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Operations Manager
Location: Remote
Hours: 21 hours per week, worked flexibly between 8am–5pm Monday–Friday, plus one evening (2 hours) every three months to attend a trustee meeting
Salary: £18,540 per annum (for 21 hours per week)
Reporting to: Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Contract: Permanent
Closing Date: Midnight on 2nd February 2026
Job Purpose
We are looking for an organised, proactive and reliable Operations Manager to ensure the smooth running of our day-to-day operations.
This role sits at the heart of Beyond the Streets, making sure our people, systems and processes work well so that our services can thrive. You will be the person who keeps things moving – maintaining key systems, coordinating with our outsourced IT and finance providers, and ensuring colleagues have the practical support, information and equipment they need to do their jobs effectively.
This is a varied, people-focused role that requires excellent organisation, initiative and flexibility. Your contribution will directly support colleagues across the organisation and play an important role in the effectiveness, reliability and wellbeing of our operations and services.
If you don’t meet every requirement, we still encourage you to apply – we are committed to supporting learning and development in this role.
Who are we looking for…
You’ll be a calm, capable and detail-focused professional who enjoys creating order, supporting others and keeping systems running smoothly. You’ll be comfortable working independently, while also collaborating closely with colleagues across the organisation.
About Beyond the Streets
Beyond the Streets is a UK charity with over 20 years’ experience of partnering with women in the sex industry to see them safe from coercion, violence and abuse. We deliver trauma-informed, person-centred support, provide training for professionals, and create resources informed by lived experience, research and frontline practice.
You’ll enjoy…
- Competitive pay – earn £18,540 per annum (for 21 hours per week)
- Pension – 5% employer contribution, 3% employee contribution
- Generous annual leave – 33 days including bank holidays pro rata
- Flexible working – Our core hours are 10am to 3pm
- Family friendly policies – parental leave from day 1 of employment, an enhanced maternity pay policy and a flexi time policy as standard
- Career opportunities – develop yourself and your career in a reputable national organisation who are specialists in the VAWG sector
- Personal development allowance – to further your work-based skills and knowledge
- Cycle to work scheme – tax free allowance to buy
- Tech Buying Scheme – spread the cost of personal technology equipment and homeware across 12 months via payroll
- Travel season ticket loan scheme – an interest-free loan to enable team members to purchase a season ticket for travel between their usual place of residence and their usual place of work
- Clinical supervision – all staff are entitled to clinical supervision on request. A place to discuss work issues and challenges, and their emotional impact, on a regular basis.
- Blue light discount – a well recognized national discount card scheme. It will cost you £4.99 for two years’ membership but the discounts are large, and it’s widely accepted.
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) – a confidential and independent service designed to help you deal with personal and professional problems that could be affecting your home life, work life, health, and general wellbeing. EAP is available to you and to your immediate family.
All roles are subject to proof of eligibility to work in the UK, satisfactory references, and a DBS check
To apply:
Please read our application pack and complete our standard application form both available via out recruitment platform by clicking 'apply'
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Job Title: School Gardener for Young Marketeers Leeds
Position Type: Freelance
Reports to: Project Coordinator
Based at: Home-working and at schools in Leeds
Working Hours: February – July 2026:
16 x school gardening sessions at £110 per session plus 2 days planning @ £220 = £2200
3.5 days @ £165 for delivering 8 x school assemblies and attending Market Day = £577.50
Total: £2777.50
Contract: Temporary
Job Purpose
· To deliver Young Marketeers gardening sessions and assemblies in eight Leeds primary schools
Background to School Food Matters
At School Food Matters we believe that school food can unlock a happier, healthier, more sustainable future for every child. We want a school food system that delivers for all children, so they can enjoy nutritious, delicious and sustainable school food and leave school with an informed and positive relationship with food. To achieve this, we campaign for a better school food system, bringing the voices of children, parents, and teachers to government policy, and deliver fully funded food education programmes in schools across the country.
