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ABOUT THE ROLE
- Job Title: Fundraising Coordinator
- Location: Nottingham office – minimum three days per week at the office.
- Salary: £25,000
- Permanent: 35 hours per week.
Make a real difference to life after brain injury. Join us as Headway’s Fundraising Coordinator and be part of a dynamic, forward-thinking fundraising team that raises vital funds and increases national visibility.
Headway UK– the brain injury association, supports thousands of people every year. Every 90 seconds, someone is admitted to a UK hospital with a brain injury. Brain injury can happen to anyone, of any age, at any time. The Fundraising Team raises critical funds and awareness so that everyone affected by brain injury has the support they need to live well.
WHAT YOU WILL DO:
The Fundraising Coordinator plays a central support role across the Fundraising Team, providing high-quality income, operational and stewardship support, with specialist activities for corporate, community and events fundraising.
You will:
- Be the first point of contact between fundraisers and Headway UK, helping to build initial relationships.
- Ensure effective income management working closely with the Finance Team.
- Help deliver supporter stewardship, welcoming and thanking our community, challenge events and individual supporters.
- Support the Corporate Partnerships Manager, helping with our Corporate Membership and building our new business prospect pipeline.
- Attend key events, alongside the Events Team, including at the London Marathon, London Landmarks Half Marathon, Great North Run and our Annual Awards.
- Represent Headway at community events, ensuring our supporters receive the best possible experience.
ABOUT YOU
We would love to hear from you if you have:
- Experience working in a fundraising or customer care/administration environment.
- Experience in managing queries and delivering a high standard of stewardship to all stakeholders.
- Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects.
- Excellent communication and relationship building skills.
- Excellent numeracy skills and proficiency with Excel and similar systems.
- Understanding of fundraising principles and supporter engagement.
- Pro-active individual who likes working collaboratively.
- Proficiency in working with databases and CRM platforms.
- A commitment to safeguarding, equality, and Headway’s values
You will be joining a supportive, passionate and collaborative charity committed to improving life after brain injury.
BENEFITS
As a staff member at Headway UK you’ll have access the following range of benefits:
Financial Security -
- Competitive Salaries
- Pension - You will be automatically enrolled into the People’s Pension, with Headway contributing between 3–6% dependant on your contributions
- Occupational Sick Pay Scheme – Increasing with length of service.
- Death in Service Benefit - You’ll have the security of knowing if anything happens to you your loved ones will be provided for
Flexible Working
- Remote working – For the majority of our roles we can facilitate hybrid working.
- We understand that a healthy work-life balance is essential for our team to thrive. Headway UK offers flexible working arrangements, promoting well-being and ensuring you can take care of yourself while you care for others.
Wellbeing
- You’ll benefit from a fully comprehensive 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme including access to counselling services.
- Eye Test Vouchers
- Mental Health First Aiders
Holidays and leave
- You’ll get 25 days leave incrementally increasing to 30 days based on service plus Bank Holidays.
Benefits
- ·You’ll have access to a range of shopping and lifestyle benefits and discounts through our IMHR Plus Privilege membership.
ABOUT US
Headway UK plays a pivotal role in supporting individuals and families affected by brain injuries. Our comprehensive services encompass rehabilitation, counselling, and practical assistance to help survivors regain independence and improve their quality of life. Headway UK is at the forefront of raising awareness about the challenges faced by those with brain injuries and advocates for their rights, ensuring they receive the care and understanding they deserve. Through a combination of educational initiatives, community outreach, and personalised support, Headway UK strives to rebuild lives, offering a lifeline to those navigating the complexities of brain injury recovery.
Embark on a fulfilling career with Headway UK, join our compassionate team and contribute to our mission of rebuilding lives after brain injury. Make a meaningful impact with Headway UK, where every role plays a crucial part in empowering those on the path to recovery.
SAFEGUARDING
At Headway UK we are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of vulnerable adults. We expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow best practice as set out within the Care Act 2014. All successful applicants will be subject to safer recruiting procedures and will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment checks including a DBS check and two satisfactory references.
EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
We recognise, value and champion diversity and inclusion. We want to ensure are staff population reflect the diverse service users that we support. For us diversity and inclusion is about building happy teams, full of people that want to learn and be inspired by each other, by our different experiences and backgrounds. Inclusion means providing the people we recruit with opportunities and valuing everyone’s contributions and perspectives.
We are also committed to removing barriers for applicants with a disability during our recruitment process, upon appointment and as an employee.
Thank you for your interest in Headway UK and we look forward to getting to know you!
How to apply
Closing date: 5pm on 20 May
Interview date: 3rd- 5th June.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Contract: 12-month fixed term, part time
Shift pattern:
Wednesday 3-7.45pm
Thursday 3-7.45pm
Friday 3-7.45pm
Saturday 3-7.30pm
Annual leave: 33 days (plus eight bank holidays)
Benefits:
- enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave, and shared parental pay
- family-friendly policies
- 8% employer pension contribution (Aviva)
- life assurance cover at 3 x annual salary
- health cashback plan (Medicash): employee cover plus up to four dependent children
- 24/7 virtual GP access (UK registered), plus access to Best Doctors
- confidential employee assistance programme (Medicash)
- access to a wellbeing app
- flexible working options including hybrid working, flexible working patterns such as part-time, compressed hours, and more*
- learning and development opportunities including bespoke training and access to LinkedIn Learning)
- commitment to employee health and wellbeing. We have a Menopause Friendly accreditation and are a Disability Confident employer
Dementia UK has an opportunity for a passionate Fundraising Community Coordinator to join our mass participation team. You will play a crucial part in managing the online communities for our month-long Virtual Events and Owned Products, ensuring an exceptional experience for our dedicated supporters. Examples of these events include Walk 31 Miles in May, Time for a Cuppa and Fans vs Dementia.
As a Fundraising Community Coordinator, you will be responsible for first point of contact with supporters in our online communities and inboxes, promptly responding to inquiries to help inspire and uplift fundraising activity.
You will also assist with the development of the supporter experience, including helping to improve fundraising resources, creating FAQ’s and gathering compelling case studies to further drive support. Additionally, you will provide administrative support to the whole team, acknowledging donations, and offering an exceptional experience to our event supporters via SMS, email and social media becoming a fundraising expert within the Mass Participation Team.
We are looking for you to have a proven track record in building positive relationships, and delivering exceptional customer service. You will have experience of following processes and have strong organisational and planning skills. Experience in managing online communities and utilising databases will be highly beneficial.
If this sounds like you, join us now and be part of a team dedicated to making a real difference in the lives of those affected by dementia.
This role will be subject to a Basic DBS check.
Our culture
In addition to a competitive salary and a generous benefits package, we truly value our people. It’s important for us to create a working environment that looks after our workforce to support them in achieving their full potential. You will become part of a diverse and dedicated team who are supported to use and develop their skills. We recognise and value the key role you will play in delivering our strategic plans for the benefit of those living with dementia.
