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Are you an experienced leader passionate about delivering social impact? Carers' Hub plays a vital role in Lambeth, ensuring that the borough's many unpaid carers get the crucial support they need.

Join our dynamic and dedicated Leadership Team as our Operations Manager for a 12-month maternity cover period. This pivotal role supports the Chief Executive Officer and acts as the engine room for the entire organisation, directly enabling us to meet the increasing needs of our carers.

Working closely with our Young Carers and Adult Carers Team Leaders, you will ensure the seamless and effective operation of our internal systems, processes, and people. This is a fast-paced and profoundly rewarding role with two core focuses:

1. Strategic Leadership & Compliance

• Supporting the CEO in the strategic leadership and management of Carers' Hub.

• Ensuring full legal and regulatory compliance across the charity.

• Developing and monitoring performance metrics to track and enhance service delivery.

• Playing a central role in the development of our services and support for unpaid carers.

2. Operational & People Management

• Overseeing the smooth running of all internal systems and office management functions.

• Implementing and maintaining robust, effective processes for a small but dynamic team.

• Developing and managing our staff, fostering a supportive and high-performing culture.

We are seeking an experienced individual with a demonstrable track record in:

• Operations and Office Management: Establishing and maintaining high-level operational efficiency.

• People Management: Proven ability to lead, mentor, and develop a dedicated team.

• Compliance and Governance: Experience ensuring organisations meet all legal and regulatory standards.

About Carers’ Hub: Our Mission

Our work is rooted in limiting the challenges—financial, educational, and emotional—that carers face. We achieve this through four essential workstreams:

• Raising awareness of carers.

• Influencing local policy through community engagement.

• Improving carer wellbeing.

• Connecting carers to each other, to support, and to training opportunities.

If you are looking for a role that offers significant responsibility, tangible impact, and a supportive team environment, we would love to hear from you.

We warmly welcome requests for informal chats to discuss the organisation and the role in more detail.

• For full details, including how to get in touch and apply, please see the Application Pack.

• Closing date: 9am Monday 27 October 2025

• Interview date: Tuesday 4 November 2025

Benefits Include:

• 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays
• Birthday Leave
• Employee Assistance Programme – 24hr phone line for free confidential support
• Hybrid working (2 days working from home and 3 days in the office)

This is an exciting role in a unique organisation.  Our vision is to provide an outstanding experience for all UCL students and to be one of the best students’ unions in the UK and the world.  We aim to build a vibrant and empowered student community with real influence in UCL and beyond, that enables students to enjoy their time at university; pursue their interests and passions; see the world in new ways; and develop the skills and experience to change the world for the better.

We are a registered charity employing over 100 career staff and 300 student staff, delivering a wide range of services and representative functions for UCL students. We have the widest portfolio of services of any student organisation in the country, managing UCL’s extracurricular programmes for sport, music, drama, dance, media, volunteering, academic societies and intercultural engagement; providing a wide range of fantastic social spaces; leading on student democracy and representation across UCL; and offering excellent student support services.

It's an exciting time to join our growing organisation as we lead the delivery of UCL’s groundbreaking new Student Life Strategy. This is enabling us to build more programmes to improve students’ mental and physical wellbeing, promote genuine equity for all, build students’ skills and confidence, develop their international connections and intercultural skills, and make a real contribution to our local community.

We support hybrid working. Excellent benefits including defined benefit pension scheme and generous holiday entitlement. We are proud of high levels of staff engagement and pride ourselves on being a great place to work. We will consider applications to work on a flexible and job share basis wherever possible. 

We are looking for a Grand Challenges Coordinator (Social Enterprise) to support the delivery of a Grand Challenges-aligned social innovation pathway at UCL, enabling students to create innovative solutions to the world’s most pressing social issues. 

The role is a full-time and fixed term contract for 24 months. This role is based at our Bloomsbury campus with flexibility to work from home on a 40/60 basis (40% working from the office).

