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Centre 404 is a thriving charity with a proud history of supporting people with learning disabilities and their families. Based in North London, we currently work across eight London boroughs. We are looking for an effective, innovative and highly organised Executive Assistant to support our Chief Executive and help us drive forward our mission to empower people with learning disabilities and their families.
About the Role
· As Executive Assistant to the CEO, you’ll play a pivotal role in enabling effective leadership and governance across the organisation. You’ll manage the CEO’s schedule, communications, and stakeholder relationships, while also supporting the Board of Trustees and coordinating key governance activities.
· You’ll be a champion of digital tools, using AI and Microsoft 365 to streamline workflows, enhance internal communications, and maintain our SharePoint system. Your work will also contribute to fundraising efforts and donor engagement, helping us build strong external partnerships.
Key Responsibilities
· Provide high-level executive support to the CEO, including diary management, correspondence, and project coordination.
· Organise and service Board and committee meetings, including minute-taking and governance administration.
· Support the Senior Management Team with meetings, reporting, and operational tasks.
· Oversee SharePoint and internal systems to improve collaboration and document management.
· Assist with fundraising events, donor communications, and wider organisational initiatives.
About You
· Proven experience in a PA/EA role supporting senior leadership and Boards.
· Excellent organisational and communication skills.
· Proficiency in Microsoft 365 (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Teams, Excel, SharePoint).
· Experience using AI tools to enhance productivity.
· Strong understanding of confidentiality and data protection.
· Knowledge of the charity sector and governance requirements is desirable but not essential.
· Familiarity with AI tools like Microsoft Copilot, ChatGPT, or Notion AI
Why Join Us?
Centre 404 is a vibrant, values-driven charity committed to inclusion and empowerment. You’ll be part of a supportive team, with opportunities for training and development—especially in digital and AI tools. Evening and weekend work may occasionally be required, with time off in lieu provided.
Closing Date - Monday 22nd September 2025
How to apply: Please submit a CV along with a cover statement (either within the email itself or as an attachment) addressing the following: “Tell us more about why you are interested in this role and what you would bring to this post in terms of your knowledge, skills and experience”. Please ensure you refer to the job description and person specification in your statement and explain how you meet the criteria. Join us in making a difference. Apply now and help shape the future of Centre 404.
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Here at Survive we are poassionate about supporting survivors of sexual violence and abuse to heal and thrive. Could you bring your skills and experience to help our fantastic organisation? Come and join our friendly and supportive team!
This role is part of the Senior Management Team working to deliver the current strategy. You will be liaising across teams to continuously improve working processes, practices and procedures at Survive.
Survive is a great place to work!
We offer:
• a comprehensive induction
• all the equipment you need to carry out your role
• flexible working
• Individual training allowance and paid training leave to help you in your role
• health and wellbeing benefits package
•Long service additional holiday allowances
•5% pension contribution
Survive is a Disability Confident employer
About us
Survive helps survivors of rape, sexual assault or child sexual abuse rebuild their lives, relationships and reach their potential by delivering specialist services.
Survive was started in York in 1990 by a group of women who wanted to help women survivors of child sexual abuse find ways to heal through their shared histories of child sexual abuse.
Over three decades later and Survive now offers 1-1 support work, counselling and trauma therapy in York, across North Yorkshire and in the East Riding of Yorkshire to any adult survivor of any sexual violence including rape, sexual assault or child sexual abuse. Survive also operates a helpline for those affected directly or indirectly by sexual violence and has a small library of self-help books covering a range of subjects – from inspirational survivor stories and coping with the impact of sexual trauma to recognising and managing mental health conditions such as anxiety and depression.
Our values of being trustworthy and inclusive and promoting hope, personal growth, and courageous advocacy underpin everything we do.
Job description
Finance
· Take responsibility for managing an effective and efficient finance function and producing timely reports which enable effective decision-making by the CEO and the Board.
· Lead on the production of the annual budget and work with others to project incoming funds.
People
· Lead on the delivery of effective and efficient HR operations across the full employee/volunteer lifecycle and drive key initiatives and activities which contribute to Survive being a great place to work or volunteer.
· Support our managers, staff and volunteers with day-to-day HR needs to ensure consistency and compliance.
Outline of main duties
The following is a summary of the key responsibilities of the post. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list, and the post-holder may be required to carry out other duties which are appropriate to the scale and nature of the job role.
Finance
· Provide effective oversight of the day-to-day banking, invoicing, expenses and supplier payments on Sage accounting software.
· Prepare and present timely and accurate financial data for the Finance and Resources Sub Committee and the Board including management accounts, cashflow monitoring, expenditure by funder, variance reporting against budget lines and live forecasts.
· Mange fund accounting including restricted, unrestricted and designated funds and comply with external funders’ requirements.
· Contribute to Finance and Resources Sub Committee meetings and provide advice on financial forecasts, budget planning, policy development, reserves and investments.
· Develop an annual budget for the year ahead and assist the Fundraising Sub Committee to produce budgets for grant proposals and scenario planning.
· Prepare Survive’s accounts for independent examination by the appointed Accountants and hold administrative responsibility for the successful completion of the annual financial statements and the annual report, and the timely submission to the Charity Commission and Companies House.
· Administer the payroll for Survive employees, liaising with the outsourced payroll provider. Make the relevant payments to HMRC including the annual P11D amount. Administer the Survive pension scheme and ensure the correct contributions are paid each month.
· Produce financial monitoring KPIs, statistics and reports for grant applications, funders, Board of Trustees and other organisational and strategic planning as required
· Line manage and develop the Finance and People Administrator.
