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Head of Communities and Prevention Services
Job title: Head of Community and Prevention Services
Salary: £55,000 FTE
Hours: 30 – 37.5 hours
Contract Type: Permanent
Start date: ASAP
Reporting to: Chief Executive
Line Reports: x2 -3 (tbc)
Place of work: DENS locations in Hemel Hempstead/Some home working will be possible.
Overall Job Purpose:
As a member of the Senior Leadership Team, you will be instrumental in developing and driving forward DENS community and prevention services, during an exciting period for the charity, as we move into the new DENS Centre and relocate our Foodbank. As an ambassador both internally and externally, you will work collaboratively with the CEO and the wider leadership team to deliver DENS strategy and role model organisational values. With a focus on building and maintaining a strong network of external relationships, you will identify opportunities for growth and partnership working. You will be responsible for a diverse range of services in the community.
About You
You are a strategic and visionary leader with a solid background in the homelessness sector, a deep understanding of the challenges faced by the client community, and a firm grasp of safeguarding principles. With proven line management experience, you know how to motivate teams, coach peers, and foster a collaborative, high-performing culture. You excel at building strong external partnerships with local government and funders, using your exceptional interpersonal and communication skills to influence, negotiate, and champion DENS’s strategy. Highly organised and proactive, you bring strong project delivery skills to drive service innovation, such as leading the long-term development of the new DENS Centre, while remaining deeply committed to equity, diversity, and DENS’s mission to help rebuild lives.
How to apply
Read the full Job Description & Personal Specification.
If you match our criteria:
· Fill in the DENS Application Form including your Supporting Statement
· Closing date for receipt of applications is 9am 11th August 2026
· We may interview, and offer the role to a suitable candidate before the deadline
We will not accept a general CV for this role
Please advise us should you require adjustments to be made for you at interview.
Please advise us should you require adjustments to be made for you at interview.
Extra info re benefits……
Why join DENS?
You’ll be part of a supportive, friendly, and dedicated team of fundraisers who foster a collaborative "One Team, One Goal" culture. We value and celebrate every member's contribution, ensuring you thrive in our positive working environment. Enjoy flexible working arrangements that support your work-life balance, along with ongoing training and development to enhance your skills. Your fundraising efforts will directly contribute to creating positive change and making a lasting impact in our community.
Benefits include:
About DENS
Our aim is to be the first port of call for people in Dacorum who are facing homelessness, poverty and social exclusion; to support and empower them to take the next positive step in their lives, secure and maintain a long-term housing option and be an active member of their community.
We ensure individuals have access to temporary and short-term accommodation, and individuals and families have access to emergency food and provisions. We provide a range of services so that people can develop the resilience, skills, and confidence to take the next step in their lives.
To help rebuild the lives of vulnerable people in Dacorum who are facing homelessness, poverty and social exclusion.



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For over 40 years, The ClementJames Centre has been offering local people the skills, knowledge, opportunities and support they need to achieve their potential. Together, we work towards creating a fairer society where everyone gets the opportunity to achieve their ambitions.
As People & Culture lead, you will help for shaping and sustaining an inclusive, supportive, and values-driven working culture at CJC. This hands-on role will work closely with the Chief Operations Officer to support HR operations, policy, recruitment, wellbeing, and training for both staff and volunteers. Our people—whether paid or voluntary—are central to our mission, and this role ensures that everyone feels welcomed, heard, and valued.
In 2024 ClementJames introduced a 9 day fortnight policy through which, staff members work 9 days over a fortnight and have a Friday off every other week. We introduced this as a way of prioritising staff wellbeing, and ensuring individuals have a strong work-life balance. This policy will apply to you.
If you believe that everyone should have the opportunity to realise their ambitions and live fulfilled lives and you would like to join a dynamic, innovative organisation, then The ClementJames Centre could be the perfect career choice for you.
The cost of living, loneliness and the breakdown of community has driven more than 6.3m into deep poverty in the UK. But, at Christians Against Poverty UK (“CAP”), we won’t sit back and let poverty destroy lives. Our vision is to see Transformed Lives, Thriving Churches, and an End to UK Poverty.
