This is an essential role in a small, national organisation supporting people affected by Huntington's disease. You will be responsible for delivering a cost-effective, volunteer-delivered fundraising approach across England and Wales. Working in a small team you will contribute to the wider aims of the fundraising team delivering excellent stewardship for supporters and fundraising groups to secure and maximise income; you will advise fundraising supporters on fundraising legal requirements, fundraising policies and regulations, ensuring that all community fundraising activities and events meet the high standards of the Huntington’s Disease Association. In addition, you will also manage fundraising budgets and help to develop new fundraising products.

You will have experience of either fundraising and/or events support and will be able to demonstrate experience of budget management. You will represent and promote the work, vision and purpose of the Huntington's Disease Association.

This is a fantastic opportunity for the right candidate to grow, develop and gain valuable skills and experience in the charity sector. Please note this a maternity cover role for up to 1 year. 

About Huntington’s disease and our work

The Huntington's Disease Association is the only organisation across England and Wales offering support to people affected by Huntington's disease. Huntington's disease is a life-limiting, genetic disorder that causes the breakdown of nerve cells in the brain. This leads to symptoms affecting three main areas, movement, behaviour and cognition.

The Huntington’s Disease Association was established in 1971 as a specialist service to help people and families seriously affected by Huntington’s disease. We raise awareness of Huntington’s disease across the general public and allied health and social care professionals. Through our work we offer practical advice and support, training to health and social care professionals and fund research into the disease. We want a better life for anyone affected by Huntington's disease.

Support Worker

You will join our client as a Support Worker on a permanent basis in our residential home to support 4/5 young people in their care.

Support Worker Responsibilities:

You will follow individual care plans for the young people with the aim to help them move onto independent living in the future. You will support with their therapy, plan social and leisure activities, give medication and complete associated paperwork. You will be supported by a multi-disciplinary team including Nurses, Psychologists and Psychiatrists to ensure they achieve the best possible outcomes for their young people.

Support Worker Requirements:

You do not require any previous experience for this role however they do require you to be compassionate , calm, resilient and to understand the issues and challenges our young people face. You should be IT literate as there is a requirement to update online care records. You must also thrive in a team environment and be flexible with the ability to work a 7 day rota, completing early and late shift patterns alongside 1 sleep ins’ (usually 1 per week) for which an additional payment is made. Having a driving licence is not essential but it is beneficial to help transport their young people to appointments and activities. The use of a house pool car is provided for this.

If you have a passion and commitment to work with young people and make a difference to their lives please apply now for a link to their online application pack.

Care in Mind operates a safer recruitment process and as part of this process the successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Our client are an equal opportunities employer who values diversity and positively encourages applications of all ages from all sections of the community. As an employer they are also committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all their staff.

They reserve the right to bring forward their closing date, without notice in the event of high volumes of interest.

About Our Client:

Our client provides residential services for young people and young adults aged 16-30 years old who have been discharged from psychiatric inpatient stays or secure children’s homes. Their aim is to support the young people using an innovative therapeutic approach and least restrictive practice to enable them to live in a non-secure community setting and to achieve their individual goals in preparation for transition to adult life. Their “no restraint” policy allows for more respectful and thoughtful relationships with young people and avoids traumatisation and consequent escalations in risk.

Location: Wirral

Job type: Permanent, Full and Part time opportunities available (Full time hours 37.5 per week)

Salary: £17,550-£19,012.50 per annum (£9-£9.75 per hour) dependent on experience.

Benefits: 28 days holiday including bank holidays rising to 35 days with increased years service; Paid 2 week full induction before you start; Opportunity to complete your Level 3 Lead Adult Care Worker qualification; Excellent career progression; Paid enhanced DBS check; Enhanced Company Pension Scheme; 24 hr Employee Assistance Programme and counselling; Free onsite parking; Life Assurance; Online discounts; Refer a friend scheme where we pay £500 for every friend you refer; Annual paid Summer and Christmas parties; Length of service awards.

Closing Date: Friday 22nd November 2019

You may have experience of the following: Support Worker, Care Worker, Care Assistant, Healthcare Worker, Healthcare Assistant, Community Support Worker, Disability, Disabilities, Care Staff, Charity, Charities, Not for Profit, NFP, Third Sector, etc.

