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Mind in Croydon is seeking to recruit a full time Independent Mental Health Advocate (IMHA) to join our small, dedicated team of Independent Mental Health Advocates working to provide advocacy services to adults subjected to detention under the Mental Health Act in the London Borough of Croydon to ensure they understand, express and exercise their rights, and to enable them to access essential services. The advocacy team also provides Community Mental Health Advocacy for people who are informal patients in psychiatric hospital or living in the community and provides weekly advocacy service at two InMind Healthcare Group hospitals in Croydon.
This role is suitable for a fully qualified Independent Mental Health Advocate (IMHA) with a proven ability to support people under the Mental Health Act. We are not considering trainee positions at this time.
In December 2024 the team was awarded the Quality Performance Mark in Advocacy, a testament to their quality of service providing safe and life-changing support.
SALARY: £30,404 per annum
plus pension contributions (above 4% by salary sacrifice)
REPORTS TO: Advocate Service Manager
TERM: Permanent, subject to funding, full time (36 hours pw)
BASED AT: Bethlem Royal Hospital, Beckenham BR3 3BX. Advocates are also required to meet clients at different sites throughout Croydon and neighbouring boroughs.
This role supports hybrid working. Other flexible arrangements can be discussed however please note that specific flexible working arrangements such as staggered hours may not be feasible due to operational constraints set by the Hospital.
To apply, please submit an up-to-date copy of your CV and a cover letter no longer than 2 A4 pages, outlining your reasons for applying and demonstrating how you meet the criteria set out in the person specification above.
Mind in Croydon is working to promote good mental health. It seeks to empower people to lead a full life as part of their local community.
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We are looking for an experienced, proactive and creative Community Engagement Coordinator to strengthen and deepen our relationships in Lewisham. Help us to advance community stewardship, raise awareness about the benefits of street trees and increase tree canopy cover equitably. The Coordinator will manage our volunteer programmes, including recruitment, retention and bringing new ideas for engagement. Responsibilities include promoting and supporting our tree planting initiatives, as well as identifying new opportunities for community involvement. The role involves collaborating with team members and stakeholders to help achieve STfL’s mission of creating a greener and healthier urban environment.
£35,000 pro rata
0.8 FTE, 4 days per week
1 year minimum fixed term contract
Reporting to Executive Director
Responsibilities:
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Volunteer management including recruiting, developing and retaining volunteers
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Be the ‘go to’ person to provide support for our Area Reps and Street Reps and develop a peer-to-peer network to share best practice across volunteer
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Raise awareness around trees, particularly in areas of low tree canopy cover and where we are currently underrepresented
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Work closely with the tree care team to support volunteering and training opportunities including watering, formative tree care, auditing
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Building networks and developing meaningful relationships with community groups and individuals, working at a hyperlocal, neighbourhood level
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Spend time listening to groups and gathering feedback to understand their emotional responses and perceptions to trees
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Work with communities and partner charities to map formal and informal networks within local neighborhoods
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Use creative approaches to evaluation, collecting and analysing impact data including volunteer surveys, 121 conversations and case studies to measure outcomes, particularly related to health and wellbeing
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Reaching new audiences: building relationships with diverse communities and work in partnership with community groups to co-design tree planting schemes in public realm
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Community stakeholder engagement - engaging and cultivating relationships including community groups, Parks groups, local charities, tenants and residents’ associations
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Organising in-person community engagement activities and training sessions for local residents including tree walks, citizen science sessions, workshops, networking opportunities and the sharing of resources
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Integrate equality, diversity and inclusion principles into all aspects of our work
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Maximising our communications impact: promote our work, raise awareness and increase our reach. Communicate regularly with our guardians and volunteers
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Create content to contribute to our social media, newsletter and website, for example: develop inspiring case studies about our work and beneficiaries. Help gather content at in-person events to support storytelling
Experience:
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Experience in the charity sector in community engagement or development
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Practical experience in successfully planning, coordinating, and delivering community-based events, workshops and activities
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Experience engaging with communities in London
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Experience in recruiting, training, supervising, and motivating groups of volunteers
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Experience in building and maintaining strong, collaborative relationships with diverse stakeholders, such as resident groups, schools, local authorities and charities
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Experience using co-design principles to facilitate workshops with a diverse range of communities
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Knowledge of tree planting/environmental sector is desirable but not essential
Skills and qualities:
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Empathetic, with good listening skills
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Able to build and maintain strong and meaningful relationships
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Excellent interpersonal and communication skills - ability to adapt to different audiences
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A strong commitment to environmental and social justice
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Passionate about our cause and able to inspire others
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Understanding of lived experience and community needs
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Excellent time management and organisational skills
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Creative problem solver
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Strong degree of flexibility is desirable - due to the nature of community work, some evening and weekend work will be required. You will be given plenty of notice
Please note, if you don’t have all the skills or experience, we still encourage you to apply!
