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Working across Berkshire, Surrey Heath, Farnham & North-East Hampshire
If your idea of a great day at work involves leading a walk in the countryside, singing with a group, trying a new activity, supporting someone to regain confidence and finishing the day knowing you've genuinely made a difference, we'd love to hear from you.
At Younger People with Dementia (YPWD), we support adults diagnosed with young onset dementia (diagnosed under the age of 65) to remain active, connected and independent through meaningful activities, one-to-one support and community programmes.
This isn't a personal care role. It's about helping people continue to live well, enjoy life and do the things that matter most to them.
What You'll Do
As part of our friendly and supportive team, you'll help deliver a wide range of engaging activities, from art, walking and singing to katakanuing, reader groups and community outings. You'll also provide one-to-one support, help plan future sessions and complete the records that enable us to deliver safe, high-quality services.
No two days are the same, and we're looking for someone who enjoys variety, uses their initiative and loves helping others have fun.
About You
We're looking for someone who:
- Is kind, compassionate and approachable.
- Enjoys being active, creative and making people smile.
- Builds positive relationships and communicates well.
- Is organised and understands the importance of accurate record keeping.
- Is confident using IT, including email and Microsoft Office.
- Is reliable, adaptable and happy to get stuck in.
- Enjoys working independently but knows that great teamwork delivers the best outcomes.
You don't need to be an expert in dementia, we can teach that. What matters most is your attitude, your values and your willingness to learn.
The Kind of Person Who Thrives Here
At YPWD, our values are Inclusive, Supportive, Enabling and Innovative. They're not just words on a wall, they shape how we work every day.
We work hard, laugh often, support each other and leave egos at the door. We value people who are kind, humble and willing to roll up their sleeves when needed. We communicate openly, celebrate each other's successes and focus on finding solutions rather than blame.
If you're someone who enjoys being part of a team, brings a positive attitude and wants to make a genuine difference, you'll fit right in.
If you're looking for workplace politics, unnecessary drama or somewhere to simply 'do your hours', we're probably not the right organisation for you. If you're looking for meaningful work with great people, we'd love to hear from you.
Essential Requirements
- Full UK driving licence.
- Daily access to a roadworthy vehicle insured for business use.
- Willingness to travel across Berkshire, Surrey Heath, Farnham and North East Hampshire.
- Enhanced DBS check (or willingness to obtain one).
- Right to work in the UK.
What We Offer
- 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
- Pension scheme.
- Enhanced sickness absence scheme.
- HSF Health Cash Plan.
- Excellent training and development opportunities.
- A supportive team where your ideas are welcomed and your contribution is valued.
- Free office parking.
Interested?
We want our recruitment process to be welcoming, fair and give you the opportunity to experience what it's like to work at YPWD.
Our recruitment process includes:
- Application: Submit your CV and a covering letter explaining why you'd like to join YPWD.
- Stage One Interview: This includes a short presentation and an interview exploring your experience, values and approach to supporting people living with young onset dementia.
- Workshop Visit: Candidates progressing from the first interview will be invited to visit one of our activity workshops. This gives you the opportunity to experience our services, meet the team and ensure the role is the right fit for you.
- Stage Two Interview: A final interview to explore your suitability for the role in more depth.
- Pre-employment Checks: Any offer of employment will be subject to satisfactory references, right to work checks and an Enhanced DBS check.
Closing date: Sunday 6 September 2026
Stage One Interview: Monday 14 September 2026
Workshop Visit: Monday 21 or Tuesday 22 September 2026
Stage Two Interview: Wednesday 24 September 2026
YPWD is committed to creating an inclusive workplace and welcomes applications from all backgrounds. We are committed to safer recruitment, and all appointments are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, including references, right to work and an Enhanced DBS check where required.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
As a Domestic Abuse (DA) Team Leader, you will lead the team of DA Practitioner’s and our Armed Forces Independent Domestic Violence Adviser’s (IDVAs). You will be responsible for overseeing risk assessments, safety planning and case management, working within Trevi’s Domestic Abuse Team.
About the role
This role focuses on empowering women and families to improve their safety, wellbeing, and independence. The successful candidate will lead the team to provide support through emotional support, practical guidance, advocacy, and access to specialist services which will include legal resources, employment, education, finances, benefit support and group work.
What you will do
· Supervise DA Practitioners, & Armed Forces IDVAs, providing daily guidance, case management oversight, and supervision
· Providing constructive feedback, conducting appraisals, and managing employee performance
· Lead on high-risk cases, ensuring comprehensive risk assessment (e.g., DASH) and safety planning for victims
What you will bring
· Experience of working in domestic abuse delivery service
· IDVA Qualified
· Ability to prioritise, work independently, and reflect on practice
· Strong communication and organisational skills
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About the role:
At Camden Young Person’s High Support Accommodation Service, nights matter. They can be the point where worry, distress, conflict or risk comes to the surface - and where calm, skilled leadership can make all the difference. As Night Manager, you will lead the overnight service, making sure young people experience safety, consistency and support when they need it most.
You will be the senior operational decision-maker overnight, leading the night team to respond confidently to incidents, safeguarding concerns, missing young people procedures, building safety, visitor access and any actions handed over from the day team. You’ll work with a high level of independence, while knowing when to liaise with the on-call manager, emergency services or wider management team to keep young people, staff and the building safe.
This is also a role about connection. You’ll line manage, support and guide Night Workers, oversee locum or agency staff where needed, and make sure overnight learning, handovers and emerging themes are shared clearly with the Service Manager and wider team. Through trauma informed, strengths-based and psychologically informed practice, you’ll help build a service where night and day support feels joined up, purposeful and ambitious for young people’s futures.
*Please note, this is a night working role.
About you:
- You are calm, confident and steady under pressure, with the judgement to manage risk overnight and know when to escalate.
- You have experience supporting, supervising or leading staff in supported accommodation, youth work, social care, housing or a similar setting.
- You understand the needs, strengths and risks of young people in high support accommodation, including safeguarding, trauma, distress and non-engagement.
- You can create clear structure without losing warmth, building a team culture where staff feel supported, accountable and able to do their best work.
- You communicate clearly and confidently, with strong records, handovers and partnership working that help keep support joined up across day and night.
About us:
We’re London’s leading homelessness charity – and we get things done.
In a city where hundreds are forced into homelessness every day, our work has never been more needed or more challenging. And we’re not shying away. We’re rolling up our sleeves to make change and helping over 10,000 Londoners every year. We prevent homelessness, provide safe places to live and give people the opportunity to rebuild their lives and transform their futures. And we never give up.
