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Citizens Advice Doncaster Borough is expanding its services to provide vital, community-based support to Doncaster residents facing the challenges of the rising cost of living and energy crisis. We are seeking a dedicated individual to deliver holistic and specialist Money & Energy advice.
As part of our team, you will empower clients to achieve the best possible outcomes by providing high-quality customer service and support, all while upholding the core aims and principles of the Citizens Advice Service. You will thrive in a dynamic environment, demonstrating both initiative and strong teamwork, and be committed to going the extra mile to make a real difference.
Role purpose
To provide Energy & Money advice to clients
To provide advice on how to deal with Energy Debts
To provide a high-quality advice and support services
A Benefit Calculation as part of Income Maximisation
Energy Efficiency support & advice
Act for the client where necessary by calculating, negotiating, drafting or writing letters and telephoning.
Negotiate with third parties as appropriate.
Switching energy providers
Information and support on the Priority Services Register
Check eligibility and provide Information about the Warm Home Discount
Any other possible Schemes / Grants available that can support the client with their energy issues
Provide Advice on energy complaints and processes
Smart Meter information / advice
Carbon Monoxide Awareness
To provide Financial Capability and Income Maximisation advice to clients.
To share responsibility for compliance with the Projects targets and requirements.
Ensure quality standards are met.
To work effectively with other partners to deliver a seamless service to clients
Undertake service delivery at Outreach venues as required.
Assist clients with other related problems where they are an integral part of their case and refer to other advisers or specialist agencies as appropriate.
To contribute to the Research and Campaigns work of Citizens Advice Doncaster Borough.
Advice
To provide Energy & Money advice to clients on energy issues
To provide advice on how to deal with Energy Debts, looking at wider debt issues and options, making referrals or taking action as appropriate.
Provide General Advice and assisted information to clients on energy issues
Empower clients to act on advice and information provided
Act for the client where necessary by calculating, negotiating, drafting or writing letters and telephoning.
Negotiate with third parties as appropriate.
Ensure income maximisation through the take up of appropriate benefits.
Provide advice and assistance to other staff across the whole range of advice issues.
Ensure that all casework conforms to the organisation's Office Manual and the Advice Quality Standard and/or the Specialist Quality Mark as appropriate.
Maintain case records for the purpose of continuity of casework, information retrieval, statistical monitoring and report preparation.
Ensure that all work conforms to the organisation's systems and procedures.
Research and campaigns
Assist with research and campaigns work by providing information about clients' circumstances.
Provide statistical information on the number of clients and nature of cases and provide regular reports to management.
Monitor service provision to ensure that it reaches the widest possible client group.
Alert other staff to local and national issues.
Professional development
Keep up to date with legislation and undertake appropriate training.
Read relevant publications.
Attend relevant internal and external meetings as agreed with the Team Leader and/or Line Manager.
Assist with Service initiatives for the improvement of services.
Administration
Review and make recommendations for improvements to Citizens Advice services.
Maintain local information systems.
Use IT for statistical recording, record keeping and document production.
Keep up to date with policies and procedures relevant to organisational work and undertake appropriate training.
Attend internal and external meetings as agreed with the Team Leader and/or Manager.
Maintain close liaison with relevant external agencies.
Other duties and responsibilities
Carry out any other tasks that may be within the scope of the post to ensure the effective delivery and development of the service.
Demonstrate commitment to the aims and policies of the Citizens Advice service.
Abide by health and safety guidelines and share responsibility for your own safety and that of colleagues.
Person specification
Experience of providing Advice.
Effective oral communication skills with particular emphasis on negotiating and representing.
Effective writing skills with particular emphasis on negotiating, representing and preparing reviews, reports and correspondence.
Ordered approach to workload and an ability and willingness to follow and develop agreed procedures.
Understand the issues involved in interviewing clients.
Numerate to the level required in the tasks.
Ability to prioritise own work, meet deadlines and manage caseload.
Ability to use IT in the provision of advice and the preparation of reports and submissions.
Ability to monitor and maintain own standards and work as part of a wider team
Understanding of and commitment to the aims and principles of the Citizens Advice service and its equality and diversity policies.
Desirable Criteria
Experience of providing General, Energy or debt advice would be desirable.
Experience of working to targets
Experience of working in the voluntary sector would be desirable.
Ability to give and receive feedback objectively and sensitively and a willingness to challenge constructively
Demonstrate understanding of social trends and their implications for clients and service provision
Have access to a vehicle and be willing to travel
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Role Title: Communications Officer, Europe
Contract Type: Permanent
Reporting To: Associate Director, Communications
Program/Department/Unit Name: Communications
Location: London
Team Name: Executive and Geographic Communications
Opportunity or Team description
The Open Society Foundations (OSF) is one of the world’s largest private funders of organizations advancing justice, democratic governance, and human rights. Active in more than 120 countries, OSF works to build vibrant and inclusive democracies whose institutions are accountable, transparent, and responsive to the participation of all people.