Our staff have a voice. Representatives from different roles and levels across the organisation positively contribute to and lead on our working groups around health and wellbeing, menopause, and equity, diversity and inclusion.
Dementia UK is proud to welcome everyone. We aim for a truly inclusive culture with talented, diverse teams that represent a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We celebrate difference and individuality and encourage everyone to join us and be their whole selves always.
Dementia UK is a Disability Confident Employer.
By applying to join Dementia UK, you acknowledge that in the event you are successful for the role, any offer and your ongoing employment will be conditional on you having or obtaining the right to work in the UK.
*Please note that any decision on flexible working is based on business needs
We expect this role to attract high interest and may close it before the advertised closing date. To avoid disappointment, we recommend submitting an application at your earliest opportunity.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Counselling and Outreach Coordinator role is key to SEL Mind's exciting new counselling service for Black residents of Southwark, delivered as part of the wider Southwark Wellbeing Hub. This full-time role will shape the Wellbeing Hub's provision to the Black community, expanding equitable access to culturally-appropriate support.
As Coordinator, you will provide initial clinical assessments to prospective service users and coordinate a small pool of Trainee Counsellors, expanding future access to Black-led counselling. You'll line manage an Administrator who is responsible for scheduling and other practical elements of the service. You'll also work closely in partnership with community organisations to ensure relevant, de-colonial approaches, including maintaining a delivery partnership with Black Psychotherapy.
The main working site is a community centre in SE5, and the community outreach work involves regular travel across the borough. You will play a vital role in building community trust, ensuring that we are creating routes into the service and continually seeking and implementing feedback.
We are seeking a qualified therapist who is passionate about improving Black people's access to early mental health support. Relationships and partnership working is vital, so you should be able to work independently but collaboratively, to be proactive and show initiative.
The role will involve:
- Undertaking skilled assessments of client needs and risks, taking into account the nature and complexity of presenting needs and suitability for short-term therapeutic work
- Recruiting and training volunteer Counsellors, ensuring trauma-informed work integrating spirituality and cultural values, using creative therapeutic modalities, and maintaining therapeutic relationships that honour diverse healing approaches
- Maintaining a live engagement strategy and actively reaching out with physical presence to grassroots organisations, faith groups, community centres, cultural associations, and spaces for people experiencing difficult situations including e.g. food banks and advice/advocacy organisations
- Contributing to the development and continuous improvement of the service, bringing recommendations to support the SWH's inclusivity and best practice
This role involves providing culturally specific support to Black clients. Applicants must be able to demonstrate lived experience of, and deep cultural understanding within, Black communities, and the ability to build trust with Black service users.
Successful applicants will be expected to undergo an Enhanced Level Disclosure and Barring Service check.
Closing date: Thursday 7th May (11:59pm)
Likely interview date: Monday 18th May
We encourage early applications as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high number of applications.
About Us
SEL Mind supports people with mental health problems and dementia in the boroughs of Bromley, Greenwich, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark. We are proud of our diverse workforce and know that our organisation is made stronger by the variety of backgrounds, experience, and ideas within it. We promote a culture of inclusion and representation, and are working hard to build a workforce that even better reflects the communities we support.
SEL Mind is somewhere that you can be your authentic self without fear of discrimination on the grounds of ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, neurodivergence, gender, age, lived experience of mental health problems or anything else that’s part of who you are.
Read more about staff benefits and why staff love working here on our website.
We work to be there when it matters for people living with mental health problems and dementia in Bromley, Greenwich, Lambeth, Lewisham, and Southwark



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GMYN is looking for a passionate and creative individual to develop our work with disabled and neurodivergent young people. You would be joining a passionate and highly skilled team, all wanting to make a difference to young people’s lives.
The Role
We are looking for a Programme Coordinator to primarily lead our transformative project, MCR Social. An exciting project that supports disabled and neurodivergent young people aged 14–17 to take part in social activities they choose, building confidence, independence, and friendships.
Alongside delivery, you will play a key role in developing GMYN’s wider Disability and Neurodiversity work, building partnerships, collaborating with organisations across Greater Manchester, and influencing practice to embed youth voice and inclusive approaches.
This is a dual focussed role, combining direct work with young people with project development, offering the opportunity to create meaningful impact both at an individual and across the sector. In practice, this means you might spend part of your week working with young people in sessions or 1:1 support, and the rest developing partnerships, planning projects, or influencing wider practice across the sector.
You will co-design and deliver engaging sessions, providing consistent support to help young people connect and thrive, while ensuring their voices shape the opportunities available.
We are committed to embedding youth voice within our own projects as well as influencing the wider sector, so that disabled and neurodivergent young people are at the heart of decision-making. Our projects support young people to do the following:
- Access social and developmental opportunities
- Build confidence
- Strengthen their sense of belonging
- Have a meaningful voice in their communities
- Improve their wellbeing
If you have experience supporting young people and are motivated to make a meaningful difference, you will find a rewarding opportunity here.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead project development and growth – Shape GMYN’s disability and neurodiversity work to meet local needs and organisational priorities.
- Deliver high quality provision – Facilitate inclusive group sessions and 1:1 support using trauma-informed, youth work approaches.
- Build partnerships and influence practice – Develop relationships with partners to co-create opportunities and embed inclusive, youth-led approaches across the sector.
- Embed youth voice – Ensure young people influence delivery, design, and strategic decision-making.
- Champion inclusion and accessibility – Drive equitable, accessible practice across delivery and partnerships.
- Safeguarding practice – Model strong safeguarding practice to ensure young people are safe and supported.
- Use insight to drive impact – Lead monitoring and evaluation to evidence impact and inform continuous improvement.
- Coordinate delivery and resources – Support planning, reporting, budgeting, and administration for effective delivery.
- Commit to learning and adaptability – Engage in reflective practice and respond to emerging needs.
Person Specification
We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences. We recognise that everyone brings unique strengths, perspectives, and insight.
If you believe you can thrive in this role and align with our values, we encourage you to apply—even if your experience doesn’t match every requirement.
Skills & Experience
- Experience working with disabled and/or neurodivergent young people
- Experience delivering youth work, activities, or programmes for disabled and/or neurodivergent young people
- Experience of building and maintaining effective partnerships
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills with both disabled and/or neurodivergent young people and professionals
- Understanding of youth work principles and trauma-informed approaches
- Experience of planning, coordinating, monitoring, and evaluating projects or activities
- Commitment to inclusion, accessibility, and youth voice
- Commitment to safeguarding children and young people
- Ability to reflect on practice and demonstrate learning in line with organisational values
For further infomation on this role, the personal specification and GMYN more widely, please download our job pack, available on this page. This provides all the information on how to apply and more details regarding the roles.
Thank you for showing an interest in joining GMYN!
We encourage all applicants to apply via this page on Charityjob.
However, you can also send an audio/video version (maximum 5 minutes) of your cover letter instead of a written application. Please see the details in the attached job pack for further information.
