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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Medical Admin Clinic Co-Ordinator to join our Medical Team. This role will require the successful candidate to ensure that all internal and external clinics run smoothly, providing doctors and MDT with relevant documentation ensuring that this service is reliable, efficient, timely, accurate and confidential.

Staff benefits include, shuttle bus, and more… Read more below

Role Requirements

Working closely with the Medical Secretaries & Medical Business & Revalidation Manager you will provide a high quality and professional support to the Medical Team.

· Have excellent communication and organisational skills and manage a varied workload.

· Be forward thinking and flexible approach.

· Have the ability to work under pressure while remaining calm.

· Have a sympathetic and diplomatic telephone manner and maintain confidentiality at all times.

With experience of working in a complex environment, across a large and diverse workforce, you will be exceptionally organised with a high-level of attention to detail. You will naturally possess excellent inter-personal skills, and an ability to consult and positively engage with key stakeholders across the organisation.

Interview Dates: Monday 27th or Tuesday 28th July 2026

AI Statement

We recognise the value of AI tools, particularly in supporting individuals who may benefit from assistance with writing. However, applications created mainly by AI can often appear generic and may not fully reflect an applicant’s, skills, knowledge, and experience.

We’d really like to hear from you so please use your own words and personal experiences when completing the application form to give us the best chance of understanding what you can bring to the role.

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PLEASE NOTE: The Children's Trust Application Form MUST be completed and submitted, for your application to be considered. As part of the shortlisting process, gaps in employment will be examined and further explored during the interview process. 

Terms and Conditions

As a charity organisation independent of the NHS, we do not follow Agenda for Change terms and conditions. Consequently, we are unable to take into account NHS incremental dates or continuous service for salary, annual leave, or related entitlements such as absence pay at the point of recruitment. Whilst we do not directly match NHS terms, we offer a competitive salary and a range of staff benefits.

 About Us

The Children’s Trust is the UK’s leading charity for children with acquired brain injury, providing expert rehabilitation, education, therapy, and care at our national specialist centre in Tadworth, and to children and their families across the UK, via our Brain Injury Community Service.

Boasting a beautiful 24-acre site in Surrey, we are located just outside of London, close to the M25 (accessible via Junction 8, A217 to Tadworth) and easily accessible via National Rail, by way of: Clapham Junction, Sutton, and Epsom.

Staff Benefits

The work we do is highly rewarding, and in addition to an attractive salary, we offer a valuable range of benefits, including our staff flexible benefits platform, on-site nursery, free eye tests, enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay, time out days for those experiencing menopause symptoms and time off for gender reassignment.

We also offer additional annual leave days for those with long service, with entitlements ranging from 35 to 41 days (including bank holidays) depending on your length of service.

Other benefits include free on-site parking; a staff shuttle service from Epsom and Sutton train stations to Tadworth Court, subsidised cafeteria, on-site staff accommodation (subject to availability), the ability to retain your NHS pension (where applicable), Teacher’s pension (where applicable) or the opportunity to join an alternative scheme, and the opportunity to develop your career in a supportive and collaborative environment.

Rehabilitation of Offenders

Many roles at The Children’s Trust are exempt from the provisions of Section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, by virtue of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020) and as such, are subject to an Enhanced DBS check.  Successful applicants will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, which will disclose all unspent convictions and adult cautions and any spent convictions or adult cautions that would not be protected.  The exceptions to this are our retail roles within The Children’s Trust shops, which are subject to Basic DBS checks which will disclose unspent convictions or adult cautions.

Equal Opportunity Employer

To help us achieve our ambition to give children and young people with brain injury and neurodisability the opportunity to live the best life possible, we want to accurately reflect the UK’s diverse population. We want equity, diversity, and inclusion to be at the heart of everything we do, and our people, services, and culture to reflect the diverse needs of all. Through our diversity and inclusion strategy, we have made a commitment to increase the diversity of our charity and create an inclusive culture. We have networks across the organisation working to ensure that these aims are met - including an LGBTQIA2S+ group, Ethnic Diversity Group, and Spark – our broad EDI group. Read more about our EDI work here. We welcome applications from all who share our ambition regardless of background. We will strive to ensure that any reasonable adjustments are made in respect of interview and working arrangements.

Online Searches

In accordance with statutory safeguarding and child protection guidance, online searches will be conducted for shortlisted candidates before interview. The online searches will be conducted by a person who is independent of the interview and selection process and will focus on relevant information returned via searches of the candidate’s name (and variations thereof). Social media searches will be limited to professional platforms such as LinkedIn. Any concerns relating to suitability for work with children and young people will be forwarded to the interview panel, for discussion during the interview.