Ref: 89949

With public awareness of mental health higher than ever before, there’s never been a more exciting time to join the Corporate Partnerships Team at Mind. We’re growing and changing fast, but there’s still much to be done.

We’re looking for a Regional Corporate Partnerships Officer to join our successful and growing team. Mind has recently secured a high-profile seven-figure national partnership with a large-scale UK food retailer, for 2019-21. You will support the delivery of this partnership in your region, whilst also managing a small portfolio of your own partnerships. As a skilled relationship manager, you’ll provide first-rate account management and stewardship. You will develop creative fundraising and engagement plans to excite, inspire and maximise income and other opportunities for Mind. 

This role is homebased, covering the North West and Yorkshire, with the potential to be based at the retail partner’s site in Manchester 1-2 days a week. This is an 18-month fixed-term contract.

To apply, please follow the link below to our website.

Closing date: noon 4th November 2019

Interviews: week commencing 11th or 18th November 2019

Mind is committed to equality of opportunity for all staff, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

We are looking to recruit a Trainee Welfare Benefits Caseworker to assist in the provision of our Welfare Benefits advice services to residents of St Helens

This post will offer comprehensive training and support to enable the successful candidate to achieve the required competences within 9 - 12 months.

Knowledge and experience of Welfare Benefits would be an advantage but not essential.  Ideally you should have one-years’ experience of dealing with clients in a Citizens Advice or similar advice service setting.

Advice sessions will take place by way of appointments at the main Office, outreach venues, as well as staffing a ‘late night’ session. Assist with the updating of all areas of Social Media (Facebook, Twitter, etc)

Closing date: 12 noon Wednesday 6th November 2019

Interview date: Monday 11th November 2019

For more details and to apply, please click on the Apply button.

Community Fundraising Executive

You will join them as a Community Fundraising Executive, on a full time permanent basis.

Community Fundraising Executive Responsibilities:

Your role will be to directly engage with the region generating new and building upon existing relationships with community groups, organisations, volunteers and supporters of our Charity. It’s important to have your ear to the ground and understand events and organisations that could benefit their Charity.

Community Fundraising Executive Requirements:

As this role is predominantly identifying new opportunities to grow the Children’s Air Ambulance in the region so you will be an experienced Fundraiser within Charity and be comfortable approaching new business opportunities for them. They can give you all the support you need to be a success with them and they would like a self-starter highly motivated fundraiser for this region. This a huge opportunity for you to establish a new national charity in a new region and promote all the fantastic things the the company.

They are on a journey to be the organisation of choice and opportunity for the most talented and driven people from diverse backgrounds.

About our client:

Our client provides two very important functions, which provides paediatric transfers across the UK. Their objective is to save lives, utilising specialist pilots, doctors, and paramedics and with their work centred on saving lives, improving clinical outcomes and being able to react quickly and efficiently to emergencies. They are at the forefront of innovative clinical care and we challenge boundaries. None of this can be achieved without a hugely dedicated team of colleagues, volunteers and the general public.

Location: Liverpool

Job type: Full Time, Permanent, 37.5 hours per week

Salary: £24,000 - £27,000 per annum

Benefits: Company car plus car allowance

You may have experience of the following: Fundraising Executive, Fundraising Assistant, Community Fundraising Executive, Community Fundraiser, Fundraiser, Fundraising, Community Engagement, Fundraising Officer, Community Fundraising Officer, Sales Executive, Business Development Executive, Sales Officer, Relationship Management, Partnership Management, Charity, Charities, NFP, Not For Profit, Third Sector, etc.

Ref: 89923

Independent Domestic Violence Advocate

You will join us as a skilled domestic violence advocate (IDVA) providing high quality advocacy and support to survivors of domestic violence in Warrington.

Independent Domestic Violence Advocate Responsibilities:

- You will work in partnership with other agencies to develop and deliver risk management plans to ensure victims’ safety.
- You will be responsible for advocating on behalf of survivors of domestic violence in a range of settings, and managing and reviewing your cases.

