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We're looking for a passionate, compassionate and resilient Support Worker to join our Mental Health Social Care Service in Tower Hamlets

£20,010.00 per annum, working 26 hours per week.

Want to feel like you have an exciting future? 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
* A generous pension - we will contribute up to 8% and life assurance cover up to 3x Pensionable Salary (T&Cs apply)
* 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
* Employee Assistance Programme for 24-7 confidential support
* Online wellbeing resources
* Quarterly Staff Awards to reward & recognise our amazing staff's commitment and contribution
* Free DBS
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.

The working pattern for this role is: - 2x 13 hour shifts per week, including weekends and bank holidays
Needs to be available for Friday team meetings

What you'll do:
* Building supportive, trusting relationships with customers and creating a positive
* atmosphere
* Working proactively with other members of the team to handle the service caseload and
* administrative responsibilities
* Conducting key work sessions as required, that are innovative and engaging in order to
* achieve individual goals
* Ensuring ongoing assessment and management of risks associated with customers within
* an attitude of 'positive risk taking'
* Providing support with daily living activities, including practical assistance to support
* customers to independent living e.g. budgeting, cooking, establishing a night time routine
* Supporting customers to maintain a healthy environment and where appropriate assisting
* them to clean their accommodation and maintain good personal hygiene
* Assisting in the recording and reporting of customer incidents
* Managing customer referrals, completing assessments and obtaining and maintaining all
* relevant paperwork

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

About you:
* Enjoys social interaction and the company of others, joins in local activities to encourage
* customer involvement
* Approachable 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
* Has a practical and logical mind and is naturally well organised
* Flexible
* Open to feedback and self development
* Thrives on change and enjoys dynamic diverse environments
* Is confident with high levels of self-esteem
* Is respectful, articulate and sensitive in style of communication
* Is essentially customer-focused
* Is motivated towards excellence and improvement of personal performance with a can do attitude
* Ability to cope positively with challenging and diverse behaviours

What you'll bring:
Essential
* NVQ Level 2/3 or equivalent with some or equivalent sector work experience

Desirable
* Experience working in a mental health setting or service.

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

Are you a natural relationship builder who thrives on influencing senior stakeholders, driving engagement and making things happen?

The Royal College of Radiologists is looking for an Exams Engagement Officer to play a pivotal role in supporting and inspiring our national network of volunteer examiners. This is a unique opportunity to work with leading clinical professionals across the UK and internationally, ensuring they remain engaged, motivated and equipped to deliver high-quality assessments that uphold standards across radiology and oncology.

You'll be the trusted point of contact for over 200 senior clinicians, building strong relationships, influencing participation, supporting change initiatives and helping shape the future direction of our examinations programme.

What you'll do

• Build and maintain strong relationships with senior clinical examiners and committee members. 
• Lead examiner recruitment and support workforce planning across exam boards. 
• Coordinate training, inductions and engagement activities to support examiner success. 
• Work closely with operational teams to ensure exams are appropriately resourced and delivered smoothly. 
• Analyse feedback and engagement data to identify improvements and support strategic decision-making. 

What you'll bring

• Experience coordinating complex projects, programmes or stakeholder networks. 
• Experience of financial administration, budget monitoring and maintaining financial records and reports
• Exceptional communication and relationship-building skills. 
• The ability to influence, negotiate and build consensus with senior stakeholders. 
• Strong organisational skills, attention to detail and a proactive approach.
• Confidence managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience maintaining databases, producing reports and working with data.

If you're looking for a role where you can combine relationship management, stakeholder engagement, project coordination and continuous improvement while making a meaningful impact, we'd love to hear from you.

Why join us:

• Make a difference to the lives of Doctors and the specialities they work in every day!
• Hybrid working (60% working week can be done remotely)
• Modern working environment
• Equipment provided to work from home
• Generous annual leave allowance
• Excellent pension scheme
• Interest free season ticket loan and cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme

We are looking for a people focused Workforce Development & Training Officer with great organisational and coordination skills to join us here at the Royal College of Radiologists (RCR). 

