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Deputy Residential Manager – Children’s Home
Hours: Full-time
Contract: Fixed Term: 16 months (Maternity Cover)
Salary: £50,000 to £56,000 pa + benefits
Location: London, Zone 2 - Lambeth SW8
Women only – Genuine Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010
Do you want to make a real difference to the lives of young women in care aged 13 – 17?
We are looking for a Deputy Manager to join our children’s home, supporting young people aged 13 – 17. This is a leadership role, but we are also very happy to consider experienced Senior Practitioners or Keyworkers with supervisory experience who are ready to step into management.
You will lead and inspire a team of Practitioners, ensuring care is always unconditional, trauma-informed, compassionate, and high quality. You’ll play a key role in ensuring compliance with the Children’s Homes Regulations and Ofsted Quality Standards, while promoting a culture of love, kindness, authenticity, and professional integrity.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide day-to-day leadership and supervision of staff, promoting a supportive and reflective culture
- Ensure practice is trauma-informed, nurturing, and responsive to young people’s needs
- Support staff development through coaching, supervision, and performance management
- Contribute to care planning, risk management, and multi-agency working
- Uphold professional boundaries while modelling high standards of practice
- Lead on group and individual activities to support young people’s emotional, social, and educational development
We offer:
- Competitive salary, pension, staff wellbeing fund, and travel allowance
- Monthly Management Coaching and 1-to-1 Supervisions
- Ongoing training & development
- Support to complete the Level 5 Diploma in Leadership & Management for Residential Childcare
Every young person deserves care that is safe, kind, and unconditional. If you are ready to lead with compassion and inspire others, we’d love to hear from you.
Timescales:
Application submission: ASAP and before 5pm Friday 19th September
Interviews: 1st Round online on Teams from Monday 15th September
Start date: October 2025
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.
Investing in our People
We value the importance of determining the right strategy, keeping everyone on board, enhancing our management practices and continuously evaluating what's working or needs further improvement. We deliver services in an increasingly competitive, rapidly changing sector with limited resources.
For us, the effective development of our collective talents and career prospects is the only way we can ensure sustained growth and competitive advantage.
Diversity, Inclusion and Equality
We are committed to embedding inclusive practices, promoting equality and valuing diversity in all of our activities. We understand and acknowledge the positive benefits that this commitment will bring to the young people we support, our staff and our partner organisations.
We are striving to be an employer of choice for all and take measures to ensure that Young Futures is attracting recruits from the most skilled and committed people regardless of their background. Whilst we can already be proud of some examples of excellent practice, we are not complacent and recognise that we can always do better.
No agencies please.
We’re looking for a Programme Director to help drive forward our vision of a fairer Redbridge where everyone and every community has an equal opportunity to thrive. In this pivotal role, you’ll lead the design and delivery of high-impact programmes that respond to local priorities and make a real difference.
Working collaboratively with partners, funders, and stakeholders, you will help shape innovative and inclusive approaches to tackling complex social challenges.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Join Art Reach as our Operations & Finance Manager and be the backbone of our creative organisation. You’ll lead on office management, financial reporting, grant monitoring, HR, contracting, and Board support, ensuring everything runs smoothly behind the scenes.
About Art Reach
Art Reach is an arts and cultural charity with big ambitions. We are based in Leicester and develop and deliver arts and cultural programmes with partners through collaboration in the city and across the UK.
Our mission is: Connecting Cultures through Extraordinary Art:
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We commission bold, ambitious art and festivals that bring people together, delivering activities and authentic experiences that unify art, audiences and cultures.
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We empower a range of artistic voices that excite and surprise with fresh energy and new ideas. Together we explore complex pasts, reshape the present, and imagine new futures. We celebrate the power of sanctuary, unleash expression, and tell extraordinary stories.
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Our programmes focus on presenting world class work that is rooted in the human experience, transforms outdoor spaces, and is impactful, inclusive and inspiring to local and international audiences.
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We are a values driven organisation committed to increasing understanding of current social issues (e.g., migration/sanctuary seeking/climate) in a way that encourages compassion in our communities.
Please explore our website to explore the full range of projects, festivals and events we delivery.
What we are looking for:
Art Reach is seeking a highly organised and proactive Operations and Finance Manager to lead on the smooth running of our office and operations. This pivotal role supports the whole team and Board, ensuring our systems, policies, and finances are robust, efficient, and compliant.
