Jobs in Dorking
Are you passionate about leading high-quality care and making a real difference in people’s lives?
Do you want to be part of a values-driven, supportive, and dedicated organisation where leadership really matters?
We’re looking for an experienced and compassionate Project Manager to lead one of our projects in Guilford supporting adults with learning disabilities and complex needs. This is a pivotal role where your leadership, decision-making, and people skills will directly shape the quality of care, staff development, and client outcomes.
This is a challenging and deeply rewarding opportunity for someone who believes in person-centred care, dignity, inclusion, and empowering both clients and staff to thrive.
As a Project Manager, you’ll:
- Take overall day-to-day responsibility for the management of the project, ensuring high-quality care and support at all times.
- Lead, develop, and line manage a staff team, providing clear direction, supervision, induction, and ongoing support.
- Ensure care and support are fully aligned with each client’s assessed needs, health, and wellbeing.
- Oversee and ensure high-quality Person-Centred Plans are completed, implemented, and regularly reviewed.
- Embed Field Lane’s values, principles, and good practice across all aspects of care delivery.
- Ensure all people are treated with dignity, respect, inclusion, and transparency.
- Lead on safeguarding, risk management, and medication administration in line with legislation and best practice.
- Ensure compliance with Health & Safety, infection prevention, confidentiality, and organisational policies and procedures.
- Work closely with the Senior Management Team to ensure effective service delivery and governance.
- Lead recruitment processes to attract, develop, and retain high-quality staff.
- Foster a positive, supportive, and motivated team culture focused on achieving the best outcomes for clients.
- Communicate effectively with clients, families, staff, and external agencies, providing reassurance, empathy, and clarity.
- NVQ Level 5 in Health & Social Care (or equivalent), or a willingness to work towards this qualification.
- At least four years’ experience working with people with learning disabilities, including those with complex needs.
- Strong knowledge of safeguarding and working with adults at risk.
- Proven experience of managing and leading staff teams within a care or supported living setting.
- Excellent communication, leadership, and interpersonal skills.
- A calm, confident, and compassionate approach to decision-making and problem-solving.
- A strong commitment to confidentiality, equality, inclusion, and best practice in care.
- The ability to work flexibly, think innovatively, and lead by example.
About The Organisation
About Field Lane
Field Lane is a charity with a long history of providing care, housing, and support for a diverse range of people, including:
• Adults with learning disabilities, many of whom are also autistic
• Individuals with complex health and support needs
• People who require structured, compassionate, and person-centred support to live fulfilling lives
We actively champion improved rights, services, and opportunities for people with autism and learning disabilities, and we are proud to deliver care that is respectful, inclusive, and empowering.
Why Join Us?
• Be part of a warm, inclusive, and supportive organisation
• Make a genuine difference in people’s lives every day
• Ongoing training and professional development opportunities
• A leadership role with real influence and purpose
• Competitive pay and benefits package
The Social Media Executive is a brand-new role to the organisation, offering a fantastic opportunity for the successful candidate to make the role their own. You will help raise the profile of the Leadership Skills Foundation and engage audiences through social media, supporting our objectives to build visibility, credibility and engagement.
This flexible role is ideal for someone looking to apply and expand their social media expertise. You will be responsible for combining creativity, strong communication skills, relationship management, and organisational ability, to deliver social media plans and content that make a real impact for the organisation and the young people we support.
Previous experience of producing social media campaigns and content that delivers results is particularly important to the role, along with a growth mindset and the ability to foster innovative ways of working.
This is a brilliant opportunity for someone who wants to be part of a movement to empower young people to shape their futures and lead their communities. There will be multiple occasions to build relationships with our centres, strengthen how we celebrate the value our programmes, and celebrate the impact they have on the lives of young people.
You will be a highly creative and organised individual, with a keen eye for detail, a passion for social media, and the ability to produce engaging content that resonates with our audiences. We also encourage a curiosity mindset that looks to trends, data and intelligence to support continuous improvement to our work as a department.
