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Social Work Practice Consultant x3 - (North East, North West and Scotland)
Making a Difference in Foster Care!
We are seeking three dedicated and experienced Practice Consultants to join our team and help deliver transformative fostering support across the North East, North West England and Scotland.
This is a unique opportunity to drive improvements in fostering practice and positively impact the lives of children and young people in care.
Positions Available
- North East England
- Salary: £42,630 – £47,705 FTE (pro rata £34,104 – £38,164)
- Hours: 28 hours per week
- Location: Home-based/Hybrid. Travel across the North East is required, with occasional UK-wide travel.
- North West England
- Salary: £42,630 – £47,705 FTE (pro rata £34,104 – £38,164)
- Hours: 28 hours per week
- Location: Home-based/Hybrid. Travel across the North West is required, with occasional UK-wide travel.
- Scotland
- Salary: £42,630 – £47,705 FTE (pro rata £25,578 – £28,623)
- Hours: 21 hours per week
- Location: Pan-Scotland. Office base in Glasgow. Travel across Scotland is essential, with occasional UK-wide travel.
About the Role
As a Practice Consultant, you will be part of a dynamic and supportive team delivering services in Advice, Advocacy and Mediation, Training, and Practice Consultancy. Your work will contribute to our mission to empower, enrich, and support the relationships at the heart of the fostering community.
You will:
- Deliver high-quality training and consultancy services to fostering providers and carers.
- Support the development of fostering policy and practice across the UK.
- Champion trauma-informed, child-centred, and solution-focused approaches.
- Contribute to our publications, resources, and events.
- Build strong relationships with stakeholders and support membership engagement.
About You
We are looking for passionate professionals with:
- A relevant qualification (e.g., social work) or substantial fostering experience.
- Experience in training, mediation, and advocacy.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- A sound understanding of fostering legislation and practice.
- Confidence in working both independently and collaboratively.
- A flexible and proactive attitude to travel and service delivery.
About the Organisation
You will be working for the UK’s leading fostering charity, to ensure that every child in foster care can thrive. The charity provides training, support, and resources to foster carers, influences policy, and campaigns for positive change.
They are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, ensuring all team members feel valued and empowered. If you want to be part of a charity that makes a real difference, we’d love to hear from you!
What We Offer
- 38 days leave (including bank holidays)
- Flexible and hybrid working arrangements
- Enhanced maternity, adoption, and sick pay
- Pension scheme and life assurance
- Employee Assistance Helpline (24/7)
- Eye care contribution
- Season ticket loan
- A supportive, inclusive workplace culture
Key Dates - Closing date for all roles: 9 September 2025
North East & North West England roles:
- Shortlisting: 11 September 2025
- Interviews: 17–18 September 2025
- Location: In person in our Southwark office or via Teams (by exception)
Scotland role:
- Shortlisting: 12 September 2025
- Interviews: 25 September 2025
- Location: In person at our Glasgow office or via Teams (by exception)
Other roles you may have experience in could include: Fostering Support Worker, Family Support Worker, Children’s Project Worker, Social Care Worker, Training and Development Officer, Youth Support Worker, Community Engagement Officer, Supervising Social Worker, Learning and Development Officer, Childcare Worker, Policy and Practice Officer, Looked After Children’s Social Worker, Child Protection Officer, Inclusion and Diversity Officer, etc.
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
We are seeking a compassionate and organised individual to join our team as a Triage and Advice Officer. In this frontline office-based role, you will be the first point of contact for clients seeking support from our charity. You’ll be responsible for gathering essential personal and case information, assessing their needs, and either referring them to our service teams or signposting them to external organisations better suited to assist.
The successful candidate will be:
- Organised and able to manage a varied workload
- Compassionate, patient and empathetic in their approach to client interactions.
- Be confident using the telephone and proficient in computer systems and digital tools
To apply please download the recruitment pack and forms from our website . Closing date is midnight on 15 Sept 2025.
We value diversity and warmly encourage applications from disabled and LGBTQIA+people, candidates who share lived experiences with our service users, and people from Black, Asian and global majority communities.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Nelson’s Journey, Norfolk’s leading child bereavement charity, is seeking an inspiring and focussed individual to join its fundraising and marketing team, responsible for raising funds required for the support of bereaved children and young people.
The successful candidate will work as part of a team developing and delivering fundraising and marketing projects, campaigns, and tasks to achieve income targets; and within the team will lead on supporting and growing individual and community based fundraising initiatives.