We plan, plant and care for street trees in partnership with local people
We are looking for an inspiring leader to drive the Wilder Communities programme at Sussex Wildlife Trust. This is a strategic role delivering an ambitious engagement offer that connects people with nature and supports our long-term vision.
We exist so that future generations can experience the joy and well-being that comes from connecting with nature in Sussex
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Use your strategic human resource leadership skills to help bring freedom from slavery and violence.
At IJM, we’re seeing the impossible become reality: entire justice systems transformed, violence reduced by up to 85%, and thousands of lives transformed. Now we’re stepping into a new season—scaling to rescue and protect millions.
To get there, we’re looking for an HR Business Partner to support the growth of our Programme Offices and Advancement Offices in Europe and Africa. You will serve as a bridge between regional and global leaders, ensuring we are aligned to our ambitious global mission and priorities. You will develop a strategic HR function for the region that supports talent acquisition and development, embeds our culture of agility and partnership, data-driven decision-making and spiritual formation.
You will bring outstanding HR business partnering experience at progressively senior levels, ideally within complex, matrixed and global organizations, a passion for justice and a mature Christian faith.
If you’re ready to put your strategic HR leadership skills to work so that all may be free, please see the job pack attached and prayerfully consider joining us. Closing date 7th January.
The post-holder will be based at GMRC but work alongside TRC and MASH women’s services and work within the pathfinder partnership, across all partner organisations, providing high quality, evidence based, low intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) based interventions using a guided self-help model, to clients with who have experienced sexual trauma but also have additional mental health needs.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
A little bit about the role
Location: Hybrid, 2 days a week expected in our London Office.
Salary: £65,431.97 (including London Office Allowance) plus competitive pension
Please note that this role will be closing on Monday 5 January 2026 at 9am.
The Principal Practice Tutor will play a leading role in and delivering Frontline’s Approach Social Work programme, a fast-track master’s in social work. This is an exciting role for someone who wishes to combine management and leadership responsibilities whilst keeping a close connection to the work of their team by working directly with participants on the programme.
The role of Principal Practice Tutor is to provide programme leadership and team management ensuring a high-quality teaching experience as well as ensuring excellent participant placement experience by supporting Consultant Social Workers.
The role comprises of six core areas of responsibility:
- Programme leadership and team management
- Resolve escalated participant issues
- Practice learning of participants
- Support of Consultant Social Workers
- Delivery (teaching) and Quality Assurance (marking) of the programme’s curriculum
- Supporting and operationalising wider organisational objectives
You will work alongside the Head of Delivery, Principal Curriculum Leads and Principal Partnership Leads to ensure a high quality, effective learning experience for our participants. You are responsible for successfully incorporating best practice in pedagogy, through the provision of training, guidance and quality assurance activities across teams.
We are actively seeking applicants from Global Majority backgrounds.
A little bit about you
We are looking for a master’s-qualified, SWE-registered social worker with substantial children and families experience and a passion for developing others. You’ll be an engaging leader with strong practice insight, confident decision-making skills and a commitment to inclusive, anti-racist social work education.
We have a fast-moving culture within the team and organisation, so we’re looking for someone who is who is well organised, details-focused and can use their initiative to do what works. You will have excellent communication skills, be able to build relationships with people and be willing to learn. There are lots of opportunities for growth and development in this role – and for the right candidate to make the role their own.
If you feel you have the skills to make a real impact and contribute to creating lasting social change for children and families, we would love to hear from you.