Do you want to be part of a dedicated Workforce Development team, supporting doctors who deliver imaging and cancer care services? If you have a desire to work in a people profession which strives to have a positive impact on the lives of doctors and ultimately patients; this may be the opportunity for you.
Sitting in a high performing team of five the Workforce Development & Training Officers will work together to deliver all aspects of the team’s operational work which achieves the objective of growing the workforce in our specialties, clinical oncology and clinical radiology. In this broad role you will encompass supporting both trainees and their trainers through their programmes. You will be self-motivated, able to build your expertise in the relevant legislative and regulatory frameworks within which they operate and apply that expertise across a wide portfolio of activity. As new initiatives evolve and become business as usual, the work of operations will evolve.

What you’ll do:

• Provide tailored advice on all matters that might affect a trainee’s status and training time using expertise in the regulatory frameworks associated with specialty training in the UK.
• Proactively work with WDTO colleagues to ensure trainees and trainers are adequately supported.
• Review and prepare Portfolio Pathway  applications for assessment by the specialist committee.
• Manage and deliver the Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) recommendation process.
• Provide a timely, customer-focussed and responsive service.

What you’ll need: 

• Detailed understanding (or the ability to rapidly acquire it) of UK legislation and GMC regulations and procedures in relation to entry to GMC registers and the right to work in the UK.
• Ability to understand, interpret and advise on legislation, external processes and complex documentation.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to explain complex issues. 
• Strong team player able to work collaboratively to meet team goals.
• Customer focussed. 

This is an exciting opportunity to join a progressive and forward-thinking team and organisation. At the forefront of the health agenda, our members diagnose and treat cancer, heart disease, stroke and more, whilst leading on innovations including AI, skills mix and community diagnostic hubs. If you are interested in finding out more about the Workforce Development & Training Officer role and the RCR please have a read of the candidate pack.

Why join us:

• Make a difference to the lives of Doctors and the specialities they work in every day!
• Hybrid working (60% working week can be done remotely)
• Modern working environment
• Equipment provided to work from home
• Generous annual leave allowance
• Excellent pension scheme
• Interest free season ticket loan and cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme

We're looking for a passionate, compassionate and resilient Support Worker to join our Learning Disabilities Social Care Service in Kent

£26,228.00 per annum, working 37.5 hours per week.

Want to feel like you have an exciting future? 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
* A generous pension - we will contribute up to 8% and life assurance cover up to 3x Pensionable Salary (T&Cs apply)
* 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
* Employee Assistance Programme for 24-7 confidential support
* Online wellbeing resources
* Quarterly Staff Awards to reward & recognise our amazing staff's commitment and contribution
* Free DBS
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.

The working pattern for this role is: - 7.30am-3pm, 2.30pm-10pm, 7.30am-10pm

What you'll do:
* Supporting the customer to undertake a full timetable of preferred activities including sport and leisure activities, attending community groups, visiting local amenities, and introducing them to new activities to expand their horizons and networks;
* Developing the customer's independent living skills and involving them in all aspects of maintaining and developing their home, including cooking, shopping, cleaning and decorating;
* Enabling the customer to keep up with the important people in their life and to meet new people with shared interests;
* Supporting the customer to communicate their wants and needs, and communicating with them in a person-centred way;
* Supporting the customer to manage their anxieties and frustrations, using Positive Behaviour Support and Autism-specific approaches;
* Collating a range of behavioural data and essential paperwork to be analysed within our local management structure;
* Driving the customer to activities using the customer's vehicle, in rotation with the wider team;
* Communicating with family members and a range of other key stakeholders including social work, psychology and commissioning teams;

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

About you:
- Enjoys social interaction and the company of others, joins in local activities to encourage customer involvement
- 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
- Has a practical and logical mind and is naturally well organised
- Thrives on change and enjoys dynamic diverse environments

What you'll bring:
Essential
? NVQ Level 2 or equivalent
? Minimum 2 years of experience working with customers with Autism/Challenging Behaviour/learning disabilities and supporting them in line with a PBS framework

Desirable
? Has some experience in Trauma Informed care
? Has some experience in working with people with Mental health
? Driving licence and a willingness to drive as part of support duties

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

We are seeking a proactive, highly organised Campaigns Officer to join the Communications Directorate at the Royal College of Radiologists, playing a key role in delivering impactful, insight-led marketing campaigns that engage members and stakeholders.

This is an exciting opportunity to take ownership of multi-channel marketing campaigns from brief to evaluation, helping to shape how we promote our membership, workforce and brand priorities. Working closely with Brand, Content and Membership teams, you’ll deliver compelling messaging, coordinate activity across channels and use data to continually improve performance. If you thrive on turning strategy into action and want to make a tangible difference through effective communications, we’d love to hear from you.