Duties include:
- Building relationships with local community groups, schools, and individuals to encourage fundraising
- Communicating with and supporting individual fundraisers and donors
- Representing the charity at events, giving talks, attending cheque presentations and strengthening engagement
- Delivering fundraising campaigns and activities for individuals and community groups, such as ‘Purple Picnics’, regular giving
- Managing online fundraising platforms such as JustGiving and maintaining accurate records on the charity’s CRM (Beacon)
- Ensuring promotional opportunities for individual and community fundraising initiatives, including through the charity’s social media content, website, emails, and digital platforms
Full-time and part-time applications are welcomed.
The post-holder will work as part of a team to drive an increase in fundraising income so that the charity can continue to set ambitious spending plans and look to its future growth. The post-holder will contribute to the overall objectives and workplans of the team.
This post is advertised at a salary range, with demonstration of higher income generating skills and/or experiences qualifying for the higher end of the range.
A willingness to work flexible hours and occasional weekends is required. Access to a vehicle is essential, for which the appropriate mileage rate will be paid. The post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. The successful candidate must be committed to the safeguarding of children and young people. Right to Work in the UK will need to be established. We are an equal opportunities employer.
Nelson’s Journey offers generous annual leave entitlement of 26 days, in addition to bank holidays and public holidays (pro-rata for part-time).
The post is based in Little Plumstead, near Norwich.
For an application pack and further information including our Privacy Notice please visit our website.
Closing date for completed application forms: Tuesday 19 August, 23:59
Interview date: Thursday 28 August
We reserve the right to close a vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for posts.
Help us to bring back smiles to Norfolk’s bereaved children and young people, and download an application pack from our website for our application form.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Accountable to: CEO
Location: Based/Flexible Hybrid working at: 45, The Parade, Roath, Cardiff, CF24 3AB
Hours of work: 35 hours a week
Salary: £40,000 to £42,000 dependent on experience
P03 Scale 32-35 – £41,511 – £44,711
Closing date: 8th September 2025 (Please note – we reserve the right to close the advert earlier if we receive a high volume of suitable applicants)
Contract type: Permanent following a successfully identified probationary period.
Mission and Values
Voices From Care Cymru exists to improve the lives of care experienced children and young people in Wales, which we achieve by being a national independent voice that provides a national care experienced community.
Our values:
Being Young-Person Led
VFCC core principles are guided by our community of care experienced children & young people. Our Board of Trustees is split between young people/service users and key professionals, The advisory group of Care experienced children and young and staff regularly consult with children and young people on issues that are important to them.
Equality For Everyone in Care
VFCC believe that care experienced children & young people should have the same chances and opportunities as their non-care experienced peers. They should not have to face stigma, discrimination, and barriers in life because of their care experience.
Creating A Care Family
VFCC provides the opportunity for care experienced children & young people to meet, grow, learn and develop long lasting friendships.
Being Aspirational
VFCC wants care experienced children & young people to be everything that they can be. We want to inspire them and nurture their potential.
Celebrating Individuality
VFCC is a unique independent organisation, we recognise and celebrate the individuality and diversity of the children & young people that we work with. We see that the different backgrounds, experiences, and views of care experienced children & young people help us to develop as an organisation and better represent the wider care population.
Purpose of post
By instruction and in partnership with the CEO (Chief Executive Officer) the Programme Director will manage and coordinate the operational areas of VFCC based on company policies, goals, and objectives to ensure an efficient working environment and that deadlines are met. The Programme Director prioritise the target/ objectives. We are looking for an experienced Programme Director to supervise a wide range of programs. You will be responsible for the delivery and overall success of each program. You will supervise teams and inform management on progress and performance.
A successful Programme Director must have a broad knowledge of program management principles. They must have a strategic mindset as well as be able to lead and develop their subordinates.
The goal is to ensure every program will be delivered successfully and add the highest possible value to the organization
Key tasks
- The Programme Director will assist senior management in establishing the development of the organisations long-term business Plan.
- The Programme Director will ensure that the strategic aims and planning of departments budgets/objectives are in conjunction and agreed by the CEO.
- The Programme Director will be responsible for monitoring workflow, ensuring optimal productivity, performance, milestones and deadlines are met across the organization.
- The Programme Director will be responsible for managing the performance and objectives for key staff.
The Programme Director will also be responsible for:
- CRM system – lamplight.
- Fundraising – to support the fundraising strategy and monitor and produce reports.
