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Job Title: Caseworker
Reports to: TBC
Line Reports: N/A
Location: Flexible - hybrid 2 days a week from one of our offices
Salary: £29,000 - £32,000 (London) ; £26,500 - £29,500 (outside London)
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, with occasional evening/weekend work (TOIL provided)
Contract: Permanent
Language requirements: Fluency in English essential.
Travel: Expectations of travel between BB locations for in person meetings and events
Overall purpose:
Breaking Barriers exists to support refugees and people from forced migration backgrounds into meaningful employment.
The Client Caseworker is integral to delivering that mission. Acting as a client’s primary point of support, you will lead and coordinate their progression toward employment — whether through language development, requalification, training or direct employability support.
This role requires someone who can take ownership of client journeys, drive forward action plans, and deliver both one-to-one and group-based support that moves clients closer to work. Caseworkers may initially focus more heavily on one pathway area, but the role is designed to provide integrated, cross-programme support over time.
Collaboration across programme teams is essential to ensure clients experience seamless, joined-up services and consistent progression.Your contributions are valued, and you can make a meaningful impact on people’s lives.
Key responsibilities:
1. Client casework and support
Manage a caseload of clients, providing structured one-to-one support in person and online.
Conduct holistic assessments to understand clients’ qualifications, skills, language levels, aspirations and barriers.
Co-create clear, outcome-focused action plans aligned to sustainable employment.
Drive forward client progression across relevant pathways, including:
Employment readiness and job search
CV development, applications and interview preparation
Professional requalification and accreditation routes
English language progression
Sector-specific training or volunteering
Deliver group sessions to help clients build knowledge and skills in a supportive peer-learning environment.
Maintain regular contact to monitor progress, adjust support and maintain accountability.
Identify and address barriers to progression, advocating where appropriate.
Safeguard clients appropriately and escalate concerns in line with policy.
Refer and signpost to additional support services where required.
2. Stakeholder and volunteer engagement
Engage with stakeholders and partners to develop networks and identify job, training, education and work experience opportunities for clients.
Support outreach initiatives by developing and maintaining relationships with partners (e.g. referral partners, training providers, employers and professional bodies)
Advocate on behalf of clients to address specific barriers to employment or accreditation.
Collaborate with colleagues responsible for employer and partner engagement to match clients to appropriate opportunities.
Liaise with volunteers to source additional expertise and mentoring opportunities for clients.
Represent Breaking Barriers at occasional events or meetings as required.
3. Monitoring, Reporting & Administration
Maintain accurate, timely and detailed client records on the CRM system.
Track and report on client progression against agreed milestones and KPIs.
Ensure documentation and evidence are completed in line with reporting requirements.
Complete enrolment and administrative processes efficiently.
Support monitoring and evaluation processes to inform service improvement.
4. Cross-Organisational Collaboration & Integrated Working
Work closely with colleagues across all functions to ensure seamless client journeys, aligning support, avoiding duplication and maintaining clarity of progression plans.
Share knowledge of sector pathways, labour market developments and client trends to inform service development and team learning.
Contribute to service development as the service redesign evolves.
Participate actively in team meetings, case reviews, reflective practice sessions, appraisals and inductions, contributing to strong team relationships and continuous service improvement.
Take advantage of training and development opportunities to build new skills and share knowledge across teams.
Foster a collaborative, solution-focused team culture.
Person specification:
Essential Criteria
Experience
Experience providing one-to-one advice, guidance or support, ideally within employability, education, refugee support or a related field
Experience delivering or co-facilitating group sessions, workshops or training.
Experience working toward defined targets, outcomes or deadlines in a structured environment.
Understanding of barriers faced by refugees and people from forced migration backgrounds in accessing employment.
Experience maintaining accurate records, whether using a database, CRM or equivalent system.
Understanding of safeguarding principles and how to respond appropriately to concerns.
Essential Skills & Abilities
Ability to support people in planning and taking steps toward a goal, with clarity and follow-through.
Comfortable facilitating groups and engaging diverse audiences.
Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build trust with people from varied backgrounds.