We’re here for Londoners wherever they are on their journey. We start with trust, building relationships that help people feel safe, supported, and ready to move forward. Every day, we put people first in everything we do, challenging injustice and barriers that keep people from the safety, stability and opportunity they deserve. We stand alongside people as they rebuild and shape a future that feels their own.
Joining Single Homeless Project means joining a team that’s bold, compassionate and determined to do better for the people we support and for each other. You’ll work alongside colleagues with lived experience, in a space that’s trans-inclusive, disability-friendly, and actively striving to be anti-oppressive and equitable.
We’re not perfect, but we’re real. We listen. We learn. And we push forward, together. Because this isn’t just a job. It’s a chance to lead with empathy, spark change, and help build a London where no one is left behind.
Important info:
Closing date: Tuesday 18th August at midnight
Interview date: Thursday 27th August at SHP Head Office in Kings Cross
Please note shortlisted candidates will be required to complete a short psychometric test before being confirmed for interview.
This post will require an Enhanced DBS check to be processed (by SHP) for the successful applicant.
Please note applications are reviewed for AI use in application questions. Applications with insufficient right to work or requiring sponsorship will not be accepted or progressed
Preventing homelessness, transforming lives.



The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
About the role:
Join us at Single Homeless Project (SHP) as part of our Lewisham Vulnerable Adults Accommodation Service (LVAAS), delivering accommodation-based support across our properties in Brockley and New Cross. This is hands-on, day-to-day work alongside people experiencing homelessness and multiple disadvantage, where no two days are the same. You’ll build real relationships with clients, supporting them to stabilise, develop life skills and move towards greater independence, while navigating the challenges that can come with housing, health and wider support needs.
As a Project Worker, you’ll be at the centre of the service; working closely with colleagues and partner agencies to coordinate support that genuinely moves people forward. Alongside your client work, you’ll play a key role in keeping the service running safely and smoothly, from maintaining a secure, welcoming environment to staying on top of health and fire safety standards across the properties.
At SHP, this role is a starting point for growth. You’ll gain exposure to complex work, build confidence in your practice and be supported to develop your career in a way that works for you. If you’re looking for a role where you can make a tangible difference every day while growing your skills, you’ll find that here.
About you:
- You build trust quickly and genuinely, working alongside people experiencing homelessness and multiple disadvantage with warmth, consistency and clear boundaries
- You stay calm and practical in busy or challenging moments, able to balance competing demands without losing sight of what matters for clients
- You’re confident working in a property-based service, taking responsibility for creating a safe, well-run environment for both clients and colleagues
- You work well with others, whether that’s your immediate team or external partners, and know how to keep things moving forward
- You’re open to learning, reflective in your approach and motivated to grow your skills in a role that will stretch you
About us:
We’re London’s leading homelessness charity – and we get things done.
In a city where hundreds are forced into homelessness every day, our work has never been more needed or more challenging. And we’re not shying away. We’re rolling up our sleeves to make change and helping over 10,000 Londoners every year. We prevent homelessness, provide safe places to live and give people the opportunity to rebuild their lives and transform their futures. And we never give up.
We’re here for Londoners wherever they are on their journey. We start with trust, building relationships that help people feel safe, supported, and ready to move forward. Every day, we put people first in everything we do, challenging injustice and barriers that keep people from the safety, stability and opportunity they deserve. We stand alongside people as they rebuild and shape a future that feels their own.
Joining Single Homeless Project means joining a team that’s bold, compassionate and determined to do better for the people we support and for each other. You’ll work alongside colleagues with lived experience, in a space that’s trans-inclusive, disability-friendly, and actively striving to be anti-oppressive and equitable.
We’re not perfect, but we’re real. We listen. We learn. And we push forward, together. Because this isn’t just a job. It’s a chance to lead with empathy, spark change, and help build a London where no one is left behind.
Important info:
Applications are reviewed and suitable candidates invited to interview online via Microsoft Teams as they are received. Therefore, please submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close the advert once a suitable candidate has been identified.
A second stage interview will be arranged for suitable candidates in service in Lewisham.
This post will require an Enhanced DBS check to be processed (by SHP) for the successful applicant.
Please note applications are reviewed for AI use in application questions. Applications with insufficient/without current right to work or requiring sponsorship will not be accepted for this role.
Preventing homelessness, transforming lives.



The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Using Anonymous Recruitment
This organisation is using Anonymous Recruitment to reduce bias in the first stages of the hiring process. Submit your application as normal and our system will anonymise it for you. Your personal information will be hidden until the recruiter contacts you.
If you’re passionate about supporting children and young people through tough moments, The Circle could be exactly where you belong. We’re West London Mind, and our award‑winning, non‑clinical crisis prevention service is open 365 days a year to help young people de‑escalate, feel safe, and access skilled, compassionate support.
About The Circle
The Circle is a warm, youth‑designed space for 5–18 year olds who may be struggling with their mental health or at risk of crisis. Instead of attending A&E, young people can drop in for calm, child‑centred support, emotional regulation, and practical guidance. You’ll also work closely with parents, carers and professionals to strengthen wellbeing and self‑management.
What You'll Do
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Provide in‑the‑moment support to help young people de‑escalate distress
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Use age‑appropriate approaches to reduce the need for medical intervention
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Lead emotional regulation exercises and deliver psychoeducation
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Co‑produce safety and wellbeing plans with CYP, families and referrers
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Offer 1:1 support via drop‑ins or appointments
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Signpost families to ongoing local support and build strong community networks
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Contribute to creative group activities (e.g., art, music, workshops)
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Follow safeguarding procedures and risk processes confidently
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Keep clear, timely records and gather feedback to evidence impact
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Engage in reflective practice, training and team collaboration
What We're Looking For
You’ll bring at least two years’ experience supporting children or young people in a mental health or wellbeing setting.
You’ll also have:
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A child‑centred approach
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Strong communication skills
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Confidence with safeguarding
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Ability to work flexibly and manage your own wellbeing
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Experience using Microsoft Office
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Understanding of GDPR, equality and diversity
Please see JD attached to this ad for a full description and requirements of the role.
We are an equal opportunities employer; and are proud to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve.
This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check
We’re here to make sure that everyone suffering with a mental health problem gets the help they need to recover.



The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Using Anonymous Recruitment
This organisation is using Anonymous Recruitment to reduce bias in the first stages of the hiring process. Submit your application as normal and our system will anonymise it for you. Your personal information will be hidden until the recruiter contacts you.
