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Hybrid – within commuting distance of one of our campuses in Beckenham, Blackburn, Birmingham, Bradford, Bristol, Doncaster or Redcar
Help shape the support and wellbeing experience of trainees throughout their programme and ensure our services, policies and processes deliver an outstanding student experience.
About us
At the National Institute of Teaching (NIoT), we believe teaching is a fundamental societal good, both a privilege and a responsibility. We are looking for an experienced and compassionate Student Support Lead (Mental Health and Wellbeing) to lead student support in the areas of mental health and wellbeing for our Initial Teacher Education programmes and on behalf of our partners for the High-Performance Initial Teacher Training programme.
The NIoT vision is a school system that nurtures the talents of teachers and leaders at all stages of their careers so they can provide children with the excellent education they deserve. This is an exciting opportunity for someone looking to make a tangible and immediate impact to improve the quality of teacher and leader development at a system level.
About the role
This is a pivotal new role at the National Institute of Teaching, shaping the support and wellbeing of trainees throughout their programme. You will lead on all aspects of mental health and wellbeing, ensuring trainees can access the help they need to thrive. You will also work with colleagues across the Student Support team to ensure a coherent support offer with the delivery of wider student support services, including disability and inclusion.
Working closely with colleagues across NIoT and Teach First, you will be a key point of contact for student support services relating to mental health and wellbeing. You will provide expert advice, oversee casework, manage relationships with external support providers, and help ensure our services, policies and processes deliver an outstanding student experience.
This role would suit someone with significant experience in mental health, counselling or wellbeing services who combines sound judgement, empathy and professionalism with the ability to build strong partnerships and drive service improvement.
Essential criteria
- A genuine commitment to the aims of the National Institute of Teaching.
- An interest in the education sector and a belief in the value of teachers and school leaders.
- A degree or equivalent.
- Significant experience of working in student services, in particular in mental health and wellbeing services in higher education.
- Experience of implementing process and policy improvements in relation to mental health and wellbeing.
- Knowledge of safeguarding and Prevent.
- Experience of interpreting procedures and regulations and providing specialist advice and guidance to others.
- Experience of delivering high-quality student-facing services.
- A commitment to student success and supporting students to fulfil their potential.
- Strong relationship management skills, including communication, engagement, facilitation and negotiation.
- Knowledge of data protection regulations and best practices in handling sensitive information.
- Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail.
- Experience of managing complex processes in an educational setting.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Proficient in the use of MS Office software packages, such as Word,Exceland Outlook.
- Ability to problem-solve to resolve both operational and strategic issues.
- Experience of designing and delivering improvements to processes and/or services.
Desirable criteria
- A professional qualification in one of the areas of student support (counselling, mental health practitioner, mental health social work, etc.) or equivalent work experience.
- Further postgraduate training related to student support, wellbeing, counselling or mental health support and interventions.
- Membership of a relevant professional body.
- Experience of policy development and implementation.
- Evidence of continued professional development.
- Experience of using a management information system or CRM system.
- Experience of working in or with the Initial Teacher Education (ITE) sector.
Key benefits
- Generous annual leave – 27 days’ holiday a year (plus 8 bank holidays), rising to 33 days after five years’ service.
- Flexible working – we offer flexible start and end working times, with hybrid working in place for all roles.
- Pension – entry to the Local Government Pension Scheme.
- Salary sacrifice schemes – we offer salary sacrifice schemes for bikes, cars and tech!
- Lifestyle benefits – we offer discounts on gyms, cinema, retail and much more!
- Parenthood leave – we offer above the statutory minimum for maternity, adoption and paternity leave.
- Working environment – we have a stimulating, supportive and rewarding working environment with a dedicated team of like-minded professionals.
- Support – our employee assistance programme (EAP) provides confidential support for employees on personal or work-related matters.
- Development – we fully support the development of our staff and ensure that you have a high level of continuous professional development.
We think a wide range of different work and educational experiences could support you to be successful in this role. We encourage applications from all backgrounds, communities and industries, and are committed to employing a team that has diverse skills, experiences and abilities.
This post involves occasional travel and overnight stays, which will be paid/reimbursed by the NIoT.
For more information and to apply, please visit our vacancies page via the Apply button.
Closing date: 14 August 2026.
Interview date: 27 August 2026.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications.
Candidates must already have the right to work in the UK, as we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.
As a condition of employment, this post requires a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) with a Children’s Barred List Check and an Occupational Health Check.
We are recruiting for an experienced and organised Student Records Manager who will lead and manage the NIoT’s operational delivery of student records within Registry. The postholder will ensure that all aspects of student records and student funding at the NIoT are compliant with rules and regulations and that processes are efficient.
About us
The National Institute of Teaching (NIoT) has an unswerving commitment to high quality, evidence-informed teacher education, and is on a mission to improve the quality of teacher and leader development across the system.
The Registry team at the NIoT plays a crucial role in the mission of the NIoT by delivering services which support the administration of student records from enrolment through to graduation. The Registry ensures that all aspects of the student lifecycle meet regulatory requirements and provide an exceptional student experience.
About the role
We are recruiting for a Student Records Manager to lead and manage the NIoT’s operational delivery of student records within Registry. The postholder will ensure that all aspects of student records and student funding at the NIoT are compliant with rules and regulations and that processes are efficient. The postholder will be the main point of contact for Faculties and NIoT staff in relation to student records and student finance. The postholder will be expected to work closely with colleagues across the NIoT to ensure that processes and procedures support the delivery of an exceptional student experience.
Essential Criteria:
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A commitment to the aims of the National Institute of Teaching.
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An interest in the education sector and a belief in the value of teachers and school leaders.
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A bachelor’s degree, or equivalent.
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Substantial experience of operations and management of student administration, particularly in student records and student finance.
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Strong understanding of UK higher education regulations and significant experience of Student Finance England regulations and processes.
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Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
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Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail.
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Ability to receive, understand and convey information that needs careful explanation or interpretation e.g. procedures or regulations and provide guidance to others.
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Strong relationship management skills, including communication, engagement, facilitation and negotiation skills.
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Knowledge of data protection regulations and best practices in handling sensitive information.
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Experience of managing complex administrative processes in an educational setting and managing large data sets.
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Experience of planning, prioritising and organising team tasks to meet deadlines and monitor service delivery and quality.
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Proficient in the use of MS Office software packages, such as Word, Excel and Outlook.
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Experience of using and developing a management information system or CRM system.
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Experience of managing, analysing, interpreting and presenting data.
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The ability to problem solve and resolve both operational and strategic issues.
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Experience of designing and delivering improvements to processes and/or services.
Desirable Criteria:
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Experience within a student administration role in Higher Education at a managerial level.
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Experience of policy development and implementation.
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Experience of project management.
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Evidence of continued professional development.
This is an exciting opportunity for candidates looking to further develop their managerial experience within a fast-paced specialist higher education institution, and who wish to utilise their skills and expertise in registry and student finance operations. This is an opportunity to grow your skills in system development and management within a supporting and development focused environment.
Key benefits:
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Highly competitive pay and pay progression opportunities.
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Flexible start and end working times.
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Flexible working opportunities, including hybrid working.
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At least 27 days’ holiday a year (plus 8 bank holidays) rising to 33 days after five years’ service.
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Entry to the Local Government Pension Scheme.
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A stimulating, supportive and rewarding working environment with a dedicated team of likeminded professionals.
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Excellent opportunities to develop your skills and experience and to progress your career.
The National Institute of Teaching is committed to creating a diverse environment and ensuring that all qualified applicants receive equal consideration for employment. We are committed to fair and inclusive recruitment practices and are open to job shares, secondments, part-time, and flexible working schedules.
We think a wide range of different work and educational experiences could support you to be successful in this role. We encourage applications from all backgrounds, communities and industries, and are committed to employing a team that has diverse skills, experiences and abilities.
Location: Within commutable distance of one of our campuses in Beckenham, Birmingham, Blackburn, Doncaster, Redcar, Bristol or Bradford.
Contract: Fixed term for 4 years due to funding.