Independent Domestic Violence Advocate Requirements:

- The successful candidate will have significant proven experience of providing emotional and practical support to survivors of domestic violence.
- You will understand the legal system in how it relates to survivors of domestic violence, and have strong communication skills to deliver presentations and reports to stakeholders effectively.
- An ability to work independently and prioritise a busy workload is essential.

About Refuge:

Refuge opened the world’s first safe house for women and children fleeing domestic violence in Chiswick, West London in 1971. Since then the charity has grown to become the country’s largest single provider of specialist domestic violence services. On any given day, its national network of services supports over 6,000 victims.

All candidates must demonstrate a commitment to the feminist values of empowerment and equality, which underpin all of our work.

Refuge is proud to be a leader in its field and an employer of choice with leading edge systems for supervision, quality management and development. We offer the first Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF) accredited qualification for our profession.

Please note you may be required to work some weekends.

An enhanced Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) certificate will be required for this role.

This post is restricted to women due to the nature of the role. The Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies.

Refuge is committed to quality, equality and diversity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. All candidates must demonstrate a commitment to the feminist values of empowerment and equality, which underpins all of our work.

No agencies please - as a charity we work hard to keep our costs down.

Location: Warrington, Cheshire

Job type: Full Time, Permanent, 37.5 hours per week, required to work some weekends

Salary: £24,218 to £26,210 per annum

Benefits: 28 days annual leave, Peoples Pension

Closing date: 27th October 2019
Interview date: 4th November 2019

You may have experience of the following: Advocate, Advocator, IDVA, Vulnerable People, Social Worker, Relevant Persons Representative, Charity, Third Sector, Advocacy Support, Social Care, etc.

Ref: 89901

Services Support Officer (Full/Part Time)
Warrington, Cheshire
£19,481 (£15,206 for part time)

Summary

Our Support Services are always developing and increasing. Due to receiving additional funding, we have two brand new vacancies which will be involved in responding to Helpline contacts across all channels and also providing administration and co-ordination support to our Echo programme.

Description

Beat is currently looking for two Services Support Officers to join the Support Services team in Warrington. The role will be split in two. Half of your time promoting Echo and supporting volunteers, the other half responding to Helpline contacts through our various channels including; telephone, email, webchat, online support groups, Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.

Our Support Services are available 365 days of the year between 12 and 8:30pm Monday- Friday and 4-8:30pm weekends and bank holidays. The core working hours will be around these times with one day per week office hours (9-5/ 10-6) to support the Echo programme.

This role is offered on a full and part time basis; part time hours will be 29.5 hours per week and full time will be 37.5 hours per week.

Application Information

For an application pack and information on how to apply please select the apply button shown to be taken to our website. Completed application forms should be uploaded to our website by 10am on Monday 4th November 2019.

If you have difficulty accessing or using this version of the application form or need to apply with a CV, please contact us before applying. Please note, we cannot accept CVs except by prior arrangement.

Shortlisted candidates will be informed by close of business on Monday 4th November 2019 interviews will take place on Tuesday 12th November. Successful candidates will be invited back on Friday 15th November for a second stage interview to learn more about the role and to meet the Support Services team.

If you have not heard from us by this closing date, then please assume that your application has not been successful.

This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

Other organisations may call this role Support Services Assistant, Customer Support Assistant, Charity Support Officer, Project Support Officer, Helpline Advisor, Support Officer, Helpline Operative, or Helpline Officer.

You have proven experience of working in a Finance department, where you’ve managed large data sets and identified and produced key management information . All you need is the perfect environment to put your skills to great use. Welcome to Richmond Fellowship as an Assistant Management Accountant.

Right now, we’re looking for a well-organised yet flexible individual to work with, and support, our Northern and group-wide Finance teams. As well as helping to deliver the Northern team’s management accounts however, we’ll rely on you to assist the wider Recovery Focus Finance team with the maintenance and management of property related costs for the Group’s estate. You’ll also be responsible for helping our Accounts Payable & Accounts Receivable team to post various income and cost invoices onto our financial system (we use Workday) and maintain the standing data of that system. And, when it comes to carrying out various ad-hoc analyses that can be used for the next year budgeting process or help identify where there are cost-saving or process-improvement opportunities, again, we’ll count on you.

