Learning disability jobs

Are you passionate about making a difference to the lives of unpaid carers? 

Join the Carers’ Hub team and help create lasting, positive change for carers across Lambeth.

In this rewarding role, you will lead our Learning Disability & Neurodiversity Carers Service. You’ll have the freedom to be creative, working directly with carers to co-design and deliver a vibrant programme of 1-to-1 support, peer groups, and social activities.

What you’ll be doing:

• Shape & Deliver Support: Build a trusted programme of 1-to-1 advice, peer support, and social events for adults caring for someone with a learning disability and/or neurodiversity.

• Collaborate: Listen to carers' ideas and turn them into practical, impactful activities.

• Empower Communities: Motivate and inspire carers to connect, facilitating group discussions and building a welcoming environment.

What we are looking for:

• A Champion for Carers: A genuine passion for supporting unpaid carers and improving their wellbeing.

• A People Person: Confidence in facilitating group discussions and the ability to connect comfortably with a diverse range of people.

• Organised & Autonomous: Exceptional organisational skills, with the confidence to make decisions, solve problems, and use your initiative within a small, friendly team.

About Carers' Hub Lambeth

Unpaid carers often make huge sacrifices to look after loved ones, frequently at the expense of their own wellbeing. At Carers' Hub, we work to limit these financial, emotional, and educational challenges. We achieve this through four core workstreams:

• Raising awareness of the vital role carers play.

• Influencing local policy through community engagement.

• Improving carer wellbeing directly.

• Connecting carers to each other, support networks, and training.

Ready to apply? Please download our Job Pack for the full person specification and details on how to apply. We look forward to hearing from you!

Closing date: 9am Thursday 23rd July
Interviews will take place on Wednesday 29 July

Are you a creative and user-centred Learning Designer with a passion for education? Do you want to make a real impact in the medical field by creating world-class digital learning courses for doctors?

RCR Learning supports radiologists and clinical oncologists’ professional development throughout their career – whenever and however they practice. We design, develop and deliver innovative learning products that respond to the real challenges of clinical practice. We’re building a world-class digital learning library of high quality, engaging courses which meet our members’ needs.

The Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) is looking for a Digital Learning Designer to join our dynamic RCR Learning team. You’ll collaborate with subject matter experts and RCR Learning colleagues to design and develop visually engaging, interactive online learning resources that support doctors throughout their careers.

What you’ll do:

Design & develop digital learning

• Work with SMEs to design, test and evaluate interactive online learning courses.
• Create engaging multimedia assets including graphics, animations, videos and templates.
• Develop storyboards and scripts, offering technical and creative input.
• Communicate design ideas clearly and contribute innovative approaches.
• Ensure all content meets RCR brand, accessibility and quality standards.
• Manage multiple projects, deadlines and deliverables.

Support & improve our digital learning offer

• Identify improvements to the LMS, analytics and user experience.
• Support project workflows and operational processes across the Learning team.
• Monitor delegated budgets and contribute to annual content reviews.

Innovate & stay up to date

• Keep informed on best practice in digital learning, pedagogy and accessibility.
• Evaluate new tools and platforms to enhance our learning offer.
• Support marketing with insights into user engagement and standout content.

What you’ll need:

• Extensive experience applying educational and instructional design principles to high quality digital learning. 
• Proficiency in key digital learning authoring tools (e.g., Storyline, Rise 360, Synthesia, Canva). 
• Strong visual design skills, ideally with experience using Adobe Creative Suite. 
• Experience creating engaging digital and video based visual assets. 
• Knowledge of accessibility standards (e.g., WCAG), copyright, GDPR and other relevant legislation. 
• Ability to collaborate confidently with SMEs and internal stakeholders. 
• Experience designing interactive learning exercises such as branching scenarios (desirable). 
• Experience working with doctors, academics or medical professionals (desirable).

If you're excited about using your design skills to support healthcare professionals and improve patient care, we’d love to hear from you.

Why join us:

• Make a difference to the lives of Doctors and the specialities they work in every day!
• Hybrid working (60% working week can be done remotely)
• Modern working environment
• Equipment provided to work from home
• Generous annual leave allowance
• Excellent pension scheme
• Interest free season ticket loan and cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme

About the Role

The purpose of this role is to coordinate the management and continuous improvement of the College’s Lifelong Learning Platform (LLP), ensuring it operates effectively for all users. The role provides service desk support, maintains accurate training records, and works closely with internal teams, external stakeholders, and system providers to resolve issues and enhance the platform.

Some key responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

· Providing first- and second-line support to LLP users, resolving queries and system issues

· Maintaining user accounts, training records, and ensuring data accuracy across systems

· Liaising with external developers to report faults, track progress, and support system improvements

· Creating and delivering training materials, guidance, and presentations on LLP usage

· Coordinating user testing (UAT) and supporting implementation of system updates

· Monitoring and reporting on service desk activity, identifying trends and improvements

· Supporting committees and stakeholders, including communications, meetings, and minute taking

About You

 We are seeking a highly organised and proactive professional with experience in customer service or helpdesk environments, ideally within a membership or medical education setting. The successful candidate will have excellent communication skills, with the confidence to engage stakeholders and deliver presentations or workshops. You will provide high-quality administrative and secretarial support, including supporting formal committees and maintaining accurate records.

Strong IT and time management skills are essential, along with experience working with learner management systems and service processes. Knowledge of Agile or Waterfall methodologies and medical education frameworks is desirable. A degree or equivalent experience is required.