Important information
We have increased the diversity of Frontline’s workforce in the last 12 months, but we need to do more to have greater racialised minority representation in our senior roles. We know the value racialised minority voices bring and therefore, we are strongly encouraging applicants from these backgrounds to apply. We are also a disability confident employer and welcome applicants with disabilities.
We recognise that artificial intelligence (AI) such as ‘ChatGPT’ etc can be useful for applicants e.g. to shorten an initial draft, so we do not attempt to have an absolute ban on AI in applications. However we would caution applicants not to rely too much on AI in drafting answers to application questions. We want to hear your authentic voice arising out of your experience, and we will be looking for answers that use examples and experiences that are specific to you. You are more likely to be able to produce that kind of content yourself than an AI will.
We reserve the right to close this role ahead of the deadline once we reach a suitable number of applications, so please apply as soon as you can!
This role is ineligible for sponsorship and so all applicants must have the right to work in the UK.
To make life better for children at risk of harm, by improving the services that support them.



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Join Shaftesbury – Where every role adds up to a life well lived
We’re looking for a Head of Individual Giving to join our dynamic Fundraising and Communications team — a passionate group of people who want to make a difference. If you’re strategic, creative and driven, this is your opportunity to play a key role in Shaftesbury’s work.
At Shaftesbury, we’re more than a disability charity — we’re a team dedicated to helping children, young people and adults live full, flourishing lives. Guided by our values of being Open, Enabling, Inclusive and Courageous, we deliver personalised care and support that changes lives every day.
Please note this role does not qualify for visa sponsorship.
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GADN is recruiting for a new Director (Job share – Funding, Finance and Governance)
GADN brings together NGOs and individual experts committed to achieving gender equality and the rights of women and girls in all their diversity across the world. Our Secretariat is a small but highly respected team coordinating advocacy towards the UK Government and supporting our members to promote best practice.
This new position will work alongside the existing Director to provide strategic direction and vision to the network and oversee the organisation’s operational work. In addition, the primary purpose of this role will be to bring in new sustainable sources of funding for the network in an increasingly difficult funding climate, and to ensure the smooth running of financial and administrative systems and Board governance.
We are looking for someone with leadership skills and vision who is passionate about our work and able to enthuse others. The ideal candidate will have a track-record in securing new funds and experience of external representation at senior levels with donors. You will bring experience in management, ideally at a senior level, and an understanding of budgets and financial planning.
This is an 18-month fixed-term position, for 14 hours a week.
If you are interested in applying, please review the job description and complete the application form by 9pm GMT on Wednesday 7 January 2026.
GADN values diversity and inclusion and encourages applicants from all backgrounds and life experiences to join our team. As we continue working to decolonise our practice and build an anti-racist organisation, we actively welcome applications from Black women and Women of Colour who we recognise are under-represented in the UK international development sector. Selection will be based on skill, experience and suitability for the role. If you share our core commitments, we would love to hear from you!
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Our volunteers are at the heart of everything we do at Richmond Borough Mind. They help us deliver a wide range of mental health services to our community, from counselling, Peer Group Network, Peer Support to Crisis support. Their dedication makes a real difference and we are committed to supporting them every step of the way.
We are seeking a passionate and proactive Volunteering Coordinator to ensure our volunteers feel valued, supported and inspired. In this role, you will:
· Identify and plan for the organisation’s volunteer needs.
· Lead on volunteer recruitment, induction and retention.
· Provide guidance, training and personal development opportunities — with a particular focus on supporting those with lived experience of mental health.
· Build strong relationships, fostering a positive and inclusive volunteer culture.
About you
If you are a natural people-person who thrives on building connections, with experience in volunteer coordination and administration, and you have excellent communication and organisational skills, this role is for you.
This role requires flexibility and a willingness to travel within the Borough of Richmond. In return, you’ll join a dedicated team in a supportive environment where your work will have a tangible impact on people’s lives.