Good organisational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities.
Proactive and solution-focused approach to problem-solving.
Clear written and verbal communication skills.
Able to work collaboratively across teams and with external partners or stakeholders.
Attention to detail and administrative accuracy.
Adaptable and open to working in an evolving service environment.
Desirable Experience
Lived experience of seeking sanctuary or forced migration to the UK.
Experience in refugee support, employment services, education or a related field.
Familiarity with UK labour market pathways, sector training routes or professional requalification processes.
Experience working alongside volunteers, mentors or external partners.
Ability to speak an additional language relevant to the client group.
Other Requirements
Commitment to Breaking Barriers’ mission and values.
Eligibility to work in the UK.
Willingness to travel between offices and partner locations as required.
Occasional evening or weekend work (TOIL provided).
If you meet most, but not all of the criteria, we’d still like to hear from you!
Other considerations:
As part of our safeguarding commitment to our clients, we carry out pre-employment checks to ensure that successful applicants are suitable to work with adults at risk. These include criminal record disclosure, obtaining references and verifying a candidate’s identity and right to work in the UK
Breaking Barriers is committed to protecting an adult’s right to live in safety, free from abuse and neglect and for their views, wishes and beliefs to be fully taken into account when deciding action
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity status, race, religion or belief
Breaking Barriers particularly welcomes applicants with experience of seeking asylum and/or a refugee background
Some travel between our different areas of operation will be required
Breaking Barriers exists so that every refugee can access meaningful employment and build a new life.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Sustainability Manager is responsible for providing strategic oversight and delivery of the Southbank Centre’s Environmental Action Plan. This includes motivating and inspiring both staff and visitors to work collaboratively toward environmental performance targets, ensuring that sustainability is embedded across all operations to support the Centre’s long-term ecological commitments and mission.
Please download the attached Job Description for a full overview of this role's responsibilities.
If you are viewing on a job board, please navigate to our Southbank Centre vacancies webpage to find the original advert.
The annual salary stated is based on the Full-Time Equivalent (40 hours per week). If the job is part-time, the weekly hours will be stated within the advert.
The deadline for applications is 23:59 on the closing date for the job posting.
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We welcome applications from all backgrounds. By attracting people with diverse attitudes, opinions and beliefs we can continue to look at the world with fresh eyes and find new ways of doing things. The Southbank Centre is a warm and welcoming place to work, with great aspirations and ambitions to create great and accessible work for all. We pride ourselves in building a supportive environment to enable the development of our colleagues.
Job title: Head of Principal Gifts
Employer: Imperial College London
Salary: £69,365 to £79,257 per annum
Location: White City, London W12 (Hybrid)
About the role:
Are you a fundraiser looking for a new challenge at the highest levels of philanthropy? Are you looking to transition into the field of principal gifts?
Here at Imperial College, we are recruiting a Head of Principal Gifts to join our brilliant and growing team. This is a new position, part of an expansion of our Advancement Division.
What you will be doing:
As Head of Principal Gifts, you will play a transformative role in securing the philanthropic investments that drive groundbreaking discoveries, life-changing innovations and sustainable solutions. Your work will directly impact fields critical to shaping the future – from climate resilience and AI to global health and business innovation. You will have the opportunity to work with amazing colleagues driven to tackle some of the most difficult problems facing society.
At Imperial, philanthropy has the power to change lives. In this role, you'll be at the heart of that - cultivating relationships with high-net-worth individuals and like-minded stakeholders, and helping drive our most ambitious fundraising and alumni engagement campaign to date.
Working closely with the Director of Development: Principal Gifts and Global, you'll lead on gifts that are genuinely complex and career-defining in scale.
What we are looking for:
We're looking for someone entrepreneurial and ambitious: a natural relationship-builder who thrives in complexity, navigates ambiguity with confidence, and knows how to bring the right people together at the right moment. If that sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you.
What we can offer you:
About Imperial
Welcome to Imperial, a global top ten university where scientific imagination leads to world-changing impact.