People
· Deliver the People strand of Survive’s strategy and chair People Sub Committee meetings, maintain and develop People policies and procedures.
· Provide training on Survive’s People policies to the management team to ensure consistency and understanding.
· Provide support for all HR queries including applying policies appropriately.
· Manage staff benefits, calculating entitlements, enrolling onto schemes and answering queries.
· Provide information on the Survive pension scheme to staff and enrolling them into the scheme as appropriate.
· Source training courses as required and oversee management of Survive’s e-learning accounts. Co-ordinate team training days and ad-hoc training sessions.
· Contribute to the monthly internal newsletter to keep the whole team informed about internal and external news, training opportunities and resources.
· Co-ordinate the annual health and wellbeing survey, and lead on making improvements following inputs and suggestions from the Survive team.
· Oversee maintenance of HR system (HR Breathe) and ensure that data is accurate, complete and up to date.
· Maintain existing and work towards gaining new accreditations such as Disability Confident.
· Support hiring managers with the recruitment process including placing adverts, receiving and anonymising applications, arranging interviews. Be part of the shortlisting and or interviewing panels as required.
· Prepare and deliver organisational inductions to all new employees and volunteers.
· Maintain and oversee efficient HR administration for the joiners and leavers processes.
· Monitor the data that Survive holds for staff, volunteers and trustees in order to comply with organisational policy and UK GDPR.
Person Specification – Finance and People Manager
Qualifications
- Qualified by experience or hold a professional accounting qualification. HR qualification preferable.
Experience, knowledge and skills
- Understanding of financial and HR systems (we use Sage and Breathe HR) and Microsoft Office packages.
- Understanding of charity finance including reporting on restricted income and expenditure and managing reserves.
- Experience of managing payroll and pension administration processes.
- Knowledge of GDPR and data management, able to handle sensitive and confidential information.
- Working knowledge of UK employment law and best practice.
- Experience of working within a management team, and reporting to Trustees.
- Experience of presenting financial information to a variety of audiences.
Personal
- An interest in the work that Survive does to support survivors of sexual trauma.
- A commitment to uphold and work towards Survive’s values including active promotion of equal opportunities, diversity and inclusive practices.
- Able to work independently and prioritise work effectively to meet demanding deadlines.
- Able to build good working relationships across a whole team.
- Excellent listening skills; written and verbal communication skills.
- A flexible approach to work and problem solving and ‘can do’ attitude to get things done.
- An interest in continuing your own personal development and learning.
Applications close on 15th September
Interview date 25th September in York
Post start date 1st December
please send your CV and a covering letter explaining how you meet the person specification and have the experience and skills listed in the job description.
Survive delivers specialist services and trauma-specific interventions that help adult survivors of rape, sexual assault and child sexual abuse.
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Job Title: Field Care Supervisor
Location: South East London. The role is around 70% based within the community visiting participants and staff, then some home working and central office days in Islington as required. Kindly be aware that step free access is not available at our central office, and some of our other services.
Salary: £28,200 - Full time Equivalent
Shift Pattern: Fixed term contract till March with the potential for extension, 30 hours per week, Monday to Sunday on a flexible rota between 08:00 - 20:00, including working on bank holidays and outside these hours as per service requirements.
About the role
We are looking for a Field Supervisor to lead a team who are dedicated and focused to providing support to our participants within the community. We provide person centred care and support to our participants within the community, homes, and residential properties. We support vulnerable adults to live more independently, offering friendly outreach that helps with housing, daily living, and building self reliance.
In this role, you'll:
- Be supporting the establishment of supporting staff and participants, doing assessments, working with partners, and helping ensure everything runs smoothly by carrying out quality checks.
- Line manage, lead and support your team providing advice, guidance and support throughout their employment lifecycle
- Support the Service Manager and Deputy Manager in leading the day to day operational delivery of the service. Delivering the highest standards of quality, performance, and improvements across your service.
- Be responsible for ensuring full contract and regulatory compliance is completed, and support the Service Manager in the implementation and delivery of service monitoring and development
- Ensure Risk Management ownership, ensuring processes and policies are followed
- Manage contract and Internal auditing, admin, and general other duties as required.
About you
We are seeking a passionate, driven and motivated colleague to lead this service in a trauma informed and inclusive way. Someone who is knowledgeable in the needs of our participants, and can support the team in delivering excellence. You will be driven with passion for what we do, and be able to work flexibly to meet service needs, providing new ideas and opportunities to develop the service further to continue to achieve excellence!
- Ability to lead a team to achieve service KPI's
- Flexible and capable of commuting throughout London for client appointments and MDT meetings.
- Ability to provide advice, support and guidance to a team on all aspects of the service such as participant related enquiries which can include housing management.
- Ability to promote the service externally to enhance reputation across London and with partner organisations
- Willingness and ability to work flexibly to meet service needs
- IT Proficiency, including Microsoft Office, and the ability to navigate and learn new case management systems and other types of organisational software
- Understanding and/or practical knowledge of the social and societal marginalisation that can be attached to people with mental health issues, addiction, exploitation, homelessness and within the criminal justice system
We’re looking for someone who shares our values and is excited to make a real difference in people’s lives!
Please refer to the JDPS attached for more details on the vacancy and our requirements/key criteria.
