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Our Youth and Play Practitioners will play a pivotal role in the Children, Young People and Families (CYPF) team, working as a core team of practitioners to ensure the smooth running of our programmes and services. In this role you will be part of a small and dynamic team which delivers a wide range of programmes and activities, both from Tulse Hill Adventure Playground and in conjunction with local schools. The work of the Children, Young People and Families team is diverse and varied. Our current services include open access adventure play and youth activities at our Adventure Playground, school holiday programmes with off-site trips and activities, mentoring, a Young Leaders programme offering paid work experience to young people, and working together with our youth partnerships Building Young Brixton and Lambeth Peer Action Collective.

We are in an exciting time of development for the team. To support our range of children and young people, our team will be made up of specialist Youth Workers and Play Practitioners bringing in relevant skills and experience. Whilst you will work across all of our Children, Young People and Families services you will have a specific focus:

As a Youth Worker you will:

• Focus on supporting our secondary age cohort
• Plan and run appropriate and engaging activities
• Provide structured interventions to support vulnerable young people
• Work with referral partners to provide additional support and activities
• Foster relationships with families and local schools

As a Play Worker you will:

• Focus on our primary age cohort
• Use your knowledge of Playwork Principles to plan and run appropriate and engaging
  activities
• Foster relationships with families and primary local schools

Both roles will include an element of mentoring, relevant training will be provided to give you the necessary skills to deliver this.

To be successful in this role, you will act as a trusted practitioner in all our service delivery, advocating for children’s right to play throughout our programmes. You will work as part of the team on the delivery and planning of all sessions, ensuring that the children’s and young people’s ideas are central to the construction of a varied and engaging play environment. You will understand the wide-ranging challenges facing young people and will be flexible in adjusting your practice to meet these needs. While practitioners may have a primary focus (primary or secondary age), all staff are expected to work flexibly across all age groups, programmes and delivery model including open access play, targeted youth work, mentoring and school link sessions.

An exciting opportunity for a dynamic communications lead to shape and deliver impactful communications, marketing, and engagement strategies that amplify the charity’s brand, strengthen stakeholder engagement, and advance its mission to improve social mobility for young people.

Communications and Marketing Manager

The Charity

We're on a mission to help 50,000 young people aged 9-24 years increase their social mobility by 2027. We've already supported 43,000, and we need your expertise to help us to do more. Our proven programmes inspire and mentor young people to increase their fi nancial independence, social mobility and create happier, safer communities. We believe in a world where no-one’s background ever holds them back.

Main Purpose of the Role (Sole Lead)

Strategy & Leadership

- Lead all communications activities, marketing, and engagement strategies.

- Monitor and evaluate strategy effectiveness with KPIs, ensuring brand consistency and report to the leadership team and Board of Trustees.

Marketing & PR

- Drive brand visibility and profi le-raising initiatives by establishing deep-rooted connections with key media influencers and journalists.

- Prepare charity spokespeople for media appearances.

- Create marketing assets that attract, engage, and retain new business.

- Social Media: Create and execute dynamic strategies to grow engagement.

Stakeholder Engagement & Events

- Draft and publish Quarterly board reports, annual reports and other documents.

- Oversee and deliver high-quality event communications.

- Plan and create engaging newsletters and appeals.

- Source and develop compelling stories from stakeholders.

Digital Campaigns & Management

- Website: Develop and update produce high-quality, engaging content.

- Create SEO Strategy, tracking performance and updating website content.

Skills Required

- Ability to think strategically, manage goals, and develop and implement Communications and Marketing strategies.

- Creative fl air and strong communication skills, both oral and written, including the ability to draft high-quality documents for a range of audiences

- Strong interpersonal and infl uencing skills, with the ability to form positive relationships at board level and people from a range of backgrounds

- Enthusiastic and self-driven, able to think quickly, plan and act independently

- DE&I understanding an advantage

Benefits

Hybrid Working

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Pension

You will support the development and delivery of our schools, youth centre and detached programmes. This will consist of one to ones and group work with young people within schools, detached work in designated areas as well as centre-based provision. You will be responsible for building strong, professional relationships with young people and adapting and coordinating a service around their needs. You will work in partnership with the other Youth Workers on the team, the Youth & Community Manager, schools and youth organisations around the county as well as the wider voluntary sector and statutory partners

You will work also in the community to identify and support volunteers to become engaged within our services and provision. You will collate a range of data, information and imagery that creates evidence of your work and the impact it is making not only to young people but also to the wider community.