Join us and be part of something bigger. From global health to climate change, AI to business leadership, we navigate some of the world’s toughest challenges. Whatever your role, your contribution will have a lasting impact.
As a member of our vibrant community of 22,000 students and 8,000 staff, you’ll collaborate with passionate minds across nine London campuses and a global network.
This is your chance to help shape the future. We hope you’ll join us at Imperial.
Our culture
We work towards equality of opportunity, eliminating discrimination and creating an inclusive working environment. We encourage applications from all backgrounds, communities and industries, and are committed to employing a team that has diverse skills, experiences and abilities. You can read more about our commitment on our webpages.
Our values are at the heart of everything we do and everyone in our community is expected to demonstrate respect, collaboration, excellence, integrity and innovation.
Further Information
This is one of two exceptional opportunities to join our dynamic team. As we continue to expand our international presence, we are recruiting for the following role:
Each of these roles offers a unique opportunity to shape our strategic direction and build impactful partnerships.
Closing date: Midnight on Thursday 16 April 2026.
Interested?
Please familiarise yourself with the attached Candidate Pack.
To apply, please submit a CV and covering letter.
Imperial is partnering with Erin Hall-Westfall and Joanna Logan of Constellate Global Talent on this search.
No agencies please.
Please familiarise yourself with the attached Candidate Pack.
To apply, please submit a CV and covering letter by midnight on Thursday 16th April 2026
Job title: Head of Global Development, Asia
Employer: Imperial College London
Salary: £69,365 to £79,257 per annum
Location: White City, London W12 (Hybrid)
About the role:
Here at Imperial College, we are recruiting a Head of Global Development, Asia to join our brilliant team. Reporting to and working closely with the Director of Development: Principal Gifts and Global, this is a new position which will help deliver our first university-wide fundraising and alumni engagement campaign.
What you will be doing:
As Head of Global Development, Asia, you will lead our development efforts across Asia, helping to shape and deliver the College’s philanthropic strategy in the region. The role will be central to cultivating major philanthropic relationships, supporting regional engagement for Imperial’s President and senior representatives, and contributing to the wider success of our global campaign.
What we are looking for:
This position is an opportunity for either an experienced fundraiser or an individual with business or relationship development experience in the region. The role will require diplomacy, strategic insight, and the ability to operate effectively within a complex global institution. Experience working across Asia would be advantageous.
This is a unique opportunity to shape and lead our engagement with high-net-worth individuals and stakeholders across Asia – one of the most exciting regions for philanthropic fundraising - connecting them to Imperial’s world-leading research and innovation ecosystem. We hope to hear from you!
What we can offer you:
About Imperial
Welcome to Imperial, a global top ten university where scientific imagination leads to world-changing impact.
Join us and be part of something bigger. From global health to climate change, AI to business leadership, we navigate some of the world’s toughest challenges. Whatever your role, your contribution will have a lasting impact.
As a member of our vibrant community of 22,000 students and 8,000 staff, you’ll collaborate with passionate minds across nine London campuses and a global network.
This is your chance to help shape the future. We hope you’ll join us at Imperial.
Our culture
We work towards equality of opportunity, eliminating discrimination and creating an inclusive working environment. We encourage applications from all backgrounds, communities and industries, and are committed to employing a team that has diverse skills, experiences and abilities. You can read more about our commitment on our webpages.
Our values are at the heart of everything we do and everyone in our community is expected to demonstrate respect, collaboration, excellence, integrity and innovation.
Further Information
This is one of two exceptional opportunities to join our dynamic team. As we continue to expand our international presence, we are recruiting for the following role:
Each of these roles offers a unique opportunity to shape our strategic direction and build impactful partnerships.
Closing date: Midnight on Thursday 16 April 2026.
Interested?
Please familiarise yourself with the attached Candidate Pack.
To apply, please submit a CV and covering letter.
Imperial is partnering with Erin Hall-Westfall and Joanna Logan of Constellate Global Talent on this search.
No agencies please.
Please familiarise yourself with the attached Candidate Pack.
To apply, please submit a CV and covering letter by midnight on Wednesday 19 November 2025.