At GMYN, our vision is #YoungPeopleCan, and our goal is that young people are safe, heard, and capable of great things.
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Design and Brand Coordinator
Hours: 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday, generally 9am to 5pm with occasional evening or weekend work if required.
Salary: £26,680 to £29,442 per annum (subject to skills and experience)
Contract: Permanent
Location: Head Office, Centrum, Norwich Research Park. Work from other Big C premises or public events may be required from time to time.
We have a unique and exciting opportunity for a creative and innovative individual to join the Big C team as our Design and Brand Coordinator.
This is a role where your creativity will have real purpose. You’ll take the lead on creating engaging visual content that connects with our supporters, volunteers, service users, and healthcare and research communities. As the key guardian of the Big C brand, you’ll ensure our established visual identity is applied consistently and effectively, while focusing on delivering creative assets that are both compelling and fit for purpose. Working as part of our Fundraising, Marketing & Communications team, you’ll help ensure everything we produce is visually strong, cohesive, and delivered to a high standard.
About the role
If you’re someone who loves turning ideas into eye-catching, meaningful design, this could be the perfect role for you.
As our Design and Brand Coordinator, you’ll be at the heart of how Big C shows up visually - creating compelling content that captures attention, tells stories and inspires action. From campaign concepts to everyday materials, you’ll have the opportunity to make a real impact through your work, while keeping our brand looking sharp, consistent and instantly recognisable.
Key responsibilities:
- Lead the design and production of marketing collateral, ensuring all output aligns with brand values and audience needs
- Provide expert advice and guidance to colleagues on design approaches, formats and brand application
- Interpret and manage design briefs, ensuring clear objectives, deliverables, deadlines and target audiences
- Deliver creative projects to a high standard, on time and within scope, using strong creative judgment and problem-solving skills
- Lead on interior branding projects across the charity’s estate, including design, styling, signage and stakeholder coordination
- Coordinate and deliver creative assets across campaigns and channels, working collaboratively with the wider team
If you are reading this from our website, you will be able to access and download the full job description for this role here: Design and Brand Coordinator.
For an accessible version of this job description, please access here: Design and Brand Coordinator – Accessible Version.
About Big C
Big C is one of East Anglia’s largest cancer charities, having raised £50 million in 45 years. Each year, our supporters help us raise around £3 million to support people affected by cancer in our community.
We provide holistic care through Cancer Support Centres and Hubs, as well as online and telephone support via our Virtual Support Centre. Income comes from donations, local businesses, grants, legacies, and 12 charity shops across the region.
Committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion, Big C was recently awarded Gold Accreditation in the Best Employers Eastern Region 2025 and offers a supportive environment that values wellbeing and work/life balance.
Why Big C?
We’re proud to be a Best Employer (Gold, Eastern Region 2025) and offer a supportive, inclusive working environment that values wellbeing, development, and work-life balance.
Our benefits include:
- 33 days holiday (FTE, including bank holidays)
- 5% employer pension contribution
- Company sick pay and life assurance
- Wellbeing support including a Health Cash Plan and Employee Assistance Programme
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Hybrid working with some flexibility in hours
- Opportunities for professional development
If you share these values and want to make a real difference, we’d love to hear from you.
Together, we improve the lives of local people affected by cancer.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Referrals Coordinator supports women seeking asylum to access Women for Refugee Women’s (WRW) activities and the wider support they need. You will often be the first person a woman speaks to at WRW, so warmth, care, and trust are central to this role.
You will oversee referrals both into and out of WRW, ensuring women are supported to move safely and confidently between services. The role combines community‑based outreach, volunteer support, and clear administrative work, as part of a supportive hybrid team.
Please apply via CharityJob and submit:
• Your CV (maximum two pages), and
• A supporting statement (maximum two pages) explaining how you meet the person specification.
Application deadline: 24 May 2026, 11:59pm
We welcome applications from people with lived experience and from communities under represented in the charity sector. If you would like to apply in a different format or need reasonable adjustments at any stage of the process, please let us know.
Women for Refugee Women supports women seeking safety in the UK to rebuild their lives and campaigns alongside them for a compassionate asylum system.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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An exciting opportunity is now available at Crantock Drive for a Service Coordinator offered either as one Full-Time position or 2 Part-Time positions.
This role is to help shape, inspire and lead a team as well as positively impact and make a difference to the lives of the people we support.
Working with individuals with learning disabilities we are a busy 8 bed residential service. The successful applicant will need to be enthusiastic, to adapt quickly and lead a diverse team in different and challenging situations.
We are looking for someone who is organised, pro-active, can multi-task and work on their own initiative, proficient in IT systems (or quick learner!), as well as working in a person-centred way.
The successful Service Coordinator will include overseeing care packages for the people we support (liaising with professionals and families, creating and updating support plans and risk assessments, etc), line managing staff (including but not limited to supervisions, role modelling, wellbeing check-ins, following policies and protocols, etc,).
You would be working as part of a small team where good verbal and written communication is essential. Other essential skills include the capacity to work within professional boundaries, yet meet individuals with empathy, and the ability to have difficult conversations while creating good working relationships with colleagues.
The position is full time, worked over 5 days and will require you to work regular weekends. You will be based at Crantock Drive, however an element of the position will require you to be able to get to other locations for training, meetings, etc.
Experience in a leadership role is not essential; if you have the skills identified within our advert to bring to the post, you will be considered. Support and training will be available.
Here at Milestones Trust we recognise that without the hard work, commitment and passion of our staff, we wouldn’t be the charity we are today. That’s why we are committed to rewarding you with a competitive pay and benefits package including:
- 34 days’ annual leave, including recognised public holidays
- Learning and development to support your career growth
- Nationally recognised qualifications, from entry‑level care to management
- Flexible working, with rotas provided in advance
- Occupational Sick Pay after two years, increasing with service
- Health Cash Plan after probation, offering at least £695 cashback for health treatments (dental, optical, therapies, maternity/paternity, prescriptions)
- Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
- Free enhanced DBS check
- Dayforce Wallet, giving you access to your earnings before payday
- Employee referral scheme with financial rewards
- Employee Assistance Programme from day one, offering confidential 24/7 support
- Company pension scheme to help grow your retirement savings
Milestones Trust supports adults with learning disabilities and mental health needs to live their best lives.
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JOB TITLE: Societies Coordinator (x2)
SALARY: £30,900
LOCATION: LSE Students’ Union (Holborn, London)
WORKING HOURS: 37 hours per week
CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent
JOB SUMMARY: This role will be responsible for supporting and empowering Student Leaders, so that they and their Societies are able to organise a diverse range of high quality activities and events – thereby enhancing students’ overall extracurricular experience at LSE.
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Who are we?
Part business, part charity, part membership body – students’ unions are all seriously fun places to work. They are organisations in their own right. Professionally run, but different. Professional teams support elected student leaders to make change, improve lives and fulfil potential; we help make it happen. Founded in 1897, LSE Students' Union is one of the oldest Students' Unions in the UK and is the representative and campaigning body for students at The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). Like other Students' Unions, it also funds and facilitates student activities on campus, including 250+ societies, 40+ sports clubs through the Athletics Union (AU), the Media Groups, and the Raising and Giving (RAG) charitable fundraising initiatives.