The ideal person for this challenging role will be part-qualified or preparing to study for a relevant professional CCAB qualification (AAT, ACCA, CIMA). And, if you’ve worked in the area of management accounting and budgetary control and/or accounting within the RSL sector, even better. Experience of trial balance management and scrutiny and working with Accruals and Prepayments would be useful too, while an understanding of accounting standards, rent accounting and managing reserves is essential. Proficient using Excel and comfortable managing conflicting demands and priorities on time, you have a relaxed attitude to working hours and, crucially, are willing to travel to various Group locations in order to get the hob done.

So, are you ready to take on this rewarding role that comes with some really great benefits, including a smartphone? Apply now via our website.

Richmond Fellowship is part of Recovery Focus, a national group of charities highly experienced in providing specialist support services to individuals and families living with the effects of mental ill health, drug and alcohol use, gambling and domestic violence. We know that recovery can look and feel very different to each and every one of us. But we also know that if we provide the right support, at the right time, we can inspire recovery nationwide and that recovery is possible for everyone.

Volunteer Coordinator

Have you got what it takes to support prisoners and their families?

Our client is a highly respected independent charity, which together with its subsidiary, works across England and Wales to develop and deliver a range of innovative services, providing practical and emotional support to prisoners’ children and families, to prisoners, and to ex-offenders.
Position: Volunteer Coordinator
Location: HMP Berwyn LL13 9QE & North Wales
Job type: Full Time, Fixed Term Contract
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Salary: £24,000 per annum
Benefits: Generous holiday entitlement and other benefits

Closing date for applications: 31st October, 2019

About the role:

Working to support the team in HMP Berwyn / Courts, to lead the recruitment and management of volunteers and student placements to support our client's services. To be the key contact for volunteer opportunities, guiding site managers in best practice with regards to recruitment, training, record keeping and supervision of volunteers. To work closely with service staff to ensure that there are a supply of volunteers across a number of roles in order to support service delivery.

About you:

To be successful in this role you will offer a friendly and welcoming point of entry to volunteers looking to work with our client across the region and ensure that volunteer roles are clearly defined and advertised in appropriate, accessible places. In addition, you will assist site managers with the interviewing and appropriate placing of volunteers into a range of services, which include play, catering, helpline, be-friending, court services, family casework and visits support and assist with local recruitment of volunteers. Furthermore, to act as a point of contact for both structured and responsive volunteer comments, concerns and feedback, and to use this to continually improve volunteers’ experience as well as supporting the team with the organisation and facilitation of volunteer events and initiatives.

What Our Client Offers:

Our client offers a range of employee benefits including free confidential advice and counselling, generous holiday entitlement, cycle to work scheme, free eye care vouchers and pension. You will undergo a thorough induction and training programme and be supported by a friendly, enthusiastic and committed team.

You may have experience of the following: Volunteer Coordinator, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, Trainer, Volunteering, Recruitment Officer, Volunteering Coordinator, Voluntary Sector etc.

Ref: 89803

About the role

Chester Students’ Union (CSU) is a c.£500K charity that exists to support the 19,000 students at the University of Chester. We support students by delivering a comprehensive range of services to empower students and enable them to have the best possible experience during their time at university.

We are coming to the end of a major change programme which has seen us transform our union hub, refocus our activities, empower our staff and rebuild our relationship with the University of Chester. We are also in the process of refreshing our Trustee board. We have an excellent team of elected officers, volunteers and staff who work tirelessly for students, and this effort is reflected in our students voting for us as one of the best students’ unions in the UK – awarding us a Top 10 spot in the WhatUni Choice Awards 2019. A remarkable achievement given the scale of change recently.

This is a wonderful time to join as our Chief Executive. You will have the opportunity to design our next strategy, lead innovation in our services, develop our organisational structures and provide the leadership to enable us to be even better in the future.

Who we're looking for

We feel that our next Chief Executive should thrive in fast-paced environments, be passionate about making change and be able to inspire, motivate and empower others. We are on a positive trajectory, have considerable potential and are excited by the prospect of recruiting a Chief Executive who can grow with us.

We are open-minded about your background, although not-for-profit or higher education sector experience would be ideal, but this is not essential. We expect that you will have experience in managing budgets, leading people, delivering change and contributing towards the development of strategy.