RB Mind offers:
· Flexible working
· 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays per year, increasing by 1 day per full year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days) [pro rata]
· Contributory pension
· Bonus 1 day of annual leave per year over the festive period (pro rata)
· Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) which includes free counselling sessions
· Training and personal development opportunities
· Paid time off for medical appointments
· Staff away days and socials
The successful candidate will be subject to a Disclosure & Barring (DBS) check.
Interviews will be held soon after the closing date of Sunday 14th December.
Please address in your cover letter how you meet the person specification for the role.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Join us as our Senior Legal Aid Advisor. We will always stand by people standing up to an unjust immigration system. We provide a safe haven for people to rebuild their lives and our Senior Legal Aid Advisor role is a key part of that. Sitting in the immigration team, you will work on our Legal Aid contract alongside a team of Immigration Advisors working on a mix of grant funded projects for migrants unable to afford private representation. You will work within a supportive environment, reporting to our Immigration Manager, and be able to develop your areas of expertise. We’re a small and collaborative team so you will have the opportunity to work closely with other members of the organisation.
Main Roles
- Manage a full caseload of complex immigration matters funded by legal aid, including asylum, human rights, and deportation cases.
- Ensure compliance with regulatory and contractual obligations (IAAS, SRA, LAA).
- Complete funding applications, manage provider submissions, track time, prepare and submit legal aid bills and ensure compliance with LAA obligations.
- Provide ad hoc supervision, mentoring or training to members of the immigration team working on related immigration matters.
Please download our application pack to find about more about the Senior Legal Aid Advisor Role.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job Details
Employment Type: Part-time, Permanent (18.45 hours per week / 2.5 days)
Location: Centrala CIC, Birmingham
Salary: £25,000 to £28,000per annum (FTE)
Start Date: January 2025
About the Role
Are you passionate about building meaningful relationships within diverse communities?
Do you have experience working with minoritised and marginalised groups, especially migrants?
Are you empathetic, creative, and motivated to help people connect, participate, and make a difference locally?
If so, we have an excellent opportunity for you to join Centrala.
We are seeking a dedicated and dynamic Community Inclusion Officer to support the delivery of our Migration Programme. The role involves building strong, trusting relationships with migrant communities, uncovering what matters to people, and helping them connect, participate, and influence positive change.
You’ll work closely with the Migration Programme Manager to shape, deliver, and grow initiatives that engage and support Central and Eastern European (CEE) and other underrepresented migrant communities across Birmingham and nationally.
Your work will involve delivering existing and developing new projects that empower communities and promote inclusion. By co-creating events, support structures, and opportunities for collaboration, you’ll help foster resilience, amplify migrant voices, and influence local narratives, civic life, and policy.
This is a unique opportunity to work at the intersection of culture, community, and social impact — with relationships and creativity at its heart.
Our Key Goals
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Migrant communities have more influence over the changes in their local area.
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Migrants are included in decision-making processes and service delivery.
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Migrants are actively involved in developing place-based community assets and projects.
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A more diverse range of local people work together to improve their communities.
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Relationships and collaboration between local stakeholders are strengthened.
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People feel proud of their local area and hopeful for the future.
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Stories about migration and migrant communities are more inclusive and welcoming.
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People are better informed about opportunities and local assets.
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New migrants can navigate life more easily, leading to positive adaptation and integration.
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Public perceptions of migrants become more positive.
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Migrant voices are represented and included in policy, development, and planning.
Key Responsibilities
1. Community Engagement & Relationship Building
Main Responsibilities:
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Conduct outreach and engagement with CEE and new migrant communities to build stronger, more representative participation.
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Support the development of new community initiatives to encourage collaboration and leadership.
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Ensure migrants—especially those from marginalised groups such as LGBTQ+ people, disabled people, and those experiencing mental health challenges—are included and heard.
Key Tasks:
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Hold regular one-to-one meetings to understand people’s concerns, hopes, and ambitions.
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Identify and support active community members to develop confidence, participation, and leadership skills.
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Support community groups to connect, collaborate, and take part in shared projects.
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Amplify migrant voices in public conversations and forums.
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Create and deliver communications plans (including social media) to connect and inspire active citizens.
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Support and encourage local initiatives, events, and community projects.
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Deliver workshops, meetings, panel discussions, and cultural celebrations.
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Organise both online and in-person events to strengthen community ties.