Young Marketeers
This much-loved programme was started in London in 2012. It is now running in about 125 primary and special schools across England. This is the fourth year it has run in Leeds. The programme provides hands-on opportunities for children from primary schools to grow fruit and veg from seed to sell at their local market. Young Marketeers is also a platform for School Food Matters to promote food education to schools and communities as a way to support children to live happy and healthy lives. Children learn the art of growing veg from seed, and market traders will share their secrets on how to create a winning market stall. Primary schools will be visited by our gardener in March/April and then again in May/June and receive further tips on how to ensure a bumper crop. Then in July, they head to the market to sell their produce, and to meet the Mayor!
Key Tasks include:
· Build and maintain relationships with teachers, teaching assistants and senior leaders to ensure the smooth running of the project
· Plan and deliver
o One assembly in each school
o Two food growing sessions in each school with a class of 30 children (divided into 2 groups of 15)
· Attend Market Day in the city centre in July with all schools
- Complete monitoring and evaluation forms in accordance with instructions from our Evaluation team
- Take photos of workshops and events where possible
- Keep Project Coordinator and Leeds Project Officer fully updated on progress
· Keep up to date with safeguarding requirements and reporting procedures
- Maintain the ethos of the charity and positively promote our work at all times
Person specification
Essential
· Experience of delivering food growing sessions to children
· Knowledge of fruit and vegetable growing
· Excellent administrative and organisational skills with great attention to detail
· Ability to work in a team, and seek help when needed
· Self-motivated and optimistic with a can-do attitude
Desirable
· Experience of working for a charity or not for profit organisation
· Experience of working in primary schools and engaging children
· Experience of building relationships with partner organisations and individuals
We campaign for a better school food system. We support schools, local authorities and MATs to improve food in schools.



The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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The Bikeability Trust is entering a new exciting phase of our strategy to 2035 to ensure more children can cycle with confidence. A year into our strategy we have reviewed Executive Team roles and responsibilities and are now looking for a creative Communications and Fundraising Director to lead our mission driven communications, income generation and impact reporting functions.
You will be an experience senior leader in communications, who has the drive to take our strategy to the next level. A key member of the Executive Team, working across the home based diverse staff team to bring together the impact of our work through corporate communications and influencing. We recommend reading our annual reviews on the Bikeability website to see a flavour of the work you could be leading.
Our income generation work is focussed on small impactful corporate partnerships, we have tested some individual giving and are planning to host a fundraising Ball in 2026. Experience in fundraising is desirable, with communications experience as essential as this role will ensure strong relationships with Government.
If you would like to have a short discussion with the CEO before applying please contact Emily Cherry CEO. We are looking to interview shortlisted candidates on the 23rd or 25th February. We are looking for a candidate to start from 1st April or sooner.
Equipping more than five million children with the skills and confidence to cycle on today’s roads
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We’re excited to share a new opportunity to join our small, dynamic team and help ensure our administrative processes run smoothly. As the first point of contact for general enquiries, you’ll bring excellent customer service skills and a warm, professional approach to communicating by phone and email.
In this Administrator role, you’ll play an important part in supporting our Finance and Operations teams, while also lending a hand across the wider organisation whenever needed. You’ll be joining a supportive, collaborative environment where your contribution truly makes a difference to those affected by cleft.
This position is ideal for someone who is highly organised, proactive, and enjoys variety in their work. If you’re looking for a role where you can make a positive impact while working with a friendly team, we’d love to hear from you!
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Overview
Are you ready to lead with purpose and make a real impact in young people’s lives?
At Change Grow Live, we believe in being open, compassionate, and bold — and we’re looking for a dynamic Team Leader to bring those values to life in our Children & Families Team. The post holder will be responsible for the operational management of the services ‘Hidden Harm’ team who support children and young people affected by parental substance misuse.
You’ll be at the heart of shaping a responsive, innovative service across Hertfordshire, empowering young people and their families to overcome challenges and thrive. This is your chance to lead a passionate team, drive service excellence, and help build brighter futures.
We are looking for a confident leader with experience in children’s services or substance misuse apply now and help us shape a future where every young person feels supported, safe, and heard.
Where: Hertfordshire
When: We're looking for the right person to join our team on a fixed term contract until the end of March 2027
Part Time Hours: 22.5 per week
Full Time Salary Range: £35,220.59 - £37,184.91 + Outer Fringe allowance £694.25 (Pro-Rata)
*Please note: Full-time hours at Change Grow Live are 37.5 hours per week. For part-time roles, the salary and payments will be pro rata based on contracted hours.