What we offer
- 25 days (Full time equivalent) annual leave, increasing with the length of service
- Training and Development, including access to courses, upskilling, and progression plans
- Employee Assistance Programme, including counselling
- Reflective Practice regular sessions with a therapist provided by an external provider to support Mental Health and Wellbeing at work
- Eligibility to register with Blue Light Discount Card
- Life Assurance Scheme
- Cycle-to-work scheme
- Annual Staff Awards
- EDI Ambassador programme
- Be part of an organisation which believes good care and support improves lives.
- Join an organisation with a mission to empower people who are marginalised by building powerful partnerships and creative solutions that bridge gaps in provision and aid recovery, reablement and resettlement.
We value and celebrate the unique backgrounds, perspectives and experiences of all of our employees. We have a team of staff ambassadors who volunteer to actively support us in fortifying our organisational value of Inclusivity. They embrace this unique opportunity to deliver awareness, events, and developments to our organisation to support us in ensuring our value of Inclusivity is embedded throughout the organisation.
SIG actively encourages applications from individuals from a diverse range of backgrounds, particularly lived experience; Naturally, we approach any emerging issues with empathy and sensitivity.
About Social Interest Group (SIG)
SIG is a not-for-profit organisation providing thousands of people with good-quality support and care in residential, drop-in centres, community floating support settings, probation settings, and hospitals. We do so across London, Brighton, Bedfordshire, Luton, Kent and Liverpool. Our goal is to transform lives through empowering change.
Want to know how we work? Watch our short Theory of Change video to see how we support people towards a brighter future: Theory of Change Further details can be found on our website here: Theory of Change - Social Interest Group - Social Interest Group.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Please note that this job advert may close early due to screening applications on an ongoing basis. We advise applying as soon as possible for your application to be taken into consideration at the early stages.
Please note that as part of our process, we complete an enhanced DBS check, some roles may require further vetting. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds. If you have any questions regarding this, please contact us on the details below.
Unfortunately, we are unable to provide sponsorship, please ensure you have full right to work in the UK prior to applying to our positions.
Additional information on our company policies including Gender Pay, Equality and Diversity, Company Benefits and our Candidate Privacy Policy can be found on our website.
Empowering independence through trauma-informed solutions and dynamic partnerships that keep people out of prison, out of hospital and off the streets
About the Assistant Accountant role
This role sits within our finance team, who provide financial control and support across all three entities of Coin Street: Coin Street Community Builders (CSCB), Coin Street Centre Trust (CSCT), and Coin Street Secondary Housing Co-Operative (CSS). As our new Assistant Accountant, you will focus on managing the daily banking process, ensuring transactions are accurately uploaded and maintained in the finance system to support smooth financial operations.
As our new Assistant Accountant, you will
- Manage daily banking tasks, including extracting statements and uploading transactions to finance systems and databases.
- Process and reconcile monthly credit card transactions, ensuring compliance with company policy.
- Maintain financial data accuracy by reviewing VAT codes, reconciling balance sheet accounts, and closing outstanding purchase orders.
- Prepare intarcompany journal entries.
- Support system improvements, including open banking integration, and assist in staff training to ensure adherence to financial procedures.
To be successful you will need to demonstrate the following
- AAT Level 4 or part-CIMA qualification.
- Demonstrable experience in posting bank transactions.
- Complete understanding of accruals and prepayments.
- Experience using computerised accounting systems and proficiency in the use of MS Excel.
About Coin Street Community Builders
We provide the opportunities and spaces for people to lead their own change.
Our activities are wide and far reaching. From giving families and children the best start in life through our childcare and family support, to creating and maintaining high quality spaces to live, work and play on the land that we own.
We promote enterprise, creativity, and lifelong learning whether that is through providing employment, volunteering opportunities, nurturing enterprise, or delivering programmes and activities. We provide housing that supports our community; we champion co-operative housing and influence local and national housing policy.
From sports and dance to healthy eating and gardening, we offer a range of facilities and activities accessible to everyone to support health and wellbeing in our community.
Contract
Fixed-Term (6 months), Full-Time (35 hours per week)
Salary
£33,228 per annum
Extras
- Equivalent of 35 days annual leave (including Bank holidays), pro rata for part-time staff.
- 8% contributory pension scheme (5% employer contribution and 3% employee contribution)/Auto-enrolment qualifying pension for zero hours staff
- Health and wellbeing support, including online mental health therapy sessions.
- Free gym membership at Colombo, annual flu jabs.
- Commitment to training and development.
Closing Date
Please submit your application by midnight on Sunday, 14 September 2025. Please note that incomplete applications will not be considered.
Successful candidates will be required to undertake a Basic DBS check.
As an organisation, we are passionate about creating an inspirational neighbourhood - powered by social enterprise.





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About the role:
Milton House is a 15-bed mixed-gender accommodation service in Islington, supporting adults facing multiple and complex challenges. With a small and dedicated staff team, we provide tailored casework to residents whose needs may include mental or physical health issues, substance use, histories of offending, or support with living skills and wider aspirations. Our aim is to create a safe, welcoming and well-managed environment where people can build stability and take positive steps towards independent living.
You'll play a vital role in ensuring the smooth running of the service, balancing housing management responsibilities with maintaining the highest standards of cleanliness. Each day you will carry out a thorough clean of the building, including communal areas, bathrooms and offices, helping to create a space where residents and staff feel respected and supported. You will also act as the first point of contact for residents, visitors and contractors, support stock control, uphold health and safety compliance, and assist with practical housing management. Alongside this, you will contribute to the wraparound support we provide, helping residents to keep appointments, manage their budgets and develop the skills they need for greater independence.