The Communications function plays a mission-critical role in advancing Open Society Foundations’ global mandate. It shapes and safeguards the public narrative of the Open Society Foundations, strengthens the visibility and impact of its work and protects institutional credibility in increasingly contested civic and political environments. The communications team leads strategic positioning across complex and rapidly evolving landscapes—proactively elevating the networks achievements while responding decisively to misinformation and coordinated attacks to open society values worldwide.
Role Purpose
The Communications Officer, Europe serves as a senior strategic leader of external communications engagement for Open Society’s priorities across Europe, with a mandate that extends globally as needed.
Key responsibilities
Through integrated media engagement, digital strategy, social media platforms, publications, executive communications and internal communications, the department partners with dozens of Open Society Foundations and programs to drive coherence, clarity, and influence across the global network.
Reporting to Associate Director of Communications, Europe and working in close partnership with Program and Advocacy leadership, this role will:
Develop and execute high-impact, regionally grounded communications strategies aligned with institutional priorities.
Shape compelling organizational narratives and positioning on issues central to Open Society’s mission;
Lead proactive risk assessment and reputational strategy, anticipating communications and media risks across the region and develops and executes mitigation strategies; serves as the lead during crisis situations, ensuring values-aligned response management.
Shape and drive strategic communications opportunities aligned with institutional priorities—leveraging both real-time news cycles and long-term advocacy opportunities to advance Open Society values, influence public discourse and shape policy relevant narratives.
Strategically position key Open Society leadership, experts and thought-leaders across top-tier domestic, regional and international media, cultivating relationships with influential journalist and editorial boards to expand reach, credibility and thought-leadership impact.
Author and oversee high-impact written communications, including Op-Eds, policy commentaries, thought-leadership pieces, and other press materials—ensuring clarity, narratives coherence and alignment.
Design and lead strategic media engagements, including press briefings, editorial meetings, high level media convenings and background discussions that deepen understanding of Open Society work and priorities.
Oversee integrated content strategy and production across digital and print platforms, ensuring strategic coherence, audience targeting and performance impact; manages and coordinates external creative and PR partners to deliver high quality outputs.
Co-design and delivers communications trainings for program staff, leadership, and partners to strengthen message discipling, media readiness and narrative alignment across the network.
Contribute to global communications leadership initiatives, partnering with communications colleagues across regions to drive cross-portfolio collaboration, institutional consistency and shared strategic objectives across the highly-matrixed global environment.
Key external relationships
Media partners including journalists and editors; and Public Relations firms; grantees and partners; human rights and legal experts; public intellectuals and academics
The ideal candidate
Key Considerations and Requirements
This is a fully remote position operating within a highly distributed, global team. The role requires exceptional self-direction, disciplined time management, and the ability to independently prioritize and execute against strategic objectives without day-to-day supervision.
Given the global scope of the Communications function, this role requires significant flexibility in working hours to ensure effective collaboration across multiple time zones. Regular availability during late afternoons and evenings will be necessary to align with colleagues and leadership in Africa, the United States, and the Middle East, including participation in cross-regional meetings scheduled during New York morning hours.
Qualifications
Essential:
Educated to a degree-level (or equivalent) relevant to Communications
Evidence of continued professional development in media strategy, crisis communications, geopolitical analysis, or digital strategy.
Experience
Essential:
Substantial relevant communications experience driving strategic communications in complex political and international environments, including journalism OR experience as a communications professional in the not-for-profit or private sector
Established and active network of high-level media, editorial, and digital influencers across regional and international levels
Experience managing crisis communications and high-risk reputational environments.
Experience leading integrated communications strategies across media, digital, and stakeholder engagement platforms.
Proven track record advising senior leadership on reputational risk, media engagement, and public positioning
Desirable:
In-depth media knowledge of open society issues
Established relationships with journalists, editors, producers and creative partners
Proven skills in the development of communications strategies in regional and/or international contexts
Excellent skills in writing for and pitching to media
Demonstrable social media and digital campaign and management expertise
Ability to provide strategic guidance around communications opportunities (media interviews, public events, campaigns) for senior officials and others
Functional Competencies:
In-depth knowledge of open society issues
Established relationships with journalists, editors, producers and creative partners
Proven skills in the development of communications strategies in regional and/or international contexts
Excellent skills in writing for and pitching to media
Demonstrable social media and digital campaign and management expertise
Ability to provide strategic guidance around communications opportunities (media interviews, public events, campaigns) for senior officials and others
Personal Competencies:
Demonstrates commitment to OSF’s core values of humility, commitment, collaboration, respect, inclusivity and integrity
High level of self-motivation, initiative, and creativity
Willingness to travel extensively for work
Substantial knowledge of organizational and project management
Ability to work with minimal supervision, and solve problems independently or collaboratively a needed
Diplomatic manner and ability to adapt to a range of cultures and experiences in interacting with program management, colleagues at all levels, contacts, and the public
Languages:
An excellent knowledge of English. Knowledge of French or Spanish desirable.
What we offer
Exceptional opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact; from a generous annual professional development allowance for every employee to onsite training and learning conversations with visiting experts.
Excellent benefits and perks to promote well-being and a healthy work-life balance, including:
Generous time off and flexible work arrangements.
Employer-paid health insurance and dental plans for individuals and families (no employee contribution required).