How to apply
For more information and to apply online, please visit our vacancies page.
Closing date: 4.00pm on 17 August 2026.
Interview date: 1 September 2026.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications.
Candidates must already have the right to work in the UK, as we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.
This post requires a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) with a Children’s Barred List Check and Occupational Health Check is required as a condition of employment.
ALDER HEY CHILDRENS CHARITY
Job title: PR, Communications & VIP Engagement Manager
Salary: £39,428-£50,450
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Location: Mix of home working and office based (office is at Alder Hey, Liverpool). Hybrid working available.
About us
Alder Hey Children’s Charity raises vital funds to help make Alder Hey Children’s Hospital a truly world-class, patient-friendly hospital for the 450,000 patients and families we care for every year.
The charity helps to fund a range of activities and projects that are designed to enhance and improve the lives of our amazing young patients. This includes the funding of specialist medical equipment to ensure our brilliant surgeons and clinical staff have the most up to date and cutting edge technology available and funding hi-tech distraction equipment designed and proven to reduce pain and anxiety in our patients. We also fund a range of programmes and special projects such as our ward musicians, our on-site magician and the play specialists we have on every ward.
About this role
Are you passionate about using the power of storytelling, media and influential voices to create lasting change for children and young people?
This is an exciting opportunity to join Alder Hey Children's Charity as our Communications, PR & VIP Engagement Manager, helping us deliver our vision of a healthier, happier and fairer future for every child and young person.
Every day, Alder Hey Children's Charity works to create magical moments, fund pioneering research, invest in world-leading innovation and champion better health and wellbeing for children. As part of our ambitious team, you'll play a vital role in sharing these stories, inspiring support and helping more people understand the difference they can make.
You'll lead the Charity's public relations, media and VIP engagement programme, developing creative campaigns that raise awareness, strengthen our reputation and grow our impact. Working alongside colleagues across fundraising, marketing, advocacy and Trust communications, you'll secure high-profile media coverage and build meaningful relationships with celebrities, ambassadors, influencers and public figures who share our passion for improving children's lives.
This is a varied and rewarding role that combines strategic thinking with hands-on delivery. You'll help shape how the Charity is seen, ensure our incredible stories reach new audiences and harness the support of influential advocates to drive fundraising, awareness and policy change.
If you're an experienced communications professional with outstanding media instincts, exceptional relationship-building skills and a passion for making a difference, we'd love to hear from you.
Key Responsibilities will include:
· Leading the Charity's PR and media programme, identifying and delivering proactive communications opportunities that raise awareness, strengthen our reputation and showcase the impact of our work.
· Developing engaging communications and storytelling across press, digital and campaign channels, ensuring consistent messaging that supports fundraising, advocacy and organisational priorities.
· Building and nurturing relationships with celebrities, ambassadors, VIP supporters and media contacts, creating meaningful partnerships that champion Alder Hey Children's Charity and inspire wider support.
· Planning and delivering high-profile visits, events and campaign moments, working collaboratively across the Charity and Trust to create memorable, safe and impactful experiences.
· Working closely with colleagues across fundraising, marketing, advocacy and Trust Communications to deliver integrated campaigns, maximise opportunities and protect the Charity's reputation.
· Monitoring and evaluating communications and VIP engagement activity, using insight and learning to continually improve our impact, profile and supporter experience.
Other Duties
- Be an outstanding advocate for Alder Hey Children’s Charity in line with the core values of the organisation.
- Be an active and supportive member of the Alder Hey Children’s Charity team, contributing to the team’s development and working collaboratively with colleagues and volunteers.
- Attend and support events run by fundraising teams where required, including occasional out-of-hours working.
- Gain and maintain an in-depth knowledge and understanding of the charity’s work, priorities and future plans.
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information.
Our Values
At Alder Hey Children’s Charity, our values guide how we work. Being courageous, working together, showing passion and embracing creativity enables us to support the hospital in delivering the very best care for young patients and their families.
Courage
We try new things, take risks and innovate. We speak up, take accountability and act with responsibility.
Together
We work as one team, sharing knowledge and learning. We partner with patients, families, supporters and colleagues.
Passion
We are passionate about what we do and inspire others.
Magic
We are creative, fun and child-led, creating special moments and going the extra mile.
Additional Information
In April 2025, the charity adopted a four-day working week policy. Staff previously working 37.5 hours now work 30 hours across four days, maintaining full pay while supporting a better work-life balance.
This job description outlines the general nature of the role and is not exhaustive. It may be subject to change in line with organisational needs.
Alder Hey Children’s Charity will make reasonable adjustments where required and is committed to equal opportunities and safeguarding children and vulnerable adults.
The post holder will be required to complete an enhanced DBS disclosure check.
How to apply
You can apply by clicking the link below. Applications must include your CV and a covering letter (no more than one side of A4) which answers the following questions:
· How do you meet the person specification? If you don’t exactly meet all of the role requirements but have transferable skills please do consider applying and provide details as part of your answer.
· Why do you want to work for Alder Hey?
Additional information is included within the Job Description and Person Specification.
Closing date: Monday 24th August, 12pm
Interviews will be held in person at Alder Hey on Tuesday 8th September 2026
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Support the teachers of tomorrow. Join our Registry Services team and help deliver an outstanding trainee experience.
About us
The National Institute of Teaching (NIoT) has an unswerving commitment to high quality, evidence-informed teacher education, and is on a mission to improve the quality of teacher and leader development across the system.
Our programmes are designed by teachers and leaders who understand the joys and pressures of school life. We work in collaboration with schools across the country, ensuring that findings from our research benefits all schools, teachers and leaders.
About the role
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Registry Administrator to join the National Institute of Teaching within our Registry Services team. This role offers a fantastic opportunity to develop your Registry knowledge and gain valuable experience in a supportive environment.
This role plays a crucial part in our student administration service, ensuring an exceptional and efficient service for all students and wider institutional stakeholders. Key areas of responsibility for the role include the administration of student assessment and award progressions, awarding documentation, as well as assisting with enrolment activity, ensuring a seamless student journey for all trainees.
We are looking for a candidate with a strong track record of providing administrative support, ideally in an education setting, who can follow and track different administrative processes. Excellent organisational skills are essential as is being proactive and self-motivated, with a positive approach to work.
The role is based at any of our campus locations, so you should be within commutable distance. The role is predominantly hybrid with the need to be on site at least once a fortnight. The role will, on occasion, be required to travel to other sites across the country and travel expenses will be paid.
Essential Criteria:
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A commitment to the aims of the National Institute of Teaching.
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An interest in the education sector and a belief in the value of teachers and school leaders.
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Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail.
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Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills.
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Proficient in the use of MS Office software packages, such as Word, Excel and Outlook, as well as search engines and online databases.
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A pro-active approach that focuses on solutions.
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Highly proficient in administering and proactively monitoring processes which drive successful reporting.
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A sensitivity to the requirements of different audiences and an ability to adapt style appropriately.
Desirable Criteria:
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Previous experience of working in a remote and geographically distributed team.
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Previous experience in the education sector.
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Experience of using student record systems, management information systems and/or online learning environments.
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Experience of higher education assessment processes including marks entry, assessment boards and results and awards processing.
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Experience of using Turnitin.
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Experience of Student Finance rules and regulations.
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Experience of administering all aspects of student records for those on Higher Education programmes.
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Previous expertise of supporting training in the education sector, especially within ITE.
Key benefits:
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Highly competitive pay and pay progression opportunities.
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Flexible start and end working times.
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Flexible working opportunities, including significant scope for hybrid working.
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At least 27 days’ holiday a year (plus 8 bank holidays) rising to 33 days after five years’ service (with an annual discretionary office shutdown between Christmas and New Year).
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Entry to the highly valued Local Government Pension Scheme.
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Excellent opportunities to develop your skills and experience and to progress your career.
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A stimulating, supportive and rewarding working environment with a dedicated team of likeminded professionals.
The National Institute of Teaching is committed to creating a diverse environment and ensuring that all qualified applicants receive equal consideration for employment. We are committed to fair and inclusive recruitment practices and are open to job shares, secondments, part-time, and flexible working schedules.