You’ll oversee everything from HR and contracting to grant monitoring, reporting, and financial management. You’ll also play a key role in supporting our work with major funders like Arts Council England, and help ensure our organisation meets all statutory and governance requirements.
Key responsibilities include:
- Managing office systems, IT, equipment and resources
- Overseeing HR processes, contracts and staff records
- Ensuring compliance with policies, including safeguarding, health & safety and data policies
- Supporting Board administration and statutory reporting
- Leading financial systems, reporting, and budget planning
- Coordinating grant monitoring and funder reporting
- Providing consultancy support to clients
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who thrives on structure, enjoys working across teams and wants to make a meaningful impact in the arts and cultural sector.
To apply
Before applying, please read the Background Information, Job Description and Person Specification - available on our website.
To apply you will need to send:
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Completed Cover Application Form
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Maximum two page letter outlining your interest in applying for the job, and how you meet the person specification
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Your CV(no longer than 3 pages)
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Online Equal Opportunities monitoring form. This is submitted separately to your application and will be used for statistical monitoring purposes only.
Alternative formats
We are happy to accept applications in alternative formats from applicants who, for reasons of disability, may find it difficult to fill in our standard form.
Please return:
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Written word document or video/audio answers to the Application Cover Form
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Written word document or video/audio answers to the covering letter explaining how you meet the person specification (no more than 5 minutes long)
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Written word document or video/audio answers to the Equal Opportunities form.
Please let us know if you require information in an alternative format.
As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this position will be offered an interview
Closing date for applications: 9:00am Monday 13 October 2025.
Interviews: Wednesday 22 October in Leicester.
For full details on how to apply, visit our website
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We’re looking for an exceptional leader to join Community Action Redbridge as our new Operations Director – a pivotal role at the heart of our organisation.
With an income of just under £1 million and a diverse portfolio of new and established grant-funded programmes, we’re entering a period of transformation, with ambitious plans to grow our impact and strengthen our organisational resilience.
At the heart of our work is a commitment to social justice and to tackling the root causes of inequality. We’re passionate about shifting power, amplifying community voices, and working collaboratively to create social change.
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!
READY TO DRIVE A SOCIAL ENTERPRISE FORWARD?
MOTIVATED BY PURPOSE, NOT JUST PROFIT?
GOT A GREAT EYE FOR DETAIL?
WE’RE RECRUITING A GENERAL MANAGER...
Can Do is a start-up using digital technology to create social change. Founded by award-winning social entrepreneur Mark Johnson MBE, Can Do is building an innovative platform to help vulnerable people take control of their lives and access the services they need.
Mark is looking for a General Manager to work alongside him. Mark is an entrepreneur and creator. To balance this, he needs someone steady, organised, and practical to turn ideas into plans and keep the day-to-day operations running smoothly.
He’s looking for someone who:
· Has experience of general/project management in a social enterprise or start-up
· Is calm, steady and level-headed
· Has meticulous attention to detail and is a practical organiser who gets things done
· Can use digital and AI tools to simplify processes
· Is empathetic and purpose-driven to help people
The role is flexible – full-time, part-time, or a great option for someone returning to work.
This isn’t just another job, it’s a chance to help build a start-up with huge potential to scale.
Think this sounds like you? Let’s start a conversation.
WHO WE ARE.
Can Do is a start-up using digital technology to create social change. Founded by award-winning social entrepreneur Mark Johnson MBE, Can Do is building an innovative platform to help vulnerable people take control of their lives and access the services they need.
Our mission is to put power back where it belongs: with the people who use services. Because we believe that if you think you can, you can.
THE ROLE
Mark is looking for a General Manager to work closely with him. He is an entrepreneur and creator. To balance this, Mark needs someone steady, organised, and practical to turn ideas into plans and keep the day-to-day running smoothly.
This is a start-up role: exciting, busy, and varied. There’s a lot to do, and you’ll need to be efficient, flexible, and ready to roll up your sleeves.
It’s about working with purpose, building something new, and making a real difference.
WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR
· Someone with experience in project management, operations, or general management in a social enterprise, or small start-up
· A meticulous and practical organiser who enjoys making things work and getting things done
· Someone who wants to work with purpose, helping build a socially oriented organisation
· Efficient, empathetic, and comfortable juggling a wide range of tasks
· Tech-savvy and confident using AI/digital tools to make processes simple and efficient
· Flexible: this role could be full-time, part-time, or suit someone returning to work
WHAT YOU’LL DO
· Project management: Plan and manage projects from start to finish, making sure deadlines are met and everyone delivers on their part.
