Jobs for the Youth and Children sector
We are looking for a creative, organised and experienced media and communications professional to join our External Affairs team within the Policy and External Affairs Directorate.
The Senior Media & Communications Manager will manage our press office and lead our media engagement activity to support our strategic impact and communications objectives, aligned to our business plan and wider corporate strategy.
You will use your skills and experience to help engage a range of media outlets on our expertise, insights and evidence on youth employment, placing our spokespeople appropriately for a variety of opportunities.
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You will also work closely with wider External Affairs colleagues and teams across the organisation to build our corporate impact narrative.
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At a time when youth employment is a high priority for Government and the news agenda, the post holder must also be able to demonstrate policy and political literacy and high comfort levels when working with policy, research and public affairs colleagues.
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This role is perfect for a proactive and agile professional with strong writing skills, who is excellent at building relationships internally and externally and able to engage external stakeholders and partners.
At a time when the youth employment agenda is so prominent, this role presents an exciting opportunity to be part of Youth Futures’ mission to help every young person achieve good work.
This role can be based at our Birmingham, Leeds or London hub. We currently operate a hybrid model of two-days per week in the office and three-days from home.
Please download our recruitment pack for more information on this opportunity.
Due to receiving high volumes of interest in our opportunities, this vacancy may close earlier than the advertised deadline. To ensure your application is considered, please submit it as soon as possible.
We are the national What Works Centre for youth employment, with a specific focus on marginalised young people.



The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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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 Spear Hammersmith and Fulham
Spear is working in partnership with St Paul’s Hammersmith to deliver the Spear Programme in Hammersmith and Fulham!
At St Paul’s Hammersmith, their vision is to see the church alive, encountering God and awakening cities. Following the call of Jesus to love their neighbour, they want to serve the needs of their local community, creating connection and developing places of safety, strength, and belonging.
The Spear Programme is delivered in Spear Hammersmith and Fulham which offers young people professionally recognised coaching, for free, to support them into sustainable work or education. They leave Spear equipped to thrive in work and life.
Key Information:
- Salary: from £29,000
- Full-time, Maternity Cover - Monday to Friday
- 25 days annual leave (including Christmas gift days) plus bank holidays
- Closing date: Monday 17th August (we interview on a rolling basis and may close the role early if we find the right candidate)
For more information please read through our Job Specification and Work with us pack.
If you require any reasonable adjustments as part of the recruitment process, please let us know.
Person Specification
- An active Christian, dedicated to representing the values and ethos of Spear and St Paul's Hammersmith
- You have demonstrable experience as a coach, or a background in youth work or teaching, and are keen to develop these skills further.
- You have a heart for young people and releasing their potential, no matter what challenging circumstances they are facing.
- Effective interpersonal skills and high emotional intelligence with a sense of humour and fun.
- You are great at building relationships, with solid communication skills.
- Good administrative and organisational skills, working well under pressure with the ability to prioritise workload.
Spear is a dynamic, growing youth employment charity that coaches young people to overcome barriers and thrive in work and life.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Feel Good is a growing social enterprise created by Regenerate. As a supervisor, you will be a key part of supporting young people to build skills and get the support they need to overcome barriers to employment. With 946,000 young people in the UK out of work, this work is more needed than ever, and this is an exciting opportunity to be a part of changing the game for young people!
Feel Good was created in 2014, by South-West London based charity Regenerate, to support young people aged 18-24 who are facing barriers to employment such as high anxiety, special educational needs, and/or contact with the youth justice system. We offer them training, mentoring and paid work on our coffee cart and shops, and our supervisors are a key part of this!
We're currently entering an exciting period of growth as we look to open our second brick and mortar coffee shop, and so we need dedicated, experienced supervisors who are passionate about passing on their knowledge and experience to the young people who need it most, and creating opportunities for them to turn their lives around and thrive. Your day to day will be supervising shifts at our coffee cart or shop, and effectively carrying out / delegating the operational responsibilities that this entails. You will be the first port of call for any issues that arise, and will be there to guide young people through this real life work experience, supporting them in achieving key learning / skills objectives.
Overview:
Salary: £28,860 per annum (London Living Wage equivalent) - Reviewed after successful completion of probation period
Hours: Full-time, across a 4 day week
Annual Leave: 33 days per year
Required experience: Minimum 2 years experience in hospitality
Application Deadline: Tuesday 11th August 2026
Interviews: Week commencing 17th August 2026
We'd love you to be:
An excellent communicator
Organised with great time management skills
A team player with the ability to motivate yourself and others
Empathetic and supportive
Understanding of the issues and barriers young people may face
Able to report on young people's progress after every shift, as well as any potential safeguarding issues that arise
To find our full person specification and day to day responsibilities, please take a look through the attached job pack.
To apply, please fill out an online application form - linked in the job pack and above.