The Package

 This is a full-time, permanent position with a competitive employee benefits package, which includes (but is not limited to):

· 26 days of annual leave, plus bank holiday

· 1 additional paid day of leave for the purpose of celebrating your birthday

· Healthcare support through Benenden Health

· Up to 12% pension contribution

· Hybrid and flexible working

· Wellbeing hour once a week

· Cycle to work and employee discounts schemes

· Training and development opportunities

· Access to Mental Health First Aiders and Employee Assistance Programmes

About the College

 The Royal College of Anaesthetists (RCoA) is the professional body responsible for the specialty throughout the UK. We are the third largest medical royal college in the UK by membership. With a combined membership of more than 24,000 Fellows and Members, we ensure the quality of patient care by safeguarding standards in the three specialties of anaesthesia, intensive care and pain medicine.

At RCoA equality, diversity and inclusion is an integral part of our culture so it is important to us that this is reflected in everything that we do. We welcome applications from all individuals irrespective of age, race, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion or belief, disability, marital status, or parental responsibilities to ensure we actively embrace an inclusive and representative culture that encourages, supports and celebrates our differences.

How to Apply

If you believe that you are the right person for this role, please submit your CV and a short statement (up to 500 words), highlighting three key skills from the job description and how your experience aligns with them by Sunday 12th July.

Please note that the closing date is subject to change, depending on the success of the recruitment process.

Unfortunately, due to the volume of applications, we are unable to provide detailed feedback to candidates on their application. Only short-listed applicants will be contacted after the closing date. Please note that the closing date is subject to change.

Applicants must reside and have the right to work in the UK. No agencies please.

Are you a passionate, skilled and compassionate Occupational Therapist who believes every young person deserves the opportunity to thrive? Do you want to work somewhere where your expertise has a visible, lasting impact — where independence grows, barriers are reduced, and young people are empowered to succeed in all aspects of their lives?

At Southover, we are looking for a committed Occupational Therapist who brings clinical excellence, creativity and a genuine determination to make a difference. Our students have often experienced disrupted journeys, but with the right therapeutic support, they make exceptional progress — not only academically, but socially, emotionally and functionally.

This is a unique opportunity to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, where therapy is fully integrated into the school day. You will play a key role in supporting students with sensory and motor needs, helping staff embed effective strategies, and ensuring every young person can access learning and daily life with confidence.

If you thrive in a dynamic environment where no two days are the same, where relationships are central, and where your professional judgement and innovation are valued, you will feel right at home here.

We are seeking an Occupational Therapist who is committed to delivering high-quality, evidence-based interventions, raising aspirations and supporting students to develop the skills they need for lifelong success.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a good school where your work truly matters. You will contribute to a nurturing, ambitious and holistic environment that prioritises the wellbeing and development of every young person.

What we are looking for:

• A qualified Occupational Therapist who will make a real difference

• A skilled clinician with experience of sensory and motor needs

• Someone who is flexible, creative and solution-focused

• A strong relationship-builder with excellent communication skills

• A proactive team player who thrives in a collaborative environment

What we offer:

• A warm, welcoming and supportive working environment where staff wellbeing really matters

• The opportunity to work closely with students and see the direct impact of your interventions

• A committed, multi-disciplinary team who collaborate, support and celebrate each other

• Opportunities to contribute to whole-school practice, training and development

• A highly rewarding role where you can have a transformational impact on young people’s lives

Important information:

• We only accept applications using our application form; CVs cannot be considered

• Southover is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All staff are expected to share this commitment

• The successful candidate will require an Enhanced DBS Certificate and will be subject to a range of safer recruitment checks

• All staff must comply with data protection responsibilities and adhere to GDPR principles

• We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and operate in full accordance with the Equality Act 2010

• Applicants must have the Right to Work in the UK

• Please note: Depending on application numbers, we may shortlist and interview before the closing date

• DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS & DELIVERY – operational leadership, service delivery, change and impact

Dogs for Good brings people and dogs together to make life possible. Since 1986, the charity has been dedicated to advancing the life-changing possibilities of the connection between people and dogs, supporting individuals, families and communities affected by disability, autism, dementia, mental ill health and other complex needs. 

Through assistance dog partnerships, family-focused workshops and the community dog programme, Dogs for Good helps people access the world with greater confidence, independence and connection. By 2028, the charity aims to support over 6,000 people each year through the life-changing bond between people and dogs. 

Dogs for Good is now seeking a Director of Operations & Delivery to provide strategic and operational leadership at a pivotal moment for the organisation. The successful candidate will own the continued delivery and implementation of Dogs for Good’s new operating model, translating strategy into clear, co-ordinated operational plans and ensuring services remain effective, sustainable, impactful and of a consistently high standard. 

To succeed in this role, you will bring:

• Significant operational leadership experience, ideally gained in a multi-service or complex delivery environment, alongside demonstrable experience of leading change across teams or services. 
• An analytical, data-driven and confident approach, using insight to inform decisions, assess performance and support continuous improvement. 
• Experience of translating strategy into practical operational plans, managing budgets and resources, and producing high-quality reports and analysis for senior leaders and Boards. 
• A calm structured and reflective leadership style, with the ability to lead through others, foster collaboration and support people to build confidence, capability and ownership. 

As you will be working with vulnerable people, you will be required to undergo a DBS check. This will be renewed every 4 years.

Please see the candidate pack for full details.

For an informal and confidential discussion about the role, please contact: Katherine Anderson-Scott, Executive Director at Charisma Charity Recruitment.

• Location: The Frances Hay Centre, Banbury OX17 2BS / hybrid working
• Closing date: Sunday 26 July 2026
• Charisma vetting interviews must be completed by EOD on 5 August 2026, prior to shortlisting on 6 August 2026.
• Interviews with Dogs for Good:
  • First stage interviews will take place online: w/c 10 August 2026.
  • Second stage interviews will be held in person and include a tour of the site: w/c 17 August 2026. 

