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Sightsavers Ireland is a leading international NGO working to prevent avoidable blindness, restore sight and advocate for social inclusion and equal rights for people with disabilities. Established in 2003, we are an independent affiliate that works to actively support the work of the global Sightsavers organisation 

Title: Fundraising Assistant

Salary:  €24,908 - €29,304

Location: Dublin, hybrid working

About the role

The role of Fundraising Assistant offers an exciting opportunity for a strong administrator with an understanding and appreciation of donor value and contribution, to support Sightsavers Ireland’s Individual Giving team and lead on the administrative tasks that support fundraising efforts.

As Fundraising Assistant, you will support a wide range of fundraising campaigns and be an integral link between Sightsavers Ireland and its existing supporters as well as fostering relationships with prospective new donors.

This varied role offers the opportunity to gain critical experience across a diverse range of fundraising methods and channels, whilst supporting Sightsavers’ vision of a world where no one is blind from avoidable causes or excluded from accessing their rights because of a disability. Within the parameters of the Job Description, you will have the opportunity to shape this role, making it an excellent first-step into Fundraising and donor support.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate response handling of fundraising campaigns and manage thank-you processes with service providers
• Follow up on unprocessed donations and handle cheque logging and dispatch
• Maintain accurate donor records across systems and databases
• Support inbound donor queries via phone and email, arranging follow-ups as needed
• Assist with fundraising activities, including in-person donor visits
• Manage administrative tasks such as purchase orders, invoices, and stationery
• Support database updates and campaign coordination, including tax and digital activities
• Update and enhance data files for fundraising campaigns
• Liaise with fulfilment house to manage donor materials and mailings
• Provide general administrative support to the Individual Giving team

This is a varied role. Please read the full job description for further details. As an equal opportunity employer, we actively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Sightsavers is a Disability Confident Leader, and qualified people with a disability are particularly encouraged to apply.

Requirements:

Essential

• Experience in customer service or supporter care
• Strong administrative and organisational skills
• Awareness of disability inclusion and gender equality principles 
• High degree of initiative, flexibility and a self-starter  
• Ability to manage multiple tasks with accuracy and attention to detail
• Outstanding English language communication skills, both written and verbal
• Understanding of the importance of donor relationships and supporter care
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team
• Proactive and willing to learn
• Reliable and accountable
• Adhere to the 6 Sightsavers Ireland’s values - collaboration, excellence, boldness, accountability, inclusion and empowerment
• Full working rights in Ireland and ability to come into the Dublin office at least 3 days per week.

Desirable

• Experience working in a fundraising or non-profit environment
• Familiarity with donor databases or CRM systems
• Understanding of tax-related donor communications
• Experience supporting digital or community fundraising campaigns
• Confidence in liaising with external service providers
• Experience engaging with partners, stakeholders, or organisations of persons with disabilities. 

Next steps

To apply for this exciting new opportunity, please complete an application via our recruitment portal. We are particularly interested in learning of your motivations for applying.

Flexible working

The Fundraising Assistant needs to work from our office in Dublin at least three times per week, to support key operational activities that need to be completed in person. Office attendance does not need to be for full days, and we are happy to discuss flexible working arrangements, for example hours that accommodate school pick-ups, caring responsibilities, or other personal commitments.

We anticipate that remote interviews will take place on the week commencing 10 November and the evaluation process will include a video or in-person interview with a potential written task before hand.

Closing date: Sunday 26 October 2025

As an equal opportunity employer, we actively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Sightsavers is a Disability Confident Leader and qualified people with a disability are particularly encouraged to apply.

Sightsavers is an employer that does not tolerate any form of harassment and has zero tolerance for sexual exploitation and abuse. All potential candidates will be subjected to rigorous background checks and controls.

Service Manager

Service:  Early Help Programme

Location: Birmingham (West Constituency)

Hours: 37 hours per week (full-time)

Salary: £37,211 - £41,518 per annum

Contract type:  Temporary (2 years fixed term contract)

At Family Action we transform lives by providing practical, emotional and financial support to those who are experiencing poverty, disadvantage and social isolation. We have been building stronger families since 1869 and today we work with more than 60,000 families in over 150 community-based services, as well as supporting thousands more through national programmes and grants.

This is an exciting opportunity to support the coordination of an Early Help Service. The service will focus on identifying service gaps across Birmingham to enable families to access Early Help and support, through the application of Early Help.  You will play a key role in leading quality assurance and the day–to–day delivery of the service, providing effective management and leadership to a team of Early Help Support Workers and Early Help Development Workers. As the Service Manager, you will be required to work in partnership with the Operational Manager to support the strategic development of the integrated service offer for children and families living in the West of Birmingham. You will be required to work closely with a wide range of stakeholders and actively engage in local and district meetings and with Birmingham Childrens Trust. As the Service Manager, you will be working as a part of a management team and be accountable for the quality standards in the service, building and sustaining professional relationships with all stakeholders.

The Service Manager will:

• Work closely with the public and voluntary sector.
• Demonstrate an understanding of Early Help Support
• Lead in the allocation of Family Connect Form.
• Demonstrate a strong understanding of quality assurance.

· An ability to work independently, flexibly and in an integrated manner is essential.

· Ability to drive and have the use of own car.