We are different to other debt charities. We work by catalysing a church-based movement against poverty. Our local CAP workers and volunteers come alongside people in financial crisis or vulnerability with practical help and the good news of Jesus. Last year nearly 7000 households with debt were supported by our services, 64% were less anxious about their finances afterwards and almost 2,000 people we worked with became debt free in 2025.
Underpinning these outcomes are our products that include Debt Help, Job Clubs, Life Skills and Money Coaching. It is the development of these offerings that form the core focus of the role – and through better integration and innovation we see huge potential.
The role reports to the Chief Agility Officer, and is the chief service architect of the CAP church-based movement’s ecosystem. With a seven figure budget and a lean but capable team of three, it will lead our transition towards a modular suite of services, ensuring every interaction across our audiences are seamless, dignifying and high-impact. It is responsible for balancing safety, regulation and theology with flexibility and innovation, enabling a national movement to grow at scale.
If you bring a track record of developing and executing outstanding service-based products we would love to hear from you. For more details including how to apply please see the application pack below. Closing date 31 August 2026.
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Are you passionate about supporting people to live independently and achieve their goals? If so, this rewarding opportunity at Peabody could be the perfect fit for you.
As a Mental Health Support Worker, you’ll work within our HPFT-funded services in Hertfordshire, supporting adults with lived experience of mental health challenges. You’ll help individuals build stability, develop independent living skills, and move forward in their recovery journey through a person-centred and trauma-informed approach. Working across our services in Welwyn Garden City and Cheshunt, you’ll play a vital role in empowering customers to overcome barriers, improve their wellbeing, and achieve greater independence.
What you’ll do
What you’ll need
You’re a compassionate and resilient individual who is passionate about making a positive difference in people’s lives. You’re able to build strong, trusting relationships and support customers with empathy while maintaining professional boundaries. You’re also organised, adaptable, and confident working both independently and as part of a team in a dynamic environment.
You will also have:
Please note this role will require an Enhanced DBS check as well as participation in an on-call rota.
Why join us
At Peabody, our values guide everything we do - Be Kind, Do the Right Thing, Love New Ideas, Celebrate Diversity, Keep Our Promises, and Pull Together.
What you’ll get in return
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This role will require an Enhanced DBS check as well as participation in an on-call rota.
As an employer, Peabody does not provide sponsorship as a licenced UK employer.
Closing date: 3rd August
Interviews will be taking place over Teams on Friday 7th August and if successful you'll be invited to an in person meeting the following week.
Please apply now by submitting an anonymised CV and a short statement explaining why you’re the perfect fit for this role.
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Help make healthcare work better for people experiencing homelessness
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 Homeless Health Peer Advocacy (HHPA) Development Manager, you'll help make that happen by building the partnerships that enable people experiencing homelessness to access the healthcare they need.
At Groundswell, we know that good services alone aren't enough. Lasting change happens when health, housing and homelessness organisations work together around the person, sharing responsibility, building trust and removing barriers to care. This role exists to make that collaboration happen in practice.
Working across London, you'll strengthen partnerships, improve referral pathways and help embed HHPA within local systems so that more people can access timely, coordinated and person-centred healthcare. You'll also lead our Health Promotion programme, support the development of staff and volunteers, and help shape the future growth of the service.
This is an opportunity to improve individual lives by helping organisations work better together. Through your leadership, you'll help create a more connected health and homelessness system—one where people experiencing homelessness can access healthcare with confidence, dignity and choice.
If you're passionate about collaboration, committed to tackling health inequalities and excited by the opportunity to help shape the future of Homeless Health Peer Advocacy, 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 HHPA Development Manager, 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:
Amplify voices of people with lived experience to create solutions to homelessness and health inequalities.
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 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:
register with healthcare services
prepare for and attend appointments
understand treatment and care plans
navigate hospital admission and discharge
access wider health and wellbeing services
make informed decisions about their health
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.
Rather than doing things for people, HHPA works alongside them—building trust, reducing barriers and enabling people to become active participants in their own healthcare. 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.
The Role
The HHPA Development Manager is a key leadership role within Groundswell's HHPA service.
You'll help shape how people experiencing homelessness access healthcare by strengthening partnerships across London's health, housing and homelessness system while leading the continued development of our Health Promotion programme.