Help transform access to healthcare for people experiencing homelessness in Islington
Thank you for your interest in joining Groundswell.
We're looking for someone who believes everyone should be able to access healthcare with dignity, whatever their circumstances.
As our new Homeless Health Peer Advocacy (HHPA) Caseworker in Islington, you'll play a key role in establishing an exciting new service that helps people experiencing homelessness get the healthcare they need while bringing local health, housing and homelessness services together around the people who need them most.
Every day you'll build trusted relationships, remove barriers to healthcare and support people to take greater control of their health and wellbeing. Whether you're accompanying someone to a health appointment, helping them understand their treatment, supporting a safe hospital discharge or working alongside local partners to coordinate care, you'll see the difference your work makes.
At Groundswell, we believe lasting change happens through relationships. We work alongside people rather than doing things for them, building confidence, creating opportunities and supporting people to become active participants in their own health.
This is an opportunity to help shape a new service from the beginning, working as part of an ambitious partnership that's committed to reducing health inequalities and creating a more joined-up, compassionate system for people experiencing homelessness in Islington.
If you're passionate about tackling health inequalities, enjoy building relationships, and want to be part of a values-led organisation where lived experience is at the heart of everything we do, we'd love to hear from you.
About Groundswell
For 30 years we've worked alongside people with lived experience to develop practical solutions that improve health, reduce inequalities and create opportunities for lasting change. We believe that people who have experienced homelessness are experts in the barriers they face and should play a central role in designing services and shaping the systems that affect them.
Today, Groundswell delivers peer-led services, helping thousands of people each year access healthcare, improve their wellbeing and influence the systems that affect their lives. As Islington HHPA Caseworker, you'll join a supportive organisation that believes lasting change happens through relationships, partnership and involving people with lived experience at all levels.
Our Vision
Our vision is for a society which is fair, inclusive and equal.
We need equitable access to a healthier life and a better future for anyone with experience of homelessness.
Our Mission
Our mission is to bring people together to:
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Amplify voices of people with lived experience to create solutions to homelessness and health inequalities.
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Stand in solidarity and champion their rights, to create positive change.
Our Strategy
We co-produced our strategy with staff and volunteers with experience of homelessness. We’re proud to have remained true to our values of participation and co-production.
Stronger Voices, Healthier Lives, Better Futures, Greater Together
People with experience of homelessness must inform the solutions – because they understand the problems people face.
At every stage, we will hear, unite and amplify more voices of people with lived experience to speak out. Through participation we will build a stronger, more inclusive community to create change – through our organisation, in services, our sectors and wider society, locally and nationally.
Homelessness is a health emergency.
We will work to end health inequalities for people who have or are experiencing homelessness through advocacy, practical support, information and by influencing people, policy and services.
Everyone deserves a better, more hopeful life and future.
Lived experience of homelessness can lead to barriers that impact people’s life chances.
Recognising the potential in everyone, we will provide more opportunities and support for people with experience of homelessness to progress if, and when, they are ready.
We can’t achieve our goals alone – we are more impactful when we pull together.
We will become more effective and sustainable, building on our culture of relationships, compassion and transparency, and working closely with partners to learn, share and create change.
How Homeless Health Peer Advocacy Works
HHPA helps people experiencing homelessness overcome the barriers that prevent them accessing healthcare.
Many people face significant challenges navigating health services. Appointments can be difficult to book and attend, treatment can be confusing, and previous experiences of stigma, trauma or exclusion can make healthcare feel inaccessible. Without the right support, people often delay seeking help until their health has deteriorated.
"I need someone with me that I know that I can trust. I wouldn't do things like that on my own."
HHPA Client
HHPA provides practical, person-centred support that helps people access the care they need while building the confidence to manage their own health. Rather than providing one-off interventions, HHPA works alongside people over time, developing trusted relationships, responding flexibly to changing needs and supporting people to become more confident and independent.
The service combines the expertise of skilled Caseworkers with the unique insight of trained volunteer Peer Advocates who have lived experience of homelessness. Together they provide one-to-one advocacy, practical support and health promotion to help people:
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register with healthcare services
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prepare for and attend appointments
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understand treatment and care plans
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navigate hospital admission and discharge
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access wider health and wellbeing services
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make informed decisions about their health
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become increasingly confident in managing their own health.
Alongside one-to-one support, HHPA delivers peer-led health promotion in hostels, day centres, outreach settings and other community spaces. Through informal conversations and group activities, Peer Advocates share accessible information about physical health, mental health and wellbeing, encourage preventative healthcare, identify unmet health needs and help people access support earlier. These conversations often provide the first step towards engaging with healthcare, creating trusted pathways into ongoing advocacy and reducing the need for crisis intervention.
This relational, peer-led approach improves individual health outcomes while strengthening partnerships across health, housing and homelessness services, helping more people access coordinated, person-centred care.
Delivering HHPA in Islington
Groundswell has been commissioned by Islington Council to deliver a new borough-wide Homeless Health Peer Advocacy (HHPA) service.
The service supports people who are sleeping rough or living in hostels, supported accommodation and temporary housing to access healthcare earlier, stay engaged with treatment and receive coordinated support across local services.
Working alongside Single Homelessness Project (SHP), Thames Reach, the Islington Health Outreach Team (IHOT), Whittington Health NHS Trust, Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust, Islington GP Federation, Change Grow Live, Islington Council and local accommodation providers, the service delivers outreach, in-reach, health advocacy, healthcare accompaniment, hospital discharge support and health promotion for people experiencing homelessness across Islington. Alongside supporting individuals, the service also strengthens local partnerships, improves referral pathways and identifies opportunities to make the health and homelessness system work better for people experiencing homelessness.
"Groundswell are the stitches that keep homeless and health professionals working together."
Partner organisation
As the Islington HHPA Caseworker, you'll play a key role in establishing this new service and helping it become a trusted part of Islington's health and homelessness system. You'll manage a varied caseload, working alongside people experiencing homelessness to improve access to healthcare, coordinate support and help them achieve the health outcomes that matter to them. Every day is different, but throughout your work you'll work alongside people, collaborate with local partners and help create a service that enables people to access healthcare with dignity, confidence and choice.
Role Description
Through outreach, health advocacy and partnership working, you'll support people experiencing homelessness to access healthcare, stay engaged with treatment and build the confidence to manage their own health. Alongside direct support, you'll help strengthen partnerships and improve local pathways into care.