Regenerate and Feel Good is an equal opportunities employer, recognising the positive value of diversity, promoting equality and challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all ethnicities, backgrounds, ages and from underrepresented and minority groups. All offers of employment are conditional to the succesful outcome of referencing, right to work, and DBS checks, in line with our safeguarding and recruitment policies.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Salary: Starting at £66,920, raising to £77,555
Hours: 37 hours per week (full-time)
Contract: Permanent
Location: Family Action Head Office, London N1 7GR.
Our office space is wheelchair accessible. We typically work two days a week in the office, but offer the flexibility of home-working anywhere within the UK.
FAMILY ACTION AND THE ROLE'S IMPACT:
At Family Action we support people through change, challenge or crisis. It is what we have done for over 150 years. We protect children, support young people and adults and offer direct, practical help to families and communities.
We see first-hand the power of family to shape lives, for better or worse, so we speak up for the importance of family in national and local policymaking, amplify family voices and represent the changing needs of families in the UK today.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:
- This is an important senior role in Family Action. As Deputy Director of People, you will lead on all People matters at Family Action, encompassing HR, EDI, volunteers and Learning & Development. You will report to the General Counsel & Director of Systems.
- Your role will be varied, exciting and incredibly worthwhile. At its heart is a commitment to delivering high-quality outcomes, and the opportunity to make a meaningful difference within our organisation, benefiting staff, volunteers and those who use our services. You will be working with managers at all levels to influence, inform and plan work across the entire organisation.
- We are looking for someone who is motivated and who can draw learning from a range of sources and analyse evidence within its wider organisational context. You will bring substantial Human Resources experience and a strong track record of developing and delivering People strategies. You will be skilled at leading through complexity, navigating change, understanding organisational challenges, and developing effective plans that support continuous improvement.
For the main requirements of the role, please see the job description and person specification.
BENEFITS:
- an annual paid leave entitlement of 30 working days plus bank holidays (FTE)
- up to 6% matched-pension contributions
- flexible working arrangements and new starters have the right to make flexible working requests from day one of employment
- enhanced paid sick leave and paid family leave provisions
- eye care and winter flu jabs vouchers
- cycle to work scheme
- investing in your professional development with ongoing quality training and career development opportunities
We are forward looking, ambitious and committed to continuous improvement. We are a people focused, can-do organisation which strives for excellence in all we do and operates with mutual respect.
TO APPLY:
- Click the ‘Apply’ link below and fill out our digital application form
- Closing Date: 16 August 2026 at 23.59
All appointments with Family Action are subject to satisfactory Safer Recruitment checks.
OUR COMMITMENT TO EQUALITY, DIVERSITY & INCLUSION:
We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that candidates may need during the recruitment process and you will be asked whether you require any adjustments if shortlisted for interview. We also make reasonable adjustments on the job, where required.
We are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in all that we do and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Intersectionality is important to us and we welcome applications from ethnically diverse communities, LGBTQIA+ candidates and disabled candidates. We are committed to increasing the representation of these groups at Family Action because we know that greater diversity will lead to even greater results for families and children and we strive for our workforce to be truly representative of the diverse communities we support.
All candidates with a disability are welcome to apply under the Disability Confident Scheme and request priority consideration for an interview, provided they meet the essential criteria for the role.
To help remove financial barriers to working with us, we will reimburse reasonable travel costs if you are invited to attend an interview in person.
Family Action is an award-winning national charity working from the heart of local communities across England and Wales.



The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Help us turn data into meaningful change for children and families.
At HENRY, we believe every baby and child deserves a healthy and happy start in life. We work alongside parents, carers and professionals to build healthy habits, improve family wellbeing and reduce health inequalities. Through evidence-based programmes, training and community support, we help families develop the confidence, skills and knowledge they need to give children the very best start. As a values-led charity, we are driven by empathy, collaboration, respect and a commitment to using insight and evidence to create lasting impact.
We're looking for an experienced Senior Data and Impact Officer to join our Data and Impact team. This is a pivotal role for someone who is passionate about the power of data and evaluation to improve services, inform strategic decision-making and demonstrate meaningful outcomes.
Working closely with colleagues across the organisation, you will help ensure that HENRY has robust, reliable and accessible data systems that support excellent service delivery and enable us to evidence the difference we make. You'll combine hands-on operational delivery with continuous improvement, helping to strengthen our monitoring, evaluation and learning approach while embedding a culture of evidence-led decision making throughout the charity.
What you'll be doing
As a key member of the team, you'll:
- Lead on the management, quality assurance and ongoing improvement of HENRY's data systems and processes.
- Analyse quantitative and qualitative data to identify trends, measure outcomes and generate actionable insight.
- Produce high-quality reports, dashboards and visualisations for commissioners, funders, senior leaders and operational teams.
- Support the implementation and development of HENRY's Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) framework.