This is a role where the impact of your work will be felt immediately, not only in the running of Milton House but also in the daily lives of the people we support. At SHP, we believe in investing in our staff, offering genuine opportunities for progression and growth. By joining our team, you will be part of an organisation that is committed to transforming lives across London, while also developing your own career in a supportive and forward-looking environment.
The working rota for this role is Monday - Friday.
About you:
- Have strong customer service skills.
- Have a genuine interest for working with people with multiple disadvantages.
- Are reflective and can respond positively to challenges.
- Adaptive work approach to fit around the various needs of the people we work with.
- A basic understanding of basic repairs and maintenance.
- Have a flexible and resilient approach to their work.
- Is creative and innovative in the way they think and equally apply those qualities to their working practices.
- Are thorough and detail orientated.
About us:
Single Homeless Project is a London-wide charity. Our vision is of a society where everyone has a place to call home and the chance to live a fulfilling life.
We help single Londoners by preventing homelessness, providing support and accommodation, promoting wellbeing, enhancing opportunity, and being a voice for change. From supporting people in crisis to helping people take the final steps towards independence and employment, we make a difference to 12,000 lives every year across all 32 boroughs.
We offer you more than a job; we offer you a chance to be part of a compassionate, driven team that's committed to making a real difference in people's lives. You'll have the opportunity to lead, co-create, and inspire change while enjoying a collaborative, growth-oriented environment.
Join us in creating a brighter, more hopeful future for individuals in need.
Important info:
Closing date: Sunday 14th September at midnight
Interview date: Monday 22nd and Tuesday 23rd September online via Microsoft Teams
This post will require an Enhanced DBS check to be processed (by SHP) for the successful applicant.
Please note applications are reviewed for AI use in application questions. Applications requiring sponsorship will not be accepted or progressed.
Preventing homelessness, transforming lives.




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Please submit your application with a cover letter by 24th September 2025
About Homewards
Homewards is a five-year, locally led programme, launched by Prince William and The Royal Foundation of the Prince and Princess of Wales in June 2023.The aim of Homewards is to demonstrate that together, it is possible to end homelessness – making it rare, brief, and unrepeated.
The Royal Foundation has selected six flagship locations across the UK and formed Coalitions of committed organisations and people from their public, private and voluntary sectors: Aberdeen, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Lambeth, Newport, Northern Ireland, and Sheffield.
About The Royal Foundation
The Royal Foundation mobilises leaders, businesses, and people so that together we can address society’s greatest challenges. Led by our Principals, The Prince and Princess of Wales, our work is built on world-class research, long-term partnerships, and measurable, scalable impact.
Role description and core responsibilities
We are seeking an exceptional Project Manager to play a key role in coordinating and delivering projects across our Northern Ireland location. Reporting into the Northern Ireland Lead and working closely with colleagues across the programme, thisis a vital role as we deliver an ambitious Action Plan across the country.
The Project Manager will be based within the core Homewards team but will work closely with other Foundation teams, Kensington Palace, and external delivery partners.
The role will be varied and wide-ranging, working with other internal and external colleagues to determine project needs and key deliverables.
Key responsibilities include (but are not limited to):
· Establishing and executing the project management processes required to ensure effective delivery of projects within Northern Ireland
· Coordinating delivery efforts with the Homewards Northern Ireland Coalition (and other external delivery partners) to ensure strategies and commitments are deployed on the ground
· Taking ownership for the successful delivery of allocated projects
· Monitoring and reporting on delivery of projects against agreed timelines, ensuring risks, assumptions, dependencies, and actions are identified, tracked, and resolved
· Organising programme and stakeholder meetings, preparing agendas/papers, managing logistics and producing minutes as required
· Build and maintain relationships with appropriate internal and external stakeholders, and support the day-to-day management of the stakeholder ecosystem
· Working with senior colleagues on agendas and ensuring actions are captured and carried out
· Promoting a strong partnership/team ethos and collaborative ways of working both within the programme team and wider Homewards partnership
- Playing an active broader role in the programme team, working collaboratively to offer ideas on strategy and operational design.
Relevant knowledge and experience
· Knowledge and experience of project management, being directly responsible for the delivery of substantive projects (essential)
· Previous experience of working in a fast-paced delivery environment and/or on a complex project (essential)
· Experience of budget management (essential)
· Highly competent user of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook (essential)
· Experience of successfully dealing with stakeholders at different levels (essential)
· Experience with a project management tooling such as Mondaycom, MS Project, Smartsheet, Trello, Salesforce (desirable)
· Previous experience in a sector relevant to the programme (e.g. homelessness sector or charity sector more widely, local government) (desirable)
Personal qualities
· You will be a collaborative and confident relationship builder, with strong stakeholder management skills; a genuine ‘team player’ who is able to influence and bring people with you
· You will be agile, able to respond confidently and positively to changing scenarios
· You will be highly organised and capable of balancing multiple, complex priorities
· You will have an optimistic and energetic outlook, keen to maximise the positive change you and the team can deliver
· You will be an excellent communicator, both in writing and orally, able to tailor your deliver based on the audience.
· You take a creative/innovative approach to problem-solving, as well as being keen to offer ideas/challenge on issues not strictly within your remit.
The Royal Foundation is a high-profile organisation, and the successful candidate will appreciate the importance of discretion and confidentiality and have a mature and professional approach.
Please submit your application with covering letter by 12pm 24th September 2025.
First Round Virtual Interviews are due to take place on 29th September 2025
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We're looking for a kind, compassionate and resilient Support Worker to join our Learning Disability service in Hertfordshire.
£20,966.40 per annum, working part time - 32 hours per week.