Responsibilities
About the role:
- Under the supervision of CGL’s Cluster Manager, you will lead the delivery of services that empower Children, Young People, and their Families to overcome issues around substance misuse.
- The post holder will provide line management to practitioners within the service and will be responsible for the operational management and strategic development of the service.
- They will always maintain high professional standards and ensure a Young Person focused approach in all aspects of delivery with the aim of reducing harm and promoting resilience.
- They will lead by example in creating a professional and young persons focused team culture focused on excellent service delivery.
- The post holder will ensure a positive learning environment where integrity and professionalism are paramount, whilst empowering staff to ensure all attempts at positive outcomes are achieved for those using the service.
- You will support the Cluster Manager in the continual development and improvement of service delivery.
- You will develop and maintain excellent working relationships with partners both internally within the service and externally within a wider partnership.
- The Post Holder must have a valid UK Driving License and access to a car in order to work flexibly at various operational sites as required.
About you:
- Experience of working with children and young people experiencing difficulties around Substance misuse.
- Knowledge of the issues facing children, young people and their families affected by substance misuse.
- Excellent knowledge of drugs and alcohol and their effects.
- Line management experience including the delivery of reflective practice.
- The ability to lead, empower and motivate a team.
- Excellent knowledge of safeguarding policies and practices relating to children and young people and experience of embedding these operationally.
- The ability to foster new partnerships and to maintain positive relationships with partner agencies.
- Knowledge of a range of psychosocial and evidence-based interventions around substance misuse.
- Knowledge and understanding around the ‘Hidden Harm’ agenda.
- Knowledge and experience of community-based support/outreach practices.
- Ability to ensure all record keeping, outcome monitoring and data collection is maintained effectively.
- Communicate confidently and effectively, verbally and in writing.
- Respond flexibly to the demands of the post.
- The ability to keep calm under pressure.
- Show commitment to facilitating positive outcomes for young people and their families.
What we will give to you:
- 25 days holiday (+ bank holidays) rising by 1 day for each years’ service “Capped at 30 days”
- Paid ‘Wellness’ hour each week along with a ‘Wellness’ hub and Employee Assist Programme
- Contributory pension scheme
- A great selection of benefits incl. discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc.
- A friendly and supportive team
- Training, career development & progression opportunities
- Refer a friend scheme.
Please ensure that when completing your application form and supporting statement, you reflect on the details outlined in the job description. This will help us understand how your skills and experiences align with the requirements of the role.
Direct applications only — we will not be engaging agencies for this vacancy.
Please note: This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK at the time of application. For applicants with time-limited visas, unfortunately, we are unable to support new visa applications or extensions.
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high number of applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
Salary Range (pro rata if part time)
CGL points 31 to 33 (£35,220.59 - £37,184.90)
ILW / OLW /Fringe
Outer Fringe (£694.25)
Interview Date
23/1/2026
Closing Date
15/2/2026
This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.
Our mission is to help people change the direction of their lives, grow as individuals, and live life to its full potential.
Lindengate is a mental health charity that supports children and adults of all ages with their mental, physical, and social wellbeing through nature-based activities
This new role will involve planning and delivering seasonal work programmes, develop habitat and garden management plans, and lead a mixed team of staff and volunteers to maintain and enhance the site and gardens as a welcoming, biodiverse place to support people’s mental, physical and social wellbeing and nature.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Prospectus is excited to be collaborating with an independent music charity and benevolent fund to recruit for a Grants and Enquiries Officer to join their team. This role is offered on a 3-year contract with the possibility to be made permanent. The role is largely to be undertaken remotely, ideally with some face to face working a couple of times per month at their London office.
The Grants and Enquiries Officer is a newly created role for the charity. Working with the Director of Grant Giving and Grants Manager, the postholder will play a key role in the efficient running of the Grants Department. This varied role will include managing all incoming enquiries, assisting with the processing of applications for assistance, and production of schedules and reports when required. The postholder will develop strong working relationships with a diverse range of partner organisations and suppliers and will work alongside the Director of Grant Giving and Grants Manager to ensure the continued sustained growth and development of grant giving at the charity.
