Community support jobs

About Us

The Asian Resource Centre Croydon (ARCC) is a leading community anchor organisation established in 1999, dedicated to improving health, wellbeing, equality, opportunity and community resilience across Croydon and beyond.

For over 25 years, ARCC has worked alongside diverse communities to address inequalities, amplify community voice and create opportunities for individuals and families to thrive.

Through community engagement, advocacy, partnership working, research, capacity building and service delivery, ARCC supports residents to overcome barriers, influence decisions and access the support they need.

ARCC works collaboratively with local communities, the NHS, local authorities, voluntary and community organisations, funders, academic institutions and strategic partners to develop community-led solutions that improve outcomes and reduce inequalities.

As a trusted community organisation, ARCC is committed to:

• Community empowerment and participation

• Equality, diversity, inclusion and belonging

• Tackling health and social inequalities

• Partnership and collaboration

• Innovation and continuous improvement

• Delivering high-quality services and support

Project Overview 

Anchor & Bloom is a community-based programme delivered by ARCC to support women from Asian and minoritised communities who have experienced domestic abuse and related trauma. The project recognises that many women face barriers to accessing mainstream services due to stigma, language, cultural expectations and fear of judgement. Anchor & Bloom creates safe, culturally sensitive spaces where women can access support, rebuild confidence and begin their recovery.

The programme combines trauma-informed counselling, creative therapy groups and practical recovery workshops with community outreach and early identification of domestic abuse. Alongside direct support for survivors, the project works to reduce isolation and stigma by opening up conversations within the community and strengthening safe pathways into specialist services.

To deliver this work effectively, ARCC is recruiting two Project Coordinators to lead the Mental Health and Domestic Abuse (DASV) strands of the programme and two community champions. These roles will work closely together to ensure women receive safe, coordinated and culturally competent support throughout their journey.

Role Purpose

To coordinate and lead the mental health and recovery elements of the Anchor and Bloom Project, including trauma-informed counselling, creative therapy groups and structured wellbeing workshops. The postholder will ensure women accessing the programme receive safe, culturally sensitive and recovery-focused support, working alongside the DASV Coordinator where safeguarding or risk issues arise.

Key Responsibilities

• Programme Delivery & Coordination

• Coordinate delivery of counselling provision (CBT, EMDR and online sessions).

• Oversee creative therapy sessions including art, music and storytelling).

• Plan and coordinate structured recovery workshops focused on confidence, boundaries, healthy relationships and wellbeing.

• Manage participant intake, initial assessments and allocation into appropriate recovery pathways.

• Ensure sessions are scheduled effectively and delivered in safe, welcoming environments.

Operational Oversight

• Provide day-to-day operational management of sessional counsellors and creative facilitators.

• Work collaboratively with the appointed external Clinical Supervisor, who provides formal therapeutic supervision to counsellors.

• Monitor attendance, engagement and wellbeing outcomes.

• Maintain accurate records in line with confidentiality and GDPR requirements.

Safeguarding & Integrated Support

• Identify safeguarding concerns and share appropriately with the DASV Coordinator.

• Contribute to risk discussions and coordinated case planning where needed.

• Ensure trauma-informed practice is embedded across recovery activities.

Monitoring, Evaluation & Reporting

• Maintain monitoring systems and track agreed project outcomes.

• Contribute to reporting for funders and stakeholders.

• Support budget monitoring related to mental health delivery.

• Meet regularly with the DASV Coordinator to align delivery and ensure integrated support.

• To undertake any other tasks that are commensurate with  the  post  and  which reflect the needs of the organisation.

• Work toward equalities and diversity in all the activities carried out. 

Person Specification

Essential

• Experience coordinating mental health, counselling or wellbeing programmes.

• Strong understanding of trauma-informed practice.

• Experience working with survivors of domestic abuse or complex trauma.

• Experience working with culturally diverse or minoritised communities.

• Knowledge of safeguarding procedures.

• Strong organisational and communication skills.

Desirable

• Relevant qualification in counselling, psychology, social care or related fields.

• Experience managing or coordinating sessional staff.

• Multilingual skills relevant to local communities.