Want to feel like you're making a difference? You'll feel at home here.
Making you feel at home here means helping you thrive in every way. That's why we offer a wide range of benefits, award-winning Learning & Development and a culture that welcomes all. These aren't token gestures - we've thought long and hard about how best to support our team. After all, our people are doing something amazing: helping to transform lives every day.
Our benefits include:
* Annual leave increasing up to 30 days with length of service
* Free DBS
* Exclusive discounts and cashback via Reward Gateway® and opportunity to buy a Blue Light Card
* Fully paid induction programme and further training
* ILM courses and Apprenticeship Programmes
* Cycle to work scheme
All applicants must be legally eligible to work in the UK by the start of employment as Look Ahead are not able to offer sponsorship.
What you'll do:
Support Workers will provide support to customers to help them develop the life skills they require to meet the assessed needs of the customers of the service. This includes providing personal care, domestic duties, emotional and social support in a person centred way. Staff will work with customers to promote social inclusion and alongside other members of the team to promote independent living, encouraging customers to maximise their skills and choices.
About you:
- If a need arises, deliver all aspects of support to enable a customer to develop independent living skills as appropriate to the individual needs of the customer. In some services, this will include delivering personal and physical care as appropriate
- Support customers to undertake all domestic tasks wherever possible, including practical assistance where they have not yet developed the skills, to ensure customers enjoy a high quality of accommodation
- Participate in the support planning and risk management, as facilitated by the lead Support Worker
- Carry out security duties to ensure the safety of the customers and premises
This is not an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time and is subject to change in accordance with the needs of Look Ahead
What you'll bring:
- Exudes a warm friendly presence and open behaviour
- Prefers working as part of a group or team
- Is fundamentally calm and resilient, does not let emotion adversely affect them or obscure their judgement
- Flexible
- Open to feedback and self development
- Has a practical and logical mind and is naturally well organised
Essential:
- NVQ Level 2 or equivalent or experience within charity/social care sector
Desirable:
- Experience in working with people with Learning Disabilities and Autism
About us:
Look Ahead is a leading, not-for-profit care and support provider in London and the South East. Our vision is to build better lives through social care and housing in local communities. As an organisation we deliver over 100 services, providing support to thousands of customers each year. Our mission is to co-design and deliver services that offer innovative social care solutions and support people to thrive. We work across mental health, homelessness and complex needs, young people and care leavers and learning disabilities so there are plenty of opportunities to grow and progress your career with us.
We have a strong social purpose and we live and work by our values:
* We focus on Excellence and innovation.
* We are Caring and Compassionate.
* We are Inclusive and Trusted.
* We work in Partnership and are One-Team.
Look Ahead is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk, and expects all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment.
If your application for this role is unsuccessful, but we feel that you would be suitable for another role, we may contact you to discuss alternative opportunities. If this occurs you would not need to submit another application for the alternative role.
We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date.
We are committed to diversity and inclusion at work and are accredited with Silver in the Inclusive Employers Standard 2021. We are a proud member of the Employers Domestic Abuse Covenant and encourage applications from a diverse range of applicants of all backgrounds.
Please see our website for full job description.
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Help us turn first contact into real change
Providence Row has championed people experiencing homelessness in East London since 1860. Our Resource Centre is the heartbeat of that mission – a safe, respectful space where visitors can eat, shower, charge phones, see health professionals and get expert advice, all under one roof.
As Day Centre Manager, you’ll lead a flagship service at the frontline of London’s homelessness response – a hub visited by hundreds each month. You’ll shape how we welcome, assess, and connect people to life-changing support, while driving service improvements that influence best practice across the sector.
About the role
- Lead and develop a multidisciplinary team– line-manage a Coordinator, Support Worker, volunteers and peer mentors; set clear rotas, coach great practice and keep morale high.
- Oversee the welcome & triage desk – make sure every visitor is greeted, assessed and signposted to the right help without delay.
- Keep the building safe and calm – partner with our on-site hostel, manage incidents professionally and ensure health-and-safety checks never slip.
- Build strong partnerships – schedule outreach agencies, host funder visits and champion the Service User Forum so lived experience drives change.
- Embed a culture of continuous improvement - using data and client feedback to refine services.
What you’ll bring
- Hands-on experience running a busy day-centre welcome/triage or similar drop-in intake.
- Proven ability to lead diverse teams, set clear performance expectations, and nurture talent
- Resilient and decisive in challenging situations, with a calm, solutions-focused approach.
- Strong partnership-building skills across statutory, voluntary, and community sectors.
- Solid grasp of safeguarding, equality and facilities basics – or the curiosity to learn fast.
Benefits
- 27 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Pension – 5% employer, 3% employee
- Cycle to work scheme
- Season ticket loan
- Employee assistance programme
- Monthly reflective practice
- Wide range of learning & development opportunities
To apply: Please upload your CV with a covering letter, detailing how you meet the job specification. CV’s without a covering letter will not be considered.
Research shows some people, especially women and marginalized groups, may hesitate to apply unless they match all the criteria. However, we want to assure everyone that we encourage applications from all individuals, regardless of whether they fulfil every point in the job description. Your unique perspective matters to us – please apply with confidence.
Interviews
Please note that we may interview on a rolling basis and therefore encourage early applications.
Providence Row is a charitable company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales; company number 07452798 registered charity number 1140192.
We tackle the root causes of homelessness to help people get off, and stay off, the streets.