We welcome and encourage expressions of interest from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status or other category protected by law.

We are committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment processes. If you have any reasonable adjustments or wish to apply for this role under the Disability Confident Scheme, please contact the Charisma Operations Team. Charisma will ensure all candidates who disclose that they wish to apply under the Disability Confident Scheme and who meet the minimum criteria for the role will receive an opportunity to interview with the Charisma Consultant representing the vacancy.

Contract type

Permanent

Location

Whittington

Hours

37.5 hours per week

Annual salary

Starting from C1 £28,176 with the ability to progress to C3 £31,217

Last day to apply

05/07/2026

The Learning & Development Officer is responsible for working closely with the Director of People & Organisational Development in supporting the design, delivery and development of the education and training across the hospice group.

They will coordinate and organise all in house and external training programmes, maintain accurate records, monitor compliance and support a learning culture across St Giles. They will provide full support for preparing documentation, ensuring all tasks are completed to a high standard and deadlines are met.

Additional responsibilities include assisting with delivering learning sessions, handling and dealing with all requests that come through the L&D department, supporting with data, audit, evaluations and coordinating all invoices.

They will provide essential administrative support to ensure the smooth, efficient delivery of St Giles learning and development initiatives to ensure we remain compliant through regulatory standards and frameworks.

The role will also maintain effective working relationships across the hospice to support efficient service delivery. 

Qualifications

Essential

·Good level of education including Maths & English

Desirable

·Relevant professional qualifications would be an advantage

Knowledge and experience

Essential

·Have a clear understanding and knowledge of Bluestream learning system

·Previous experience in a learning and development role

·Knowledge and understanding of CQC regulations

·Experience with learning management systems/platforms

·Knowledge of the full training cycle, from design to delivery

·Understanding of the importance of training in ensuring safe and effective care to patients

·Awareness of the need for confidentiality in accordance with Data Protection Act and local guidelines

Desirable

·Experience in the charitable sector

Values

·Exhibits our hospice values and behaviours

Skills

Essential

·Strong project management skills

·Excellent communication skills

·Ability to assess training needs and provide recommendations based on organisational goals

·Proficiency with MS Office (PowerPoint, Excel, Word & MS Teams)

·Strong organisational skills and attention to detail

·Familiarity with competency frameworks

·Experience in a co-ordination ideally within learning & development.

Personal Attributes

·Empathetic

·Team player

·Able to work under pressure

·Collaborative

·Ambassador for St Giles Hospice

Other requirements

·Valid driving licence

·Eligibility to work in the UK

·Please note that St Giles Hospice does not hold a sponsorship licence and is therefore unable to accept sponsorship requests

Just so you know:

We may review applications before the application review date, however, if you apply after the application review date, your application may not be considered. We will accept applications until we have successfully filled the role, this may be earlier than the closing date.

If you have not heard within 14 days of the application close date, then please consider that your application has been unsuccessful at this time.

As part of your application your data will be managed in line with St Giles Hospice Privacy Policy and kept for 6 months. 

At Riding for the Disabled Association (RDA), we enrich lives through the unique bond between people and horses. Each year, we support over 39,000 disabled children and adults through activities including riding, carriage driving, and equine assisted programmes such as Quiet Corners and Tea with a Pony. We are pioneers in the therapeutic use of horses, leaders in disability sport, and the only major UK charity focused specifically on the health and wellbeing benefits of bringing people and horses together.

We welcome people of all ages and abilities, including those with physical and learning disabilities, sensory impairments, long-term health conditions, and neurodiversity. With 24% of the UK population classified as disabled, we make a lasting impact through the therapeutic power of horses.

We are looking for an Instructor to be based at our Equestrian Centre in Warwickshire, to help us continue our work. 

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title: Instructor (non-ridden activities)

Reports to:  Centre Manager

Based at: Lowlands Equestrian Centre, Warwickshire

Hours: Part Time 20 hours per week, Monday, Friday and Saturday

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: £15,859

 Role Purpose

The RDA Instructor (Non-Ridden Activities) is responsible for the planning, coordination, and delivery of engaging and inclusive equine-facilitated learning (EFL) and non-ridden sessions at Lowlands Equestrian Centre. The role focuses on supporting individuals with disabilities through meaningful equine-based activities, ensuring a safe, structured, and person-centred approach.

Key Responsibilities

Session Delivery

· Plan and deliver all Equine Facilitated Learning (EFL) and non-ridden activities, ensuring sessions are safe, inclusive, and purposeful.

· Lead sessions that promote confidence, communication, independence, and wellbeing.

· Ensure all activities are aligned with RDA values and best practice.

Session Planning

· Design and implement structured session plans tailored to the needs, abilities, and goals of each participant.

· Adapt activities to suit a wide range of physical, cognitive, and emotional needs.

Individualised Support

· Structure non-ridden sessions to meet individual needs, ensuring each participant is appropriately supported and challenged.

· Monitor progress and adjust activities to support development and engagement.

Horse Allocation

· Allocate suitable horses for non-ridden activities based on:

o Participant needs and abilities

o Horse temperament and suitability

· Ensure horses are used appropriately and their welfare is maintained.

 Record Keeping

· Maintain accurate and up-to-date session records, including:

o Attendance

o Participant progress and observations

o Any incidents or concerns

Volunteer Training & Support

· Identify, train, and support volunteers involved in non-ridden sessions.

· Provide clear guidance and instruction to ensure safe and effective session delivery.

· Promote best practice and consistency in volunteer support.