- Assist SMT in setting goals that promote company growth which will support the strategic objectives of the organisation.
- Oversee daily activity of the team.
- Prepare budgets, schedules, and other organisational reports as needed .
- Devise evaluation strategies to monitor performance and determine and manage the need for improvements team workloads to meet goals and deadlines.
- Develop plans to increase efficiency and reduce costs
- Improve existing systems and policies
- Promote and enforce safety in the workplace
- Work closely with other departments to promote efficient optimisation.
- Execute plans designed to meet company goals by updating/monitoring policies employees and coaching.
- Updating management with detailed and accurate reports/presentations regarding budgets, and bids
- Apply change, risk and resource management principles when needed, read reports prepared by managers to monitor progress.
- Ensure program operations and activities comply to legal guidelines and internal policies.
- Knowledge of child protection/safeguarding policy/procedures and be able to act and make reports as necessary
The VFCC experience:
- To ensure that care experienced children and young people have a positive experience of VFCC.
- To ensure VFCC is a safe and supportive environment for children and young people.
- To ensure young people are signposted to further opportunities to develop their skills and experience.
- To coordinate children and young people’s meaningful involvement/participation with the governance and operations frameworks of the organisation.
Other duties:
- To work within the organisation’s policies and practice guidelines.
- To participate in supervision sessions, staff meetings, managerial meetings, and the team activities.
- To carry out any other reasonable duties as may be required by the Chief Executive Officer.
- Deputise with the Influencing Director in the absence of Chief Executive Officer.
- The Programme Director will occasionally be required to work evenings and weekends with the occasional requirement to stay away from home overnight.
Location: North Tyneside and Northumberland (Hybrid)
Reports to: Prevent & Cope Team Coordinator
Job Type: Part-Time – 18.5-20 hours per week
Salary: £23,690 - £25,235 per annum (pro-rata for part-time hours).
Are you passionate about supporting children and young people affected by domestic abuse? Do you want to make a real difference through therapeutic support in a trauma-informed, child-centred environment? Join Acorns as a Mental Health & Wellbeing Project Worker.
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced and empathetic Mental Health & Wellbeing Project Worker to contribute to the development and delivery of flexible support services which address the psychological and emotional needs of children, young people and families living with the effects of domestic abuse, in North Tyneside and Northumberland. You will help to develop, organise and facilitate key aspects of the service as requested by the Team Coordinator such one-to-one support interventions, group work, and youth participation opportunities in a variety of settings including in-house, schools and community venues.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and deliver flexible one to one support sessions, using a range of interventions to assess and positively contribute to the individual wellbeing needs of children and young people impacted by domestic abuse.
- Support service users, particularly within the 11-16 age group to develop personal and life skills, promoting self-esteem and independence, and raising awareness of other support services and opportunities available to them and their families.
- Contribute to the planning and delivery of group work, activities and events, including the continued development of service user participation
- Work in partnership with statutory and voluntary agencies to ensure coordinated care and refer service users to additional sources of help and protection as needed.
- Adhere to safeguarding, confidentiality, and equal opportunities policies while maintaining accurate and confidential records, reporting appropriately, and complying with organisational guidelines.
- Participate in training, supervision, and team activities, contributing flexibly to service development and supporting broader organisational goals as required by management.
About You
- Holds qualifications and relevant experience in social care, childcare, youth work, or a therapeutic field
- Experience working directly with children and young people with an excellent understanding of common issues relating to child development, mental health and wellbeing
- Experienced in one-to-one casework, group facilitation, youth programmes, and multi-agency working, with a proven ability to assess needs and connect individuals to appropriate support services.
- Effective communicator with the ability to engage sensitively and non-judgementally with service users, demonstrating empathy, professionalism, and a commitment to empowering individuals.
- Skilled in managing workloads, maintaining accurate records, writing reports, and meeting deadlines under pressure, with strong time management and attention to detail.
- A motivated, flexible team player who values equality and diversity, and brings creativity and initiative to their practice.
- Driver (essential) with access to a reliable vehicle for work purposes. This role involves frequent travel to and from locations across North Tyneside and Northumberland to meet the varied needs of service users.
Why join us?
This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a positive, compassionate and impact-driven team. You’ll enjoy flexible working arrangements and autonomy in your role, opportunities for professional development and training, a supportive environment, reflective supervision, and the chance to help shape our systems for the better.
We warmly welcome applications from all sections of the community and are committed to equal opportunities.