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Who we are
St Martin-in-the-Fields Charity is a UK-wide homelessness charity. We fund a range of projects across the UK, providing innovative services within healthcare, legal advice and mental health support to facilitate a long-term transition out of homelessness. We work to prevent this situation from happening in the first place. When it does happen, we provide emergency financial assistance that can transform the lives of those who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, helping them find and keep a safe place to live and call home.
Our Values
We put... people first
We value those we work with, seeking out and listening to all voices to understand how we can work together to make sure anyone experiencing homelessness is moved into a safe home with the necessary support in place.
We are... a learning organisation
We reflect on what we learn, act on the evidence, and share learning with others.
We work... collaboratively for change
We build relationships based on trust and shared vision.
Trusts and Foundations Manager
St Martin-in-the-Fields Charity (SMITFC) is looking for a strategic, relationship-driven Trusts and Foundations Manager to help shape the future of our income generation from charitable trusts and foundations. This is a pivotal role within our Philanthropy, Trusts and Foundations Team, working to ensure that we not only maintain but significantly grow our sustainable income streams in support of people experiencing homelessness and extreme vulnerability.
Working alongside the Philanthropy Manager and Prospect Researcher, this role will be responsible for identifying and securing new 5-6 figure+ gifts, maintaining and deepening engagement with our existing funding partners and developing a pipeline of future funding opportunities designed to spread risk and build for a reliable, realistic income growth over time.
Key Responsibilities
The successful candidate will:
- Work with the Head of Philanthropy, Trusts and Foundations (P&TF) to develop the Charity’s Trust and Foundations growth strategy ensuring it maximises sustainable net income from both general and restricted Trust and Foundation funding sources, diversifies income and starts to spread income timelines away from a reliance on our Christmas appeal period.
- Work collaboratively across the charity to acquire an excellent knowledge and understanding of SMITFC values and programmes, to inform the creation of bespoke donor materials, cases for support, funding proposals and reports.
- Lead on the creation and submission of bespoke proposals and reports to existing Trusts and Foundations, maintaining accurate development and submission deadlines and excellent records of progress and outcomes on CRM.
- Lead on the cultivation and maintenance of strong relationships with existing funders and trustees, identifying opportunities for key decision makers to become active and engaged in the Charity’s activities, whilst gaining a greater understanding of a project’s long term aims and consequent impact.
- Work in collaboration with the Prospect Researcher to develop a pipeline of new 5-6 figure + Trusts and Foundations prospects able to give within the next 3 years.
- Lead on the bespoke stewardship and engagement of newly identified 5-6 figure + Trusts and Foundations prospects and ensure that submission deadlines are met, and reporting schedules observed.
- Work with the P&TF team to deliver our annual Christmas Appeal – to include the development of the P&TF Christmas Appeal 2025, deliver the annual Christmas Appeal Launch event, and optimize the use of social medial and other platforms to reach potential new funders over the Christmas period and beyond.
- Work with the P&TF team to develop the high value offering for the 100 Anniversary appeal 2026.
- Ensure that resources and budgets are managed effectively and provide Trust and Foundation fundraising financial information as required by the Head of P&TF – including contributing to income risk assessments, identifying gaps or shifts in funding and support contingency planning with the wider P&TF team.
- Ensure accurate records of funding opportunities, donor contact details and prospect research are maintained across CRM and finance systems.
- Work collaboratively with SMITF partner charities to align stewardship, donor asks and maximise income.
Our Team: We are friendly, ambitious, creative bunch, who value and maintain relationships of trust and transparency with our donors. We all work flexibly between home and the office but love to come together to plan, get creative and enjoy some lunch in the Crypt at St Martins Church.
How to apply: For further information and details on how to apply, please download the application pack.
EDI Statement
St Martin’s Charity is committed to developing a diverse, inclusive and culturally sensitive workplace and community for everyone. We will do so by fostering a compassionate and supportive environment that respects and values difference, where everyone feels welcome and confident to be themselves. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
In recruiting for our team, we appreciate the unique contributions that every individual can bring without regard to race, ethnicity, colour, religion or no religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or age. We actively welcome applications from people of marginalised identities, especially those with lived experience of homelessness.
Please note that we ask candidates to refrain from using AI-generated responses to any questions in the application process. We value authentic and personal responses to better understand your unique experiences and qualifications. If you have any concerns or require reasonable adjustments, please let us know.
Please download a copy of the application pack which will provide you with details on how to apply.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We have an opportunity for a Public Affairs Manager to join our team and help shape and carry out the Royal British Legions public affairs activities in Northern Ireland.
In this newly created role, you will develop and implement RBLs public/external affairs activities in Northern Ireland at both the national and local level. You will advise colleagues on political developments of importance to RBL’s operations in Northern Ireland, manage relationships with external stakeholders and aid in the establishment of a supporter network in Northern Ireland.
Reporting to our Head of Public Affairs and Campaigns, key responsibilities will include:
- Development of a Public Affairs engagement programme for Northern Ireland and manage its day-to-day implementation through a combination of regular events, meetings, briefings, and attendance at conferences, including party conferences
- Develop and maintain good working relationships with key members of the Northern Ireland Assembly, NI MPs and their staff, Veteran’s Champions, as well as Committees and All Party Groups, and other related national stakeholders.
- Lead RBL’s relationships with key local stakeholders and partners, including engagement with local councils, Health & Social Care Trusts, the Housing Executive, NI Veteran’s Commissioner’s Office and NI Veterans’ Welfare Service and other public bodies in Northern Ireland
- Lead on the production of external briefings for Northern Ireland Assembly debates and local council business, as well as internal briefings for colleagues
- Work closely and effectively with colleagues in Campaigns, Policy & Research to ensure RBL is a leading organisation in facilitating evidence-based policy change, through working together to influence policy professionals and decision-makers.