We wish to appoint an experienced, enthusiastic and outgoing Young Carers Youth Worker in North Oxfordshire, who, as a member of the team, will provide support to young carers and plan and deliver a varied programme of social activities and trips, working directly with young carers. Join our small and friendly team and you’ll see the impact of the charity’s work first-hand. 

Main Duties and Responsibilities

· Provide one-to-one support for Young Carers, liaising with other agencies to help ensure the best outcomes for Young Carers;

· Establish relationships with schools across North Oxfordshire offering them support in how they identify and respond to the needs of young carers in their classrooms.

· Assist schools in launching Young Carers Groups and introducing Young Carer Leads in their settings.

· Contribute towards awareness raising events and activities to increase the identification and support of Young Carers, including liaison with Schools and community group;

· Record all casework contact information and ensure that all appropriate consent forms, assessments, Baseline Forms, and other required information and administration is completed and recorded for all Young Carers;

· Ensure all tasks, procedures, and practices comply with Be Free Young Carers’ policies, including safeguarding and child protection, health and safety, confidentiality and equal opportunities;

·        Set up and run a monthly youth club to support young carers socialisation. 

Interviews will be offered for the week commencing 22nd June. 

At Base71 Youth Zone, we believe every young person deserves access to a safe, welcoming and inspiring place where they can have fun, feel supported and realise their potential. Since opening our doors, we have already welcomed nearly 8,000 young people, creating opportunities for them to build confidence, develop friendships and access life-changing experiences.

We are now looking for an outstanding Head of Youth Work & Partnerships to help lead the next stage of our journey. This is an exciting opportunity to shape and develop our universal youth work offer, inspire and lead our delivery teams and strengthen partnerships across Barnsley to ensure young people receive the very best support and opportunities.

About the Role

This is a rewarding senior leadership role for an experienced and passionate youth work professional who believes in the transformative power of youth work and the potential of every young person.

We are looking for someone who can lead with energy, creativity and purpose — someone who is ambitious for young people and motivated to create outstanding experiences that help them thrive. You will lead a dynamic team of Youth Workers, Managers and volunteers, creating a culture that is inclusive, supportive and focused on high-quality delivery. With a hands-on and solutions-focused approach, you will bring fresh ideas, drive innovation and ensure young people remain at the heart of everything we do.

No two days at Base71 are ever the same. You will oversee a wide-ranging youth work programme across Junior, Senior, Inclusion and Holiday Club provision, ensuring our offer remains engaging, safe and responsive to the needs of young people. Alongside operational leadership, you will build meaningful partnerships with schools, community organisations, funders and key stakeholders, helping to strengthen the impact and reach of Base71 across the borough.

As part of the Senior Leadership Team, you will also contribute to the strategic development and future growth of Base71, helping to shape a Youth Zone where young people feel safe, valued, supported and inspired to achieve their full potential.

About You

We are looking for someone who is:

• Passionate about empowering young people
• An experienced leader within open-access youth work, community provision or a similar setting
• Skilled in developing and motivating high-performing teams
• Confident in leading safeguarding processes and responding to complex situations
• Experienced in partnership development and stakeholder engagement
• Organised, resilient and able to manage competing priorities effectively
• Committed to equity, diversity, inclusion and amplifying young people’s voices

 You Will Have Experience Of:

• Leading youth programmes for diverse young people aged 8–19, including up to 25 for young people with additional needs or disabilities
• Safeguarding leadership, ideally as a Designated Safeguarding Lead
• Building strong relationships and communicating effectively with a wide range of audiences
• Managing staff performance, rotas, budgets and operational delivery targets
• Understanding the challenges facing young people today and the role youth work plays in improving outcomes
• Holding a relevant degree-level qualification or equivalent experience, ideally supported by a youth work qualification

To Apply:

To apply, please email a CV and cover letter (no more than two pages) in response to the
person specification and questions below

1. Why do you want to work for us?
2. Looking at the person specification, briefly describe how your skills and experience
(including any lived experience) make you a good candidate for this role. (200 words
max)
3. How would your previous experience support you to be a strong leader at Base71? (200
words max)
4.How you demonstrate your commitment to fairness, equity and respect.
5.Confirmation you are eligible to work in the UK (the successful candidate will be required
to provide documentary evidence before a job offer confirmed).
6.Any reasonable adjustments we can make to assist you in your application or the
selection process.
7.This role will be based in the Youth Zone and therefore require an Enhanced DBS.
a.Do you have any unspent conditional cautions or convictions under the Rehabilitation
of Offenders Act 1974?
b.Do you have any adult cautions (simple or conditional) or spent convictions that are
not protected as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions)
Order 1975 (Amendment) (Englandand Wales) Order2020

Alongside Youth Workers and Senior Youth Workers you will focus on delivering face-to-face youth work in schools and in community settings.