Please note that a DBS check will be necessary for this role
If you are committed to empowering children and young people and want to be part of a team making lasting change, we’d love to hear from you.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Your role is to manage a range of Central Services for the Eikon Charity and to be a familiar constant presence in the Eikon offices. Central Services includes IT, Data Compliance, Health and Safety, Facilities. Facilities includes the site at Fullbrook and the associated site maintenance of the cabins and the garden. In addition to this you will line manage the reception function on site. A portion of the role will be managing outsourced providers who are accountable to support the specialist nature of these services. These outsource providers include Health and Safety (Croner) IT (ramsac) Data Protection (Satswana). You will also support the service data management work, this involves monthly reporting and service data provision, in accordance with the reporting calendar.
Responsibilities
IT Management
- Manage the operational IT delivery via Eikon’s IT partner (ramsac)
- Manage the continuous improvement of the IT infrastructure
- Oversee and direct the work and tasks of the data officer (IT support)
- Attend quarterly management meetings with outsourced IT provider including technical IT consultant visits
- Oversee Help Desk approvals
- Review monthly total IT estate in partnership with ramsac and Data Officer
- IT hardware, software and comms:
- Manage the relationship with repair partner (one touch) and disposal partner (CPR)
- Manage the procurement processes for hardware, the installation and allocation of hardware (e.g. printers, AV equipment, laptop, mobile devices, wifi infrastructure etc.) with the support of the Data Officer
- Manage the communications licenses with our comms partner (DRC)
- Oversee the MS license estate and allocation of MS software and our third party applications
- Contribute to planning and assist with the delivery of the IT roadmap
Data Protection and Management
- Manage data compliance in accordance with relevant legislation and regulations (GDPR), with support from the fractional data protection provider, Satswana
- Manage the relationship with Satswana (outsourced Data Protection Officer)
- Ensure Data Protection Impact Assessments are in place across the organisation
- Recording and reporting of routine data breaches, escalating if significant breach has occurred
Data Reporting (Services)
- Support with the provision of data to help monitor and evaluate all services in line with ambitions
- Collaborate with line manage on bespoke data requests
- Support the organisation in ensuring data integrity of reports
- Manage the monthly reporting templates (Mindworks outputs, Data Protection Impact Assessments, Internal outputs and Internal outcomes)
- Manage the quarterly reporting templates (Mindworks outcomes, Innovations Grant, Youth Support Practitioners end of term reporting, Fundraising Strategic reports, data for exec report and data for bespoke reporting requests)
- Responsible for reviewing and recommending changes to the Data Protection Policy
Fire, Health and Safety
- Responsible for fire, health and safety management and standards across the whole organisation, supported by a specialist organisation (Croner)
- Responsible for managing the Health and Safety relationships with the outsourced provider (Croner)
- Responsibilities include but aren’t limited to:
- Fire, Health and Safety Policy
- Ensuring Fire Health and safety procedures in place for the Fullbrook site
- Monitoring and where possible ensure the organisation is implementing the relevant policies, procedures and associated forms across the organisation for Fire, Health and Safety
- Raising Fire, Health and Safety risks and working collaboratively with Leadership to put in place measures to mitigate against them
Facilities
- Manage the facilities at Fullbrook, including the provision of reception roles and responsibilities, office and garden maintenance and support to onsite teams, interior and exterior décor – including noticeboards
- This includes line management of your team and dotted line supervision for garden club volunteers for garden maintenance; this includes managing the relationship with the gardening contractor
- Overseeing annual compliance checks. e.g Pat Testing; Smoke alarms; air conditioning units
- Managing the relationship with the outsourced cleaning contractor (Minster Cleaning Services)
- Responsible for reception cover. From time to time it may be necessary for you to support in filling gaps in reception cover. i.e. sickness/holidays/absence
- In collaboration with colleagues continuously improve the facilities space, always focusing on the service users and underpinned by a strong ethos of equality diversity and inclusion, wellbeing and safeguarding
- Responsible for coordinating scheduled and unscheduled site maintenance
- Review, with oversight from appointed Trustee, our organisational insurance; ensure it is fit for purpose, renewed in a timely manner and manage the relationship with our Brookers WRS
Helping young people feel safe, heard and supported





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!
Established in 1997, Jigsaw4u provide a range of services for children, young people, families and vulnerable adults experiencing complex social and emotional difficulties across South West London. Jigsaw4u has experienced considerable growth and development over the past several years. Jigsaw4u’s Board of Trustees and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) have recognised the need for dedicated staffing resource to hold the day-to-day responsibility for the service management function as part of our Senior Leadership Team (SLT).