Key Responsibilities
Outreach and Engagement:
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Undertake outreach with SHP, Thames Reach and the Islington Health Outreach Team (IHOT).
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Deliver in-reach sessions within hostels, supported accommodation and temporary housing.
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Respond to referrals and identify people who would benefit from the service.
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Build trusting relationships through persistent, compassionate engagement.
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Complete holistic assessments and develop person-centred support plans.
Health Advocacy and Casework:
Manage a caseload of people experiencing homelessness with multiple and complex health needs, providing practical, person-centred support to improve access to healthcare and long-term health outcomes.
You will support people to:
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Register with GP practices and other primary healthcare services.
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Access physical health, mental health, dental, sexual health, optometry and substance use services.
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Arrange, prepare for and attend healthcare appointments.
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Understand their treatment, care plans and available support.
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Communicate effectively with healthcare professionals and advocate where barriers arise.
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Build the confidence and skills to manage their own healthcare independently over time.
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Promote preventative healthcare, including screening, vaccinations and long-term condition management where appropriate.
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Deliver informal health promotion and accessible health information in hostels and community settings.
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Encourage people to seek support earlier and become active participants in managing their own health and wellbeing.
You'll tailor your support to each individual, recognising the impact of homelessness, trauma and social exclusion on health and wellbeing.
Hospital Admission and Discharge
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Support people before, during and after hospital admission.
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Advocate with hospital teams.
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Contribute to discharge planning.
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Help prevent discharge to rough sleeping.
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Provide follow-up support to maintain engagement with healthcare.
Partnership Working
Develop strong working relationships across Islington's health, housing and homelessness system to ensure people experiencing homelessness receive coordinated, person-centred support.
You will:
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Attend multidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings, case conferences and other partnership forums.
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Coordinate care for people with multiple and complex needs.
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Develop and maintain effective referral pathways with partner organisations.
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Share information appropriately to support safe, coordinated care.
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Promote collaborative, person-centred working across the partnership.
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Champion the value of peer-led health advocacy and lived experience.
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Identify opportunities to strengthen partnerships and improve access to healthcare across the borough.
Safeguarding and Professional Practice
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Respond appropriately to safeguarding concerns.
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Assess and manage risk.
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Maintain professional boundaries and confidentiality.
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Follow Groundswell's safeguarding, health and safety and lone working procedures.
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Participate in supervision, reflective practice and training.
Recording and Service Development
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Maintain accurate records using Salesforce.
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Monitor outcomes and report on service activity.
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Contribute case studies and learning.
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Share insights to improve services and local partnership working.
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Support the development of the Islington HHPA service.
General Responsibilities
You will:
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Work in line with Groundswell's values and policies.
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Promote equality, diversity, inclusion and belonging.
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Deliver trauma-informed, strengths-based and person-centred practice.
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Work flexibly across community settings in Islington.
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Undertake any other duties appropriate to the role.
What Success Looks Like
In your first year you will have:
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Built trusted relationships with people experiencing homelessness.
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Helped more people access and engage with healthcare.
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Worked effectively alongside Peer Advocates and local partners.
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Supported safer hospital admissions and discharges.
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Delivered high-quality, person-centred health advocacy.
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Helped establish Groundswell's HHPA service as a trusted part of Islington's health and homelessness system.
Person Specification
At Groundswell, we know that excellent Caseworkers come from many different backgrounds. You may have gained your experience through paid work, volunteering, community organising, supporting people experiencing homelessness or other forms of social exclusion, or through your own lived experience. We welcome applicants from a wide range of backgrounds who are committed to improving people's lives.
We're looking for someone who shares our values, enjoys building relationships and wants to help create a health and homelessness system that works better for everyone.
What We're Looking For
A) Core Requirements:
We're looking for someone who can demonstrate the following:
- Experience of supporting people facing homelessness, multiple disadvantage or other forms of social exclusion through advocacy, casework, health navigation or other person-centred support.
- The ability to build trusting relationships with people who may have experienced trauma, exclusion or negative experiences of services.
- Excellent communication and partnership working skills, with the ability to work collaboratively across health, housing and voluntary sector organisations.
- Strong organisational skills, including the ability to manage a varied caseload, prioritise competing demands and maintain accurate records.
- Sound judgement when managing risk, safeguarding concerns and complex situations.
- A commitment to Groundswell's values, including lived experience leadership, equity, participation, compassion and collaboration.
B) Knowledge and Experience:
The successful candidate is likely to have knowledge or experience of:
Essential
- Health inequalities experienced by people facing homelessness and multiple disadvantage.
- Trauma-informed, strengths-based and person-centred approaches.
- Safeguarding, professional boundaries and confidentiality.
- Working collaboratively with other organisations to support people with complex needs.
- Microsoft Word and Outlook
Desirable
- Health advocacy, care navigation or homelessness services.
- Outreach or assertive engagement.
- Hospital admission and discharge support.
- NHS, housing or adult social care systems.
- Coordinating volunteers or people with lived experience.
- Salesforce or another case management system.
C) Personal Qualities:
We're looking for someone who is:
- Compassionate, respectful and non-judgemental.
- Calm and resilient when working in complex or challenging situations.
- Curious, reflective and committed to continuous learning.
- Flexible and adaptable, recognising that no two days—and no two people—are the same.
- Passionate about improving health outcomes and reducing health inequalities.
We'd Particularly Welcome Applications from People Who Have:
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Lived experience of homelessness or another form of social exclusion.
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Experience of working in partnership with local communities.
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Experience of co-production or supporting people with lived experience to shape services.
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A commitment to using lived experience to influence systems and improve outcomes.
Our Commitment to Inclusive Recruitment:
Groundswell is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We actively encourage applications from people with lived experience of homelessness, migration, the criminal justice system, mental ill health, substance use or other forms of social exclusion.
We recognise that no one candidate will meet every requirement. If you believe you have the skills, values and potential to succeed in this role, we'd encourage you to apply.
Why Join Groundswell
Meaningful Work
"Without someone beside them, many of my clients simply wouldn't attend. It isn't just support—it's the difference between care happening or not happening at all."
Groundswell Peer Advocate
Working at Groundswell is about making a genuine difference.It's rewarding work where you'll see the impact of what you do, both in people's lives and in the way local services work together.
A Supportive Team
We're a values-led organisation where compassion, collaboration and lived experience shape everything we do. You'll be part of a friendly, supportive team that values reflection, learning and mutual support. Through regular supervision, reflective practice and close working with colleagues and partners, you'll have the support you need to do challenging work well.