We are able to be flexible on working arrangements in the short-term, but we do feel that it’s important to have someone who will be based local to us in the medium to long-term.

For more information and to apply for this role, please visit the job page on our website via the application method.

Closing date: 9am, Monday 18th November 2019

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and proactive Volunteer Recruitment Officer to join a fast growing organisation.

Position: Volunteer Recruitment Officer

Location: Manchester

Hours: 9am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday

Salary: £22,300-£24,700 (dependant on experience)

Contract: Permanent

Benefits: 25 days’ annual leave (pro rata for fixed term), employee matched pension contributions, interest-free season ticket and cycle to work loans available, excellent employee assistance programme and free eye tests and a range of innovative flexible working options are available that include flexible start and finish times and working from home options. 

Closing Date: 8th November

Interview Dates: 20th November

The Role

The Recruitment Officer position offers the opportunity to lead on exciting regional attraction work to deliver a pipeline of high quality volunteers. You will also contribute to delivering an efficient, effective, end to end recruitment service, supporting with selection, retention and on-boarding processes; to ensure outstanding volunteers are recruited to deliver excellent outcomes for schools and pupils we work with.

Primary responsibilities

• Responsibility for the attraction and selection of high quality volunteers across Greater Manchester by delivering high quality events and presentations to our target market.
• Developing positive recruitment partnerships in target areas to ensure that we reach our recruitment targets.
• Ensure delivery of a successful retention strategy for your region.
• Complete on-boarding checks for our volunteers, including reference and DBS checks.
• Supporting the recruitment team across the year by inputting into local and national strategy.

About You

As Recruitment Officer you will

• Be an excellent and experienced relationship builder with an enthusiastic, proactive approach.
• Be passionate about recruiting high quality volunteers.
• Have experience of working within a recruitment, university, college or careers setting with hands on knowledge of recruiting staff or volunteers.
• Desirably have experience of field sales/recruitment, as well as experience managing online and telephone applications.
• Have a passionate for the City Year culture, vision and values.

You will be asked to submit a CV and a cover letter as part of your application detailing your current and previous experience, how this is relevant and/or transferable to the Recruitment Officer role. We are keen to hear about specific recruitment or sales experience that you have alongside any other charity/third sector organisations you may have worked or volunteered for.

Due to the high volume of CVs we receive we can only respond back to the successful candidates. Applications will be assessed as they arrive. Please apply early to avoid disappointment.

In return…

Work for an amazing organisation that supports and develops its team and offers some amazing staff benefits including flexible working opportunities. If you want to make a real difference and believe that young people can change the world, we want to hear from you!

About the Organisation

City Year UK is a youth social action charity which challenges 18 to 25-year-olds to tackle educational inequality through a year of full-time voluntary service. As mentors, tutors and role models in schools, we support pupils growing up in some of the most disadvantaged areas of the UK.

You may also have experience as Recruitment Coordinator, Recruiter, Volunteer Recruiter, Recruitment Advisor, Recruitment Manager, HR Advisor, Volunteer Coordinator, HR Assistant, Recruitment Associate, Internal Recruiter, Volunteer Recruitment, Recruitment Consultant, Recruitment Executive.

Sessional Shop Assistant - Zero Hours Contract

Hours will be as and when required by the needs of the business, and could be over a cluster of shops.

Hours

£9.06 per hour

Location:

We are looking for a dedicated Shop Assistant in our Chester shop, to ensure that the shop stay's open full trading hours in the absence of the Shop Manager or the Assistant Shop Manager. You will also be driving productivity and leading on key shop tasks, like shop displays and working the Till.

We are looking for someone who has ideally worked in the Retail environment before and can bring new ideas to the table.

You will be working closely with your Shop Manager and Assistant Shop Manager to make the shop a success, and build links in the local community. You will need to be confident at working with people from different backgrounds creating a welcoming and positive experience for all of our staff, volunteers and supporters.

If you have what it takes to work hard but have some fun along the way, and support your Shop Management team to be the best it can be, then this is the place for you!

Every day we're changing the lives of children in this country for the better - and with your help, tomorrow we can be there for even more.

The Children's Society is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services.