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Maintain an active network of community contacts and ensure efficient communication.
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Lead local communications, including newsletters and online content.
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Contribute to research, evaluation, and partnership-building efforts.
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Support the training and development of migrant leaders, volunteers, and peer workers.
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Represent Centrala’s migration work in external meetings and forums.
2. Project Delivery and Coordination
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Plan, schedule, and manage activities using tools such as Asana.
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Ensure events and activities are delivered within budget and on time.
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Evaluate project effectiveness and incorporate lessons learned.
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Support the development of impactful local activities, events, and community-led initiatives.
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Identify opportunities to collaborate with external organisations and campaigns.
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Monitor migration policy developments and identify key issues for community response.
3. Monitoring, Evaluation & Reporting
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Prepare and monitor evaluations of projects and activities.
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Assist in compiling reports for funders and stakeholders.
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Support data collection and maintain accurate financial records.
4. Fundraising & Financial Oversight
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Contribute to Centrala’s fundraising initiatives.
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Support the development and management of project budgets.
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Ensure timely collection of data and maintain financial accountability.
5. Training, Development & Organisational Learning
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Take responsibility for personal development and wellbeing.
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Reflect on and improve your engagement practice.
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Share learning and contribute to team growth.
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Produce reports and follow Centrala’s procedures to a high standard.
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Participate in Centrala and sector training related to community engagement, inclusion, and migration.
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Stay informed about migration sector developments, legal changes, and research.
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Adopt a continuous learning approach to community engagement and development.
Person Specification
Essential Skills, Knowledge & Experience
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Lived experience of migration.
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Minimum of 3 years’ experience in a similar role.
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Proven success building relationships with diverse communities, especially CEE and new migrant groups.
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Strong understanding of equality, diversity, and inclusion principles.
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Ability to work independently with excellent time management and prioritisation skills.
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Strong communication skills—both written and verbal.
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Experience managing conflict and challenging situations.
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Budget management experience.
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Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Google Drive, Asana, Canva, and social media.
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Experience working with marginalised groups and providing outreach or signposting support.
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Creative approach to community engagement and programme delivery.
Personal Qualities
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A natural people-person who enjoys connecting with others.
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Enthusiastic and passionate, with a practical approach to getting things done.
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Able to work independently and collaboratively as part of a small team.
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Motivational, empathetic, and community-focused
Additional Information
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This role involves regular evening and weekend work.
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An Enhanced DBS check is required.
Values and Beliefs Underpinning Our Work
Our work at Centrala is grounded in values that reflect who we are and guide everything we do. These principles shape how we deliver our mission, build partnerships, and create a working culture rooted in respect and purpose.
We are committed to social integration, bringing together diverse audiences through
art, dialogue, and shared cultural experiences. We believe in fostering understanding and connection, celebrating the richness of all communities, and ensuring their cultures and heritage are valued and visible within British society.
Our working culture, shaped by our staff, volunteers, trustees, artists, partners, and
community network, draws on these core values:
• Equality & Diversity — We see these as essential for coexistence, recognising that
diversity enriches us all.
• Inclusion — We strive to prevent isolation or marginalisation, ensuring individuals feel welcome and valued.
• Collaboration — We build together, sharing agency, responsibility, and ownership across our community.
• Communication — Clear, respectful, and honest dialogue is central to all our relationships.
• Integration — We celebrate the cultural and social contributions of all communities
within British society.
• We uphold fairness, equity, transparency, and accountability in all our work, ensuring that every individual involved with Centrala — no matter their background, age, gender,belief, or role — can participate fully, safely, and with dignity.
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This is an opportunity to lead a varied and meaningful engagement and volunteering portfolio within a small, supportive charity. You’ll support and develop volunteers, build relationships with community partners, and coordinate public engagement activities to ensure that people’s voices shape local health and care services. If you’re looking for a role where your work has real purpose, where you can grow your skills and where new ideas are genuinely welcomed, we’d love to hear from you.
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Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: Circa £32,300
Hours: 37 per week
Department: People Culture & Leadership
Directorate: Continuous Improvement
Location: Working from home, with occasional UK travel
Reports to: Senior PCL Specialist
As part of the NFCC People Culture and Leadership (PCL) Hub this post plays a key role in supporting and enabling fire and rescue services (FRS) to drive organisational and culture change.