We're looking for a kind, compassionate and resilient Waking Night Support Worker to join our Mental Health Social Care Service in Newham. No personal care or experience is required, just the right values.

£21,606 per annum, working 30 hours per week. The shift pattern for this role is 10 hour shifts 3 days per week.

Want to feel like you're making a difference? 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
* Free DBS
* 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
* A generous pension - we will contribute up to 4% and life assurance cover up to £10,000 (T&Cs apply)
* Quarterly Staff Awards to reward & recognise our amazing staff's commitment and contribution

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.

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 Support Plan goals
• Ensuring ongoing assessment and management of risks associated with customers within an attitude of 'positive risk taking'
• Establishing a night-time routine

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.
• 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

What you'll bring:

Essential:

• NVQ Level 2/3 or equivalent with little or some previous relevant sector work experience.

Desirable:

• Other relevant professional memberships and/or specialist qualifications and languages.
• Look Ahead values the experience of applicants who have used our services or those similar to Look Ahead services.

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.
* 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 full Job description on our website

The Society is looking for a new member of staff to develop, manage and coordinate the Make Your Mark in Volunteering Campaign. The Campaign Coordinator will provide project management and delivery of campaign events, training, communications, audience development, partner engagement and evaluation. They will liaise with and support the Make Your Mark Working Group, the wider Make Your Mark membership, community groups and external partners to ensure the implementation of inclusive volunteer programmes.

The Make Your Mark in Volunteering Campaign, is hosted by the Society and supported by the Make Your Mark Working Group.

Role: Make Your Mark Campaign Coordinator – 37 hours per week, fixed term to 31 March 2029, with extension pending further funding

Salary: £35,400 per annum

Pension: 10% pension contribution by the employer

Hours: 37 hours (five days) per week with flexible daytime working hours Monday to Friday, occasional evening and weekend work required with time off in lieu (TOIL) provided

Location: Hybrid at-home and in-person working based at the Society’s office at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh, with some time in partner organisation offices, particularly Volunteer Scotland in Stirling. However, as there are several flights of stairs up to the Society offices, we are happy to explore different ways of working.

Reports to: Make Your Mark Working Group; project managed by Sarah Pearce, Heritage Network; line managed by Jeff Sanders, Society of Antiquaries of Scotland; oversight group comprising Sarah, Jeff and Joanna Todd, Historic Environment Scotland

Probation: Nine-month probationary period during which time your skills and suitability for the post will be assessed

Find out more information on the Societies website.

How to Apply

Please submit a CV and a covering letter outlining how your experience, skills and knowledge meet the requirements (covering letter to be no more than two sides of A4) by the closing date to the Outreach Manager, Dr Jeff Sanders FSAScot.

Closing date: 11:59 PM (UK time) on 12 July 2026 

Shortlisted candidates will be interviewed in person in Edinburgh or online via Zoom during the week commencing 27 July 2026. Reasonable travel expenses can be claimed.

Applicants who are not shortlisted will be informed but unfortunately, no detailed feedback will be possible.

The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland is dedicated to meeting the aims and commitments set out in its equality policy. This includes not discriminating under the Equality Act 2010 and building an accurate picture of the make-up of the workforce in encouraging equality and diversity. Please help us by filling in the Equalities Monitoring Form – a link will be emailed to you with receipt of your application. Filling in this form is voluntary and the results are anonymous and are not used in the recruitment process.

Supporter Care Coordinator
Contract type: Fixed term, 12-month FTC with the possibility of extension
Working hours: Part time, 22.5 hours (3 days) per week
Working Pattern: Preferably Monday to Wednesday
Salary: £26,227 per annum, FTE (£15,736 per annum for 22.5 hours per week)
Salary Banding: Level 2
Location: Taunton, Somerset. Hybrid working available with 1-2 days per week expected in the office.

About Us

Somerset Wildlife Trust is a local independent charity and the only organisation uniquely focused on improving the natural environment of Somerset for the benefit of wildlife and people. We champion Somerset’s stunning, diverse, and important natural environment, making the case for nature to the public and politicians. We protect wildlife and lead the recovery of the environment by example, including on our nature reserves.

About You and the Role

This is a fantastic opportunity to support the Fundraising Team at Somerset Wildlife Trust. By providing great supporter care and key administrative support to the team, particularly membership, you will help to maximise engagement and income from supporters of Somerset Wildlife Trust.