People experiencing homelessness often interact with multiple services but still experience fragmented care, missed opportunities for prevention and barriers to accessing the support they need. HHPA bridges these gaps through trusted relationships, peer-led advocacy and health promotion. This role helps create the partnerships, systems and programmes that make that possible.
This isn't a traditional partnership management role focused on maintaining stakeholder relationships. It's a practical, hands-on leadership role that brings organisations together, supports colleagues to deliver excellent services and identifies opportunities to improve how healthcare is delivered and experienced.
Working closely with the Services Director, Systems Manager and Health and Social Care Lead, you'll help ensure HHPA remains well connected, continually improving and responsive to changing need.
The role combines five key areas of responsibility:
Leading the Service
Providing day-to-day operational leadership, supporting colleagues and helping ensure HHPA is delivered safely, consistently and effectively.
Building Partnerships
Developing strong relationships with NHS organisations, local authorities, homelessness services and voluntary organisations to embed HHPA and strengthen collaborative working.
Leading Health Promotion
Developing and overseeing Groundswell's Health Promotion and In-Reach programme, working with partners to deliver accessible, peer-led health promotion that encourages earlier engagement with healthcare.
Growing HHPA
Using learning from frontline delivery and partnership working to improve services, develop new approaches and support the expansion of HHPA into new boroughs and communities.
Developing People
Supporting, developing and inspiring staff and volunteers through reflective supervision, shared learning and a culture that values lived experience, collaboration and continuous improvement.
Together, these responsibilities make this a varied and influential role where you'll help shape both the future of HHPA and the wider health and homelessness system.
Role Description
As HHPA Development Manager, you'll provide operational leadership for key areas of Groundswell's Homeless Health Peer Advocacy service.
You'll lead the development of strategic partnerships, oversee the delivery and growth of our Health Promotion programme, support and develop staff and volunteers, and identify opportunities to strengthen and expand HHPA.
Working closely with the Services Director, Systems Manager and Health and Social Care Lead, you'll help ensure the service is well connected, evidence-informed and continually improving, so that more people experiencing homelessness can access timely, coordinated and person-centred healthcare.
Building Partnerships:
Develop trusted relationships across health, housing and homelessness services so organisations work together more effectively and people experiencing homelessness can access timely, coordinated healthcare.
Build and sustain relationships with NHS organisations, local authorities, homelessness services and community partners.
Support the Services Director to develop relationships with commissioners and strategic partners.
Represent Groundswell at operational meetings, networks and multidisciplinary teams.
Champion peer-led health advocacy and the involvement of people with lived experience.
Work with partners to identify shared challenges and develop practical solutions.
Embedding HHPA in Local Systems:
Help ensure HHPA becomes an established and valued part of local health and homelessness systems by strengthening collaboration and improving access to the service.
Embed HHPA within partner organisations' day-to-day practice.
Strengthen collaboration between HHPA staff and local services.
Develop and improve referral pathways.
Support timely, appropriate referrals and monitor referral activity.
Identify and resolve barriers to effective partnership working.
Work with the Systems Manager to strengthen systems that support collaboration.
Leading Health Promotion:
Lead the development of Groundswell's peer-led Health Promotion and In-Reach programme, helping people engage with healthcare earlier through accessible, trauma-informed support in hostels, day centres and community settings.
Develop partnerships that expand Health Promotion opportunities.
Oversee delivery across boroughs.
Develop accessible health information with communications colleagues.
Monitor quality, impact and learning and produce reports for funders
Ensure activities are delivered safely, including venue risk assessments where required.
Leading and Developing People:
Create a supportive, high-performing culture where staff and volunteers can thrive.
Line manage a team of Caseworkers and support volunteers.
Provide reflective supervision that encourages learning, wellbeing and high-quality practice.
Promote continuous learning and reflective practice.
Working alongside the Volunteer Management team, support volunteer recruitment, induction and ongoing development.
Foster collaboration, accountability and shared learning across teams.
Use coaching and asset-based approaches to help staff and volunteers recognise their strengths, build their skills and reach their potential.
Improving Services:
Use learning from partnerships, health promotion and complex casework to strengthen HHPA and improve system responses.
Work with the Health and Social Care Lead to improve multi-agency responses.
Identify opportunities to develop and expand HHPA.
Support the introduction of services in new boroughs.