What’s the job?
LSE Students’ Union has one of the largest and best offerings of student clubs and societies (including RAG and the media groups) in London, which shapes and impacts on almost every student’s experience of LSE. The post-holder for this role will support the Student Leaders within these Societies in delivering their activities throughout the year, and provide impactful development opportunities for them in doing so. The person who takes on this role will also communicate effectively with, and offer exceptional customer service to the diverse range of students and staff who engage with the Students’ Union in this area, such that a positive and rewarding extra-curricular experience is championed for all.
Who are we looking for?
We’re looking for a professional individual who has a passion for student experience, activities and events – all within a fast-paced environment. It is important that you have good written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to provide excellent customer service, to ensure that our students/groups receive the best possible experience from our support. You must have a keen eye for detail and an organised approach to your work, as you’ll be handling sensitive data/information, and have various competing priorities at any one time. Applicants should also be positive, committed and approachable, with the ability to develop and maintain stakeholder relationships and a desire to work in an organisation that services a culturally diverse membership.
Why apply?
Because you’re excited by the challenge! The exact opposite of corporate, we’re progressive, daring and creative individuals working to make a difference in unconventional workplaces. Plus…
Benefits and Perks
- 25 days of holiday per year
- Additional closure periods at Christmas and Easter
- Free LSE Students’ Union gym membership (including advice from dedicated professionals, and activities such as yoga, dance, and Pilates classes)
- Cycle to Work scheme enabling significant savings on bicycle purchase
- Access to LSE staff training courses
- Flexibility for work-life balance
- Interest-free travel loan
How do we recruit?
We want to ensure that all systems, policies and processes are free from bias or discrimination and are fair and accessible. Therefore, we ask that all candidates complete our application process by uploading the following three documents:
Part 1: CV – Outlining your skills and experience to date.
Part 2: Supporting Statement – A statement (no longer than 2 A4 pages) explaining your suitability for the role. This will be used to determine if you are shortlisted for an interview. Use the attached job description and person specification to help with this.
Part 3: Equal Opportunities Monitoring and Contact Form – This includes personal information so we can contact you if you are shortlisted for an interview. It also allows us to gather and analyse demographic information about our applicants. This form will only be seen by HR and will not impact shortlisting.
Want to apply?
To apply for this role, please complete an online application.
Job Application Timeline
Closing date: Wednesday 20 May 2026 (23:59pm)*
*Please note that we may close applications early if we receive a sufficient number.
Intended interview dates: Monday 01 June / Wednesday 03 June 2026
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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We are currently looking for a Grants and Project Development Coordinator to work with the Grants and Project Development Manager and Somerset Wildlife Trust (SWT) teams to help nurture and grow our portfolio of Trust, Foundation and other Grant income to support core Trust activity and individual projects.
Grants and Project Development Coordinator
Salary: £27,000 - £30,500 per annum FTE, Banding Level 2 (£21,000 - £24,400 per annum actual for 30 hours per week)
Contract type: Permanent
Working hours: Part time, 30 hours per week
Location: Taunton, Somerset, Opportunity for Hybrid working
About Us
Somerset Wildlife Trust is a local independent charity and the only organisation uniquely focused on improving the natural environment of Somerset for the benefit of wildlife and people. We champion Somerset’s stunning, diverse, and important natural environment, making the case for nature to the public and politicians. We protect wildlife and lead the recovery of the environment by example, including on our nature reserves.
About You and the Role
This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious individual who is confident in managing a portfolio of small trusts and foundations and would like to gain experience working on major trust and grant applications.
We are looking for an experienced trusts and foundations fundraiser to join our team. This role will be a key part of our fundraising team, managing a portfolio of trust and foundations with the capacity to give up to £25,000 and the opportunity to assist with major grant funding bids which will enable us to drive forward our ambitious goals.
You will deliver high quality written applications and reports in line with funder deadlines and keep in touch with donors and prospects via phone, virtually and in face-to-meetings and visits. We are looking for someone who has:
- Ability to manage tasks from start to finish and prioritise work to meet set deadlines.
- Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to engage with internal and external stakeholders.
- Ability to think creatively to generate income in line with our strategy.
Key responsibilities and tasks to meet the fundraising strategic targets:
Responsibility 1: Income generation
- Managing a portfolio of Trusts and Foundations to complete funding applications and, working with the Grants and Project Development Manager, to agree an annual programme of grant and trust applications to meet defined income targets.
- Assisting the Grants and Project Development Manager on major grant-funding applications and aligning smaller funds to secure match-funding for larger projects.
- Carrying out prospect research to identify new trust and grant funding opportunities.
Responsibility 2: Fund Relationship Management
- Stewarding an agreed portfolio of existing Trust and Foundation relationships, ensuring funder contributions are appropriately recognised and acknowledged and that grant criteria are met.
- Co-ordinating reports to funders, ensuring reports meet requirements and are sent on time.
- Developing new relationships with trust and foundation prospects identified to secure new income.
- Ensuring data on grant income and funders are updated and maintained to a high standard on the Trusts’ customer relationship management system (Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT) and SWT SharePoint.
- Assisting with the administration of the Trust’s Programme Management Board (PMB) and project development documentation, helping develop cases of support and content for funding applications.
Responsibility 3: Supporting Wilder Fundraising Strategy
- Highlighting funding opportunities to SWT teams and contributing to funding applications led by other teams.
- Liaising with SWT Finance team to ensure grants are properly recorded, allocated and spending tracked.
- Providing additional support to the Fundraising & Marketing Team (F&M) and other SWT teams, as required and agreed with your line manager.
We offer some fantastic benefits including:
- 7% employer pension contribution
- Life assurance
- Flexible and agile working
- Wellbeing support – EAP, wellbeing champions
- Diversity networks through RSWT/TWT
- Paid volunteer days
- Continuous Professional Development opportunities
- 33 days of holiday (25 + bank holidays) + Christmas shutdown
- Staff social calendar and events
The opportunity to make a real and positive difference to nature, communities and the climate
Closing date: Tuesday 19th May 2026
N.B. Kindly submit your application at your earliest convenience. Shortlisting will begin upon receipt of applications, and the position may be closed ahead of schedule if we receive sufficient interest. We strongly encourage you to apply as soon as you can to avoid disappointment.
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.
No agencies please.
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The LJS Community Care Co-ordinator is central to/at the heart of the care and advice provided to our members of all ages, where needed.
We are seeking someone who is confident in communicating with a range of people across generations, and empathising with those in stressful situations. Experience of working with volunteers, being motivated to help solve problems and alleviate difficulties, and familiarity with Social Services and Jewish community services are primary attributes.