Learn and Grow
We're committed to helping our people develop. You'll have opportunities to deepen your expertise in homelessness, health inequalities and trauma-informed practice, build your understanding of health, housing and social care systems, and contribute to the development of a new service. Whether you're looking to broaden your skills or progress your career, we'll support your learning every step of the way.
Benefits
We offer a range of benefits to support your wellbeing and work-life balance, including:
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28 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
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5% employer pension contribution.
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Flexible and hybrid working, where service delivery allows.
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A compressed hours working pattern is available.
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Regular reflective practice and high-quality supervision.
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Ongoing learning and development opportunities.
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A supportive, inclusive and values-led working environment.
Be Part of Something Bigger
Every relationship you build, every barrier you help remove and every person you support to access healthcare has the potential to change a life.
By joining Groundswell, you'll be helping to build a fairer health system—one where everyone, regardless of their housing situation, can access the care they need with dignity, confidence and hope.
If you're looking for a role where your compassion, skills and commitment can make a lasting difference, we'd love to hear from you.
Application and Interview Process
Please let us know if you would like to request any accommodations or adjustments throughout the application and interview process. We will be very happy to support these wherever possible to give all applicants the best opportunity to showcase their skills and experience.
We encourage our candidates to draw from their personal and professional experiences, skills, knowledge and passion for our work in their applications, as we believe this will be the best representation of why you are the right fit for the role. While we acknowledge that Generative AI can be a useful tool when used selectively, we do not believe it can replace the authenticity each individual can bring to their application. Therefore, we ask you to consider carefully any use of Generative AI throughout the application process.
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Application
To apply, please submit your CV along with a cover letter using. The cover letter should explain:
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How you meet each of the areas outlined in the person specification above
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Why you are interested in doing this job at Groundswell.
The deadline for applications is 10am on Friday 7th August.
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Interviews
Interviews will be held online on Wednesday 12th August.
If you do not have a computer or a suitable space to do an online interview, we can arrange for you to come into our office.
We are a small charity with limited resources and are unable to give individualised feedback on unsuccessful applications before the interview stage.
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Pre-employment checks
The job offer for the successful candidate will be subject to a reference and DBS check.
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FareShare Greater Manchester is a leading member of the UK's largest food redistribution charity. Every year, millions of tonnes of perfectly good food go to waste while millions of people struggle to afford to eat. We're changing that—redistributing surplus food to charities and community groups across Greater Manchester, helping to reduce food waste and tackle hunger. Join our team and be part of a movement that's making a real difference every day.
As a Warehouse Assistant, you'll be involved in the following activities:
- Preparing customer orders by picking and packing them accurately and efficiently, ensuring excellent service for charities and community groups.
- Receiving, checking, organising and storing incoming food deliveries safely, maintaining an orderly warehouse and making the best use of available space.
- Monitoring stock levels and quality, reporting discrepancies, completing stock checks and helping to minimise food waste using the GLADYS stock management system.
- Supporting volunteers, employability programme participants and corporate volunteer groups by providing guidance, encouragement and practical training in warehouse tasks.
- Delivering a welcoming, helpful and professional experience for our customers, volunteers and visitors, responding to queries promptly and courteously.
- Working collaboratively with colleagues to maintain efficient warehouse operations, communicate handovers, identify improvements and report issues promptly.
- Maintaining high standards of food safety, health and safety, safeguarding, housekeeping and compliance, ensuring the warehouse is always safe, clean and audit-ready.
- Completing required operational records and monitoring activities accurately and comply with all organisational policies and procedures.
What We're Looking For
A proactive and reliable team player with excellent communication, customer service and organisational skills, experience working in a warehouse or similar operational environment, strong IT and numeracy skills, and the ability to prioritise workloads in a fast-paced setting.
You'll enjoy supporting volunteers and customers, be committed to maintaining high standards of safety and accuracy, and be physically able to lift loads of up to 25kg. Experience working with volunteers or people with additional needs, and relevant food hygiene or forklift qualifications are desirable, although comprehensive training will be provided.
In order to be considered for this vacancy, after you apply using a cover letter and CV you will be sent an application form which must be completed and returned to us by the closing date.
As a leading food charity to tackle hunger, our aim is to help tackle the food poverty issue in Greater Manchester.



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Help children and young people recover from sexual abuse.
Respond is looking for a compassionate and skilled Specialist Child and Young Person Advocate to join an innovative partnership delivering a new Child Sexual Abuse Support Hub.
Working alongside SurvivorsUK and other specialist organisations, you will provide trauma-informed advocacy and emotional support to boys, girls and non-binary children and young people who have experienced sexual abuse.
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a collaborative service that places children and young people at the centre of support, helping them understand their options, improve their safety and access the specialist services they need.
About the role
You will:
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Hold a caseload of children and young people requiring specialist advocacy and support.
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Provide practical and emotional support tailored to individual needs.
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Support children and young people to access health, education, social care, therapeutic and criminal justice services where appropriate.
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Work collaboratively with families, carers and professionals while ensuring the wishes and rights of the young person remain central.
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Contribute to safeguarding, risk management and multidisciplinary working across the partnership.
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Help improve access to services for children and young people who experience additional barriers, including disabled children and young people and those from under-represented communities.
Please note this is not a court advocacy or Independent Sexual Violence Adviser (ISVA) role. Where ongoing ISVA or court support is required, you will work closely with partner organisations to ensure children and young people receive the right support at the right time.
About you
We're looking for someone who has:
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Experience supporting children and young people affected by trauma, abuse or exploitation.
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A strong understanding of safeguarding and trauma-informed practice.
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Experience working collaboratively across agencies.
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Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
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A commitment to equality, inclusion and anti-discriminatory practice.
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Experience supporting autistic children and young people, those with learning disabilities, or additional needs would be highly valued.
Why Respond?
For over 30 years, Respond has been a national leader in supporting autistic people and people with learning disabilities who have experienced abuse, violence and trauma. We are committed to delivering accessible, inclusive and person-centred services that enable people to recover, heal and thrive.
Joining Respond means becoming part of a supportive team that values collaboration, reflective practice and continuous learning while making a genuine difference to the lives of children and young people.
We welcome applications from everyone
We are committed to building a diverse workforce and particularly welcome applications from people with lived experience and those from communities that are under-represented in our workforce.
Respond is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk. The successful applicant will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check.
Please ensure that you apply with a cover letter, any applications without a cover letter may not be considered for shortlisting.