We think a wide range of different work and educational experiences could support you to be successful in this role. We encourage applications from all backgrounds, communities and industries, and are committed to employing a team that has diverse skills, experiences and abilities.
Location: Within commuting distance of one of our campuses in Birmingham, Blackburn, Bradford, Bristol, Doncaster, Beckenham or Redcar.
How to apply
For more information and to apply online, please visit our vacancies page.
Closing date: 4.00pm on 19 August 2026.
Interview date: 3 September 2026.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications.
Candidates must already have the right to work in the UK, as we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.
This post requires a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) with a Children’s Barred List Check and Occupational Health Check is required as a condition of employment.
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Job description
Job Title: Caseworker
Reports to: TBC
Line Reports: N/A
Location: London/ Birmingham/ Manchester
Working Pattern: Flexible – hybrid; minimum 2 days a week from one of our offices
Starting Salary: London- £29000 (Salary band:£29,000 - £32,000); Outside London- £26500 (Salary band: £26,500 - £29,500 )
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, with occasional evening/weekend work (TOIL provided)
Contract: Permanent
Language requirements: Fluency in English essential.
Travel: Expectations of travel between BB locations for in person meetings and events
Overall purpose:
Breaking Barriers exists to support refugees and people from forced migration backgrounds into meaningful employment.
The Client Caseworker is integral to delivering that mission. Acting as a client’s primary point of support, you will lead and coordinate their progression toward employment — whether through language development, requalification, training or direct employability support.
This role requires someone who can take ownership of client journeys, drive forward action plans, and deliver both one-to-one and group-based support that moves clients closer to work. Caseworkers may initially focus more heavily on one pathway area, but the role is designed to provide integrated, cross-programme support over time.
Collaboration across programme teams is essential to ensure clients experience seamless, joined-up services and consistent progression. Your contributions are valued, and you can make a meaningful impact on people’s lives.
Key responsibilities:
1. Client casework and support
- Manage a caseload of clients, providing structured one-to-one support in person and online.
- Conduct holistic assessments to understand clients’ qualifications, skills, language levels, aspirations and barriers.
- Co-create clear, outcome-focused action plans aligned to sustainable employment.
- Drive forward client progression across relevant pathways, including:
- Employment readiness and job search
- CV development, applications and interview preparation
- Professional requalification and accreditation routes
- English language progression
- Sector-specific training or volunteering
- Deliver group sessions to help clients build knowledge and skills in a supportive peer-learning environment.
- Maintain regular contact to monitor progress, adjust support and maintain accountability.
- Identify and address barriers to progression, advocating where appropriate.
- Safeguard clients appropriately and escalate concerns in line with policy.
- Refer and signpost to additional support services where required.
2. Stakeholder and volunteer engagement
- Engage with stakeholders and partners to develop networks and identify job, training, education and work experience opportunities for clients.
- Support outreach initiatives by developing and maintaining relationships with partners (e.g. referral partners, training providers, employers and professional bodies)
- Advocate on behalf of clients to address specific barriers to employment or accreditation.
- Collaborate with colleagues responsible for employer and partner engagement to match clients to appropriate opportunities.
- Liaise with volunteers to source additional expertise and mentoring opportunities for clients.
- Represent Breaking Barriers at occasional events or meetings as required.
3. Monitoring, Reporting & Administration
- Maintain accurate, timely and detailed client records on the CRM system.
- Track and report on client progression against agreed milestones and KPIs.
- Ensure documentation and evidence are completed in line with reporting requirements.
- Complete enrolment and administrative processes efficiently.
- Support monitoring and evaluation processes to inform service improvement.
4. Cross-Organisational Collaboration & Integrated Working
- Work closely with colleagues across all functions to ensure seamless client journeys, aligning support, avoiding duplication and maintaining clarity of progression plans.
- Share knowledge of sector pathways, labour market developments and client trends to inform service development and team learning.
- Contribute to service development as the service redesign evolves.
- Participate actively in team meetings, case reviews, reflective practice sessions, appraisals and inductions, contributing to strong team relationships and continuous service improvement.
- Take advantage of training and development opportunities to build new skills and share knowledge across teams.
- Foster a collaborative, solution-focused team culture.
Person specification:
Essential Criteria
Experience
· Experience providing one-to-one advice, guidance or support, ideally within employability, education, refugee support or a related field
· Experience delivering or co-facilitating group sessions, workshops or training.
· Experience working toward defined targets, outcomes or deadlines in a structured environment.
· Understanding of barriers faced by refugees and people from forced migration backgrounds in accessing employment.
· Experience maintaining accurate records, whether using a database, CRM or equivalent system.
· Understanding of safeguarding principles and how to respond appropriately to concerns.
Essential Skills & Abilities
· Ability to support people in planning and taking steps toward a goal, with clarity and follow-through.
· Comfortable facilitating groups and engaging diverse audiences.
· Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build trust with people from varied backgrounds.
· Good organisational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities.
· Proactive and solution-focused approach to problem-solving.
· Clear written and verbal communication skills.
· Able to work collaboratively across teams and with external partners or stakeholders.
· Attention to detail and administrative accuracy.
· Adaptable and open to working in an evolving service environment.
Desirable Experience
· Lived experience of seeking sanctuary or forced migration to the UK.
· Experience in refugee support, employment services, education or a related field.
· Familiarity with UK labour market pathways, sector training routes or professional requalification processes.
· Experience working alongside volunteers, mentors or external partners.
· Ability to speak an additional language relevant to the client group.
Other Requirements
- Commitment to Breaking Barriers’ mission and values.
- Eligibility to work in the UK.
- Willingness to travel between offices and partner locations as required.
- Occasional evening or weekend work (TOIL provided)
If you meet most, but not all of the criteria, we’d still like to hear from you!
How to Apply
To apply for this role, please provide:
· A CV
· A written response of no more than 2 pages, illustrating 3 examples from your previous experience that demonstrate how you meet essential requirements for the role.
Other considerations:
· As part of our safeguarding commitment to our clients, we carry out pre-employment checks to ensure that successful applicants are suitable to work with adults at risk. These include criminal record disclosure, obtaining references and verifying a candidate’s identity and right to work in the UK
· Breaking Barriers is committed to protecting an adult’s right to live in safety, free from abuse and neglect and for their views, wishes and beliefs to be fully taken into account when deciding action
· We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity status, race, religion or belief
· Breaking Barriers particularly welcomes applicants with experience of seeking asylum and/or a refugee background
· Some travel between our different areas of operation will be required.
To apply for this role, please provide:
• A CV
• A written response of no more than 2 pages, illustrating 3 examples from your previous experience that demonstrate how you meet essential requirements for the role.
Breaking Barriers exists so that every refugee can access meaningful employment and build a new life.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Impact & Evaluation Manager
We are seeking an experienced Impact & Evaluation Manager to help shape how a growing national charity measures its impact, learns from evidence and strengthens opportunities for children across the UK.
Salary: £41,200 FTE (£24,720 actual)
Location: Hybrid with remote working and at least one day a week in London (SE11)
Hours: Part time, 21 hours per week (3 days)
Contract: Permanent
Closing Date: Tuesday 11 August 2026
About the Role
This is an exciting opportunity to lead impact measurement and evaluation for a well-established national charity as it enters a new phase of growth.
You'll develop and refine evaluation frameworks and Theory of Change models, helping the organisation understand where it is making the greatest difference and how evidence can drive future decision making. Working closely with senior leaders and programme teams, you'll gather, analyse and interpret both qualitative and quantitative data, turning complex findings into practical recommendations.
Key responsibilities include:
- Leading the organisation's impact and evaluation strategy
- Designing and delivering research and evaluation projects
- Developing meaningful frameworks to measure long-term outcomes
- Producing reports and insights for senior leaders, trustees and funders
- Supporting funding applications through robust evidence and impact data
- Building an organisational culture where learning and evidence inform decision making
- Working with internal systems and external partners to improve data collection and reporting
- Ensuring research and data management complies with GDPR and safeguarding requirements
Occasional travel across the UK will be required.