Share innovation and best practice across the organisation.
Contribute to continuous improvement.
Supporting Service Delivery:
Alongside your strategic responsibilities, you'll help ensure HHPA delivers a responsive, safe and reliable service every day.
Participate in the HHPA duty system, including occasional early and late shifts.
Maintain effective communication with partners around referrals and triage.
Work with colleagues to resolve operational challenges.
General Responsibilities:
As a member of the HHPA leadership team, you'll contribute to the wider development of Groundswell.
Contribute to organisational planning and Team Leads meetings.
Champion equality, diversity, inclusion and anti-discriminatory practice.
Promote trauma-informed, strengths-based and person-centred approaches.
Ensure all work reflects Groundswell's values and commitment to lived experience.
Undertake other duties appropriate to the role.
What Success Looks Like
Success in this role is measured not simply by the partnerships you build, but by the difference those partnerships—and Groundswell's Health Promotion programme—make to people's lives and to the way health and homelessness services work together.
In your first year, you will have:
Built trusted partnerships across London's health, housing and homelessness system, establishing Groundswell as a valued and reliable partner.
Embedded HHPA within local services, strengthening referral pathways and making it easier for people experiencing homelessness to access timely, coordinated healthcare.
Led and developed Groundswell's Health Promotion and In-Reach programme, expanding peer-led health promotion across London and creating more opportunities for people to engage with healthcare earlier, in trusted community settings.
Supported and developed Caseworkers, volunteers and colleagues, creating a positive culture of reflection, collaboration and continuous learning.
Worked alongside colleagues and partner organisations to improve responses for people with complex needs, removing barriers to healthcare and strengthening multidisciplinary working.
Used learning from partnerships and frontline delivery to improve existing services, support innovation and contribute to the growth of HHPA into new boroughs.
Helped strengthen the wider health and homelessness system by promoting earlier intervention, improving collaboration and ensuring more people experiencing homelessness can access healthcare with dignity, confidence and choice.
Above all, you'll have created the conditions that enable both excellent health advocacy and impactful Health Promotion to thrive. By bringing organisations together, supporting colleagues and volunteers, and embedding peer-led approaches within local systems, you'll help more people experiencing homelessness access healthcare earlier, experience better outcomes and receive more connected, compassionate and person-centred support.
Working as Part of the HHPA Leadership Structure
These roles work closely together, combining strategic leadership, operational delivery, partnership development and specialist expertise to ensure HHPA is safe, effective and continually improving.
The HHPA service is delivered through a collaborative leadership model:
Services Director
Provides strategic direction, secures funding, and holds overall accountability for delivery, performance and growth.
Systems Manager
Designs and maintains the systems, processes and infrastructure that enable safe, efficient and compliant delivery.
Health and Social Care Lead
Leads on supporting individuals facing the greatest barriers, providing specialist knowledge and navigating complex health and social care systems.
Development Manager (this role)
Ensures HHPA is embedded within local systems and relationships, so that partnerships translate into effective access to healthcare in practice.
Together, these roles ensure the service is:
Well designed (systems)
Well connected (development)
Effective for those with greatest need (health and social care)
Strategically led and sustainable (director)
Our work is:
Person-centred — responding to individual needs
Peer-led — shaped by lived experience
Collaborative — built through partnership
Rights-based — focused on access and equity
System-focused — working to create lasting change
We understand that care is demonstrated through consistent, reliable and thoughtful practice — in how we communicate, follow up, and deliver support.
Person Specification
At Groundswell, we know there is no single route to becoming a great manager. 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 share our values and commitment 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:
B) Knowledge and Experience:
The successful candidate is likely to have knowledge or experience of:
Essential:
Desirable:
C) Personal Qualities:
We're looking for someone who is:
We'd Particularly Welcome Applications from People Who Have:
Lived experience of homelessness or another form of social exclusion.
Experience of working in partnership with local communities.
Experience of co-production or supporting people with lived experience to shape services.
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
This is an opportunity to improve not just individual lives, but the way services work together.
As HHPA Development Manager, you'll help shape partnerships that make healthcare more accessible for people experiencing homelessness. Your work will influence how organisations collaborate, how services are designed and how people experience care. Every partnership you strengthen and every barrier you help remove has the potential to improve health outcomes for people who are too often excluded from healthcare.
