Youth development worker jobs
This is an exciting role leading our committed policy team leading the fight to end child poverty in the UK. The development and implementation of a UK-wide cross-government child poverty strategy means this is a great time to join CPAG as we look to influence policy makers to adopt our evidence-based policy solutions to child poverty.
We are looking for someone to take a lead role in developing evidence-based policy positions to support CPAG’s influencing and campaigns work. You will have knowledge of political processes and how external organisations can effect change. You will have a track record of producing high quality research and analysis, including policy briefings, on social policy issues. You will have experience of managing a small team and working collaboratively to identify policy issues and develop solutions with colleagues across the organisation, as well as externally.
The postholder will be working in a fast moving, high profile and complex policy environment and will need to balance short term priorities with long term objectives. Current priorities include influencing the implementation of the forthcoming child poverty strategy, gathering and sharing analysis and expertise with the DWP as part of their review of universal credit, and monitoring the development of forthcoming changes to disability benefits.
We welcome applications from individuals with the skills and experience outlined and we can be flexible about working arrangements. We operate a hybrid working system and would be happy to discuss any flexibilities required. CPAG is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion which you can read more about in the job pack.
We welcome applications on a secondment basis.
For more information about this post and to apply download the Head of Policy job pack.
If you have questions or need specific arrangements or reasonable adjustments to take part in the selection process, please contact us.
Closing date for applications: Wednesday 14th January 2026 (midnight)
Interviews will take place: w/c 19th January 2026
Child Poverty Action Group works to prevent and end child poverty – for good.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
TreeHouse school is an Ofsted 'Outstanding' non-maintained special school, providing support and education to 112 autistic pupils aged 3-19. Our mission is to stand with autistic children and young people, champion their rights and create opportunities for them.
Please note, this role may not meet Skilled worker visa sponsorship criteria.
We are proud to announce that we have retained Ofsted "Outstanding" (June 2024) in all areas. Please do read our Ofsted reports on our website.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HTLA) to join our team. This is a fantastic progressive opportunity where you will support the Class Teacher in contributing and delivering high quality learning and teaching.
This is a full time, permanent role. The hours are 8.30am - 4.35pm.
What's on offer for you?
- Term time only role (yet paid across 52 weeks)
- Free healthy breakfast available everyday
- We put mental health and wellbeing at the heart of everything we do; the SLT practise “compassionate leadership”
- State of the art training including person centred approaches, positive behaviour support, medical training and understanding sensory needs
- Working with Autism/learning disability industry experts across our school and our charity
- Eye test vouchers, season ticket loans and a cycle to work scheme.
- Employee Assistance Programme, to help you balance your work, family, and personal life
- Continuous professional development including access to coaching and mentoring as well as e-learning and online training course
What the role involves?
- Taking responsibility for agreed learning activities under an agreed system of supervision.
- Working with identified curriculums and supporting specific subjects as well as helping with lesson planning.
- Developing learning resources, delivering lessons and supporting the assessment of learning.
- Supporting extra-curricular activities such as education visits and recording/reporting pupil outcomes.
- At times, will be the lead practitioner in the class delivering whole class teaching without the teacher present.
Start date: After Easter half term 2026
***Please note, applicants who have applied in the past 6 months will not be shortlisted for this role***
Closing date for role: Wednesday 28th of January 2026
Outcome of the shortlisting: Friday 30th of January 2026
Interview dates: 3rd to 6th of February 2026
(The interview process will include a 30 minute interview, 20 minute microteach followed by a written task).
For more information about this vacancy please find the recruitment pack attached.
Ambitious about Autism is fully committed to equality of opportunity and diversity and we warmly welcome applications from all suitably-qualified candidates. We welcome applications regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, disability, or age. All applications will be considered solely on merit.
Ambitious about Autism is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check.
The Safeguarding responsibilities of the post as per the job description and personal specification.
Whether the post is exempt from the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendment to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2021. This means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected', so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS Filter Guidance.
We stand with autistic children and young people, champion their rights and create opportunities.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Drug and Alcohol Support Worker
We're looking for a kind, compassionate and resilient Drug and Alcohol Support Worker to join our Homelessness Social Care Service Tower Hamlets.
£29,073 per annum, working 40 hours per week.
Want to feel in control of your career? You'll feel at home here.
Our benefits include:
Annual leave increasing up to 30 days with length of service
Free DBS
Exclusive discounts and cashback via Reward Gateway® and opportunity to buy a Blue Light Card
Fully paid induction programme and further training
ILM courses and Apprenticeship Programmes
Cycle to work scheme
Employee Assistance Programme for 24-7 confidential support
Online wellbeing resources
A generous pension - we will contribute up to 4% and life assurance cover up to £10,000 (T&Cs apply)
Quarterly Staff Awards to reward & recognise our amazing staff's commitment and contribution
All applicants must be legally eligible to work in the UK by the start of employment as Look Ahead are not able to offer sponsorship.