The Social Media Executive role will be key as we drive towards our objective of being recognised as the trusted voice of leadership skill development for all young people and communities by 2033.
Role purpose:
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To develop and deliver social media plans to contribute to wider Marketing and Communications objectives.
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To create compelling content that supports the realisation of the organisation’s new business and retention targets.
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To work with internal and external stakeholders to gather compelling content.
Main duties and responsibilities:
- Planning: Develop and deliver comprehensive social media plans across platforms. Assist with social media strategy and execution to support organisational objectives. Support with the integration of plans into wider communication planning and needs. Integrate key business intelligence and context provided by colleagues and teams into plans.
- Content creation: Develop and schedule engaging content applying broad platform experience (including LinkedIn, X, and Facebook, with the potential to expand to other platforms)
- Community management: Monitor channels, respond to comments, DMs, and mentions, foster positive interaction and manage the brand’s online reputation.
- Performance analysis: Track and analyse social media performance using data insights, and present results, learnings and recommendations. Refine plans based on performance.
- Relationship management: Build positive working relationships with internal teams and external partners, supporting collaborative content creation and delivery.
- Research and insight: Monitor trends, audience insights and competitor activity to inform content and continuous improvement.
- Equality, compliance and governance: Embed equality and diversity requirements both within our promotional activities. Comply with Data Protection Act 2018, GDPR, and Accessibility requirements in all working practices maintaining confidentiality, integrity, availability, accessibility, accuracy, currency and security of information as appropriate.
- General responsibilities: Support with digital marketing activities when required, ensuring alignment with overall marketing objectives. Undertake such other duties temporarily or on a continuing basis, as may reasonably be required, commensurate with the grade, and undertake any other tasks as directed by the Line Manager (or nominee).
Skills, experience and knowledge
Required/essential:
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Social media experience: Knowledge of current social media platforms, algorithms, trends, and best practices. (E)
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Strategic thinking: Ability to develop and implement effective social media plans aligned to organisational objectives. (E)
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Creative thinking: Creative flair and ability to produce visually appealing content. (E)
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Organisational skills: Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, prioritise tasks, meet deadlines and work to budgets. (E)
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Communication skills: Excellent written and verbal communication skills with an ability to adapt content to different audiences and formats. (E)
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Relationship management: Ability to work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders. (E)
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Analytical skills: Ability to interpret data and report on KPIs. (E)
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Software: Experience using social media management and scheduling tools (e.g. Hootsuite, Meta Business Suite or similar). (E)
Desired:
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Support influencer outreach and collaborations. (D)
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Design or video editing skills (e.g. Canva, CapCut or similar). (D)
Empowering every young person to shape their future and lead their communities.



The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About the role
UnLtd is a vibrant, ambitious organisation at the heart of the UK’s social enterprise sector. As a key stakeholder and leading funder and supporter of social entrepreneurs, we continuously learn and adapt to better meet their needs and maximise their impact.
We are seeking an Events Manager to lead UnLtd’s event portfolio while our current Events Manager is on maternity leave. This person will be responsible for leading, coordinating and delivering the event plan in line with the organisational strategy. We are looking for a confident event specialist who will be able to support our frontline team to deliver a schedule of events for social entrepreneurs and UnLtd’s wider network.
You will be flexible in your approach and confident managing the whole process from planning through to delivery and event evaluation. The role is primarily hands-on and often involves working as part of, and at times leading, a cross-functional team. This role will suit you if you are patient and keep calm when things don’t go to plan, or when you don’t have all the answers you need. You’ll fall back on your meticulous organisation skills to ensure that UnLtd events are produced efficiently, fulfil their purpose, and are executed to the highest level.
This role may include some travel within the UK and evening work; however, we operate a TOIL system.
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As Senior New Business Manager, you will lead the new business function of our high-performing and ambitious Corporate Partnerships team. You will be responsible for driving new corporate income by identifying, cultivating and securing major partnerships. You will lead all new business activity with the New Business Manager, from proactive outreach and developing compelling propositions to successfully negotiating and onboarding new partners.