We are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in all that we do and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQIA+ candidates and candidates with disabilities because we are committed to increasing the representation of these groups at Family Action. We know that greater diversity will lead to even greater results for families and children and strive for our workforce to be truly representative of the diverse communities we support.

All candidates with a disability are welcome to apply under the Disability Confident Scheme and request priority consideration for an interview, provided they meet the essential criteria for the role. 

To help remove financial barriers to working with us, we will reimburse travel costs if you are invited to attend an interview in person. 

What will we offer you?

We’ll offer you flexible working hours, a generous pension scheme and leave entitlements, eye care vouchers, a cycle to work scheme and other great benefits. We have an excellent wellbeing offer and we will invest in your professional development with on-going quality training and career development opportunities. You’ll join an established, supportive and high-performing service and have the opportunity to thrive in an innovative organisation that values your opinion, encourages learning and has the needs of children and families at its core.

We are forward looking, ambitious and committed to continuous improvement. We are a people focused, can-do organisation, which strives for excellence in all we do and operates with mutual respect. If you share these values and behaviours and have the necessary skills then we look forward to hearing from you.  

To Apply:

·       Follow the link to apply via our website - Click the ‘Apply’ link on the advert and fill out our digital application form

· Closing Date: Saturday 15th November 2025 at 11.59pm

Appointments are subject to satisfactory Safer Recruitment checks, including a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check where appropriate to the role.

*Ordinarily Family Action appoints new starters at the starting point of the salary scale (with subsequent annual pay progression), unless you have experience that would justify appointment further up the salary scale or there are any other exceptional reasons.

Priority interviews will be given to those at risk of redundancy.

At Ambitious about Autism, we're currently looking for a Helpdesk Administrator/IT Junior Support Engineer to join our team.

You'll Administer the IT Helpdesk function across all Ambitious About Autism sites, ensuring efficient handling of support requests. You'll monitor and report on the progress of Helpdesk requests, ensuring timely completion and keeping stakeholders informed throughout the resolution process.

You'll also provide first-line support, both locally and remotely, for desktop, hardware, software, presentation equipment, and mobile devices, ensuring timely and effective resolution for staff, pupils, and young adults with autism across all sites. You'll provide training and guidance to staff on PC and mobile device usage, software applications, and IT policies—including induction sessions and ad-hoc training as required.

This role will be primarily based at the St John's College campus, located in Brighton. The role will occasionally be required to provide cover and additional resource at other Ambitious about Autism locations in London.

We are looking for someone who has:

• Demonstrated experience providing high-quality IT support through an IT Helpdesk environment, serving a diverse range of stakeholders.
• Proven ability to analyse and troubleshoot technical issues, identifying effective solutions for both hardware and software problems across a range of devices and systems.
• Working knowledge and hands-on experience with Windows Operating systems, Microsoft 365 and Windows networking administration.
• Good organisational and planning skills, with the ability to manage workload effectively and meet deadlines.

In return, we offer great benefits including a generous holiday allowance and commitment to continued professional development (CPD), flexible working and more!

This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious individual who would like to work for a forward-thinking, open and honest organisation and make a real impact to the young people we work with. Please find our full recruitment pack on the link below.

If you have any questions about the role or would like to have a confidential chat, please contact James Axford, Recruitment Officer.

Ambitious about Autism is committed to fostering equity, diversity, and inclusion at every level of our organisation. We warmly welcome applications from all qualified candidates, valuing the diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives they bring. We encourage applications from individuals regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or parental status, disability, or age.

Our recruitment process promotes equal opportunities, and we are committed to providing reasonable adjustments for candidates with disabilities or additional needs throughout the recruitment process. Please contact our Recruitment Team for accommodations. We recognise disability as a physical or mental impairment that significantly and long-term affects a person's ability to perform day-to-day activities, as defined by the UK Equality Act 2010. All applications will be considered solely on merit, aligned with our mission to support autistic children and young people.

Ambitious about Autism is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check. As part of our Safer Recruitment checks, an online search maybe carried out in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.

The Safeguarding responsibilities of the post as per the job description and personal specification.
Whether the post is exempt from the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendment to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2021. This means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected', so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS Filter Guidance.

Our clients are mostly long-term unemployed and have experienced repeated rejections from multiple jobs: 40% have been unemployed for over a year, 20% have applied to over 20 jobs and 23% have applied to over 50 jobs. The majority are also from minoritised communities and face intersectional barriers to employment: 32% are lone parents, 16% consider themselves to have a disability and 52 % are from an ethnic minority.

With the support of the Greater London Authority (GLA), Smart Works is about to begin an innovative employment project to connect underrepresented women across London with high-quality job opportunities. Over the next 12 months, this project will place women directly into good work within priority sectors, whilst also helping employers build more inclusive recruitment pipelines and practices. 

The Employer Engagement Manager will be central to the success of this project. Reporting to the Head of Programmes, they will lead on employer engagement and job brokerage for Smart Works. They will act as a primary contact for the GLA, ensuring effective partnership working and the delivery of ambitious outcomes for both clients and employers. 