About You
You'll have experience designing and delivering evaluation frameworks and using both qualitative and quantitative research methods to measure impact.
You'll also bring:
- Experience applying Theory of Change and evaluation methodologies
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- The ability to communicate complex information clearly to a range of audiences
- Strong report writing and presentation skills
- Experience influencing strategic decision making through evidence and insight
- Excellent project management and stakeholder engagement skills
Knowledge of the education, charity or social change sectors, experience with Salesforce or similar CRM systems, and familiarity with longitudinal research would be advantageous.
About the Organisation
This national charity is committed to improving opportunities for children through high-quality educational programmes. Working collaboratively with schools, educators and communities, it is focused on creating lasting change through evidence-led practice, innovation and continuous learning. The organisation offers a flexible, supportive working environment with excellent professional development opportunities and a strong commitment to employee wellbeing.
Other roles you may have experience of could include: Impact Manager, Evaluation Manager, Research Manager, Monitoring and Evaluation Manager, Learning and Impact Manager, Evidence and Insights Manager, Research and Evaluation Manager, Performance and Insight Manager, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Manager, Data and Impact Manager.
Please note this role is being advertised by the recruitment agency on behalf of the hiring organisation.
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We're looking for a proactive and approachable Registered Manager of 16-17 Supported Accommodation who will thrive in a busy, fast-paced environment, has high standards, enjoys delivering results and believes everyone should be treated with kindness, fairness and respect.Part-time applications are also welcome.
As Registered Manager, you will oversee YMCA's Supported Accommodation Service, ensuring young people aged 16–17 receive safe, high-quality, aspirational support that enables them to belong, contribute and thrive as they prepare for adulthood and independent living.
Initially, you will lead the successful mobilisation and Ofsted registration of our first service before overseeing multiple sites as the service grows.
About the Role & Key Responsibilities
Exceptional Service Delivery
- Lead on ensuring that the day to day operation of the service is in line with the Supported Accommodation (England) Regulations 2023 and Supported Accommodation Quality Standards.
- Lead, supervise and develop a high-performing staff team - preparing every staff member for registration and future Ofsted inspections.
- Motivate, inspire and develop multiple supported housing teams including 4+ direct reports to successfully manage their own teams, including the delivery of recorded monthly supervision and case management.
- Complete a monthly case management review of each site with relevant manager, including an in-depth audit to ensure young people are receiving the best possible support including high quality case notes, interventions, goals, and a consistency of delivery and approach across all teams.
- Work to build effective staff teams that meet and exceed their set goals and targets and monitor their performance, pro-actively addressing any challenges with the support of HR colleagues.
- Empower your teams to meaningfully engage, involve, and devolve decision making power to young people wherever possible to enable them to highlight and design areas for service development and co-create possible solutions or opportunities for change.
- Model for your teams the use of coaching and motivational interviewing techniques to empower young people with complex needs to regularly set and achieve ambitious person-centred goals, praising them for their achievements, and celebrating where appropriate through the resident incentive scheme.
- Work with your teams to ensure all young people understand and meet the terms of their licence agreement, outlining the expectations we have of them and what they can expect in return from the team at YMCA.
- Ensure you and your teams follow our agreed policies and procedures, including our Positive Change procedure if young people do not meet the expectations shared with them in their licence agreement practicing ‘elastic tolerance’ giving them the opportunity to recognise and change their behaviour.
- Build and maintain excellent working relationships with Local Authorities and ensure the team develop and maintain excellent working relationships with Social Workers, Personal Advisers, local education providers and other partner agencies.
- Be the primary organisational representative at Ofsted inspections, commissioning meetings and placement reviews.
Collaborate with the Head of Resident Services & Head of Housing Services
- Utilising the YMCA Emotional Needs framework, ensure that each young person has a person-centred support plan in place where they set themselves goals focused on independence, emotional wellbeing, education and employment.
- To ensure young people develop practical life skills needed for independent living – including cooking, budgeting, tenancy management, health and wellbeing and positive relationships.
- To ensure that young people are supported with challenges as they present in a curious, empathetic, and solution focused way, responding in a timely manner, as part of or in addition to any planned sessions.
- To deliver a person-centred, asset-based, and trauma-informed approach at all times, recognising that one of the stages of change is relapse which is an important part of the journey towards achieving long term success.
- To ensure smooth transitions between placements.
- Share opportunities to signpost young people for specialist internal and external support with your teams wherever possible i.e. ARC, MK ACT, Mental Wealth.
- Arrange and ensure your teams actively engage in all Reflective Practice sessions designed to allow space for practitioners to consider, reflect on, and improve their practice on an ongoing basis.
Compliance
- Lead on ensuring that all aspects of service delivery, including H&S, Facilities etc are compliant with the necessary regulations, to ensure smooth Ofsted registration, working with teams from across the organisation where necessary.
- Ensure you and your teams collect and record all data required for monitoring and evaluation purposes and write regular case studies to demonstrate the ongoing impact of your work.
- Complete audits, quality assurance processes and continuous improvement plans to ensure continued compliance and success.
- Monitor incidents, complaints and outcomes for young people.
- Ensure that all contract and funding reporting is completed on time and to a high standard to protect and grow our vital commissioning and funding relationships.
- Ensure you and your teams record all information and actions taken factually and as if written to the young person on In-Form (our housing management system) and MyConcern (our safeguarding record system) in a way that you would feel happy to share with the young person if requested.
- Ensure all teams record and complete any actions needed in terms of licence management following property checks, damage to property, or abandonment of property etc.
- Receive and record all compliments and complaints about the housing service on In-Form in line with all Housing Ombudsman requirements and respond to all complaints in writing in a timely manner in line with the appropriate policy and procedure.
- Ensure that all service areas are delivered within budget, reporting any concerns to SLT in a timely manner.
- Ensure service level risk assessments and other health and safety compliance documents are completed as and when necessary for all relevant housing support areas.
- Ensure all H&S and Facilities checks are completed to ensure compliance with Ofsted requirements, raising this promptly with the SLT if Ofsted registered properties are not compliant.
Safeguarding
- Ensure safeguarding lies at the heart of every aspect of the service.
- Act as a Designated Safeguarding Lead and ensure all members of your team record any Safeguarding concerns immediately on MyConcern and make any referrals requested in line with the Safeguarding policy.
- Act as the first point of contact for on-call queries from your direct reports, escalating any significant incidents or safeguarding concerns to SLT, and ensuring adequate cover is in place where necessary.
- Ensure teams are regularly trained in Professional Boundaries to remind staff of their obligation to uphold & maintain them at all times.
About You
You're an experienced leader who enjoys raising standards and making things better. You naturally see opportunities to improve services, simplify processes and create environments that people are proud to be part of. You're equally comfortable developing long-term plans as you are supporting your team to resolve day-to-day operational challenges.
You'll ideally have:
- Experience of managing and motivating a large team providing 24/7 support across multiple sites.
- Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Residential Childcare, or other qualification accepted by Ofsted (or willing to work towards).
- At least 2 years experience working in supported accommodation, residential childcare leaving care or other supported housing setting for young people.
- Excellent knowledge of safeguarding, risk management and partnership working.
- Strong understanding of the Supported Accommodation (England) Regulations 2023 and Supported Accommodation Quality Standards.
- Experience of working in an asset-based, person-centred, trauma-informed Psychologically Informed Environment (PIE).
- Experience of effective reporting and data collection for the purposes of monitoring and evaluation.
- Excellent leadership, communication and relationship-building skills.
- Strong planning, organisational and problem-solving skills.
- The confidence to challenge poor performance, influence others and drive operational excellence.
- A proactive, customer-focused mindset with a genuine passion for raising standards.
Why Join Us?
This is an exciting opportunity to make a genuine impact within a growing organisation that's ambitious about both its people and the communities it serves.
You'll have the opportunity to:
- Make a real difference in a purpose-driven organisation.
- Build trusted relationships across the organisation.
Everyone is Welcome Here
At YMCA South Midlands, we believe everyone should feel they belong.