· Meetings and follow-up: Organise and run management meetings, keep notes, and make sure agreed actions happen.
· Governance: Oversee compliance and act as Company Secretary, keeping records accurate and up to date.
· Finance: Use Xero and work with accountants/bookkeepers to oversee budgets, accounts, and financial reports so the numbers are always clear.
· Fundraising and business development: Support funding applications, proposals, and relationships with partners to bring in new opportunities.
· Operations: Keep the day-to-day running smoothly — from diary management and HR basics to coordinating contractors.
· Communications: Maintain simple but effective comms, updating the website and keeping social media active.
SKILLS & QUALITIES
· Strong organisational and project management skills
· An excellent writer, whether contracts, bids or public facing materials
· Experience of operations, governance, and finance oversight in a small organisation, ideally a social enterprise or startup
· Confidence managing budgets and financial reporting (not a finance role, but able to keep track)
· Able to communicate clearly and keep people focused
· Empathetic, socially minded, and committed to putting people first
· Steady, reliable, and happy working in the background to let others thrive
EQUALITY & DIVERSITY.
Can Do welcomes applications from people with lived experience of social challenges. We are committed to ensuring diversity and inclusion in our recruitment process and workplace culture.
Can Do is a start-up using digital technology to create social change.

The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Using Anonymous Recruitment
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We believe in the importance and value of our colleagues. Our Colleague Experience Manager is a vital role at Starlight, prioritising our colleagues, their experience at work, their wellbeing, health & safety, and aspirations. We listen carefully to our colleagues to understand what matters to them at work and are committed to developing and growing the environment that will enable our colleagues to be their best. You will thrive on responsibilities from policy, process and administration to supporting Learning & Development and our Moments That Matter people strategy.
How To Apply
In your application, we’d love to hear about what inspires you about Starlight’s purpose, beliefs and values. We’d like a covering letter or statement that is very personal to you and gives us an insight into who you are, and how you would contribute to Starlight’s success with your experience, expertise and approach inline with the person specification set out on the Job Description.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job title: Service Coordinator
Contract Type: Employed, permanent
Hours: 17.5 per week (0.5 FTE) - term time only
Blended working: Office (Cambridge)/Home based with travel across Cambridgeshire
Salary: £12,737 per annum (£29,700 FTE)
Start: November 2025
We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed professional to join Blue Smile’s friendly office team as our Service Coordinator.
About Us
We provide specialist wellbeing and arts based mental health support and therapy in local schools across Cambridgeshire.
We help children struggling with anxiety, grief, anger and other emotional problems so they can enjoy happier childhoods and build brighter futures.
The children we support are at the heart of everything we do and we’re proud to take a whole school approach to our work.
About the Role
You will manage the delivery of Blue Smile services to schools within one or more geographical areas across Cambridgeshire – Cambridge City, West Cambs, East Cambs, Peterborough or Fenland. We are particularly interested in hearing from candidates who wish to work in the Peterborough area.
You will work closely with the other Service Coordinator to ensure that high-quality, safe and effective services are delivered to children.
You will use your organisational and administrative skills to support a pool of self-employed therapists and facilitators; providing induction, case allocation, risk management, safeguarding, and reflective practice so that they are able to deliver clinical work to a high standard.
The Service Coordinator will use their therapeutic knowledge and experience and excellent interpersonal skills to collaborate with the wider Blue Smile team; working with the Fundraising team to promote Blue Smile to local organisations, the Data & Evaluation Lead to support the collection of service information, and the Clinical Services Manager to develop our services and promote them to schools.
This is an exciting time for Blue Smile, as we continue to grow our service, and this role offers candidates the opportunity to support clinical service innovation.
Blue Smile can offer you a competitive salary, with a commitment to the Real Living Wage. We offer a supportive working environment including flexible working and a focus on the professional development of all our staff. As a mental health charity, we focus on staff wellbeing and a positive work/life balance.
Safeguarding is central to all Blue Smile activities, and we recognise that the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk, is paramount and that all have equal rights of protection. We have a duty of care when they are in our charge, and we will do everything we can to provide a safe and caring environment whilst they attend our activities.