Health, Safety & Welfare

· Ensure all sessions are delivered in line with health and safety policies and RDA guidelines.

· Monitor the welfare of both participants and horses, taking appropriate action when required.

· Complete and adhere to relevant risk assessments.

Person Specification

 Essential Criteria

· Experience of delivering activities in a disability or therapeutic setting.

· Strong understanding of inclusive practice and supporting individuals with additional needs.

· Ability to plan and deliver structured, person-centred sessions.

· Experience of working with and training volunteers.

· Good organisational and record-keeping skills.

· Awareness of health and safety and safeguarding requirements.

· Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Desirable Criteria

· Relevant qualification in Equine Facilitated Learning, RDA coaching, education, or therapy.

· Experience of working within an RDA-approved centre.

· First Aid and safeguarding training.

· Background in education, care, or therapy.

· Knowledge of equine behaviour and welfare, particularly in non-ridden contexts.

Personal Attributes

· Patient, empathetic, and inclusive approach.

· Creative and adaptable in session delivery.

· Confident and supportive leader.

· Calm and observant, with strong attention to individual needs.

· Reliable and well-organised.

· Committed to promoting wellbeing, inclusion, and high welfare standards.

Brunswick Organic Nursery is a registered charity based in Bishopthorpe, York, which provides a productive and rewarding workplace environment for people with learning disabilities (‘workers’) to grow and thrive in. We build skills and confidence, support wellbeing and develop independence through offering opportunities in different work areas. These include horticulture (growing organic fruit and vegetables, growing plants at the garden nursery, and a contract gardening service for the local community), crafts, woodwork, cooking, and office administration.

About the role

Are you passionate about organic vegetable growing?

Do you enjoy enabling and supporting others to learn and develop? 

Can you build genuine connections with the people you work alongside?

Are you organised and able to plan ahead and keep records up to date?

Are you a thoughtful and supportive team manager? 

Our Land Crops teams work across two sites: our main site and a listed walled garden, and grow a wide range of organic vegetable and fruit crops. We sell these in our shop and also to local businesses. In this role, you will lead small teams of people with learning disabilities, who have a range of skills and abilities, to grow organic vegetables and fruit. You have responsibility for leading the work area of Land Crops including all the planning for crop rotations, growing and care of the land and soil.  

Who are we looking for?

This role is about both growing and people. Growing-wise, you will be enthusiastic and knowledgeable about growing a range of vegetable and fruit crops on at least a smallholding scale. Our ideal candidate will have a good knowledge of organic growing and/or some experience of it. In addition to good knowledge and experience of growing, we’re looking for someone who thrives on enabling and supporting others with a range of skills and abilities to learn and develop. You must be able to build genuine connections with the people you work alongside, be able to think holistically about people and take responsibility for the team’s welfare whilst at work. Finally, the responsibilities of this role need you to have excellent organisation skills, an understanding of, and ability to ensure, that documents and records are completed using our IT system, and supportive people management skills.

Skills and experience required:

· Experience of growing a wide range of vegetable and fruit crops, preferably with experience of organic growing.

· Experience of maintaining growing records.

· Experience of working with and supplying customers.

· Knowledge and ideally experience of working inclusively with others.

· Experience of supporting people with a range of skills and abilities.

· Ability to motivate others and create a positive and rewarding work environment.

· Good IT skills using Word, Outlook and Office 365.

Our client is a leading independent funder.  They aim to improve the natural world, secure a fairer future and strengthen the bonds in communities in the UK.  They provide c.£50million annually in grants to organisations working towards their aims. They also have an allocation of £60 million for social investment and a £10m impact investment allocation, alongside their £1.3bn endowment.

The foundation is motivated by the need to address the causes and impacts of climate change, and they are committed to social justice and tackling racism and inequity.They also want to play a more active role, using their range of tools to effect change. In addition to funding brilliant organisations, this includes convening and brokering alliances, commissioning research, and using our influence to achieve our goals. 

Prospectus is delighted to be working with the organisation to recruit a Learning Manager on a 12-month Maternity Cover contract.

The role
This is an exciting opportunity to play a central role in ensuring learning and evidence informs decisions and contributes to the foundation’s strategy. Sitting at the heart of the organisation, this person will support the foundation’s learning and evaluation work, overseeing learning and feedback processes, commissioning research, and sharing what the foundation’s learning with different audiences.

This person will lead on conducting both qualitative and quantitative analysis, translating complex information into clear, practical insights that influence real decision-making. The ability to draw out key themes, identify patterns and make thoughtful recommendations will directly support how the foundation delivers its strategy.

This is a highly collaborative role which will work across teams, supporting colleagues in funding, communications and resources, and contributing to shared initiatives with other funders. It will facilitate conversations and reflection, helping colleagues and partners learn from their work and to continuously improve the foundation’s work.

The person
The successful candidate will be naturally curious, analytical and will share in the overall vision of the foundation. They will enjoy exploring data, asking questions and presenting insights that can make a genuine difference. They will bring substantial experience of research and analysis in addition to having the ability to work confidently across both qualitative and quantitative methods. This experience will ideally have been gained in the grant making, philanthropic, charity or not-for-profit sectors.

This person will be a strong communicator both verbally and in writing and will be able to translate complex findings into clear, compelling narratives that others can easily digest and act on. Comfortable working with a wide range of stakeholders both internally and externally, this person will be a great listener and facilitator, able to curate open and reflective conversations.

Highly organised and self-motivated, this person will be able to manage competing priorities and see projects through to completion methodically in addition to being confident using data tools and systems to produce high-quality, accurate work to tight deadlines. IT savvy across all MS packages will be essential in addition to experience of Salesforce and data visualisation/analysis software being very useful indeed.