Are you passionate about engaging and empowering volunteers to make a real difference? Do you thrive on building meaningful connections and delivering exceptional experiences? If so, we’d love to hear from you!

We’re looking for a Volunteer Engagement Officer to join our ambitious and friendly Volunteering Team. In this vital role, you’ll help drive the delivery of our volunteer engagement strategy, ensuring our volunteers feel valued, supported, and inspired.

Our volunteers are at the heart of everything we do – mobilising communities, supporting our work, and helping to change lives for the better. Your role will be key in championing and expanding their impact across the organisation.

Asthma + Lung UK is the only charity in the UK fighting for everyone with a lung condition, aiming for a world where everyone can breathe with healthy lungs. We fund cutting-edge research, provide advice and support for the 12 million people who will get a lung condition during their lifetime. We also campaign for clean air and for better NHS diagnosis and treatment.

As our Volunteer Engagement Officer, you will promote volunteer opportunities across various platforms whilst serving as the primary contact for volunteer enquiries. You'll build positive relationships with diverse stakeholders through various channels online, in-person, and over the phone, while delivering impactful volunteer experiences to a high-quality standard. You'll also coordinate the volunteer journey, including organising selection events, matching candidates to suitable positions, conducting checks, and managing onboarding processes.

We are looking for a dynamic, well-organised individual with exceptional presentation and communication skills. You’ll be a volunteer engagement professional who combines strong interpersonal skills with robust technical expertise. You'll need proven database and digital systems proficiency, high-level Microsoft 365 competency and excellent knowledge of volunteer recruitment, onboarding and support practices.

As well as a competitive salary, you’ll enjoy a range of benefits including 30 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), membership of a health cash plan, employee assistance programme, cycle-to-work scheme, interest-free annual season Travelcard loan and pension scheme. This is a fantastic opportunity to join an organisation committed to being the driving force behind the transformation of lung health.

York Travellers Trust (YTT) is seeking an inspiring, values-led Chief Executive to
lead our organisation through its next stage of development.

We work alongside the vibrant and resourceful Gypsy and Traveller communities of York and the surrounding area. We challenge discrimination and inequality, increase opportunities and life chances, and build bridges that promote understanding and community cohesion.

As Chief Executive, you will provide strategic leadership and hold overall responsibility for YTT’s performance, financial sustainability, governance, safeguarding and organisational development.

Working closely with our Board, staff and community members, you will:

 shape and deliver YTT’s strategic direction;
 strengthen our financial sustainability and develop new income opportunities;
 ensure our services remain effective, safe and responsive;
 build influential relationships with communities, funders, partners and
policymakers;
 champion the rights, needs and aspirations of Gypsy and Traveller
communities; and
 embed sociocratic and democratic ways of working so that community voices
genuinely shape our decisions.

We are looking for an experienced senior leader with a strong commitment to equality, social justice and community empowerment. You will have experience of leading in a charity, community organisation, public service or another values-led environment.

You will understand the strengths, needs and systemic barriers experienced by Gypsy and Traveller communities, gained through direct work with these communities or substantial experience alongside other marginalised groups.
You will combine strategic thinking with a collaborative, authentic and hands-on leadership style. You will also bring experience of managing people, working with a Board, overseeing finances, securing income and representing an organisation externally.

This is a rare opportunity to lead a trusted community organisation at an important point in its development. If you share our ambition for an inclusive, community-led and sustainable future, we would be delighted to hear from you.

The job description sets out the skills and experience we are looking for, but we know
that the right person may not tick every box. If you are passionate about our mission and bring significant relevant experience and the capacity to develop into the role, we would love to hear from you.

We are open to applications from people wishing to job share or looking for less than full-time hours; if this applies then let us know in your application.

We have an opportunity for a dedicated Case Officer to join our Midlands casework team to manage and provide direct support, advice, and guidance to RBL beneficiaries across South East Midlands on a wide range of issues including health, social care, employment, benefits, statutory support, and housing.

Our Casework Services team plays a vital role at RBL in supporting the Armed Forces community, helping beneficiaries to lead better, more fulfilling lives. Each year, we assist around 12,000 people both in the UK and abroad. By collaborating with various departments within RBL and across a wide network of external partners, we ensure that our beneficiaries receive the support they need, regardless of their circumstances.