Exceptional retirement savings plan (non-contributory for employees) and life insurance.
Progressive paid parental leave, reproductive and family planning support, and much more.
A commitment to nurturing a diverse and inclusive workplace, so you can bring your whole self to work and make a positive impact.
About the organization
Open Society Foundations aim to establish vibrant and inclusive democracies where governments are accountable to their citizens. Our operating model organizes grantmaking around specific, time-limited projects, developed alongside support for established partners, enabling us to respond swiftly to emerging needs. We are committed to promoting human dignity, equality, and rights; reimagining democratic ideals and practice; and advancing equity in governance systems.
Guided by our founder’s values and the belief in the art of the possible, we engage directly with global entities, individuals, and policymakers through grants, advocacy, impact investing, and strategic human rights litigation to drive positive change. At the heart of our mission is a deep commitment to rights, equity, and justice, inspiring every action we take.
Additional information
Open Society Foundations is committed to building an inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We actively seek applications from talented individuals across all backgrounds, identities, and life experiences. Each candidate is evaluated solely on their unique qualifications without regard to race, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy, or any other legally protected characteristics.
We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities.
Competitive rates of pay apply.
Open Society Foundations is committed to advancing diversity, equity and inclusion, and to building a diverse staff that reflects the movements, issues and communities that our mission serves. Candidates from all underrepresented backgrounds, identities and communities are encouraged to apply.
We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and colleagues with disabilities.
Job Purpose
The Group Head of Marketing and Communications is a strategic leadership role responsible for shaping and delivering an excellent quality, high impact approach to integrated marketing, brand and communications across the TLC Group.
The postholder will primarily set direction and enable the team to deliver their work, with some direct input into campaigns, messaging and other outputs.
This role is directly accountable for:
The role will share responsibility with others for:
Wider Support
The postholder will be supported by the Director of Development as their line manager, and beyond that the Development sub-committee of our TLC Group Board alongside the wider Board itself.
There will be scope to shape and grow the internal team if / when the TLC Group continues to expand. Beyond the direct team, TLC Group uses a network of freelancers and agencies and there is potentially scope to draw in their expertise, budget permitting.
Key responsibilities
Strategic leadership
Brand and Communications
Income Generation and Commercial Integration
Influencing
Digital and Innovation
Leadership and Management
Stakeholder Engagement
Organisational
Person Specification
Experience
- An organisation with a diverse portfolio of services, brands or sub-brands - and/or
-A charity or social enterprise with commercial subsidiaries
Skills and abilities
Qualities
What success looks like
In the first six months, we would expect this role to build a strong understanding of the Group structure and priorities, while starting to bring greater clarity and alignment across the brand portfolio and marketing approach. There is a real opportunity here to shape direction early, deliver some quick wins, and build momentum across the organisation.
By twelve to eighteen months, the expectation would be to see clear, measurable impact in areas such as audience growth, income generation and brand visibility, alongside a more defined and embedded marketing function that is set up to support both the charity and commercial aims of the Group.
This role offers a high degree of ownership, and will suit someone who enjoys building, prioritising and making progress across multiple areas, while helping the organisation focus its efforts over time.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About the Role
Due to rising energy prices and the increasing impact of fuel poverty on local households, MVA is recruiting a full‑time Energy Navigator. This role will provide targeted advice, guidance and practical support to residents struggling with energy costs, helping them to access financial support, improve energy efficiency and reduce the risk of fuel poverty.
The Energy Navigator will work closely with individuals, families and partner organisations to ensure people receive timely, accurate information and are effectively signposted to appropriate support services.
About You
You will be organised, proactive and confident working across multiple areas. You’ll have strong communication skills and a genuine interest in supporting communities. Experience of providing advice or support either in person or on the telephone would be beneficial and we value transferable skills and a willingness to learn.
Hours: Full‑time (37 hours per week)
Salary: £27,500 per annum
Contract: Fixed‑term 24 months
Location: MVA office (community‑based, with outreach work)
Closing Date for Applications: Monday 25h May 2026 (17.00)
Interview Date: Thursday 4th June 2026
To be a catalyst for social change by supporting and empowering communities to work together to address shared issues
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Learning and Development Facilitator
Location: Vauxhall
Salary: £28,210 per annum
Vacancy Type: Permanent, Full Time
Closing date: 26th May 2026
Are you an engaging trainer who can bring learning to life?
We’re looking for an engaging L&D Training Facilitator to join our team in London (This is a primarily remote role, with occasional travel required to visit services/sites as needed) on a full-time basis (35 hours per week). You’ll deliver high-quality, inclusive and impactful learning across the organisation, helping colleagues build the skills, confidence and knowledge needed to support clients effectively across a range of services.
You’ll work across virtual, hybrid and face-to-face settings, playing a key role in ensuring training is accessible, consistent and aligned with operational needs.
What you’ll be doing
What we’re looking for
Desirable
Qualifications
This is a chance to make a real impact through learning, supporting staff to develop the skills that directly improve outcomes for the people they work with.