Thoughtful, intellectually curious and committed to learning, this person will be driven by not just generating insight, but using it to improve practice and outcomes across the work of the organisation and its community of grantees and wider networks.

If you are excited by the idea of using evidence gathering and insight to shape funding that makes a real difference, we would love to hear from you.

The organisation believes that a greater diversity of views, skills, and lived experience will help generate better ideas, and will lead to better decision making. We want to encourage applicants with a diverse range of backgrounds to apply. In particular, those with lived experience of racial inequity, disability, or poverty. 

At Ambitious about Autism, we're looking for a Learning and Organisational Development Coordinator to join our People team on a 6 month maternity cover.

You'll play a crucial role in supporting the administration and coordination of learning and organisational development initiatives within the Charity. Working closely with the Learning & Organisational Development team, this role ensures the smooth implementation of training programs, development initiatives, and cultural change projects across the organisation.

You'll provide efficient administrative support for learning and organisational development activities, managing the Learning Help inbox, promoting training courses/events internally, as well as developing, maintaining and supporting the LMS.

We are looking for someone who has:

• Experience in providing administrative support in Human Resources or Learning and Development
• Administrative experience with a Learning Management System
• Strong organisational, multi-tasking skills with the ability to prioritise tasks effectively
• Proficiency in in MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, O365) and ability to learn new systems.

In return, we offer great benefits including a generous holiday allowance and commitment to continued professional development (CPD), flexible, hybrid working and more!

This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious individual who would like to work for a forward-thinking, open and honest organisation and make a real impact to the young people we work with. Please find our full recruitment pack on the link below.

If you have any questions about the role or would like to have a confidential chat, please contact James Axford, Recruitment Officer.

Ambitious about Autism is committed to fostering equity, diversity, and inclusion at every level of our organisation. We warmly welcome applications from all qualified candidates, valuing the diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives they bring. We encourage applications from individuals regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or parental status, disability, or age.

Our recruitment process promotes equal opportunities, and we are committed to providing reasonable adjustments for candidates with disabilities or additional needs throughout the recruitment process. Please contact our Recruitment Team for accommodations. We recognise disability as a physical or mental impairment that significantly and long-term affects a person's ability to perform day-to-day activities, as defined by the UK Equality Act 2010. All applications will be considered solely on merit, aligned with our mission to support autistic children and young people.

Ambitious about Autism is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check. As part of our Safer Recruitment checks, an online search maybe carried out in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.

The Safeguarding responsibilities of the post as per the job description and personal specification.
Whether the post is exempt from the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendment to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2021. This means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected', so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS Filter Guidance.

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:

• HR Support
• Organisational and Board Support
• Facilities and Health & Safety
• IT and Systems

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. If you want to be part of a supportive and ambitious organisation where there will be opportunities for personal and professional development and growth, this role is for you.

What We Offer:

• You'll get 25 days holidays + bank holidays ever year. We're closed for Christmas but the rest of the year you may take leave whenever you wish.
• An extra day of annual leave for each year you've worked with us up to another 5 (30 in total)
• We offer a travel subsidy to help with the commuting costs.
• We provide a 4% pension contribution
• Free Employee Assistance programme 24/7 with access to counselling
• We offer regular team meals and socials - generally during work hours and they are optional.
• We offer a cycle-to-work scheme and as we're a charity, you'll get access to savings like charity and key worker discounts.

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 Friday 3rd July. 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. 

Job Title: Grants and Learning Manager
Reporting to: Head of Grants
Responsible for: No direct reports
Based: Our Head Office is based in Kensington, London SW7, but we have an agile working policy enabling people to work at another UK location up to 4 days/week. Requests for permanent remote working will be considered and we welcome applications from people based in other parts of the UK. Some UK travel will be required.
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week. Requests for part-time (0.8FTE minimum) or flexible working will be considered
Contract: Fixed term contract to the end of December 2027
Salary: £35,457 - £46,811 FTE per annum

About Us

The British Science Association (BSA) was founded in 1831 and is a registered charity.

We are creating a future where science is more relevant, representative, and connected to society.

We have ambitious goals to put people at the heart of science.

About the role

We are seeking to appoint someone on a fixed term contract to the end of December 2027, to join our Grants Team in delivering The Ideas Fund, an exciting programme which looks to connect communities with researchers in order to develop and try out ideas related to mental wellbeing. The Fund is delivered in four areas of the UK – Oldham, Hull, the Highlands and Islands of Scotland, and North West Northern Ireland, although this role can be remote, based anywhere in the UK.

With support from the Head of Grants, we expect that you will have lead responsibility for grant management across these areas, building strong relationships with our Development Co-ordinators and contributing to the successful delivery of the overall programme.

You will oversee the support for grant holders to learn from what is working and feed this learning into our overall approach with the Fund, as well as sharing insights externally. It’s an exciting time for the Fund as we work to build partnerships with others who are interested in community-led approaches to working with research and researchers. You can read more about our emerging findings around ‘Reimagining Research’ at the next stage when you make your final application.

You will work with our existing Grants & Learning Manager to ensure that our due diligence and grant reporting requirements are met, responding flexibly and creatively to issues that arise. Importantly, you will consistently focus on how our learning can influence long term change in funding and research practice.

As noted in the job description, we also expect this role to include supporting the Head of Grants with developing the BSA’s strategy around future grants programmes. This may include working across funding programmes other than The Ideas Fund as they are developed and funding secured.