As a member of our SLT, you will help to deliver and shape and the organisation’s vision and strategy. It will be your responsibility to ensure that Jigsaw4u’s services achieve their goals, meet their strategic objectives and achieve our growth targets while being delivered to Jigsaw4u’s exceptionally high standards.
Under the direction of the CEO, the postholder’s areas of responsibility will be to:
- Line Manage the Service Managers, ensuring that their teams are high performing, reporting and data collection is of a high standard and relationships with funders and other stakeholders are outstanding.
- Ensure that the structure of all Jigsaw4u services are optimised to allow for growth and support staff and volunteers (including trainee counsellors/therapists) to develop key skills.
- Maintain knowledge and awareness of best practice within the charitable sector (and other sectors where relevant), to inform and update Jigsaw4u so that we take advantage of the latest approaches to change, innovation and development which can have a positive impact on our beneficiaries lives.
- Work proactively and collaboratively to identify innovation and business improvement within the SLT to define and agree Target Operating Models and oversee implementation and ongoing review. Use insight, evaluation and analysis to continually inform and refine practice.
- Play a full part in the development of the SLT and deputise for the CEO as required. Work closely with the Service Management Team to develop and deliver an outstanding approach to people management, building a learning culture that delivers high quality, extensive support enabling people to achieve their best as a team.
- Represent Jigsaw4u at formal meetings with funders and other stakeholders and through submission of reports and data requests. Establish new, and strengthen existing, external relationships to promote Jigsaw4u’s profile, influence and reputation.
- Ensure compliance with relevant statutory and regulatory requirements, and adherence to relevant professional codes and standards of good practice.
- Support the CEO in funding and tender applications
- Support the CEO and fundraising team in generating income
As a member of the SLT you will be expected, with training and support, to take an active part in supporting the whole organisation. Experience and aptitude to provide calm leadership and a supportive problem-solving approach to practical problems and judgements involving risk is necessary.
Helping children, young people and families in South West London put the pieces back together following social and emotional difficulties.

The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Thanks to funding from the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, TransActual are recruiting a Policy Officer to join our growing team. You’ll both be working alongside our Policy Lead, Director of Policy and Director for Healthcare to advocate for trans people’s needs in a range of policy areas.
This is role is offered on the initial basis of a 3 year contract, with any extension of that subject to funding.
As a Policy Officer at TransActual you will:
- Engage with elected representatives and civil servants.
- Support with the research for, writing and distribution of TransActual’s Parliamentary briefings.
- Research and write responses to consultations, reviews and calls for evidence.
- Keep our policy database up to date.
- Support the Policy Lead in creating and coordinating a Trans Policy Network.
- Support the delivery of a programme of work to support activists to develop their develop skills and expertise in policy work.
- Work collaboratively with others in the LGBTQ+ sector and beyond on policy matters.
- Work with TransActual’s programmes officer to create information and training resources for trans people on rights and protections.
- Coordinate TransActual’s policy volunteers to ensure they’ve got what they need to be able to support our work.
An in depth understanding of trans people’s lived experiences and an ongoing commitment to bringing about positive change for all trans people in the UK is absolutely essential for this role. This understanding can come from your own lived experience. You will demonstrate a strong understanding of and commitment to equity, particularly in relation to race equity and disability equity.
We particularly welcome and encourage applications from trans people, Black People and People of Colour, neurodivergent people and disabled people.
The successful applicant will be required to attend regular meetings in Central London, but must be able to work from home as well.
Terms and salary: 30 hours a week, a total salary of £21,840 per year (the full time equivalent salary would be £27,300).
The closing date for the position is Friday 5th September 2025 at 5pm.
The job pack and application form are available via our website.
TransActual are working towards a world where trans people can live safely, in dignity and with access to the healthcare that we need.




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We’re recruiting a forward thinking, strategic and compassionate Head of Family Services to lead the development of our support services delivered by our team of Family Support Workers to families of children and young people with cancer in the East Midlands. This is a newly created role and a key position in our small, impactful charity.
We’re looking for someone with a strong background in family support, health or social care, excellent people and communication skills, and a genuine commitment to improving the lives of families facing childhood cancer.
The post holder will have direct line management responsibility for our team of Family Support Workers and Family Services Co-ordinator, providing leadership across service development, staff wellbeing, safeguarding, partnership engagement, and impact reporting. They will be responsible for ensuring that the team is supported through adequate training and supervision.
