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Head of Regional Fundraising & Events
Salary: £50,000–£53,000
Location: Kent (Hybrid – 2–3 days in the office)
Contract: Permanent
Are you a strategic fundraising leader who thrives on building inspiring campaigns, growing income, and creating unforgettable supporter experiences?
We’re partnering with an ambitious and growing health charity to find an exceptional Head of Regional Fundraising & Events, a pivotal leadership role with the opportunity to shape and scale a thriving fundraising portfolio during an exciting period.
This is more than just a fundraising role. It’s an opportunity to lead innovation, inspire a talented team, and deliver impactful community and event fundraising campaigns that genuinely change lives.
The Opportunity
As Head of Regional Fundraising & Events, you’ll lead the strategy, development, and delivery of a diverse portfolio of challenge events, community fundraising initiatives, and mass participation campaigns.
You’ll play a key role in driving sustainable income growth, identifying exciting new opportunities, and creating exceptional supporter journeys that deepen engagement and loyalty.
Working as part of the wider fundraising leadership team, you’ll help shape future strategy while building a high-performing, collaborative culture across the organisation.
What You’ll Be Doing
About You
We’re looking for a commercially minded and strategic fundraising professional who combines creativity with strong leadership skills.
You’ll bring:
To be considered for this position please apply with your CV as soon as possible, regrettably please note we may not be able to reply to each and every application.
We are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practices that ensure equal opportunity for everyone, regardless of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and will happily make reasonable adjustments to always ensure a fair process.
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A rare chance to build something from zero — and see your work move millions of pounds to the world's most effective charities.
The opportunity
In recent years, some of the biggest problems in the world have gotten worse.
What gives us hope is that research-backed, scalable, but grossly underfunded ways to make progress on these problems exist.
More than 11,000 people have pledged at least 10% of their income to the world's most effective charities through Giving What We Can's 10% Pledge. Our global community gives over £63 million every year, funding malaria prevention, poverty reduction, animal welfare, AI safety research, and more.
GWWC has over 5,000 UK donors. £12.5M came from the top 300 alone in 2025. Despite this, there has been virtually no proactive relationship management. We believe there's huge potential to increase this figure with dedicated, high-quality donor stewardship.
London is GWWC's largest concentration of community members: over 2,600 CRM contacts and over 500 active pledgers. It's the natural centre of gravity for events and in-person engagement, with a rich ecosystem of high-net-worth individuals aligned with effective giving.
What you'll do
Build deep, lasting relationships with donors and pledgers. You'll proactively manage a portfolio of GWWC's highest-value community members through 1:1 meetings, calls, and thoughtful follow-up. Expect 8 to 10 meaningful conversations per week: coffees, dinners, calls.
Guide donors toward the highest-impact giving. Think of it as philanthropic advising. You're helping people think through where their giving goes furthest, directing generosity toward GWWC-recommended, evidence-backed charities. You'll also inspire people to give more, helping them see why giving more significantly and effectively can transform the impact they have with their donations.
Run high-quality donor events. Intimate dinners, networking evenings, and community gatherings. You'll have an events budget and the freedom to experiment with formats that build connection.
Re-engage lapsed and non-reporting donors. When someone takes a pledge with GWWC, they commit to giving 10% of their income to effective charities. Some donors give through our platform (where we can track it), while others give directly to charities and report it back to us. Over time, many stop doing either: our data shows recording rates drop from 60% in year one to just 22% by year five without any proactive engagement. These aren't necessarily people who've stopped caring; many have simply drifted without anyone checking in. A single outreach test to 369 lapsed donors recovered $2.3M in reported donations. You'll do this systematically, bringing recording rates to around 70% for the group of people you're engaging with.
Inspire warm leads to take a giving pledge. Follow up with people who've attended events, expressed interest, or sit in our CRM but haven't yet committed. We expect approximately 80 new pledges per year from this work.
Build the strategy. You'll build the strategy in partnership with your counterpart in the San Francisco Bay Area. This is a joint endeavour: together you'll develop the model for how GWWC does donor engagement, then adapt it for each geography to replicate globally.
What we're looking for
A social chameleon with high EQ. You can read a room and calibrate, holding your own at a black-tie dinner or a casual coffee with equal ease. Different donors need different things; you instinctively know which register to use.
Energised by getting out there. You're the kind of person who'd rather have ten meetings in a week than five. You want to be out in the world, meeting people, opening doors, and building relationships. Some weeks half your outreach will go unanswered, and that doesn't slow you down.