Come and be part of the leading Armed Forces charity, making a difference to the lives of those who have served to keep us safe and protect our way of life.

Based in a friendly and established team, your role will be to ensure that beneficiaries receive appropriate welfare support and advice in an integrated and seamless way, providing a person-centred solution based on a thorough analysis of circumstances and needs.

Reporting to the area Casework Services Manager, key responsibilities will include:

- Manage casework support, providing direct support, advice and guidance to beneficiaries,
- Assess beneficiaries’ needs and draw on support from the regional specialist team and other providers as necessary, ensuring that support is made available in an integrated way that best meets the beneficiaries’ needs
- Support the Casework Services Manager and Head of Welfare in better understanding the needs of the beneficiaries in your area to inform the commissioning of specialist services
- Advise beneficiaries of support which may be available to them and assist them in accessing this support as necessary
- Work in close collaboration with other providers of welfare support services within the local area, developing an understanding of each other’s services to facilitate appropriate referrals and support
- Develop effective working relationships with other Legion services within the area in question (e.g Specialist Service teams, Recovery team, Branch Community Support supporters, care homes, Remembrance.).

The role is primarily homebased and will have regular travel around the South East Midlands area (Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire) for meetings and visiting beneficiaries, therefore you will need to live in a location that allows reasonable travel around this area. There will also be occasional travel nationally to attend training or meetings.

A valid UK Driving Licence is an essential requirement for this role. The successful applicant will require an Enhanced DBS check to be undertaken as part of the pre employment checks process.

Employee benefits include –

- 28 day’s paid holiday (plus bank holidays) increasing with service, with optional annual leave purchase scheme of up to 5 working days
- Generous pension scheme with employer contributions ranging from 6% to 14%, depending on length of service.
- Range of flexible working options may be available, depending on your role
- Employee Assistance Programme providing confidential counselling, financial and legal advice
- Range of courses delivered by learning specialists to support your development goals and objectives
- Opportunities to volunteer
- Travel loans, Cycle to Work, and more!

For more detailed information about the role, please see the Job Description attached to our direct advert. Our teams take a personalised approach to shortlisting, which is carried out without the use of AI and is based on the evidence provided in your application against the essential and desirable criteria in the Person Specification.

RBL is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive organisation, reflecting the diversity of the armed forces community and of wider society. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and personal characteristics.

As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer interview schemes for candidates who declare an Armed Forces connection and/or a disability. However, candidates are only eligible for this scheme if their application clearly demonstrates that they meet all of the essential criteria listed in the Person Specification for the role.

We may close this vacancy early if we believe we have enough strong applications to be able to successfully fill the role. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.

North West Anglia Hospitals Charity is entering an important period of change. We have identified a clear opportunity to strengthen the Charity’s leadership, sharpen its strategy, grow sustainable income and ensure charitable funds deliver the greatest possible benefit for patients, families, staff and volunteers.

We are now seeking an exceptional Charity Director to lead that transformation. This newly created senior role will provide the strategic leadership, professional expertise and momentum needed to develop North West Anglia Hospitals Charity into a confident, high-performing NHS charity with strong local credibility and lasting impact.

The Charity supports North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust, which serves around 850,000 people across Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties through Peterborough City, Hinchingbrooke, Stamford and Rutland hospitals, alongside community-facing services.

Please note the interviews will consist of two stages compiling of a Stakeholder Session on 9 September 2026 with the formal interviews taking place on 10 September. 

Main duties of the job

This is not simply a fundraising leadership role. It is an opportunity to build the next stage of a hospital charity: setting direction, strengthening governance, improving fund deployment, developing the team & creating a more planned, visible & sustainable approach to charitable impact. Reporting to the Executive Director of Corporate Affairs, Risk & Governance & working closely with the Chief Executive, Charity Committee & Corporate Trustee, the Charity Director will:

• Develop and deliver a clear 3 to 5-year strategy, aligned to Trust priorities and focused on patients, staff wellbeing, sustainability, innovation and future needs.
• Grow a more sustainable and diverse income base, with a focus on regular giving, appeals, corporate partnerships, community fundraising, legacies and selective major donor opportunities.
• Develop a planned programme of high-impact charitable investment.
• Strengthen governance, decision-making, financial stewardship, risk management and regulatory compliance on behalf of the Corporate Trustee and Charity Committee.
• Improve the use and deployment of charitable funds, including supporting work to simplify fund arrangements and reduce administrative burden.
• Build, lead and develop our capable and ambitious Charity team, equipping them with the systems, processes and confidence to deliver.
• Act as the Charity’s senior ambassador, building trusted relationships with donors, supporters, local businesses, community partners, staff and senior Trust leaders.

