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Service Manager
Location: Manchester (GM Pathfider) - Young Futures
Yearly salary: £37,380
Closing Date: 25 January, 2026
Employment Type: Permanent
Hours per week: 37.5
About the Role
We’re looking for an experienced and passionate Service Manager to lead an outcomes-based outreach service preventing and relieving homelessness for young people across Greater Manchester. This is a role for someone who has the drive to change lives through high-quality, collaborative support.
You’ll lead and line manage a team of skilled Specialist Navigators, supporting them to deliver meaningful, person-centred interventions that help young people find safety, stability and hope. Working at the heart of a dynamic homelessness partnership, you’ll build strong relationships with local authorities, housing providers, health services and other key agencies to ensure young people get the right support at the right time.
This role demands commitment, resilience and strong leadership. The work can be complex and fast-paced—but it is also deeply rewarding. Every day, you’ll see the real impact of your leadership in the lives of young people who are overcoming significant barriers and moving towards independent, sustainable futures.
If you’re motivated by social impact, thrive on collaboration, and want a leadership role where your work genuinely matters, this is an opportunity to make a lasting difference.
In this role, you will:
· Conduct risk assessments, safety checks, and reporting to maintain a safe environment for clients, staff, and volunteers.
· Act as Safeguarding Lead, ensuring compliance and a protective environment for young people.
· Liaise with Finance, HR, Compliance, and other teams to ensure smooth service operations.
· Recruit, deploy, and supervise volunteers effectively.
· Set and manage budgets in collaboration with Finance, using established systems and processes.
· Deliver high standards of support and housing management, meeting KPI targets.
· Build and maintain strong relationships with commissioners, partners, and subcontractors.
· Monitor, evaluate, and continuously improve service delivery within Oldham’s Pathway approach.
· Ensure effective, regularly reviewed support or family plans for young people.
· Empower young people to shape service delivery.
About You
You bring vast experience in managing teams and individuals effectively. You are skilled in handling complex situations and managing risk, including safeguarding. You possess proven ability to deliver safe, high-quality support to young people at risk; while committing to diversity, respect, and dignity for all.
What You’ll Receive
• Tailored training and development
• Flexible working options where suitable
• 26 days annual leave, rising with service
• Family‑friendly leave policies
• Pension scheme with employer contributions up to 7%
• Employee Assistance Programme with 24/7 GP access
• Discounts across retail, travel, food, fitness and more
• Cash health plan for you and your family
• Death‑in‑service benefit
• Access to legal and practical support
Safer Recruitment
Depaul UK is committed to fair and inclusive recruitment, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. If a role requires it under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975, we will carry out the appropriate Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check. We only look at information that is relevant to the role, and a criminal record will never be treated as an automatic barrier to employment. All DBS information is handled sensitively, confidentially and in line with the DBS Code of Practice, and we encourage applicants to discuss any concerns with us openly.
About Depaul UK
In the 1980s, high unemployment and steep inflation was contributing to a shocking rise in youth homelessness across London. Thousands of young people were sleeping rough every night, with many areas notoriously dubbed “cardboard cities” due to the visible rise in street homelessness. Appalled by the scenes playing out across the capital, a group of people came together to tackle the challenge head on. Led by Cardinal Basil Hume and Mark McGreevy OBE, in 1989 Depaul UK was born.
What began as a single housing project in North London soon expanded across London, Greater Manchester and the North East of England. Today, Depaul UK provides accommodation, prevention and support services to thousands of marginalised young people across the UK each year.
As our name suggests, the work of Depaul UK has been inspired by St. Vincent de Paul – a man who devoted his life to helping vast numbers of people throughout the 17th century. St. Vincent de Paul’s belief in the intrinsic worth of all people and his commitment to taking bold action remain central to our values today. Depaul UK now forms part of a family of Depaul charities around the world. We each focus on the specific challenges in our own countries, but we’re united by our shared values and mission to end homelessness.
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation
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Tameside Neurodiversity Hub
Senior Navigator Role
Are you passionate about neurodivergent children and young people and their families having the right support, at the earliest point? We are proud to be developing and delivering the Tameside Neurodiversity Hub and are seeking a highly skilled and experienced practitioner to be the senior navigator.
To be successful, you will need to have the following:
- Significant experience in supporting children with neurodiversity.
- The ability to ensure the 'voice' of the child and family is central, enabling lived experience to create change.
- Excellent team working skills. You will work as part of a service that covers the whole of Greater Manchester.
- The ability to collaborate with and confidently present information to a range of people including the delivery of workshops.
- Excellent communication skills, enabling communication with children, young people, families and professionals.
- Robust safeguarding knowledge and good recording skills.
- A car available for work with business insurance.