Key responsibilities

• Work with the Head of Grants and our existing Grants and Learning Manager to continue to deliver an innovative programme that constantly evolves based on what we learn.
• Ensure excellent grant-making using relational, flexible and participatory approaches with high levels of customer satisfaction.
• Champion innovation in supporting community/researcher collaboration, community-led research, systems change and grant making across relevant sectors including:
  • Developing and delivering strategies for sharing learning, practice and ideas with a broad range of stakeholders through a range of approaches
  • Representing the British Science Association at external events to share innovation and learning
  • Developing and delivering events and/or content to showcase practice and share learning with a broad range of stakeholders using a range of approaches
• Support the implementation of our learning and evaluation strategies and processes, reviewing and refining as needed. Manage relationships and/or contracts with learning partners where appropriate
• Oversee the smooth delivery of the programme, including budget management, payment processing, due diligence activity etc.
• Support local Development Co-ordinators to:
  • Work with grant holders, collaborating researchers and project partners to overcome challenges they might face in delivering their projects
  • Collate and share local learning as part of wider learning strategies
• Develop and manage a small pipeline of discretionary grants to add value to the portfolio and/or make systemic impact at local or national level, if necessary. Develop bespoke application and grant management and learning processes as appropriate
• Engage a network of key existing stakeholders, and build further external relationships, to ensure successful delivery of the programme
• Support the Head of Grants with developing the BSA’s strategy around future grants programmes. In addition, the post-holder will be expected to:
  • Support colleagues across the organisation, especially at busy times or on specific areas of expertise
  • Other duties as reasonably required by the line manager

About you

The Grants & Learning Manager role would suit someone who has strong stakeholder management skills and experience in curating and sharing learning. Good attention to detail, experience of grant-making, and an understanding of the benefits and risks involved in delivering innovative grant-making approaches would all be beneficial.

The role would suit someone who is comfortable using their judgement and working with an evolving programme, and who can confidently communicate with a variety of stakeholders. We are particularly interested to hear from people who have experience in supporting and influencing wider systems change.

Your experience in terms of the person specification could come from either a personal or professional background. You may not have experience of everything listed in the person specification, but will be open to challenging yourself and developing in the role.

The closing date for applications is midnight on Sunday 5th July 2026.
Interviews are due to take place during the week of 20th July 2026.

You will be informed as soon as possible after the application deadline whether you have been selected for interview.

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.

As part of the British Science Association’s commitment to being a Disability Confident employer, all disabled applicants who meet the ‘essential criteria’ for this vacancy will be offered an interview under our guaranteed interview scheme.

No agencies please.

Looking for a charity role where children and families are treated with warmth, curiosity, and compassion?

Ready for a role where operational leadership means noticing the details, solving problems early, building strong systems, and helping a busy service run smoothly and thoughtfully?

Looking for a thoughtful values-led organisation where kindness and accountability go hand in hand?

This is what our children and parents could soon be saying about the service you help lead …

‘I feel like some of the darkness has turned to light’.
‘It’s like an egg has been opened up and all the good is coming out…. Life feels like it is on the right track’.

We need you and more importantly, our children and young people need you!

Join our lovely children’s mental health charity team as Service Lead for our specialist part-time alternative provision, supporting children and young people with EHCPs whose needs sit in the intersection of SEND and mental health.

We are looking for someone who can quickly understand and work within the Love Squared ethos and approach, while bringing strong organisational leadership, warmth, and consistency to the service.

This role would suit someone who is perceptive, highly organised, and proactive, with the ability to quickly understand complex situations and keep a busy service running and developing smoothly and thoughtfully.

You will need strong organisational skills, fantastic attention to detail, and love problem solving, and proactively manage multiple moving parts with love and imagination. 

It will suit someone who wants to take real ownership of making things work well! 

A little bit about Love Squared …

Our vision is a society where imagination, love, and kindness are the everyday words that people associate with child and family services. It is a vision where young people can walk into their futures with joy. We want to bring love to children and families’ services. We don’t think it’s enough to care a bit, you have to care a lot if you want to transform outcomes.

We want to change the national landscape of how children experience the mental health system, putting kindness at the forefront of every interaction. Building awareness, starting a movement, hearing the children’s voices and those of their loved ones: we want to transform the experience of those impacted by mental health.

We are on a mission to ensure that no child has to lose out on a world of potential because of mental health. We don’t have magic wands, but we do believe that every child and family has the right to get services designed and delivered for their individual needs, and with love and imagination. Everyone has a right to have their story remembered and treated with curiosity and sensitivity.

We directly deliver imaginative, and carefully case managed services for children and young people with social, emotional, and mental health needs (working in the intersectional needs of mental health and SEND). We do this through our work as a specialist non-school part-time alternative provision for children with education, health and care plans (where this particular advertised role sits!) and through our Glow services where we provide a number of therapeutic projects such as our children’s listening helpline, Drop the Pressure, online mentoring projects such as Transitions, Game On and Remix, 1:1 counselling and mentoring in schools, and therapeutic mentoring workshops in schools as well as holiday groups in nature, and with cooking and a range of other activities. We believe that you can’t change outcomes without looking at issues holistically and thoughtfully. For us it’s about long-term change.