What you'll do:
Carrying out holistic assessments of new customers which incorporate relevant statutory referral information
Building supportive, trusting relationships with customers and external partners, creating a positive atmosphere
Conducting regular key work sessions that are innovative and engaging in order to achieve Support Plan goals
Key-working the most complex service-users with particular needs aligned with Drug and Alcohol dependency
Creating support plans for providing appropriate services based on on-going assessment and reflecting the services and resources available to enable customers to progress in their recovery
Ensuring ongoing assessment and management of risks associated with customers within an attitude of 'positive risk taking'
Providing support and access to relevant services to enable customers to continue their recovery and empower customers to self-manage their medication regimes through individual re-enablement programmes and informed decision making
Undertaking support work in partnership with external stakeholders to compliment their interventions, leading on partnering with specialist stakeholders;
Upskilling staff team in particular area of expertise - Drug and Alcohol dependency.
Developing productive relationships with partner organisations to improve service outcomes
Demonstrate strong commitment to the functioning of the staff team and to support colleagues in providing a high level of service and safety to customers
About you:
Excellent interpersonal skills
Socially adept, networks widely, well connected in sector, influential
Approachable, open & professional behaviour
At ease in directing others, is assertive and independent minded, will challenge others, and skilled in resolving conflict
Drives change, enjoys dynamic diverse environments and demonstrates entrepreneurialism, creativity and innovation
Demonstrates significant confidence and high levels of self-esteem
What you'll bring:
Essential:
NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in a relevant area (e.g. substance misuse, addiction, psychology, Health and Social Care,).
Experience building and developing strong professional partnerships with external providers.
A minimum of 2 years experience in complex needs services, community development, addiction counselling, drug and alcohol work or other related fields.
Good written and oral communication skills
Desirable:
2-3 years experience providing targeted recovery focussed support to individuals with needs around trauma, mental health, substance use and dual diagnosis.
For our fulll job description please visit our webiste
About us:
Look Ahead is a leading, not-for-profit care and support provider in London and the South East. Our vision is to build better lives through social care and housing in local communities. As an organisation we deliver over 100 services, providing support to thousands of customers each year. Our mission is to co-design and deliver services that offer innovative social care solutions and support people to thrive. We work across mental health, homelessness and complex needs, young people and care leavers and learning disabilities so there are plenty of opportunities to grow and progress your career with us.
We have a strong social purpose and we live and work by our values:
We focus on Excellence and innovation.
We are Caring and Compassionate.
We are Inclusive and Trusted.
We work in Partnership and are One-Team.
Look Ahead is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk, and expects all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment.
If your application for this role is unsuccessful, but we feel that you would be suitable for another role, we may contact you to discuss alternative opportunities. If this occurs you would not need to submit another application for the alternative role.
We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date.
We are committed to diversity and inclusion at work and are accredited with Silver in the Inclusive Employers Standard 2021. We are a proud member of the Employers Domestic Abuse Covenant and encourage applications from a diverse range of applicants of all backgrounds.
- Provide inspirational leadership and clear strategic direction for the Freshly Greated CPP programme.
- Lead the implementation of the programme with creativity and a strong commitment to its aims and objectives.
- Develop and nurture the key partnerships in Great Yarmouth and beyond that support the programme’s sustainability and growth.
The Executive Director leads the Freshly Greated programme, working closely with the Freshly Greated Consortium, Arts Council England (ACE), freelancers, volunteer Community Producers and the wider local community. The Director manages a small, multi-disciplinary team and is responsible for the programme’s creative direction, partnership development, financial sustainability, evaluation, compliance and will also develop and lead an ambitious, co-created community-led arts and culture programme that has action research and evaluation at its core.
Freshly Greated is a year round programme which includes award winning youth participation and intergenerational projects across three neighbourhoods. In partnership with Out There Arts, Freshly Greated create vibrant public celebrations across parks, beaches, and town spaces, inspired by local stories. Last year, 61,942 residents took part in workshops, events, and festivals that are free, inclusive, and locally led. All Community Producers agree Freshly Greated proves everyone is creative, builds skills, and strengthens community spirit - 94% say it increases local pride, and 91% believe it makes Great Yarmouth a better place to live.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Assistant Benefits Advisor
Salary £24,000 FTE (rising to £27,000 per year FTE after 1 year and completion of training)
17.5 - 21 hours per week, 6.6 weeks holiday
Remote working with occasional travel for events and meetings in West Sussex
Are you passionate about working with SEND families?