To apply for this job, please submit your CV and Cover Letter via our online portal (answering the below questions) by 12 noon on Tuesday 28th October 2025:

• Why do you want to work for Smart Works? (Max 200 words)
• What experience do you have of building relationships with employers that have led to quality employment opportunities for programme beneficiaries? (Max 350 words)
• Why do you think you are well suited to the role of Employer Engagement Manager? (Max 350 words)
• Is there anything else you would like to share at this stage? (Max 150 words).

Job Title: Links Project Coordinator

Location: Mid & South Essex

Reports to: Links Project Lead

Salary: £27,397.50  

Job Type: Full-Time, Permanent

Hamelin exists to reimagine life for individuals with learning disabilities and autism, enabling limitless possibilities. Hamelin is seeking a confident coordinator to support our expanding Links Project. In this diverse role, you'll play a pivotal part in ensuring our individuals meet their goals and create a lasting impact in our communities as well as being the first point of call for new individuals accessing the service.

Links Project: This initiative focuses on enabling adults with learning disabilities to engage in community activities through befriending, mentoring, and peer-led programs, all supported by our dedicated volunteers. As the Project Coordinator, you will support the key administrative tasks that keep this project running smoothly.

The Project Coordinator will support referrals with specific aims and objectives within the project scope – for example traveling to meet a friend, accessing sports, increasing confidence and ensuring isolation is reduced.

In your day-to-day role, you will be striving to build, expand and strengthen the project whilst working closely with the Project Lead ensuring all key performance indicators and any project targets are met. The role is responsible for onboarding individuals into the project as well as completing ongoing assessments and gathering feedback.

This role is crucial in making sure we deliver exceptional service, stay compliant, and run our project efficiently— whilst ensuring our mission, vision and values are not compromised. 

Project Skills:

• Support with the daily operations of the project scope.
•  Adhere to the strategies to grow and enhance the projects, meeting the ever-changing needs of those we support.
• Awareness of resources and volunteer efficiency to ensure we get the best possible outcomes for the individuals we support.

Teamwork:

• Work in partnership with Hamelin’s Volunteer Manager.
• Ensure the project remains a motivated team that aligns with our values and goals.
• Report on the performance of the current project, providing feedback and support to ensure high standards of care and efficiency.

Compliance and Quality Assurance:

• Follow Hamelin’s policies and procedures to maintain best practices and regulatory standards.
• Implement and oversee quality assurance processes, including gathering feedback from project participants and colleagues to keep improving our service delivery.
• Engage with and become involved with continuing self-development.

Stakeholder Engagement:

• Identify, build and maintain strong relationships with project participants, families, local and health authorities’ representatives, and other key stakeholders.
• Represent the Charity and service at meetings, events, and forums, advocating for the needs and rights of those we support.
• Work closely with other teams and services within the Charity to ensure a unified approach to care and support.

Business Development:

• Identify and exploit opportunities for expanding the service, from new partnerships and funding sources both inside and outside health and care to innovative care models.
• Prepare and present feedback and data when required to the project lead.
• Lead marketing and promotion of the service, boosting awareness, interest and attracting new project participants.

 Other Requirements:

• Be ready to work flexibly, which could include weekends and bank holidays. You might also be asked to work in different services as needed.
• Complete all required training, whether through e-learning or in-person courses.
• Adhere to our published policies, procedures, and standards.

 About you

 It’s essential that:

• You have at least two years’ experience within a coordination/administration service for individuals with learning disabilities and/or autism.
• You have a proven track record of successful project administration.
• You hold a valid driver’s license and have access to a vehicle.
• You can work flexibly across locations in Essex to fulfil the requirements of the role.
• We are a values-driven Charity, and it is essential that all our colleagues truly live out our core values which are - We think differently, We enhance lives, and We are community.

It’s desirable that:

• You have experience working in a Charity or Non-profit Organisation.
• You have links within community services.
• You have experience in IT systems.
• You’re familiar with the local community and relevant stakeholders.

*Interviews will take place the W/C 17th of November*

Job Title: School Careers Adviser

Location: Covering Kent, Medway, West Kent and Mid Kent Regions

Salary: £29,291 - £32,343 (FTE) depending on experience pro-rata term time only/ Term Time Only salary including annual leave is £25,175 - £27,802

Hours: Full-time (37 hours per week) or Part-time (22.2 hours - per week)

Contract: Permanent (Term Time Only)

Reports to: Senior Careers Adviser

About CXK

CXK empowers people to succeed in employment, education and training. The charity strives for a fairer society where everyone can grow and realise their potential. “The CXK Way” embodies the following core values:

Ethical – We work with professionalism, honesty and integrity

Passionate – We reach out enthusiastically to all who need out support

Innovative – We inspire, enhance and improve

Collaborative – We engage, support and share with others

Young Peoples’ Careers Service

CXK is the lead provider of Personal Careers Guidance to young people in schools and specialist centres across Kent & Medway, where we provide independent Personal Careers Guidance, via our CXK Young Peoples’ Careers Service.

We provide this through a variety of creative and innovative approaches: 

The Team

We are a diverse and welcoming team of advisers, who use a wide variety of creative methods to deliver personalised, client centred, personal careers guidance, ranging from one-to-one sessions through to group guidance, parents and options evenings, as well as focused talks and assemblies. We have minimal admin and keep our clients’ experience central to what we do, providing an inclusive service with individualised action plans, including the use of visual career maps, career cards and white boards, alongside more traditional approaches where appropriate.