A Supportive Team
We're a values-led organisation where collaboration, compassion and lived experience shape everything we do. You'll work alongside experienced colleagues who are committed to learning from one another and supporting each other to do challenging work well.
We believe good leadership is rooted in reflection, openness and trust. Through regular supervision, reflective practice and close collaboration across the HHPA leadership team, you'll have the support and autonomy to develop your ideas, build strong partnerships and make a lasting contribution.
Learn and Grow
HHPA is continuing to grow, creating exciting opportunities to influence the future of the service.
You'll have the opportunity to deepen your understanding of health inequalities, partnership working and systems change, while developing your leadership skills and contributing to the expansion of Homeless Health Peer Advocacy across London. Whether you're looking to broaden your expertise, lead new initiatives or help shape the future direction of the service, we'll support your professional development every step of the way.
Benefits
We offer a range of benefits to support your wellbeing and work-life balance, including:
28 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
5% employer pension contribution.
Flexible and hybrid working, where service delivery allows.
A compressed hours working pattern is available.
Regular reflective practice and high-quality supervision.
Ongoing learning and development opportunities.
A supportive, inclusive and values-led working environment.
Be Part of Something Bigger
At Groundswell, we believe everyone should be able to access healthcare with dignity, whatever their circumstances.
By joining us, you'll help create stronger partnerships, more connected services and a fairer health system for people experiencing homelessness. You'll work alongside colleagues, volunteers and partner organisations who share a commitment to collaboration, lived experience and lasting systems change.
Better partnerships create better healthcare.
By bringing organisations together, supporting colleagues and strengthening the systems around people experiencing homelessness, you'll help ensure more people receive the care they need, when they need it.
If you're looking for a role where you can influence services, build lasting partnerships and help create fairer access to healthcare, 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.
Application
To apply, please submit your CV along with a cover letter. The cover letter should explain:
How you meet each of the areas outlined in the person specification above
Why you are interested in doing this job at Groundswell.
The deadline for applications is 10am on Monday 17th August.
Interviews
Interviews will be held online on the week beginning August 24th.
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.
Pre-employment checks
The job offer for the successful candidate will be subject to a reference and DBS check.
Many thanks for taking the time to look into this role – it is an exciting opportunity, and we hope you will consider applying.
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Are you an experienced helpline or patient information professional? Do you want to use your skills and knowledge to help Beat Macular Disease? If you're passionate about providing calm, reassuring information and advice, and want to use your knowledge of macular disease to support people living with progressive sight loss, we'd love to hear from you.
As part of our dedicated and supportive helpline team, you'll provide information, reassurance and practical guidance by phone, email and online. You'll help people navigate diagnosis, treatment and everyday life with sight loss.
This is a parental leave cover role, so we're looking for someone who can quickly become a trusted source of information and support for people living with macular disease.
As one of our helpline advisors, you will:
About you
Our ideal candidate will have:
For a full job description and person specification, please see below.
In line with our value of “Showing we care”, we ask that the covering letter is written in your own words and not heavily reliant on AI-generated content.
Closing date: Wednesday 12 August 2026, 9am
Interviews: Week commencing 17 August 2026
Please note: Peabody is not a licensed UK sponsor, so we’re unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.
As a Support Worker for the Young People’s Services at Peabody, you will play a vital role in helping young people live independently and thrive within their communities. This is a meaningful and rewarding position where you will support individuals who may be socially excluded, disabled, unwell, young mothers or homeless. Your work will directly contribute to their wellbeing, independence, and inclusion, ensuring they are empowered to lead fulfilling lives. You will be part of a team that values human rights, dignity, and respect, and you’ll be instrumental in helping young people overcome challenges and achieve their goals.
What you'll do
In this role, you will provide high-quality, person-centred support to young people in supported housing. Your day-to-day responsibilities will include conducting needs and risk assessments, developing and reviewing support plans, and offering practical assistance with daily living skills such as cooking, cleaning, shopping, and managing finances. You will work closely with each individual to help them build confidence, develop life skills, and work towards their personal goals. You’ll also support them in accessing community resources, sustaining their housing, and exploring future housing options. Your role will involve liaising with external agencies, attending team meetings and training, and ensuring accurate record-keeping. You’ll be a key part of a collaborative team, committed to safeguarding, promoting equality, and delivering excellent service in line with Peabody’s values and policies.