Working closely with teams across the Charity and The Royal Marsden, you will create partnership proposals that align corporate objectives with those of the Charity. You will also lead long‑term strategic planning of the function, support the development of our Corporate Partnerships Board, and ensure the highest standards of reporting, forecasting and data management.
This is a highly visible and impactful role, ideal for someone who combines creativity, commercial insight and strategic thinking with a passion for building relationships that create meaningful impact.
Key responsibilities
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Lead the New Business function, building a strong pipeline and securing high‑value, multi‑year corporate partnerships.
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Drive income growth, meeting ambitious six‑ and seven‑figure annual and multi‑year targets while managing financial performance, budgets and forecasts.
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Develop and deliver compelling, tailored corporate propositions, collaborating across the Charity and hospital to create standout proposals and pitches.
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Support senior leadership, including maximising the value of the Corporate Partnerships Board and strengthening key internal stakeholder relationships.
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Oversee new partner onboarding, negotiating partnership agreements and ensuring a smooth transition to the Partnership Management team.
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Lead and develop the New Business Manager, providing clear direction and supporting their growth.
About you
You will be an experienced and driven partnerships specialist, with a strong track record of securing high‑value relationships in the charity or commercial sector. Confident, creative, highly proactive and a natural leader, you will bring a blend of strategic thinking and hands‑on delivery.
You will bring:
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Proven success in corporate fundraising or business development, ideally within the charity sector.
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Excellent communication and relationship‑building skills, with the ability to engage confidently with senior stakeholders.
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Strong negotiation and influencing ability, with experience delivering high‑impact pitches and presentations.
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Creative and strategic thinking, with a flair for writing compelling proposals.
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Strong organisational, analytical and planning skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
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A collaborative, solution‑focused approach and the confidence to work both independently and as part of a high‑performing team.
What we offer:
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Competitive salary of £45,000-£50,000
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Hybrid working between home and Chelsea with occasional travel to Sutton
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Flexible working around our core hours of 10am to 4pm
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27 days annual leave rising with length of service
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Training, support and development opportunities
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Access to the Blue Light discount scheme and other discounts opportunities
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Range of wellbeing initiatives including access to an employee assistance programme designed to save money and improve your physical, financial and mental health and wellbeing, access to free online GP appointments and free eye tests and contribution towards any glasses required for work purposes
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Opportunities for training and career development.
Inclusion matters
We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and walks of life.
If this sounds like the opportunity for you, we’d love to hear from you.
The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity raises money to improve the lives of people affected by cancer.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
At Tearfund, we're Christians passionate about ending poverty.
We're looking for an experienced IT Support Technician to join our Support team. This is a challenging and exciting environment, supporting Tearfund's global staff in over 50 countries, serving the poorest in the world.
Do you have experience working in a Windows network environment (including AD), as well as cloud based Google Apps?
As an IT professional you will be working with a small and busy Help-desk team to provide 1st and 2nd line support to our users across the UK and overseas. You should be comfortable with everything from basic IT orientation for users, through to the more complex user support requests on Windows 10 Laptops and Windows Server (2012R2 - 2016).
You will have:
- proven experience in providing technical support
- understand the importance of good customer service,
- be competent in the analysis and resolution of users support queries, faults and requests
- ensuring that each call is resolved in the most effective way possible.
You will also be a clear thinker and communicator, with a confident and friendly telephone/email manner. And you will have a sensitivity to cross-cultural issues in a very demanding international relief environment.
Are you committed to Tearfund's Christian beliefs, and motivated to serve those where the need is greatest?
We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities and those from Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds (in our UK workforce) as these groups are currently under-represented at Tearfund.
Hybrid working: This role is eligible for hybrid working and you will be required to work from the Teddington Tearfund office and from your home by agreement with the line manager.
The recruitment process will include specific checks related to safe-guarding issues. In addition, personal identification information will be submitted against a Watchlist database to check against criminal convictions as a counter-terror measure.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Do you have a passion for supporting people to rebuild their lives?