We are recruiting a Supported Living Coordinator for our supported living and outreach service in Blackpool, which provides person centred support to adults with learning disabilities, some of whom have autism spectrum conditions and complex needs.

We are looking for an experienced practitioner with management experience to provide care and support to people with learning disabilities.

Your role will include:

- Developing the independent living skills and community inclusion of service users

- Identifying and accessing activities with service user to promote valued and meaningful lifestyles

- Providing respectful personal care, emotional and practical support to service users

- Collaborating with service users, families, and the multi-disciplinary team to maximise service user outcomes

- Implementing Creative Support principles, policies, procedures and guidelines and ensuring that the service fulfils CQC requirements

- Supervising and supporting staff to best meet service user needs and preferences

- Supporting service users with behaviour that challenges services and implement positive behaviour support

 

Experience is essential for this role, as is access to a car.

You will be expected to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service, including evenings and weekends.

This unique and challenging opportunity will provide you with provide you with an environment that offers personal and professional development. We will provide you with further managerial training and qualifications to best meet the needs of the service.

 

Vacancy Reference Number: 84492

Applications for this role must be submitted via the Creative Support website using the above vacancy reference number

Benefits of working with Creative Support include a probationary bonus, pension contributions, 33 days Annual Leave and company paid enhanced DBS.

We are a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organization - Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer who have recently received Investors in People Gold awarded.

Applications are reviewed as they are received, we do not provide feedback for unsuccessful applications. We can only accept applications from candidates who are located in and eligible to work within the UK – This post will not be open to Sponsorship under the UKVI scheme, and we are unable to accept applicants with Skilled Worker Visas.

Are you passionate about supporting people and creating positive change?

Liver UK is the new name for the British Liver Trust and Children’s Liver Disease Foundation. We’re here to improve liver health for all and support everyone affected by liver disease or liver cancer.

We reach millions of people each year through our campaigns and services.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and compassionate Engagement Support Officer to help deliver our patient support, outreach and awareness programmes across the UK.

In this varied role, you'll support people affected by liver disease through online and face-to-face engagement activities, help deliver support groups and events, build relationships with patients and healthcare professionals, and contribute to national awareness campaigns.

We're looking for someone with experience of outreach, community engagement or support services, excellent communication skills, and the ability to manage multiple projects while working independently.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing national charity and play a direct role in improving liver health outcomes and supporting those affected by liver disease.

For full details of the role, responsibilities and person specification, please download the Job Description.

£26,455 for 31 hours (£29,868 FTE)
12 month contract
Home-based with some travel required 

To be suitable for the role you will be located in the North West, Yorkshire, the West Midlands or East Midlands.

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Liver UK is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and welcomes applications from all backgrounds.

Please don’t delay in applying. We’re reviewing applications as they come in and may start interviews before the closing date.

Remote (Surrey and surrounding areas) | 18 – 24 hours

£27,500 pro rata | Flexible working | Real impact

Are you kind, caring and professional – the sort of person who listens deeply, holds space for others, and wants to make a real difference?

At Jigsaw South East, we support children and young people who are facing or coping with the death of a loved one. We’re looking for a compassionate and confident Grief Support Worker to join our small, dedicated team.

In this role, you’ll:

• Support families one-to-one and in groups, both pre- and post-bereavement
• Hold meaningful (and sometimes tough) conversations with warmth and sensitivity
• Help children feel less alone in their grief, and families feel more connected
• Contribute to our PIECES group programme, helpline, and referral process

This isn’t just a job, it’s a chance to walk alongside people at one of the hardest points in their lives and offer light, steadiness and support.