What you'll need
• Experience supporting vulnerable people in the community or a supported living environment, either professionally or through volunteering.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to build positive relationships with young people and external partners
• A compassionate, empathetic approach with a genuine desire to make a difference in people’s lives
• Confidence to work independently (including lone working) and collaboratively as part of a team
• Good IT literacy, including the use of Microsoft Office and data entry systems
• A driving licence and your own vehicle, as this role will involve some travelling between schemes.
Why join us?
When you join Peabody, you’re joining a team guided by our values, Be Kind, Do the Right Thing, Love New Ideas, Celebrate Diversity, Keep Our Promises, and Pull Together.
We believe in creating a workplace where everyone feels supported, included, and empowered.
What You’ll Get
• 25 days’ annual leave
• Flexible benefits including healthcare, dental, and discounts.
• 4x Life Assurance and up to 10% pension contribution.
• Professional development, including funded apprenticeships.
• Two paid volunteering days each year.
• Family-friendly policies and a supportive team culture.
Please read before applying
This is a full-time, onsite role, and you’ll need to be available to work five days a week, including weekends and bank holidays. Shifts may include early mornings and evenings, so flexibility is key.
This role includes 2 sleep-in shifts per week, with an additional £73.89 per sleep-in shift.
We’re reviewing applications as they come in, so you might hear from us before the closing date, keep an eye on your inbox and your phone!
Interviews for this role will take place on Friday 14h August, in-person in Stevenage. Each interview will be a 2 hour slot.
If you have any questions about this role, please get in touch with Talent Specialist, Harry Lund.
This role requires an enhanced DBS check.
About Coram
Coram is committed to improving the lives of the UK’s most vulnerable children and young people.
We support children and young people from birth to independence, creating a change that lasts a lifetime.
Coram is the UK’s oldest children’s charity founded by Thomas Coram in London helping vulnerable children and young people since 1739. Today, the Coram group helps more than one million children, young people, families and professionals every year by providing access to the skills and opportunities they need to thrive.
Coram Family Lives is part of the Coram group.
About the role
We are looking for an experienced, passionate and motivated SEND Family Support Coordinator to join our Carers Support Service in Milton Keynes to play a vital role in supporting unpaid carers who look after children and adults with SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) and learning difficulties by reducing isolation, building resilience, and helping carers feel supported, connected, and empowered.
As a Family Support Coordinator, you will:
Educated to NVQ Level 3 or above in social work, health, education, or equivalent experience is essential. Experience of working with individuals and/or families with SEND and learning disabilities is desirable.
The salary for 21 hours per week is £15,910.49 per annum.
Closing Date: Sunday, 16th August 2026 at 23:59pm
Interview Date: TBC
To apply for this role, please click on the apply now to complete the application. (Please note we do not accept CVs. Therefore, please detail your application as much as possible)
Coram is an equal opportunities employer and we believe a diverse workforce enables us to improve the services to the children and families we help. We are genuinely committed to encouraging candidates from all sections of the community we seek to support. This includes those from global majority ethnic backgrounds, those that identify as LGBQT+, those with disabilities, those with lived experience of care, those with neuro-diversity, and those from other groups who are underrepresented at Coram.
If applicants feel comfortable, we would encourage them to draw on lived experience as well as professional experience in their personal statement as part of their application.
We are committed to the safeguarding of children and where appropriate will require the successful applicant to undertake a check from the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Registered Charity No. 312278.
Coram changes lives, laws and systems to create better chances for children, now and forever.
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As Homelessness Support Worker, you will deliver high-quality, structured, person-centred support to companions in supported housing, enabling them to build independence, achieve planned outcomes, progress along a clear pathway and successfully move on to independent living. The role is responsible for coordinating and managing each individual’s support plan, ensuring all interventions are outcome-focused and aligned to progression goals.
The role is also responsible for ensuring all support activity is clearly evidenced in line with Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Act 2023 requirements, including accurate, timely and outcome focused recording on our case management system, and for maintaining high standards of professional practice. In addition, the role includes housing management responsibilities, ensuring companions understand and meet the requirements of their licence agreement, maintain their accommodation, and that repairs and maintenance issues are appropriately escalated.