About the role
We are looking for a Recovery Worker to join our excellent team in Hounslow. As the successful candidate you will have a passion for supporting some of the most vulnerable individuals in the borough, supporting residents around their strengths and aspirations.
The Hounslow LIFE service is a large multi-site service that has a staff team of 32 supporting 86 clients, covering specialisms such as Homelessness, Substance Use and Mental Health.
In the role of Recovery Support Worker, you will be working with our clients on their road to recovery, aiding clients to gain the necessary skills to move on from our services and into suitable accommodation. You will assist a caseload of clients, supporting them to maintain independence in the community, build on their skills for employment, manage their own health needs, and look towards a brighter future. You will also have some housing management responsibilities as part of ensuring we deliver safe, high quality services.
Please note, due to the needs of all our services, there is a requirement to work a shift rota, so flexibility is required. This will include some weekends and bank holidays, and the role will be service based with no home working.
About you
To succeed in this highly rewarding role you would benefit if you:
- Have an understanding of the issues faced by homeless or vulnerably housed people – you may have had personal experience of homelessness yourself.
- Have experience of helping vulnerable people to identify personal goals and supporting them through a process of change.
- Have a sound understanding of the support needs of people with low incomes, including rent payments/arrears and professional boundary issues.
- Be committed to our Recovery Ethos.
However, above all we are looking for inspirational, committed individuals who have a genuine desire to support people to transform their lives.
How to apply
To view the job description and guidance on completing your application form, please click on the ‘document’ tab on the advert page on our website.
To find out more and apply please go to the St Mungo’s careers page on our website.
Closing date: 10am on 11 March 2026
Interview and assessments on: TBC
What we offer
- Excellent Development and Growth Opportunities
- A Diverse and Inclusive Workplace
- Great Pay and Other Benefits
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Are you ready to take the next step in your career and help shape high‑quality supported accommodation for clients in Hammersmith & Fulham?
About the Role
We are looking for a Deputy Manager to support the Service Manager at Lillie Road, Talgarth Road & Shepherds House.
The H&F Supported Accommodation Pathway consists of supported accommodation for 129 clients across seven sites, including 24-hour staffed complex needs hostels and semi-independent services.
The semi‑independent accommodation services in Hammersmith & Fulham provide safe, supportive housing for clients with low to medium support needs, across three separate sites, working with some of the most well‑known and vulnerable clients in the borough, using psychologically informed and trauma‑informed approaches to help people build stability, develop independence, and make meaningful progress in their lives.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone who wants to step up, gain experience across multiple sites, and play a key role in shaping positive outcomes for clients. You will work closely with the Service Manager to ensure that each service operates safely, smoothly and consistently, and that clients receive high‑quality, trauma‑informed support.
About you
You will thrive in this role if you are:
- Adaptable, solution‑focused, and able to work confidently across different sites and teams.
- Someone who leads with empathy, professionalism, and clarity.
- Motivated by supporting both clients and staff to grow and succeed.
- Comfortable in a fast‑paced, varied environment, and able to prioritise effectively.
- Confident working collaboratively with internal teams and external stakeholders to achieve positive outcomes.
- Able to model and embed a trauma‑informed, recovery‑focused culture that keeps clients at the centre of everything we do.
We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse leadership team, and we particularly encourage applications from Global Majority candidates who are underrepresented at this level.
How to apply
To view the job description and guidance on completing your application form, please click on the ‘document’ tab on the advert page on our website.
To find out more and apply please go to the St Mungo’s careers page on our website.
Closing date: 10am on 19 March 2026
Interview and assessments on: TBC
What we offer
- Excellent Development and Growth Opportunities
- A Diverse and Inclusive Workplace
- Great Pay and Other Benefits
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Are you an experienced worker interested in developing your skills in advising others around multiple exclusion homelessness?
About the role
We are looking for a Complex Needs Worker to join our excellent team in Hounslow. As the successful candidate you will have a passion for supporting some of the most vulnerable individuals in the borough, supporting residents around their strengths and aspirations.