Key Responsibilities and Tasks

The Supporter Care Coordinator will provide exceptional supporter care and key administrative support to the fundraising team, particularly membership, to maximise engagement and income from supporters of Somerset Wildlife Trust by:

Supporter care:

• Being the first point of contact for the majority of our supporters and offering first-class stewardship to ensure our members and donors feel well-supported.
• Maintaining the highest standards of supporter care, including when responding to enquiries, judging when to involve colleagues to maximise potential support and income.
• Providing efficient data entry and administration, including for membership, fundraising appeals, community fundraising and events, processing all donations, including credit card payments and cheques, accurately.
• Supporting the Fundraising Data Specialist with the efficient processing of monthly Direct Debit and Gift Aid claims. Assist in financial reconciliations.
• Managing the day-to-day operations of the online shop, which includes the management of the website presence, fulfilment of all shop purchases and payments, and developing new products/adoptions as agreed with the Fundraising Development Manager.
• Being able to manage multiple tasks and requirements whilst demonstrating excellent time management
• Demonstrating good problem-solving skills and being able to work independently to deal with most enquiries and issues arising during the day.
• Providing administrative support for the Fundraising team.
• Identifying and proposing improvements that can be made to internal processes to help make the team more efficient.

CRM (Raiser’s Edge) & Systems:

• Maintaining accurate and up-to-date records on the Trust’s supporter database (Raiser’s Edge), including by uploading new memberships, donations and event attendees and updating records.
• Work with other team members to manage the recording of fundraising activity and income to help them become confident users.
• Producing electronic member retention letters and working with the Fundraising Data Specialist to make other improvements to processes to maximise effective use of Raiser’s Edge.
• Assisting in the ongoing development and improvement of Raiser’s Edge and in the support of other teams using the system.
• Supporting Fundraising colleagues with other systems used in the day-to-day work of the team.

Stakeholder relationships:

• Managing the day-to-day relationship with our membership recruiters at SWWFL, including the member upload processes, maintaining data quality, providing additional equipment and resources, and organising SWWFL team days and inductions.
• Managing stock levels and organising the printing and updating of membership materials. Liaising with suppliers to gather quotes and order new materials.

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

• 7% employer pension contribution
• Life assurance
• An annual professional institution subscription if applicable
• Flexible and agile working
• Wellbeing support – EAP, wellbeing champions
• Diversity networks through RSWT/TWT
• Paid volunteer days
• Continuous Professional Development opportunities
• 33 days of holiday (25 + bank holidays)

The opportunity to make a real and positive difference to nature, communities and the climate

Closing date: Sunday 19 July 2026

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.

No agencies please.

ReachOut is a national youth development charity and a strategic partner for schools. Through collective mentoring and engaging activities, we build socio-emotional skills that transform outcomes for young people constrained by circumstance.

Our Youth Development Leads are the heart of our programme delivery and facilitate high quality and impactful sessions for our young people. Reporting to the Programmes and Impact Manager, you’ll work with autonomy to manage your school partners, develop your team of volunteer mentors and collaborate across our ambitious delivery team with a focus on evidence based continuous improvement.

Designed as a two-year experience for graduates and early-career professionals ready to take on real responsibility from day one. You’ll build the skills, confidence and experience to thrive in leadership roles across charities, education, social impact and beyond. 

Contract: Permanent, part-time (0.8FTE) with a probationary period of 6 months

Salary: £26,227.50 pro rata (£20,982 for 0.8 FTE) in line with the real living wage

Location: Manchester

• In-school project delivery Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursday with travel costs covered
• Hybrid working for the remainder of your time – choose to work from home or access co-working spaces across the city
• Manchester team co-working days – currently twice a month but some team members choose to meet up more regularly

Hours: 30 hours per week, Tuesday – Friday

• Standard hours 9:00-17:30with flexibility offered where possible
• Working hours to shift, approximately 11:00-19:30, where schools prefer sessions in our later timeslot. We do not currently have any later projects and would not allocate more than 2 in a week

Annual Leave: 29 days plus bank holidays pro rata (23 days for 0.8 FTE) with a maximum of 4 days to be taken in school term time

Application Deadline

• 9am Tuesday 7th July 2026

For the full description, person specification, and background information, please download the Recruitment Pack found below or on our website.

Join the Diocese of Leicester as our Church and Community Support Officer
Are you passionate about strengthening communities and supporting historic churches to be open for future generations? We are looking for somebody relational, empowering and adaptable to be our Church and Community Support Officer to work with our parishes and their communities, helping to build local engagement and ensure church buildings remain sustainable as a place of worship and a resource for the local community. 

This is a new fixed-term post made possible by a grant from the Church Commissioners of the Church of England through their Buildings for Mission funding.