Partnership building with organisations and professionals will also form a part of this role and the post holder will build strong relationships with stakeholders across the health, social care and voluntary sectors.
Home based. Regular Teams and face-to-face meetings with travel to Leicester, Nottingham, and locations across the East Midlands required.
Making sure no family in the East Midlands faces childhood cancer alone.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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About UP
Unlocking Potential deliver high performing therapeutic programmes and education provision for children and young people with SEMH needs. We work in collaboration with families, communities, and other partners to ensure that children and young people access the interventions they need to thrive.
Mission
We work collaboratively with communities to enable children and young people with social, emotional, and mental health needs to unlock their full potential
Values
Trust
We build trust by being honest, transparent, and accountable in the way we work with children and young people, staff, and partners and by providing services and programmes whose outcomes are measurable and evidenced based.
Collaborative
Relationships are at the heart of our work. We prioritise communication and collaboration with partners, families, and communities, believing that by working together we create more effective and holistic outcomes for children and young people.
Empowering
We co-create opportunities for our children, young people, parents/carers and staff to actively participate in decision-making that influences change. We promote the voices of children and young people in our organisation and the wider community.
Nurturing
We provide a nurturing approach based on safety and space for creativity, exploration, and growth. We support and care for our children, young people, and staff to realise their potential.
Impact
We are committed to measuring our impact through a data driven method to develop our programmes and make a greater difference to the lives of children, young people, and their parents and carers.
Overview
We will be launching our new programme from September 2025, initially as a pilot working with families across Wandsworth, with aims to be able to expand and continue beyond this.
As a Family Support Worker, you will deliver flexible, hands-on, and therapeutically minded support to families facing multiple and complex challenges. You will build trusted relationships through home visits, school meetings, and practical support—empowering parents and carers to strengthen routines, manage behaviour, improve attendance, and access services. Your role will be guided by detailed needs assessments and focused on achieving meaningful outcomes with each family.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About the role:
As our HR Assistant, you will support the work of the Head of HR and HR & Office Manager. You will provide support in all aspects of the work of the department, including recruitment, onboarding and induction, and the updating of our HR records. You will also have a co-ordinating role in the organisation of international travel. You will need to have some previous experience of working in an HR department, though training will also be given to support this experience.
Your primary focus will be related to staff based in the UK, but as an HR team we also provide some support to our non-UK based teams, including our Advocacy and International Programmes teams. There are currently two UK office locations, HHC’s main office at Wilton near Salisbury, and a second smaller base in London.
About you:
To be successful as our HR Assistant, you will have a positive, can-do approach, good organisational skills, and a strong attention to detail. You will also have high quality administrative skills and the ability to develop great working relationships with others.
About Hope and Homes for Children:
Orphanages don’t protect children, they harm them. Put simply: the last thing an orphanage can provide is the first thing a child needs - someone to love them.
Science shows what we all know, that the bond between a child and their family is vital for their development. Decades of evidence proves that orphanages harm children, subjecting them to high levels of abuse, as well as extreme neglect.
Children always belong in families. They need protection, encouragement, play, laughter and love. They need somewhere to call home and someone to love them. You can help us make this a reality for children.
Contract type: Permanent
Salary: £25,000 to £27,000 per annum, pro-rata dependent on experience.
Location: HHC’s main office in Salisbury, wherever located (currently at The Guild, Wilton, Salisbury, SP2 0RS), with flexibility and home working options for part of the week.
Hours: 22.5 hours per week, with flexibility around when the hours are worked, as we have generous flexible and home working practices.
Closing date: The final date for applications is 22 August 2025. However, we may close the vacancy early if we receive strong applications. So, don’t delay, please get in touch if you have the right skills, experience and passion for our cause.
To apply, please upload your CV and a covering letter indicating why you're interested in joining us and (reflecting on the role profile) why you believe your skills and experience make you suitable for the role.
Other information: This post requires the successful candidate to have, or be able to obtain, the right to work in the UK and may be subject to a DBS check.
We actively encourage equality and diversity as we believe it brings us closer to our mission of eliminating orphanages. We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment.
You may also have experience in the following roles: HR Coordinator, Human Resources Coordinator, HR Administrator, People Assistant, HR Support Officer, Personnel Assistant, Recruitment Assistant, HR Generalist, People Coordinator, Talent Acquisition Assistant, etc.