The Hounslow LIFE service is a large multi-site supported accommodation service that has a staff team of 31 supporting 86 clients, covering specialisms such as Homelessness, Substance Use and Mental Health.
As the Complex Needs Worker you will work with the team to assess support needs support focusing particularly on substance use, physical and mental health and wellbeing, quickly identifying appropriate support services to enable them to access appropriate accommodation. You will work in partnership range of other services to support our clients, coordinating with Physical and Mental Health Teams, Substance Use Teams, Adult Social Care, and Housing Services and provide targeted 1:1 complex client work and advocacy.
In this role, you will offer support, guidance and advice on best practice to the team. This can take the form of training and coaching sessions, responding to complex needs queries or by visiting our other services in Hounslow.
About you
We’d love to hear from you if you bring:
- Experience of working with people with substance use and mental health problems, and a strong understanding of harm minimisation
- The knowledge and understanding of complex needs and multiple exclusion homelessness, and ability to advocate for service access
- The ability to translate knowledge and work experience into opportunities to advise colleagues
- Good verbal and written communication skills
However, above all we are looking for inspirational, committed individuals who have a genuine desire to support people to transform their lives.
Please note, due to the needs of all our services, there is a requirement to work a shift rota, so flexibility is required. This will include some weekends and bank holidays, and the role will be service based with no home working.
How to apply
To find out more and apply please go to the St Mungo’s careers page on our website.
To view the job description and guidance on completing your application form, please click on the ‘document’ tab on the advert page on our website.
Closing date: 10am on 10 March 2026
Interview and assessments on: TBC
What we offer
- Excellent Development and Growth Opportunities
- A Diverse and Inclusive Workplace
- Great Pay and Other Benefits
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
If you’re passionate about safer communities and want a role where your work has a direct and lasting impact, this could be the perfect opportunity. As Crimestoppers’ Regional Manager for the North West of England, you’ll play a pivotal part in helping protect the public, empowering local people, and supporting the agencies working to prevent and solve crime.
We’re looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Regional Manager to represent Crimestoppers across the region. You’ll work closely with law enforcement and community partners to design and deliver meaningful crime‑prevention campaigns, while also coordinating cross‑border and national initiatives with organisations such as ROCUs and the NCA. You’ll empower local volunteer committees to thrive, act as a spokespeople for Crimestoppers in local and regional media, and drive funding opportunities that help expand our impact.
This role variety, and the chance to genuinely make a difference. We’re seeking someone with strong project and budget management skills, confidence under pressure, and the ability to build strategic relationships. Experience in or significant knowledge of the voluntary sector, media campaigning, or policing practice would be an advantage. If you’re committed to community safety and excited by the challenge of influencing real change, we’d love to hear from you.
Please have a read of the job pack here before submitting your CV and covering letter.
3 years fixed term contract | Full time | Home Based | £38,828p/a + £8,400 car allowance| DBS required
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We’re looking for an exceptional Head of Finance to lead our financial strategy and ensure Citizens Advice in West Sussex remains robust, resilient, and ready for the future.
Who We Are
With 40,000 people supported each year, 240 volunteers, 70+ staff and a £2.5m+ portfolio, CAWS is a leading local charity delivering advice and driving positive social change across West Sussex. We champion fairness, reduce inequality, and empower people to navigate life’s challenges.
The Role
As Head of Finance, you’ll be a key member of our Senior Leadership Team, shaping our financial strategy, strengthening our income generation plans, and ensuring our systems and controls are high performing and compliant.
You’ll lead our finance function day-to-day, partner with teams across the organisation, build budgets for services and new projects, provide insight to support decision-making, and present reports to our CEO and Board. On occasion, you’ll also deputise for the CEO and play a central role in delivering business priorities.
About You
We’re seeking a strategic, solutions focused finance professional with strong technical expertise and a passion for using financial stewardship to create meaningful community impact who has:
- a recognised accountancy qualification,
- proven experience in budgeting, financial planning and charity accounts,
- excellent communication skills
Birthrights is the UK’s leading charity championing respectful, rights-based maternity care. We believe every woman and birthing person has the right to dignified, personalised care throughout pregnancy and childbirth.