What you’ll do

• Plan, coordinate and deliver targeted, insight-led marketing campaigns from brief through to evaluation.
• Develop clear campaign plans including objectives, audiences, messaging, channels, timelines and KPIs.
• Commission high-quality campaign assets and write engaging, on-brand copy across email, social and digital platforms.
• Manage multiple marketing campaigns simultaneously, keeping activity on track and stakeholders informed.
• Monitor performance using analytics tools, reporting on results and using insight to optimise future activity.
• Collaborate with Brand, Content and Membership teams to ensure joined-up, consistent communications.
• Identify opportunities to improve targeting, testing and campaign effectiveness through continuous learning and optimisation.

What you’ll need

• Experience independently delivering multi-channel marketing or campaign activity from planning to evaluation.
• Strong project management and organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise and meet deadlines.
• Confident copywriting skills and the ability to adapt tone and messaging for different audiences and platforms.
• Experience using analytics and performance tools (e.g. Google Analytics, Google Ads or similar) to track and improve results.
• A data-informed mindset, with experience using testing and insight to refine campaigns.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with a collaborative, solutions-focused approach.
• Proactivity, sound judgement and the confidence to take ownership of your work.

Why join us

• Make a difference to the lives of Doctors and the specialities they work in every day!
• Hybrid working (60% working week can be done remotely)
• Modern working environment
• Equipment provided to work from home
• Generous annual leave allowance
• Excellent pension scheme
• Interest free season ticket loan and cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme

Tax Manager - UK Hybrid: £50,000 - £53,000 + Amazing Benefits

For a global organisation working in over 100 countries, we're recruiting a Tax Manager. Reporting to the Group Tax Manager, this role will support the team on all direct tax initiatives across the UK and International Regions and Countries covering developments in tax policies, processes, procedures and tax systems. The Tax Manager will support the mitigation of global tax risks and will ensure complex business operations globally are managed tax efficiently. This role can be based UK-wide, with occasional office attendance (London, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Belfast)

Main Duties:

• Provide technical and tax advisory support across all tax disciplines and to all areas of the organisation, supporting global tax reporting and forecasting
• Work with finance business partners, transfer pricing specialists and subsidiaries accountants to implement transfer pricing charging for intra-group services
• Provide support to Group Tax Manager on specific country tax and status projects
• Support in dealing with local tax authorities as country statuses change and negotiate beneficial direct tax liability arrangements
• Maintain control and oversight to monitor tax risks globally and support tax audit resolutions
• Support Group Tax Manager devise direct tax policies, processes and procedures to ensure controls are robust for all entities and countries
• Support in devising direct tax strategy to deal with new legislation, manage tax liabilities and ensure tax authority relationships are managed

Person Specification:

• Qualified CTA, ADIT, ATT or a CCAB Accountant
• Substantial international tax experience, ideally MENA and APAC from large commercial organisations or as a Tax specialist at manager level in a professional services firm.
• Solid experience of coordinating and sharing tax best practice with Regions
• Direct Tax experience
• Exposure to transfer pricing, permanent establishment, double tax agreements, and withholding taxes
• Experience handling complex negotiations with tax authorities
• International Tax planning, Tax assessments in business set-up and global growth
• Tax compliance and risk management

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As an employer, we are committed to ensuring the representation of people from all backgrounds regardless of their gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, or any other aspect which makes them unique. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds to apply and would encourage you to let us know if there are steps, we can take to ensure that your recruitment process enables you to present yourself in a way that makes you comfortable.

Do you enjoy helping people feel more confident about money and access the support they need?

We're recruiting for a Financial Wellbeing Officer to join a growing charity that supports people facing financial difficulties. This is a varied, people-focused role where you'll combine community outreach, engagement and practical support to help individuals improve their financial wellbeing and stay connected to debt advice services.

Do you enjoy helping people feel more confident about money and access the support they need?

We're recruiting for a Financial Wellbeing Officer to join a growing charity that supports people facing financial difficulties. This is a varied, people-focused role where you'll combine community outreach, engagement and practical support to help individuals improve their financial wellbeing and stay connected to debt advice services.