Do you have the transferable skills and qualities to train as a benefits advisor?
We have an exciting opportunity for someone to join a rapidly growing caring charity with the benefits of flexible family friendly working (from home), generous holiday, pension scheme, travel expenses, laptop and phone provided.
Reaching Families was established in 2008 to empower, inform and support parent-carers and families of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities in West Sussex. We achieve this through the delivery of our services providing information, training and peer support.
Our Benefits Advice Service provides support to parents of children and young people with SEND in West Sussex applying for Carer’s Allowance, Disability Living Allowance (DLA) and Personal Independent Payments (PIP). Offering 1-2-1 advice sessions on the above benefits, support with claim checking of draft applications, information resources on benefits and other sources of financial support, and training workshops on DLA, PIP and Universal Credit.
We are looking to recruit a skilled and motivated Assistant Benefits Advisor to join our team
The post holder will be responsible for supporting our Benefits Advisor with the delivery of information, advice and guidance on Carers Allowance, Disability Living Allowance (DLA) and Personal Independence Payment (PIP) to parent-carers of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in West Sussex. This is a training role with the view to promotion to Benefits Advisor following completion of training.
Person Specification (essential):
• Understanding of challenges facing parents and carers of children with SEND
• Passionate about improving the life chances of children with SEND and their parents/carers, and families
• A highly motivated self-starter with a flexible approach to working life
• A creative and strategic thinker
• Committed to professional and personal development and lifelong learning
• Ability to work independently and manage a diverse and demanding workload
• Comfortable working with people from a diverse range of backgrounds
• Excellent inter-personal and communication skills
• Excellent writing and editing skills
• Experience of using MS Office including SharePoint
• A good all-round education including GCSE’s (or equivalent) or NVQ level 2
See attached job description for details and full criteria
We welcome applications from all members of the community and value diversity in the organisation. Please contact us if you require any reasonable adjustments to be made to the application or interview process due to any disability or health requirements.
Closing date for applications is 12th January 2026
Interviews to be held in Littlehampton on 21st/22nd January 2026
To apply please complete the attached application form and share why you feel you fit the role and person specification (see attached documents)
To empower, inform and support parent-carers and families of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities in West Sussex
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Senior Practitioner Family Support
We are looking for a Senior Practitioner to join the team providing early years and family support for children aged 0–19 (or 25 with SEND).
Position: Senior Practitioner – Family Support
Location: Dyson Gardens Children’s Centre, Highfield Rd, Birmingham B8 3QF
Salary: £31,879.51
Hours: 37 per week
Contract: Permanent
Closing Date: 11/01/2026
You will be working for one of the UK's leading children's charities, firmly supported by Christian beliefs and values, helping to support disadvantaged children and their families through delivering projects to support children, young people, their families, and communities to find long-lasting solutions to the challenges they face.
The Role
As part of the Birmingham Forward Steps Partnership, the team provide early years and family support for children aged 0–19 (or 25 with SEND). The Children’s Centres and Family Hubs across Erdington, Hodge Hill, Perry Barr and Sutton Coldfield offer safe, welcoming spaces where families can access support, advice, and activities. From parenting groups and sensory rooms to health referrals and stay-and-play sessions, the experienced teams walk alongside families, helping them build on their strengths and navigate challenges. The organisations also offers links to childcare, midwifery, and employment support. Whether face-to-face or through the Digital Family Hub, everything we do is driven by compassion, fairness, and a commitment to children’s wellbeing.
Key areas of responsibility include:
- Lead and manage the Family Support team to deliver effective support for families with children aged 0–19 (with a 0–5 primary focus).
- Act as Designated Safeguarding Lead, overseeing safeguarding practice, training and compliance.
- Ensure high-quality assessments, planning and delivery of 1-1 and group interventions.
- Provide reflective supervision, annual appraisals and support staff to develop their skills and confidence.
- Oversee adherence to Health & Safety, including Lone Working and safe home-visiting practice.
- Build strong multi-agency partnerships to achieve positive, sustained outcomes for families.
- Lead engagement strategies to reach and support hard-to-reach families.
- Ensure robust data quality, case recording, and preparation for audits and inspections (e.g., Ofsted, safeguarding audits).
Join the team and help make a difference where it matters most.
About You
We are looking for someone with:
- A NVQ Level 3 in Childcare, Health, Social Care or related field.
- Leadership experience, supervising, supporting and motivating staff.
- Experience in early intervention with vulnerable families, including assessments, home visits and group facilitation.