About Us
We are The Forward Trust, the social enterprise with charitable status that empowers people to break the often interlinked cycles of crime and addiction to move forward with their lives. For more than 25 years we have been working with people to build positive and productive lives, whatever their past. We believe that anyone is capable of lasting change. Our services have supported thousands of people to make positive changes and build productive lives with a job, family, friends and a sense of community.
We are committed to our cause and the work we carry out as a charity. Equally the wellbeing and the employees who work for us are also important. Joining us an employee, we will offer you the following benefits:
To Apply
If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for Forward Trust, please click apply to be redirected to our website to complete your application.
1 post available
Location: Rochdale - linked to Manchester Hub
This can be a hybrid role based on service demands
Salary: Solicitor - Grade 5 - £38,724 or Grade 6 - £44,323 depending on experience or Paralegal Grade 3 - £32,585 per annum
Hours: Full time - 35 per week
Contract: Permanent
Closing date: Sunday 31st May 2026 at 11.30 pm
Join Shelter as a Housing Solicitor or Paralegal, in our mission to drive systemic change and fight for Justice.
If you are a dedicated legal professional with a strong commitment to addressing the housing crisis, we welcome you to apply for this role.
At a time when the housing emergency continues to deepen, your experience could help transform lives and challenge the systems that perpetuate injustice. Come and play a central role in our mission to defend the right to a safe, and secure home.
Working with Shelter means being part of a passionate team that believes a safe home is a fundamental right. Here, your legal skills don’t just change lives - they shape a fairer housing system.
About the roles
Based with our partnering organisations, you will ensure you deliver high quality legal services through casework, the Housing Loss Prevention Advice Scheme and ensuring Legal Aid contract requirements and performance targets are met.
Solicitor
You will challenge unfair housing practices and systemic causes of homelessness through strategic casework and litigation. Working closely with our Greater Manchester team and the Managing Solicitor to strengthen housing rights awareness across the region, you will support Legal Advisers, ensuring high professional standards and compliance.
Paralegal
You will help our solicitors to maintain an active caseload, enabling our clients to enforce their housing rights. Your role will be varied and will include taking instructions and witness statements, drafting letters, making applications, providing court representation and making sure time recording and income targets are met. Please note this role is being advertised as a Paralegal but on appointment the job title will be Legal Adviser.
About You
For the Solicitor role, we are open to newly qualified candidates with a demonstrable interest in social justice, as well as those who have 3+ years PQE and a strong track record in housing law and Legal Aid work. You will have experience or a demonstrable interest in legal practice in the private or not for profit sector with experience of working on a wide range of housing cases, knowledge of legal aid, housing, homelessness and welfare law. You have the ability to research, write reports, time record and meet financial targets, as well as meeting or be willing to develop to meet the Housing Supervisor Requirements (September 2023).
For the Paralegal role you will need a good understanding of litigation work, be able to carry out legal research and provide a good standard of professional service and client care. You will have excellent communication skills, both in writing/drafting and face-to-face along with proficiency using case management systems and time recording, as well as the ability to manage your time and workload. If you have housing law experience and knowledge of Legal Aid/ CCMS this would be an advantage. You enjoy collaborating as part of a team, respond quickly and positively to change and are not afraid to challenge the status quo and introduce new ideas when appropriate.
Benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave, enhanced family friendly policies, pension and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.
About The Team
Our legal Teams (Managing Solicitors, Solicitors, Legal Advisors and Trainees) are based throughout our England hubs. We are currently based in London, Plymouth, Bristol, Norwich, Birmingham, Manchester, Merseyside, Lancashire, Sheffield and Newcastle.
We are enthusiastic, driven and champions for fighting housing injustice. Whilst generating an income, we also address the housing crisis.
You will be part of an existing multi-disciplinary team that offers housing and homelessness advice and support across Greater Manchester. It consists of a solicitor led legal team providing advice and representation, and an advice service providing advice, support and guided self-help to people with housing, debt or welfare benefit issues. There is also a committed and skilled team of volunteers that offer peer support, mentoring and more general volunteering, adding significant value to our core service offer.
About Shelter
Home is a human right. It’s our foundation and where we thrive. Yet everyday millions of people are being devastated by the housing emergency.
We exist to defend the right to a safe home. Because home is everything.
We need ambitious, passionate people to join us. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.
Our enemy is the social injustice at the core of the escalating housing emergency. To win this fight, we must be representative of the people we are here to help and those who support our movement. In all our people decisions, we take pride in being inclusive, equitable and transparent. We are committed to combating racism both within and outside Shelter. We welcome you on our journey to becoming truly anti-racist.
How to Apply
Please submit your CV with a supporting statement with responses to the 'About You' points 1-7 outlined in the job description of no more than 1000 words. Please provide specific examples following the STAR format and ensure you demonstrate how you address the behaviour below throughout your responses:
Safeguarding Statement
Safeguarding is everyone's business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.
Recruitment Agencies
Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
You will provide clinical direction and maintain oversight of elop’s counselling services, bringing understanding and experience of delivering trauma-informed approaches to support the emotional health and psychological wellbeing of LGBTQ+ people.