The successful candidate will have experience working in a complementary role within a charity, health, social care or welfare setting. You will bring strong organisational and administration experience and will be highly empathetic with the ability to deal directly with vulnerable individuals and complex cases and to engage with people in a confident and professional manner. You will have strong written and verbal communication skills with a high standard of verbal/written English and the ability to write letters, reports and other documents.
To apply please submit your CV and a supporting statement (1-2 pages) preferably in Microsoft Word/PDF format. The statement should outline your motivation for joining the charity and why you feel you would be a good fit for this role. You should also demonstrate your experience and skillset relating to the person specification section in the job description.
As a specialist Recruitment Practice Prospectus are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Prospectus invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application.
The core purpose is to inspire and grow a network of local volunteers, enabling them to champion their churches and organise events that foster community engagement. We are looking for someone who can inspire volunteers to cherish and take responsibility for their local church. Someone who can build relationships with our local communities and engage, support and grow our network of local volunteers.
We need someone who will work closely and enthusiastically with our small team to develop, encourage and enable community use of and care for our historic buildings.
Above all, we need an excellent communicator, and someone who can engender a collaborative working approach.
In supporting and developing our volunteering initiatives, we need someone who will be the organisation’s lead on health and safety, embedding best practice across all operations and ensuring compliance with relevant legislation.
The Volunteering & Community Officer plays a pivotal role in engaging and supporting volunteers to care for historic churches across England and Wales. The position may be full-time or split into two part-time roles, with flexible, home-based working and regular travel to sites.
We rescue and repair closed places of worship in England and Wales and encourage community use of these spaces.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Lindengate is a mental health charity that supports children and adults of all ages with their mental, physical, and social wellbeing through nature-based activities.
Working under the Horticulture, Conservation & Site Lead, you will apply your horticultural and conservation expertise daily to run volunteer sessions, facilitate group activities, support training delivery, coordinate garden and conservation projects, and contribute to plant and produce sales — all while supporting wellbeing through nature.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Lindengate is a mental health charity that supports children and adults of all ages with their mental, physical, and social wellbeing through nature-based activities.
The Programme Lead is responsible for the design, delivery, and development of community-based wellbeing and mental health programmes. The role ensures services are safe, inclusive, trauma-informed, and responsive to community needs, supporting individuals to improve their mental health, resilience, and quality of life. The postholder will lead programme delivery, manage staff and volunteers, build partnerships, and contribute to monitoring, evaluation, and funding requirements.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Our Time Charity is seeking an experienced Corporate Fundraiser to help grow vital income through meaningful, long-term partnerships with businesses and corporate supporters.
This role plays a key part in delivering our fundraising strategy by connecting purpose-driven organisations with our mission to support children and families affected by parental mental illness. You will build and steward corporate relationships, develop partnership and sponsorship proposals, and represent Our Time Charity to external audiences.
Working closely with the CEO and wider team, you’ll help secure funding that directly supports our KidsTime Workshops and wider programmes – enabling children to feel supported, understood and less alone.
This role is ideal for someone with experience in corporate fundraising, relationship management or partnerships, who enjoys building connections, telling compelling stories, and turning shared values into lasting impact.
To learn more about the role, responsibilities and how to apply, please download the full recruitment pack.
Our mission is for every child in the UK, who has a parent with a mental illness, will find the support they need, as early as possible.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Our Time Charity is seeking an experienced Development Manager to help grow and embed our early help and family mental health services across the UK.
This is a senior, outward-facing role focused on securing statutory income, developing high-quality tenders, and building strong relationships with local authorities, Family Hubs and strategic partners. A key priority will be positioning KidsTime Workshops as a recognised, commissioned early help offer within local authority family support systems.
Working closely with the CEO, you will identify high-impact opportunities, navigate commissioning processes, and help ensure more children affected by parental mental illness receive timely, preventative support.
This role is ideal for someone with experience in local authority commissioning, business development or statutory income generation, who understands early intervention and wants to use their skills to create lasting social impact.
To learn more about the role, responsibilities and how to apply, please download the full recruitment pack.