About the Role

• Provide on-the-ground support to Parochial Church Councils (PCCs) to increase local engagement and volunteer capacity.
• Support PCCs and congregations to engage with their communities through consultation, surveys, and outreach initiatives.
• Help churches identify ways to maximise the potential of their buildings, including generating income and securing funding.
• Develop volunteering opportunities and support the creation of Friends Groups and other local initiatives.
• Build partnerships with local authorities, businesses, charities and community organisations.
• Support PCCs in exploring new models such as Festival Churches 
• Facilitate shared learning across the Diocese.

What We’re Looking For

• Experience of managing community-led projects and working with volunteers.
• Ability to build relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, including clergy, PCCs and external partners.
• A proactive, self-starting approach with the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• An open-minded approach with the ability to adapt to local needs 
• Excellent interpersonal, negotiating and communication skills.
• Strong project management skills, including planning, monitoring and evaluation
• Good IT skills, including use of Microsoft Office and databases.
• Ability to travel regularly across the Diocese and work flexibly, including occasional evenings and weekends.
• Sympathy with and commitment to the values and mission of the Church of England and the Diocese of Leicester.

Desirable:

• Experience of heritage funding (e.g. NLHF) 
• Knowledge of Church of England structures 
• An interest in historic buildings

Why Join Us?

• Be part of a collaborative and experienced Church Buildings Team.
• Hybrid working with a Leicester office base 
• An opportunity to work with a variety of different communities across Leicestershire, each with its own needs.
• Make a tangible difference to local communities and the future of historic church buildings.
• Generous pension (10% employer contribution) and annual leave (25 days plus bank holidays).
• Opportunities for training, development and professional growth.

How to Apply
Apply via the Pathways recruitment website. 
 

Closing Date: Sunday 19th July
Shortlisting date: Wednesday 22nd July
Interview Date: Friday 31st July
Anticipated Start Date: Autumn 2026

We particularly welcome applications from UK Minority Ethnic / Global Majority Heritage candidates, especially those of Black descent, who are currently underrepresented in our organisation.
The Diocese of Leicester, part of the Church of England, is committed to the safeguarding, care and nurture of everyone within our church community. We follow the Church of England’s Safeguarding Policies and relevant statutory guidance. We believe that safeguarding is everybody’s business.
This post is subject to a Basic DBS check and proof of right to work in the UK. The Diocese is unable to offer a Certificate of Sponsorship.

We are recruiting an Advocate Educator to work closely with GP practices in Croydon borough.IRIS is a domestic abuse training, support and referral programme developed specifically for general practice.You will promote the IRIS programme and offer DVA training to GP practice staff, as well as providing one-to-one emotional and practical support to a caseload of clients experiencing domestic abuse. The successful applicant will have:  

• Experience of working with victims and survivors of domestic abuse and an understanding of the barriers to accessing support services 

• Experience of promoting services and building strong working relationships with external organisations  

• Experience of delivering training to a range of professionals  

• A full driving licence and access to a vehicle in order to travel to GP practices across Croydon 

Job Title:  IRIS Advocate Educator

Hours:  Full-time (35 hours per week)

Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract to 31st March 2028 

Salary:  £32,050 per annum

Location:  Willing and able to travel to GP practices and healthcare locations across the borough of Croydon.

Deadline:  29th July 2026 at 11.00pm  - however interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis. We will end recruitment early and hire straight away if we find the right candidate.

Interviews:  In person in London SE20

Employee benefits we offer: 

- A friendly, flexible and values-led organisation 

- Competitive salary 

- 25 days of annual holiday, plus bank holidays (pro-rata for part-time) 

- Contributory pension scheme (5%) 

- Training to help you perform your role and support your professional development 

- Comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme and wellbeing support 

- Two Wellbeing Days and day off on birthday 

Who we are: Bromley & Croydon Women’s Aid is a well-established, innovative and forward-thinking local domestic abuse service. We are seeking a self-motivated, flexible and experienced individual to join our dynamic team to help us deliver excellent services to vulnerable women who have experienced domestic abuse and be committed to working in a non-discriminatory manner.  

Location: All staff have access to hot-desking at our office as needed.Flexible working is welcomed at BCWA, with a mix of home and location-based working across our friendly and supportive team. We are all women with busy lives and families, and we understand that flexibility can be crucial in supporting women in the workplace. However this role requires you to deliver training in GP surgeries and healthcare locations across the borough of Croydon. 