You will oversee and contribute to clinical operational responsibilities, service coordination and delivery, ensuring a professional, safe, smooth running, efficient and well managed service is maintained. You will work alongside the senior leadership team across both strategic and clinical operational levels ensuring lead responsibilities for our counselling teams and services. Working collaboratively with the senior leadership team, implementing clinical delivery decisions, ensuring the counselling service effectively maintains ethical and professional standards of practice and communication across key staff, other agencies and service users.
You will proactively contribute to building a robust and compelling evidence base that continues to demonstrate impact, improved wellbeing, and increased resilience, and have a key role in monitoring, evaluation, and supporting the wider counselling team with reporting and using data to drive operations, and evidence-based best practice.
Your role will also include overseeing referrals and allocation of clients; undertaking client assessments; providing role-management, and clinical support and supervision to trainee and sessional counsellors; line-management of key service personnel; some clinical support work with more complex or acute needs clients; recruiting, inducting and training key staff and volunteers; and liaising with the clinical supervision team.
Full Time: 37 hours per week
There will be one regular evening/ week, and occasional other evening and weekend working required.
Salary: £34,000 inclusive London Weighting
Closing deadline for submission of application: 10.00am Monday 1 June 2026
Initial Interviews: taking place Wednesday 10 June between 9.00am – 3.00pm
N.B. at this current time all elop services are operating via a mix of in-person and remotely via online platforms, whilst we await completion of building works and relocation to new premises.
To better the mental health and well-being of LGBTQ+ people, and to challenge the discrimination and inequalities that our community face.


The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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We are seeking an experienced and compassionate Clinical Lead to provide advanced clinical leadership across our residential and remote gambling harms treatment services.
This senior role is responsible for ensuring the safe, effective, and evidence-based delivery of structured treatment for individuals experiencing gambling-related harms and associated mental health difficulties. Working closely with the Head of Therapy, you will lead clinical practice, governance, workforce development, and service quality across multidisciplinary teams.
The role operates within services delivered independently by Gordon Moody and is aligned to national gambling harms policy frameworks and the ambitions outlined within the NHS Long Term Plan.
Key Responsibilities
Clinical Leadership & Practice:
Leadership & Service Management:
Clinical Governance & Quality:
Strategic & Partnership Working:
Training & Workforce Development:
About You
Essential Qualifications:
Desirable Qualifications:
Essential Experience & Skills:
Please note that we may close this vacancy at any time should we receive a high volume of suitable applications. Interviews may be conducted throughout the advertising period.
Applicants must have the right to work in the UK, as we are unable to provide sponsorship for this role.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job Title: Finance Business Partner
Location: Homeworking with a requirement to occasionally work at Head Office (Vauxhall, London). The role will also be considered on a fully homeworking basis.
Salary: £47,701.95 per annum plus £3000 London Weighting (which may not be applicable depending on your home location and any agreed permanent homeworking arrangement)
Contract type: Full Time, Fixed Term (until April 2027)
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
This is an opportunity to join Refuge as a Finance Business Partner on an interim fixed term contract basis during a period of significant change for the charity.
Refuge is transforming the way it manages its finances, modernising all aspects of financial management across the organisation with the implementation of a new finance system.
We are looking for an experienced Finance Business Partner to cover this Interim Fixed Term Maternity cover contract, you will bring a deep understanding of delivering a modern finance partnering service, ideally in a charity or housing association setting. As the Finance Business Partner in this very hands-on role, you will manage and carry out all aspects of business partnering, preparation of monthly management information and insights to meet the needs of our colleagues across the organisation.
This is an exciting time to join an organisation which provides crucial services to women and children, helping us build our capabilities and make a significant contribution. This is a fixed term contract role and will allow you to focus on delivering what we need in the short term, whilst putting in the foundations for the next stages of financial transformation.
If you are inspired by our mission and would like to bring your skills and energy to our work, we look forward to receiving your application.
Closing Date: 09:00am 26 May 2026
Interview Date: Week Commencing 8 June 2026
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Housing First Worker
£25,974 - £26,070
Southampton
Permanent, Full Time
Hours: Monday to Friday. Generally no weekends or evenings, though there may be times client support needs or appointments mean these hours will be required.
Must be a driver with own car for use in role as travel is an essential part - we cannot offer interviews to non-drivers. As such, must have business insurance for use of own vehicle during working hours. Mileage will be paid for client and support related travel.
Experience working with challenging behaviour, mental health support, substance misuse or trauma beneficial. Understanding of entrenched behaviours and intensive support needs beneficial alongside tenancy management and benefits awareness.
Awareness of Housing First principles would be desirable
Our company supports individuals aged 16 and over, who have high support needs and a history of entrenched or repeat homelessness, to have a home of their own where they can regain stability, safety, and support. We work in partnership with the council and various housing association to deliver intensive person-centred support and accommodation choices.
Our priority is to find safe, permanent housing that’s suitable for the client. Once housing is found our dedicated team provides intensive one to one support to enable clients to maintain their accommodation and achieve their goals.
If you love working with people and are looking for a role where you can make a real difference in the lives of those you support, then this is the role for you!
JOB PURPOSE
· To be part of a team that supports our clients, by providing intensive wrap around support, keeping them safe and helping them to achieve their goals.