We’re looking for someone who brings:

• A warm, person-centred approach
• Experience working with children and families
• Emotional resilience and a strong sense of purpose
• The ability to travel across Surrey and attend some evening/weekend sessions

We offer:

• Flexible working
• TOIL and supervision
• Ongoing training and personal growth
• A supportive, values-led team who genuinely care

If you believe in the power of kindness and want to help children feel seen, safe and supported, we’d love to hear from you.

View our recruitment pack for more information including a full job description and person specification:

This is a 2-year funded post with specific responsibility to improve and increase our support to those over 65 who are experiencing financial hardship

In the brand-new role of team leader, you will take on the responsibility ofproviding structured line management to our existing advice service. Supporting our four skilled and experienced part-time advice workers, while also expanding the service.

You will coordinate and deliver advice and information to new and existing groups including our own Older People’s Lunch Clubs.

Establish new satellite provision, delivering finance workshops, and drop-in services, and providing additional delivery capacity.

Ensure our Advice and Information team keep up to date with changes to legislation and support mechanisms so that they are empowered to support people in a holistic way. This will include signposting service users to the most appropriate support both internally, to other parts of our service, and to other external support.

You will lead on our efforts to gain the Advice Quality Standard (AQS) to ensure our service is of the highest professional standard.

You will represent ICCM on relevant panels and network groups across Greater Manchester. This ensures our service is connected to the wider support landscape and integrated with city and region-wide initiatives.

You will be expected to take on a limited caseload of one-to-one appointments providing advice and information to people.

Between drop-in, group sessions and one-to-one case load it is expected that you will work based on approximately 2 days per week being direct delivery. This is once the role has been fully established.

The Team Leader will focus on:

· Increasing organisational capacity, extending our reach and reducing waiting times.

· Coordinating and developing the team, ensuring the service continues to respond to changes in the welfare system, and that updates are communicated effectively across the team and to the people we support.

· Developing the AQS framework to improve and ensure the quality of work.

· Increase capacity to develop links with other stakeholders and VCFSE, building on existing connections and forging new links with other agencies and referral pathways.

· Ensuring our casework, feedback and monitoring (including our CRM system) is accurate and up to date, so we can best show the impact of our work.

· Supporting our Irish Traveller work to ensure all residents can access our services. 

· Contribute to the delivery of culturally specific training to professionals within health and social care across Manchester.

Key Responsibilities:

· Day-to-day supervision and coordination of the Advice and Information Team, under the direction of the Advice and Advocacy Manager

· Provide regular individual supervision to each team member

· Develop culturally specific approaches to supporting older people across Manchester who are experiencing financial hardship. Including extending our reach to new people/areas and ensuring information is available, accessible, and in an appropriate format.

· Lead on attaining the Advice Quality Mark.

· Develop our service knowledge to take account of changes to the benefit system, council tax and energy prices.

· Provide oversight of the referral and booking system and the Case Management System to ensure all client activity is recorded. Working with the Administrator and other staff to ensure the smooth delivery of services.

· Review and enhance the outcomes monitoring system for the service. Ensuring good data collection and reporting internally and for funders.

· Recognise and respond appropriately to safeguarding concerns and make referrals where necessary in line with ICCM’s policies and procedures.

· Manage a restricted caseload

· Maintain accurate and timely case records and ensure follow-up actions are completed.

Organisational Responsibilities

• To ensure you fully embrace ICCM’s values in all your work.
• To promote the work of ICCM.
• To work as an accountable member of the staff team, working within the charity’s policies and procedures e.g. Equal Opportunities, Confidentiality, Safeguarding, Data Protection, Health and Safety.
• To attend, chair and participate in team meetings.
• To participate and engage in supervision and appraisal provided by the manager.
• To attend external panels, groups, conferences, etc. locally, regionally and nationally as directed by line manager.

It is the nature of the work at ICCM that tasks and responsibilities are in many circumstances unpredictable and varied. All staff are therefore expected to work in a flexible way, when the occasion arises, when tasks not specifically covered in their job have to be undertaken.