- Ensure compliance with GDPR, information governance requirements and data quality standards.
- Provide evidence and impact data to support funding applications, tender submissions and commissioner reporting.
- Work collaboratively with colleagues to help them understand and utilise data to improve services and outcomes.
- Contribute to impact reporting, organisational learning, research and continuous improvement activities.
About you
You'll be a highly organised and analytical professional with experience of managing, analysing and reporting data to support organisational performance or impact measurement. Comfortable working with both qualitative and quantitative information, you'll be able to translate complex findings into clear, compelling insights for a range of audiences.
Most importantly, you'll share our passion for improving outcomes for children and families and be motivated by the opportunity to use data and evidence to drive positive change.
Location: Primarily remote, with one day per month at our National Support Office in Eynsham, Oxfordshire, plus occasional travel.
Hours: Full-time (4 days per week may be considered).
Salary: £31,305.22
Interview date: Wednesday 19th August, virtual
Application deadline: Monday 17th August 2026, 9am
We apologise for the short turnaround between the application closing date and the interview date. This is due to unavoidable leave within the hiring team. Thank you for your understanding and flexibility, and we appreciate any efforts made to accommodate the interview schedule.
If you're excited by the opportunity to combine data, evaluation and insight with purpose-driven work that improves lives, we'd love to hear from you. Please click 'redirect to recruiter' to read more and apply today.
HENRY is a safeguarding organisation and this role requires a standard DBS check.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Alongside important administrative responsibilities, you'll build meaningful relationships, provide outstanding experience to out supporters and ensure every interaction leaves a lasting impression, helping them feel valued while making a real difference to hospice care in our community.
You'll be
- Building genuine, lasting relationships with donors and fundraisers, becoming a trusted and familiar face helping people feel connected to our hospices.
- Providing exceptional supporter experience by responding to enquiries with warmth, empathy and professionalism, ensuring every interaction is personal, meaningful and memorable.
- Managing donations and supporter information accurately, ensuring every gift is handled with care and every donor is thanked for their support.
- Supporting fundraising campaigns and events by connecting with supporters, encouraging their involvement and helping create experiences that inspire long-term support and make a real difference to local hospice care.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Charity People is delighted to be partnering with London Youth to recruit for their next Trusts and Foundations Manager.
Could your next funding bid help transform the lives of thousands of young Londoners?
Every young person deserves the chance to thrive. Yet too many face barriers that limit their opportunities, confidence and potential. That's where London Youth comes in.
Supporting a network of over 600 youth organisations and reaching more than 616,000 young people across the capital, London Youth creates life-changing opportunities through youth work, outdoor learning and community programmes. They're looking for a talented Trusts and Foundations Manager to help unlock the funding that makes this possible.
Role Details
- Salary: £35,931
- Location: London / Hybrid (minimum 2 days per week in the office)
- Contract: Permanent, Full Time
- Hours: 37.5 hours per week (flexible working requests considered)
About the Role
This is an exciting opportunity to manage and grow a portfolio of trust and foundation supporters, securing five and six-figure grants that make a genuine difference to young people's lives.
You will:
- Research and develop new funding opportunities
- Write compelling funding applications and reports
- Build and manage relationships with trusts, foundations and institutional funders
- Deliver excellent stewardship to existing supporters
- Work collaboratively with colleagues across London Youth to achieve ambitious fundraising targets
About You
We're looking for someone who can combine excellent fundraising skills with a passion for social impact.
You'll bring:
- A strong track record of securing trust and foundation income
- Experience developing successful funding applications
- Excellent written communication and relationship management skills
- Strong research and prospecting abilities
- The confidence to manage a busy funding pipeline and work towards ambitious targets
- A genuine commitment to improving the lives of young people
Why Join London Youth?
- 39 days annual leave including bank holidays and closure days
- Employer pension contribution
- Healthcare Cash Plan and Employee Assistance Programme
- Free Headspace membership
- Access to the Charity Mentoring Network
- A supportive, collaborative and inclusive culture
- The chance to see your fundraising directly transform young lives across London
How to Apply
The application process is CV and Supporting Statement, answering the two questions detailed in the application pack. In the first instance, please send your up-to-date CV to Philippa at Charity People for further details. If your profile fits what our client is looking for, we'll be in touch with lots more information.
Key Dates
- The closing date is midday on Mon 17 Aug
- Interviews will take place w/c 24 August
We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability, and potential. Please inform us if you require any assistance or adjustment to help ensure the application process works for you.
Charity People is a forward thinking, inclusive organisation that actively and deliberately promotes equity, diversity and inclusion. We know organisations thrive when inclusion is at the forefront. We evidence our commitment by matching charity needs with the skills and experience of candidates irrespective of background e.g. age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we believe that greater diversity leads to greater results for the charities we work with.