Duties and Responsibilities

• To coordinate and develop social enterprise activities, connecting students with the local Social Enterprise sector
• Work with the Social Enterprise Manager to support a caseload of Grand Challenges-themed student enterprise projects, including project-related finance, providing guidance and supervision
• To provide 1:1 and group support to any student, including Club and Societies members, who want to develop their own business with social impact, in one of the Grand Challenges themes.
• To coordinate and develop high quality well attended events
• To ensure we get accurate participation data about student enterprise, working with the manager to enable KPI reporting
• To collaborate with social enterprise staff across the university landscape and experts to ensure student activities meet a genuine need and will have social impact
• Support the Social Enterprise Manager to coordinate a network of local businesses, non profits, and government agencies to support the growth and sustainability of social enterprise ventures
• With leadership from the Social Enterprise Manager, collect and manage data accurately to enable impact measurement and data insights to continuously improve and refine the programme 

Role Title: Senior Research and Policy Specialist (WPS & Humanitarian Reform) 
Salary: £48,166 to £49,558 Pro-Rata
Location: London-Hybrid
Tenure: Full Time, 6 Months Fixed term

ActionAid UK is a member of the ActionAid Federation, an international charity that works with women and girls living in poverty. We work with our partners and dedicated staff in 43 countries to end violence and fight poverty so that all women, everywhere, can create the future they want

Are you a keen advocate of women and girls’ rights in emergencies? 

Are you a feminist policy expert, with deep knowledge of humanitarian issues and the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda? 

Then we'd love to hear from you!

At ActionAid UK, we are building a world where women and girls are valued, free from violence, and able to shape their own futures. Our Women, Peace and Security (WPS) team sits at the heart of this mission. We work alongside activists, partners, and policymakers to push for feminist approaches that put women’s protection, leadership, resilience, and equality front and centre. We are looking for a Senior Research and Policy Specialist to bring intellectual rigour, feminist principles, and creative energy to this work. This is a chance to lead research and policy development that directly shapes how governments, NGOs, and global actors approach humanitarian reform and the WPS agenda. You’ll design and deliver research initiatives, strengthen our positioning in critical debates, and ensure our policy work is grounded in feminist analysis and lived realities.

In this role, you’ll lead high-quality, feminist policy and research initiatives rooted in ActionAid’s global programmes. You’ll collaborate across ActionAid UK, the international federation, and with partners worldwide to influence key decision-makers, from Whitehall to the UN. You’ll also act as a voice for ActionAid in public forums and the media, making sure the issues that matter to women and girls in crisis situations are impossible to ignore. The role calls for someone with deep knowledge of gender equality and humanitarian systems, experience in policy analysis and research, and strong networks within the women’s rights and humanitarian communities. You’ll be comfortable navigating both UK and international policy spaces, and you’ll bring excellent communication skills that make complex issues clear and compelling.

This is more than a policy role. It’s an opportunity to join a team committed to feminist leadership, decolonisation, and anti-racist principles – values that shape not only what we do but how we do it. It’s a chance to stand with women’s rights movements and make sure their voices are heard in the rooms where decisions are made.

You’ll work across the humanitarian and WPS space, developing influencing strategies, shaping UK and global policy agendas, and supporting feminist movement-led change. This is an exciting opportunity to collaborate with colleagues across the ActionAid Federation, build relationships with academic, civil society and policy actors, and contribute to decolonial and anti-racist policy approaches.

If you’re ready to use your expertise to push for change in how the world responds to crisis and conflict – and to help ensure women’s leadership is not just recognised but prioritised – we’d love to hear from you.

Additional information

When applying for this role please provide a link within your CV to three examples of your work: these could be blogs, marketing copy, reports, articles, or other formats.

Diversity, equality, inclusion and belonging:

Diversity, inclusion and belonging are key to our organisational culture. We are on a journey to become not only an anti-racist organisation but one that proudly celebrates the diversity of all applicants and employees. We look forward to you bringing your full self to work, proudly sharing your unique perspective and helping us to shape our combined future. We especially welcome applications from those from under-represented/marginalised communities.