There are lots of opportunities to develop your skill set, knowledge and career progression going forward.
This service is dynamic, no two days are the same, we work flexibly to meet the needs of the children and families so whilst there is a Monday to Friday working pattern you will be working some evenings and if required occasional weekends. In return you will manage your hours so may benefit from later starts or earlier finishes.
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Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.
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!
This role sits within our Connecting Communities service, which is an element of the larger Mental Health and Wellbeing Service in Tower Hamlets. The post holder will be committed to supporting our clients through their recovery and developing greater resilience and wellbeing. This role will offer a personalised approach to accessing welfare and housing-related advice and information, through casework, workshops and advice surgeries.
What you’ll do
- Provide welfare benefits and housing advice to support people with mental health challenges to live independently in the community.
- Help clients understand and resolve issues related to welfare benefits and ensure they receive their correct entitlements.
- Run workshops, groups, and advice surgeries on welfare benefits and related topics, such as money management.
- Work collaboratively with the Connecting Communities team, mental health services, housing associations, and other providers to support welfare benefits enquiries, referrals, and training needs.
Registered Charity
51 - 100
We endeavour to make sure that everyone with a mental health or emotional issue has somewhere to turn for advice and support.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Main purpose of job: To provide emotional and practical support and information to victims and survivors of sexual violence who have reported to the police, or are considering reporting to the police.
Location: Hybrid: working from home, with regular attendance at CARA premises in Colchester and regular travel across mid and north Essex.
Preferred start date: ASAP (subject to enhanced DBS Check and satisfactory references)
Salary: £32,151 - £34,020 (pro rata).
Contract: This is a permanent contract.
Hours: 28 - 35 hours per week.
Holiday: 25 days per year pro-rata, plus additional gift days at Christmas.
To apply: Please complete the application form, which can be downloaded from our website, explaining how your skills and experience relate to the person specification.
Application deadline: 9am, Monday 2nd February 2026.
Interviews: Wednesday 11th February 2026.
This post is restricted to women applicants under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, Part 1.
Job Description
Independent Sexual Violence Advisers (ISVAs) provide emotional and practical support and information to victims and survivors of sexual violence who have reported to the police, or are considering reporting to the police.
The role of an ISVA is to support victims and survivors by:
·Ensuring their voice is heard.
·Helping them make the choices that feel right for them.
·Accompanying them to important appointments and to court.
·Supporting them with their next steps after the legal process is over, regardless of the outcome of the case.
If victims and survivors are considering reporting to the police, ISVAs can also help them by:
·Providing impartial information to enable them to make an informed decision.
·Offering an overview of police processes and what to expect if they do decide to report.
·Supporting them in their next steps.
CARA provides an ISVA service to adults, young people and children who have been victims of sexual violence from across mid and North Essex, and Uttlesford.
Most ISVA clients are referred to CARA through the Police or the Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC). Clients can also refer themselves.
Duties and Responsibilities
For all clients
· To liaise with CARA’s Information and Referrals Coordinator and First Contact Navigators in supporting new referrals to the ISVA service.
· To undertake risk assessment and support needs analysis with clients.
· To develop individual service plans to address risks/support needs of clients.
· To help clients access services to which they are entitled, e.g. through setting up fast-track referral systems to sexual health follow-up services, making referrals to mental health services, assisting with return to work/absence from work arrangements.
· To provide face-to-face and telephone support (non-therapeutic) to clients and their supporters where appropriate.
· To help clients to develop their own support network.
· To explain criminal, legal and if relevant, civil remedies to clients.
· To provide information in relation to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme.
· Where relevant and with client’s consent, to keep other agencies informed about important changes in client’s situation.
· To consider safeguarding issues and follow CARA’s safeguarding policy and procedures.
If a client reports to the Police
· To support the client throughout their time in the criminal justice system, explaining the procedures and their role and rights within it.
· Subject to local arrangements and their wishes, to support the client at every step; from the provision of their witness statement through to a trial.
· To liaise with the police and CPS on behalf of the client. To keep them informed about the progress of their case on behalf of the police in line with the requirements of the Victims Code of Practice.
· To participate in case conferences with the police and CPS.
· To understand and support the need for some clients to access special measures.
General
· To manage a caseload of around 50 clients (pro rata), including adults, young people and children.
· To travel to client meetings in a variety of settings, including outreach premises and clients’ homes.
· To maintain and monitor records, using a purpose-built online database.
· To follow procedures and protocols so that the safety of the client is kept central to any process.
· To note and feedback to other agencies any difficulties clients are having accessing their service.
· To contribute to the development of service policies, protocols, guidelines and strategies within areas of practice as necessary.
