Integrated Offer team to test and implement new approaches. The areas we aim to deliver and test are:
· Deliver person centred conversations with people affected by stroke on the acute ward.
· Following an initial conversation, test how people affected by stroke connect with the Stroke Association next, and what they connect to.
· Explore how to increase connection with those who are not present on the ward at the same time as us.
(note- we may test some or all the above)
To support flexible delivery and testing, you'll also develop your skills by providing phone support to people affected by stroke.
The role includes working in Doncaster Royal Infirmary starting with twice weekly visits, for 3 hours per session. These sessions can be any time after 11am. The length, timing and cadence of the sessions may need to adjust as this is a test and we will be led by what works for the hospital and people affected by stroke.
Occasional overnight stays may be required.
About You
Key skills/experience:
· Experience of communicating directly with people affected by stroke, either on the phone or face to face.
· Experienced in person centred support Emotional intelligence and good judgement skills
· Effective listening skills with the ability to communicate clearly at a time where emotions may be heightened.
· High levels of emotional resilience to handle complex situations whilst working in a hospital environment.
· Ability to embrace the principles of coaching and reflective practice to drive continuous improvement.
To fulfil the role, you must be a resident of the UK and have the right to work in the UK.
Applications
You will be asked to submit your CV, (including details of your current address), and a supporting statement of no more than two pages, demonstrating how you meet the person specification and what you bring to the role in terms of your skills and experience. Please also state your availability, and the hours you would like to discuss.
If you are applying under the Disability Confident scheme, please indicate this in your supporting statement, and in the main body of your email when applying for the role.
You will be able to view the role profile when you apply.
Stroke Association
Finding strength through support
The Stroke Association is the only charity in the UK providing lifelong support for all stroke survivors and their families. We provide tailored support to tens of thousands of stroke survivors each year. This support includes one-to-one and group support, funding vital scientific research into stroke prevention, acute treatment, recovery and long-term care, and campaigning to secure the best care for everyone affected by stroke.
We’re here for stroke survivors and their loved ones, from the moment they enter the new and frightening post-stroke world, supporting them every step of the way as they find their strength and their way back to life.
It’s only thanks to the generosity of our supporters and donors that we can provide vital support.
Stroke Association is driven by our ambition to improve the lives of everyone affected by stroke. This means we’re determined to create an equitable and inclusive workplace that benefits from the difference, and thrives on the diversity, of our people. Guided by Our approach to solving inequity in stroke, we are prioritising listening to, and learning from, lived experience across our charity.
We are working to improve the representation of this lived experience at all levels within the Stroke Association and we are eager to recruit applicants from a variety of communities and backgrounds. We are keen to receive applications from people affected by stroke, people of colour, members of LGBT+ communities, and disabled people because these identities and experiences are underrepresented and would add enormous value to how we work.
We are a Disability Confident employer, and we are making great progress focusing on flexible working, reasonable adjustments and access to work. Our charity has a variety of staff network groups and we're committed to continuously improving our diversity and inclusion efforts. If you have questions, or access needs, we’re happy to discuss any support and adjustments we can make throughout the recruitment process so that you’re able to contribute your best in a way that meets your needs.
You may also have experience in areas such as Care Coordinator, Stroke Support, Stroke, Care, Care Worker, Support Worker, Carer, Support Group, Support and Advice, Social Care, Carer Support, Support Service, Care and Support Worker.
Please note this role is advertised by the recruitment agency acting for the client, Not For Profit People. #INDNFP