- Strong safeguarding knowledge and experience managing safeguarding concerns.
- Experience engaging hard to reach families and delivering evidence based family support programmes.
- Strong multi agency partnership working skills.
- Ability to maintain high quality case files, data records and monitoring information.
About the Organisation
An innovative leading children's charity delivering projects to support disadvantaged children, young people, their families, and communities, working with a range of partners to provide creative solutions including children and family centres, school counselling, preschool nurseries, family support and children affected by imprisonment and offending.
Benefits include:
- Continuous professional development
- In house learning platform
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Salary sacrifice pension with employers contribution of up to 7%
- Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
- BHFS Health Cash Plan
- Life assurance 2 times annual salary
- Enhanced annual leave
- Additional paid time off at Christmas
- Flu vouchers
- Eye test reclaim
The charity is committed to making a positive impact, and we're looking for someone like you. If you're ready to take the next step in your fundraising career and make a lasting difference in the lives of those who need it most, we invite you to apply and be part of the team.
We actively encourage applications from a broad and deep range of backgrounds and experiences. This post is subject to necessary safeguarding checks including an appropriate level DBS Disclosure. The organisation is a Living Wage Employer.
Other roles you may have experience with could include Family Support, Child Support, Community, Family Support Practitioner, Child Support Practitioner, Community Practitioner, Social Care, Childcare, Children, Health Worker, Family Support Worker, Child Support Worker. #INDNFP
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
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Learning Support Assistant (LSA) – Autism / SEND
Ambitious About Autism is recruiting a Learning Support Assistant (LSA) to support autistic children and young people aged 4–19 at TreeHouse School (Ofsted Outstanding) specialist school in Muswell Hill.
- Full time, permanent (term time only)
- Hours: 8.45am – 4.35pm
- Salary: £26,638 – £28,005 per annum (paid across 52 weeks)
- Location: Muswell Hill, North London (N10 3JA)
- Start date: February 2026 (flexible depending on notice period)
Please note, this role may not meet Skilled Worker visa sponsorship criteria.
You will work 1:1 with autistic pupils, supporting them to access the curriculum while building independence, confidence, and self-esteem through classroom learning and community based activities. This role includes personal care.
This role is ideal for candidates with experience or interest in:
- SEN / SEND
- Autism
- Learning Support Assistant or Teaching Assistant roles
- Care, youth work, education, or psychology backgrounds
What we offer:
- Term time only working (paid across 52 weeks)
- Autism specific training and ongoing CPD
- Supportive leadership and a strong wellbeing culture
- Varied, meaningful work with real impact
- Full benefits package: see our website
The official internal title for this role is Specialist Teaching Assistant, but it is advertised externally as Learning Support Assistant to reflect the nature of the role and maximise reach.
Ambitious About Autism is committed to fostering equity, diversity, and inclusion at every level of our organisation. We warmly welcome applications from all qualified candidates, valuing the diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives they bring. We encourage applications from individuals regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or parental status, disability, or age.
Our recruitment process promotes equal opportunities, and we are committed to providing reasonable adjustments for candidates with disabilities or additional needs throughout the recruitment process. Please contact our Recruitment Team for accommodations. We recognise disability as a physical or mental impairment that significantly and long-term affects a person's ability to perform day-to-day activities, as defined by the UK Equality Act 2010. All applications will be considered solely on merit, aligned with our mission to support autistic children and young people.
Ambitious About Autism is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check. As part of our Safer Recruitment checks, an online search may be carried out in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.
The safeguarding responsibilities of the post are as per the job description and person specification.
Whether the post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2021. This means that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected', so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS Filter Guidance.
We stand with autistic children and young people, champion their rights and create opportunities.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Financial Controller (a charity committed to community transformation)
Permanent, full-time post, 40 hours per week (1 FTE), inclusive of breaks
Salary: £51,960 (National) or £55,184 per annum (including London Weighting)
Hybrid: Some travel around the UK will also be required.
Financial Controller – Oasis Group
Oasis exists to transform communities, so they are healthy, inclusive, and thriving. Through our network of global Hubs, we work holistically to tackle inequality and build strong local ecosystems that serve everyone. To support this vital mission, we are now seeking a Financial Controller to join our national leadership team. Based in our London Waterloo office, the Financial Controller will oversee the finance function for our UK operations, ensuring excellence in financial planning, reporting, compliance, and controls.
Why might you consider Oasis?
We are proud of why we exist and what we bring to the communities in which we operate. Our story is told through a multi-faceted organisation that extends across support for homelessness and housing (Oasis Community Housing), secure education for young people (Oasis Restore), community hubs (Oasis Community Partnerships) and disrupting human trafficking (STOP THE TRAFFIK) and of course our network of 55 Oasis Academies (Oasis Community Learning). We are proud that we don’t just talk a good game – we actively engage and change lives for the better.