· To provide people with homes and specialist support so they feel more valued and secure, and ready to take the next steps.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
· To assess the needs of each client, helping to develop their personalised support plan and safety plan to achieve their goals. These are kept under regular review
· To manage a personal caseload of clients who require intensive support on a one-to-one basis
· Providing assertive outreach for those that are rough sleeping to build a trusting relationship, which will require a flexible approach to engagement techniques.
· To provide practical support when a client moves into a property such as setting up utilities, sourcing furniture, developing their domestic skills and accessing services in the community
· To mediate and negotiate with housing providers to secure accommodation and prevent homelessness when applicable
· To engage with local authorities, health providers and other agencies, creating and maintaining working relationships to maximise the opportunities available to clients
· To liaise with colleges, training agencies, employers to help clients gain access to education, find work or maintain their benefit entitlement
· To lead on client activities to help them gain practical life skills
· To support clients by providing advice on housing, welfare benefits, rent deposits and household goods via a variety of schemes
· To support clients to understand harm reduction approaches to keep them safe and well
· To carry out housing management duties such as collecting service charges at various locations
· To support clients in trauma informed and psychologically informed ways
· To adhere to safeguarding responsibilities, following our safeguarding policy and procedure
· To help maintain health and safety, ensuring clients, visitors and buildings are safe in accordance with Health and Safety regulations, policy and procedures
· To provide basic first aid assistance until help arrives (full training is provided)
· To work confidently and efficiently when lone working
· To maintain accurate records on our client management system and ensure these are stored in line with GDPR
· To maintain confidentiality
· To represent the organisation in a professional manner
· Any other reasonable duties required in the interest of the organisation
ROLE REQUIREMENTS
· This role will require an Enhanced with Barred List(s) disclosure and barring service check is a requirement for this role. This would be completed on appointment of the role.
· This role will require a full drivers’ licence and access to a vehicle
· This role will require you to work flexibly across several sites and in the community
· This role will require you to work with clients on a one-to-one basis
· This role will require you to lone work
· This role will require you to support people sleeping rough
ESSENTIAL CRITERIA
· Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
· Clear verbal and written English
· Good keyboard skills for data inputting
· Good working knowledge of Microsoft Outlook, Excel and Word
· Confident and assertive manner
· Ability to self-motivate as you will have some instances of lone working
· Effective team working
· Ability to respond calmly to crisis
· Deal promptly with and effectively react to challenging situations
· Have an interest and genuine concern for homelessness and related issues
DESIRABLE CRITERIA
· Experience of managing a caseload of clients
· Understanding of the complex support needs of people experiencing homelessness or those with complex needs
· Knowledge of Safeguarding practices
· Knowledge of voluntary and statutory agencies, housing regulations and the benefits system
· Understanding of risk assessment and person-centred, outcomes-based delivery
We reserve the right to close our adverts early if a successful candidate is found, so please submit your application as soon as possible.
We are committed to safeguarding and safer recruitment. We carry out pre--employment checks such as DBS checks, Overseas police checks (where appropriate), reference checks, and CV gap querying for all new staff members.
Supported Lodgings Coordinator (7 Months FTC)
Apply to shape a brand‑new Supported Lodgings service where your skills directly create safe homes, stronger futures and lasting independence for young people at risk of homelessness.
Location: Wigan
Salary: £28,836 per annum
Closing date: 27 May, 2026
Employment Type: Fixed Term Contract
Hours per week: 37.5
About the Role
Supported Lodgings Coordinator (Wigan) - 7 Months FTC
Help shape a new Supported Lodgings service and make a real difference to young people aged 16–21. In this fast‑paced role, you’ll assess need and risk, coordinate placements with trained community hosts, and provide practical, strengths‑based support that helps young people build stability, skills and confidence on their journey to independent living.
You’ll also recruit, train and support hosts, work closely with partners across housing, care and safeguarding, and actively promote the service in the local community. If you have experience supporting young people at risk of homelessness, strong safeguarding skills and the energy to build trusted relationships, this is a chance to turn commitment into action and deliver lasting change.
Please note that this job opportunity is offered as a full-time (37.5 hours a week), fixed term contract role (7-Months FTC).
Key Deliverables
Young People
Host Recruitment and Support
External Relationships
Others
What we are looking for from you – Person Specification
When completing your application form please address all the points set out below.
What You’ll Receive
Safer Recruitment
Depaul UK is committed to fair and inclusive recruitment, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. If a role requires it under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975, we will carry out the appropriate Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check. We only look at information that is relevant to the role, and a criminal record will never be treated as an automatic barrier to employment. All DBS information is handled sensitively, confidentially and in line with the DBS Code of Practice, and we encourage applicants to discuss any concerns with us openly.
About Depaul UK
In the 1980s, high unemployment and steep inflation was contributing to a shocking rise in youth homelessness across London. Thousands of young people were sleeping rough every night, with many areas notoriously dubbed “cardboard cities” due to the visible rise in street homelessness. Appalled by the scenes playing out across the capital, a group of people came together to tackle the challenge head on. Led by Cardinal Basil Hume and Mark McGreevy OBE, in 1989 Depaul UK was born.