Liaising with our Rabbis and lead volunteers to provide advice and help to members, preparing casework supervision, and maintaining communication with Social Services, appropriate charities and agencies are central responsibilities
This is also a pivotal role in ongoing safeguarding guidance and training; working with bereaved members and their families together with the Rabbis and the Synagogue Bereavement Support Team; and the training and support needs for LJS volunteers.
This significant role is supported by a part-time administrator and the LJS Community Care Committee.
The Liberal Jewish Synagogue is a large, vibrant, inclusive and diverse community in London. With 1,800+ members, the LJS is the longest established Liberal synagogue in the UK and one of the leading synagogues within the Movement for Progressive Judaism.
This role is subject to an enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check.
Please send a CV and a covering letter no longer than two sides describing how you meet the job specifications.
Hours: 18.5 hours per week, Wednesday – Friday onsite
Contract: Fixed Term, 14 months
Salary: £18,433 per annum (£31,617 FTE)
Location:North and East London
Reporting to:Enterprises & Training Manager
Our client Peter Bedford Housing Association (PBHA) is a housing association with charitable aims that create positive change in people’s lives. As well as homes and support, PBHA empower people to learn, access work and discover their creative talents. Based in Hackney, Islington and Newham PBHA work with people who are homeless, have mental health needs, learning disabilities and multiple needs. Their work enables people to move on and lead independent lives.
They are committed to an asset-based and psychologically informed approach to their work. Mutual support, participation and personal development for both staff and service users is key to this.
The role:
As Community & Volunteer Engagement Coordinator you will be assisting Peter Bedford Housing Association with its current strategic aims of making a difference for Tenants and Participants and achieving more through ambitious partnerships.
Situated within the housing association’s Enterprises & Training Team, you will lead the delivery of a specific project seeking to tackle food poverty and long-term development needs such as wellbeing and social connection.
You will work alongside the Pantry Coordinator to lead on developing a wrap-around service to enable access to skills training, IAG, and volunteering opportunities for PBHA’s tenants and local communities.
In this role you will develop partnerships to help Peter Bedford Housing Association listen to community needs collaborating with groups supporting global majority individuals to co-produce activities with wellbeing and community connection at its core. A key target of this important project is to work collaboratively to ensure Peter Bedford Housing Association activities and services are increasingly accessible and relevant to any local person who wishes to join.
Key duties and responsibilities:
- Identify, build, and maintain relationships with organisations supporting disadvantaged adults to develop skills and build resilience.
- Work collaboratively with local partners to co-produce services which reflect community needs.
- Organise and deliver events, and workshops that develop community cohesion.
- Oversee the delivery of exciting new activities, groups and workshops for Peter Bedford Housing Association tenants and the local community.
- Recruit & Support 15 volunteers to support with delivery of services.
- Apply learning gained through collaboration to adapt and improve the organisation’s approach to engaging individuals from marginalised groups.
- Increase Peter Bedford Housing Association’s community presence to promote its activities & services across the community.
- Monitor and evaluate impact over the course of the 1-year project.
- Develop new relationships with organisations that can support the delivery of a wrap-around service including money advice, talking therapies, pro bono legal advice and learning & development.
- Manage a team of volunteers to support with the delivery of services such as digital inclusion, events and marketing & communications.
Person specification:
Essential:
- At least 1 years’ experience working with services promoting learning & development, wellbeing and improving people’s outcomes.
- An understanding of community engagement, poverty reduction initiatives and improving outcomes.
- Experience of recruiting and managing volunteers.
- Experience of providing training and delivering engaging presentations in public.
- Good computer literacy including the ability to use Windows applications and word processing and database packages. This also includes the ability to use the Internet and to draft and send e-mails, marketing and communications for events.
- Experience of focusing on individuals’ strengths and of learning from mistakes.
- Experience of working in an outcomes focused way.
- A demonstrable commitment to promoting social inclusion through collaboration and innovation.
- Can positively contribute and take initiative, good negotiation skills
- Able to constructively challenge and lead positive change- including with assumed constraints and the abilities of people with ongoing mental health needs.
- Promotes positive risk taking and supporting people to find their own solutions to engrained challenges.
- Good verbal, written & positive interpersonal communication skills, ensuring that stakeholders are treated with respect and dignity and are not judged.
- Organise work effectively by prioritising, planning and excellent time management.
Desirable:
- Holds a level 3 award in education and training, level 2/level 3 information, advice and guidance qualification or equivalent.
- Ability to make engaging presentations in public.
- Experience of forging working relationships with the voluntary and statutory sector.
Peter Bedford Housing Association offers in return:
- Pro rata 26 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays, rising to 30 days with service
- Company pension scheme with employer contributions up to 5%
- Eye care vouchers
- Cycle to work scheme
- Enhanced company sick pay
To apply, please register your interest and we will send you an application form to complete. Using an application form supports equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practices.
Peter Bedford Housing Association is an Equal Opportunities employer who supports an inclusive culture and diversity for their staff and those they represent. They are committed to encouraging further growth from diverse groups, and welcome applications from people of all abilities and under-represented groups. Currently, PBHA have an underrepresentation from men and disabled communities. As such, they particularly welcome applicants from these groups.
For more information about Peter Bedford Housing Association, please visit their website.
Interviews will be held during the week commencing 11th May 2026.
Closing date: 11th May 2026
If you love connecting people with purpose, this is your chance to shape something extraordinary. Join Rockinghorse and lead a volunteer community that supports children and families when they need it most.
About Rockinghorse Children’s Charity
Rockinghorse Children’s Charity supports sick and disabled children across Sussex. We support babies, children and young people, along with their families, at The Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital and The Trevor Mann Baby Unit in Brighton and all of the specialist children’s wards and baby units throughout Sussex.
We deliver and fund projects that enable doctors and nurses to do more. All of projects are led by the needs of children and young people and their families – the lifesaving medical equipment, the support for parents and families, the toys for children spending time in hospitals across Sussex, the environments and spaces that help children feel more at home when they are in hospital and additional staff to make sure children get the best possible care when they are unwell.
Originally set up in 1967 by Dr Trevor Mann, we have been supporting children for more than 55 years, and in that time, we have supported nearly a million children and their families. As the official fundraising arm of the Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital, including the Trevor Mann Baby Unit, we work with the NHS, charity partners and the Sussex community to ensure children can be children no matter now sick they are.
We do not receive any government, statutory or local authority funding and so we rely on the generous support of individuals, community groups, companies and trusts: people like you, who care about children and want Sussex to be a safe place for children to grow up.
About the Role
In 2025 we launched our five-year strategic plan, which prioritised our activities to enable us to support more babies, children and teenagers. As we enter the final year of this strategy the charity continues to expand and develop its projects and services children all over Sussex.
This role will support the Head of Finance & Operations and be responsible for organising and managing the charity’s volunteers and the volunteer programme, working across the charity to ensure we have the right individuals to support our work. You will be responsible for the management, recruitment, onboarding and retention of all short and long-term volunteers, to ensure we can continue to deliver life-saving projects for children and young people across Sussex.