RBLs Campaigns, Policy, and Research (CPR) team raise the profile of issues affecting the Armed Forces community, and work to influence politicians, officials, and the wider sector, to improve policy and service delivery to address these issues. This new role will see you as a key part of this vital team working across the RBL group.
This is a permanent position. You will be contracted to your home address. You will be expected to work both there and on a mobile basis at other locations in Northern Ireland, with occasional travel beyond this area.
Employee benefits include –
- 28 day’s paid holiday (plus bank holidays) increasing with service, with optional annual leave purchase scheme of up to 5 working days
- Generous pension contributions, with Employer contributions ranging from 6% to 14%
- Range of flexible working options may be available, depending on your role
- Employee Assistance Programme providing confidential counselling, financial and legal advice
- Range of courses delivered by learning specialists to support your development goals and objectives
- Opportunities to volunteer
- Travel loans, Cycle to Work, and more!
For more detailed information about the role, please see our Vacancy Information Pack attached to our direct advert.
RBL is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive organisation, reflecting the diversity of the armed forces community and of wider society. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and personal characteristics.
We may close this vacancy early if we believe we have enough strong applications to be able to successfully fill the role. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.
DARE is the lead organisation in Darwen working with asylum seekers and refugees. We provide assistance across a wide range of issues, including helping asylum seekers through the complexities of the asylum system. We address issues of destitution and assist asylum seekers and newly recognised refugees to access key services including housing, welfare benefits, health, education and employment. Our team works with relevant agencies including the Home Office, refugee organisations, local authorities, legal service providers, housing agencies, health providers, Job Centre Plus and other mainstream service providers. DARE in partnership with ARC in Blackburn, also runs an English Club (volunteer run community English classes) two mornings a week and a weekly social drop-in.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Talent Set are excited to be working with Ronald McDonald House Charities UK to find a talented Philanthropy Manager to join their newly formed team at a pivotal moment in the charity’s growth. This is a hybrid working position, with the chance to work 2 days a week in a Ronald McDonald House or office (London, Liverpool, Birmingham, Brighton, Bristol, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Manchester, Southampton or Oxford)
At Ronald McDonald House Charities UK, keeping families close is at the heart of everything they do. Across 14 Houses nationwide, the charity provides free ‘home away from home’ accommodation and vital support for families with a child in hospital, enabling over 530 families per night to support their children when they are needed most.
This is a fantastic opportunity to design and deliver a major donor strategy that will secure transformational gifts, support capital projects, and build a high-performing Capital Appeal Board. You’ll play a leading role in cultivating and stewarding high-net-worth individuals, shaping compelling cases for support, and driving long-term philanthropic growth.
What you’ll do:
- Develop and deliver a high-value major donor strategy to meet ambitious income targets.
- Identify, cultivate, and steward relationships with high-net-worth individuals.
- Personally solicit significant five- and six-figure gifts.
- Lead on proposals, cases for support and impactful donor reporting.
- Support and develop a Capital Appeal Board to leverage networks and unlock transformational gifts.
- Collaborate across teams to align strategy and inspire confidence at every level.
What we’re looking for:
- A proven track record of securing five- and six-figure gifts from new and existing philanthropic donors.
- Strong experience in donor identification, cultivation, and stewardship.
- Excellent relationship-building, influencing and communication skills.
- Strategic thinker with confidence engaging senior stakeholders.
- Experience supporting or developing appeal boards (desirable).
How to Apply
To apply, please submit your CV demonstrating your suitability for this role by clicking the 'apply now' button (please do not apply via email). We aim to get back to all successful candidates within 48 working hours for an initial discussion on the role, prior to submitting a full application with the Charity.
The closing date for this role is Monday 15th September, with first stage interviews scheduled for w/c 22nd September.
Commitment to Diversity
The Talent Set are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practices, ensuring equal opportunities for all applicants regardless of race, sexual orientation, disability, age, or gender. We actively encourage applications from a wide range of backgrounds and are always happy to make reasonable adjustments to ensure a fair recruitment process.
Salary: £24,570.00 per annum
Location: Shelter shop, Canterbury
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time 37.5 hours
Closing date: Sunday the 14th of September at 11:30pm
This role is being advertised as a Shop Manager but on appointment your job title will be Community Shop Manager.
We’re looking for confident and influential people who want to be at the heart of their local community looking for an opportunity to have control of creative merchandising within managing a Shelter shop. Do you have experience of managing a team whilst also empowering and motivating individuals? If so, then this could be the role for you at our Canterbury shop.
About you
You will need to be an active team player and be able to demonstrate how you’ve managed and motivated a team previously beyond expectations and experience of providing excellent customer service in a face-to-face role.
Have a good knowledge of recruiting and developing a diverse team and how you have supported and motivated teams to progress and how you would bring these skills into this position.
You will need to have good communication skills to engage with the local community to seek out new opportunities to increase the shops contribution to help further Shelter’s cause. You will develop your own and your teams’ interests in merchandising the shop attracting customers and continually develop yours and your team’s knowledge of Shelter, who we are and what we do.
How to Apply
Please click ‘Apply for Job’ below. You are required to submit a CV and a supporting statement. Please provide specific examples of how you meet the criteria in the 'About you' section of this advert, following the STAR format, and ensure you demonstrate how you address the behaviours below throughout your responses:
- We prioritise diversity and have an inclusive and open mindset
Any applications submitted without a supporting statement will not be considered
About Shelter
Home is a human right. It’s our foundation and where we thrive. Yet everyday millions of people are being devastated by the housing emergency.