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Terms and Conditions
Job title: Advocate (Bridges to Health)
Reports to: Project Manager (Bridges to Health and Substance Misuse TTG)
Direct reports: N/A
Start Date: TBC once vetting has been cleared
Salary: 31,173 per annum (inclusive of £3,990 Southeast weighting)
Working hours: Full time - 35 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Location: Hybrid - MP Downview, Sutton Ln, Sutton SM2 5PD. It’s expected that your working week will include time spent working in prison, time spent delivering community work across London and the South East, plus some working from home.
Job Purpose
Women in Prison’s Advocates deliver high-quality, trauma-informed, independent advocacy for women in communities and in prisons, which focuses on early intervention, and holistic provision as part of a ‘whole system’ multi-agency response that looks to address the root causes of women’s offending.
The primary purpose of this role is to provide in-depth, ongoing support to a caseload of women who have been referred for support by prison staff, predominately the Mental Health In-Reach Teams and Primary Care Teams.
Key Responsibility Areas
1. Provide high-quality, trauma-responsive advocacy and support to women in contact with the criminal justice system – both in prison and in the community.
2. Maintain case management systems to ensure accurate and timely data recording.
3. Develop effective relationships with key stakeholders such as statutory and voluntary sector agencies.
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Are you someone who takes pride in creating clean, safe, and welcoming environments? Do you enjoy working independently while delivering excellent customer service? If so, we'd love to hear from you.
At Peabody, we're committed to helping people flourish. As a Caretaker, you'll play a vital role in maintaining our residential communities to the highest standards, ensuring residents feel proud of where they live.
What you’ll do
- Help create clean, safe, and welcoming environments for residents by delivering high-quality caretaking and cleaning services across communal indoor and outdoor spaces.
- Maintain exceptional cleanliness standards in line with Peabody's Gold Standard.
- Keep estates looking their best through litter picking, sweeping, waste management, and responding to emergency cleaning requirements.
- Carry out regular inspections of communal areas, identifying and reporting repairs, defects, and graffiti.
- Complete routine maintenance tasks, including lighting checks
- Build positive working relationships with residents, providing a friendly and professional first point of contact for caretaking-related enquiries.
- Follow Health & Safety, COSHH, and safe working procedures at all times to protect yourself, colleagues, residents, and visitors.
What You’ll Need
- Experience in cleaning, caretaking or facilities services.
- Strong customer service and communication skills.
- The ability to work independently and use your initiative.
- Good practical skills and attention to detail.
- Health & Safety awareness and knowledge of COSHH.
- The ability to carry out physical duties, including lifting bulky items and working outdoors in all weather conditions.
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Care Manager
Reading, Calcot
£37,673.34
Permanent – Full Time (40 hours per week)
Monday to Friday (including some evenings and weekends).
Friends of the Elderly (FotE) is a not-for-profit charity dedicated to providing excellent care with a family feel, we have been supporting older people for over 120 years. The charity provides care home and day care services for older people, as well as grants for older people in financial difficulty.
We are searching for a Care Manager to work alongside the management team to ensure the smooth opening of our new home, Friends Place, in Calcot, Reading. Our state-of-the-art care home will feature:
- 66 luxury bedrooms with ensuite wet rooms.
- A cinema for residents to enjoy movie nights and entertainment.
- A stylish salon offering professional pampering.
- A peaceful library for reading and reflection.
- A vibrant bar for socialising and relaxation.
- Our modern facilities are designed to create a warm and homely environment where residents feel safe, valued, and supported. Friends Place will be a vibrant, welcoming community, providing exceptional residential, dementia, and respite care.
Joining us as Care Manager, you will ….
- Support the General Manager in all aspects of the day-to-day running of the care home, providing leadership to the care team in promoting person-centred care.
- To lead, supervise, monitor and evaluate the care delivered to resident’s, checking legal requirements are met along with the high levels expected within the care home.
- Assist the General Manager in the implementation of specific projects ensuring consistency with charity strategy, vision and goals.
- Be responsible for ensuring that care home quality processes are completed in a timely manner and cross referenced as designated by the General Manager.
- Take the lead on the recruitment of staff and ensure staff are fully trained.
- Support the General Manager in staff supervisions and appraisals ensuring all are up to date and recorded.
- Conduct care home show rounds - taking enquires and conducting Moving-In assessments for new residents.
- Be actively involved in the marketing strategies in the home.
This is a great opportunity for an individual who is passionate about supporting older people to live well. You’ll be experienced in leading and managing a team of staff and will ideally have proven experience as a Deputy Care Manager or similar. Experienced in working with older people care services, you will have a good understanding of the ‘Care Certificate’ as well as the Care Standards Act and Health & Safety legislation.
Approachable and resilient, with a positive, professional and proactive attitude, you’ll be knowledgeable on the principles in sales and marketing and skilled in the recruitment and retention of staff. A problem solver with a forward thinking and up to date approach to current practice, you’ll be comfortable completing audits on day-to-day practice to identify scope for improvement and ensure that every resident receives a high standard of person-centred care.
This isn’t just a job; it’s about making a difference to older people’s lives every day.
In return for your hard work and dedication, you can look forward to a wealth of benefits:
- Group Pension Plan, with a 6% contribution from us.
- Generous annual leave.
- Wellbeing support through various initiatives, including an employee assistance programme.
- Learning, development, and progression opportunities.
- Monthly prize draw, with 3 prizes to be won.
- Retail discount schemes to make your salary go further.
- Access to loans at affordable rates, saving directly from salary and advance pay already earned.
- Health cash plans for you and your family.
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Long service awards that increase with length of service.
- Refer a friend to work for us and receive a £200 bonus.
- Free DBS checks.
Safeguarding:
Keeping everyone safe is one of the charity’s corevalues, and is central to everything we do at Friends of the Elderly. All staff follow our Safeguarding Policy & Procedures and, if they see or suspect abuse, we expect staff to report it straight away.
Criminal record checks:
As this role involves a regulated activity, successful applicants will undertake an enhanced DBS check, with barred lists check, and any offer of employment will be dependent on a satisfactory outcome.
Having a criminal record will not necessarily bar a person from working for us, this will depend on the circumstances and background of any record.
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion:
Friends of the Elderly strives to treat all staff equally and be a diverse and inclusive workplace, where everyone can be themselves and everyone accepts each other’s differences. A charity where everyone is equal but definitely not the same.
Our ambition is to ensure equality and celebrate diversity, all working together to create an inclusive workplace, which attracts and retains the best people. People that care and can make a difference.