You’ll bring excellent organisational skills, outstanding written and verbal communication skills, a can-do attitude, evidence of brilliant people management skills, and a passion and enthusiasm for supporting young people. You’ll be part of a successful team that values wellbeing and champions teamwork, where our vision for children and young people is shared, and success is celebrated.
Duties of the Role
Support the charity to deliver brilliant projects and services that support children and their families:
· Work collaboratively across the charity team to recruit volunteers with the necessary skills, experience and commitment to support our project delivery, fundraising activities, events schedule and office work.
· Communicate regularly with our volunteer community, to highlight upcoming fundraising and challenge events and ensure there is sufficient and appropriate representation in place per event.
· Ensure that the charity has the right policies and procedures in place for the recruitment, onboarding, retention and management of volunteers.
· Lead on and co-ordinate the induction and training of volunteers to ensure they are fully onboarded and prepared for the charity and the role.
· Support volunteers to achieve their aspirations in terms of work experience, education, training or further volunteering during their time with us.
· Co-ordinate individual and/or group supervision and support for volunteers.
· Manage a volunteer database in line with relevant data protection legislation and ensure that all volunteers undergo appropriate due diligence during the recruitment process.
· Encourage and facilitate volunteers to share their experiences as case studies and reflections.
· Co-ordinate volunteer thank you initiatives, engagement activities and communications to ensure volunteers feel part of the charity and actively participate in our work.
· Create partnerships with new corporate and community partners to maintain a steady flow of volunteers into the charity.
· Develop effective working relationships with existing partners, helping to engage local teams in volunteering and fundraising opportunities.
· Oversee work experience placements throughout the year, ensuring a positive experience and maximising the return on investment for the team.
· Manage the offboarding process for all volunteers, ensuring a brilliant experience from start to finish.
· Support the Head of Marketing and Communications to create promotional, marketing and social media materials related to our volunteer programme.
· Modernise and automate processes on an ongoing basis to increase workflow efficiency.
· Lead on the evaluation of the volunteer programme and ensure we understand and value to impact volunteers bring to the charity.
· Report on the volunteer function as part of the management information and against set KPIs and targets.
Support the charity more widely:
· Represent Rockinghorse at events and activities, building strong peer relationships and sharing best practice.
· Model excellent conduct and behaviours in line with the charity’s values and ethos.
· Carry out other such duties as may be required for the purposes of the charity, including working flexibly during evenings and weekends as required.
· Travel across Sussex as needed in order to attend events and meet with our supporters and volunteers.
Person Specification -
Essential experience, skills and knowledge for the role:
1. Experience and understanding of the principles of volunteer management in a charity and/or not-for-profit.
2. Proven experience of recruiting and managing volunteers day to day.
3. An understanding of safeguarding and welfare management frameworks.
4. Able to work collaboratively and build productive relationships with colleagues, stakeholders and third-party partners.
5. Able to prioritise own workload effectively and comfortable with working autonomously.
6. Excellent time management skills with strong prioritisation and organisation skills.
7. Brilliant communication, interpersonal and stakeholder engagement abilities.
8. An understanding of data privacy theory and application.
9. Experience of using customer relationship management platforms (Rockinghorse uses e-Tapestry).
10. Commitment to Rockinghorse Children’s Charity’s mission, vision and values.
Desirable experience, skills and knowledge:
1. Experience managing communications and marketing to support volunteer engagement.
2. Previous work experience with a non-profit, or charitable organisation.
Work skills you’ll need day to day:
1. A can-do attitude.
2. Brilliant organisational skills.
3. Excellent people skills with an adaptable and flexible manner and approach.
4. Excellent written and verbal communication.
5. Ability to support and motivate others.
6. Ability to work on own initiative and as an active team member.
7. Ability to work under pressure and in a fast-paced environment.
Benefits of Working for Rockinghorse Children’s Charity:
· 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro-rata to part-time working pattern).
· An additional day of annual leave on your birthday.
· Additional Christmas closure days (pro-rata to part-time working pattern).
· Competitive pension scheme.
· Employee and dependants’ health cash plan including access to an online GP and counselling.
· Family leave including maternity, adoption, shared parental and paternity leave.
· Ongoing opportunities for learning and professional development.
· Quarterly reward and recognition days.
· Opportunity for flexible, hybrid and part-time working.
· Cycle to work scheme.
· Access to Enterprise Car Club.
Rockinghorse is committed to building an inclusive workplace, with equity for all, whilst embracing and championing inclusion and diversity. We welcome applications from all.
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Application Process
To apply, please send your CV and covering letter outlining how you fulfil the ten essential elements of the person specification.
Your covering letter must address your experience, skills and knowledge against the “Essential” elements of the person specification. Applications without a covering letter will not be considered. If you also meet any of the “Desirable” criteria, please outline these too.
If you need any support with the process or application, please get in touch. We can also talk through the role and answer any questions you may have informally.
All applicants will be shortlisted to proceed to interview based on their ability to demonstrate they have, or can gain, most of the essential criteria for the role – as demonstrated in the covering letter.
Estimated timeframes:
· Application deadline midnight 10th May 2026.
· Shortlisting w/c 11th May 2026.
· Interviews will be Thursday 21st May 2026 in central Brighton.
Interviews will be with the Head of Finance & Operations and the Senior Projects Manager and will consist of a series of set questions (the same for each candidate) about your skills, experience and knowledge relating to the post (Essential, Desirable and Work skills).
The interview will also be an opportunity to ask any questions you may have about the role, the charity and the process of recruitment.
The role will be available from 1st June 2026 (depending on post holder’s availability).
Rockinghorse Children’s Charity supports sick and disabled children across Sussex



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Nightstop Coordinator (Whitley Bay)
If you’re ready to make a real difference and thrive in a team that supports your growth, we’d love you to join us.
Location: Regional Office (Whitley Bay Hub) - North East
Salary: £26,436 per annum
Closing date: 17 May, 2026
Employment Type: Permanent
Hours per week: 37.5
About the Role
As a Nightstop Coordinator, you’ll be the first point of contact for young people facing homelessness—assessing needs, coordinating safe emergency placements, and guiding them toward longer‑term support. It’s a fast‑paced, people‑focused role where every decision you make helps keep a young person safe and heard.
You’ll also nurture strong relationships with referral partners, support and motivate our volunteer hosts, and help grow our Nightstop network across the North East. If you’re organised, calm under pressure, and driven by compassion and inclusion, this is your chance to create meaningful impact every single day.
Please note that this job opportunity is offered as a full-time (37.5 hours a week), permanent role.
Key deliverables:
Supporting Young People
- Conduct needs and risk assessments with potential Nightstop guests.
- Arrange the logistics of a guest’s stay with a volunteer.
- Work with guests and referral partners to offer support and opportunities for longer term accommodation.
- Provide support to guests and volunteers through a 24 hour on call phone service.
- Ensure the safety and wellbeing of guests and volunteers in the service at all times.