We follow the CDI code of ethics and best practice for Action Planning (which names and recognises CXKs innovative work in this area):

The team is led by Chris Targett RCDP, who alongside his work at CXK, is the current Chair of the Careers Writers Association and co-author of the recently released Career Development and Inclusive Practice book, published by Trotman Publishing in partnership with the CDI.

The team is small but impactful. Feedback from our young people, that tell us about what our students valued regards our services:

• Helping young people understand their next steps
• Helping young people understand the options and careers choices they have
• Helping young people to know where to access further help, information, or support

The Role

The Careers Adviser will travel across Kent, Medway, West Kent and Mid Kent Regions to a broad range of school and college settings, delivering creative and inclusive Personal Careers Guidance, as well as assemblies and drop-in sessions as required. 

Each student and each learning environment will be unique, so the opportunity lends itself well to candidates who enjoy traveling and working in varied locations, meeting people from diverse backgrounds, and educating people of all abilities.

You will routinely liaise with Careers Leaders and senior school/ college staff to arrange and deliver activities for students during the school day. Whilst most delivery will take place between 8:30am and 4pm, travel before and after these times will be required and occasional attendance at parents’ and options evenings will also be required, but you will be given time off in lieu where this is applicable.

We would require you to work five days-a-week, term time only, with a pro rata holiday entitlement. If you would prefer part-time only employment (minimum of three days a week), this can be negotiated.

Skills and Knowledge

At CXK we are proud to be a disability confident and equal opportunities employer. We actively promote diversity within our workforce and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Minimum Criteria

• Level 6 (or above) Careers Guidance Qualification
• In possession of a full, clean UK Drivers Licence with access to your own vehicle

 Essential Criteria

• Experience of delivering CEIAG in schools / colleges, face-to-face with young people Enthusiasm
• A willingness to deliver activities during school timetables; occasional evening events rebalanced via “time off in lieu.”
• Knowledge of Post 16 and Post 18 education and training routes for young people with and without additional needs and disabilities
• Adept at juggling activities and travel, emails and routine project admin; balancing school site work with homebased preparation and admin
• Experience of Microsoft products and ability to use them effectively, including Outlook, Excel, Word and PowerPoint
• A commitment to undertake all necessary training for the role

You can read more via the Person Specification 

Employee Experience

A career with CXK is rewarding work enabling you to fulfil your potential. This eclectic and exciting role within the CXK Young Peoples’ Careers team, provides the opportunity for you to travel from home to various education settings, networking with teachers and careers educators across the Kent and Medway area. You will hone specialised skills and knowledge relating to Post 16 and 18 career pathways, including 6th Forms, colleges, study programmes, gap-years, entrepreneurship, university and apprenticeship routes whilst being a positive influence on young people’s lives.

CXK employee benefits include:

• CDI and professional register membership (RCDP) paid for by CXK

• Defined contribution pension scheme (matched by CXK up to 10% depending on length of service criteria)
• Flexible working
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
• Training and development programmes and opportunities
• Mental and physical healthcare initiatives and more

Recruitment Timeline

Vacancy closing date: Thursday 23rd October 2025

Application review date: Monday 27th October 2025

Interviews dates: From: Thursday 6th November 2025

Useful Information

Should you wish to have an informal conversation before submitting your application

Please note: Applicants will need to complete an enhanced DBS check and provide references before any offer of employment is made.

All applications must be submitted online via our portal.

Vibrance has an exciting opportunity for a Self-Directed Support Coordinator to join our team working in Barking & Dagenham. You will join us on a full-time (35 hours), temporary basis (12 months maternity cover) and in return, you will receive a competitive salary of £24,989 - £27,034 per annum, plus benefits.

Vibrance is a registered charity supporting adults with additional needs in London and Essex.

We encourage a working environment that at its core is inclusive, pioneering, and has the highest levels of integrity.

About the role:

Vibrance Self Directed Support Services provide information, advice and guidance, payroll, and managed account services to enable people to have choice and control over how their health and social care needs are met. You can find out more on our dedicated website

Working with disabled children and adults and older people, you will provide information, advice and guidance to empower people to have choice and control over how their health and social care needs are met, through the use of Direct Payments.

Within this role, you will focus on supporting members of the public to responsibly recruit and employ their own support staff.

You will also work with our local authority and voluntary sector partners to promote the benefits of Self-Directed Support to achieve positive life outcomes.

You will be required to work in the community, and from our local hub in Central Barking.

What we are looking for in our SDS Coordinator:

To be successful in this role you must be able to demonstrate self-motivation, good interpersonal and communication skills with a wide range of people, and the ability to work with accuracy and to deadlines. Experience of disability issues and the social care system (personal or professional) are desirable.