As our new services lead for (outreach ALP), you will help us continue seeking to make three key differences for our children and young people: Improved mental health, Reduced social isolation,  Increased ability to thrive in education

The Role

Our Outreach (part time ALP) service will deliver services to around 45 children and young people at any one time over the next academic year. Our young people are often neurodivergent, have SEND and/ or mental needs such as anxiety, OCD and other diagnosed or undiagnosed needs. Many have very supportive and involved families and parents/ carers who also deserve our empathy and support, and many have had difficult childhood experiences and might be really struggling with loneliness and social isolation. The funding for outreach comes primarily from individual children’s EHCP’s and we design careful and thoughtful packages of education and wellbeing provision with an emphasis on therapeutic and trauma informed work. This is usually commissioned through local authorities (we work with a number across the South West and in London) and can also be commissioned by social care and NHS. The work with the children is delivered by a team of around 25 education and wellbeing practitioners. We usually deliver services in the home and the community and for many of our young people, who are usually not in school - we are key professionals, mentors and cheerleaders in their lives, delivering usually around 12 hours a week of services for each child as a part time ALP. Partnership work and safeguarding are day to day features of the services as is building supportive mentoring relationships with practitioners ensuring they have the right support, training and supervision to fulfil their roles and feel happy and supported, and building warm, nurturing relationships with families and wider stakeholders. 

We have a clear idea of our objectives for this service for next academic year (we want to make it even more amazing for the children and young people) and we need someone who will be truly excited about running day to day and the year to year. This is a key operational leadership role within a busy and fast-paced service requiring someone who is highly organised, proactive and fast on their feet - its that ‘head, heart and hand’ approach driving positive action and strategically aligned change across the service whilst holding their own case load, and able to maintain oversight of multiple complex moving parts, while ensuring children, families, and practitioners feel nurtured, inspired, and well-held.

In this role, you will:

• Oversee the day-to-day running of the Outreach (ALP) service reporting and ensuring on monthly and year to year deliverables. 

• Manage relationships with children, professionals, families and practitioners dealing with cases from referral onwards, by phone, face to face and by email, and to be in proactive and sensitive communication including with professionals and vulnerable children and families. This will  often require imagination, quick wit, empathy, and diplomacy to resolve. 

• Take an active role in strategic problem solving; being able to think about what issues might come up, what lies behind the words or the data, and what needs to be done to reassure, and move things forward successfully. 

• Collate and analyse a range of systems and data (quantitative and qualitative) with a view to improvement in communications, systems and processes and will make these improvements happen in the service and ensure they are embedded and become consistent.

• Deliver services which have meaningful long term impact for the children, but always be proactively seeking to do more and to make them better.

• Have confidence in dealing with conflict and disagreements, ensuring that the children and families voices are heard and working positively with our partners.

• Lead on personalised and holistic case management including initiation, planning, execution, monitoring/control and closure across children’s cases. 

• Proactive commitment to safeguarding best practise and information sharing including commitment to Love Squared safeguarding procedure including acting as Deputy Safeguarding Lead and attending relevant multi-agency meetings. 

• Effective risk-management for service and individual children/ young people in liaison with other stakeholders.

• Manage practitioner and other relevant recruitment so that capacity is carefully managed across the service.

• Support and improve service design, delivery and best practise for the children including running regular team meetings for each placement, individual and group supervision, and providing wellbeing support for practitioners. 

• Ensure that additional and joined up support is sought and achieved as needed to meet the children’s needs and that this is proactive as much as possible rather than reactive. 

• Ensure that reporting, planning, and other documentation both for individual children and at service level is compliant, to a high standard and well organised and managed. 

• Support the ongoing development and sustainable growth of the service in alignment with the Love Squared ethos and approach

• Line manage and supervise Case Manager(s) and supervise and mentor the practice of the practitioners. 

• Help ensure children and families experience services that feel thoughtful, imaginative, loving and genuinely supportive.

• Undertake other duties in the charity as required, being a willing and nurturing colleague and team member, supportive of senior leadership as well as practitioners and other team members. 

This role needs someone who:

• Enjoys managing/ leading services proactively, creatively improving service design - joining up the dots and seeing how things could run smoother and better for our beneficiaries and for the charity while understanding why strategic alignment and keeping ethos already in place and special. 

• Love to solve problems - the little ones, the bigger ones and enjoys a thoughtful challenge, often at pace! 

• Notices when things are starting to drift and acts early to solve,  - using learning from individual scenarios to create solutions at service level. 

• Can manage multiple moving parts calmly and thoughtfully. 

• Combines strong systems thinking with warmth and empathy, and loves working with people including team and parents/ carers - supporting and nurturing with love and kindness. 

We are looking for a wonderful person who has experience in:

• Significant experience working with children and young people with SEND and/or social, emotional and mental health needs

• Strong safeguarding knowledge and confidence managing complex safeguarding situations with best practice reflective practice

• Experience overseeing or coordinating front line educational/ health or other relevant case-managed services or provision

• Experience supervising, supporting, or line managing staff and frontline practitioners/ education or mental health teams

• Strong project management, operational, and administrative skills

• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple moving parts within a busy service

• Ability to organise, coordinate, and maintain oversight across multiple workstreams, timelines, and priorities

• Confidence developing and improving operational systems and processes

• Ability to quickly process information, prioritise effectively, and proactively problem solve

• Experience building strong, warm and compassionate relationships with parents and carers

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Confidence using systems, tracking information, and maintaining clear oversight of delivery, actions, and timelines

• Ability to identify opportunities for improvement and contribute to the ongoing development of services and systems

• Comfortable taking ownership of operational improvement and helping services grow sustainably over time

• Ability to work within an established relational and values-led approach while helping strengthen and refine service delivery

• A proactive, thoughtful, and emotionally intelligent approach to leadership and service management

• A belief in trauma informed,child-centred, and holistic approaches using a variety of tool kits to supporting children and families

Qualifications (Desirable, not Essential)

• Relevant qualification in education, SEND, mental health, youth work, social care, counselling, psychology, or a related field, or in project management/ operations or organisational development

Most importantly … 

You will align with our key values of:

• Love, imagination, Nurture, and Brave. 

Our team commits to these in all their interactions and through our code of conduct and behavioural framework as part of our wider safeguarding culture and best practice.