The postholder will use their subject matter knowledge, skills and experience alongside the principles of project management to support the design, development and implementation of a range of PCL products and services. Whilst the role supports all PCL activities, the role will have a focus on Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI)-related projects, therefore experience in this area is particularly desirable. Moreover we require someone with relevant knowledge and experience in one or more fields of the people/HR/OD/EDI profession.
Evaluating the effectiveness of the NFCC’s PCL products and their benefits to FRS’s will be a key aspect of the role and the postholder will undertake a range of evaluation activities to identify improvements and make recommendations for improvement. They will be responsible for implementing agreed changes and maintaining PCL products to ensure they remain fit-for-purpose.
Stakeholder engagement is a key element of the role by building effective relationships and establishing networks to improve the uptake/adoption of PCL products and drive culture change.
If this sounds like the kind of opportunity that you would be interested in; please have a look at the detailed Job description on the NFCC website and apply.
How to apply:
Please complete the application form linked from the ‘apply now’ button on the NFCC website. CV’s will NOT be accepted for this position.
Closing Date – 4 January 2026 with interviews being conducted on the 15 January 2026.
PLEASE NOTE - THIS VACANCY WILL CLOSE BEFORE THE CLOSING DATE IF WE RECEIVE A HIGH NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS.
NFCC is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and will require a DBS check to be completed prior to commencing in post.
NFCC is committed to being an inclusive employer. We comply with the Equality Act 2010, and we believe that everyone deserves to work in safe environments that are free from bullying, harassment and discrimination, abuse, and harm, where they feel supported, welcome, and able to thrive.
NFCC acknowledges the duty of care to safeguard, protect and promote the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and is committed to ensuring safeguarding practice reflects statutory responsibilities, government guidance and complies with best practice, all staff are expected to share this commitment.
NFCC is an independent membership association and the professional voice of UK fire and rescue services.
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Overview
Change Grow Live are a charity dedicated to the belief that we can make a difference to our Service Users lives, offering support and respect in a safe environment, treating each user as an individual and working with them to find the right treatment and care options.
Our core values are ‘Be open, be compassionate and be bold’ and our team members apply these daily to achieve our mission of helping people change the direction of their lives, grow as individuals, and live life to its full potential.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Programmes Facilitator to join the HMP Erlestoke Substance Misuse Psychosocial Interventions Service who has the skills and experience to engage our service users, ensuring that they access the right intervention at the right time, in a way that best meets their needs.
PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A PRISON-BASED ROLE AND IS SUBJECT TO PRISON SECURITY CLEARANCE.
Where: HMP Erlestoke
Full Time Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Full Time Salary Range: £27,861.26 - £32,002.35 (dependent on experience)*
Contract Type: Permanent
*Please note: Full-time hours at Change Grow Live are 37.5 hours per week. For part-time roles, the salary and payments will be pro rata based on contracted hours.
Responsibilities
About the role:
- You will work with service users to initiate recovery from drug and/or alcohol dependence, to enable service users in the prison to build their own recovery capital and to support them to move into long term sustained recovery and social (re)integration.
- To develop and deliver group psychosocial interventions. This involves facilitating Foundations of Rehabilitation programme, in addition to pod working tailored to the needs of the caseload.
- To be creative and innovative so that the post best meets the needs of the service user, promoting access into treatment, and encouraging engagement with underrepresented communities.
- Assess suitability for groups related to risk and special needs, working closely with prison partners to schedule attendance.
About you:
- Sensitivity in working with complex and diverse needs.
- Demonstrate a strong recovery focus and have knowledge of a range of psychosocial interventions.
- Ability to manage change successfully in a way that prioritises the needs of service users.
- Understand the importance of information governance processes and commit to follow and apply all necessary safeguards.
- Seek out learning opportunities to improve and broaden your professional knowledge and skills and to contribute and oversee the learning and development of others.