Skills and experience of our ideal Coordinator:

• Enthusiastic, committed fast learner
• Experience of managing a caseload
• Good organisational skills and ability to prioritise
• Attention to detail
• Skilled with Microsoft Office
• Ability to work with sensitive and confidential information
• Experience working to deadlines
• Driver with access to own car for business purposes

In return for your skills, knowledge, and experience, our Coordinator will enjoy:

• A comprehensive training programme covering core skills
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Casual dress code
• Pension scheme
• Rewards and recognition for your service
• AIG Lifeworks Work-life Assistance (24 hours)
• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Pay
• Flexible Working Options (Subject to service requirements)
• Learning & Development
• Mindful Employer
• Positive about Disability
• DBS online applications paid by Vibrance
• Long Service Awards

To join us as our Coordinator please click apply below – we’d love to hear from you!

Vibrance welcomes applications from all sections of the community including from people with disabilities. As users of the Disability Confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who satisfy the essential criteria for a job vacancy and consider them on their abilities.

Variety, the Children's Charity is excited to recruit for a Corporate Partnerships Manager to join the fundraising team as we launch a new multi-year partnership in January 2026. This role is a new position to support our ambitious growth to deliver award winning partnerships and raise money from corporate partners across the Northeast region. This key role on our team will ensure our work to fund life-changing practical support to disabled and disadvantaged children and young people continues across the UK.

You will be joining the charity at an exciting time as we are launching a three-year strategy to drive growth with lots of new fundraising plans in place alongside a great team and a new Director of Fundraising. You will have a large partnership in the property sector to manage, and with your experience you will develop new partners in the Northeast of England, ensuring we maximise leads and introductions. You will play an important role in our collaborative and high-performing team to deliver the partnership strategy.

ABOUT VARIETY

There are 1.8m children living with disabilities in the UK with 600,000 children living in poverty. Variety exists to improve their lives. We believe every child has a right to live their best life and reach their full potential, whoever they are. We fund and deliver life-changing programmes that enhance their quality of life and give children and young people across the UK a better future.

Over the past 75 years we have supported over one million children by funding almost 6,000 Sunshine Coaches, almost the same number of wheelchairs, and giving thousands of grants to individual children, schools, youth clubs and other organisations for specialist equipment.

In addition, each year thousands of children take part in day trips, special events and educational activities as part of our Variety Great Days Out programme and every single day we are improving more young lives. We do it with practical, tangible help, that makes a real and immediate difference.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

● Lead account management of a large national corporate partnership, delivering a six-figure fundraising target and giving first class stewardship to ensure engagement with all staff across multiple sites in the UK

● Develop engaging marketing and communications for the partnership and develop new business materials for their suppliers and customers, to get them involved in the partnership

● Travel across regional offices for fundraising and volunteering, engaging staff and working with our beneficiary schools on engagement events

● Write and deliver quarterly impact reporting, making presentations at head office with partnership updates

● Track income and expenditure for the partnership

● Develop new business by introductions from the partnership and also work across the Northwest to develop new leads for the corporate fundraising pipeline

● Plan volunteering days for corporate partners, coordinating with our school’s network, sending briefs and attending some events to ensure smooth coordination

● Attending regular partnership meetings and keeping all account plans up to date utilising our CRM system Salesforce

● Attend Variety fundraising and awareness events representing the charity and speaking confidently about our work

● Collaborate with the programmes team to plan partner Sunshine Coach presentations, Great Days Out, and visits to partner schools

● Participate in staff meetings, fundraising team meetings and contribute to the success of Variety’s fundraising strategy

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

Essential

• Two years’ experience working on a charity fundraising team

• Experience managing corporate partnerships at a national level

• Experience of excellent donor stewardship

• Good writing and communication skills

• Good organisational skills and multi-tasking during busy periods

• Enthusiastic, energetic, self-motivated and passionate about the Third Sector

MAIN BENEFITS, TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Reporting to: Director of Fundraising & Communications

Salary: £35,000-£38,000 per annum

Location: Remote working (must be in the Northeast area) (with 2-4 days per month working from a corporate partner office in Newcastle)

Hours: 9am to 5pm, Monday - Friday

25 days holiday (we also normally give between Christmas and New Year off, but this is not contractual). In addition, after one year's continuous service, there will be an extra 2 days annual holiday added for every complete year of service, up to a maximum of five days' extra holiday.

Employer Pension contributions of 7% (Employee 2%), Life Assurance scheme of 4 x annual salary, Company sick pay scheme, Medicash scheme.

HOW TO APPLY

Please submit your CV with a cover letter explaining why you’d make a great candidate for this role. Applications will close on Thursday, 6 November at 5pm with first round interviews taking place week commencing 10 November and second round of interviews on 17 November 2025. Please let us know if you have any accessibility requirements or need any adjustments for the interview.

EQUALITY DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

Inclusion is one of our key values and it is our ambition to recruit great people from diverse communities.

We welcome and encourage applications from suitably qualified candidates regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment/identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy/maternity and or marriage/civil partnership status, race, religion or belief.

Please let us know if you have any access requirements which we might need to consider in relation to the selection process.

We are seeking a qualified Specialist ISVA (Independent Sexual Violence Advisor) to join our Advocacy team at Respond. The role includes providing pro-active emotional, practical and advocacy support for adults with learning disabilities and autistic people with complex or multiple needs who have experienced any form of sexual violence and are engaging, (or considering engaging) with the criminal justice system. The ISVA will work across London to provide non-judgmental, trauma-informed emotional support, working in partnership with other London sexual violence support services. 