You’ll be working alongside young people who may be navigating complex challenges, including community safety concerns and the risks of exploitation. Your role will be to build trust, provide meaningful support and empower them to make positive choices for their future.

If you’re committed to creating lasting change and have the skills to connect with and inspire young people, we’d love to hear from you!

Your role will be located within the Youth Social Action team and will primarily involve direct work with young people (aged 14-25) on our activist programme, and the other youth programmes at YoungMinds. You will report to the Youth Social Action Manager and work closely with colleagues across the youth participation and safeguarding teams to deliver and support young people’s safe and meaningful engagement in youth programmes. You will also work cross organisationally with colleagues from various teams to support embedding youth participation in all of YoungMinds’ work.

Alongside Youth Workers and Senior Youth Workers you will focus on delivering face-to-face youth work in schools and in community settings.

You’ll be working alongside young people who may be navigating complex challenges, including community safety concerns and the risks of exploitation. Your role will be to build trust, provide meaningful support and empower them to make positive choices for their future.

If you’re committed to creating lasting change and have the skills to connect with and inspire young people, we’d love to hear from you!

The Senior Evidence & Evaluation Manager will sit within the Impact & Evidence directorate at the heart of Youth Futures Foundation.

Working with three Heads of Evaluation, the Deputy Director and the Director, you will help ensure our evaluations are designed to generate credible evidence of what works.

You will:

• lead the design, commissioning and management of impact evaluations, including RCTs and QEDs. This will include feasibility or developmental work where interventions are not yet ready for full impact evaluation.

• work closely with independent evaluators and delivery partners and colleagues in our Programmes & Grants and Policy & Communications directorates to assess the evaluability of interventions, and lead the design and delivery of large-scale, complex impact evaluations.

• contribute to strengthening our ‘evaluation architecture’, leading projects that enhance data infrastructure and access to administrative datasets, and set standards for methodological rigour in the sector.

In addition, you will lead other aspects of the team’s commissioning. This may include developing policies and processes, supporting the Heads of Evaluation to strengthen commissioning practice.

This role can be based at our Birmingham, Leeds or London hub. We currently operate a hybrid model of two-days per week in the office and three-days from home.

For more information on this role, please download our job recruitment pack.

Due to receiving high volumes of interest in our opportunities, this vacancy may close earlier than the advertised deadline. To ensure your application is considered, please submit it as soon as possible.

Are you passionate about helping young people discover faith and purpose? 

At Scripture Union, we believe every child and young person should have the chance to explore who Jesus is—yet many never will. That’s why we’re growing a team of people who are passionate about building relationships, creating opportunities, and inspiring others to make a difference in the lives of young people. 

We’re looking for someone who is motivated by this vision and excited to have a hands-on role in seeing it become a reality across London. 

You’ll be working in and around your local and other nearby boroughs. You will already have strong existing connections in West London (Ealing, Hillingdon, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow and Hounslow) or North & North West London (Brent, Enfield, Harringay, Hackney, Islington, Camden, Westminster & City). 

This role could be for you if you… 

• Have experience in youth work, church ministry or leadership, education, or social entrepreneurship 

• Love connecting with people and building strong, collaborative relationships 

• Enjoy starting new things, spotting opportunities, and turning ideas into action 

• Are confident supporting, coaching, and encouraging others to grow 

• Are passionate about seeing children and young people thrive 

• Are a practising Christian who is active in your local church 

You might not have heard the term Mission Enabler before—and that’s okay. What matters most is your heart, your drive, and your ability to bring people together around a shared purpose. 

What you’ll be doing 

This is a varied and outward-facing role where no two weeks look the same. You’ll: 

• Build relationships with churches, community groups, and individuals across your area 

• Recruit, support, and encourage volunteers who are working with children and young people 

• Help create and lead new initiatives that give young people opportunities to explore faith 

• Coach and equip others to grow their confidence and impact 

• Develop new ideas and approaches that can be expanded more widely 

• Contribute to events, activities, and programmes across the region 

You’ll spend time out and about in your local area, as well as working flexibly from home. 