What began as a single housing project in North London soon expanded across London, Greater Manchester and the North East of England. Today, Depaul UK provides accommodation, prevention and support services to thousands of marginalised young people across the UK each year.
As our name suggests, the work of Depaul UK has been inspired by St. Vincent de Paul – a man who devoted his life to helping vast numbers of people throughout the 17th century. St. Vincent de Paul’s belief in the intrinsic worth of all people and his commitment to taking bold action remain central to our values today. Depaul UK now forms part of a family of Depaul charities around the world. We each focus on the specific challenges in our own countries, but we’re united by our shared values and mission to end homelessness.
Title: Active Recovery Practitioner
Place of work: The Southmead Project, BS10 6AS and various locations around Bristol and Somerset
Interview date: Tuesday 9th June
The Southmead Project:
The Southmead Project is an equal opportunities employer providing free specialist trauma counselling and support for adult survivors of abuse across Bristol and surrounding areas. Our recruitment is done in line with safer recruitment practices. We welcome people of any race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, class, ability, language, religion and cultural background. We value the differences between people and affirming each person as an individual.
We value our team very highly and pride ourselves on being a supportive employer. We provide the following benefits to encourage every staff member to have a supported, well-rounded and enriched working experience:
● Paid supervision for 1.5 hours per month, with an external clinical supervisor
● Line management for 1 hour per month
● Training budget of £500 per year to spend on relevant training of that person’s choice
● Employer pension contribution of 5%
● Generous annual leave allowance and paid sick leave
● Cycle to work scheme
● Optional private counselling for up to 12 sessions per year with an external counsellor of that person’s choice
We also support employees with reasonable adjustments through the Access to Work scheme.
The Active Recovery Project gives adult survivors of abuse the opportunity to take part in community-based activities. It provides a safe and supportive space for clients to participate in a variety of group activities with others who share or understand their experience and develop peer relationships, resulting in increasing confidence and reduced isolation.
The activities are based on ideas from our members and include water-based activities (such as rowing, canoeing, sailing and kayaking), surfing, trips to community spaces and creative sessions (such as arts and crafts). Activities take place every week. Each activity will last approximately 2.5 hours each. Members can attend the group sessions for up to 18 months.
The current Practitioner has said:
“The decision to leave this role has been so difficult, the team are so lovely, caring and supportive. In the role I have got to go surfing, walk alpacas and make a bowl on a pottery wheel. Sometimes I honestly can’t believe it’s my job. I have learnt so much and got to work with some of the most wonderful and inspiring people. There are countless moments at groups that I will never ever forget - some of my most amazing moments in life have come at work and that doesn’t happen very often!”
Job Purpose:
The Practitioner role requires working as part of a small team and they will help prepare and deliver two Active Recovery sessions per week, in Bristol and Somerset. The Somerset group runs on a Tuesday and the Bristol group runs on a Wednesday. During the sessions, the Practitioner will be responsible for using a trauma-informed approach to support clients who become dysregulated or need emotional support.
Principal Tasks:
1. Together with the rest of the Active Recovery team, to provide initial trauma-informed assessment phone calls and/or meetings with potential members as part of the registration process for Active Recovery. This includes assessing need, risk and suitability for the service using a trauma-informed approach.
2. To support the Active Recovery Lead in creating safety plans and tailoring activity sessions where appropriate. These will be informed through relationships with members and the initial assessment phone calls.
3. Support the Active Recovery Lead in planning trauma-informed sessions for members.
4. Support the setting up, delivering and debriefing about activity sessions with members and volunteers. Ensuring members are clear on each session's ground rules and safeguarding processes, using the Member’s Agreement.
5. Provide trauma-informed face-to-face support to members at sessions who may become overwhelmed or require help dealing with flashbacks and dissociation.
6. To support volunteers with safeguarding queries and ensure safeguarding procedures are followed, including being the Safeguarding Lead at activity sessions if the Active Recovery Lead is not there and escalating any onward safeguarding referrals and queries to the Southmead Project Designated Safeguarding Lead.
7. Support the Active Recovery Lead with management of volunteers for the project.
8. Develop and maintain an Active Recovery community through email, phone calls, texts and in person.
9. Be the key person in ensuring that members have all the information and resources needed to get to the sessions - building a relationship of trust with members, using Spond, email, texts and calls, creating Canvas, figuring out transport logistics.
10. Support the project’s aim to have the members’ voices at the heart of the project.
11. Contribute to the development of outcome processes in line with the Southmead Project and its funders’ requirements.
12. Maintain positive relationships with partnership organisations for the project.
13. The Practitioner will not have budget responsibility but will ensure that their own personal expenses (mileage/parking) is within the budget for the project, keeping accurate records.
14. Record data accurately and in a timely manner on Oasis.
15. Attend monthly one-to-one line management meetings with the Head of Active Recovery.
16. To attend monthly one-to-one clinical supervision with a Supervisor who is approved by the Southmead Project. Supervision is a requirement of this charity as an organisational member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy.