YMCA St Paul’s Group is the largest YMCA in Europe and a leading provider of supported housing, youth and community services. The Youth Project is a registered charity and subsidiary of YMCA St Paul’s Group, delivering innovative youth services and programmes that support young people.
Together, we create inclusive places where young people, families and communities can be safe, healthy, connected and confident. Our work empowers individuals to develop their potential, strengthen their wellbeing and make positive contributions to their communities.
By joining us, you will become an important part of a supportive and values-driven organisation that is committed to making a lasting difference. We offer learning and development opportunities.
Being part of YMCA St Paul’s Group means not only working for a great London-based charity that has supported young people and communities for over 150 years, but also being part of a national association and global movement.
We are one of the UK’s Top 100 Best Workplaces™ 2026 and have also been recognised as one of the UK’s Top 100 Best Workplaces for Development™ 2026.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award Foundation is partnering exclusively with Robertson Bell to recruit a Finance Manager on a permanent, part-time basis (21 hours per week). This is an outstanding opportunity to join a globally respected charity at an exciting point in its evolution, taking ownership of core finance operations whilst helping strengthen the financial foundations of an organisation that empowers millions of young people across the world.
Joining during a period of positive organisational change, the Finance Manager will play a key role in a finance function that is evolving beyond traditional reporting to provide greater insight and support across the organisation and its global network of Award Operators. Working closely with the Head of Finance and Business Information, you'll have genuine ownership of the month-end process, lead a small finance team and drive continuous improvements, while also having opportunities to contribute to wider organisational initiatives that directly support young people around the world.
The organisation:
The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award is a global non-formal education and learning framework that empowers 14–24-year-olds to develop their purpose, passion and place in the world. Delivered across more than 130 countries and territories, the International Award Foundation works with partners around the world to ensure every eligible young person can take part through licensing and accreditation, global advocacy, research, training, fundraising and supporting digital transformation across the Award family.
The key duties of the Finance Manager are as follows:
- Lead the day-to-day operational delivery of the finance function, ensuring accurate financial processing, strong internal controls and the consistent application of finance policies and procedures.
- Take ownership of the operational month-end close process, coordinating timelines, reviewing ledger postings and ensuring high-quality balance sheet reconciliations.
- Manage and develop the Finance Officer and Credit Controller, providing regular coaching, support and clear direction to help them deliver to a high standard.
- Oversee all transactional finance activities, including purchase and sales ledger, payments, receipts, VAT accounting and Gift Aid submissions.
- Prepare accurate management accounts and work closely with the Head of Finance and Business Information to ensure financial data supports effective decision-making.
- Maintain audit-ready finance operations, ensuring robust documentation, clear audit trails and effective responses to audit queries.
- Drive continuous improvement across finance operations, systems and workflows to strengthen efficiency, resilience and financial control.
- Support budgeting, reforecasting and financial planning, whilst assisting with year-end financial statements, cashflow forecasting and wider finance projects.
The successful candidate will have:
- Experience within financial accounting or finance operations, including ownership of month-end processes and balance sheet reconciliations.
- Exposure to VAT, with charity VAT experience advantageous but not essential.
- Experience supervising or supporting colleagues, or the confidence and desire to step into your first formal people management role.
- A proactive mindset with the ability to identify opportunities to improve finance processes and systems.
- Previous experience within the charity or wider not-for-profit sector would be advantageous.
- Qualified as an accountant, or be in the latter stages of study.
This is a permanent, part-time opportunity working 21 hours per week, with flexibility to spread these across either three full days or shorter hours across the week. The role is based in London, operating on a hybrid basis.
Applications close on Sunday 23rd August, with first-stage interviews expected to take place during the week commencing 31st August. Robertson Bell is managing this recruitment campaign exclusively on behalf of The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award Foundation, so please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
Our long term ambition is that every eligible young person aged 14 – 24 will have the opportunity to participate in the Award.
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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 us
Loughborough Community Centre (LCC) was established in Brixton in 1981, as a positive outcome from the Brixton Uprisings. We operate from the Max Roach Centre in Brixton.
Our vital and multi award-winning project has been on the frontline before and during the pandemic supporting vulnerable and disadvantaged children and their families. We are in a positive position to grow the team to increase our impact for the community.
What we do:
Core offer...
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Rosebuds Preschool (2 - 4yrs)
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Afterschool and Holiday Play Project (0 - 13yrs)
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Family Support
Our mission:
A safe place where children, young people and families can come together, to play, learn and thrive. Join us and become part of a happy, motivated and friendly team who support the social, emotional and learning needs of our intergenerational community, through our embedded approach of Listening, Collaboration and the Creation (LCC) of meaningful activities.
About you
You will provide high-quality education, care, and family support, ensuring children experience a safe, nurturing, and inclusive environment where they can thrive. Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, you will bring strong leadership, early years knowledge, and a commitment to creating enabling spaces that support children’s learning, development, wellbeing, and family engagement.