Our ideal candidate will have experience in the ISVA role as well as a friendly and relational approach to working with clients.  You will have the ability to build trusting relationships, work in an empowering and inclusive way and support clients to heal following sexual abuse and develop coping capacity. You will be a self-motivated individual who will engage with a wider range of people who have experience sexual violence, and other barriers to justice.

This is an exciting opportunity to join an inclusive and passionate team, and you will be supported by the ISVA Service Manager in your ongoing development. Respond values and encourages working in a collaborative and compassionate way, as we support each other to address one of the most enduring injustices; of the experience of trauma to autistic people and people with learning disabilities and their families.

Background information about Respond   

Respond started in 1991 and has grown from a small London based charity to a medium sized national charity in recent years.  Our mission is to reduce the impact of trauma in the lives of people with learning disabilities and autistic people, by developing trusting relationships, through psychotherapeutically informed services.  

An important part of our work at Respond is working in a trauma-informed way. What this means for us is that we hold in mind the impact of trauma at all levels of the organisation, and all staff take part in reflective practice or team dynamics.     

We are keen to encourage applications from a diverse range of candidates including people with lived experience, who are both interested in working in partnership to provide advocacy support, as well as supporting people with learning disabilities and autistic people who have experienced trauma.    

We are committed to the furthering of human rights, equality, and positive social change through our therapeutic and advocacy work and are committed to anti-racism and other forms of anti-discriminatory practice. We recognise that we need to continually keep this as a focus in our work and as an integral part of our organisational strategy.      

We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every requirement in the person specification, we encourage you to apply anyway and demonstrate how your experience is transferrable for this role.  You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles within the organisation. 

Respond Benefits package (all per financial year)

We offer a generous and comprehensive package of flexible benefits to all of our staff.

• Hybrid working model, which means that if you’re full time you make a commitment to be working in the office at least two days a week, with the remainder working from home.  Part time hours are altered accordingly.   

• Generous paid leave benefits including 28.5 days holiday (plus Bank Holidays), with some to be taken between Christmas and New year.

• Up to 4 weeks paid sickness leave at full pay and a further 4 weeks at half pay,

• Discretionary study leave to support training relevant to your role. 

• Paid leave to employees who may need to take one day off a year when a religious festival falls on a workday.

• Up to 5 days paid time off for dependents per financial year.

• Opportunity to apply for up to 2 days (14 hours) paid leave per year to participate in volunteering activities relevant to the role.      

• Access to a workplace pension scheme, administered by NEST, with a minimum 5% employee contribution and 3% employer contribution from commencement of employment. 

• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) which includes 24/7 telephone service and counselling.     

Note all of the above days per annum stated are pro rata’d for part time employees.    

If you’d like to find out more about this role, please read through the job description and our person specification. When you apply, please send a CV and address the points in the person specification in an accompanying supporting statement.   Your statement should be no more than 2 sides of A4.     

Closing date for applications: 12th September 2025

Vibrance has an exciting opportunity for a Self-Directed Support Coordinator to join our team working in Waltham Forest. You will join us on a part-time (30 hours), permanent basis and in return, you will receive a competitive salary of  £21,419 to £23,172pa (£24,989 - £27,034 pro rata) plus benefits.

Vibrance is a registered charity supporting adults with additional needs in London and Essex.

We encourage a working environment that at its core is inclusive, pioneering, and has the highest levels of integrity.

About the role:

Vibrance Self Directed Support Services provide information, advice and guidance, payroll, and managed account services to enable people to have choice and control over how their health and social care needs are met. You can find out more on our dedicated website

Working with disabled children and adults and older people, you will provide information, advice and guidance to empower people to have choice and control over how their health and social care needs are met, through the use of Direct Payments.

Within this role, you will focus on supporting members of the public to responsibly recruit and employ their own support staff.

You will also work with our local authority and voluntary sector partners to promote the benefits of Self-Directed Support to achieve positive life outcomes.

You will be required to work in the community, and from our local hub in central Barking.

What we are looking for in our SDS Coordinator:

To be successful in this role you must be able to demonstrate self-motivation, good interpersonal and communication skills with a wide range of people, and the ability to work with accuracy and to deadlines. Experience of disability issues and the social care system (personal or professional) are desirable.

Skills and experience of our ideal Coordinator:

• Enthusiastic, committed fast learner
• Experience of managing a caseload
• Good organisational skills and ability to prioritise
• Attention to detail
• Skilled with Microsoft Office
• Ability to work with sensitive and confidential information
• Experience working to deadlines
• Driver with access to own car for business purposes

In return for your skills, knowledge, and experience, our Coordinator will enjoy:

• A comprehensive training programme covering core skills
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Casual dress code
• Pension scheme
• Rewards and recognition for your service
• AIG Lifeworks Work-life Assistance (24 hours)
• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Pay
• Flexible Working Options (Subject to service requirements)
• Learning & Development
• Mindful Employer
• Positive about Disability
• DBS online applications paid by Vibrance
• Long Service Awards

To join us as our Coordinator please click apply below – we’d love to hear from you!

Vibrance welcomes applications from all sections of the community including from people with disabilities. As users of the Disability Confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who satisfy the essential criteria for a job vacancy and consider them on their abilities.