What we will give to you:
- 25 days holiday (+ bank holidays) rising by 1 day for each years’ service “Capped at 30 days”
- Paid ‘Wellness’ hour each week along with a ‘Wellness’ hub and Employee Assist Programme
- Contributory pension scheme
- Several benefits incl. discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc.
- A friendly and supportive team
- Training, career development & progression opportunities
Please ensure that when completing your application form and supporting statement, you reflect on the details outlined in the job description. This will help us understand how your skills and experiences align with the requirements of the role.
Please note: This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK at the time of application. For applicants with time-limited visas, unfortunately, we are unable to support new visa applications or extensions.
Interviews: Competency Based Interview- 5th January, Values Based Interview- 7th January
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high number of applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
Salary Range (pro rata if part time)
CGL points 23 to 28 (£27,861.26 - £32,002.35)
ILW / OLW /Fringe
N/A - Outside London Weighting Area
Interview Date
5/1/2026
Closing Date
29/12/2025
This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.
Our mission is to help people change the direction of their lives, grow as individuals, and live life to its full potential.
Are you an inspiring leader with a passion for improving the lives of women and families in the perinatal period?
Are you ready to lead the next phase of growth and development of our established Perinatal Mental Health Support charity as Chief Executive?
About Light Peer Support
Light is a perinatal mental health support charity, set up in 2010, which has grown to support parents and their families across South Yorkshire through the provision of peer support and counselling. We’re led by our passion to support mental health during pregnancy and beyond for all families from all communities.
From our hub in Sheffield as well as in Family Hubs across Sheffield, Rotherham, Doncaster and Barnsley, we work with families who are experiencing emotional and mental health difficulties in the perinatal period, working in partnership across the statutory and voluntary sector to raise awareness of perinatal mental health difficulties and the support available.
We’re committed to providing services that embrace diversity to support equity in service access and promote equality of opportunity.
The role
Following the planned retirement of our current Chief Executive, we are seeking an exceptional leader to guide our grassroots charity through its next phase of growth and development. As our new Chief Executive, you will work closely with the Board of Trustees to build on a strong foundation of trusted services and demonstrable outcomes. You will provide inspiring strategic, financial, and operational leadership to ensure our services remain sustainable, evidence-based, trauma-informed, and responsive to the needs of parents and families from all communities.
We’re looking for a compassionate, visionary leader with proven senior-level experience who can balance day-to-day operational oversight with stakeholder engagement and longer-term strategic thinking.
This is a pivotal moment for our organisation. You will lead us into an exciting new chapter — strengthening partnerships, creating new collaborations, expanding our reach, diversifying income, and driving innovation in how we support families. As our lead ambassador, you’ll champion lived experience and the value of co-production, raise awareness of perinatal mental health challenges, and influence change locally and nationally to improve the experiences of families at a crucial time in their lives.
We looking to you to bring the following skills and experience:
Senior operational and strategic leadership with at least 3 years’ experience, including successful delivery of public or private sector contracts.
Service growth and development experience, including leading organisational expansion and managing performance, contracts, tenders, and funding or grant applications.
Financial and governance expertise, including budget management, financial oversight, reporting to governing boards, and strong knowledge of governance, compliance, safeguarding, and GDPR.
People leadership, with a track record of managing staff, building high-performing teams, and increasing volunteer involvement.
Stakeholder engagement and networking skills to advance awareness and investment in our mission.
Sector knowledge, including understanding of maternity, mental health and children’s services, and the challenges faced by women and families in the perinatal period, along with the value of timely intervention.
Equality at Light
We believe that every parent deserves understanding, compassion, and the right support at the right time and in the right place.
We’re proud to be a welcoming, inclusive charity, and we want our team to reflect the diverse communities we serve. We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and life experiences, especially those with lived experience of perinatal mental health challenges. We're aiming for a workforce that is truly representative of the communities we serve.
We're a family friendly employer and open to discussion on flexible working subject to service needs.
If you’re an inspiring leader who shares our passion for supporting parents and families — and you’re ready to build on a proud 15-year legacy and shape the future of perinatal mental health support — we’d love to hear from you.
Please note full-time working is 35 hours/week
Closing date 23:59 Monday 1st December 2025
Light is a peer support charity that offers emotional support to families during the perinatal period.

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