AAUK is a Disability Confident Committed organisation and as such any candidate that declares a disability will be shortlisted for interview if they meet the essential criteria for the role.

Referencing and safeguarding:

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include Misconduct Disclosure Scheme, safeguarding, criminal records and terrorism finance checks. By submitting an application the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures. 

ActionAid UK is committed to preventing any form of sexual harassment, exploitation, and abuse (including child abuse and adult at-risk abuse) and responding robustly when these harms take place. We expect all ActionAid UK staff and ActionAid UK representatives to share this commitment. We will not tolerate our staff or other representatives carrying out any form of sexual harassment, exploitation or abuse towards anyone we come into contact with through our work. 

Working practices:

ActionAid is committed to supporting flexible working. If you would like to discuss flexible working options, including the possibility of a job share for this role, there will be space to do so during the interview process.

ActionAid UK has a hybrid working policy for many of our roles. The requirement will vary from team to team and the responsibilities of individual roles. As a minimum, all colleagues are expected to attend the office 12 days per year, plus additional time for induction, training, and company connection days. Some roles may require in-office attendance on all days and if so, these will clearly be marked as in-office roles.

Please note that ActionAid UK does not offer fully remote working options. We encourage you to discuss hybrid working expectations at interview.

Recruitment processes:

Please note that ActionAid UK may review, shortlist and interview candidates prior to the closing date so we encourage all candidates to apply as soon as possible. If we receive a very high response, we may close the vacancy early and will not accept further submissions.

For over 40 years, The ClementJames Centre has been offering local people the skills, knowledge, opportunities and support they need to achieve their potential. We have come a long way in that time – from a straightforward homework club to a well established community support charity, transforming the lives of close to 3,000 people each year.

Our dedicated staff team is essential to the success of everything we do. Together, we work towards creating a fairer society where everyone is equipped with suitable skills and gets the opportunity to achieve their ambitions. We do this by providing high quality services driven by individual needs. Working at ClementJames will put you at the forefront of making positive social change, helping local children and adults to grow and succeed.

As part of our ambitious new Strategic Plan, we are committed to being an exemplar of high-quality, targeted support for people in our local community. While our core programmes focus on building employment skills, improving educational attainment, and resolving financial difficulties, we also recognise the importance of creating welcoming spaces where people feel connected, supported, and valued.

The Community Engagement Manager will play a key role in making this happen, ensuring our centre remains a thriving hub where clients can engage in activities that promote wellbeing, reduce isolation, and build social connections (sometimes over a simple coffee and biscuit!). This role will involve listening to and respecting the voices of the community to shape meaningful activities, building and maintaining partnerships with local organisations to maximise opportunities for engagement, working collaboratively with colleagues across employment support, advice and guidance, and youth education services to ensure a joined-up approach. Reporting to the Chief Programmes Officer, you will be central to creating a vibrant, inclusive community environment that supports people to thrive.

In 2024 ClementJames introduced a 9 day fortnight policy through which, staff members work 9 days over a fortnight and have a Friday off every other week. We introduced this as a way of prioritising staff wellbeing, and ensuring individuals have a strong work-life balance. This policy will apply to you.

If you believe that everyone should have the opportunity to realise their ambitions and live fulfilled lives and you would like to join a dynamic, innovative organisation, then The ClementJames Centre could be the perfect career choice for you. 

Location: Hybrid: Office base is in London with expectation for a minimum of one day per week in the office (The Foundry, 17 Oval Way, Vauxhall, London, SE11 5RR).

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 35 hours per week (1.0FTE)

Salary: £50,000

Annual Leave: 22 days per annum plus 3 discretionary days  

About the role 

CUF’s new strategy has a vision of ending poverty together.  Over the next three years we will be developing our relationships with our networks, partnerships, Dioceses and churches to respond, primarily, to relational poverty, recognising its place within the web of poverty. Our work will be mission and community resilience focussed, in the framework of asset based community development.