Closing date for applications: Wednesday 24th September
Interviews to be held on: Wednesday 1st and Thursday 2nd October
Interested?
If you would like to apply and find out more about this position, please click the apply button to be directed to our website.
No agencies please.
The Centre for Progressive Change is looking for a Safe Sick Pay Campaign Director that will be part of the newly formed Executive Team. This is an exciting time to be joining the campaign, as we capitalise on our successes so far and plan for our next big policy gain - increasing the rate of Statutory Sick Pay.
The Centre for Progressive Change (CPC) is an organisation that builds campaigns for national policy change in the UK. Our focus is on making progressive gains that improve the lives of low- and middle-income communities. We want the UK to be a place where everyone has the financial resources they need, where people are treated as equals and are free to be who they are without persecution, and where we look after our environment.
To achieve this vision, our mission is to build proactive campaigns for progressive legislative change, do research on what works when campaigning for national policy change and offer training and consultancy to support other organisations to build effective campaigns. Our campaigns use an inter-disciplinary approach including community organising, mobilising, advocacy, business engagement, campaign research and press work.
The Campaign Director will be in charge of our campaign for Safe Sick Pay, so that everyone has the Statutory Sick Pay they need. The Campaign Director will form the campaign strategy to see an increase in the rate of Statutory Sick Pay, fundraise to implement the strategy, hire campaign team members, support the team to implement the strategy, hold the key stakeholder relationships, drive the campaign, and deliver parts of the campaign where needed.
As a member of the Executive Team, the Campaign Director will be part of the team responsible for the strategy, structure, team, culture and finances of the organisation.
We run campaigns for national policy change on progressive issues.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Why work for Kids Matter?
- Generous annual leave – 25 days (plus bank holidays) per year pro rata, with time off between Christmas and New Year's additional to this allowance.
- Remote working contribution – receive £26/month pro rata towards the costs of working from home and/or using a co-working space.
- Access to coaching sessions, training opportunities and our Employee Assistance Programme (a confidential support service for staff).
- Flexible working across weekdays to suit your schedule.
About us
Kids Matter is one of the UK’s fastest growing children’s charities.
Our vision is to see every child in need raised in a strong family. Our mission is to reduce the impact of poverty on children through community-based parenting programmes.
Research shows that group-based early intervention parenting groups are the most effective way to support children in need. We train peer facilitators in local churches - the largest voluntary body in the country - to run our affordable, accessible and highly effective parenting programmes, written by Clinical Psychologists. They come alongside parents and carers, building long-lasting community in addition to encouraging confidence and learning positive parenting skills.
We value difference and diversity, and we want our workplace to be built on shared values of equality and mutual trust, with team members representing the wide range of backgrounds and experiences that exist within the UK. We therefore actively encourage applications from people of diverse backgrounds and varied experiences, particularly those who are African, Afro-Caribbean, Asian or part of other minority ethnic communities, who have lived experience of the impact of low-income/low-support circumstances, and who are living with a disability or identify as being neurodivergent.
About the role
The Research and Programmes Coordinator role involves:
- Overseeing administrative tasks for all research projects
- Supporting the Programme Development Team Lead in management of all research projects
- Liaising with the Support Coach team to connect with facilitators/parents for data collection e.g. supporting with the running of focus groups
- Using Kids Matter’s CRM to confidently record communication with consultants and Research Assistants
- Supporting the data gathering process for all our evaluation data including maintaining data integrity by performing regular data audits and cleaning parent data ready for the Research Assistants to analyse
About you
Are you organised with good attention to detail? Do you enjoy supporting others and having a varied workload? Can you prioritise and manage your time effectively? Are you a Christian with an active faith in Jesus? Do you have a passion for Kids Matter’s vision of seeing every child in need raised in a strong family?
Then we would love to hear from you!
How to apply
You can apply for the Research and Programmes Coordinator position by clicking ‘Apply via Website’ and completing a copy of our online application form.
The deadline for applications is 4pm on Monday 29th September 2025. All successful and unsuccessful applicants will be notified by email.
We also ask for all applicants to submit an Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form, which will be sent to you to complete following the submission of your application. This form will be used for anonymous analysis to ensure our overall recruitment procedures are fair and transparent. It will never be viewed or used as part of the selection process. It is optional to submit this form.
If you would like any application/interview support or you need any reasonable adjustments throughout the application process, or if you would like an informal phone call to ask questions or discuss the role, please contact Katie Washington (HR & Systems Manager).