We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, experiences and communities. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the people we serve and where everyone is treated with dignity, respect and fairness.
As a charity with a Christian heritage, our faith inspires our values and our commitment to serving others. We welcome people of all faiths and none. All appointments are made on merit.
Reasonable Adjustments
We want every candidate to have the opportunity to perform at their best throughout our recruitment process.
If you have a disability, long-term health condition or are neurodivergent and would benefit from any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know when you apply or contact us at any stage. We'll be happy to discuss how we can support you.
Safer Recruitment
YMCA South Midlands is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all colleagues to share this commitment.
As part of our safer recruitment process, the successful candidate will be required to complete pre-employment checks, which will include a DBS check, verification of identity and right to work in the UK, employment references, qualification checks (where applicable) and other relevant pre-employment screening in line with our Safer Recruitment Policy.
Ready to Apply?
If you're passionate about people, thrive in a fast-paced environment and want to help build a culture where people are supported, challenged and inspired to achieve their best, we'd love to hear from you.
We exist to ensure young people have a safe place they can call home, people they can trust, and the support they need to fulfil their potential.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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About Urban Synergy
Urban Synergy is an award winning social mobility charity on a mission to help 50,000 9-24 years old people increase their social mobility by 2027. Our proven programmes inspire and mentor young people to increase their financial independence, social mobility and create happier, safer communities. We believe in a world where no-one’s background ever holds them back.
Role Summary
Are you a proactive, organised, and people-focused professional passionate about empowering young people? We’re looking for a passionate individual to join our team to connect schools, role models, and young people through our programmes. You will be involved in coordinating and facilitating our various programmes creating life-changing opportunities for the next generation. If you thrive on building relationships, hosting and delivering impactful events, and making a real difference, this role is for you.
Responsibilities
The main purpose of the role involves:
- Hosting in-person and online events, such as inspirational in-school events with young people and volunteers.
- Securing and recruiting volunteers and managing end-to-end event logistics.
- Maintaining accurate records using CRM systems and other internal tools.
- Collaborating with internal teams to ensure alignment with organisational goals.
- Building and managing positive relationships with schools, speakers, and volunteers.
- Training Volunteers and ensuring the safety and well-being of participants during events.
- Collecting feedback and evaluating event success to support continuous improvement and reporting.
Skills & Experience
Required Skills
- Experience in delivering training and workshops.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including speaking at events.
- Experience utilising CRM systems or equivalent database management tools.
- The ability to engage and interact effectively with young people and volunteers.
- Creativity and innovation in event design and management.
Desirable Skills
- Project Management experience.
- Experience working with schools, young people, or community organisations.
- Knowledge of mentoring programmes and youth development initiatives.
- Social media or marketing skills to promote events and engage participants.
Benefits
- Hybrid Working.
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays.
- Pension scheme.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Neurodivergent Wellbeing Advisor - Andover (Hampshire) and surrounding areas.
As one of Hampshire’s leading Mental Health Charities, Andover Mind is entering an exciting phase of growth to meet the needs of our communities around mental health and wellbeing support.
ROLE PURPOSE
This role is designed specifically for someone with lived experience of Autism, ADHD, or both. As a Neurodiversity Wellbeing Advisor, you will use your personal understanding of neurodivergence to support, empower and connect adults who may or may not have a formal diagnosis.
You will provide 1:1 wellbeing support, facilitate community groups, and help people build confidence, skills, and strategies to improve their quality of life. Your lived experience, insight and empathy will be central to how the service is shaped and delivered.
You will create safe, inclusive, non‑judgemental spaces where neurodivergent adults feel heard, understood, and supported through a neuro‑affirming approach that celebrates strengths and identity.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Direct Support
- Provide strengths‑based 1:1 support to autistic and/or ADHD adults.
- Use your lived experience to offer relatable insight, emotional understanding and practical strategies.
- Support individuals to develop coping skills, self‑advocacy, and tools to enhance daily wellbeing.
Group Facilitation & Community Work
- Plan and lead welcoming, neuro‑affirming group sessions.
- Create inclusive spaces for connection and shared experience.
- Facilitate co‑production activities to help evolve the hub.
Collaboration & Service Delivery
- Work with internal teams to ensure smooth referral pathways.
- Build relationships with external partners and community stakeholders.
- Participate in awareness events.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Essential Qualifications
- Strong evidence of previous training or learning (formal or informal) which relates to supporting neurodivergent people.
- Ability to demonstrate skills required through lived and/or work experience.
Essential Experience
- Lived experience of Autism, ADHD, or both.
- Experience offering emotional or practical support.
- Experience facilitating groups or community‑based activity.
- Ability to build trusting, supportive relationships.
Why Join Us?
Holiday: 27 days + bank holidays (rising to 30).
Discounts: Vivup membership (retailer cashback and savings).
Wellbeing: Employee Assistance Programme & competitive sick pay.
Growth: Ongoing professional training and development.
Extras: Cycle to work scheme, enhanced maternity leave, and pension.
Andover Mind welcomes applications from all backgrounds, including those with lived experience of mental health or neurodivergence.
Appointments are made on merit.
In accordance with the Equality Act 2010, we do not discriminate, and in line with our equality policy, we are dedicated to building an accurate picture of the make-up of our workforce to ensure we are developing policies and practices that meet the needs of all employees, regardless of their background or personal circumstances.
We take Safeguarding seriously, therefore you will be required to undergo a DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check at the enhanced level before working with us. Further information can be obtained from
We welcome applications from all of the communities in which we work. We also positively encourage applications from people with mental health problems, those who are physically disabled and neurodivergent to apply for a role within Andover Mind.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About Citizens Advice Camden
We are a well-respected local charity with more than 85 years’ experience of delivering free, independent and impartial information, advice and casework services which meet the changing needs of local residents. Our aims are to provide the independent, impartial, confidential and free advice people need for the problems they face and to improve the policies and practices that affect people’s lives.
We target our services at the most vulnerable in our community. Our client profile closely matches local indices of deprivation with most of our clients coming from the most deprived wards in the borough. We identify trends to ensure our services remain agile and able to respond to changing and emerging advice needs.
Role Purpose
The Camden Food Mission is a new service designed to deliver advice in food settings across Camden. This service is a direct response to local food insecurity across the council. It will deliver a floating advice service embedded primarily within food support locations, aiming to reach people who would not otherwise access advice services. The service will focus on stabilising income, managing debt, and reducing reliance on crisis provision.
The project will be delivered through a mix of face-to-face, telephone, and digital channels. Face-to-face appointments will be held in community food locations, with an emphasis on a flexible, visible presence to maximise reach.
We are recruiting a full-time debt adviser to join this project, to work alongside an established and experienced generalist adviser.
Ideally, you will be an experienced money adviser, and able to deliver high quality debt advice and on-going casework to clients. You will be an approved DRO intermediary or be willing to work towards becoming a DRO Intermediary by completing the relevant training. You should also hold the IMA Certificate of Money Advice Practice (CertMAP) or be willing to work towards obtaining this. The CertMAP and DRO Intermediary status are prerequisites to be considered at Senior Level.
Role Profile
- Provide debt advice and specialist casework that is in-depth and complex and covers the full range of debt advice.
- Work to achievable targets in line with the criteria set by the funder.
- Interview clients using sensitive listening and questioning skills in order to allow clients to explain their problem(s) and empower them to set their own priorities.
- Research and explore options and implications so that clients can make informed decisions. Act for clients where necessary using appropriate communication skills and channels.
- Advise clients who are eligible for a DRO of the possible implications, duties and obligations and complete and submit DRO applications on their behalf.
- 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.
- Ensure that all work conforms to Financial Conduct Authority standards, the Advice Quality Standard and the requirements of the funder.Ensure that work reflects and supports the Citizens Advice service’s equality and diversity strategy.
- Maintain detailed case records for the purpose of continuity of casework, information retrieval, statistical monitoring and report preparation.Liaise with advice partners to set up and deliver advice sessions in community outreach locations as required
If you have applied for this role recently, please do not apply again.