Our client is one of the UK's leading independent funders, committed to improving our natural world, securing a fairer future and strengthening the bonds within communities. Each year, the Foundation distributes around £50 million in grants and makes social and impact investments that help organisations create lasting social and environmental change.

Its strategy focuses on three interdependent aims: Our Natural World, A Fairer Future and Creative, Confident Communities. Alongside funding, the foundation uses its influence, convenes and brokers alliances, and commissions research to drive systemic change and maximise impact.

Prospectus is delighted to be partnering with the foundation to recruit a Lead Funding Manager for its Creative, Confident Communities team. This is a full-time role (0.8 FTE considered) and a rare opportunity to play a leading role in shaping place-based change across the UK.

Creative, Confident Communities seeks to strengthen the social, cultural and economic fabric of places by supporting local people to lead change themselves. The programme has three priorities: ensuring communities have the power to influence decisions that affect them, helping local economies work better for local people, and enabling culture and creativity to build thriving communities.

The role
Reporting to the Director of Creative, Confident Communities, you will provide strategic leadership for the foudnation's Community-Led Arts and Creativity priority. You will lead the development and delivery of funding strategies, manage a portfolio of significant grants, assess high-value and strategically important proposals, and build influential relationships across the sector.

This is a role for someone who wants to do more than fund good work. You will identify opportunities for change, convene partners, commission learning and research, and help shape the Foundation's response to emerging opportunities and challenges within the community-led arts and culture sector. As a visible ambassador for theh foundation, you will represent the Foundation across networks, partnerships and sector forums, helping to advance its mission and influence. Work will include resourcing community-led activity that gives local people agency through community co-design, decision-making and leadership. The role will also work with others to ensure local authority cultural strategies are shaped by local people and to catalyse opportunities from them.

The culture at the foundation is collaborative, ambitious and deeply values-driven. You will join a supportive team that encourages curiosity, learning and shared leadership.

The person
We are seeking an experienced and strategic funding professional with a strong understanding of community-led arts, creativity and place-based approaches. You may have gained this expertise within a funder, charitable trust, community organisation, local authority or wider voluntary sector environment. Experience of leading impactful work in the arts and cultural sector, community development and strategic design experience will be important.

You will bring excellent judgement, strong analytical skills and the ability to assess complex organisational and financial information with confidence. An accomplished relationship builder, you will be comfortable convening diverse stakeholders, influencing at a senior level and turning insight into action.

Most importantly, you will be motivated by the foundation's mission and share its commitment to social justice, equity and community-led change. This is an exceptional opportunity to make a tangible contribution to one of the UK's most influential foundations and help shape stronger, more creative and more confident communities across the UK.

 

Community Engagement Lead

Oasis Ashburton Park | Croydon

Salary: £33,725

Contract: 1 Year Fixed Term

Hours: 40 hours per week (including some evenings and occasional weekends)
Location: Oasis Ashburton Park (Croydon), working alongside Oasis Academy Shirley Park, Oasis Academy Arena and the wider community

Do you believe strong communities can change lives?

Do you want to help young people thrive, strengthen communities and create lasting change?

Oasis Ashburton Park is seeking an exceptional Community Engagement Lead to join our Youth & Community team and play a pivotal role in supporting children, young people and families across Croydon. Working closely with Oasis Academy Shirley Park, Oasis Academy Arena, local partners and residents, you will help build the relationships, opportunities and support networks that enable young people to flourish.

This role was established as part of Oasis' commitment to strengthening communities and creating safer futures for young people. At its heart is a belief that strong relationships, meaningful opportunities and connected communities are the most effective protective factors in a young person's life. 

About the Role

As Community Engagement Lead, you will lead the delivery and development of our Prevention Programme a proactive, relationship-based initiative designed to help young people build confidence, belonging, aspiration and positive pathways for the future. 

You will:

• Build trusted relationships with young people and families.
• Coordinate support across schools, community organisations and statutory services.
• Connect young people to mentoring, volunteering, youth provision, employment pathways and leadership opportunities.
• Develop projects and responses that address gaps in local provision.
• Champion relational, restorative and trauma-informed approaches.
• Help create a joined-up neighbourhood model that brings together education, youth work, family support and community development. 