Our mission is for every child in the UK, who has a parent with a mental illness, will find the support they need, as early as possible.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Responsible to: Youth Services Manager
Hours: Full time 37 hours (Job share considered)
Salary: £27,500
Based: Hybrid (Bedford + one day per week in Q:alliance Head Office, Milton Keynes)
Contract: Fixed term for 2 years, with possibility of extension (subject to funding)
Closing Date: 18th February 2026 at 23:59
Interview Date: Tuesday 3rd March
Context
Q:alliance provides support, information, and representation for LGBTQ+ young people in Bedford, drawing on our wider experience delivering established services across Milton Keynes for the last 50 years.
We have detailed knowledge of the issues and challenges faced by LGBTQ+ individuals and organisations locally, and it is our goal to create more safe spaces and resources to ensure the LGBTQ+ community in Bedford is visible, well represented, and supported.
Scope
This is a newly created role within our Bedford services, delivering Q:alliance’s established youth support model developed in Milton Keynes and shaping pathways and support that respond to local need in Bedford Borough and Central Bedfordshire.
You will manage a one-to-one caseload of support for LGBTQ+ young people, while building relationships with schools and developing a collaborative schools’ network informed by young people’s insights. You will also develop and deliver LGBTQ+ inclusion training for teachers, education staff, and youth workers. This work will contribute to safe, affirming environments that strengthen resilience, wellbeing, and mental health.
You will work closely with the Youth Services Manager and youth teams across our service areas, building on existing Q:alliance provision in Bedford, where a dedicated youth team already leads on LGBTQ+ youth group delivery.
The role includes outreach across Bedfordshire’s urban and rural communities, supporting young people who may experience increased isolation due to limited access to LGBTQ+-affirming spaces.
You will work collaboratively with the Youth Services Manager to agree outreach and engagement targets, contributing to effective monitoring and reporting systems to ensure robust evidence of impact.
What you’ll bring to the team
This role is a key opportunity for Q:alliance to grow our work in Bedford, build local relationships, and better understand and respond to the needs of LGBTQ+ young people across the area. You will play a central role in shaping a new service, reaching young people who may not yet be connected to support, and helping both staff and the board of trustees develop a strong, place-based understanding of LGBTQ+ youth experiences in Bedford.
You will act as a first point of contact for schools, colleges, and youth settings in Bedford, building trusted relationships and establishing a collaborative network of school and college leads. You will share insights gathered through this work with the wider Q:alliance team, helping to strengthen our responses to local need and inform the development and sustainability of services, including future funding.
You will help ensure continuity of support between schools, our support spaces and Q:alliance’s wider youth service provision.
Main Responsibilities
· Networking – Support teachers, education staff and youth workers to access resources, implement inclusive learning environments and provide support for LGBTQ+ young people in their settings. Develop a network of school representatives to provide peer-support on shifting needs, priorities, and situations in a local and national context.
· Data capture and intelligence - Support Q;alliance’s commitment to sustaining a contemporary data and monitoring mechanism, guaranteeing we can deliver thorough evaluations of our services and competent feedback to our funders and stakeholders on the efficacy of our work. Analyse local intelligence directly from LGBTQ+ youth communities and use this to co-produce plans with young people to ensure our youth services are engaging and meeting needs.
· Support, information and empowerment – develop and implement resources for 1:1 education and resilience work with LGBTQ+ young people, provide support and advocacy for young people, ensuring effective signposting to relevant services and collaboration with parents, guardians, teachers and education staff where appropriate.
· Innovation – work with the Youth Services Manager, school representatives and young people to innovate a schools accreditation system that will acknowledge and cultivate schools’ competence to provide safe spaces and support for LGBTQ+ young people.
· Stakeholder and community engagement – Forge and support enduring relationships with key partners, strengthening our commitment to building an alliance of cross-sector compassionate advocates for the LGBTQ+ community in its diverse forms.
· Education – Plan, develop and deliver positive and engaging classroom workshops and school assemblies to a wide range of young people, ensuring key messages are inclusive of diverse perspectives, including those from black and minoritized communities.