Closing deadline for applications is: 9.00am on Monday, 24 August 2026
CVs are not accepted.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and interviews may be conducted before the closing date.
Interview date:tbc
Citizens Advice Camden is an equal opportunities employer. We encourage applications from all sections of the community.
Overview
Where: UK flexible - office space available in major UK cities, but remote-ok. Occasional (~once per quarter) national travel to Leeds office for hackathons, team events etc.
Hours: Full time, 37.5h/week
Why Change Grow Live?
Change Grow Live are a health and social care charity. We support people in a huge range of difficult situations, including those who use drugs and alcohol, and those whose home life is affected by drugs, mental health and/or domestic violence. We're the largest charity of this type in the country, supporting tens of thousands of people in their own journeys. Hundreds of staff work across our organisation to support some of the most vulnerable people in society. Among the many services we offer are:
- Needle exchanges, both in-person and anonymous
- Screening for blood-borne viruses
- Drug testing for fentanyl, nitazene and other harmful additives
- Prescribing safer alternatives to opioids to reduce harm from street drugs
- Working with local pharmacies to check people have picked up life-saving medication
- Case workers who specialise in helping children and young people
Responsibilities
Our technology
We've got complex requirements: recording, monitoring and reviewing information about our clients, with their informed consent. Our in-house web application acts as an electronic patient record, a case management system, a quality management system, and more - it's grown over the last 15 years!
We started out with a Perl application, and have improved it aggressively over the years. All our software is deployed using Docker containers using ECS; much of it using infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform and Pulumi. Our data is stored in a serverless/autoscaling MySQL database.
Newer work is often written in TypeScript, using NestJS and SvelteKit. We’ll use a variety of testing tools in both languages: end-to-end, integration and unit testing are all covered.
We practice a genuinely blame-free culture with incidents/mistakes and always focus our conversations on improving processes, not individual recrimination.
We're looking for compassionate, bold, open-minded software developers to help us build this software. Your efforts will empower frontline professionals carry out their life-saving work.
About you!
An ideal candidate will have some familiarity with SQL: our team write queries often!
We’d love to see candidates with some strong knowledge of HTML and CSS beyond the basics. We don't need you to know any frameworks in particular - but we'd love to see great fundamentals for building on the web, so you should have some experience building applications using JavaScript in the browser.
Debugging and testing experience is a must, in any language - we think that's a highly transferrable skill.
Previous experience with Perl is not a strict requirement. We're happy to show you the ropes - you'll be up to speed in no time!
You should really care about security. You’ll be happy to openly discuss approaches which make the software as safe as possible for people who use our services.
You’ll relish – or at least, enjoy the challenge of - diving into legacy code and documenting, improving and testing the code our users rely on. When you choose to rebuild things, it’s because you genuinely understand the previous solution and its shortcomings.
You'll be a curious, generalist thinker, never limiting yourself to one narrow specialty. As a team, we'll jump from CSS to AWS infrastructure in a day’s work. Of course, we don’t know everything: it's a perfect environment for learning; “I don’t know, let me check” is always a good answer.
What we will give to you:
- 25 days holiday (+ bank holidays) rising by 1 day for each years’ service “Capped at 30 days”.
- Paid ‘Wellness’ hour each week along with a ‘Wellness’ hub and Employee Assist Programme
- Contributory pension scheme
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Eye Test Vouchers
- A great selection of benefits incl. discounts for shopping, cycling, gym membership, cinema, holidays, etc.
- A friendly and supportive team
- Training, career development & progression opportunities
Please ensure that when completing your application form and supporting statement, you reflect on the details outlined in the job description. This will help us understand how your skills and experiences align with the requirements of the role.
If this sounds like you and you’d like to begin your journey with Change Grow Live, then we’d love to talk to you
As we want to get to know you, not an AI tool. Please make sure your application is written in your own words and genuinely reflects your skills, experience and motivation for this role
Direct applications only we will not be engaging agencies for this vacancy.
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high number of applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
Full-time hours at Change Grow Live are 37.5 hours per week. For part-time roles, the salary and payments will be pro rata based on contracted hours.
Salary Range (pro rata if part time)
CGL points 50 to 54 (£56,935.91 - £61,608.17)
ILW / OLW /Fringe
N/A - Outside London Weighting Area
Closing Date
2/8/2026
This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Scheme check at a basic level.
Our mission is to help people change the direction of their lives, grow as individuals, and live life to its full potential.
Hours: You will be required to work the hours as are necessary for the proper discharge of the duties with the notional requirement being 35 hours per working week. Work will normally be undertaken in office hours, Monday to Friday, but weekend and evening working will be required
Remuneration: Up to £42,440 GBP gross per annual (dependent on experience)
Duration: 12 months, with the possibility of extension subject to funding
Location: Manchester, UK (hybrid working available), with an expectation of up to 80% international travel/deployment as required by UK-Med. (Open to candidates based in the UK or internationally, with a preference for UK-based candidates due to operational considerations.)
We are seeking a Medical Doctor with expertise and experience in international humanitarian responses, conflict and/or disasters to provide expert technical leadership across UK-Med’s growing portfolio of emergency health programmes.
UK-Med is a frontline humanitarian medical NGO, delivering life-saving healthcare in emergencies and strengthening health systems in some of the world’s most challenging environments. As a key partner of the UK Emergency Medical Team (UK EMT), we work closely with the UK Government, WHO, Ministries of Health and international partners to respond rapidly when crises strike.
This is a unique opportunity for a highly experienced humanitarian clinician who is passionate about emergency response and willing to deploy internationally in support of UK-Med’s operations. Our teams have responded to some of the world's most complex humanitarian crises, including conflicts, disease outbreaks, natural disasters and public health emergencies. Current and recent programmes have included conflict responses in Ukraine, Gaza and Sudan, as well as support to Ebola preparedness and response activities in DRC, and disaster responses in countries including Venezuela.
The successful candidate will play a key role in shaping humanitarian health programmes, providing technical expertise, supporting programme design and strategy, contributing to funding proposals and deploying overseas to provide leadership to multidisciplinary health teams when required.
You will bring significant experience in emergency and humanitarian health, strong technical credibility and the ability to work effectively with health authorities, WHO and international partners in complex and fast-moving environments. Join us and be part of a passionate, purpose-driven organisation making a real difference where healthcare is needed most.
We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, a supportive and collaborative working environment, and the opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to humanitarian health outcomes worldwide. UK-Med is a dynamic and ambitious organisation with a dedicated team of staff, volunteers and Register members committed to delivering high-quality healthcare where it is needed most.
How to apply
We strongly recommend that you read the Candidate Information Pack - Health Advisor - roving - July 2026 before applying for this role.
To apply, please submit a current CV and a supporting letter (no more than 2 pages) that includes a detailed explanation of your suitability for this post with specific reference to the essential criteria in the person specification.
Applications must be submitted through our online jobs portal no later than Monday 10th of August 2026
Please note that this is a rolling recruitment process. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis and hiring manager will review applications as they are received, decisions may be made at any time if a suitable candidate is identified.
UK-Med is committed to safeguarding of our personnel and beneficiaries and has a zero-tolerance approach to sexual exploitation and abuse. We conduct thorough vetting before any appointment is confirmed.
UK-Med is committed to the principles of diversity, equality, and inclusion. We strive to provide an inclusive and supportive environment where employees feel respected and supported to be able to fulfil their potential.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Programme Director
Calling all Programme Directors!
Anna Freud is seeking a permanent, part-time Programme Director – Child Wellbeing Practitioner (CWP) to join our world-leading mental health charity for children, young people and their families. Our mission is to close the gap in wellbeing and mental health by advancing, translating, delivering, and sharing the best science and practice with everyone who impacts the lives of children, young people and their families. More information about Anna Freud is available on our website.
Our EDI commitment
We are dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace and being an equal opportunities employer, whereby equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) are core to our recruitment practices. All candidates who meet the job criteria will be considered for employment, regardless of ethnic origin, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, disability, age, socioeconomic background, caring responsibilities and care experience.