About this role:

Your Voice Counts deliver high quality independent advocacy services that support people with a range of health and social care needs. We are looking for a Senior Advocate to support our Advocacy team, and to help us ensure delivery of an effective, high-quality service. The Advocacy team provides a range of advocacy services across the North East including non- statutory and statutory advocacy roles to clients under the Mental Health Act, the Mental Capacity Act, the Care Act and DOLS legislation.

As Senior Advocate, you will line-manage a team of advocates and be responsible for providing support, developing your team, and managing performance. You will work closely with our Head of Advocacy to review, maintain and improve the quality of our advocacy services, including analysing data and producing reports. You will support the effective and timely allocation of referrals, and you will be a point of contact for queries about our advocacy services.

You will also be expected to manage your own caseload of advocacy referrals. This will involve meeting with clients, professionals and other stakeholders and ascertaining and representing your client’s wishes, views and beliefs.  As such, the role involves travel to locations such as clients’ homes, hospitals, care homes, and community settings. While some work can be completed from home, particularly administrative tasks, access to your own transport and a reliable home internet connection is essential.

To learn more about Advocacy and the services we provide, please visit our website.

What we do:

Your Voice Counts’ advocacy services promote social inclusion, equality and social justice by supporting people to say what they want, to secure their rights and to represent their interests when they are unable to do so themselves. 

The Advocacy Charter

“Advocacy is taking action to support people to say what they want, secure their rights, pursue their interests and obtain services they need. Advocacy providers and advocates work in partnership with the people they support and take their side, promoting social inclusion, equality and social justice.” 

The Advocacy Charter, Revised 2018 

Main Responsibilities:

1. Provide appropriate line-management support and challenge to members of the advocacy team, including providing case support to advocates in your team. 

2. Oversee the training and development of your team. 

3. Monitor service capacity and support the allocation of referrals to Advocates. 

4. Ensure, through regular monitoring and feedback, the quality and accuracy of case notes, reports and record keeping from the Advocates in your team. 

5. Respond to relevant queries from referrers, service users, members of the public and other stakeholders. 

6. Maintain a focus on the delivery of a high-quality advocacy service. Review key statistical and qualitative data to ensure the service is reaching agreed targets.

7. Carry a case load of advocacy referrals – the size of your case load will be dependent on the size of the team you are managing and your hours of work. 

8. Promote and publicise the advocacy service in creative ways to ensure it reaches people who may require the service. Promote the service to other stakeholders such as partner organisations and professionals.

9. Keep abreast of developments in relevant legislation and good practice guidance. 

10. Assist the Head of Advocacy and Senior Management Team to determine any future development of the service and take lead responsibility for specific areas of work as required.

11. Be an active participant in the wider YVC team and seek to work with all YVC colleagues to deliver our strategy, maintain quality and embed the values of the organisation.

12. This is not an exhaustive list of duties, and you will be expected to undertake other duties commensurate with the duties of the post as may be reasonably directed and/or as necessitated by your changing role within the organisation and the overall business objectives of the organisations. 

Person Specification:

Just as our values are key to our ways of working, attitude is key to our staff team.  We work in challenging, changing circumstances with a very vulnerable client group. We are looking for someone with excellent interpersonal skills, an ability to develop team working, empathetic and supportive but not afraid to challenge when challenge is needed.  We are looking for someone who has good attention to detail and understands the importance of effective systems and processes.  We’re looking for someone who has a demonstrable belief in the rights of people who use our services. 

You will: 

• Have experience of managing teams of front line workers - ideally within the context of health and social care, and with experience of providing supervision to staff who provide 1:1 support to vulnerable clients

Or

• Have experience of delivering independent advocacy (or a similar type of role involving case work) in a range of health and social care settings

• Have strong interpersonal skills, with an ability to develop team working. Be able to motivate, support and drive high performance in your team. 

• Have a strong focus on collaborative working within a dynamic team and a commitment to helping everyone improve. 

• Be well-organised with an ability to handle a busy workload and prioritise effectively. 

• Have excellent IT skills - ideally experience of using Excel, databases and contact management systems such as CharityLog or equivalent, with an ability to produce reports.

• Be an excellent communicator, with an ability to adapt your approach in order to engage with a wide range of stakeholders 

• Have excellent verbal and written communication skills and be able to communicate effectively with vulnerable people who often have significant communication barriers. 

• Have a commitment to equal opportunities and confidentiality. 

• Approach issues objectively and diplomatically. 

• You must have a full clean driver’s licence and access to a vehicle you can use for work purposes during work hours. Alternative arrangements can be made for people whose disability prevents them from driving. 

Desirable:

• Hold an Independent Advocacy Qualification, including the IMHA, IMCA and/or Care Act modules 

• Good knowledge of Gateshead, Newcastle, South Tyneside and the surrounding area, including a good understanding of health and social cares services and local voluntary sector organisations. 

Camp Jojo is currently in transition. Over the first 8 years it has worked from one established site in Mersea, Essex; but we are now opening a second site near Appleby in Cumbria. The role of Program Manager will work across the whole organisation, towards the successful development of the values and the proven model in a second site; and its partnership with the Essex site will be an important part of the role.