Vacancy closes midnight: 24/09/2019

Interviews will be held on: TBC

Location:           Lancashire, base to be agreed with successful applicant

Grade/Salary:       £26,539 - £29,520, depending on experience

Hours of Work:     Flexible, 35 hours per week

This is a very exciting time to join Age UK Lancashire and to play a key role in contributing to delivery of our three year strategy for growth. The successful applicant will join a small, supportive team, committed to raising funds so that the charity can continue to provide essential, high quality, responsive services to the older people of Lancashire, Blackpool and North Sefton.

We are seeking an individual who has a proven track record in developing high value relationships, identifying new supporters, sales, stewarding relationships, securing multi-year pledges and accessing networks of supporters.

This role would suit someone who has a natural ability to build rapport with potential donors, is exceptionally pro-active and self-motivated, enjoys working collaboratively and has empathy with the work of Age UK Lancashire, to grow the income of a charity that has a national name, but a very local identity and focus.

You will develop relationships with individuals, agencies and corporates to generate productive partnerships for the charity including: sponsorship of services; donations of retail stock; pre-retirement course sales.

Have responsibility for establishing and developing our major gifts and individual giving programmes to make a significant impact on the charity’s income from these sources.

Assist in the development of a culture within Age UK Lancashire that engages the wider staff team in productive relationships with donors. 

If you -   Enjoy variety in fundraising, to grow a charity with a very local identity and focus. 

              Are an experienced fundraiser or salesperson with a proven track record.

              Have experience of working with high value donors and enjoy working collaboratively with excellent people                       skills.

              Are an excellent relationship manager, highly pro-active, self-motivated and organised.

We would love to hear from you,  this position could be perfect for you?

The nature of the post will require travel across the area.  A full driving licence, appropriate insurance cover and use of a car are essential. 

For an informal discussion about the post please contact Alison Read, Director of Partnerships and Growth, contact details can be found on our website.

For an application pack and more information, please visit our website. 

Closing date:   28th October 2019 5pm  (early applications are invited)

Interview date: 19th November 2019

Please note: we reserve the right to close any of our vacancies early.

Vacancy Details

Contract type: Permanent

Location: North West

Hours: 35 hours per week

Working pattern: Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm

Interview dates: w/c 18th November

Salary: £27,472 to £29,091 per annum

We cannot provide sponsorship for the role.

As this role requires an Enhanced Disclosure check the start date for the successful candidate will only be confirmed upon receipt of the check.

The Role

The overall purpose of the Qualified Habilitation Specialist is to deliver specialist habilitation (mobility and independence) services which support the Guide Dog’s strategic objectives and bring independence and freedom to blind and partially sighted children and young people. The ideal candidate will have a technical understanding of the needs of Children & Young People in relation to the range of current products and services available from Guide Dogs and partner agencies with whom we work.

About You

In your application, you will need to evidence, using specific examples, how your skills and experience meet the criteria laid out in the person specification, within the Job Description below. Requirements include;

• Can evidence the ability to work safely with children and young people.

• Ability to work directly with children and young people and their parents/guardians to carry out effective habilitation programmes, including low vision training.

• Ability to liaise effectively with other professionals/agencies.

• Knowledge of range of resources available to Children & Young People with visual impairment.

For more information on this role, the requirements and our benefits package, please see the documents attached below.

How to apply: Applications can be made using the online application form. As part of our safer recruitment policy, we do not accept CVs for job applications.

Working at Guide Dogs

Working at Guide Dogs is much more than just a job. Through the values that guide our work, we make a real difference, and change lives.

We believe that wellbeing at work is about creating an environment to promote a state of contentment which allows all employees to flourish and achieve their full potential for the benefit of themselves and for Guide Dogs.

As a member of staff, we offer you a wide range of benefits to suit your individual needs. These include; 26 days’ holiday plus bank holidays (rising to 28 days after 3 years' service), flexible benefits package and a defined contribution group personal pension plan.

Diversity

Guide Dogs welcomes applications from all sections of the community and actively encourages diversity to maximise achievements, creativity and good practice. We positively welcome, and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment, regardless of age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability or nationality. We encourage applications from disabled people as they are currently under-represented in the organisation and guarantee an invite to interview for all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job.

Safeguarding

Guide Dogs is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk of harm with whom we work. We expect all our employees and volunteers to fully share this commitment.