The role can be a full or a part time job share and offers flexibility for anyone with childcare/caring responsibilities, candidates in existing part time employment or study. We also offer home based working for even greater flexibility and balance with the responsibilities of family life.   

Why join Scripture Union? 

Scripture Union is a national charity working to see a new generation with a vibrant faith. We partner with churches and communities across England and Wales, helping them engage children and young people in meaningful and relevant ways.

When you join us, you’ll be part of a supportive, purpose-driven team where your work has real and lasting impact. 

We offer: 

• Flexible, home-based working 

• Full-time or part-time/job share options 

• 23 days holiday plus bank holidays (and additional volunteering days) 

• Up to 12% pension contribution 

• Life insurance and enhanced family leave 

• A collaborative, values-led working environment 

About your team  

You’ll be joining our brilliant South Region team, which covers our largest region from Kent to Cornwall, offering numerous opportunities to contribute your expertise in a variety of contexts, from urban and suburban to coastal and rural settings. You’ll have a brilliant time getting acquainted with this rich tapestry of local and national partners. Across the south region, we currently work with 130 churches and have 150 faith guides, we’d like to see these numbers grow significantly over the next few years.  

In the south region we have the highest density of Christian holidays and festivals, with events that we organise and run directly and a variety of festival and missions that we support and partner with. You’ll have a fantastic opportunity each summer to get hands on engaged in these mission and festivals throughout the year.  

Our South Region also includes our vibrant capital, one of the most multicultural and ethnically diverse cities in the world, with over 300 languages spoken. With many like-minded missional organisations having a footprint in and around the capital, and all of the Christian movements and denominations represented here, London holds key strategic value and will be the focus of your ministry activities. You’ll be joining an exceptional and growing team of five staff. We are particularly interested in how sports, arts, and culture can be explored to further enable the mission both in London and across SU and would be particularly interested in candidates with expertise in either of these areas.  

Important information 

• This role requires an active Christian faith and involvement in a local church (Occupational Requirement – Equality Act 2010). 

• An enhanced DBS check is required. 

• Applicants must have the right to work in the UK (we cannot offer visa sponsorship). 

Interested? 

If you’re excited by the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of children and young people—and to equip others to do the same—we’d love to hear from you. 

Are you passionate about seeing young people flourish?
Do you long to build authentic relationships, create safe and joyful spaces, and help young people explore faith, purpose and belonging?​

We are seeking a creative, relational and faith-filled Christian Youth & Community Worker to pioneer and grow youth ministry among 11–18s in Furzedown and the wider local community.

This is an exciting opportunity to shape and develop a vibrant youth ministry in a warm, inclusive, multicultural church that seeks to Love God, Love People and Love Life.

We’re looking for someone who:

· Loves Jesus and is committed to helping young people encounter faith in authentic and relevant ways

· Can build strong relationships with young people from diverse backgrounds

· Is excited by both hands-on youth work and long-term vision building

· Can develop engaging youth programmes, discipleship opportunities and community outreach

· Enjoys working collaboratively within a church and community setting

· Will become an active part of the worshipping and relational life of the church

The role includes:

· Leading weekly youth sessions and discipleship groups

· Building connections with local schools and the wider community

· Mentoring and supporting young people pastorally

· Developing volunteers and young leaders

· Helping shape intergenerational worship at MLBC

· Creating welcoming spaces where every young person is valued and included

The role includes regular evening and Sunday working as part of the contracted hours, with active participation in Sunday worship forming a core part of the role. We are also open to conversations around part-time working, job share arrangements, paid student placements linked to relevant training courses.

Location: Mitcham Lane Baptist Church, Furzedown, South London

Hours: Full Time – 37.5 hours per week

Salary: £30,000–£32,500 (depending on experience)

Contract type: 3 Year Fixed-Term Contract​

We warmly welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences who can help us reflect the inclusive heart of Jesus in our community.

Your role will be located within the Strategic Participation team and will primarily involve direct work with young people (aged 16-25) on our Youth Advisory Group and Youth Panel programmes, and you will frequently work with young people (aged 14-25) across our youth programmes. You will report to the Strategic Participation Manager and work closely with colleagues across the youth participation and safeguarding teams to deliver and support young people’s safe and meaningful engagement in youth programmes. You will also work cross organisationally with colleagues from various teams to support embedding youth participation in all of YoungMinds’ work.

Panel Member (Office Holder)

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Role: Panel Member (Office Holder)

Locations:  South West

Rate:  £200 per full day or £100 per half day 

Hours: At least 15 days per year - plus training and additional events

Why Join TACT?