· To develop and maintain effective communication systems with key partners including the police, CPS, HMCTS, social services, education, primary care trust (mental and sexual health), Victim Support, Witness Service, CAFCASS and voluntary sector organisations.
·To participate in team meetings, supervision, training and development.
·To participate in co-location working within Colchester and Chelmsford police stations.
· To provide specialist advice to other workers and agencies, including participation in the delivery of training sessions.
· To have a clear understanding of the myths surrounding sexual violence, and the trauma and long-term mental health effects it creates, including self-harm, suicidal feelings and suicide attempts.
· To be aware of resources available regarding interpreters, signers etc.
· To attend regular team meetings and to work with colleagues to further the objectives of CARA.
· To adhere in full to all CARA’s organisational policies and procedures, including safeguarding.
· To report to the ISVA Manager, Head of Operations, CEO and Trustees as required, including the production of written reports.
· To be administratively self-servicing.
· To undertake any other related activities as required by the ISVA Manager, Head of Operations, CEO or Board of Trustees.
About CARA
CARA (Centre for Action on Rape and Abuse) works with victims and survivors of sexual violence and child sexual abuse, providing independent, specialist support and promoting and representing their rights and needs.
CARA is a registered charity working with adults of all genders, young people and children from across mid and north Essex. We have a head office in Colchester and outreach premises in Braintree, Chelmsford, Clacton-on-Sea, Great Dunmow and Harwich. We also provide remote services.
CARA seeks to be an inclusive organisation that actively encourages, supports and values diversity amongst both our service-users and our workers. We wish to create a culture in which discrimination, in all its forms, is recognised and addressed.
You can read more about CARA’s commitment to diversity and inclusion on our website. We encourage and welcome applications from candidates from diverse backgrounds.
About Synergy East
CARA is part of Synergy East. We work closely with SERICC Rape and Sexual Abuse Specialist Service and Southend-on-Sea Rape Crisis (SOS Rape Crisis) to deliver the contract for the Office for the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Essex for services for victims and survivors of sexual violence and child sexual abuse across Essex.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
About the role
This role delivers the Pan-London Sexual Violence Alliance (PLSVA) prevention and outreach priorities, strengthening community and professional responses to sexual violence across London.
You will design and deliver trauma-informed, culturally responsive prevention work, including campaigns, training and community engagement, with a focus on Black and racialised communities, LGBTQ+ people, men and boys, and people with learning disabilities. Working within an intersectional feminist framework, you will promote accountability, collective action and clear survivor pathways.
Job description
As the Community Prevention Worker, you will:
- Design and deliver inclusive community prevention programmes, awareness campaigns and training on sexual violence, consent, bystander intervention and male accountability.
- Build and maintain strong partnerships with communities, grassroots organisations and statutory and voluntary sector agencies to improve awareness, responses and referral pathways.
- Work closely with Alliance Navigators, partner agencies and the other Community Prevention Worker to ensure consistent messaging, effective signposting and joined-up survivor pathways.
- Embed survivor voice and co-production through collaboration with the Fearless Collective (Experts by Experience).
- Monitor, evaluate and report on prevention and engagement activity, contributing to Alliance learning, impact reporting and service improvement.
- Model WGN’s feminist, anti-oppressive, trauma-informed practice and operate within safeguarding and good practice standards.
Closing date and interviews
This vacancy is open to applications on a rolling basis with interviews taking place on a rolling basis.
We encourage early applications, as the role may close before the advertised date if a suitable candidate is appointed.
About us
Women and Girls Network (WGN) is a pan-London organisation that supports women and girls affected by all forms of gendered-based violence. Our overall aim is to promote, preserve and restore the mental health and well-being of women and girls who have experienced, or are at risk of, gendered-based violence, whilst working towards a society free of gendered-based violence.
We do this by:
- Providing women-only holistic and seamless therapeutic services, which meet women and girls’ needs and contribute to total and sustainable recovery from the experiences of violence.
- Evidencing the impact of gendered-based violence and presenting this information in appropriate forums to affect social change in attitudes towards, and responses to, gendered-based violence.
- Developing good practice in the sector by providing training and guidance on specialist service provision and the development of culturally appropriate service delivery.
WGN is proud to be an accredited Living Wage Employer and a member of The London VAWG Consortium, Halo Code, and Helplines Partnership.
Join us and be part of a team that values your well-being, growth, and contribution.
We are deeply committed to creating a workforce that reflects the diversity and strength of the women and girls we serve, and we strongly encourage candidates from Black and Global Majority backgrounds with Lived Experience who may not meet all criteria to apply.
WGN is an equal opportunities employer.
The above post is exempt under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, Part 1.
Registered Charity
51 - 100
We promote social change that transforms societal attitudes, practices, and policies to prevent and eliminate violence against women and girls.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.