Camp Jojo is growing from a young, largely trustee led, organisation to a staff team led organisation. Again this role will be a fundamental part of that transition. This is a predominantly an operational post, and not responsible for the finances of organisation, though it will deliver operations within the board approved budget. They will also sit on, or chair, several of the Committees of the charity; including the Senior Operations Team.

The role will offer leadership to key functions of Camp Jojo, Camp Jojo staff and contractors, and to members of the Camp Jojo Board, in relation to the work of the charity. Whilst the majority of the work will be remote the incumbent will be required to attend some meetings and events in person, including at both sites. They will also be required to attend at least part of the actual camp events. They may need to work flexibly, according to the seasonal demands of the charity.

The Program Manager will have a varied and sometimes high-pace job environment. As such, they will need to handle multiple tasks, manage their own time well, interact professionally with the Camp Jojo community and be very good communicators. They will deal with model consistency, values, and operational issues across both sites. 

Job description

We are looking for people with the values and commitment to increase the independence, self-confidence and access to new opportunities for people with learning disabilities and enduring mental health support needs across our Supported Living Services in Kingston and Richmond.
 

Who we are
 

At Balance we are committed to empowering those we support to build independent, fulfilled and self-confident lives. We work hard to ensure our charitable values are central to the professional experience of those who work for us, with us and who benefit from our services. We operate a range of services in SW London including outreach and small homes-based services in Kingston and Richmond.
 

Who you are
 

You are someone with experience of or a commitment to developing a person-centred approach in working with people with complex needs and challenges. You will be a collegiate player, and someone able to see beyond the barriers that people with disabilities experience every day. Your values and working practice will align with those of the charity to maximise the independence of those you are working with; to enable their ability to make decisions about the types of service they are in receipt of and to ensure that your approach is both professional and sustainable.
 

Key Responsibilities of this role
 

Your primary responsibilities will include:
 

· To work as part of a diverse and experienced team providing personalised support, advice and advocacy to people living independently or in supported accommodation.
 

· To apply a collegiate approach to deliver strengths-based support that maximises independence, knowledge and confidence of those using our services.
 

· To provide a key point of reference for information and support to those using the services and professionals and carers dependent on it.
 

· To work independently across the boroughs we operate in, with people in their homes or in accessing support and resources across the community.
 

Critical Values in the delivery of this role
 

· A commitment to building independence and self-confidence amongst your colleagues as well as those you provide services to.
 

· Recognition of the skills, knowledge and commitment of those working around you and your contribution to them.
 

· A professional, can-do attitude that finds solutions in the darkest corners.
 

· A willingness to empower those around you to exercise authority to make mistakes, test things out and lead from the front.
 

Benefits in working for us
 

The charity ensures the following benefits for all its operational staff:
 

· A baseline commitment to pay London living wage for all its front-line staff.
 

· A commitment to training and professional development to at least Care Certificate.
 

· Inclusion in and contribution to the charity's pension scheme.

· Access to a range of discount schemes.
 

· Access to the charity's employee assistance programme.

Application Instructions.
 

Please attach a covering letter and CV that indicates how you meet the key criteria in the person specification.

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

Do you have experience of working as Team Leader / managing people?

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

Then come and join us here at VoiceAbility.

We are looking for a confident and experienced people manager, who will lead and support teams based in and around the London area, to join our team.  We are seeking applicants who have transferable skills, a willingness to learn and a desire to help those in need of support.

About us

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

We’ve been supporting people to have their say in decisions about their health, care, and wellbeing for over 40 years. We make sure people are heard when it matters most.

About the role?

We have an exciting opportunity for a Team Leader to join our team covering a variety of boroughs in London.  You will be a passionate supporter of quality driven, outcome centric, advocacy provision and in coaching others to achieve the exacting standards of excellence in advocacy required to support our clients.

About you

We are looking for a strong and resilient leader with experience of managing a team. Desirably you will have worked or volunteered in a welfare, supporting role, or caring for adults or young people who have support needs.

You will be committed to driving high performance and practice standards by actively engaging with our Practice Management team to interpret data. Thereby, making informed decisions and ensuring that the highest standards of advocacy are achieved.

You will ensure a culture of learning and continuous development through a mix of team and supervision meetings, and reflective practice.

You will be experienced in managing risks relating to the safety and wellbeing of staff members and the safeguarding of service users.

How will you make a difference?

You will be responsible for ensuring your team delivery of the highest standards of advocacy, ensuring that all contact with clients is outcome driven.

You will support your team and ensure that they have the necessary skills to make a difference in peoples lives on a daily basis.  Assisting them to grow in confidence and empowering them to assist those in need of support.

You will work resourcefully and collaboratively with people across the organisation to assist you and your team, fostering a learning culture where all views are respected.

Benefits 

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

5% employer pension & minimum 3% employee contribution 

Salary sacrifices pension scheme 

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

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

24/7 Employee Assistance programme 

Access to remote counselling service 

Paid Disability Leave 

Paid compassionate Leave 

Home Working Allowance  

Support with continuous professional development 

Access to Clifton Strengths Coaching for development  

Personal Development Plans 

How are staff supported to work remotely? 

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

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

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

Equality and Diversity

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

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

How to apply

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

Important Dates:

Closing date for applications: Midnight on Friday 17th October, however, VoiceAbility reserve the right to withdraw this vacancy before this date.