Please see the job pack for more details on the role and application process.
We exist to reduce the impact of poverty on children in need across the UK.



The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Camberwell with frequent travel across London
Job Ref: SNC-252
Are you a proactive, collaborative and compassionate individual with a proven record of working with and supporting children, young people, or vulnerable adults with neurodiverse conditions in a casework, advocacy, or support role? Looking for an exciting new career opportunity?
If so, join St Giles as a Violence & Exploitation Support Service (VESS) Specialist Neurodiversity Caseworker, where you will play a key role in supporting young Londoners affected by or at risk of exploitation and serious youth violence, with a particular focus on those with neurodiverse conditions such as autism spectrum disorder (ASD), ADHD, dyslexia, and other related challenges
About St Giles Trust
An ambitious, well-established charity that helps people facing adversity to find jobs, homes and the right support they need. Central to our ethos is our belief that people with first-hand experience of successfully overcoming issues such as an offending background, homelessness, addictions and gang involvement, hold the key to positive change in others.
About this key role
Our successful candidate will work one-to-one with young people to understand their individual needs, strengths, and challenges, creating tailored support plans that incorporate neurodiversity-informed approaches. You will conduct robust risk and strengths-based needs assessments, prioritising safeguarding and ensuring appropriate interventions and escalation of risks, plus develop and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders.
We will also count on you to make appropriate referrals and signposting to specialist neurodiverse support services and community resources and to advocate with education, health, and social care providers for reasonable adjustments, tailored support, and inclusion for neurodiverse young people. Accurately recording all aspects of work, including action plans, outcomes, and session data, ensuring high-quality case recording, is also an important element of this role, as is efficiently closing cases, identifying appropriate referral routes for ongoing support and crisis management.
What we are looking for
- Proven experience working with children, young people, and/or vulnerable adults, delivering effective interventions that have resulted in positive outcomes
- Experience independently addressing safeguarding issues with children, young people, and adults at risk of violence or exploitation
- Skilled in conducting thorough risk assessments and identifying the needs of young people at risk of significant harm
- Extensive experience of managing a caseload of clients presenting with support needs and achieving set targets for employment outcomes with sensitivity to diverse needs and trauma
- Proven ability to work effectively as part of a multi-agency team
- Excellent IT, interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written
- A professional, collaborative and flexible approach to your work
Please note: as an organisation that works with children and adults at risk we are committed to safeguarding, protecting and promoting the safety of our clients and successful applicants will be subject to an Enhanced Adult and Child with Child Barred List DBS.
In return, you can expect a competitive salary, generous leave allowance, staff pension, flexible working, a mentoring programme, an advice and counselling service, clinical therapist sessions, life insurance (4 x annual salary), duvet days, season ticket loan, employee perks programme, eye care voucher and much more.
We are an equity and inclusion confident employer. We welcome all applications, and we particularly encourage applications from people of the global majority (black, brown, multi- heritage) and those who identify as disabled, neuroexpansive, neurodiverse, with any protected characteristics and/or social barriers or challenges. We value the empowering and informative impact that all lived experiences and diversity of thought can offer the organisation.
St Giles will guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria set out in the Job Description for the vacancy.
We will be reviewing applications as they are received, and reserve the right to close this advert early if a suitable candidate is appointed. We therefore strongly encourage early applications to avoid any disappointment
If you have any queries, or require further support, please visit our website.
Closing date: 22nd September at 9am
We help people held back by poverty, unemployment, the criminal justice system, homelessness, exploitation and abuse to build a positive future.
Tommy’s
Head of Finance
Salary: £63,000 – £65,000 pro rata
Permanent, full or part time (minimum 28 hours/week)
Hybrid working – minimum 2 days a week in office
Office based at Nicholas House, EC4R
Closest stations Canon Street, Monument and Bank
About Tommy’s
Tommy’s is the UK’s leading pregnancy research charity. For over 30 years, we’ve worked to stop the heartbreak and devastation of baby loss and to make pregnancy and birth safe—for everyone. Founded by two obstetricians in a hospital cupboard, we have grown into the largest UK charity funder of pregnancy research, shaping national guidelines, funding pioneering clinics, and supporting families at every stage of their journey.