We are looking for a Training & Community Development Co-ordinator to support and co-deliver our human rights in maternity care training programme and strengthen our community-rooted work.
In this role, you will:
- Coordinate and support online and in-person training sessions across the UK
- Co-facilitate training for healthcare professionals and community organisations
- Build strong, trust-based relationships with grassroots partners
- Centre co-production and lived experience in training design
- Help ensure learning from communities informs wider movement-building and systems change work
We are looking for someone with experience of delivering training, strong facilitation skills, and a commitment to anti-oppressive and trauma-informed practice. You will be highly organised, collaborative and motivated by advancing human rights in maternity care.
If you are passionate about community power, justice and reproductive rights, we would love to hear from you.
Download the full Job Pack below for complete details, including the job description, person specification and how to apply.
Application deadline: 12pm on Monday 16th March
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Community Action Sutton supports charities, community and faith groups in the London Borough of Sutton.
Are you passionate about helping Sutton’s communities, charities and voluntary groups to be strong and resilient? Could you play an important role in helping support and steer a key charity?
We’re looking for a highly skilled and motivated person to join our leadership team.
If you have experience of organising on a strategic level, supporting a business, navigating governance and working in a charity or relevant public sector or social purpose organisation this could be the role for you.
Community Action Sutton is committed to inclusion as one of our core values, and we will make sure that no applicants or employees receive less favourable treatment than others on grounds of race, sex, marital status, religion, disability or sexual orientation or be disadvantaged by any conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justifiable.
We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, abilities and cultures and believe that a diverse workforce will help us to achieve our mission. We offer flexible working options.
Unfortunately, we are unable to offer feedback at the shortlisting stage.
1. Closing date: 12noon on Monday 16th March 2026
2. Interviews: Week Commencing 23rd March 2026
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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About Symphony Collective
Symphony Collective exists to build platforms and create spaces that help young people find and thrive in their purpose, using Arts, Education and Advocacy as tools.
What began as a vision has grown into a thriving ecosystem including music education, academic support programmes, wellbeing and social justice initiatives, live events, podcasts, short films and community convenings. As our work expands, so does the need for strong delivery and operational leadership.
The Role
We are seeking an experienced Head of Programmes to co-lead Symphony Collective alongside the Founder & CEO.
This is a senior, hands-on leadership role for an operational and delivery partner who will:
- Develop and implement our cross-pillar delivery strategy
- Embed strong operational systems across all programmes
- Oversee delivery staff, freelancers and contractors
- Ensure safeguarding, compliance and quality assurance standards are consistently met
- Translate vision into structured, scalable execution
While the CEO focuses on vision, partnerships, fundraising and storytelling, you will ensure that Symphony’s programmes run with clarity, discipline and operational excellence.
This role combines programme leadership with embedded operational oversight — it is as much about systems and structure as it is about delivery.
Key Responsibilities
Programme Strategy & Delivery
- Develop and implement Symphony’s cross-pillar programme strategy
- Oversee delivery across Arts, Academics and Advocacy
- Translate organisational vision into clear plans, timelines and execution
- Ensure quality assurance metrics and impact frameworks are embedded
Operations & Systems
- Design and implement operational systems and workflows across programmes
- Improve internal coordination, reporting and accountability
- Embed automation, tools and processes that support scale and efficiency
- Oversee safeguarding protocols and compliance processes
People Leadership
- Line manage programme leads, freelancers and volunteers
- Build an inclusive, high-performing delivery culture
- Support recruitment, onboarding and performance development
Governance & Risk
- Maintain operational integrity and risk awareness
- Ensure safeguarding standards are embedded across all delivery
- Support trustee reporting in relation to programme performance and compliance
Symphony Studios
- Oversee the day-to-day programme delivery within Symphony Studios
- Ensure the space functions effectively as a hub for education, creativity and community life
- Align studio operations with wider programme growth
Programme Areas
Arts — music school (choirs, live instrument tuition, production), podcasts, short films and live events
Academics — exam support (GCSE extra tuition), mentoring, soft skills and wider learning programmes
Advocacy — wellbeing and health campaigns, social justice convenings and community work (including our flagship event, TRIBE: Festival of Hope)
About You
You may come from the charity, social enterprise, education, arts or community sector and will bring:
- Senior programme or operational leadership experience
- Strong organisational and people management capability
- Experience building systems and structures in growing organisations
- A collaborative, values-driven leadership style
- Deep alignment with Symphony Collective’s mission and communities
Above all, we are looking for someone who wants to build something brave and meaningful, and who understands what it takes to expand opportunity, support social mobility and create inclusive spaces where young people from marginalised communities can belong, grow and imagine a bigger future.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of Autistic young people? Do you thrive on supporting individuals to achieve their full potential? Ambitious College is seeking dedicated individuals to join our team as Specialist Teaching Assistant!