What will you do?
This newly formed leadership role will manage the financial operations across specific subsidiaries of Oasis. It will ensure financial accuracy, sustainability, regulatory compliance, and the delivery of timely financial information to support decision-making across the group.
To be successful in this role, applicants will require:
· A recognised professional accounting qualification or part-qualification, together with a thorough practical understanding of financial and management accounting principles and techniques.
· Advanced working knowledge/experience of Excel and computerised accounting systems (preferably PS Financials) with the ability to interpret and extract relevant financial information.
· Ability to communicate complex financial information to a wide audience with varying financial backgrounds, both internally and externally
· Excellent inter-personal and people management experience
What will you get in return?
· A network of peers and partners all sharing the same vision and an environment set up to ensure everyone is supported and included.
· A package of reward that includes a 7% employer contribution pension scheme, annual leave allowance starting at 25 days (plus Bank Holidays) increasing over time, eligibility to join the Green Commute cycle to work scheme and cash benefit health plan.
· Be part of an international network of Oasis charities offering opportunities to develop your career in new directions and locations.
· A competitive salary and workplace flexibility.
As this is a newly created role, expect an evolving position that requires your insightful input, leadership and at the same time, provides incredible opportunities for the right person.
To apply, please send your CV and a Supporting Statement (no more than two A4 pages).
Please expand on your CV to tell us about relevant skills, experience and qualifications you have that relate to the job description and person specification.
We will review applications on a rolling basis and reserve the right to close the advert if we identify suitable candidates. To avoid disappointment, please submit your application as soon as possible.
If successful you will be invited to formal and practical interviews We actively encourage applications from people of all ethnic backgrounds and underrepresented groups. If you require any assistance to overcome potential barriers during the recruitment process, please let us know.
Oasis is committed to making a difference to the lives of the communities it works in, and as such you must show a willingness to demonstrate commitment to the values and behaviours which flow from the Oasis ethos. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to undergo appropriate checks, including enhanced DBS checks.
The successful candidates must have the right to work in the UK. Oasis cannot assist with sponsorship or visas.
Oasis supports Equal Opportunities. Registered Charity No. 1026487
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
37.5 hours per week / permanent / working Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm with the requirement of working one late shift per week, one shift at the weekend per month and be part of an out of hours‘on-call rota’
At YMCA DownsLink Group,is to help children and young people have a fair chance to be who they want to be. We do this by providing a safe home, building life skills and self-confidence, and supporting emotional wellbeing and mental health.
Our values - we do what’s right, we work with heart, and we build real connections - guide and shape how we show up for children and young people we support and for each other.
We are searching for a motivational and resilient leader who thrives on developing others, championing best practice, and nurturing a collaborative and compassionate culture. You will bring a trauma-informed and psychologically informed approach to both your team and the young people we support, ensuring everyone feels understood, safe, and empowered. If you are energised by leading teams, shaping services, and supporting staff to deliver exceptional, person-centred support - even in challenging moments - this could be the role for you.
As Deputy Supported Housing Manager, you will play a central role in our- supported accommodation for young people aged 16–25 who are at risk of homelessness. Our services operate 24/7 to provide a safe, stable home where young people can feel understood, encouraged and supported.
Across our East Sussex sites, we work with around 50 young people, each with their own story, strengths, challenges and ambitions. Support Workers hold individual caseloads and meet regularly with residents to build support plans, celebrate progress, and set meaningful goals for the future. Your leadership will help create the environment where this work thrives - one where young people feel empowered and staff feel confident and supported.
In delivering the role, you will work closely with the Supported Housing Manager, while supporting the wider team to deliver consistent, compassionate support. You will be responsible for:
Service Provision: Supporting the Supported Housing Manager with the daily operations of the services so that they meet the requirements of the service specification including compliance with the Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) and Ofsted regulations. Oversee the residents’ referral, interview and induction processes for all beds and ensure the Occupancy Agreements and House Rules are fully understood. Ensure the quality of accommodation that is provided, liaising with the Housing and Property Services team to complete estate inspections and health and safety risk assessments, and to turn around voids and organise repairs in line with organisational targets and statutory obligations. With the Supported Housing Manager ensure effective income collection for all beds, working closely with the Rents team to create a rent payment culture.
Leadership and People Management: Directly line manage team members, ensuring their service delivery, working culture and personal development mirror best practice. Ensuring the team is adequately trained and empowered to work effectively and creatively with our young people to enable them to achieve their aspirations and ambitions, whilst ensuring they are supported within safe and consistent boundaries.