17. To work within the framework, spirit and ethos of the Southmead Project’s Equal Opportunities Policy, and actively engage in promoting the policy within the charity and in all dealings with clients and other agencies.
18. Follow the Southmead Project policies, procedures and professional code of conduct as outlined in the Staff Handbook.
19. All members of staff, paid and unpaid, are required to undergo the enhanced level of Disclosure and Barring Service check
Please see documents for full job description and person specification.
Meaningful therapeutic support accessible for adults impacted by abuse and addiction. A safe space for growth, connection and wellbeing for all.

The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Hours 25 Hours Per week across 5 days – to include daily play sessions 4-6pm each day.
Manchester Young Lives is offering an exciting opportunity to join our team as an Early Intervention Worker, providing high-quality pastoral and therapeutic support for children and young people aged 6–14 years.
Following successful delivery for the last three years, we are delighted to be recruiting to a vacancy within our Early intervention team. The Early Intervention role focuses on providing support specifically for children and young people suffering increased levels of anxiety, loss of confidence and self-esteem, missing school or other types of isolation and trauma.
This role involves working directly with children and young people through face-to-face support, while also integrating into Play and Youth Sessions at our Adventure Playgrounds. You will work closely with families, schools, and other education and support agencies to help create the best possible opportunities and outcomes for the children and young people we support.
Based at our Adventure Playgrounds in Moss Side and Ardwick, the successful candidate will bring enthusiasm and passion for working with children and young people, the ability to use creative and innovative approaches to engage, support, and reassure them alongside a strong commitment to making a positive difference within local communities.
Working hours include after-school sessions and evening work, Monday to Friday, with some weekend work required to respond to local needs. Staff may also be required to work across a number of locations as part of the wider team.
Head of Media Relations
Upto £55,000 per annum
Homebased with easy access to our Newark Office
Full time: 35 hours per week
Permanent contract
This role is predominantly home-based with regular travel to locations across the UK. Office facilities are available at our Newark office (Tuesdays to Thursdays) for those within easy travelling distance. There is a requirement to attend in-person the monthly team meeting at the Newark office.
Closing date for applications: 31st May 2026
First interview: 15th June 2026 (In person at Newark office)
Second interview: 26th June 2026 (Online)
About Us:
The Wildlife Trusts are a grassroots movement of people from a wide range of backgrounds and all walks of life, who believe that we need nature and nature needs us. We have more than 945,000 members, over 33,000 volunteers, 4,100 staff and 600 trustees. There are 46 individual Wildlife Trusts, each of which is a place-based independent charity with its own legal identity, formed by groups of people getting together and working with others to make a positive difference to wildlife and future generations, starting where they live and work.
Every Wildlife Trust is part of The Wildlife Trusts federation and a corporate member of the Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts, a registered charity in its own right founded in 1912 and one of the founding members of IUCN – the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. Taken together this federation of 47 charities is known as The Wildlife Trusts.
The next few years will be critical in determining what kind of world we all live in. We need to urgently reverse the loss of wildlife and put nature into recovery at scale if we are to prevent climate and ecological disaster. We recognise that this will require big, bold changes in the way The Wildlife Trusts work, not least in how we mobilise others and support them to organise within their own communities
About You
Can you use your expertise in shaping powerful media narratives to help drive nature’s recovery with one of the UK’s best-loved environmental charities? The Wildlife Trusts’ experienced Media team plays a vital role in shaping the public conversation about nature.
We create compelling, authoritative stories for broadcast, print and online national media outlets and generate billions of opportunities each year for people to see, hear and read about The Wildlife Trusts’ important work to restore wildlife and reconnect people with nature. Our work spans a wide and ambitious agenda. We respond to and comment on Government policy, we champion bold solutions for nature’s recovery, and we spotlight the impact of our work across issues as varied as peatland restoration, nature for mental health, and whale and dolphin conservation. Through interviews, opinion pieces, press releases, video content and expert commentary, we regularly appear on flagship programmes including BBC Countryfile, Springwatch, ITV News and BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, as well as international media.
Our high-profile coverage ensures that The Wildlife Trusts remain at the heart of the national conversation about the urgent need to tackle the nature and climate crises. Our work continues to grow and adapt. The scale and pace of the challenges facing our wildlife demand even greater ambition, clarity and leadership in how we communicate. We are now seeking a strategic and operationally experienced Head of Media Relations to lead the next phase of our media work – who can continue to strengthen our national profile in the media, identifying new opportunities for The Wildlife Trusts, and ensuring our message continues to cut through to drive awareness and meaningful action.
You are an experienced and credible media professional with a track record of leading and supporting high-performing teams in a fast paced, high-profile environment.
You will have demonstrable expert knowledge of the media landscape, with a wide network of trusted media relationships that you use thoughtfully and effectively to achieve impact. You are equally confident developing and placing softer news stories as you are managing complex or high-stakes situations, exercising sound judgement and acting decisively when it matters most.
You will have substantial experience of reputation management, including advising senior leaders and stakeholders on sensitive or contentious issues. An understanding of the issues affecting UK wildlife and nature recovery is highly desirable, alongside a commitment to using the power of media to inform, engage and drive positive change