We currently do not provide sponsorship but we welcome applications from those who have a right work in the UK.
Don’t delay in sending your application as we may need to close the vacancy early if we manage to appoint before the advertising closing date. We interview applicants as they apply.
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The Role
To provide a high-quality housing management and health and safety service, acting as a primary point of contact for tenants and delivering excellent customer service. The role includes managing tenancies, carrying out health and safety inspections and compliance checks, maintaining accurate records, promoting tenant responsibilities, and taking enforcement action where required. The postholder is expected to spend approximately 70% of their time at CIHA’s managed accommodation, ensuring effective tenancy management and compliance with health and safety standards. The working hours for this role is 35 hours per week Monday-Friday. Flexible working conversations are welcomed as part of the interview process.
Our Organisation
Causeway is a London living wage employer, with a competitive pension scheme. We also offer an employee assistance programme that provides free financial, legal, and mental health advice and support to our employees. We provide core training, and continuous learning and development throughout your career with us.
To be part of the solution to homelessness in London
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Are you an experienced Registered Nurse looking for a role where you can deliver exceptional client care, develop your career, and enjoy a genuine work-life balance?
At MSI UK, we're growing our services across the West Midlands and are looking for compassionate, motivated Nurses to join our dedicated multidisciplinary team. This is an opportunity to work in a modern, supportive healthcare environment where your expertise is valued, your wellbeing matters, and every day you help make a meaningful difference to people's lives.
Why Nurses Choose MSI UK
Hear from one of our Midwives: ‘I’m excited to work in the Birmingham clinic because it’s brand new and we’ve got some brilliant facilities. It’s going to widen abortion access to people who are living in this area and make it easier to access the services they require.’
Imagine finishing work knowing you'll have your evenings free, your bank holidays protected, and your weekends largely your own. Unlike many clinical settings, this role offers a healthier balance between work and home life, allowing you to continue doing the job you love without the demands of night duty, long shifts, or unpredictable rotas.
You'll primarily be based at our modern Marston Green Treatment Centre, with travel required to work across our West Midlands centres. Our facilities offer a professional, welcoming environment with on-site parking, staff rest areas, and cyclist amenities. All travel outside of your base location is reimbursed. During your first 3 months, there will be a requirement to travel to other centres with the UK to support with your training.
Invest in Your Future
At MSI UK, we believe talented Nurses deserve opportunities to grow. Whether you're looking to:
- Develop advanced clinical skills
- Progress into leadership or management
- Become involved in training and mentoring
- Specialise in safeguarding or other clinical areas
- Complete funded development programmes and apprenticeships
We'll support you with clear career pathways and ongoing professional development.
Apply today and dscover a career where your skills are valued, your development is supported, and your wellbeing matters.
How can MSI UK benefit you?
We offer a supportive, values-driven environment where your contribution is recognised and rewarded:
💰 Financial & Rewards: Aviva pension (up to 5% employer contribution), Blue Light Card discounts (4,000+ perks), Cycle to Work scheme, season ticket loan, and long-service recognition rewards.
🧘 Wellbeing & Work–Life Balance: Opportunity to buy and sell annual leave, 24/7 GP access and EAP via Westfield Health, an extra day off for your birthday, accredited Mental Health First Aiders, family-friendly policies and a national employee recognition programme.
📈 Learning & Career Development: Clear career pathways, paid training and development, accredited apprenticeships, and learning agreements to support your professional growth.
We have been providing NHS-funded and private abortion and vasectomy care through our network of local clinics across England for over 40 years.



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Job Description: Head of Services
Reports to: Chief Executive
Location: Woking, Surrey
Hours of Work: Full time, 37.5hrs per week
Salary: £42,000 - £45,000 (DOE, pro rata)
About Us:
At York Road Project, we are dedicated to transforming the lives of individuals experiencing homelessness in Woking. We believe in harnessing the unique strengths and potential of each individual to create a pathway towards stability and independence.
The Role:
We are looking for a proactive and organised Head of Services, providing full operational leadership across our Accommodation Services and Day Centre Services, ensuring safe, consistent and effective delivery across all frontline provision.
This includes:
- Direct Access Accommodation (10 beds)
- Move-on properties (14 beds)
- Day Centre Services
- Frontline staff across both services
The role holds full responsibility for day-to-day operational delivery and decision-making within services, ensuring they run safely and effectively, with only critical or strategic issues escalated to the Chief Executive.
The role also provides management oversight of property, compliance and health and safety functions delivered by the Facilities Manager and wider staff teams.
Key Responsibilities:
Service Oversight
- Provide operational leadership across both services, ensuring safe, consistent and effective delivery.
- Support and enable staff delivering day-to-day services, providing clear leadership, guidance and appropriate autonomy within agreed standards.
- Maintain service quality, structure and consistency, stepping in where required to resolve operational issues.
- Promote a collaborative, trauma-informed working culture where staff are empowered to deliver services effectively.
- Use service delivery data, client feedback and staff insight to support continuous improvement.
- Ensure accurate recording of service activity and outcomes is maintained.
Accommodation & Day Centre Services
- Provide management oversight of Direct Access Accommodation and move-on properties, ensuring safe and effective delivery.
- Ensure occupancy levels, allocations and housing processes are effectively managed by operational staff and administrative support functions.
- Maintain operational oversight of property standards, compliance systems, inspections, maintenance reporting and fire safety processes delivered by the Facilities Manager and wider staff teams.
- Ensure compliance with HMO requirements, supported housing standards and organisational procedures through monitoring and escalation where required.
- Provide leadership and support to staff responsible for housing management functions, ensuring systems are followed consistently.
Safeguarding & Risk Management
- Provide oversight of safeguarding across all services, ensuring procedures are followed consistently.
- Ensure safeguarding systems, risk assessments and incident management processes are implemented effectively.
- Monitor safeguarding activity and ensure appropriate action and escalation.
- Support staff in managing safeguarding concerns, complex needs and high-risk incidents.
- Ensure safeguarding concerns are escalated in line with organisational and statutory requirements.
Health & Safety
- Provide management oversight of health and safety across all services, ensuring safe and compliant working environments.
- Work alongside the Facilities Manager to ensure health and safety policies, risk assessments, inspections and safe systems of work are effectively implemented and maintained.
- Monitor operational health and safety activity within services, ensuring hazards, incidents and safety concerns are identified, recorded and escalated appropriately.
- Ensure safe systems of work are followed across services, including lone working procedures and site safety processes.
- Escalate serious health and safety concerns in line with organisational procedures.