· Training - Develop and deliver training for teachers, education staff and youth workers with the aim of improving the wellbeing of LGBTQ+ youth communities and the capacity of those with the power to assist in this endeavour.
Skills and Experience
Expertise
· Experience working with and supporting young people
· Experience of developing and sustaining a network
· Ability to deliver innovative education and training packages, delivery, and evaluation
· Knowledge of the challenges affecting young LGBTQ+ people
· Knowledge of issues affecting young people’s mental health and the skills required to build resilience
· Excellent planning, organisation and administrative skills
· Expertise in safeguarding young people, ensuring welfare of all by following policy and procedures in relation to recognising, recording, and responding to safeguarding concerns and liaising with the Designated Safeguarding Lead
· Ability to observe strict confidentiality at all times with respect to matters concerning young people and the schools, colleges and youth settings in which you support through your role in the developing network
· Capable to respond to a young person in crisis, signposting to appropriate resources and support.
Communication
· A high standard of written English, including an ability to write thorough reports, make referrals to partner agencies, maintain outreach files, and record minutes of forum meetings
· An engaging and charismatic public speaking style with the ability to adapt delivery style dependent on context and audience
· Ability to adopt a positive constructive language style when talking to young people 1:1
· Confidence to communicate with relatives, guardians, social workers and related professionals or advocates of young people
· Knowledge of social media and a recognition of the role it plays in young people’s lives
Behaviours
· Skills in forming constructive working relationships with colleagues and stakeholders at all levels
· Demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of professional boundaries when working with young people and the importance of consistency
· Passionate about equality, the rights of LGBTQ+ people and neurodiversity.
· Evident desire to improve service delivery using co-production initiatives with young people
· An ability to listen with empathy and act compassionately
· Competence to work on own initiative and demonstrate innovation and creative problem solving
· Model conduct essential for successful teams, such as reliability, honesty and courage
Desirable
· Qualifications in youth work, teaching or mental health support
· LGBTQ+ lived experience
Other
· Full driving license and use of own vehicle
· Ability to work flexibly, with occasional evening and weekend working
· Commitment to further personal development and training
· Please note: Enhanced DBS is required for this role
The LGBTQ+ Youth Outreach Practitioner will have responsibility for the following documents.
· Contact Evaluation forms/data capture
· Monthly Outreach Report
· Resource library pertaining to our work with young people
· Network minutes (schools forum)
Apply via our website and complete an application form
To create and nurture a safe and thriving LGBTQ+ community in and around Milton Keynes, where everyone is empowered to be their true selves.



The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Senior Hospice at Home Nurse/Paramedic
- Hours: 37.5 per week (part time of 22.5 hours per week considered)
- Location: Rennie Grove Peace Watford & Hertsmere Locality Area
- Salary: Rennie Grove Peace Band 6 - £38,682 - £46,580 per annum (pro rata)
- Closing date: 13th February at 12 nooon
What you will do
- Proactively contribute to the delivery of high-quality safe evidence-based care.
- Responding to SOS calls visiting patients in their own home to provide palliative and end of life care.
- To lead on and coordinate assessment, planning and evaluation of individualised patient centred care. Ensuring a holistic approach that is sensitive and responsive to the patients’ ever changing needs.
- To be responsible for the coordination and smooth running of a shift and visits ensuring it is well organised.
- As a member of the wider Rennie Grove Peace Care staff sign up and demonstrate delivery of the organisational agreed mission, vision and values.
- Acting as a Rennie Grove Peace ambassador within the community.
- As a lone worker be responsible for your own and others safety by adhering to the Lone Worker policy and procedure requirements
What you will need
- All candidates must have the right to work in the UK.
- We do not sponsor for this role and due to the minimal hours required for this role, we cannot progress applications for candidates sponsored by another employer.
- Manual handling and/or heavy lifting.
- Full, current valid UK driving licence.
- Access to a vehicle which can be used for work purposes.
- Car insurance, including business cover
- Disclosure and Barring Services Check: Enhanced Adult and Child Workforce with Adult and Child Barring Lists
- Professional registration (e.g NMC, HCPC)
ARE YOU READY TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE?Click ‘Apply Now’….
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received.
To ensure fairness and consistency to select the best candidate to this role, all our applications are anonymised up until an interview has been confirmed.