General: Be a member of the out of hours ‘on call’ rota to provide out of hours management support to projects in the wider locality. Reflect Psychologically Informed Environments (PIEs), Trauma Informed approaches and restorative practices.
About You – If you are enthusiastic about this opportunity but don’t meet every single requirement, we still encourage you to apply. Your skills and experiences may be more transferable than you think, and you could be exactly the person we’re looking for.
You will bring experience of working in supported housing or similar services for young people and/or adults at risk, alongside experience in managing or supervising a team. You will have a strong understanding of the Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) and Ofsted frameworks, as well as a solid grounding in Trauma-Informed Care and Psychologically Informed Environments.
You will be an effective communicator with confident facilitation skills, able to navigate challenging situations with calmness and clarity. You will also have experience of overseeing safeguarding procedures within residential settings, and a clear understanding of how to maintain professional boundaries while building trusting, supportive relationships.
We are not able to support a work permit or offer a visa sponsorship for this role. Candidates must already have the right to live and work in the UK independently.
An inclusive workplace We are committed to policies and practices of equity, diversity, and inclusion and to supporting our people to make sure our culture is consistent with this commitment.
Accessibility If you require assistance or have questions regarding the application process, please do contact us.
YMCA DLG requires all staff and volunteers to be committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and to respond proactively to safeguarding concerns. Successful applicants are required to undertake an Enhanced DBS (including the Children’s and Adults’ barred lists) check, along with a reference and background check carried out by a third-party service provider.
Our mission is to help children and young people have a fair chance to be who they want to be.

The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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TACT is recruiting caring, committed, and resilient individuals and families to become foster carers and help transform the lives of children and young people who need a safe, stable, and nurturing home.
Fostering is not an employed role, but as a self-employed foster carer you will receive competitive fostering fees and allowances, comprehensive training, and ongoing professional support every step of the way.
Eligibility
To become a foster carer with TACT, you must:
- Be over the age of 21
- Be a UK resident or have Indefinite Leave to Remain
- Have a spare bedroom
Financial Stability & Recognition
We value your dedication and expertise – and ensure you are rewarded fairly:
- Up to £27,053 per year (£520 per week) when a child is placed
- Additional payments and allowances available
- Special fostering tax exemptions, meaning lower tax compared to most employed roles
The Support You’ll Receive
At TACT, you are never alone. We provide high-quality support to help you feel confident and supported in your fostering role:
- A dedicated Supervising Social Worker for guidance and supervision
- A Family Wellbeing Worker to support you and the child
- Access to a network of specialist foster carers for peer support
- Comprehensive training, including therapeutic and neurodevelopmental courses
- Psychological consultations and access to specialist therapeutic input
- 24/7 out-of-hours support whenever you need it
How to apply
Interested in finding out more? We’d love to hear from you. Apply today on the TACT website.
Foster carers are self-employed and subject to fostering regulations and approval processes, including checks, training, and assessment.
TACT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all foster carers to share this commitment.
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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!
TACT is recruiting caring, committed, and resilient individuals and families to become foster carers and help transform the lives of children and young people who need a safe, stable, and nurturing home.
Fostering is not an employed role, but as a self-employed foster carer you will receive competitive fostering fees and allowances, comprehensive training, and ongoing professional support every step of the way.
Eligibility
To become a foster carer with TACT, you must:
- Be over the age of 21
- Be a UK resident or have Indefinite Leave to Remain
- Have a spare bedroom
Financial Stability & Recognition
We value your dedication and expertise – and ensure you are rewarded fairly:
- Up to £27,053 per year (£520 per week) when a child is placed
- Additional payments and allowances available
- Special fostering tax exemptions, meaning lower tax compared to most employed roles
The Support You’ll Receive
At TACT, you are never alone. We provide high-quality support to help you feel confident and supported in your fostering role:
- A dedicated Supervising Social Worker for guidance and supervision
- A Family Wellbeing Worker to support you and the child
- Access to a network of specialist foster carers for peer support
- Comprehensive training, including therapeutic and neurodevelopmental courses
- Psychological consultations and access to specialist therapeutic input
- 24/7 out-of-hours support whenever you need it
How to apply
Interested in finding out more? We’d love to hear from you. Apply today on the TACT website.
Foster carers are self-employed and subject to fostering regulations and approval processes, including checks, training, and assessment.
TACT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all foster carers to share this commitment.
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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!
TACT is recruiting caring, committed, and resilient individuals and families to become foster carers and help transform the lives of children and young people who need a safe, stable, and nurturing home.