Through our work we will see more impactful, confident and mission focussed churches who are empowered to serve their local communities.  We will witness greater cohesion across Dioceses, schools, Christian denominations and Christian charities as a national movement to love and serve our neighbour, and challenge unjust structures of society. We will also work more strategically with communities of different faiths

in our resilience work, facing the challenges of relational and identity poverty.  We will work closely with the Church of England who have highlighted ministry in low income communities as a priority for resourcing.

We will be more confident in speaking out the truth about poverty, through a renewed influencing, policy and research team, who will take our grassroots and collaborative work to highlight unjust structures on poverty, and shape an ecclesial, political and sociological response.

In this newly created role you will develop our work on influencing and telling the truth about poverty, this is one of two objectives for the charity.  You will help build relationships of influence within the Church of England, Government and other decision makers to use our stories and impact to show the difference churches and faith groups can make in ending material and relational poverty.  You will develop policy positions on areas of CUF’s work in relation to poverty that will give a firm basis for our work, and that we will be able to speak out on with confidence and knowledge based on connection to grassroots churches and organisations.  You will develop a robust mechanism for reporting on impact, which goes beyond just evaluating our work but demonstrates the difference that faith based social action can make on ending poverty together.

This role will report to the CEO, but work across all of CUF’s teams and departments and will be responsible for the line management of the Listening and Learning Officer.

Lifelites is seeking a Services Administrator to provide vital support to our Services team.

Purpose of the role

To support the development and delivery of Lifelites services by co-ordinating the installation of new packages of technology, training and partner engagement.

Main duties

In this role, you’ll:
�� Co-ordinate paperwork, schedules and processes to keep projects running smoothly.
�� Support the installation of new technology packages and training for children’s palliative care services.
�� Provide strong administrative support for meetings, events and day-to-day operations.

We’re looking for someone who is:
✔ Organised, reliable and detail-focused.
✔ Comfortable managing all Microsoft software, paperwork, diaries and processes.
✔ A steady, supportive presence who enables colleagues to do their best work.

This is an ideal role for someone who takes pride in providing dependable administrative support and is happy to play a key behind-the-scenes role in a friendly, committed team.

Please review the full Job Description and Person Specification before submitting your application.

As Social Media Officer at Battersea, you will oversee our proactive and reactive community management strategy across branded social media channels and devolved online groups and communities, ensuring best-in-class community building through meaningful support and conversations with Battersea’s online followers.

You will also support the delivery of the social media calendar by concepting, creating and publishing content that brings to life the organisational strategy and Battersea’s expanded work, including wider campaign planning and delivery.

What we can offer you:

In return for your commitment to our cause and to recognise the value of our employees, Battersea offers a range of benefits to support the wellbeing of our employees. These include:

• 28 days of annual leave (plus 8 days paid public holidays) per year
• Discounted gym memberships and cycle to work schemes
• Employee Assistance Programme and access to Wellbeing Resources
• Generous pension contributions - up to 10% employer contribution
• Free healthcare cash plan, where you can claim for a range of treatment including dental, optical, physiotherapy, chiropody and acupuncture every year
• Annual interest-free season ticket loans

We are also committed to providing learning and development to our employees. During your time with us, we provide support for your professional and career development, including access to digital and in-person training programmes, leadership and management training, mentoring and much more.

Our hybrid working model:

We operate a 50% onsite hybrid working model, with our office-based staff splitting their time between site based and home working. This enables our office-based staff to balance the benefits of home working with onsite collaboration and maintaining a connection to our cause.

Diversity and inclusion:

We are committed to providing a welcoming and inclusive experience for all staff, volunteers and trustees and those hoping to join us. We operate an anonymised shortlisting process and actively seek to ensure our process is fair and equitable for all.

We understand the value of diverse voices, perspectives, and experiences to help us deliver even more for our dogs and cats, and we welcome applicants from all sections of the community.