About You

We're looking for someone who believes in the power of community and is passionate about helping young people realise their potential.

You will have:

• Experience working with young people in education, youth work or community settings.
• The ability to build positive relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.
• An understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing young people and families.
• Strong communication, organisational and partnership-building skills.
• A commitment to empowering young people as active contributors and leaders within their communities.
• The ability to think creatively, work collaboratively and turn ideas into action. 

Why Join Oasis?

At Oasis, we're committed to creating thriving communities where everyone is included, valued and able to contribute. You'll join a passionate team working at the forefront of community-led change, with the opportunity to shape innovative approaches that improve outcomes for young people and influence practice across the wider system.

If you're ready to make a meaningful difference in the lives of young people and help build stronger communities across Croydon, we'd love to hear from you.

As part of the package, Oasis offers:

· A pension scheme, offering 7% employer contribution.

· A generous holiday allowance, starting at 25 days per year (plus 8 Bank Holidays).

· Policies which promote well-being and are family friendly.

Apply now and be part of creating a community where every young person can belong, thrive and succeed. 

To apply, please send your CV and a Supporting Statement (no more than two A4 pages).

Please expand on your CV to tell us about relevant skills, experience and qualification you have, that relate to the job description and person specification.

We actively encourage applications from people of all ethnic backgrounds and underrepresented groups. If you require any assistance to overcome potential barriers during the recruitment process, please let us know. 

If you would like a conversation about the role, please contact us via the Oasis Charity Jobs website. 

Closing Date: Monday 24th August 12pm

Interview Date: 07/09/2026 - 11/09/2026 

Oasis is committed to making a difference to the lives of the communities it works in, and as such you must show a willingness to demonstrate commitment to the values and behaviours which flow from the Oasis ethos.  We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to undergo appropriate checks, including enhanced DBS checks. 

The successful candidates must have the right to work in the UK.  Oasis cannot assist with sponsorship or visas.

Oasis supports Equal Opportunities.  Registered Charity No. 1163889

A hybrid role, working for a Manchester dementia charity. This role will give the successful candidate an opportunity to contribute to the strategic development of volunteering in the charity, working alongside a p/t Volunteering Lead.  The other half of the role is to be a Dementia Support Co-ordinator, running a weekly Friendship & Activity group for peple living with dementia, generating great ideas, planning the sessions, taking care of the participants, and leading the volunteers, who help to run the groups.

YES care about young people's mental health, sexual health and wellbeing. The Outreach and Support Officer will deliver knowledgeable, high-quality, youth-centred support to young people in various settings.

You will get out into the community offering groups, 121 support and workshops.  You will be a key part of our Information and Guidance team, delivering wellbeing programmes for YES. 

This role is frontline and delivery-focused, supporting the development of inclusive services in outreach settings such as schools, youth clubs, social spaces and groups and will be pivotal within our small team of young people's support staff. 

Help create meaningful employment opportunities for adults with learning disabilities.

Sands End Arts & Community Centre (SEACC) is looking for a compassionate, motivated and organised Job Coach to join our Open Doors Supported Employment Programme.

Open Doors provides adults with learning disabilities who have completed a supported internship with a seven month paid placement at the Walnut Tree Café, alongside personalised support to help them progress into sustainable paid employment.

As a Job Coach, you will work closely with participants, the Café Manager and the wider SEACC team to build confidence, develop workplace skills and support participants on their journey into employment.

During the early stages of the programme, you will attend café shifts to provide on-the-job coaching and support. As participants become more confident and independent, your support will gradually reduce, with a greater focus on employment planning, job searching and supporting participants to move into paid work beyond SEACC.

We're looking for someone who has:

• Experience supporting people with disabilities

• A person-centred and strengths-based approach.

• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.

• An understanding of supported employment or employability programmes.

• A passion for inclusive employment and helping people achieve their goals.

How to Apply

Please send your CV and a cover letter (no more than two pages) explaining why you are interested in the role and how your experience meets the person specification.

Application deadline: 23 August 

Interviews: Week starting 24 August 

Start date: Week starting 21 September

SEACC is committed to creating an inclusive workplace and welcomes applications from people of all backgrounds. We are happy to discuss reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.