You will be confident in meeting all legal, statutory, and setting requirements, with a strong understanding of your professional contribution to maintaining high standards across Rosebuds Preschool, and the wider family and play services delivered by LCC at the Max Roach Centre.
Role Title: Early Year Professional (added area of responsibility) / Senior Practioner
Hours: 35 hours per week, 7.5 hours per day Monday to Friday (Hours will include some afterschool wraparound, occasional evenings and weekends).
We value work life balance and are willing to consider term time only or all year round.
Salary: £28,392 (FTE) depending on experience and up to an extra £3,640 per year incentive for added area of responsibility. Potential FTE £32,032.
Location: Rosebuds Preschool at Max Roach Centre, in person
Contract: Permanent – 6 months probationary period
Benefits of working with us:
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Highly Competitive Salary
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Team Of People Who Actually Care
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Concessional Preschool Place
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Employee Assistance Programme for Staff Mental Health Wellbeing and Support
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Birthdays Off
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Regular Socials and Team Building Opportunities.
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Free Enhanced DBS Checks
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Well-Established Career Path and Training Opportunities
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Workplace Pension Scheme
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Induction and Supervision Programme
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Personal and Professional Development Plan
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Fresh Fruit, Tea & Coffee available for all staff
You will have experience of:
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Planning, delivering, and evaluating high-quality learning experiences in line with the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework, supporting children’s individual development, curiosity, and wellbeing.
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Working collaboratively as part of an early years professional team to maintain and continuously improve the quality of practice, provision, and outcomes for children.
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Operating within a Key Person system, building secure, nurturing relationships with a designated group of children and supporting their individual needs, development, and family relationships.
Main duties include:
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Contribute to the responsibility for providing a high quality of education and learning, ensuring that staff are properly deployed, and to offer appropriate stimulation and support to the children attending the setting.
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Contribute to the responsibility towards drawing up long-term, medium-term and sessional curriculum plans which take into account the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), and to monitor the effectiveness of the setting’s curriculum; this may include working with external professionals.
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Advocate for early years curriculum based on outdoor learning through play.
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Contribute to the responsibility of drawing up and implementing the daily programme of activities and events.
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Comply with current Ofsted inspection requirements for achieving a ‘Good’ or above rating.
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Contribute and support the key person system, ensuring parents/carers are aware of their child’s key worker and that key workers regularly and effectively engage with their key children’s parent/carer.
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Contribute to the responsibility for the implementation of systems for observation and record keeping so that children’s progress and achievements are effectively and regularly assessed and to monitor the effectiveness of assessment procedures.
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Understand and appreciate the importance of monitoring and evaluation in a preschool based setting.
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To carry out visits and inductions for new children and to ensure a smooth settlement.
Deadline for applications is Friday 7th August 2026. Interviews will take place througout August 2026.
Please send cover letter and CV to Colette Thomas Wellbeing and HR Lead
"A safe place where children, young people and families can come together, to play, learn and thrive".
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
- Are you passionate about supporting young parents to build brighter futures? Do you believe every family deserves the opportunity to thrive?
- At Pure Insight, we're looking for a compassionate, motivated and experienced Family Support Coordinator to join our dedicated team in Stockport.
- You'll work alongside young parents who have experience of care, helping them build confidence, strengthen family relationships and access the support they need to create positive futures for themselves and their children.
About Pure Insight
Pure Insight supports young people aged 16–28 leaving children's homes and foster care. Through mentoring, practical support and community connections, we help care leavers develop independence, confidence and a sense of belonging.
Over the past 10 years we've expanded across Greater Manchester, delivering nationally recognised services in Stockport, Salford, Cheshire East, Warrington and Halton.
About the Role
Young care leaver parents often face significant challenges as they navigate parenthood while transitioning to independent adulthood. As our Family Support Coordinator, you'll provide tailored, person-centred support that empowers families to thrive.
You'll:
- Build trusting, meaningful relationships with young parents.
- Develop and review personalised family support plans.
- Advocate for parents in professional meetings and statutory services.
- Work closely with social care, health and partner agencies.
- Coordinate and support volunteer mentors.
- Deliver parenting groups, activities and peer support opportunities.
- Maintain accurate case records and monitoring data.
- Champion the voice of young parents and their children.
This is a varied and rewarding role where no two days are the same.
About You
We're looking for someone who has:
- At least two years' experience supporting vulnerable parents and children.
- Excellent knowledge of child development and positive parenting.
- Experience working within safeguarding and multi-agency partnerships.
- An understanding of the challenges faced by care-experienced young people.
- Strong communication, organisation and report-writing skills.
- Experience coordinating projects and supporting volunteers or teams.
- A full driving licence and access to a vehicle for work.
- A compassionate, non-judgemental and solution-focused approach.
Experience working directly with care leavers or mentoring young people would be an advantage.