Wellbeing: As a trauma-informed charity we take mental health and wellbeing seriously. We offer clinical supervision to our frontline team, regular staff wellbeing sessions, use of our Employee Assistance Programme and an additional wellbeing platform which offers a range of advice and support. 

Notifying candidates: We apologise in advance that we will not be able to notify candidates who are not shortlisted.If you haven’t heard from us within two weeks from application deadline, please assume your application has been unsuccessful.We reserve the right to terminate the recruitment process early once the right applicant has been found or if we receive a large number of applications. 

Female applicants only: In light of the nature of work, the candidate’s gender is considered to be an occupational requirement in accordance with Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010. 

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion: BCWA is committed to supporting and promoting equality & diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. To achieve this, we seek to employ a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds to better represent the communities we serve. 

BCWA is an Equal Opportunities Employer. 

Reg. Charity No.1068007. 

As a Community Library Facilitator you will play a key role in creating a warm and inclusive environment, building meaningful relationships with visitors, and helping people connect with the wider services and support available through our organisation. Whether facilitating creative activities, supporting library users, engaging with families, or signposting individuals to additional services, you will be helping to strengthen community connections and improve wellbeing.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys working with people, is passionate about community development, and thrives in a varied and dynamic environment. The successful candidate will be adaptable, empathetic, and creative, with the confidence to engage people from diverse backgrounds and encourage participation in community based activities.

This is a part-time position with flexible working hours. Due to the nature of our community programmes and activities, the role will require some after-school, early evening, and occasional weekend working. We are looking for someone who can offer flexibility to meet the needs of the community while maintaining a healthy work-life balance.

Experience facilitating workshops, creative activities, community projects, or educational sessions is desirable but not essential. Most importantly, we are looking for someone who is enthusiastic about making a positive difference and helping people feel connected, supported, and empowered within their community.

Key Responsibilities:

Facilitate Activities: Lead and facilitate a range of group activities, including creative workshops, community events, and school-based sessions. Encourage participation and create engaging, inclusive experiences that support learning, wellbeing, and social connection.

Community Library Services: Help create and maintain a welcoming, inclusive, and accessible community library environment. Support library users by providing information, promoting services, and encouraging community engagement. Assist with the day-to-day running of library activities and services.

Community Engagement: Build positive relationships with participants, visitors, volunteers, and partner organisations. Foster a sense of belonging and encourage active involvement in community activities and projects.

Participant Support: Provide a safe, supportive, and non-judgemental environment where individuals feel valued and heard. Offer appropriate support to participants during activities and signpost to additional services where necessary.

Activity Planning & Delivery: Assist with the planning, organisation, promotion, and delivery of activities and events that align with the charity's mission and community needs. Contribute ideas for new projects, workshops, and initiatives.

Collaboration: Work closely with colleagues, volunteers, schools, and community partners to ensure activities run smoothly and effectively. Support the ongoing development and improvement of services through teamwork and shared learning.

Monitoring & Evaluation: Gather participant feedback and maintain appropriate records. Support the evaluation of activities by monitoring engagement, outcomes, and impact.

Safeguarding, Confidentiality & Data Protection: Adhere to all safeguarding policies and procedures, ensuring the welfare, dignity, and safety of all participants at all times. Maintain appropriate professional boundaries and handle sensitive information with discretion and confidentiality. Ensure all personal data is collected, stored, and processed in accordance with GDPR and the organisation's data protection policies.

Skills & Experience

Essential

• A commitment to community empowerment, inclusion, and supporting individuals to thrive.

• Ability to create a safe, inclusive, and respectful environment for all participants, volunteers, and visitors.

• Ability to build positive relationships.

• Good organisational and time-management skills.

• A proactive, flexible, and collaborative approach to work.

• Commitment to safeguarding and equality, diversity, and inclusion.

• Strong IT and administrative skills, including the ability to use email, databases, Microsoft Office, and other digital systems accurately and efficiently.

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Desirable

• Experience facilitating workshops, group activities, or community programmes.

• Experience working or volunteering within a charity, education, library, or community setting.

• Knowledge of community development principles.

• Experience managing or creating content for social media platforms.

• Understanding of safeguarding practices and procedures.

Qualifications:

• Desirable: A background in education, social work, community development, or a creative discipline.

• Essential: A genuine interest in community empowerment and supporting individuals in their personal growth.

Personal Qualities:

• Warm, approachable, and empathetic.

• Creative and enthusiastic.

• Reliable and self-motivated.

• Adaptable and willing to take initiative.

• Passionate about making a positive difference within the community.