Ambitious College is an independent specialist day college committed to empowering autistic young people aged 16–25. Our unique educational approach revolves around the individual, providing a highly personalized curriculum and unwavering support to help our learners acquire new skills and integrate into everyday life.
Located within the vibrant campuses of the College of West Thames College in West London , as well as Haringey, Enfield, and North East London (CONEL),
Ambitious College offers a diverse range of learning opportunities. Through partnerships with local businesses, community groups, and mainstream colleges, we provide real-world work experiences, ensuring our learners thrive in various environments.
As an Specialist Teaching Assistant at Ambitious College, you'll play a crucial role in our learner's journeys, providing academic assistance and community support on a 1:1 basis. Your dedication and commitment will directly contribute to our learners' success, enabling them to achieve their goals and lead fulfilling lives within their communities.
At Ambitious College, our values guide everything we do, placing autistic young people at the forefront of our mission. Join us in creating a supportive and inclusive environment where every individual is valued and empowered to reach their full potential.
If you're ready to embark on a rewarding career and make a meaningful impact, apply now to become part of the Ambitious College family. Together, let's inspire greatness and unlock the potential within each learner!
Working pattern: 35 hours per week - Monday to Friday
You will be required to work 41 weeks per year, but will be paid for 52 weeks per year.
Start Date- April 2026
Interviews- Ongoing through February and March 2026
Only applications submitted online will be considered via the recruitment portal
Ambitious about Autism is fully committed to equality of opportunity and diversity and we warmly welcome applications from all suitably-qualified candidates. We welcome applications regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, disability, or age. All applications will be considered solely on merit.
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.
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.
Ambitious about Autism is fully committed to equality of opportunity and diversity and we warmly welcome applications from all suitably-qualified candidates. We welcome applications regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, disability, or age. All applications will be considered solely on merit.
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.
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.
We stand with autistic children and young people, champion their rights and create opportunities.
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About this role:
This role is a new position beginning in April 2026, as part of the new Croydon Mental Health Partnership pilot programme (MHP) led by Croydon Voluntary Action. The MHP is part of the Building Brighter Futures (BBF) initiative funded by the Maudsley Charity. Reaching Higher is one of the BBF consortium members.
Main purpose of this role:
The Co-ordinator will provide early, relational, trauma-informed interventions for young people (15–19) presenting with mild–moderate emotional wellbeing, mental health, and social needs.
This role will deliver timely engagement (contact within 72 hours), needs-based assessments, short-term support, and warm handovers into the most appropriate pathway across the BBF consortium, avoiding duplication and repeated storytelling. The role is central to the front-door and allocations model, ensuring young people receive the right support, at the right time, from the right organisation.
This new role is perfect for someone who is looking to grow their skills in partnership working, including building partnerships between statutory services and the voluntary sector, while making a meaningful difference in the lives of young people. You will play a hands-on role in both the development and delivery of an exciting new mental health initiative, in line with Reaching Higher’s contextual safeguarding strategy.
Reaching Higher challenges young people to be leaders of their own lives.