We exist to defend the right to a safe home. Because home is everything,
We need ambitious, passionate people to join us. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.
Our enemy is the social injustice at the core of the escalating housing emergency. To win this fight, we must be representative of the people we are here to help and those who support our movement. In all our people decisions, we take pride in being inclusive, equitable and transparent. We are committed to combating racism both within and outside Shelter. We welcome you on our journey to becoming truly anti-racist.
Safeguarding statement
Safeguarding is everyone's business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.
Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
£27,000 - £28,000 pa
Full time
6 month contract
We also welcome part time and job share applications
Fulham Palace is a truly remarkable place. For centuries, this Grade I Listed building situated in extensive grounds by the Thames was the country residence of the Bishops of London. The Palace is now managed by Fulham Palace Trust, which is inspired by a vision to restore our nationally significant historic buildings and grounds to their original beauty and to provide outstanding facilities for the local community and visitors from farther afield.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and customer-focussed team assistant to work with our commercial and visitor experience department, someone with a passion for promoting and supporting Fulham Palace, helping the organisation grow and develop. You will need to be highly motivated, organised and able to work with minimal supervision.
Reporting to the commercial and visitor experience manager (CVEM) you will support the planning and delivery of public events and filming, support the marketing and promotion of the site and provide administrative support to our retail operations.
Interested candidates should visit the Fulham Palace website, read the attached job description, download and complete the application and equal opportunities forms and return them to the Palace’s business support manager by post or email by 9.00 on Monday 22 September 2025. CVs will not be accepted without a completed application form.
Online first interviews will take place week beginning Monday 29 September 2025 with in-person second interviews later that week or the week beginning Monday 6 October 2025.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The EMHIP (Ethnicity and Mental Health Improvement Programme) Mobile Hub Support Worker has been co-designed with individuals with lived experience of mental health care to provide direct, person-centred support to individuals in their local communities.
The Croydon BME Forum and Asian Resource Centre Croydon, in partnership with South West London Integrated Care System (SWL ICS) and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) are working together to address the ethnic inequalities in health and social care through the Ethnicity and Mental Health Improvement Programme (EMHIP). One of the key interventions of EMHIP is the implementation of the Mental Health & Wellbeing Mobile Hub. This is a mobile, all age, whole family hub service, delivered within both faiths based and community-based organisations.
The Mental Health & Wellbeing Mobile Hub team will be a dedicated team of experienced, culturally aware support workers and clinical staff embedded in the community to provide services to all local residents, but with a specific focus on BAME communities. This team will be based in different locations across the borough, working within BAME communities, alongside faith groups and existing wellbeing hubs in Croydon.
Job Summary
The Mobile Hub Team Support Worker is a skilled, knowledgeable, and empathetic person, who enjoys working with people, taking a person-centred approach. They must be flexible, adaptable, and comfortable working in an active setting, with people and professionals across the health and social care system. They will be practical, resilient, well organised and have excellent communication skills.
As a Hub Support Worker, you will be responsible for working with the team, providing advice and practical help for local residents in need of mental health support or general well being/social support. You will work as part of a wider hub team, rotating between different community locations, providing one-to-one support, and making referrals to the team psychologist and secondary care services, as well as helping people to access other agencies and services, such as benefits, housing, debt services. You will work with the mobile hub team to offer wellbeing activities, including workshops as well working with primary care and collaborating with community services.
You will work in a variety of settings, including:
- Faith-based groups
- Community settings
- Colleges
Main responsibilities
- Working closely with CBME Forum Mobile Hub Team Manager
- Support new referrals and offer a person-centred, wellbeing assessment that identifies their wellbeing difficulties and develops a plan to support positive mental and general wellbeing.
- Ensure that staff resources are coordinated to provide cover being aware of the team’s work/life balance.
- Deliver one-to-one support to hub users and manage a caseload of individuals as agreed with the Hub Team Manager.
- Provide advice and information relating to Welfare Benefits, including Universal Credit and work with service users to assist them with claims, online assessments, including Work Capability Assessments, applications, form-filling and contacting agencies such as the Department of Work and Pensions and London Borough of Croydon Welfare Rights and Housing teams.
- Provide basic housing advice.
- Provide general money and debt management advice.
- Provide information on employment opportunities and training support for clients.
- Support colleagues within the Mental Health & Wellbeing Mobile Hub, with enquiries which relate to your specialist knowledge and experience e.g., in Universal Credit, Housing, Money or Debt Management, access to training, education or employment.
- Support access to, and the delivery of, a variety of peer and social support groups, workshops and activities available.
- Work as part of the wider hub support team, co-delivering workshops, liaising with colleagues, and arranging referrals where necessary to hub team psychologist.
- Facilitate direct referrals to secondary care services and community services.
- Work from a strength-based approach, focusing on the person themselves and providing non-judgemental support, respecting diversity and their lifestyle choices.
- Attend training, forums, and meetings to ensure knowledge remains relevant and up to date.
- Keep up to date about current best practice and legislation within mental health, as well as within the field of Information & Advice more generally.
- Provide updates and feedback to the EMHIP Mobile Hub teams.
- Maintain accurate and up to date service user records using online database systems.
- Preparing and giving talks on the work of the service to other organisations e.g., Social Services, Mental Health Resource Centres.
- Work within all policies and procedures of the Partnership, ensuring that information remains confidential and to adhere to the General Data Protection Regulations 2018 (GDPR)
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.