We're looking for an experienced Payroll & Reporting Officer to join our People & Culture Directorate during an exciting period of system and process change. 

With experience in payroll systems and people data, you'll support a high-performing team as we invest in modern systems that enable us to make working at Parkinson's UK easier, engaging, and enriching. 

This vacancy is advertised as a fixed-term contract for 6 months. 

About the role

You’ll work closely with all members of the People & Culture directorate, and internal and external stakeholders. You’ll be responsible for the Payroll and HRIS (Cascade) systems, external third party & Gov processes and portals, and be the first point of contact for any system and data enquiries - working in partnership with all teams. You’ll be responsible for our payroll activities and maintaining the charity’s establishment data.

What you'll do

• Deliver and maintain an accurate monthly payroll for 600+ employees in partnership with the payroll provider and ensure all payroll checks are completed with exceptional scrutiny to aim for minimal to zero errors. 

• Produce and clean management data, using a variety of data sources to maintain and develop dashboards, establishment lists and ad hoc data requirements to support the directorate.

• Manage and ensure accurate recording in our HRIS to ensure a consistent employee life cycle

• Build and maintain workflows in our HRIS to enable the success of the team and the charity’s managers

• Provide insights and trends for stakeholders across the charity using HRIS data

What you'll bring

• Experience and understanding of managing a people HR system (Cascade is a benefit) 

• Experience of delivering and processing an accurate monthly payroll 

• Experience of working with an external payroll provider in a UK organisation 

• Experience of working with personal and sensitive data, in compliance with GDPR regulations 

• Ability to extract, clean, develop, and visualise data, to enable the production of detailed Management Information 

Please apply by sending us your CV, together with a detailed supporting statement which will fully demonstrate how you meet all the criteria of the role, as stated in the "What you'll bring" section of the job description

Interviews for this role will be held on 27 and 28 July 2026. 

Anyone can get Parkinson’s. It’s vital that the people who work for Parkinson’s UK are representative of our diverse community. We actively encourage people from all sections of the community to apply, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender identity, age, disability, sexual orientation, or religion.

This is an exciting time to join Age International. We have a refreshed strategy and a strong track record of influencing UK Government policy on issues affecting older people in low and middle-income countries.

We are now looking for a passionate and politically engaged Parliamentary Officer (Fixed Term for 2 years) to support and strengthen our work.

As the UK member of the HelpAge global network and a member of the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC), we champion the rights, dignity and wellbeing of older people worldwide through policy influence, awareness raising and fundraising.

The successful post holder will build and maintain relationships with MPs, Peers and parliamentary stakeholders, helping to ensure the voices of older people in low and middle-income countries are represented in UK political decision-making. Our work is already well established in this area, and we are looking to build upon it.

Also working closely with colleagues across the organisation, you will support parliamentary engagement activities, identify influencing opportunities, and help raise Age International's profile and impact.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone passionate about creating meaningful change for older people.

We operate a hybrid-working model, a blend of home and office working. This role will include regular days working from our London office (minimum twice per week.) Your travel costs to the London office are not covered by the charity. The successful postholder will also need to have the ability to attend external meetings in Westminster and at external stakeholder events, as required.

Age UK Internal Grade 7L

Must haves:

The below competencies will be assessed at the indicated stage of the recruitment process: Application = A, Interview = I, Test = T, Presentation = P

Experience
* Experience of working in a political or parliamentary setting. (A, I)
* Experience of communicating complex issues in relevant, politically informed and engaging ways to parliamentary and related audiences, including through briefings and other materials. (A, T)
* Experience of managing parliamentary monitoring systems and/or project managing parliamentary or political work. (A, I)
* Experience of collaborative team working, both with internal colleagues and externally with allies. (A, I)

Skills and knowledge
* Excellent knowledge of, engagement with, and interest in UK political and parliamentary affairs. (A, I, T)
* Excellent oral and written communication skills, with a high level of attention to detail. (A, T)
* Excellent interpersonal skills, with ability to collaborate across the political spectrum and with diplomacy. (A, I)
* Ability to prioritise workloads, set and meet deadlines, and balance conflicting demands. A self-starter. (A, I)