- Comply with data protection and information sharing protocols.
Marketing and Stakeholder Management
- Attend meetings and events and manage relationships with referral partners and other stakeholders.
Administration
- Maintain up to date records on all guests and volunteers.
- Support with the creation of reports.
- Support with financial payment and recording systems.
Volunteer Recruitment, Promotion and Engagement
- Develop promotion plans with the aim of recruiting Nightstop volunteers
- Effectively onboard new Nightstop volunteers in a timely manner
- Support current volunteers and continue to engage them with the service by providing updates and involvement opportunities
- Complete the nessecary health and safety checks with new and current volunteers
Other
- Be an active member of the team, collaboratively effectively and work closely with your line manager.
- Undertake further duties as commensurate to the role identified by your line manager.
- Provide support outside of office hours on some evening and weekends.
What we are looking for from you (Person Specification)
When completing your application form please address all the points set out below.
- Excellent customer service skills and telephone manner.
- An understanding of the needs of people who experience homelessness, the problems they face and the resources available to address their support needs.
- Experience of working with vulnerable people or people experiencing homeless.
- Understanding of current housing and homelessness legislation, including entitlement to welfare provision.
- Experience of writing, implementing and evaluating Risk Assessments.
- An ability to demonstrate clear understanding of safeguarding requirements and procedures and follow them through to conclusion.
- Commitment to promoting health and safety of yourself and others.
- An ability to work in an organised manner and arrange placement logistics.
- Experience of collaborative working with a range of internal and external stakeholders.
- Experience of maintaining administrative systems, good literacy, numeracy and IT skills.
- Experience of working under pressure with the ability to respond to conflicting demands.
- Ability to find creative and positive solutions to problems, using own initiative.
- Understanding of professional boundaries and ability to maintain them.
- Ability to effectively reflect on own practices for ongoing learning and development.
- Willingness to be part of a 24 hour on-call rota.
- Willingness to work outside office hours including some evenings and weekends.
- Commitment to working in a manner which promotes diversity and equality, ensuring that everyone is treated with respect and dignity and no one suffers from discrimination.
- Respect for the values and ethos of Depaul.
What You’ll Receive
- Tailored training and development
- Flexible working options where suitable
- 26 days annual leave, rising with service
- Family friendly leave policies
- Pension scheme with employer contributions up to 7%
- Employee Assistance Programme with 24/7 GP access
- Discounts across retail, travel, food, fitness and more
- Cash health plan for you and your family
- Death in service benefit
- Access to legal and practical support
Safer Recruitment
Depaul UK is committed to fair and inclusive recruitment, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. If a role requires it under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975, we will carry out the appropriate Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check. We only look at information that is relevant to the role, and a criminal record will never be treated as an automatic barrier to employment. All DBS information is handled sensitively, confidentially and in line with the DBS Code of Practice, and we encourage applicants to discuss any concerns with us openly.
About Depaul UK
In the 1980s, high unemployment and steep inflation was contributing to a shocking rise in youth homelessness across London. Thousands of young people were sleeping rough every night, with many areas notoriously dubbed “cardboard cities” due to the visible rise in street homelessness. Appalled by the scenes playing out across the capital, a group of people came together to tackle the challenge head on. Led by Cardinal Basil Hume and Mark McGreevy OBE, in 1989 Depaul UK was born.
What began as a single housing project in North London soon expanded across London, Greater Manchester and the North East of England. Today, Depaul UK provides accommodation, prevention and support services to thousands of marginalised young people across the UK each year.
As our name suggests, the work of Depaul UK has been inspired by St. Vincent de Paul – a man who devoted his life to helping vast numbers of people throughout the 17th century. St. Vincent de Paul’s belief in the intrinsic worth of all people and his commitment to taking bold action remain central to our values today. Depaul UK now forms part of a family of Depaul charities around the world. We each focus on the specific challenges in our own countries, but we’re united by our shared values and mission to end homelessness.
Supported Lodgings Coordinator (7 Months FTC)
Apply to shape a brand‑new Supported Lodgings service where your skills directly create safe homes, stronger futures and lasting independence for young people at risk of homelessness.
Location: Wigan
Salary: £28,836 per annum
Closing Date: 17 May, 2026
Employment Type: Fixed Term Contract
Hours per week: 37.5
About the Role
Supported Lodgings Coordinator (Wigan) - 7 Months FTC
Help shape a new Supported Lodgings service and make a real difference to young people aged 16–21. In this fast‑paced role, you’ll assess need and risk, coordinate placements with trained community hosts, and provide practical, strengths‑based support that helps young people build stability, skills and confidence on their journey to independent living.
You’ll also recruit, train and support hosts, work closely with partners across housing, care and safeguarding, and actively promote the service in the local community. If you have experience supporting young people at risk of homelessness, strong safeguarding skills and the energy to build trusted relationships, this is a chance to turn commitment into action and deliver lasting change.
Please note that this job opportunity is offered as a full-time (37.5 hours a week), fixed term contract role (7-Months FTC).
Key Deliverables
Young People
- To be the first point of contact for young people and referral partners wanting to access the Supported Lodgings service.
- You will lead on the assessment of needs and risk, predominantly focused on suitable risk management plans for the safeguarding, matching and placement of young people in the homes of hosts
- Arrange all aspects of a young person’s stay with a host, ensuring they feel welcomed and supported, taking into account the support needs of individuals.
- You will have responsibility for ensuring the health and safety of the environment for young people and hosts through regular checks and reporting.
- You will provide regular support and planning sessions for young people
- To work with young people, hosts and other agencies, to prepare them for independent living and access longer term, appropriate accommodation using support plans.
- You will be part of a team responsible for a 24 hour on call service
Host Recruitment and Support
- You will recruit, vet and train hosts both formally and informally ensuring that host recruitment policies and procedures are implemented.
- You will support and provide regular supervision to hosts.
- You will be proactive in maintaining host’ skills and motivation, including training and celebration events, and provide opportunities for them to shape service delivery.
- You will be responsible for carrying out regular checks on host accommodation and assisting them to make necessary changes.
- You will ensure that all hosts are made to feel safe, secure and valued.
External Relationships
- You will proactively work in partnership with multiple agencies including statutory teams, to support the well being and ongoing housing needs of young people, working in accordance with safeguarding, data protection and information sharing protocols.
- You will lead on the active promotion and selling of the Supported Lodgings service to all potential hosts and referral partners, across the voluntary/statutory sectors and within the wider local community.
Others
- You will be an active member of the Prevention Team, working collaboratively and effectively with your line manager.
- You will be responsible for maintaining up to date records on all young people and hosts, supporting service management with all aspects of report requirements.
- The post will require some flexible working including evenings and weekends.
- You will ensure the safety and wellbeing of young people and hosts in the service at all times, including using safeguarding and emergency alert procedures as applicable
- Ensure financial and payment systems are completed in line with Depaul’s financial policy and procedures
- Work in line with Depaul’s policies and procedures, including EDI, Safeguarding, Health and Safety and Lone Working, adopting our Endeavour approach to working with young people.