Highly organised and strategic. You're able to use a CRM to maximise the number and quality of interactions you have, thinking strategically about how to invest the most time on the highest-potential opportunities, whether that's inspiring new donors or stewarding existing ones to give more.
Super agentic. Give you KPI targets and a CRM and you'll build the strategy from there. You're the kind of person who doesn't need to be told what to do next, you just see what needs doing and get on with it.
You really care deeply about these issues. You find the core questions of effective giving compelling. You can talk about why cost-effectiveness matters without sounding robotic, and you come across as authentic because you actually care about these issues.
5+ years of relevant experience. In fundraising, philanthropy, donor stewardship, major gifts, high-touch relationship management, or senior sales and partnerships. We care about what you can do, not credentials, but this is a senior role that requires demonstrated experience.
Nice to haves
We definitely don't expect any candidate to have all of these.
Compensation and benefits
Benefits include:
About us
Giving What We Can is working towards a world without preventable suffering or existential risk, where everyone is able to flourish. We do this by making giving effectively and significantly a norm among those who can afford it.
Founded in 2009, we are best known for the 10% Pledge, where over 11,000 people have committed to donating at least 10% of their lifetime income to highly effective charities. Our larger community of ~20,000 pledgers and donors currently gives ~£63M annually, of which GWWC processes and grants £24M+ yearly through our own donation platform.
We're a lean, remote, performance-focused team. Our impact evaluation shows a 7x multiplier: every $1 spent on our operations generates $7 in donations to highly effective charities. We're committed to a high level of transparency. And we're growing fast, on track for more than 40% year-over-year growth on donations in 2026.
You'll report to: James Rayton, Director of Community & Partnerships
How to apply
You can apply by filling out the form linked in this job ad. We review applications on a rolling basis and will move quickly when we find the right person. Our process typically includes: application review → screening call → paid work test → interviews with James (line manager) and cross-functional team members → paid work trial → reference checks and interview with the CEO. We provide compensation for all work tests and trials.
If you have any questions, don't hesitate to reach out to us.
Giving What We Can is committed to building a diverse team and strongly encourages applications from people of all backgrounds.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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About the role
We’re looking for an experienced and strategic Individual Giving & Legacy Manager to lead and grow our Individual Giving, Legacy and In Memory fundraising programmes.
This is a pivotal role where you’ll drive sustainable income growth through innovative, data-led, multi-channel fundraising. You’ll shape supporter journeys, deepen engagement, and maximise long-term donor value across a range of channels including digital, direct mail, telemarketing, lotteries, face-to-face and press.
You’ll also line manage and support a team member, while working collaboratively with colleagues across fundraising, communications and service delivery to deliver compelling, supporter-focused campaigns.
What you’ll be doing
Strategic leadership
Campaign delivery
Product development & innovation
Data, insight & performance
Leadership & collaboration
Compliance & governance
About you
We’re looking for someone who combines strategic thinking with a hands-on approach.
Essential
Desirable
Why join us?
At Hft, we’re a values-led organisation where people genuinely look out for one another. Our teams are collaborative, supportive and focused on making a real difference.
In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to shape and improve how we deliver fundraising, while contributing to meaningful outcomes for the people we support.
Selection process
We review applications on an ongoing basis. If shortlisted, you’ll be invited to a pre-screening interview with a member of the hiring team.
Successful candidates will then take part in a final stage, including a competency-based interview and the opportunity to meet the team.
Apply now or get in touch to find out more — we’d love to hear from you.
We are committed to recruiting people from diverse backgrounds and believe that a diverse and inclusive workforce helps us better support the people we work with to live their best lives. If there is anything we can do to support you to do your best during the application and selection process, please contact our recruitment team.
To improve the lives of learning disabled people by providing personalised support that promotes independence, choice, and inclusion.



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Working within the aims, policies and principles of the Citizens Advice Service, the Head of Impact and Development is responsible for driving the charity's strategic initiatives to enhance its reach, impact, and sustainability. This role encompasses fundraising, partnership development, and service expansion. The ideal candidate will be a visionary leader with a passion for social impact and a proven track record in growth strategy within the nonprofit sector.
To help people solve their problems by providing options.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Compassion UK & Ireland is seeking a Church Partnerships Manager (Republic of Ireland)
This is a home-based regional role within the Republic of Ireland. Applicants must be based in the Republic of Ireland, or able to relocate there by the start date.
Do you have a heart for the Church and a passion to see children released from poverty in Jesus’ name?