Personal attributes
* Commitment to making a positive difference for older people in low and middle-income countries as part of the Age International team. (A)
* Sensitive to issues of diversity, equity and inclusion, and willingness to promote Age International's values. (A, I)
* A clear thinker who can work under pressure and to multiple (and often competing) priorities. (I, T)
* A collaborative and supportive colleague who champions the function. (I)
* Willingness to learn and remain open-minded in a fast-changing sector. (I)

Great to Have's:
The below competencies will be assessed at the indicated stage of the recruitment process:
Application = A, Interview = I, Test = T, Presentation = P

Experience
Experience of building constituency-level engagement with MPs and Prospective Parliamentary Candidates. (A)

Skills and knowledge
Knowledge of issues facing older people in low and middle-income countries, and of international development policy agendas. (I)

Additional Information

Supporting statements and anonymisation
Candidates are expected to provide a supporting statement that explains how they meet the competencies annotated with an 'A' in the job description, to assess suitability for the position. Age UK acknowledges and accepts that AI may be used to support the application; we do expect candidates to personalise experience, knowledge and skills and failure to do so, may result in your application being rejected.

Please submit a Word version of your CV as it will be anonymised by our recruitment system when you apply for a role. Our system is unable to anonymise supporting statements and heavily formatted CVs. 
Please could you remove any personal information including your name before you upload to support our inclusive recruitment process. All equalities monitoring information is also anonymised and not shared with the hiring panel. Your name and address will only be known to us if invited for interview.

Equal opportunities & Disability Confident Scheme

Age UK is an Equal Opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates, regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity. Age UK is a Disability Confident Scheme employer. Due to high numbers of applications received, Age UK reserves the right to limit the overall number of interviews offered, and therefore, it may not always be practicable or appropriate to interview all disabled people that meet the minimum criteria for the job.

Reasonable adjustments
Disabled job seekers can access reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. All requests for reasonable adjustments are considered on a case-by-case basis, in collaboration with the disabled job seeker to best meet their needs, by contacting the Recruitment Team. Disability disclosures will be kept confidential and only shared on a need-to-know basis to support the implementation of adjustments. Disclosures will not be used to inform hiring decisions.

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert at any time.

Age UK is committed to safeguarding adults at risk, and children, from abuse and neglect. We expect everyone who works with us to share this commitment.

The British Academy – the UK’s national body for the humanities and social sciences – is seeking a Publishing Assistant to join our small publishing department and provide key editorial and production support with our publications.

The role

The Publishing Assistant will be responsible for supporting the timely delivery of publications by assisting with the editorial processes for book publications and the Journal of the British Academy.

Your role will involve building excellent working relationships with authors, editors, and key stakeholders and managing time effectively while undertaking day-to-day publishing administration. You will manage proposal submissions, organise peer reviews, and keep publications moving by tracking deadlines and chasing updates where needed. You’ll be in regular contact with academics and colleagues, so being clear, professional, and approachable in your communication is key.

This role would suit someone who is early in their publishing career or looking to move into academic publishing who enjoys working with people and managing processes. A demonstrable interest in the humanities and social sciences is essential. Previous experience in publishing is beneficial but not required.

The ideal candidate will be highly organised, proactive, and able to manage multiple tasks and deadlines effectively. You will have excellent attention to detail and strong written communication skills, with the ability to engage professionally with a range of stakeholders. You will be comfortable working independently and able to confidently use your initiative to anticipate issues and find solutions.

You will work with three other members of the Publishing team, as well as liaising with colleagues in the Communications Directorate and the Academy’s Publishing and Conferences Committee.

About the Academy

The British Academy is the UK’s national body for the humanities and social sciences, established by Royal Charter in 1902. We mobilise these disciplines to understand the world and shape a brighter future. Today’s complex challenges can only be resolved by deepening our insight into people, culture, and societies. With a Fellowship of around 1,700 leading national and international academics, the Academy invests in researchers and projects across the UK and overseas, engages the public with fresh thinking and debates, and brings together scholars, government, business, and civil society to influence policy. The Academy currently has five directorates: Communications & Marketing, Development, Policy, Research, and Resources, plus a small Governance & Fellowship team.

Working at the Academy

Our senior management team has worked with staff to foster a culture of collaboration, respect, and empathy, in which all contributions are recognised as we work towards our common goals. Our people strategy and working practices focus on building strengths and sharing insights, with learning and development, wellbeing, and equality, diversity and inclusion at the centre of how we operate as an organisation. Investing in our staff and encouraging a healthy work/life balance is central to our success as we move forward and continue to grow.