Fostering is not an employed role, but as a self-employed foster carer you will receive competitive fostering fees and allowances, comprehensive training, and ongoing professional support every step of the way.
Eligibility
To become a foster carer with TACT, you must:
- Be over the age of 21
- Be a UK resident or have Indefinite Leave to Remain
- Have a spare bedroom
Financial Stability & Recognition
We value your dedication and expertise – and ensure you are rewarded fairly:
- Up to £27,053 per year (£520 per week) when a child is placed
- Additional payments and allowances available
- Special fostering tax exemptions, meaning lower tax compared to most employed roles
The Support You’ll Receive
At TACT, you are never alone. We provide high-quality support to help you feel confident and supported in your fostering role:
- A dedicated Supervising Social Worker for guidance and supervision
- A Family Wellbeing Worker to support you and the child
- Access to a network of specialist foster carers for peer support
- Comprehensive training, including therapeutic and neurodevelopmental courses
- Psychological consultations and access to specialist therapeutic input
- 24/7 out-of-hours support whenever you need it
How to apply
Interested in finding out more? We’d love to hear from you. Apply today on the TACT website.
Foster carers are self-employed and subject to fostering regulations and approval processes, including checks, training, and assessment.
TACT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all foster carers to share this commitment.
We are looking for a compassionate and committed Caseworker to provide structured, tailored support plans based on holistic assessments for individuals affected by crime. This role is offered on a hybrid basis, working from home and our base at Dyfed Powys Police Headquarters in Carmarthen. Regular travel throughout the area will be required.
What we offer:
At Victim Support we believe in attracting & retaining the best people and offer a competitive rewards & benefits package including:
- Flexible working options including hybrid working
- 28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays, rising to 33 days plus Bank Holidays
- An extra day off for your birthday
- Pension with 5% employer contribution
- Enhanced sick pay allowances, maternity & paternity payments
- High Street, retail, holiday, entertainment & leisure discounts
- Access to our financial wellbeing hub & salary deducted finance
- Employee assistance programme & wellbeing support
- Ongoing training & support with opportunities for career development & progression
About the Role
This role is a hybrid post and your location will be Dyfed Powys Police Headquarters in Carmarthen. As a Caseworker you will:
- Manage a caseload of self-referred & referred service users, providing information & advocacy to help them navigate the criminal justice process.
- Conduct risk & needs assessments, ensuring each victim receives tailored support & information.
- Identify barriers to accessing services & work with partners to provide ongoing support.
- Keep accurate & confidential case records.
About You:
You will have an understanding of the impact of crime on victims & experience in delivering services within a statutory, voluntary, or multi-agency setting. Experience in managing a caseload and of completing risk & needs assessments would be beneficial.
You will need:
- Strong written & verbal communication skills.
- Competent IT skills, able to use generic systems.
- Good organisational & time management skills, able to manage competing needs and priorities.
- To work effectively both as part of a team & independently
- To develop & maintain partnerships with internal & external organisations.
- The ability to maintain professional boundaries & confidentiality.
This role involves regular travel and due to the location, a driving license and access to a vehicle is considered an essential requirement. If you are unable to drive because of a disability, please indicate this in your application in your personal statement so we can explore the feasibility of alternative arrangements.
If you are passionate about supporting victims of crime and have the necessary skills and experience, we encourage you to apply.
About Us:
Victim Support is an independent charity dedicated to supporting people affected by crime and traumatic incidents in England and Wales. We put them at the heart of our organisation and our support and campaigns are informed and shaped by them and their experiences.
Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks may be required.
At Victim Support, we're proud to celebrate diversity and create a workplace where everyone feels they belong. We're committed to being an antiracist organisation, and we actively welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including those from Black and Asian and other minoritised communities.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we will offer an interview to disabled candidates who meet all essential criteria for a job where it is practicable to do so. We are also happy to make reasonable adjustments during the recruitment and selection process.
How to apply:
To apply for this role please follow the link below to the Jobs page on our website and complete the application form demonstrating how you meet the essential shortlisting criteria.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, if we receive enough suitable applications to take forward to interview prior to the published closing date. If you have already registered & started an application, then we will contact you to advise of the amended closing date wherever possible.
Actively Interviewing
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!
TACT is recruiting caring, committed, and resilient individuals and families to become foster carers and help transform the lives of children and young people who need a safe, stable, and nurturing home.
Fostering is not an employed role, but as a self-employed foster carer you will receive competitive fostering fees and allowances, comprehensive training, and ongoing professional support every step of the way.