Our mission is simple but ambitious: to save babies’ lives. We do this through world-leading research, expert information, partnerships with the NHS, and campaigning for policy change. Every year we fund four major research centres, provide trusted pregnancy support to thousands, and lead campaigns that challenge inequities in maternity care.
The next stage of our journey is about driving even greater impact. We are focused on four priorities:
- Growing evidence, because baby loss is not inevitable.
- Improving care, so everyone receives the support they deserve.
- Tackling inequalities, because all families deserve the same chance of a healthy pregnancy.
- Mobilising for change, to make pregnancy safer nationwide.
About the Role
As Head of Finance, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring Tommy’s financial sustainability and long-term success. Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, you will lead and develop a high-performing finance team, oversee strategic financial planning and reporting, and drive forward a programme of finance transformation.
This is a hands-on yet strategic role, offering the chance to shape financial systems and processes, strengthen financial literacy across the organisation, and ensure robust compliance and control. You’ll be a trusted partner to the leadership team, providing insight and challenge to help Tommy’s deliver its ambitious goals.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and develop the finance function, ensuring strong financial stewardship and organisational accountability.
- Deliver accurate and timely management accounts, budgets, forecasts, and statutory reporting.
- Oversee financial controls, operations, audit, and compliance, ensuring best practice in charity accounting, taxation, and investment management.
- Partner with leaders across the organisation, building financial capability and supporting effective decision-making.
- Drive the transformation of finance systems and processes, including the implementation of a new finance system.
What We’re Looking For
- A qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
- Strong technical knowledge of finance operations, governance, and compliance, ideally within the charity sector.
- Proven ability to lead and develop teams, and to build collaborative relationships across an organisation.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills, with the ability to translate financial information for non-finance colleagues.
- A proactive and solutions-focused mindset, with experience of leading change.
Why Join Tommy’s?
At Tommy’s, you’ll be part of a mission-driven organisation that puts people first—our beneficiaries, supporters, and staff. We are proud to offer a culture that values wellbeing, development and balance, with a wide range of benefits including:
- 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (increasing with service)
- Hybrid working, with flexibility built in
- Enhanced maternity and parental leave pay
- Pension contributions, life insurance, and employee assistance programme
- Sabbatical leave, wellbeing initiatives, and vibrant colleague community events
How to Apply:
Tommy’s are proud to partner with Allen Lane and Iain Slinn for this recruitment. To apply please reach out to Iain to book in a meeting to discuss the role further.
Timeline:
Closing deadline: 21st September
1st stage Interviews: w/c 29th September
JOB TITLE: Lead Youth Services Worker (Northern Ireland)
RESPONSIBLE TO: Director, Northern Ireland
HOURS OF WORK: 25 hours a week (flexible with some evenings)
LOCATION: Office based, with travel across Northern Ireland.
DURATION: Fixed Term – 5 Years
SALARY / GRADE: Grade 5 (£30,738 - £33,921 FTE)
KEY WORKING RELATIONSHIPS
•Adopted Young People in Northern Ireland
• Director Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland staff
• Wider AUK youth staff
•Representative staff from educational establishments.
PURPOSE OF THE ROLE
To develop, implement and evaluate the Banter Project youth service in partnership with adopted young people in Northern Ireland. These young people range in age from 14-25 years and live throughout Northern Ireland. The role will primarily work with the project participants, but has additional relationships with community organisations, educational establishments and employers to ensure that all project goals and outcomes are efficiently and effectively met.
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- To lead the development and delivery of all elements of the Banter Project adopted young people’s service within Northern Ireland in a fun, interactive, interesting and an ability appropriate manner.
- To support the project participants to play an active role in the design and implementation of a programme of monthly activities for adopted young people. Sustaining and developing a monthly social hub, supporting the development of basic life-skills, and preparation for opportunities in further education, training, employment.
- To support a Youth Advisory Group (YAG) in its role to enable adopted young people to steer the Banter Project while developing skills which promote independence, personal development, social and life skills, leadership, and community involvement.
- To organise and supervise the work of the Youth Services Support Worker to deliver the Banter Project.
- To provide opportunities to connect with, and signpost to, relevant services, particularly those who work with care experienced young people.
- To develop and implement robust monitoring and evaluation to review individual goals, track progress and impact, via data and analysis of outcomes to assess effectiveness and areas for improvement.
- To record service activity using the electronic data management systems to collate in preparation for reporting and learning opportunities.