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The Methodist Church is committed to ensuring its churches are safe spaces for all. We work hard to ensure compliance with legal requirements, develop good practice, provide effective training and give professional advice on individual cases. We have an exciting opportunity to join our new safeguarding regional team operating in the north east region and take this forward supporting Methodist churches and work. The post holder will join a team of safeguarding officers who will carry specific responsibility for individual cases, undertake risk assessments, lead training and advise churches. The post will be aligned with specific Methodist districts and provide support to colleagues across the regional area requiring regular travel.
Hours of work: 24 hrs per week. (salary will be prorated to the hours worked)
The successful candidate will hold a relevant professional qualification, experience in child and/or adult protection or significant demonstrable relevant work experience.
Our Culture, Values and Benefits
Thank you for considering joining our inclusive and welcoming team that strives for excellence and values employee wellbeing.
We value and support all those who join our team through a positive work-life balance augmented by generous annual leave (plus an extra 3 days over Christmas/New Year), TOIL, flexi-leave and an on-site Wellbeing Adviser service. We offer a generous occupational pension scheme with pensions matched up to 8%.
The Methodist Church is an inclusive and supportive employer. We are actively committed to encouraging applications from people of all backgrounds. We welcome applications from people of Black, Asian and other Minority Ethnic groups.
If you require reasonable adjustments to made at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact HR team.
Closing date: 28 August 2025
Interviews will take place on (in person): 10th September 2025
N.B. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible
The calling of the Methodist Church is to respond to the gospel of God's love in Christ and to live out its discipleship in worship and mission.

Hybrid – Home & London | Permanent | Circa £60,000 | 35 hrs/week (flexible)
A rare and brilliant opportunity to join this international development children’s charity, as their new Information Security Manager. You'll be the expert, working closely with the Chief Information Officer and other senior leaders to embed security practices across systems, suppliers, and staff. You’ll be joining a small but impactful Technology team where the culture is collaborative and down-to-earth. You’ll have the autonomy to get stuck in, alongside the backing to develop professionally, whether that’s through security qualifications or broader leadership skills.
What you will be doing
As Information Security Manager, you’ll lead the implementation of the organisation’s cyber security plans.
- Act as subject matter expert on information security across the organisation
- Ensure compliance with standards like Cyber Essentials Plus and CIS.
- Oversee third-party security providers and outsourced ICT services.
- Manage incident response planning, investigations, and reporting.
- Deliver engaging training to build a strong security culture.
- Collaborate with Legal and Data Protection teams to ensure GDPR compliance.
- Stay ahead of evolving threats and technologies to drive continuous improvement.
- Opportunity to influence at board level without people management responsibilities
What we are looking for
What matters most is your hands-on experience navigating real-world security challenges and your ability to see both the technical and human side of data protection.
You should have:
- Proven experience in ICT security management and incident response (CIS and Cyber Essential Plus).
- Strong technical knowledge of Microsoft 365, Azure, and cloud security.
- Familiarity with frameworks like ISO 27001, NIST, and CIS.
- Excellent communication skills and a pragmatic, risk-based mindset.
- Relevant certifications (e.g. AZ-500, CISSP, CISM, CCSP) are highly desirable.
To apply, please submit your up-to-date CV by the 7th of August 2025 at 5.00 PM. Cover letters are not required.
Please note, only successful applicants will be contacted with further information.
We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.
Are you a creative communicator and passionate fundraiser who thrives on making a real difference?
We’re looking for a Fundraising & Communications Manager (Maternity Cover) to help us grow income and awareness for LATCH Welsh Children’s Cancer Charity. This is an exciting opportunity to help shape our fundraising and communications efforts, build meaningful relationships, and amplify the voices of the families we support.
If you’re motivated, emotionally intelligent, and ready to hit the ground running, then this could be the role for you.
What We’re Looking For
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A confident and collaborative fundraiser and communicator with proven experience in income generation and/or marketing roles.
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Someone who thrives on building relationships with supporters, donors, families, and partners.
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A creative thinker with excellent storytelling and writing skills.
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A natural organiser, able to manage multiple priorities and projects with calm and clarity.
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Passionate about the work of LATCH and the difference we make for families across Wales.
What You’ll Do and the Skills That Will Help You Succeed:
Fundraising & Income Generation
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Deliver and manage fundraising across key income streams including corporate partnerships, individual giving, events, and major donors.
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Plan and lead events and fundraising campaigns, bringing strong project management skills and creativity to everything you do.