We ask candidates to share their diversity dimensions with us to help us identify, tackle and prevent bias across the employee lifecycle. We believe a diverse workforce enhances our ability to support mental health and wellbeing, allowing us to better meet the needs of the children, young people and families we serve.
As a Disability Confident employer, disabled candidates meeting our criteria are guaranteed an interview. Applications are submitted anonymously and assessed using a fair evaluation process based on the criteria set out in our job profiles.
What we offer
We offer a range of staff benefits, including an all-in-one rewards and recognition platform called Perkbox and wellbeing offers such as finishing early on Fridays and free counselling through our Employee Assistance Programme. We are proud to have staff-led Diversity Networks offering unique opportunities for learning, connection and impact.
What you’ll do
As Programme Director, you will lead the delivery and continued development of the Child Wellbeing Practitioner programme, ensuring it provides an inclusive, high-quality student experience and meets UCL, BPS and national curriculum standards
- Lead, review and develop the programme curriculum, teaching and learning content
- Manage and support the programme team to ensure the course is delivered smoothly and effectively
- Oversee assessment, marking, quality assurance and compliance with UCL and BPS requirements
- Monitor trainee progress and experience, ensuring students receive appropriate academic and pastoral support
- Manage key programme operations, including stakeholder relationships, student recruitment, staffing and the programme budget
What you’ll bring
The ideal candidate will be an experienced child mental health and higher education professional with the leadership skills to manage an accredited postgraduate programme, support a multidisciplinary team and deliver an inclusive, high-quality learning experience
- A PhD or professional doctorate in clinical psychology or child mental health, alongside a relevant professional qualification or substantial experience in children’s mental health
- Experience of curriculum design, teaching, assessment and programme management within a higher education setting
- Strong knowledge of children and young people’s psychological training programmes, CBT interventions and mental health practice in CAMHS or educational settings
- Proven experience of leading, managing and supporting staff while balancing competing priorities and programme demands
- Excellent communication, collaboration and organisational skills, including the ability to manage budgets and maintain the programme’s quality and financial viability
Key details
Hours: Part-time: 14 hours over 2 days - the postholder will need to work on Fridays and either Tuesday or Thursday. Fridays are in person at Anna Freud, London, during termtime. Usual working hours are Monday to Friday, 09:00-17:00. Flexible working is possible.
Salary: £64,100 FTE per annum, plus 6% contributory pension scheme
Location: Hybrid (a mixture of home/onsite working): staff are working onsite for at least 20% of their working hours at Anna Freud, 4-8 Rodney Street, London N1 9JH. The postholder will also need to attend in person for any in-person teaching, team meetings as necessary.
Contract type: Permanent
Next steps
Closing date for applications: midday (12pm), Wednesday, 12 August 2026. Please note that due to high application volumes, we may close this advert early. We encourage you to apply promptly and to keep an eye on our future vacancies for more opportunities.
Notification of interview: shortlisted applicants will be notified no later than Friday, 14 August 2026. During shortlisting, applicants are anonymously assessed using the criteria visible in the Job Profile. Please note: due to the high volume of applications received, we will not be able to provide feedback to unsuccessful applicants.
Interviews: will be held week commencing 17 August 2026
How to apply: click on the 'apply now’ button to apply online. We are unable to accept CVs and kindly request no contact from agencies.
Questions?
Please email us with any job enquiries, or if you require assistance or experience difficulties when applying. Please note that successful candidate(s) will be asked to evidence their Right to Work in the UK post-job offer – we do not hold a sponsor license therefore we are unable to provide Visa sponsorship.
Our vision is a world where all children and young people are able to achieve their full potential.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Thank you for your interest in joining the CoachBright team as an Associate Programme Lead.
We are building a network of experienced associates across England to deliver CoachBright programmes during the 2026/27 academic year and beyond.
Rather than recruiting for a single vacancy, we are looking to build a pool of experienced associates who can deliver programmes as they are confirmed with our partner schools and universities. This is a freelance contract, giving you the flexibility to accept programme assignments that suit your availability.
We are a social mobility charity on a mission to support young people from disadvantaged backgrounds become confident, independent, and resilient, so they can lead the lives they want.
If you’re motivated by improving social mobility and transforming the life chances of young people, we would love to hear from you.
About the role
We're looking for experienced facilitators to join our growing network of Associate Programme Leads, delivering CoachBright programmes in schools and universities across England.
Depending on demand, your availability and the geographical areas you're able to cover, you may be offered one or multiple programme assignments throughout the academic year.
This is a freelance contract for services, offering the flexibility to organise your own schedule and decide which programme assignments you accept. Each programme has a clearly defined scope, fixed programme fee and agreed delivery timeline.
As an Associate Programme Lead, you'll take responsibility for delivering allocated programmes, building positive relationships with schools, universities and volunteers, and ensuring every programme is delivered to CoachBright's high standards.
You’ll be supported by a named CoachBright colleague who will provide programme oversight, quality assurance and operational support throughout your assignments.
What you’ll do
- Deliver CoachBright programmes in accordance with agreed programme briefs.
- Plan, coordinate and deliver high-quality sessions that engage and inspire participants.
- Manage programme delivery, ensuring agreed milestones and deadlines are met.
- Build positive relationships with schools, universities, volunteers and programme partners.
- Maintain effective communication throughout programme delivery.
- Collect evaluation data and contribute to programme impact reports.
- Participate in quality assurance activities and programme reviews.
- Build positive, professional relationships with school, university and other programme partners.
- Act as the primary contact for commissioned programme partners throughout programme delivery period.
- Maintain effective communication with school staff, volunteers and your CoachBright contact throughout programme delivery.
- Work collaboratively with volunteers, school staff and CoachBright colleagues to ensure programmes run smoothly.
- Escalate safeguarding concerns to the CoachBright DSL, and operational issues and significant partner feedback to your named CoachBright contact.
- Deliver programmes to CoachBright's expected standards of quality and professionalism.
- Complete all required safeguarding, data protection and induction requirements before programme delivery.
- Participate in quality assurance activities, programme debriefs and partner review meetings as agreed.
- Contribute ideas and feedback to help continuously improve CoachBright programmes.
Our programmes
As an Associate Programme Lead, you may be commissioned to deliver one or more of CoachBright's programmes, depending on your experience, availability and the needs of our partner schools and universities.
Although each programme is different, all are designed to improve the confidence, independence and future opportunities of young people from underrepresented backgrounds through high quality coaching.
Programmes include:
UniCoach Programme
Our UniCoach Programme trains university students to become academic coaches, supporting small groups of pupils to build their confidence, independence, resilience and academic progress.
As an Associate Programme Lead, you'll recruit, train and support university volunteers, build strong relationships with school and university partners, coordinate programme delivery and evaluate its impact.
A typical UniCoach programme features 20-30 pupils, and 5-10 undergraduates, and involves:
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8-10 week delivery period
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Recruitment, training, and coordination of undergraduate volunteers
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Seven sessions at the school featuring all pupils and coaches, normally for one hour at the same time each week
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A graduation celebration event at a local university of the school
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An evaluation impact report
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Programme fee approx £2,850
Peer to Peer Programme
Our Peer to Peer Programme trains older pupils to become academic coaches for younger pupils, helping both groups to develop academically while building confidence, leadership and resilience.
As an Associate Programme Lead, you’ll.train pupil coaches, support the school throughout programme delivery, maintain the day-to-day relationship, oversee programme quality and evaluate its impact.
A typical Peer to Peer programme features 15 older pupils coaching one younger peer each (total cohort size of 30) and involves:
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8-10 week delivery period
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Training session for older pupils (coaches)
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Seven sessions at the school featuring all 15 pairs, normally for one hour at the same time each week
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A graduation celebration event at a local university of the school
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An evaluation impact report
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Programme fee approx £700 - £1,900 (depending on number of sessions selected by partner)
LifeCycle Programme
Our LifeCycle programme provides one-to-one professional coaching for university students from underrepresented backgrounds, helping them navigate university life, develop key skills and achieve their personal and academic goals.