So why work for us?

Our work is sometimes challenging and tender, but it is also enriching, rewarding and we are always looking for your vision and input as we grow as a charity. 

Benefits

• 29 days annual leave plus public holidays

• Pension: 3% employer contribution, 5% employee contribution

• Flexible working as much as possible around service needs and opportunities for home working for at least some of the week (specifics to be agreed). 

• Free access to on-demand and structured counselling plus mental health resources via Spill.chat employee assistance scheme

• Collaborative working with a supportive, warm team and colleagues. 

We want everyone at Love Squared to love working for us and feel like they are an ambassador for the charity, spreading the word about what we do and the impact we have, for the sake of the children and families we serve, and we will celebrate each and every achievement with you from the tiny (they said ‘hello!’) to the big ones, as well as the tougher moments - we work as a team, supporting and nurturing each other. 

Most importantly, it’s this: 

‘Your work has been life changing, and in each conversation we feel so listened to’

Some important things! 

An application form is required as part of the recruitment process (we can’t accept just a CV!) and any appointment to joining our team will involve appropriate safeguarding checks for regulated activity with children and adults in line with our safer recruitment process such as appropriate DBS and other relevant safer recruitment checks, as well as being able to demonstrate right to work in the UK and you would be required to sign up to the DBS update service and have or obtain an appropriate DBS check for working with children and vulnerable adults. 

We may also carry out proportional online searches on candidates who are shortlisted for interviews. 

Please be aware that this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.  It is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relating to children. 

Shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete a confidential self-declaration form of their criminal record and other relevant checks as part of our safer recruitment process.  Please note that we operate a positive disclosure policy for cautions and convictions and historic convictions that are not related to offences against children or vulnerable adults, Love Squared would normally be willing to undertake a careful risk assessment with the applicant’s permission before coming to a decision about whether the application can be taken further.  

The interview process will include more than one stage, and please be aware that there might be two stages to the interview process and a short written/ relevant task. 

Due to capacity (we are a busy charity with a small team!) we are so sorry (and we really mean this) but we unfortunately cannot offer feedback to candidates who have not been shortlisted (eg. where we don’t progress an application form to the next stage). 

We're committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applicants from under-represented groups, diverse backgrounds, and those who don't always get their voices heard. If you have any access requirements or need reasonable adjustments in the recruitment process, then please let us know, and we'll make every effort to ensure these are supported. 

Day Opportunities Senior Manager 

Are you ready to lead a service where people come first?

At London Ability, we believe that everyone should have the opportunity to live a full and valued life, with meaningful experiences, real choices and the right support to achieve their potential. We work in partnership with the people we support, recognising strengths, encouraging independence and always putting our clients at the heart of what we do.

Our strapline, “It’s what you can do that matters.” is more than just words on page, it’s the belief that underpins everything we do, and reflected in our values and the way we work.

Over the last 40 years, we have provided services and support for adults with Learning Disabilities, Autism and additional physical and sensory disabilities, working alongside our clients to create meaningful opportunities, encourage independence and recognise everyone’s strengths and potential.

We’re equally committed to creating a great place to work and in 2024, London Ability received national recognition from Investor in People as one of the UK’s Top 20 Employers.

We’re now looking for a passionate, positive, values-driven Day Opportunities Manager to lead one of our community-based services and help shape the next chapter of our journey.

What Makes Us Different:

Clients are at the heart of everything we do

We work to ensure that our clients are at the heart of every decision we make, with their voices helping to shape the services and opportunities we provide.

Monday to Friday working

Enjoy a healthy work-life balance with no regular evenings or weekends.

Supportive leadership

Be part of an experienced, welcoming organisation where collaboration and mutual support are valued.

Lead an established and respected service

Build on strong foundations, supporting the continued development of a well-regarded service while helping to shape its future.

A great place to work

Benefit from an Employee Assistance Programme, staff recognition awards, subsidised meals, birthday leave and our Christmas shutdown.

Well-connected location

Based in East London, with on-site parking available and excellent transport links via Leyton and Stratford.

Competitive salary and benefits

Recognising the responsibility and impact of your leadership role.

What You’ll Be Doing

As Day Opportunities Manager, you will be responsible for the day-to-day operation and management of our service, ensuring that the people we support receive high-quality, meaningful and personalised opportunities.You will lead and develop a committed team, foster a positive and inclusive culture, and ensure the service continues to evolve and grow.

As a senior manager, you will also contribute to the wider success of the organisation and provide support and deputise for colleagues when required.

What We’re Looking For

We’re looking for someone who genuinely lives our values and can inspire others to do the same.

You’ll bring:

• A passion for supporting people to live full and meaningful lives.

• Previous leadership or management experience working with adults with disabilities in day opportunities or a similar setting.

• The ability to lead, motivate and develop a dedicated team.

• Strong organisational and administrative skills.

• A proactive, positive and solution-focused approach.

• The confidence to build positive relationships with the people we support, their families and professionals.

• Knowledge of relevant legislation, safeguarding and quality standards.

Why This Role Stands Out

• Join an organisation where values aren’t just words — they shape everyday practice.

• Be genuinely supported by an experienced, welcoming and collaborative management team.

• Help create services, activities and opportunities that empower adults with disabilities to thrive and develop skills.

• Play a leading role in the future of an organisation that has been making a difference for over four decades.

Location: East London

Hours: Monday to Friday

Salary: £49,000

Closing Date: 10 July 

If you’re an inspiring leader who believes that great services are built through partnership, respect and empowerment we’d love to hear from you. 

Get in touch if you'd like an informal conversation about the role with our CEO, Helen Gore.