We aim to provide a stable home, personal development opportunities and clear pathways that enable people to rebuild their lives and move forward.

The Belay Foundation supports adoptive, kinship and special guardianship families raising children who have experienced early developmental trauma, often alongside neurodiversity. Founded in 2020 from lived experience, Belay offers something many families struggle to find elsewhere: practical, in-home support and expert guidance that’s genuinely trauma-responsive, delivered by people who understand what these families are living through.
This is an exciting opportunity to join us at a pivotal stage in our development. Over the past year, we have strengthened our services, systems and organisational foundations and developed ambitious plans for the future. As we continue to grow our reach and impact, we're looking for an experienced Communications and Engagement Manager to help tell our story, strengthen our profile and build meaningful relationships with the families, partners and supporters who make our work possible.
Working closely with our Chief Executive Officer, you'll lead our communications, marketing and stakeholder engagement activity, helping more families discover our services while supporting fundraising, partnerships and organisational growth. You'll also play a key role in embedding lived experience across our communications and engagement, ensuring the voices of families remain at the heart of everything we do.
This is a home-based role for two days per week (0.4 FTE), offering flexibility alongside the opportunity to shape a growing national charity. There may be potential to increase the hours over time, subject to funding, making this an exciting opportunity for someone who wants to grow with the organisation. This is a home‑based role, but applicants must be permanently based, and have the right to work, in the United Kingdom. For legal, tax, and operational reasons, we cannot consider applications from outside the UK.
If you're a creative and strategic communicator who enjoys building relationships, creating compelling content and using communications to drive social impact, we'd love to hear from you.
Please see the Candidate Application Pack for further details, including the full job description and the application/ interview process.
The Belay Foundation aims to improve the life chances of children in adoptive, kinship care and special guardian families.
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Regional Finance Manager for Asia and MENA
Role details
Location: London, UK, with hybrid working
Salary: £43,800 gross per annum
Contract: Fixed term for 12 months, renewable subject to funding and good performance
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Reporting to: Regional Director for Asia and MENA, with a technical working relationship to the Director of Finance
Application deadline: 11 August 2026
About Saferworld
Saferworld is an independent international organisation working to prevent violent conflict and build safer lives.
We work with people affected by conflict to improve their safety and sense of security, and we use evidence and learning to influence policies and practices that can help build lasting peace. Our priority is people, and we believe everyone should be able to live peaceful and fulfilling lives, free from fear and insecurity.
About the role
Saferworld is seeking an experienced Regional Finance Manager for Asia and MENA to provide senior financial leadership, technical support and practical oversight across the region.
Working closely with country finance teams, Regional Directors and the central Finance team, the post holder will help strengthen financial management, donor compliance, programme delivery and organisational accountability across Saferworld’s work in Asia and MENA.
Key responsibilities
The Regional Finance Manager will:
About you
You will have significant experience in financial management, budgeting, forecasting, management accounts and financial reporting within an international or multi country organisation.
You will also bring:
A professional accounting qualification or relevant finance qualification is desirable. Arabic language skills, or knowledge of another regional language, would be an advantage.
To apply, please submit your CV and a covering letter explaining how your experience meets the requirements of the role.
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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.
Every week, people who've fled war, violence and persecution find somewhere to feel safe again - with one of our therapists. We're recruiting self-employed sessional psychotherapists, counsellors and supervisors across Devon, Somerset and Bristol.
We believe everyone deserves the chance to rebuild their life after trauma. We provide free, long-term psychotherapy to refugees, people seeking asylum and people who've experienced trafficking, alongside training and supervision for people working with trauma across the South West. We're a warm, small team, built on the values of Compassion, Collaboration and Courage.
This job is for you if…
We strongly encourage applications from therapists with lived experience of the asylum process, and from Global Majority and ethnically minoritised backgrounds. Don't meet every requirement? Apply anyway - we'd still love to hear from you.
What we offer
Free monthly group supervision, free use of our therapy rooms, ongoing CPD, and free onboarding and training covering trauma-informed practice, cross-cultural work, and working with interpreters.