What We Offer
We value our people and offer:
- Salary of £27,500–£29,500 (pro rata)
- 24 days annual leave plus bank holidays (increasing with service)
- An additional day's leave for your birthday
- Flexible working options
- A friendly, supportive and fun team environment
- Extensive learning and professional development opportunities
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Medicash healthcare benefits (following successful probation)
- Business mileage reimbursement
Join Our Team
If you're passionate about empowering young parents, committed to safeguarding children, and want to make a genuine difference every day, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply today and help young families build brighter futures with Pure Insight – please read the attached document for full details of the role.
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At Pure Insight, we support young people aged 16–28 leaving care to develop independence, confidence and a sense of belonging. We work alongside young people to help them thrive in employment, education and their communities.
We're looking for a passionate and motivated Employment Coach to join our team in Stockport.
About the role
You'll work one-to-one with care-experienced young people, helping them overcome barriers and move into employment, education, training or volunteering. You'll also build relationships with local employers, create opportunities and provide ongoing support to help young people succeed in the workplace.
This is a varied, rewarding role where you'll have the opportunity to make a genuine difference every day.
We're looking for someone who:
- Has experience supporting vulnerable or disengaged young people (minimum two years).
- Can build positive relationships with young people, employers and partner organisations.
- Is confident supporting people into employment, education or training.
- Is organised, resilient and able to manage a varied caseload.
- Has excellent communication and IT skills.
- Understands safeguarding and the challenges faced by care-experienced young people.
- Holds a full UK driving licence and has access to a car for work.
- Experience working with care leavers, knowledge of the benefits system or CRM systems would be an advantage but isn't essential.
What we offer
- 24 days annual leave plus bank holidays (increasing with service)
- An extra day off for your birthday
- Flexible working options
- Learning and professional development opportunities
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Medicash healthcare cash plan (after probation)
- Business mileage paid at 45p per mile
- A friendly, supportive team where your ideas and contribution are valued
- If you're passionate about helping care-experienced young people achieve their goals and want to be part of an organisation that changes lives, we'd love to hear from you.
Please see attached job description for more details.
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Job role:
The Digital Engagement Lead will play a pivotal role in shaping how people discover, experience and connect with Ronald McDonald House UK.
Working closely with the Head of Brand, Communications and Digital Engagement, you'll lead the development and delivery of an audience-led digital engagement strategy that helps us reach more people, build stronger relationships and create meaningful opportunities for support. You'll bring together social media, email, website content and user experience, paid social media and analytics into a clear, joined-up approach that delivers measurable results.
This is a role for someone who can see the bigger picture whilst remaining close enough to the detail to make things happen. You'll lead and develop a talented digital team, set clear direction and priorities, and create an environment where people feel supported to do their best work. At the same time, you'll work across the organisation to build understanding, confidence and enthusiasm around digital engagement, helping colleagues see how it can support their goals and strengthen our impact.
You'll also play an important role in strengthening the foundations that underpin our digital performance, from supporter journeys and content strategy to analytics, testing and optimisation. Through thoughtful leadership, strong collaboration and a focus on continuous improvement, you'll help ensure our digital channels work harder for the charity and ultimately help us support more families when they need us most.
Key Responsibilities:
Operational leadership and team development
- Provide clear leadership across the Digital Engagement function.
- Line manage the Digital Marketing Manager, Social Media Officer and Website Content & UX Officer.
- Set clear objectives, coach through regular one-to-ones and support professional development.
- Build a collaborative, high trust culture that values inclusion, curiosity and accountability.
- Ensure the team has clear backlogs, roadmaps and ways of working that keep delivery smooth and focused.
Digital strategic approach and planning
- Shape and deliver an integrated, audience-led digital engagement strategy.
- Define the strategic role of each channel for priority audiences, with objectives, KPIs and success metrics.
- Set channel-specific plans across paid social, organic social, content creators engagement, email, paid search and website content/UX.
- Lead annual and quarterly planning, translating organisational goals into clear digital roadmaps with budgets, testing agendas and resourcing.
- Monitor sector, platform and audience trends, advising on where to pivot, invest or pause.
- Guide the Digital Engagement team to deliver effective programmes with clear targeting, creative variants and measurable outcomes.
Digital Marketing ownership
- Oversee a balanced mix of paid, organic and earned activity, ensuring they work together to drive reach, community and conversion.
- Set standards for community management, social listening, risk protocols and out of hours response where required.
- Define our approach to engaging content creators.
- Strengthen the organisation’s approach to paid social, building capability, confidence and performance.
- Set the strategic approach for paid social campaigns, with a clear pathway towards delivering a high‑quality, scalable campaign in Q4.
- Oversee paid search and Google Ad Grant activity, ensuring compliance, relevance and strong conversion tracking.
Email and supporter journeys
- Oversee performance and growth across paid and owned channels.