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Build and nurture relationships with supporters, fundraisers, and volunteers, using your empathy and communication skills to create lasting connections.
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Develop clear and engaging donor journeys that inspire ongoing support.
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Use your analytical skills to manage budgets, maximise Gift Aid, and evaluate fundraising performance.
Communications & Marketing
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Be a strong storyteller, creating content that raises awareness and deepens engagement across social media, newsletters, and the website.
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Work confidently across digital platforms, maintaining and updating web and social channels.
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Be a compelling face for LATCH, representing the charity at events, cheque presentations, and public speaking engagements.
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Collaborate with the wider team to gather powerful case studies and ensure ethical, dignified storytelling.
Compliance & Data
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Keep accurate, compliant records using Beacon CRM.
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Ensure all fundraising activity meets Charity Commission, Fundraising Regulator, and GDPR standards.
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Contribute to policy development and continuous improvement, bringing attention to detail and a commitment to best practice.
Ensuring that families affected by childhood cancer get the help and care they need and never face the journey alone.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Be part of something extraordinary at Sense.
We’re here to break down barriers alongside disabled people with complex needs. As we start to develop and deliver an ambitious three-year plan for Sense’s future, we are looking for a chief strategy and governance officer – a senior leader with a strategic experience, inclusive values, and a commitment to impact.
About the role
As our chief strategy and governance officer, you’ll report directly to the chief executive and play a key leadership role as part of Sense’s chief officers’ group. You’ll lead business planning, performance, risk, governance, safeguarding, health and safety, internal audit and project management across the charity—ensuring strategy and delivery are aligned at every level.
You’ll also serve as company secretary and oversee our legal and regulatory compliance with the Charity commission and Companies house, while championing an inclusive approach to governance that empowers disabled people with complex needs. With a team of senior leaders reporting into you, you’ll shape culture, drive improvement, and model the leadership values that make Sense a truly people-centred organisation.
This is a hybrid role based from either Birmingham or London, with frequent travel.
What you'll do
- Lead the delivery of Sense’s strategy through robust business planning and performance frameworks.
- Oversee impact measurement and risk management, enabling evidence-led decision-making.
- Act as company secretary, ensure legal and regulatory compliance and high-quality support for our board of trustees and their committees.
- Provide executive leadership of safeguarding and health and safety, fostering a proactive culture of learning.
- Create an environment for project and programme management across Sense that enables clear oversight of delivery through a values-led Project management office.
- Manage internal audit via external providers, ensuring assurance and continuous improvement.
- Collaborate closely with the CEO and board of trustees, providing insight, coordination, and strategic guidance.
- Drive inclusion, equity and sustainability throughout the organisation’s leadership approach.
About you
We’re looking for an experienced, values-driven leader who is:
- Strategic and analytical, with senior-level experience in governance, performance or organisational leadership.
- Highly organised and insightful, with a strong grasp of business planning, impact reporting and risk.
- Experienced in governance leadership, ideally with charity or regulated services knowledge and company secretary experience.
- Confident working with senior stakeholders, including boards, executives, and regulatory bodies.
- Committed to inclusion and the social model of disability, with a track record of embedding equity and diverse perspectives in strategy and operations.
- Digitally confident, with strong understanding of data protection, information governance, and the role of technology in transformation.
About Sense
We believe that every disabled person should have the opportunity to connect with others and be included in the world. We use our knowledge and expertise to deliver personalised, creative and flexible support at every stage of life. Sense is proud to be a disability confident leader.
Working at Sense can be incredibly rewarding; we offer the opportunity to work in a large, diverse and successful charity where people can develop their skills, knowledge and careers in a supportive and flexible environment. In addition, we have excellent training and development, the opportunity for you to join our Group Personal Pension scheme and a generous annual leave entitlement.
To apply
Please use the link below to complete your application. We would recommend that you read the job description and person specification before applying.
Please note to avoid disappointment, we advise you to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close recruitment at any time.
Sense is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of disabled children and adults and expects all employees to share this commitment. Therefore, all offers of employment, where appropriate, are subject to a DBS check; level dependent on the nature of the role.
For this role we particularly welcome applications from candidates from underrepresented ethnic minority backgrounds and disabled people.
Sense is committed to equality of opportunity, and to promoting and celebrating the diversity of staff, volunteers and the people we work with. Everyone's contribution is valued and we ensure they're given the opportunity to realise their potential. We welcome applications from talented people from all sections of the community who share our values