• Top 5 UK Charity to Work For (2024)
• 97% proud to work at TACT | 92% love working here
• Not-for-profit – every surplus reinvested into children, carers & staff
• Children’s voices shape every decision, system, and improvement we make at TACT.
• Trauma-informed, values-led organisation

The Role

Panel Member 

We are seeking proactive and passionate individuals to join our Fostering Panel. We welcome applicants with a strong understanding of trauma-informed practice and therapeutic care, as well as a commitment to improving outcomes for children and young people in care.

We are particularly interested in hearing from:

• Foster carers
• Individuals with lived experience of care that have lived within a children's residential, foster or adoptive home.
• Professionals from therapeutic backgrounds

The successful applicants must be IT literate, as documentation is shared at online meetings on a monthly basis. The Panel meets using Microsoft Teams on the third Friday of each month, but occasionally additional meetings may also be scheduled, depending on business needs. The successful candidate may need to travel to attend an annual panel business day in person and other occasional meetings and training. Candidate must live in South West areas. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Reading the meeting documents carefully before the meeting and to attend the meeting prepared to raise issues and to contribute to the panel discussion.
• Participating in the making of a recommendations, on each case, drawing on both personal and professional knowledge and experience.
• To attend at least 75 per cent of meetings of the panel.
• To be prepared to attend additional panels, if possible, if requested.
• To participate, with other panel members, in advising on policy and procedural matters as required.
• To address diversity issues and promote anti-discriminatory practice.
• To safeguard the confidentiality of all panel papers and panel discussions.
• To participate in panel induction and in panel training, which will be at least one day per year.
• To participate constructively in the annual review of their panel membership, if this is an agency requirement.

What You’ll Need

• Enhanced DBS (processed by TACT)
• Please see the Job Information Pack for a full breakdown of the role.

Travel

• Homebased role (candidates should be located in the South West areas)
• Travel may be required for training.

Key Dates

• Closing Date: Monday 8th June 2026
• Interviews: Monday 15th June 2026 (Microsoft Teams)

Safeguarding Commitment

Safeguarding is everyone’s business, and TACT believes that only the people with the right skills and values should work in social work.  As part of TACT’s commitment to safeguarding, we properly examine the skills, experience, qualifications, and values of potential staff in relation to our work with vulnerable young children.  We use rigorous and consistent recruitment approaches to help safeguard TACT’s young people.  All our staff are expected to work in line with TACT’s safeguarding policies. 

Apply early - We may close the role if we receive a high volume of applications.

Independent Fostering Reviewing Officer

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Role: Independent Fostering Reviewing Officer

Locations:  North West

Pay -  £40 per hour

Why Join TACT?

• Top 5 UK Charity to Work For (2024)
• 97% proud to work at TACT | 92% love working here
• Not-for-profit – every surplus reinvested into children, carers & staff
• Children’s voices shape every decision, system, and improvement we make at TACT.
• Trauma-informed, values-led organisation

The Role

Independent  Fostering Reviewing Officer

Key Responsibilities:

• To carry out statutory annual reviews of Foster Carers.
• To satisfy TACT that the foster carers continue to be suitable to be professional foster carers and that all safeguarding issues are addressed.
• to make recommendation to TACT in regard to foster carers terms of approval.
• To give the carer, the social worker of any child in placement, birth children and fostered children the opportunity to give feedback about the placement
• To be part of TACT’s Quality Assurance processes
• To ensure foster carers are enabling children to reach their full potential

What You’ll Need

• Dip SW/CSS/CQSW/Degree in Social Work
• Registered with Social Work England.
• Standard DBS (processed by TACT)
• Please see the Job Information Pack for a full breakdown of the role.

Travel

• Homebased role (candidates should be located in the North West area)
• Travel may be required for training.

Key Dates

• Closing Date: Wednesday 24th June 2026
• Interviews: Friday 10th July 2026 (Microsoft Teams)

Safeguarding Commitment

Safeguarding is everyone’s business, and TACT believes that only the people with the right skills and values should work in social work.  As part of TACT’s commitment to safeguarding, we properly examine the skills, experience, qualifications, and values of potential staff in relation to our work with vulnerable young children.  We use rigorous and consistent recruitment approaches to help safeguard TACT’s young people.  All our staff are expected to work in line with TACT’s safeguarding policies. 

Apply early - we may close the role if we receive a high volume of applications.

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