CEO
Are you passionate about helping older people to live well in later life? Do you also have the strategic skills and operational experience to make a real difference at our charity as CEO? Then we'd love to hear from you.
This is a great opportunity to use your senior leadership experience to support the local community. You'll have the ability to recognise the needs and opportunities to develop the range of services we offer as well as the commercial acumen to ensure the financial sustainability of our charity.
So, if you are a visionary and practical leader, ready to contribute to the next phase of our journey, we want to learn more about you.
Position: CEO
Location: Sutton SM1 4LE (Flexible working possible with a minimum of three days in the office. A four-day week would be considered for the right candidate)
Hours: Full-time (35hrs/week),
Salary: £65,000 - £70,000 per annum
Duration: Permanent
Closing Date: Monday 2nd March
What matters?
Join an organisation whose vision is of a Sutton where every older person lives well, feeling connected and valued with the confidence and support they need to thrive. The mission is to ensure that later life is lived with dignity, purpose, and independence.
The team champion positive ageing, promote mental well-being, and advocate for change where needed. They celebrate the diverse cultures, communities and environments that make up society.
Values live at the heart of everything. They form part of the culture, shaping the organisation and staff and volunteers:
- compassionate
- generous
- honest
- resourceful
- respectful
- united
- local
If you join the team
You’ll be part of a charity that supports its staff and volunteers to develop professionally and to learn new skills. You can enjoy an open and participative working environment, and as CEO, you’ll encourage this.
You will have a dedicated and experienced support network which includes the Board Chair, and a strong senior management team. We want you to bring inspiring and compassionate leadership, building success in a positive and inclusive organisational culture.
Joining here means a commitment to advancing the mission of the charity and making a lasting impact on the well-being of the older community. You’ll also maintain focus and a sense of humour amidst significant plate-spinning!
Join a flexible employer that pride itself on being a family and carer-friendly workplace.
What we are looking for
We need the CEO to be resilient, flexible and adaptable. This approach will influence and develop external partnerships, growing the organisation’s income and reputation.
We are particularly seeking someone to:
- shape the ongoing AUKS organisational strategy and be involved in its delivery to ensure success and sustainability
- support the Board in delivering its charitable objectives efficiently and effectively
- champion equity, diversity and inclusion, understanding the demographic needs of local older people
- maximise efficient use of all AUKS’ human, financial and other resources.
The Organisations
Join an independent charity dedicated to helping older people in the community to live well in later life. By providing vital information, expert advice and practical support, this work enables older people to make informed decisions on finances, health and care.
Other areas of experience may include CEO, Chief Exec, Chief Executive Officer, COO, CFO, Deputy CEO, Deputy Chief Exec, Deputy Chief Executive Officer. #INDNFP
Please note this role is advertised by the recruitment agency acting for the client – Not For Profit People.
Thank you!
Overview
CGL Buckinghamshire Children and Family Worker
Change Grow Live are a charity dedicated to the belief that we can make a difference to our Service Users lives, offering support and respect in a safe environment, treating each person as an individual and working with them to find the right treatment and care options.
Our core values are ‘Be open, be compassionate and be bold’ and our team members apply these daily to achieve our mission of helping people change the direction of their lives, grow as individuals, and live life to its full potential.
An exciting opportunity has arisen within our Buckinghamshire Service for you to join a dynamic team committed to supporting children and young people who have been affected by someone else’s drug and/or alcohol use. The role of a Children and family Worker will support children and young people under the age of 18 on a one-to-one basis in a confidential space. The role will deliver a wide range of interventions/ education though activities, such as games, arts and crafts and emotional wellbeing resources. The role will utilise a young person-centred approach, empowering them to explore situations which they feel they have little control over to support them to lead a safe, happy, and healthy life.
The role will work in partnership and liaise with other young people services throughout Buckinghamshire, to provide holistic support to young people accessing the service. We need to record information about what we do, so enjoying a bit of admin work and attention to detail is important, but most of the time you’ll be enjoying working with young people from all backgrounds, making a difference to their lives. You will be required to work flexibly across operational sites as required so must hold a full UK driving license and have access to a car. Don’t worry, there is a wide array of training and development opportunities to help support you in your work.
Where: This role will be based across Buckinghamshire County
When: We're looking for the right person to join our team ASAP on a permanent contract
Hours: Full Time, 37.5 per week
Full Time Salary: £27,861.26 - £32,002.35 per annum, pro rata
Full-time hours at Change Grow Live are 37.5 hours per week. For part-time roles, the salary and payments will be pro rata based on contracted hours.
Responsibilities
About the role:
- To holistically support CYP affected by parental substance misuse, using a range of interventions including group work, 1:1 work, whole family interventions, safety planning and safeguarding working closely and proactively with the family unit to support positive and sustainable outcomes.
- Identify families in conjunction with other agencies, who will benefit from a Think Family / Whole family approach, negotiating participation and engagement with the programme of care.
- Identifying and responding effectively to potential safeguarding issues.
- Reducing drug and alcohol related harm to young people and the wider community.
- Working with young people to support positive, holistic outcomes in relation to their health and wellbeing, enabling them to lead safe, healthy, and purposeful lives: reducing risk and increasing resilience
- Working flexibly across sites where required
About you:
- Experience of working with young people and knowledge of the issues they face
- Knowledge of safeguarding concerns in relation to children and young people and the Fraser Competence framework
- Have an excellent understanding of drug and alcohol issues and experience of working within a related field
- Knowledge of working with evidence-based practice around young people’s substance misuse treatment services and methods, including relevant best practice guidance
- An accomplished communicator, both verbal and written with a high degree of personal IT competency
- Be able to accurately update and maintain records and to work to deadlines for the submission of information, e.g., reports
- Have excellent team working and interpersonal skills, maintaining a highly cooperative approach to supporting colleagues in delivering service objectives
What we will give to you:
- 25 days holiday (+ bank holidays) rising by 1 day for each years’ service “Capped at 30 days”
- Paid ‘Wellness’ hour each week along with a ‘Wellness’ hub and Employee Assist Programme
- Contributory pension scheme
- A great selection of benefits incl. discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc.
- A friendly and supportive team
- Training, career development & progression opportunities
- Refer a friend scheme.
Please ensure that when completing your application form and supporting statement, you reflect on the details outlined in the job description. This will help us understand how your skills and experiences align with the requirements of the role.
Direct applications only — we will not be engaging agencies for this vacancy.
Please note: This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK at the time of application. For applicants with time-limited visas, unfortunately, we are unable to support new visa applications or extensions.
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high number of applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
Salary Range (pro rata if part time)
CGL points 23 to 28 (£27,861.26 - £32,002.35)
ILW / OLW /Fringe
N/A - Outside London Weighting Area
Interview Date
2/3/2026
Closing Date
20/2/2026
This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.
Registered Charity
501 - 1000
Our mission is to help people change the direction of their lives, grow as individuals, and live life to its full potential.
Thank you!
Terms and Conditions:
Working hours: 28 hours
- Support Women in Prison to influence policy makers to reduce the unnecessary criminalisation of women and improving the rights of women in the criminal justice system
- Ensuring women with Lived Experience are at the heart Women in Prison’s policy and public affairs work
- Political analysis and monitoring
- Supporting the wider work of the Policy and Public Affairs Team
We are happy to invest in developing the right person, so you are welcome to apply even if your professional experience does not fully meet the job description or person specification.
- Is restricted to women only as a genuine occupational requirement
- Requires the right to work in the UK
- Is subject to a basic DBS check
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