Staff Leadership & Management
- Provide supportive leadership across both services, fostering a stable and positive working environment.
- Lead supervision, reflective practice and performance management conversations.
- Promote a trauma-informed approach across the team.
- Build a culture of accountability, openness and professionalism.
- Oversee recruitment, induction, training and development.
- Manage rotas and staffing levels to support service delivery and wellbeing.
- Ensure staff are supported in managing complex and challenging situations.
Reporting, Service Development & Operational Oversight
- Oversee referrals, allocations and engagement pathways across services.
- Maintain oversight of operational data, ensuring accuracy and reliability.
- Monitor service performance, demand, outcomes and operational pressures.
- Produce regular reports for the CEO covering activity, performance, risks and outcomes.
- Analyse data and feedback to identify trends and service improvement opportunities.
- Support development of effective client progression pathways.
On-Call & Operational Cover
- Participate in a Monday–Friday on-call rota.
- Respond to urgent operational incidents and staffing issues.
Professional Standards & Ways of Working
- Work in a trauma-informed, person-centred and non-judgemental way across all service delivery.
- Maintain confidentiality and comply with GDPR and organisational policies.
- Work collaboratively with partner agencies to support positive outcomes for clients
- Maintain clear and appropriate professional boundaries with clients, staff and external partners.
- Manage workload independently, prioritising competing demands effectively.
Knowledge and Skills:
Essential
- Significant experience leading frontline or community-based services delivering high‑quality, trauma‑informed emotional and practical support.
- Strong track record of supervising, developing, and supporting staff and volunteers, including performance management and professional growth.
- Demonstrable experience of safeguarding adults and/or children at risk, with confident use of safeguarding processes.
- Proven ability to oversee operational service delivery in complex or high‑pressure environments and make sound, independent decisions.
- Experience setting service aims, outcome objectives, and KPIs, and reporting performance to senior leadership, commissioners, or governance boards.
- Ability to reach, engage, and develop services for vulnerable or underserved groups.
- Experience working collaboratively with partner agencies and external stakeholders to deliver integrated support.
- Skilled in managing competing priorities while maintaining service quality and compliance.
Desirable
- Working within homelessness, supported housing or related sectors.
- Delivery of trauma-informed services.
- Involvement in service development, redesign or improvement projects
- Setting and monitoring KPIs or outcome frameworks
- Managing budgets or operational resources.
- Working with volunteers in service delivery.
Personal Attributes
- Ability to manage competing priorities under pressure.
- Resilient and confident working in complex environments.
- Commitment to supporting people experiencing homelessness.
- Positive attitude, maintains a positive attitude even in challenging situations.
- Future-orientated, has a forward-thinking perspective, anticipates future needs or issues and plans accordingly.
- Team worker, demonstrates a commitment to strong collaborative work by actively engaging with colleagues, volunteers, external partners and to be accountable for the outcome.
- Ownership, a willingness to take ownership of tasks and projects and to be accountable for the outcomes.
- Aligned with the values and mission of York Road Project.
Benefits:
- Holiday entitlement of 25 days per annum, plus bank holidays (pro-rata)
- Pension Scheme.
- Birthday day off.
- Medicash healthcare plan,
- Flexible working and hybrid working opportunities.
Please submit a covering letter along with your CV, addressed to our CEO, Cherisse Dealtry
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At Hestia, we are guided by our core values and are dedicated to fostering an equitable, diverse, and inclusive organisation. Our mission is to empower individuals to rebuild their lives and achieve independence. Right now, we are looking for a Employment Specialist to play a pivotal role in our Employment Service in Camden.
Sounds great, what will I be doing?
As an Employment Specialist, you will manage a caseload of up to twenty clients, applying the eight principles of Individual Placement and Support (IPS) to help individuals secure and sustain competitive employment. You will work closely with clinical teams, participating in case discussions and supervision while contributing to a multidisciplinary approach to client support. Responsibilities include developing employer relationships, identifying suitable job opportunities, supporting clients throughout their employment journey, and providing advice on benefits. You will monitor performance against key targets, maintain accurate records, ensure compliance with NHS and organisational procedures, provide ongoing in-work support, and actively engage in professional development, training, and service improvement activities.
What do I need to bring with me?
You'll need to be able to demonstrate the core skills this role requires as well as match our values and mission. You don't have to tick all the boxes right away; the important thing is that you're willing to learn. We also value lived experience of the areas we support, so if you feel comfortable, please do mention this on your application.
You will bring experience of managing a caseload and applying the eight principles of Individual Placement and Support (IPS) to help individuals secure and sustain employment. You will possess strong employer engagement and job development skills, with the ability to source suitable opportunities and build effective employer networks. A collaborative approach, working alongside clinical teams, external partners, and employers, will enable you to support integrated employment and mental health outcomes. You will demonstrate excellent organisational and administrative abilities, including KPI monitoring, record management, and compliance with procedures. With a client-centred mindset, you will provide ongoing support to clients and employers, alongside strong communication, relationship-building, time management, adaptability, professional resilience, and a commitment to continuous learning and development.
Interview Steps
We keep our interview process simple, so you know exactly what to expect.
- Shortlisting call: We have a team of dedicated recruitment specialists who will speak to you about your experience, motivations and values. They will also tell you about all the great work we do!
- Face to face interview: Now you will have face to face interview with the hiring manager. Our interviews are value and competency based.
Don't be alarmed if there are other stages in the process, it's all part of the plan for some of our roles.
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
Our services users come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes us stronger. We are committed to creating and maintaining a diverse and inclusive workforce and value the skills, abilities, talent and experiences, different people and communities bring to our organisation.
We are a disability confident employer
Hestia is proud to be a disability confident employer, dedicated to the employment and career development of individuals with disabilities. We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for all applicants with disabilities who meet the minimum criteria for the role they have applied for. We also provide reasonable adjustments during the selection and interview process, and throughout your employment with us.
Safeguarding Statement
Hestia is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults, children and young people who are potentially at risk, and we therefore expect all staff and volunteers to do the same. We require all staff to undertake internal and external safeguarding training throughout their employment with Hestia.
Important Information for Candidates
If your application is successful, please be aware that you will be required to undergo pre-employment checks before a formal offer of employment can be confirmed.
We reserve the right to close this job advert early should we receive a high volume of applications or if the position is filled before the closing date. We encourage interested candidates to apply as soon as possible to ensure their application is considered.
We deliver services across London as well as campaign and advocate nationally on the issues that affect the people we work with.



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