As a Disability Confident Committed Employer we will ask about any adjustments you may need at application and/or interview stage, and if you are offered a role with us, we’ll talk to you about any workplace adjustments you may need to help you perform at your best.

More about us:

At Battersea, we aim to never turn away a dog or cat in need of help. We give each one lots of love, expert care and get to know their characters and quirks so we can find them a new home that’s just right for them. Join us and help us be here for every dog and cat, wherever they are, for as long as they need us.

Acceptable use of AI:

At Battersea, we value expertise. We recognise each candidate that applies to us will have a range of expertise they can offer us, so we want to hear about this in your own words. We understand the support that generative artificial intelligence (AI) software can offer but it can also lead to numerous applications presenting as generic and impersonal. This makes it difficult to gain understanding of your unique experience.

To best showcase yourself, we encourage you to write your responses without the assistance of AI. If you require the use of AI software to aid in completing your application, we ask you use the generative responses as a prompt for writing your answers and avoid copying and pasting. You must also ensure the information presented in your application accurately reflects your experience.

Closing date: 17th October 2025
Interview date(s): To Be Confirmed

All applications must be submitted before the closing date advertised. We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications is received. For full details on the role, please download the recruitment pack.

Sibs is the UK charity dedicated to supporting siblings of disabled children and adults. As our YoungSibs Information Officer, you’ll be responsible for managing and delivering high-quality information and resources to support children and young people who are growing up with a disabled brother or sister.

Key Responsibilities:

• To manage and develop new information and self-help resources for school-age young siblings
• To respond directly to young siblings’ requests for information and support
• To respond directly to parental requests for information and support submitted via the main Sibs website
• To build relationships with statutory and voluntary sector organisations in order to explore opportunities to increase Sibs’ reach to young siblings

About You

You’re an excellent communicator, with an understanding of the children’s sector. You will need a sharp eye for detail and a passion for providing accessible, user-friendly information for young people. You will have an understanding of the lifelong impact of being a sibling to a disabled and skilled in writing for different audiences.

• Experience of one-to-one direct supportive work with children and young people. Experience of direct working with siblings of disabled children and/or young carers is desirable.
• Experience of developing resource materials for children and young people.
• Experience of working with children’s services in the statutory and/or voluntary sector
• Knowledge of statutory and voluntary support available to siblings, young carers, and children in need
• Experience of managing and developing an information service

What We Offer

• A supportive, inclusive team culture.
• Generous annual leave allowance.
• Flexible working arrangements.

Art Explora is seeking a full time Community Programme Coordinator to lead on the day-to-day running of the Community Programme in London, working closely with Art Explora’s Community Programme Manager and coordinating programme volunteers.  

Art Explora is a non-profit arts organisation founded in the UK in 2021. Our mission is to tackle the social, economic and geographic barriers that prevent many people from having the opportunity to take part in the arts. We increase access to arts and culture through innovative programming, new forms of engagement and by taking cultural projects into the heart of communities, schools and care settings. We believe in building connections through the arts. 

On the Community Programme we work in partnership with care settings, such as care homes and hospitals, to connect people in care with art and creativity. Working with volunteers, artists and musicians, we share the joy of art to combat loneliness and isolation. Our main programme strand is Arts at Home, supplemented by music sessions, Music at Home, delivered in partnership with Spitz Music, and arranging trips, Art Explorers At…, for residents to visit museums, galleries and theatres.

During Arts at Home sessions, volunteers introduce residents to a variety of artworks, accompanied by open-ended questions and thought-provoking prompts designed to spark conversations and connections within care settings. Our aim is to bring residents together to encourage independent thinking, combat loneliness, improve their wellbeing, and to experience arts and culture just as everyone should have the right to.

We are seeking a Community Programme Coordinator to support the day-to-day delivery of the programme and work closely with the Community Programme Manager to expand our offer. 