St James’s, Piccadilly is at an exciting moment in its 340-year history. The ‘Wren Project’ was recently awarded a major grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to complete fundraising towards the £23m. The Wren Project has secured it’s Permission to Start from the Heritage Fund and the Delivery Phase is well under way. 

This new role will be the first recruitment to a new team which will be responsible for finalising and delivering the Wren Project Activity Plan, working alongside the in-house team.

The Activity Plan will ensure that the proposed repairs and upgrades to the buildings are delivered in tandem with a first-class heritage learning and participation programme. It will be impactful, inclusive and sustainable, delivering outcomes for the community, the heritage and the organisation. This will be achieved by:

· Driving and deepening relationships with audiences

· Decreasing barriers to access

· Uplifting the heritage story

· Increase organisational resilience

· Support individual and community wellbeing needs

· Support local economic needs

· Promoting environmental sustainability and climate action

St James’s is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All post holders and volunteers are expected to share this commitment.

St James’s actively welcomes applications from people who are currently underrepresented in our community including people with global majority heritage, people with lived experience of poverty and people who identify as LGBTQ+.

Role description and person specification can be downloaded at our website.

Please send full CV with a covering letter outlining your interest in the post and forward to Jane Gray, HR Advisor by midday Thursday 16th July. (Shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete an application form in due course – referee information is required.)

Interviews are planned for Thursday 23rd July. Start date as soon as possible.

Our Vacancy

Are you passionate about supporting people to live independently and achieve their goals? If so, this rewarding opportunity at Peabody could be the perfect fit for you.

As a Mental Health Support Worker, you’ll work within our HPFT-funded services in Hertfordshire, supporting adults with lived experience of mental health challenges. You’ll help individuals build stability, develop independent living skills, and move forward in their recovery journey through a person-centred and trauma-informed approach. Working across our services in Welwyn Garden City and Cheshunt, you’ll play a vital role in empowering customers to overcome barriers, improve their wellbeing, and achieve greater independence.

What you’ll do

• Carry out needs and risk assessments, develop and review support plans in line with policies and stakeholder requirements.
• Promote co-production, ensuring customers are actively involved in shaping their own support.
• Support customers to maximise income, access benefits, and manage their finances and household budgeting.
• Help customers maintain their accommodation and prepare for move-on to independent living.
• Accurately record all customer interactions and outcomes using electronic systems, ensuring compliance with contract and performance requirements.
• Liaise with colleagues, partner agencies, and stakeholders regarding safeguarding, welfare, and risk concerns.
• Promote the service to customers and professionals, attending partnership meetings and events where required.
• Support customers with medication prompts and encourage self-management of health and wellbeing.
• Carry out administrative duties and adhere to all policies, procedures, and health and safety requirements.

What you’ll need

You’re a compassionate and resilient individual who is passionate about making a positive difference in people’s lives. You’re able to build strong, trusting relationships and support customers with empathy while maintaining professional boundaries. You’re also organised, adaptable, and confident working both independently and as part of a team in a dynamic environment.

You will also have:

• Experience supporting vulnerable adults, ideally within a mental health setting.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively with residents, colleagues, and external partners.
• A commitment to delivering excellent customer service and promoting independence.
• Access to a vehicle and a full, valid, UK Driving License. 
• Willingness to work flexibly across services, including occasional evenings, weekends, and participation in an on-call rota.
• Good IT literacy, including confidence using Microsoft Office and data entry systems.
• Knowledge of safeguarding, equality and diversity, and health and safety in supported housing.
• The ability to manage a busy and emotionally demanding workload with resilience and professionalism.
• Confidence working independently, including lone working when required.
• A willingness to work towards (or hold) a relevant qualification such as QCF Level 2 in Health & Social Care or higher.

Please note this role will require an Enhanced DBS check as well as participation in an on-call rota. 

Why join us

At Peabody, our values guide everything we do - Be Kind, Do the Right Thing, Love New Ideas, Celebrate Diversity, Keep Our Promises, and Pull Together.

What you’ll get in return

• 25 days’ annual holiday (plus bank holidays)
• 2 paid volunteering days each year
• Flexible benefits scheme including healthcare, dental, tech, vouchers, and more
• Life assurance at 4x your salary
• Up to 10% pension contribution
• Family-friendly policies
• A role where your support helps people thrive

Please read before applying

This role will require an Enhanced DBS check as well as participation in an on-call rota. 

As an employer, Peabody does not provide sponsorship as a licenced UK employer.

Closing date: 14th July 2026

Interviews will be taking place in person on the 23rd and 24th July at our Cheshunt location. 

Please apply now by submitting an anonymised CV and a short statement explaining why you’re the perfect fit for this role.