- To gather output and outcome data from the Banter Project service in accordance with the quality assurance systems within AUK.
- Work with other staff members to deliver a high-quality project for our adopted young people and their adoptive parents. Work as part of a team to contribute to a positive work environment and shared goals.
- To attend internal and external training/meetings as appropriate, to remain connected with broader adoption issues, relevant policies, working practices, and network with other youth work providers in Northern Ireland.
- To engage in supervision and professional development.
Adoption UK is the leading charity for adopted and care experienced people and adoptive families.

The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Early Years Advisor
We are looking for Early Years Advisors to join the team supporting the contract delivery of our Maths Champions programmes.
Maths Champions is an online professional development programme, enabling early years settings to access CPD from their setting without the need to release staff to attend external training. The programme provides a range of evidence based training, reflective tools, resources and support from an Early Years Advisor.
This role offers remote working and there are 8 positions available.
Position: Early Years Advisor (Champions Programme) x8 posts
Location: Homebased
Hours: 37 hours per week
Salary: 30k increasing to £32k following probation
Contract: Fixed term contract until 31st July 2027
Benefits: Include 26 days’ holiday, rising to 30 after service increments plus 8 bank holiday, Personal Pension Scheme, Healthcare Cash Plan, Employee Assistance Programme, Staff Awards Scheme, Company Sick Pay Scheme, flexible working patterns
Closing Date: 3rd October 2025. Interviews will be taking place on a rolling basis commencing from 15th September and if suitable candidates are found the role may close earlier than advertised.
The Role
You will support the contract delivery of the Maths Champions programmes, ensuring contract milestones are met. The Champions programmes are online professional development programmes designed to support early years settings to drive continuous improvement and increase high standards in early education for children from birth to five years, in line with the Organisation’s mission to promote quality in early years for UK and international customers.
Working closely with other early years advisors, delivery partners, managers and cross teams, you will be responsible for the delivery of Champions programmes.
You will work with the private, voluntary, maintained and independent sectors, and school provision providing advice and support relating to Champions programmes that enable practitioners within nursery settings with practice improvement resulting in better outcomes for children.
About You
You will have experience of working in early years, leading practice specifically in maths language, literacy and communication as an early years professional or an early years teacher
Successful candidates will have experience of:
- Coaching and mentoring early years practitioners to support practice improvement
- Customer service or related experience
- Multi-agency partnership working
- Developing and securing strong partnerships
- Involvement with early year’s networks or groups
- Product development and review
To apply please submit your CV along with a covering letter detailing how your skills, knowledge and experience meet the requirements of the role.
About the Organisation
The organisation is a national charity and membership association specifically for nurseries. They work in partnership with nurseries, local authorities, national government and a range of partners to develop an environment in which early learning and care can flourish.
The organisation is committed to a policy of equal opportunities and is actively opposed to discrimination in society.
You may also have experience in areas such as Early Years, Early Years Advisor, Early Years Practitioner, Early Years Teacher, Programmes, Programme Officer, Maths, Teacher, Teaching, Coaching, Customer Service, Education, Schools. #INDNFP
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We are seeking a flexible, reliable, and enthusiastic Support Worker to deliver services for Young Carers aged 5–16. The role involves three key parts. The first is delivering engaging, age-appropriate activities that promote wellbeing, reduce isolation, and give Young Carers a break from their responsibilities. The second is providing one-to-one support to help Young Carers manage challenges, access services, and prioritise their mental and emotional wellbeing. The third is leading outreach with schools, colleges, community settings and professionals to identify and engage hidden Young Carers.
About The Role:
You will work across two key age groups, 5–11 and 12–16, delivering and supervising activities, supporting events and trips, and providing behavioural management where needed. Alongside group activities, you will offer one-to-one support to individual Young Carers, ensuring they feel heard, included, and supported as they navigate the challenges of their caring roles. You will also deliver awareness training sessions, run stalls, and build partnerships in the community to identify and engage Young Carers.
This is a part-time post (3 days per week). Flexibility is required, with regular evening and occasional weekend work.