- Lead the development of a clear email strategy, starting with strong foundations for best‑practice journeys
- Oversee the design and implementation of core email journeys
- Ensure email activity is insight‑led, tested and aligned with wider supporter journeys across channels
- Maintain a practical test plan covering audiences, messaging, creative and landing experiences.
Website content and user experience
- Lead the long term development of the charity’s website.
- Set the content and UX strategy with audience needs at the centre, ensuring information is findable, inclusive and persuasive.
- Oversee page governance, templates and information architecture to support both storytelling and conversion.
- Prioritise UX improvements using evidence from analytics, user feedback and best practice.
- Ensure the site reflects our brand voice and values, with accessible content and clear journeys.
Innovation, creative approach, testing and optimisation
- Embed a culture of smart experimentation and continuous improvement.
- Champion creative exploration across formats, storytelling and interaction design, while setting clear hypotheses and guardrails.
- Maintain a cross-channel testing backlog, with transparent prioritisation, timelines and owners.
- Ensure rigorous measurement: define success criteria, document results, share learning and scale winning variants.
- Encourage responsible adoption of new features and tools where they solve real audience problems.
Data, tracking and reporting
- Ensure decisions are grounded in accurate data and meaningful insight.
- Set the strategic direction for digital analytics and performance measurement.
- Oversee GA4 tracking, analytics and reporting frameworks across channels and key journeys, working with external agencies or specialists to establish robust reporting foundations
- Commission accessible dashboards and provide narrative context so stakeholders understand performance and next actions.
- Promote outcome-focused reporting that complements top of funnel/brand metrics.
Stakeholder and partner collaboration (internal and external, including suppliers)
- Lead strong, respectful collaboration that gets the best from people and partners.
- Partner with fundraising, family services, brand, and data & insight teams to shape clear briefs and deliver impactful digital work.
- Manage agencies, creators, platform reps and technical suppliers: set scopes, deliverables, timelines and KPIs, and review performance against objectives.
- Ensure all external output meets brand, accessibility, safeguarding and data protection standards.
- Build constructive relationships with senior stakeholders, presenting insights and recommendations with clarity.
Budget and resource accountability
- Hold responsibility for digital engagement budgets and resourcing.
- Oversee budget planning, forecasting and in‑flight reallocation to maximise value.
- Track spend, approve invoices and maintain strong financial governance.
- Assess capacity and recommend when to use external support, with clear cost–benefit rationale.
Person Specification:
Knowledge and Experience:
- Significant experience leading audience-led digital channels across paid, organic social, email and web within a charity.
- Demonstrable experience of leading digital engagement change projects
- Proven track record developing channel-specific strategies and roadmaps that drive growth, engagement and conversion.
- Experience setting digital strategy and direction while remaining close to delivery
- Experience leading and line managing digital teams through change and nurturing inclusive, high-performing cultures.
- Strong understanding of analytics, tracking and outcome-focused reporting (e.g. GA4, tagging, data governance).
- Experience commissioning and managing agencies, creators and technical suppliers.
- Comprehensive understanding of accessibility, safeguarding and ethical digital practice.
- Desirable: experience with influencer governance, CRM-integrated journeys, or major website and IA projects.
Skills and Abilities:
- Credible, collaborative leader who can inspire confidence and momentum during change.
- Strategic thinker who can translate long‑term ambition and distil insight into clear plans and practical delivery.
- Skilled communicator who simplifies complexity and brings colleagues and partners with them.
- Confident decision‑maker, comfortable balancing creativity with risk and feasibility.
- Strong analytical skills with a disciplined test-and-learn mindset.
- Inclusive leader who sets high standards while keeping momentum and morale strong.
- Comfortable presenting to senior stakeholders and translating data into action.
- Creative problem solver who spots opportunities and moves at pace with care.
- Calm and resilient under pressure
Part-time Operations Coordinator
Job Description and Person Specification
Summary
Role: Part-time Operations Coordinator (freelance – 22.5 hours per week/approximately 3 days per week)
Contract period: 12 months (with the possibility of extension)
Location: Home-based and Oxfordshire
Pay: £27,850 per annum pro rata
Reports to: CEO
Background
Sundial Centre for Education on Harmful Practices (“Sundial” previously called Oxford Against Cutting) delivers high quality education and training on harmful practices, such as female genital mutilation (FGM), ‘honour’-based abuse (HBA) and online harms. We offer safeguarding training for teams of professionals such as teachers, police and social workers. We also deliver lessons in schools, as well as workshops for community groups. We ensure people from FGM- and HBA- affected communities and young people are at the forefront of our work and our workshops are often delivered with facilitators with lived experience.
We are currently seeking an Operations Coordinator to provide professional and efficient and specialist administrative support.