Our commitment to Equality and Diversity
At Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care we strive to continuously demonstrate our values. These values are embedded in our recruitment and selection process, and we are fully committed to equality, diversity and inclusion in both our workforce and within our culture.
If you are disabled and satisfactorily meet the job specification, we will invite you to interview. You can contact us to let us know if you need any adjustments during the recruitment process.
Salary: £37,739.41 per annum plus a company car
Location: Home based with regular travel to Shelter shops across East Scotland
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time 37.5 per week
Closing date: Tuesday the 6th of January at 11:30pm
At Shelter Scotland, we believe home is everything. Every day, thousands of people are devastated by the housing emergency — and we’re here to fight it. Our shops play a vital role in raising funds to support our frontline services and campaigns, while also connecting us with communities across Scotland.
We’re now looking for a dynamic and motivated leader to join our Retail team as Assistant Area Manager (East Scotland). In this role, you’ll help ensure our shops are safe, welcoming, and thriving spaces that inspire donations, volunteering, and sales — all contributing to Shelter’s mission of defending the right to a safe home.
About the role
This role supports the Area Manager to ensure shops across the area are safe, welcoming and thriving. You’ll represent Shelter in the community, creating positive experiences for customers, donors and volunteers while maximising Gift Aid and encouraging ongoing support.
You’ll help to oversee shop operations – from pricing and stock rotation to displays and local income-generating events, along with playing a key part in recruiting, developing and guiding Community Shop Managers.
Financial responsibility is central, following procedures, reviewing shop accounts and supporting managers to identify opportunities and reduce costs. Success means helping shops meet and exceed targets, increasing Shelter’s contribution and ensuring vibrant, well-run shops that maximise impact.
About you
We’re looking for an experienced leader who can inspire and motivate teams to deliver outstanding results. You’ll thrive in a varied role, bringing energy and creativity to shop environments, helping teams attract customers and donors, and deepening their knowledge of Shelter’s mission. With strong influencing skills, you’ll train, develop and empower people to run successful shops that raise vital funds.
To succeed, you’ll need experience managing staff or volunteers, delivering excellent customer service, overseeing multiple sites and working with budgets. You’ll also be enterprising and innovative, with the ability to engage communities and have knowledge of charity retail and how to grow sales.
Apply to be part of our team and be the change you want to see in society.
Benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave, enhanced family friendly policies, pension and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.
Shelter helps millions of people every year struggling with bad housing or homelessness through our advice, support and legal services. And we campaign to make sure that, one day, no one will have to turn to us for help. We’re here so no one has to fight bad housing or homelessness on their own.
We are happy to talk about flexible working, personal growth, and to promote a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.
About the team
This role sits within the Income Generation directorate within the Retail team at Shelter. You will work alongside and report into the Area Manager, along with the Community Shop Managers of the shops you will be helping to oversee.
How to apply
Please click ‘Apply for Job’ on the advert. You are required to submit a CV and a supporting statement with responses to the points in the About You section of the job description of no more than 350 words each. Please provide specific examples following the STAR format.
- We prioritise diversity and have an inclusive and open mindset
Any applications submitted without a supporting statement will not be considered
About Shelter Scotland
Shelter Scotland is Scotland’s national housing and homelessness charity. Our vision is of a home for everyone in Scotland. For over 50 years, the way we drive change has remained the same. We advise and support people in housing need today and use the insight we gain to inform our campaigns to change tomorrow. We also raise professional standards for those working in Scotland’s housing and homelessness sector by offering a broad range of training courses.
Home is a human right. It’s our foundation and where we thrive. Yet everyday thousands of people are being devastated by the housing emergency.
We exist to defend the right to a safe home. Because home is everything.
We need ambitious, passionate people to join us. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.
Our enemy is the social injustice at the core of the escalating housing emergency. To win this fight, we must be representative of the people we are here to help and those who support our movement. In all our people decisions, we take pride in being inclusive, equitable and transparent. We are committed to combating racism both within and outside Shelter Scotland. We welcome you on our journey to becoming truly anti-racist.
Safeguarding statement
Safeguarding is everyone's business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.
Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.