Terms and conditions

The British Academy is based at 10–11, Carlton House Terrace, London SW1, a Grade 1 listed building. We offer a competitive benefits package, including a 35-hour working week, with hours and location worked flexibly under our hybrid working policy; 34 days’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays; a subsidised canteen and an excellent occupational pension.

Hours: Part-time, four days per week, fixed-term contract for 12 months.

How to apply

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds in line with our commitment to creating a diverse and inclusive working environment, promoting equal opportunity, and addressing under-representation. We will make reasonable adjustments to support disabled job applicants and offer an interview to those meeting the minimum selection criteria.

To apply and to see the full job description and our workplace values, please click the Apply button to access the Applied recruitment platform.

Closing date: Noon on 17 July 2026.

Support Worker

We're looking for a passionate, compassionate and resilient Support Worker to join our Mental Health Social Care Service in Tower Hamlets

£20,010.00 per annum, working 26 hours per week.

Want to feel like you have an exciting future? 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
* A generous pension - we will contribute up to 8% and life assurance cover up to 3x Pensionable Salary (T&Cs apply)
* 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
* Employee Assistance Programme for 24-7 confidential support
* Online wellbeing resources
* Quarterly Staff Awards to reward & recognise our amazing staff's commitment and contribution
* Free DBS
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.

The working pattern for this role is: - 2x 13 hour shifts per week, including weekends and bank holidays
Needs to be available for Friday team meetings

What you'll do:
* Building supportive, trusting relationships with customers and creating a positive
* atmosphere
* Working proactively with other members of the team to handle the service caseload and
* administrative responsibilities
* Conducting key work sessions as required, that are innovative and engaging in order to
* achieve individual goals
* Ensuring ongoing assessment and management of risks associated with customers within
* an attitude of 'positive risk taking'
* Providing support with daily living activities, including practical assistance to support
* customers to independent living e.g. budgeting, cooking, establishing a night time routine
* Supporting customers to maintain a healthy environment and where appropriate assisting
* them to clean their accommodation and maintain good personal hygiene
* Assisting in the recording and reporting of customer incidents
* Managing customer referrals, completing assessments and obtaining and maintaining all
* relevant paperwork

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

About you:
* Enjoys social interaction and the company of others, joins in local activities to encourage
* customer involvement
* Approachable 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
* Has a practical and logical mind and is naturally well organised
* Flexible
* Open to feedback and self development
* Thrives on change and enjoys dynamic diverse environments
* Is confident with high levels of self-esteem
* Is respectful, articulate and sensitive in style of communication
* Is essentially customer-focused
* Is motivated towards excellence and improvement of personal performance with a can do attitude
* Ability to cope positively with challenging and diverse behaviours

What you'll bring:
Essential
* NVQ Level 2/3 or equivalent with some or equivalent sector work experience

Desirable
* Experience working in a mental health setting or service.

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

This role is based in our London office, involves addressing public and customer queries, proactively contacting stakeholders for query management and service updates, and escalating issues to the Public Support and Registrations Manager. The post holder will visit projects to provide expert guidance, conduct industry research, and collaborate within a high-performing team to build and maintain positive relationships. Additional duties may be assigned by management as needed.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Implement Engagement Customer Service Team processes and procedures; support and advise team members and staff.
• Meet key performance indicators (KPIs) and deliver excellent service to stakeholders.
• Proactively manage stakeholder contact to complete Services and Registrations.
• Coordinate project information to maintain FAQs and resolve public queries.
• Record all correspondence with stakeholders as needed.
• Evaluate stakeholder feedback to enhance satisfaction.
• Produce written reports as required.
• Monitor and respond to emails in Considerate Constructors inboxes, within the specified allotted time.
• Answer enquiries via telephone, email, and other channels.
• Accurately collate stakeholder information in the business management system.
• Acknowledge and fulfil orders promptly.
• Travel to projects to investigate, facilitate, and provide feedback.
• Assist stakeholders with errors and damaged goods, coordinating with relevant teams or suppliers.
• Manage escalated calls and emails to the Compliance and Risk team.
• Obtain contact details for stakeholders registered as ‘not known’.
• Assist stakeholders with portal login and reset issues.
• Perform other stakeholder and research tasks as directed by management or the team leader.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:

• Experienced in a multi-faceted stakeholder fulfilment environment.
• Preferred experience in Public Liaison and Client Registration type role in construction.
• Able to work under pressure and to deadlines.
• Strong interpersonal skills, with an ability to deal effectively with stakeholders and colleagues.
• A positive and confident communicator.
• Proven ability to use IT based systems, able to operate Microsoft 365 products with an understanding of Salesforce would be of benefit.