Key Responsibilities

• Programme administration including but not limited to being the first point of contact and managing the volunteering inbox, processing expenses, sending weekly confirmation emails to volunteers and a monthly newsletter, and inputting monitoring data 
• Delivering and facilitating Arts at Home, and other community programme sessions 
• Support planning and delivery of trainings and events for volunteers – volunteer inductions, volunteer social events, and volunteering bespoke trainings 
• Coordinate ‘Art Explorers At’ trips to cultural venues 
• Increase knowledge within the team with research and advocacy of best practice 
• Contribute to marketing and messaging of the Community Programme through AE’s website and social media
• Lead on development of select programme areas, as required 
• Work closely with the CPM to explore and build partnerships with new care settings 

Who we are looking for

• A team spirited, organised, proactive and reliable individual 
• A passion for engaging new audiences through arts and culture 
• A good knowledge of arts engagement practice and leading organisations in this field 
• Ability to respond to challenges with flexibility, positivity, and to be solution focused 
• Proven experience of working with volunteers including recruitment, training, logistics and personal management 
• A confident communicator (oral and writing), with an ability to work with a wide range of stakeholders and partners 
• An interest in working directly within the care sector 
• A proven track record of data monitoring and administrative support 
• Desirable to have experience establishing or working with a volunteer management system
• The Project Coordinator will be required to have a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, which Art Explora will carry out upon appointment. 

Find out more

We will be hosting an information session about the role on Friday 10 October at 12.30pm. To attend, please complete the Microsoft form and we will send you the link to join on the morning. (Link to the form is available on the Role Description attachment). 

If you are unable to attend the session but would still like to find out more before applying, please get in touch with Stephanie O’Neill-Winbow, Community Programme Manager. (Email address is available under 'How to apply' information)

TRC Sexual Abuse & Rape Support Greater Manchester are currently recruiting a trauma-informed, person-centred Counsellor to deliver essential and life-saving counselling for survivors of rape, sexual assault and sexual abuse. The Counsellor will be engaged in a sessional contract with TRC Sexual Abuse & Rape Support Greater Manchester, with a minimum commitment of 4 sessions a week for 1 year. Sessions can be based at our office space in Trafford or virtually from your own confidential space.

Session payments vary from £30-£40 dependant on session type and time.

About More Than A Roof:

More Than A Roof is a charity dedicated to empowering individuals and families experiencing homelessness. Our vision is a world where everyone has a secure home, and no one needs to stay in temporary accommodation to avoid homelessness. We work alongside vulnerable people in temporary accommodation to improve their lives and communities, unlock their potential, and open new possibilities. We provide practical and emotional support and stability, aiming to make any stay in temporary accommodation short, rare, and non-recurring. We work in close partnership with organisations like The Housing Network, Community Shop and a large number of Local Authorities.

The Role:

The CEO will be responsible for leading the strategic growth, fundraising, and external engagement of More Than a Roof. This role will focus on developing and communicating the charity’s mission, building strong partnerships, and securing funding to expand our impact across the UK.

The CEO will act as the external face of More Than a Roof, engaging supporters, funders, and strategic stakeholders to raise awareness and increase income. While the charity exists to support individuals & families experiencing homelessness, delivery of frontline services and direct engagement with residents is undertaken by our partner organisations, such as The Housing Network. The CEO will ensure that the voice and experience of those we support shapes our fundraising narrative, advocacy, and programme design, without duplicating the operational role of our delivery partners.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work alongside colleagues at The Housing Network to support individuals and families (including individuals over 18’s, families, and prison leavers) as they move into temporary accommodation.
• Facilitate connections for beneficiaries within the local community in Leicester, helping them build support networks.
• Signpost beneficiaries to relevant external support agencies and services to address their diverse needs (e.g., health & wellbeing, training & life skills, employment, financial matters).
• Collaborate closely with on-the-ground partners, such as Community Shop in Leicester, to ensure integrated support.
• Collect and maintain accurate beneficiary data and records, ensuring compliance and contributing to outcome reporting.
• Actively support the charity's social media presence and engagement.
• Play a key role in fundraising activities, demonstrating a proactive approach and a proven track record of successful fundraising initiatives.
• Regularly report to and support the Board of Trustees, providing updates on beneficiary progress and charitable activities.