Key Requirements Include:
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Experience working with children, young people, or vulnerable groups
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Experience facilitating groups or activties
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Ability to provide one-to-one support in a sensitive and empowering way
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Strong communication skills with young people, families, and professionals
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Reliable, punctual, and flexible
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A strong understanding of professional boundaries and confidentiality
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Willingness to work evenings and weekends when required
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Commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusive practice
About Wandsworth Carers’ Centre:
We are a busy, ambitious charity operating at the heart of the Wandsworth community since 1995, helping thousands of people across the borough in unpaid Caring roles. We give information and advice, organise respite, offer complementary therapies, deliver training, provide peer support, arrange fun events and much more. In short, we are the Carer's friend and advocate, often helping Carers through difficult times.
Wandsworth Carers’ Centre is an inclusive employer. We are committed to building a diverse organisation that represents the communities we serve and ensuring inclusion in everything we do.
Benefits of working for Wandsworth Carers’ Centre:
Friendly team and working environment, contributory company pension, ongoing training and development opportunities and an employee assistance program.
Please send your C.V and a comprehensive cover letter detailing how you meet the person specification.
Shape the future of fundraising at Sheffield Children’s Hospital Charity and deliver transformational impact.
Applications close: 9 a.m. Monday 22nd September
Location: Hybrid/Sheffield S10 1DB (2 days per week in office)
About Sheffield Children’s Hospital Charity
At Sheffield Children’s Hospital Charity, we proudly support Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust: one of only three specialist children’s hospital trusts in the UK. For nearly 150 years, the hospital has been at the heart of our community, delivering outstanding care to children and young people across South Yorkshire, Bassetlaw and North Derbyshire, and specialist services reaching far beyond the region.
Our vision is clear: a world of excellence and innovation in children’s health. Every day, we fund projects that go beyond the NHS provision, from ground-breaking research and cutting-edge equipment to inspiring spaces and new facilities designed with children in mind.
Next year, as we celebrate our 150th anniversary, we are looking firmly to the future. We are committed to funding £5 million of transformational projects over the next 5 years; projects that directly improve the lives of the children and families who need Sheffield Children’s the most.
We are driven by our values – ACE IT: Accountability, Compassion, Excellence, Inclusivity, Together. These values guide both our culture and our impact. We are an ambitious, supportive and dynamic team where people are encouraged to grow, thrive and bring bold ideas to life.
This is an exciting moment in our story, and a unique opportunity to join us as we enter a historic year and a new era of growth. Together with our colleagues, partners and supporters, we will build on 150 years of care to create a future where every child receives the very best treatment, in the very best environment.
About the role
As Director of Fundraising, you will lead and inspire our fundraising team, driving multi-million-pound income across philanthropy, individual giving, legacies, corporate partnerships, community fundraising and events. This is a newly created role with a high degree of autonomy, focused on shaping the future of fundraising at Sheffield Children’s Hospital Charity, developing compelling campaigns, and identifying new opportunities to grow support.
Working closely with your colleagues and Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, you will help bring fundable, high-impact projects to life, engaging current supporters and inspiring new audiences. You will embed a data-driven approach across the team, ensure exceptional donor stewardship and maintain the Charity’s reputation for integrity and impact.
Beyond fundraising, you will be a key member of the Charity’s Senior Leadership Team. Reporting to the CEO, you will influence strategy, represent the Charity externally, and model collaborative, values-led leadership.
This is an extraordinary opportunity to drive the growth and impact of a historic, ambitious charity at a time of exciting expansion, as we invest in transformational projects to improve the lives of children and young people in our care.
Who we are looking for
We are looking for a dynamic and visionary fundraising leader who can drive growth, inspire our team and help shape the future of Sheffield Children’s Hospital Charity.
The successful candidate will bring a proven track record in developing and delivering integrated fundraising strategies that engage supporters across philanthropy, individual giving, legacies, corporate partnerships, community fundraising and events.
You will thrive on building strong, lasting relationships with high-value donors, corporate partners, and colleagues across the organisation and Trust. The successful postholder will bring a proven track record in identifying, cultivating, and securing high-value gifts, while also confidently advising and influencing CEOs, Trustees, and senior stakeholders to support strategic decisions and unlock new opportunities for the Charity.
We are seeking a confident, collaborative leader who takes personal ownership while motivating others, someone who thrives in a fast-paced, target-driven environment and can manage multiple priorities with clarity and focus. Your drive, vision and understanding of the charity landscape will help identify opportunities that make a real impact on the lives of children and young people.
Above all, you will be passionate about making a tangible difference in children’s health through innovative, ambitious fundraising.
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Applications for this role close at 9 a.m. Monday 22nd September 2025.