National Zakat Foundation (NZF) gives Muslims around the UK a way to bring their Zakat to life. It is the only organisation with a nationwide reach that helps Muslims calculate and give Zakat or apply for Zakat and receive it directly. For each individual giver, NZF tracks their Zakat and lets them know when it has been distributed to people in need.

This is an exciting time to join NZF. As NZF continues to grow, technology plays an increasingly important role in delivering services, supporting fundraising, enabling staff productivity and maintaining effective governance.

We are looking for a Technology Operations & Support Officer to provide first and second-line support across NZF’s technology estate. The successful candidate will support staff, volunteers and partners with devices, accounts, cloud platforms and business systems whilst helping ensure reliable day-to
day technology operations.

The role combines user support, Microsoft 365 administration, business system support, supplier coordination and technology governance activities. It is ideal for someone who enjoys solving problems, helping people and improving the way technology supports organisational objectives.

Ultimately, you will help ensure NZF staff can work effectively, systems remain available and technology services continue to support NZF’s mission.

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

Overview of the post

To work alongside Braunstone residents, volunteers, businesses and partners to build strong relationships and co-design services that reflect community priorities in Braunstone. The role focuses on meaningful engagement, volunteer involvement, and partnership working, with a smaller element of project-based fundraising and communications support that helps amplify community voices and showcase impact.

This role is rooted in a strengths-based, inclusive approach that values lived experience and community voice.

Main responsibilities and duties

Community Engagement & Co-Design

• Build and maintain trusted relationships with Braunstone residents, community groups, local businesses and grassroots organisations
• Facilitate conversations, workshops, and engagement activities to co-design services and projects to ensure community voices and lived experience meaningfully inform service development and delivery
• Act as a visible and approachable presence within the community
• Promote inclusive, accessible, and trauma-informed engagement practices
• Gather community feedback and insight to inform service improvement, contribute to monitoring, learning, and evaluation activities
• Reflect on practice and adapt approaches in response to community needs

Volunteer Engagement & Support

• Recruit, induct, coordinate training and support volunteers, with a focus on local community involvement, including support to deliver b inspired services
• Acting as a key point of contact for volunteers, develop clear, meaningful volunteer roles aligned with community and organisational needs
• Foster a positive, inclusive volunteer culture that values contribution and wellbeing

Partnerships, Networking & Community Presence

• Build and maintain relationships with local organisations, businesses, networks, and stakeholders, including representing the organisation at community meetings, events, and forums
• Strengthen local connections to improve service reach and impact by identifying opportunities for collaboration and shared learning

Communications & Community Storytelling

• Support delivery of the organisation’s communications plans including engagement with digital platforms with a focus on community engagement and impact to strengthen community connection and awareness
• Create and source digital content (e.g. short written pieces, photos, videos, social media content) that showcases community-led work and lived experience, ensuring content is inclusive, ethical, and reflective of organisational values
• Work with colleagues to share stories that demonstrate learning, outcomes, and community voice

Project Support & Community-Led Fundraising

• Support small-scale, project-specific fundraising activities that emerge from community-led initiatives, working alongside colleagues and community members to help shape funding ideas where needed
• Contribute information and insight to funding applications when relevant
• Build relationships with local supporters, businesses, and community partners

 General Duties:

•  Attend and participate in team meetings, training and events that ensure the effective sharing of information and co-ordination with the team’s activities.
• Undertake administrative and maintenance duties that assist in the smooth running of the Neighbourhood Support Base. This will include taking collective responsibility in relation to matters of health and safety, equipment maintenance, data protection and confidentiality management, and visitor service and care.
• Ensure that all NST activities are undertaken in line with the legal requirements and b inspired policy, procedures and good practice. This includes the production of risk assessments and other data that can demonstrate effective and safe planning.
• Undertake consultations in-line with the Neighbourhood Action Plan and work alongside other members of the NST to gather, collate and analyse information that inform perceived local need/s.
• Work outside normal office hours and at weekends as and when required.
• To ensure promotion and implementation of The Braunstone Foundation’s policies in relation to Equalities; to ensure that buildings, equipment and facilities are managed in a safe and effective way in line with Health and safety requirements.
• To carry out work in such a way as to promote The Braunstone Foundations aims objectives and agreed policies.
• This job description sets out the duties of the post at the present time. Such duties may vary from time to time without changing the general character of the duties or the level of responsibilities entailed. Such variations are a common occurrence and cannot in themselves justify a reconsideration of a grading of the position.