 About You:

We are looking for an exceptional individual who is passionate about making a tangible difference in the lives of people experiencing homelessness. You will be a self-starter with a proactive approach, comfortable working independently as the charity's first paid employee.

 Essential Skills & Experience:

• A proven track record of working in a local charity, demonstrating an understanding of the charity sector, particularly in the field of homelessness.
• Confidence and a highly self-motivated approach, capable of managing your own workload effectively.
• Knowledge and understanding of the homelessness sector, its complexities, and challenges.
• Solid understanding and practical experience of safeguarding principles and procedures.
• Familiarity with trauma-informed care principles and their application in support settings.
• Experience in crisis intervention and the ability to respond effectively in challenging situations.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build rapport and trust with diverse individuals and families, supporters of the charity and external stakeholders and funders.
• Strong organisational skills with attention to detail for accurate record-keeping and data collection.
• A proven track record in successful fundraising, with the ability to contribute to and lead fundraising initiatives.
• Proficiency in using IT for record-keeping, communication, and social media.

 Desirable Attributes:

• Experience working with diverse client groups including families, individuals over 18, and prison leavers.

Qualifications:

No specific formal qualifications are required for this role, however, this is not an entry-level position for someone stepping into their first charity job. Relevant experience and knowledge are paramount. A proven track record in fundraising activities, demonstrating a proactive approach and a proven track record of successful fundraising initiatives.

 Benefits:

• Competitive wage.
• Pro-rata paid annual leave.
• Pension scheme contribution.
• Travel expenses.
• Flexible working hours.

As a Peer Worker at Barnsley Street you will be part of a multidisciplinary team that provides a person-centred care and  will help deliver personalised interventions, helping individuals access the right services, by supporting them to set goals and offering guidance to help them achieve their goals and aspirations. 

What you'll do 

• Use lived experience to deliver personalised interventions
• Help individuals access the right services while promoting hope and positivity in line with the CHIME framework.​
• Support individuals in identifying goals, strengths, and support networks, offering guidance, encouragement, and follow-ups to help them achieve their aspirations.​
• Provide practical advice, information, and signposting while addressing barriers, including accompanying clients to appointments when necessary.​

See job pack for full detials and person spec

Do you want to work with a leading advocacy charity organisation supporting those in need?  

Do you have experience of working or volunteering in welfare, support or health and social care and are looking for a new challenge? 

Are you keen to make a difference to people who want to be heard? 

Then come and join us here at VoiceAbility. 

We have an exciting opportunity for an Advocate to join our team covering Merton.  Your role will require you to travel to locations such as hospitals and care homes across the area to meet with clients and professionals and be home based for administration; therefore, a suitable home internet connection is essential. For work with our children and young people in borough, there will be other settings to visit.

About us 

VoiceAbility is an independent charity and one of the UK’s largest providers of advocacy and involvement services. We deliver a wide range of service contracts funded by local authorities, health trusts and other voluntary and private sector organisations. 

We’ve been supporting people to have their say in decisions about their health, care, and wellbeing for over 40 years. We make sure people are heard when it matters most.  For more information on what Advocacy is and the services offered then please visit our website. 

About you

Desirably you will have some experience of working as an Advocate, providing welfare, supporting, or caring for Adults or Children and young people who have support needs, ideally for those with a variety of communication needs, mental ill health, physical health issues, or barriers to accessing education and support.

You should have worked or volunteered in health, social care, welfare, support services, education or young person’s services, or advice and guidance.

How will you make a difference?

You will be responsible for ensuring the individual’s wishes, feelings, beliefs, needs, and values are met to create positive outcomes for the people you support.

You will support people to speak up for themselves and grow in confidence, equip them to understand and exercise their rights and options, and will assist them in the decision-making process relating to their care, treatment, and support.