Key details
Basis: Self-employed, minimum two-year commitment
Location: Plymouth or Exeter (Devon), Bridgwater, Taunton or Weston-super-Mare (Somerset), or Bristol
Hours: Minimum 2-3 hours per week, arranged directly with your clients
Pay: £35-£50 per session/hour depending on type (full breakdown in the job pack)
Before you apply
Please read the full Job Pack and our Impact Report (below) - they cover the organisation, team, role, responsibilities and pay in detail. We're also hosting an optional online information session on 27th July at 7pm. Registration details can be found in the downloadable Job Pack (below).
How to apply
Answer the screening questions and attach your work history and experience in whatever format is easiest - CV, LinkedIn Profile or use our template CV which is downloadable below.
You're welcome to apply by video, or voice note instead, please contact us arrange this - details in the Job Pack - or if you have any questions, including reasonable adjustments.
Timeline
Deadline: 17th August 9am · Outcome by: 25th August · Interviews: 1st & 3rd September (online) · Induction: 19th September (online) · Client work begins: 1st October
Please answer the screening questions and attach a CV. You don't need a polished CV for this - use whichever of these suits you best:
Your CV, if you have one up to date
Your LinkedIn / website profile
Our short background template (provided below) which covers the basics
We improve mental health in people fleeing torture, oppression and war and those who work with them.
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About Pursuing Independent Paths
PiP works in Westminster and Kensington and Chelsea communities to support adults with learning disabilities and autism to achieve their potential, move towards independence and live their best lives. PiP is a growing charity based in North Kensington that empowers adults with learning disabilities and autism to achieve independence and fulfil their ambitions.
The Role
The Office Manager role is vital for our organisation and forms a key part of our team by supporting organisational effectiveness, enabling us to be responsive to our students, staff and families and deliver high-quality services in a safe and well-managed environment.
We are looking for someone with proven experience in administration across four key areas:
We need someone who is organised, able to work across a number of areas, can take initiative, enjoys being part of a friendly supportive and who wants to make a difference at a charity working to support some of society’s most vulnerable people. We are still a smaller charity so this role will be a balance of managing and being hands-on but we are hoping to support someone to grow with us as we launch new services and continue to expand our provision.
What We Offer:
How to Apply
Please read the candidate pack carefully, to be considered for the role, you will need to send a Cover Letter of no more than 2 pages of A4 explaining why you would be suitable for the job and a CV.
Applications close on Thursday 13 August. We encourage you to apply early, as applications will be reviewed as soon as they are received, and we reserve the right to close the advert sooner subject to finding suitable candidates.
Empowering adults with learning disabilities to achieve their ambitions.

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At Hestia, we live by our values and are committed to a more equitable, diverse, and inclusive organisation that provides a variety of services such as Domestic Abuse, Modern Slavery, Mental Health & Complex Needs and Criminal Justice. We are committed to empower people to rebuild their lives and regain independence.
The service you will work in….
Nia House is consists of 3 services, Nia House, Coningham and Sulgrave in the North Cluster. We support people with enduring mental health crisis aged 18+ who have housing and support needs. They may be leaving hospital, registered care, be homeless, threatened with homelessness or living in accommodation that is not meeting their identified needs. The services will be also used as a ‘step up' or ‘step down' from other supported accommodation, where appropriate.
A day in this role looks like….
As a Senior Recovery Support workerat Hestia, you will play a crucial role in our Mental Health and Complex Needs service. Your contributions will directly influence the lives of our service users, guiding them towards a path of empowerment and independence.
A day will never look the same and some of the things you can expect to do/be responsible for are:
Why Hestia?
Joining Hestia means more than just a job; it's an opportunity to be part of something bigger. We offer a supportive, inclusive and resolution driven work environment where your contributions are recognised and valued. As a member of our team, you will have the chance to grow both personally and professionally while making a lasting impact on the lives of those we serve.
We are looking for candidates who bring a combination of passion, expertise, and dedication to the table. To excel in this role, you should possess:
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 a disability confident employer, committed to the employment and career development of individual with disabilities. As part of this commitment, we operate a guaranteed interview scheme for all applicants with disabilities who meet the minimum criteria for the role they have applied for. We will also accommodate reasonable adjustment during the selection and interview process and throughout your employment with us.
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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