Eligibility
To become a foster carer with TACT, you must:
- Be over the age of 21
- Be a UK resident or have Indefinite Leave to Remain
- Have a spare bedroom
Financial Stability & Recognition
We value your dedication and expertise – and ensure you are rewarded fairly:
- Up to £27,053 per year (£520 per week) when a child is placed
- Additional payments and allowances available
- Special fostering tax exemptions, meaning lower tax compared to most employed roles
The Support You’ll Receive
At TACT, you are never alone. We provide high-quality support to help you feel confident and supported in your fostering role:
- A dedicated Supervising Social Worker for guidance and supervision
- A Family Wellbeing Worker to support you and the child
- Access to a network of specialist foster carers for peer support
- Comprehensive training, including therapeutic and neurodevelopmental courses
- Psychological consultations and access to specialist therapeutic input
- 24/7 out-of-hours support whenever you need it
How to apply
Interested in finding out more? We’d love to hear from you. Apply today on the TACT website.
Foster carers are self-employed and subject to fostering regulations and approval processes, including checks, training, and assessment.
TACT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all foster carers to share this commitment.
We are looking for two Senior Facilitators and Coordinators to join our Sports Project.
- Salary: £36,190 per annum pro rata (£14,476 per annum for 2 days a week)
- Hours: Part-time (2 days/week, 15hrs/week) with potential to expand to 3 or 4 days
- Location: Remote (UK-based) with regular in-person deliveries across the UK, and primarily in London and the West Midlands
- Contract: 3-year fixed term contract starting March 2026, with possibility to extend if new funding is secured
- Reporting to: Sports Department Manager
About Beyond Equality
Beyond Equality works with men and boys towards gender equality, inclusive communities, healthier relationships and better mental wellbeing. We have a range of activities, centering on interactive workshops that have reached over 100,000 people in schools, universities, sports environments, workplaces and community organisations, as well as research and expert advice, external communications and professional development training. In everything we do, we prioritise compassion, mutual respect, and evidence-based practice.
The Role(s)
We are looking for two Senior Facilitators and Coordinators to join our Sports Project. You will deliver impactful workshops using Sport for Change (S4C) approaches within professional football academies, community foundations, youth centres and schools.
You will contribute to the design and testing of new learning materials and piloting of new workshops.
You will also be responsible for coordinating session logistics, maintaining stakeholder communications and ensuring data collection (Salesforce).
Both roles will combine direct delivery and project coordination. However, each role will also have specialised responsibilities:
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Senior Facilitator and Coordinator - Events & Network Building: Focusing on social media, outreach and events.
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Senior Facilitator and Coordinator - Research & Learning: Focusing on focus groups, data collection and curriculum design.
Please note that you only need to submit one application. We will discuss which role best suits you during the interview process.
Our Ideal Candidate(s)
We are looking for someone who has:
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Experience facilitating workshops with young men and adults;
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A strong interest in and an understanding of Sport for Change approaches;
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Strong organisational skills, to manage session logistics, data reporting and their own workload;
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A commitment to compassion, transparency and accountability.
Equal Opportunities
Beyond Equality strives to be an inclusive employer. We want to provide a working environment, and a recruitment and hiring process, that is welcoming, accessible and supportive for everybody - including and especially those who are marginalised in society. With this in mind, we’ve worked to create an application and recruitment process that is as straightforward and transparent as possible.
We welcome applicants with non-traditional educational backgrounds. If you are not sure whether you are qualified or experienced enough for a role, but you think you meet the person specification, we encourage you to apply anyway.
We particularly welcome applications from people of colour, LGBTQ+ people, women, new or expectant parents/carers and disabled people.
If there is anything else we can do to make the application and/or interview process more accessible for you, we want to hear about it, and will do our best to meet your requirements.
We are a diverse organisation and we appreciate the value of lived experience. When our team members want to draw on their own lived experience to inform aspects of their work, we do our best to support them - but we’ll never expect or require you to draw on your own experiences if you don’t want to, or to do extra work on the basis of any aspect of your identity.
Safeguarding
Beyond Equality is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Employment offers are subject to pre-employment checks including DBS, references, online checks and right to work.
How to apply
Closing Date: Wednesday 21st January at 23:59
To apply, please download the Job Pack PDF attached to this advert. It contains:
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The full details on the responsibilities and requirements for the roles,
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The link to our virtual Q&A session,
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The link to our Diversity Monitoring Form,
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The five application questions you'll need to submit via email with your CV.
If you’re unsure whether this role is for you, sign up for our virtual Q&A Session on Tuesday 13th January at 10:30am (link to sign up in Job Pack).
At Beyond Equality, we aim to disrupt the cycle of restrictive masculinity, eradicating resulting harms and improving well being for men and boys.
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