Person Specification

Post: Community Engagement Coordinator - Essential (E)Desirable (D)

Qualifications and Experience

Experience in community engagement, community development, or a similar role (E)

Experience recruiting, supporting, or working alongside volunteers (E)

Experience of working in the charitable/voluntary sector (D)

Some experience or understanding of community or project-based fundraising (D)

Knowledge

Understanding of community-led and co-production approaches (E)

Commitment to dignity, inclusion, and empowerment (E)

Understands the needs of deprived communities and barriers and challenges facing individuals and service providers (E)

Knowledge of safeguarding procedures for both adult and child protection (D)

Health and safety processes in relation to community activity (D)

Experience supporting communications or digital engagement in a community or voluntary setting (D)

Knowledge of local communities and networks (D)

Skills

Confidence creating or contributing to digital content or communication (E)

Ability to engage respectfully with people from diverse backgrounds and build positive relationships (E)

Excellent organisational skills and experience (E)

Excellent verbal and written communication skills (E)

Strong IT skills especially with Microsoft Office (E)

Problem-solving skills and ability to adapt and act accordingly to situations (E)

Good time management skills to be able to support the needs of multiple people (E)

Ability to keep accurate records and a good understanding of the importance of data (E)

Personal

An interest in helping other people, regardless of their circumstances (E)

Passionate about tackling poverty, deprivation and injustice and wanting to actively contribute to helping those in need (E)

Trustworthy, reliable and able to keep matters confidential (E)

A high level of patience and emotional resilience (E)

Ability to contribute effectively to a small team (E)

Calm and professional (E)

Other

Right to work in the UK (E)

Satisfactory DBS check (E)

Full and clean UK driving Licence (D)

About the opportunity 
 

You will help drive the quality and impact of our key stage 2 (KS2), key stage 3 (KS3) and key stage 4 (KS4) English tutoring programmes through improving our English resources. You will create training materials and provide advice and support to our volunteers and our (mostly) non-teaching staff members who manage these volunteer tutors day to day. You will be engaged in our AI tutoring pilot including undertaking pedagogical reviews of potential English AI tutoring tools.

Deadline: Sunday, 26th July
Interviews: Monday, 3rd August 2026
Start date: Ideally, Thursday, 1st October 2026
Contract and hours: 0.6FTE (all year) or 0.8FTE (term time only), 12-month fixed-term maternity cover contract. A full working week is 37.5 hours.

Duties and responsibilities
 

• Following a defined brief, generate improvements to our KS4 English curriculum resources to enable pilot testing in AY26.27 Summer Term.
• Maintain our KS2 - KS4 English curriculum resources to ensure volunteer tutors have high quality materials to use in sessions.
• Support Action Tutoring’s Programme Department to provide and respond to requests for additional materials for tutoring sessions, particularly English sessions.
• Design and deliver online English-focused training for volunteer tutors so that subject knowledge is secure within the tutor community.
• Provide advice and support, including some direct tutor communications, on subject-specific matters for Action Tutoring staff who manage volunteer tutors.
• Engage and support Action Tutoring’s AI research including by undertaking pedagogical reviews of AI tutoring tools and supporting with tool development. 

Person specification

Qualification criteria:

We are looking for someone who is/has:
 

• Qualified (QTS) secondary school teacher of English 
• At least two year’s teaching experience in English state schools with an understanding of the barriers facing disadvantaged pupils

We are looking for the following attributes, though you might be more experienced in some areas than others:
 

• Experience designing and formatting curriculum resources to support learning, either for print or digital use
• Understanding of the different pedagogical approaches required in small-group learning compared to classroom teaching, with a robust understanding of tutoring as a mechanism for supporting pupil personalised learning
• Willingness to learn and become confident in the KS2 English curriculum
• Able to communicate pedagogy in jargon free, accessible ways to non-specialists
• Empathetic and skilled at providing feedback in a sensitive but constructive way
• Organised with strong time-management skills, able to independently manage a varied range of tasks and responsibilities
• Good attention to detail with administrative tasks, able to follow instructions well with a working understanding of the importance of data privacy
• Adaptable and open to learning with a passion for self-improvement, proactively seeking opportunities to develop and upskill
• Commitment to Action Tutoring’s Mission
• Committed to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI)
• Committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children

You will likely be more successful in this role if you: 
 

• Experience delivering training or CPD to adults with energy and confidence, able to engage attendees, facilitate discussion and manage time effectively
• Experience as a private, school-based or volunteer tutor or experience of teaching exam resit classes
• Evidence-based knowledge of how children and adults learn online compared to in person
• Provided coaching or mentoring to trainee teachers
• Experience as a GCSE English examiner