You will work resourcefully and collaboratively with the individuals you support.  You’ll be creative in your approach to empower our clients by ensuring you meaningfully explain people’s options and rights to them.  You’ll support individuals to fully participate in decisions affecting them and will make sure they have their voices heard. 

Professional Development?

You will have plenty of opportunities to enhance your professional abilities and you will make a real difference every day.

Benefits 

· 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro-rata for part-time colleagues) rising to 30 days upon 5 years’ service 

· 5% employer pension & minimum 3% employee contribution 

· Salary sacrifices pension scheme 

· Separate Life Assurance Cover (equivalent of two times your annual salary) 

· Staff discount scheme including retail discounts, entertainment, holidays, gym membership etc 

· 24/7 Employee Assistance programme 

· Access to remote counselling service 

· Paid Disability Leave 

· Paid compassionate Leave 

· Home Working Allowance  

Support with continuous professional development 

· Access to Clifton Strengths Coaching for development  

· Personal Development Plans 

How are staff supported to work remotely? 

VoiceAbility has a small number of offices. Employees including Team Leaders are homebased for Administration and meetings will be held online as well as in person in the relevant community. 

When you need to travel for work, expenses will be paid (mileage or public transport costs).  

VoiceAbility offers the usual regular manager one to ones, Staff forums and communities of practice depending on role. Team meetings with a mix of virtual and in person approach. 

Equality and Diversity

VoiceAbility believes in fostering an inclusive workplace which welcomes, values and celebrates the diversity of its staff and partners, treats all on a basis of equality and encourages all to meet their maximum potential.

VoiceAbility are a Disability Confident employer, any applicant that identifies themselves as having a disability and can demonstrate that they meet all the essential criteria for the role will be offered an interview. If you need to apply in a different way, please visit our website.

How to apply

To apply for this role please sign up for a recruitment account by clicking the apply button on this page. Follow the instructions to create your account, upload your CV, and complete our short application form. 

Closing date for applications; Midnight Sunday 12 October 2025

Don’t forget to read the person specification so you can tell us about yourself and how your skills, abilities and experiences match the criteria outlined in the person specification.

Want to know more about VoiceAbility and the role?

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NB:  If you don't already hold the Independent Advocacy Practice qualification, and you are successful in your application, it is a requirement that you complete the core element within 12 months of commencing the training.  VoiceAbility will fund this training. 

Regional Fundraiser
Salary: £34,000-£36,000
Contract: Permanent, full-time
Location: Hybrid - offices in Oxfordshire & London
Closing date: Rolling
Benefits:  7% Employer pension contribution, Employee Assistance Programme, 26 days holiday BH and wellbeing day
 
This welfare charity is expanding their regionally based fundraising team, this is an exciting time of investment for the organisation. They are recruiting for a new Regional Fundraiser to cover the South of England. If you want to work at an organisation that believes in fundraising and is investing in it this could be a great role for you.

As part of this role, you will work with other Regional Fundraisers, developing relationships with local community groups, businesses and volunteer groups to grow income in each region.

This role will offer you the opportunity to manage your own portfolio of donors, deliver exceptional supporter stewardship to boost retention in the local area, and build long-lasting and valuable connections with supporters across the region.  

To be successful as the Regional Fundraiser, you will need:

• Proven experience as a regional fundraiser with strong knowledge of community income streams
• Strong experience in developing and delivering on targets
• Confidence working with a range of other team members, experience in collaborating, and working closely to reach and exceed fundraising targets.

If you would like to have an informal discussion, please call Harry and quote the job title.

Ashby Jenkins Recruitment are a specialist charity recruitment agency, we use our extensive sector knowledge and experience to match candidates to the most suitable roles. We take a relationship-led approach to recruitment, working ethically, supporting people to find their perfect role within the not-for-profit sector. 

We are passionate about improving equality across the sector, you can read more about our commitment to diversity here. 

If enough applications are received the charity reserves the right to end the application period sooner.