PERSONAL COMPETENCIES:

Team Player, Communication Skills, Teamwork, Problem Solving, Adaptability, Time Management, Empathy, Organisational Skills and Conflict Resolution

LIVING OUR COMPANY VALUES IN THIS ROLE:

People First: Valuing and prioritising the well-being, respect, and growth of others. Contributing to a caring and inclusive workplace culture.

Integrity:  Being honest, reliable, and ethical in all interactions and decisions.

Respect:  Treating others with courtesy, consideration, and professionalism – regardless of their position, background, or opinion. Listening actively, valuing diversity, and communicating to support a positive and inclusive environment.

Innovation: Being proactive in finding new and better ways of working, solving problems, or improving processes. Being creative, open minded, and willing to challenge the status quo.

Compassion: Showing genuine care and understanding for others. Being aware of how actions and decisions affect colleagues, stakeholders, and service users. Responding with empathy, patience, and fairness, especially in challenging situations. Offering support when needed and creating a psychologically safe environment where people feel respected, heard, and valued.

Leadership:  Taking initiative, inspiring others, setting a positive example.  Helping others to succeed. Being proactive and supportive.

Colleagues are expected to demonstrate the company values in their behaviour, decision making, and work delivery, which contribute to your performance and development conversations and opportunities.

Benefits

• 25 Days Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays
• Additional 3 days for Christmas closure
• Contributory pension scheme, with enhanced contribution rates
• Life Assurance x 4
• Paid sickness - after qualifying period
• Enhance Maternity Leave
• Enhanced Paternity Leave
• Enhanced Adoption Leave
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Staff Discount Scheme
• Simply Health cash plan
• AXA
• Denplan
• Hybrid working available – certain roles only
• Staff social events
• Informal dress code in the office
• 3 days paid volunteering leave

We're looking for a passionate, compassionate and resilient Support Worker to join our Learning Disabilities Social Care Service in Kent

£26,228.00 per annum, working 37.5 hours per week.

Want to feel like you have an exciting future? 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
* A generous pension - we will contribute up to 8% and life assurance cover up to 3x Pensionable Salary (T&Cs apply)
* 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
* Employee Assistance Programme for 24-7 confidential support
* Online wellbeing resources
* Quarterly Staff Awards to reward & recognise our amazing staff's commitment and contribution
* Free DBS
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.

The working pattern for this role is: - 7.30am-3pm, 2.30pm-10pm, 7.30am-10pm

What you'll do:
* Supporting the customer to undertake a full timetable of preferred activities including sport and leisure activities, attending community groups, visiting local amenities, and introducing them to new activities to expand their horizons and networks;
* Developing the customer's independent living skills and involving them in all aspects of maintaining and developing their home, including cooking, shopping, cleaning and decorating;
* Enabling the customer to keep up with the important people in their life and to meet new people with shared interests;
* Supporting the customer to communicate their wants and needs, and communicating with them in a person-centred way;
* Supporting the customer to manage their anxieties and frustrations, using Positive Behaviour Support and Autism-specific approaches;
* Collating a range of behavioural data and essential paperwork to be analysed within our local management structure;
* Driving the customer to activities using the customer's vehicle, in rotation with the wider team;
* Communicating with family members and a range of other key stakeholders including social work, psychology and commissioning teams;

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

About you:
- Enjoys social interaction and the company of others, joins in local activities to encourage customer involvement
- 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
- Has a practical and logical mind and is naturally well organised
- Thrives on change and enjoys dynamic diverse environments

What you'll bring:
Essential
? NVQ Level 2 or equivalent
? Minimum 2 years of experience working with customers with Autism/Challenging Behaviour/learning disabilities and supporting them in line with a PBS framework

Desirable
? Has some experience in Trauma Informed care
? Has some experience in working with people with Mental health
? Driving licence and a willingness to drive as part of support duties

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