A typical LifeCycle programme features a cohort of 20-30 undergraduate students, who receive six 60-minute online coaching sessions, alongside three in-person workshops.
Depending on your qualifications and experience, you may either:
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Deliver one-to-one coaching yourself (for associates with recognised professional coaching qualifications); and/or
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Coordinate a team of professional coaches, managing programme delivery, partner relationships and evaluation.
Typical programme fee:
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Programme coordination and management only: approx £2,750
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Programme coordination & professional coaching: fee dependent on coaching experience and cohort size
Programme fees vary depending on the programme type and will always be agreed in advance before work begins.
Locations
We expect to deliver programmes across the following areas during the 2026/27 academic year and welcome applications from people able to travel within one or more of these locations:
- Greater London, Hampshire, Sussex, Kent, Berkshire, Essex, Hertfordshire and Milton Keynes
- West Midlands, East Midlands
- Cornwall and Plymouth
- Merseyside, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Cheshire and Staffordshire
- Northumberland, Newcastle, Tyneside and Teesside
What we’re looking for
Essential:
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A genuine passion for improving life chances for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds and a commitment to CoachBright's mission and values.
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Experience delivering programmes, workshops, coaching, mentoring or training with children, young people or adults.
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Experience building positive, professional relationships with schools, universities or other partner organisations.
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Excellent organisational and time management skills, with the ability to plan ahead, manage competing priorities and consistently meet agreed deadlines.
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Demonstrable ability to work independently, exercise sound judgement and take responsibility for delivering high quality outcomes with minimal supervision.
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Comfortable working on a freelance basis, including managing your own workload, availability and invoicing arrangements.
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Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate confidently with a range of stakeholders.
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Confidence using digital systems to manage programmes, maintain accurate records and produce high quality written reports.
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Willingness and ability to travel independently to programme locations within your preferred geographical areas.
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Willingness to complete an Enhanced DBS check through CoachBright prior to programme delivery.
Desirable:
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Experience recruiting, training or supporting volunteers.
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Experience collecting evaluation data and producing impact or evaluation reports.
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Previous experience working on a freelance or self-employed basis.
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Understanding of the barriers to social mobility, both nationally and in your region.
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Experience of partnership management or sales in an education context.
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An existing network of contacts in schools or universities, or a demonstrable ability to build one quickly.
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Access to a car for reaching schools in areas with fewer public transport options.
Key details
Contract Type:
Associate Programme Lead (Freelance Contract for Services). You will be engaged as an independent contractor, not an employee of CoachBright.
Programme Availability:
Programme assignments are offered throughout the academic year as partner schools and universities confirm delivery. The number of programmes offered will vary depending on demand, your availability, and the geographical areas you are able to cover. While we cannot guarantee a minimum number of programme assignments, we are looking to build long term relationships with associates who consistently deliver excellent programmes.
Support:
Every Associate Programme Lead is supported by a named CoachBright colleague who provides programme oversight, quality assurance and operational support.
Training:
Successful applicants will complete a paid induction before delivering their first programme and receive programme-specific training where required.
Safeguarding
An Enhanced DBS check and safeguarding training are required before programme delivery begins.
Travel
The role is home-based with regular travel to partner schools and universities. Reasonable travel expenses will be reimbursed in line with CoachBright's Expenses Policy.
Insurance
Successful candidates will be covered by our insurance so will not need to source their own.
How to apply
Please send a CV and brief covering letter answering the application questions through the CharityJob portal.
We welcome applications on a rolling basis. Early applications are encouraged.
Shortlisted candidates will be invited to a one-stage interview via video meeting during July and August.
Coaching young people to be confident, independent and resilient so they can lead the lives they want.



The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About us:
We are an international humanitarian organisation that strives for a world free from poverty, fear and oppression. We deliver life-saving and life-changing interventions to the world's poorest and most vulnerable people. From rapid emergency response to innovative development programming, we go to the hardest to reach places to make sure that no-one is left behind. With 3000 staff of more than 50 nationalities, Concern operates in 24 of the world’s poorest countries, helping people to achieve major and long-lasting improvements in their lives.
Benefits
• 25 days’ annual leave, pro-rated for part-time employees.
• Office closure between Christmas Day and New Year’s Day
• Flexible hours and hybrid working
• Annual leave purchase scheme
• Enhanced parental leave pay
• Stakeholder pension
• Season ticket loan
• Cycle scheme
• Life assurance
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
Details of our benefits could be found on our website.
Job Location: London (Hybrid)
Staff are expected to come into their base office once per week. Staff are also able to flex their start and finish times between the hours of 7am to 7pm daily.
Our London office is based in The Foundry, a vibrant and eco-conscious workspace near Vauxhall and Oval stations. You’ll be based in a dynamic, purpose‑driven workspace designed to support collaboration and innovation. The Foundry offers excellent on‑site facilities, including a vegan café and a programme of monthly events, workshops, and networking opportunities with other charities and NGOs based in the building. With its welcoming, inclusive environment, The Foundry is a place where people come together to work, connect, and drive meaningful change every day.
About the role:
The importance of this role is key as we rebalance our investment into digital channels to acquire new supporters. The person in this role needs to demonstrate hands-on digital expertise, measurable fundraising impact, strong analytical and project management skills, and compliance awareness. The predominant focus of the role will be investment in and growth of acquisition via digital channels but will also include acquisition via connected and addressable TV, and some offline channels – particularly to support acquisition in an emergency. This role focuses on planning, delivering, and evaluating fundraising activities (primarily, but not limited, to digital) that inspire donors, acquire new supporters, and maximise lifetime value.
About You:
You are a creative, data-driven digital fundraising professional with a passion for delivering exceptional supporter experiences and growing income through engaging digital campaigns. With proven experience in digital fundraising or marketing, ideally within the charity sector, you have successfully delivered multi-channel campaigns across paid social, email, PPC, search and web, using compelling storytelling and audience insight to drive supporter acquisition, engagement and retention. Confident using CRM systems, fundraising platforms and analytics tools, you can translate performance data into actionable insights that improve results and maximise ROI. You are highly organised, proactive and solutions-focused, able to manage multiple projects and deadlines while maintaining attention to detail and compliance with GDPR and data protection best practice. A collaborative team player with excellent communication skills, you enjoy working across teams to deliver integrated campaigns and are always looking for opportunities to test, learn and innovate. Experience with website management, conversion optimisation, marketing automation, or mentoring colleagues would be an advantage, but above all, you are motivated by using your digital expertise to build stronger supporter relationships and deliver meaningful impact.
To view the full job description and person specification, please click on the link below to download the document.
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion:
Concern Worldwide encourages all qualified candidates, irrespective of gender, ethnicity and origin, disability, political beliefs, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, or socio-economic status to apply to become a part of the organisation. Concern is against all forms of discrimination and unequal power relations, and is committed to promoting equality.
HOW TO APPLY
To apply for this post, please upload your CV and cover letter explaining how you meet the essential and desirable criteria for the position by
9th August 2026.
Your cover letter will be scored against each of the listed requirements listed in the job description. To give yourself the best chance of being shortlisted, please copy each criterion into your cover letter and explain under each one how your experience, skills, or achievements demonstrate your suitability. Use clear and specific examples to support your statements.
Concern will shortlist only those candidates who clearly demonstrate that they meet all essential criteria. If a high number of applicants meet the minimum requirements, we will assess and score candidates against the desirable criteria to determine who will be invited to interview. It is therefore important that your application provides detailed evidence of how you meet the role requirements.
All candidates who are short-listed for an interview will be notified via email.
Candidates must be legally entitled to work in the UK at the time of application.
Conditions of Appointment:
Pay band: GB6
London: £43,250- £48,055, based on full time hours (35 hours per week)
New employees typically start at the beginning of their pay band.
The successful post holder will be required to complete a criminal records self-declaration form.
Having a criminal record will not necessarily debar you from working with Concern Worldwide. This will depend on the nature of the position, together with the circumstances and background of your offences.
Our mission is to permanently transform the lives of people living in extreme poverty, tackling its root causes and building resilience.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.