- You will undertake further duties as commensurate to the role and identified by your line manager.
What we are looking for from you – Person Specification
When completing your application form please address all the points set out below.
- Experience and an understanding of working with people experiencing homelessness, or people in crisis
- Experience of supporting young people with their support needs, working closely with other key professionals.
- Experience of writing, implementing and evaluating risk assessments
- Experience of supervising or supporting hosts or staff
- Experience of working under pressure with the ability to respond to conflicting demands and challenging situations.
- Ability to find creative and positive solutions to problems, using own initiative
- An understanding and commitment to working in an assets based way
- Good literacy, numeracy and IT skills and the ability to maintain concise and accurate records
- Able to demonstrate clear understanding of safeguarding requirements and procedures and follow them through to conclusion
- Commitment to working in a manner, which promotes diversity, equality and inclusion.
- Personal and professional integrity
- High level understanding of professional boundaries and ability to maintain them
What You’ll Receive
- Tailored training and development
- Flexible working options where suitable
- 26 days annual leave, rising with service
- Family friendly leave policies
- Pension scheme with employer contributions up to 7%
- Employee Assistance Programme with 24/7 GP access
- Discounts across retail, travel, food, fitness and more
- Cash health plan for you and your family
- Death in service benefit
- Access to legal and practical support
Safer Recruitment
Depaul UK is committed to fair and inclusive recruitment, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. If a role requires it under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975, we will carry out the appropriate Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check. We only look at information that is relevant to the role, and a criminal record will never be treated as an automatic barrier to employment. All DBS information is handled sensitively, confidentially and in line with the DBS Code of Practice, and we encourage applicants to discuss any concerns with us openly.
About Depaul UK
In the 1980s, high unemployment and steep inflation was contributing to a shocking rise in youth homelessness across London. Thousands of young people were sleeping rough every night, with many areas notoriously dubbed “cardboard cities” due to the visible rise in street homelessness. Appalled by the scenes playing out across the capital, a group of people came together to tackle the challenge head on. Led by Cardinal Basil Hume and Mark McGreevy OBE, in 1989 Depaul UK was born.
What began as a single housing project in North London soon expanded across London, Greater Manchester and the North East of England. Today, Depaul UK provides accommodation, prevention and support services to thousands of marginalised young people across the UK each year.
As our name suggests, the work of Depaul UK has been inspired by St. Vincent de Paul – a man who devoted his life to helping vast numbers of people throughout the 17th century. St. Vincent de Paul’s belief in the intrinsic worth of all people and his commitment to taking bold action remain central to our values today. Depaul UK now forms part of a family of Depaul charities around the world. We each focus on the specific challenges in our own countries, but we’re united by our shared values and mission to end homelessness.
Services Coordinator
Hours of work: Full-Time, 37.5 per week (5 days per week)
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £28,000 per annum
Location: Overstream House, Cambridge CB4
About Us
Wintercomfort works with people who are homeless, at risk of homelessness or with a history of homelessness. We provide services to aid every stage of recovery - from immediate basic welfare needs to long term help in identifying and dealing with the problems which are undermining their stability, and enabling them to engage with education, employment and specialist health services. National statistics rank the numbers of rough sleepers in Cambridge within the highest 20 UK local authorities.
Wintercomfort is the only day-time service in the city, providing year-round advice and support for homeless or vulnerably housed people. Over the past three decades Wintercomfort has continued to grow and adapt to meet the needs of the homeless community.
About you and the Role
As the operational lead of the services area at Overstream House, the Services Coordinator ensures the seamless delivery of daily welfare services (inductions, showers, meals, laundry, activities) while providing proactive, trauma-informed caseload management to transition service users from crisis to stable housing.
This role bridges immediate care with long-term strategic action, developing partnerships, signposting, improving service efficiency, and fostering positive, sustainable life changes for Cambridge’s homeless community.
Key Responsibilities
- To work alongside the Services Manager to coordinate, maintain and further develop a service user led, trauma informed support and welfare service, often coordinating the functioning of the services area to ensure all runs efficiently, as well as contributing to the development of new and ongoing activities timetables.
- Provide welfare and accommodation-based support to service users including those that have complex needs, to help them build independence.
- Conducting inductions and needs assessments, creating individualised support plans, liaising with project worker team and monitoring progress for service users, including those with complex needs.
- Source safe accommodation, actively prevent homelessness through advocacy and signposting.
- To develop, promote partnerships with external agencies to help connect service users to essential services, promote Wintercomfort services to stakeholders through professional forums and meetings.
- Leading a daily team briefing with Services Manager overseeing the session providing a structured approach that balances operational updates, strategic oversight, raising concerns and discussing awareness of priorities, adhering to safeguarding procedures for vulnerable adults and managing challenging behaviour.
- To support the delivery of Wintercomforts learning and development service providing opportunities for service users to access to employment, learning and cultural opportunities that help promote self development
- To work in partnership with other organisations to deliver or to facilitate the delivery of services to meet the needs of service users for improved health and wellbeing, housing support, debt support and improved quality of life.
- To work with the Services Manager, CEO and other Managers to ensure that the delivery of the service meets funders requirements, achieves agreed outcomes and to assist with the timely delivery of monitoring reports for funders and stakeholders
- Maintaining accurate records that are uploaded to Inform in a timely way, documenting the support service provided to Wintercomforts service users.
- Ensure that record keeping meets the requirements of internal and external monitoring of outcomes, assisting with reports to funders and supplying timely information to support funding applications.
- One of our core values at Wintercomfort is to recognise and reward our staff as our greatest asset. We realise that it's our people who have helped us to become a well-respected charity that helps to make a positive change to homeless people’s lives. We want to continue to deliver excellent, relevant services for the homeless in Cambridge by attracting and retaining talented and motivated people.
If you choose to come and work with us, you will find that we offer:
- Benefits – You will be eligible for benefits and services, including pension scheme, death in service benefit and free counselling and clinical supervision.
- A supported work environment - You will receive a comprehensive induction, and you will have a probation period to provide a supportive framework for reviewing your progress and discussing your training and development needs. You will be expected to have developed the skills to fulfil all role requirements within this period. Appropriate objectives will be discussed, agreed and reviewed regularly with your Line Manager so that your performance can be measured against these.
- Training- We recognise the importance of having a motivated and effective staff team. We offer on-going training to support you in your role.
Closing date: Monday 18th May, 2026
Interviews will be taking place between the 26th - 29th May 2026
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.
This role requires a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
We are committed to a proactive approach to equality, which includes supporting and encouraging all underrepresented groups, promoting an inclusive culture and valuing diversity. We make selection decisions based on personal merit and an objective assessment against the criteria required for the post. We do not treat job applicants or members of staff less favourably than one another on the grounds of sex (including gender reassignment), marital or parental status, race, ethnic or national origin, colour, disability (including HIV status), sexual orientation, religion, age or socio-economic factors.
No agencies please.