Job description
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To contact with schools and relevant institutions to promote Sundial’s training and workshops
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To liaise with schools/organisations and facilitators to coordinate bookings of Sundial’s training and workshops, including logistics and timetables
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To organise team meetings
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To draft invoices and maintain records
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To assist with keeping contact databases and records up to date
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To draft, type and dispatch charity office correspondence
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Maintain the bookings calendar
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Maintain DBS, safeguarding and training records
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To assist in scheduling social media posts
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To support the CEO and Research & Operations Manager where appropriate
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To attend regular meetings as required
Personal specification
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Self-starting, hardworking and committed to tackling harmful practices
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Methodical, detail-oriented, with genuine passion for administration work
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Excellent writing skills and good telephone manner
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Good written and verbal communication skills
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Time management and organisational skills to be able to deal with multiple tasks and a range of priorities
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IT skills – competent in Microsoft Office applications of Word, Powerpoint and Excel and able to use Mailchimp, Canva and Word Press
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Previous experience dealing with finance processes (desirable)
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Previous experience working in the charity sector (desirable)
How to apply:
Please send your CV and a covering letter explaining your interest in the issues that the charity addresses and your relevant experience. Please also ensure your CV includes details of two referees. We will not contact your referees prior to interview.
We strongly encourage applications from people from minoritised communities and people from FGM- and HBA-affected communities.
Applicants called to interview will be invited to complete a written task.
The appointment is subject to an enhanced DBS check and references.
Please submit your application by midday, Friday 11th September.
Interviews will take place on 24th & 25th September.
Sundial is a rights-based charity dedicated to ending harmful practices and abuse issues suffered by girls and women.
Job purpose
To grow DigiDAD's reach and impact by building relationships with professionals who can introduce the platform to young dads; showing those professionals how to use DigiDAD confidently with the young dads they support; and gathering feedback from professionals and young dads that informs ongoing improvement of the platform and NEYDL's outreach approach. This role works closely with the DigiDAD Programme Manager to support DigiDAD's growth, sharing feedback and helping to inform planning around outreach, platform and content development.
Hours - Full-time (35 hours per week), Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm, with some evening and weekend working expected to meet the needs of the project
Location - Hybrid, home-based with regular travel to NEYDL’s Gateshead base and professional meetings in the North East, with some national travel
Key responsibilities
1. Professional outreach and relationships
•Build relationships with professionals likely to introduce DigiDAD to the young dads they work with, or to recommend it to colleagues, through networking, invitations to present, and warm referrals
•Work with NEYDL’s Young Dads Workers to identify and follow up on professional contacts they already engage with who may be interested in DigiDAD
•Identify and strategically prioritise the outreach opportunities most likely to lead to new registrations
•Represent DigiDAD at a small number of carefully selected events or conferences each year, where the audience is a strong match for DigiDAD’s goals
2. Onboarding and engagement
•Deliver onboarding sessions and demonstrations to professionals, showing them what DigiDAD offers and how to use it with the young dads they support
•Deliver and/or support regular webinars for current and prospective DigiDAD users, covering both professional and young dad audiences as needed
•Support professionals through the registration and onboarding process, and help them confidently introduce DigiDAD to the young dads they work with
•Encourage service beneficiaries to engage with DigiDAD content through dissemination of DigiDAD news, updates, and information across our in-house communication channels e.g. WhatsApp groups and DigiDAD Gaming community on Discord
3. Feedback and evaluation
•Hold structured conversations with young dads who use DigiDAD to gather feedback on content, design and user experience
•Gather feedback on outreach materials and messaging, and share insights with the DigiDAD Programme Manager to inform evaluation, reporting and improvements
4. Working with the Business Development Manager
•Maintain regular contact with NEYDL’s Business Development Manager, including a simple shared tracker to record and follow up leads
•Refer any commissioning or training sales opportunities identified through DigiDAD outreach to the Business Development Manager
•Follow up DigiDAD-interested contacts referred by the Business Development Manager
5. Recording and reporting
•Record outreach activity and registration data accurately and in a timely way, in line with NEYDL’s data management and evaluation systems
•Contribute ideas for campaign activity, content and service development based on direct engagement with users and professionals
6. Standard clauses
•The post holder must carry out their responsibilities at all times with due regard to NEYDL’s Equity, Diversity and Inclusion strategy, policy and statement, and Safeguarding Policy
•The post holder is responsible for ensuring that policies and procedures relating to health and safety in the workplace are adhered to at all times
•The post holder must respect the confidentiality of data stored electronically and by other means, in line with NEYDL’s Data Protection Policy
•This role requires satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) clearance prior to appointment
This job description is not exhaustive. NEYDL reserves the right to reasonably add to or revise it at any time in agreement with the post holder.
Future opportunity: there is potential for this role to develop a training product for professionals on making the best use of DigiDAD. There are no immediate plans for this, but it may form part of the role’s future development.