As Church Partnerships Manager, you will build meaningful relationships with churches across the Republic of Ireland, helping church leaders and congregations connect with Compassion’s mission through engaging presentations and trusted partnerships.
This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in growing sponsorships and fundraising, while serving the Church and helping release children from poverty in Jesus’ name.
We’d love to hear from you if you are a confident relationship-builder, an engaging communicator, and someone with experience in fundraising, sponsorship growth or partnership development.
We work in 29 countries partnering with 8,600 local churches within communities experiencing poverty.


The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
International Direct Marketing Creative Coordinator
Role Summary:
To work with the International Direct Marketing Manager to implement direct mail programmes that target existing and prospective donors across different PETA entities. This role is pivotal in driving innovation through data analysis, multi-channel integration, and creativity to enhance campaign development and fundraising income.
Position objective:
Term of employment:
Full-time, 12-month fixed-term (with hope to extend)
Location:
Remote in mainland UK
Salary:
£30,000 - £32,000
Reports To:
International Direct Marketing Manager
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
Required Skills and Qualifications:
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
At More Partnership, we are fundraising consultants – and more. We support organisations of all sizes, across education, health, arts and culture, charities, international development and beyond, on every step of their philanthropic journey. That means helping leadership, fundraisers and other professionals to understand the opportunity, set direction, tell their story, or review performance. We believe great partnerships lead to life-changing outcomes, so we go beyond what's expected of us to help organisations realise their vision. At the end of a project, our clients tell us they have more confidence, momentum, and a clear way forward.
We are partners in purpose, and since April 2020, equal owners of our firm. Every team member has an equal vote on key strategic decisions, a share in our success, and a responsibility to drive us forward. We are a virtual firm, networked across Europe, America, Africa, Australasia, and beyond, with a head office in Scotland. We currently have 22 employees and an active community of 15 associates, enabled by an internal team covering business development, finance, operations, and IT.
We now seek to appoint new Consulting Partners at our most senior level to join our employee-owned firm and help shape the next phase of our growth and impact. This is an opportunity for experienced and credible leaders to bring their expertise into a consultancy environment that combines strategic thinking, practical delivery and deep client partnership.
Working alongside colleagues across our community, Consulting Partners will operate as trusted advisors to senior leaders within complex institutions, contributing to high-value client work while also helping to generate new opportunities and strengthen the firm’s long-term success. Alongside client delivery, all Partners play an active role in the leadership, culture and development of More Partnership, contributing to the shared responsibility and sense of ownership that defines our community.
The successful candidates will bring significant experience within fundraising, advancement or related strategic leadership roles, alongside the judgement, credibility and intellectual flexibility to operate effectively across a wide range of client contexts. You will demonstrate strong commercial awareness and relationship-building skills, with the ability to develop trusted partnerships that lead naturally to meaningful work and long-term impact. You will combine strategic insight with a practical, grounded approach, communicating complex ideas with clarity and confidence while remaining collaborative, curious and values-led in the way you work. Above all, you will be motivated by the opportunity to help ambitious organisations achieve meaningful change, while contributing actively to a purpose-driven, employee-owned firm committed to advancing great ambitions.
This role is available full-time, but we welcome applications from those who would prefer to work part-time – at a minimum of 0.6FTE based on the requirements of the role. We are open to candidates from a range of professional backgrounds who can demonstrate the capabilities and mindset needed to drive More’s success.
Our most senior Consulting Partners are currently paid from £100k to £125k, dependent on experience and potential for high performance.
We actively encourage applications from groups currently underrepresented in our community.
The deadline for applications is 5pm on Weds 17th June
Information about how we process the personal data of those who contact us about this opportunity is contained in the application pack.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Full-time, 35 hours per week (hours between 10am – 6pm)
Home based or working from a local office (Wolverhampton)
Are you a highly organised, analytical and collaborative individual with a proven record of working with children and young people within safeguarding, youth support or related services? Do you have experience of screening referrals, undertaking assessments or triaging cases within a safeguarding or specialist support setting?
If so, St Giles is looking for a Project Triage and Data Lead to join our team and act as the first point of contact for referrals into the Teachable Moments Navigator Support Service, lead on screening, triage, and initial assessments, plus also support the allocation of cases and maintain oversight of referrals throughout their journey within the service.
About St Giles Trust
An ambitious, well-established charity that helps people facing adversity to find jobs, homes and the right support they need. Central to our ethos is our belief that people with first-hand experience of successfully overcoming issues such as an offending background, homelessness, addictions and gang involvement, hold the key to positive change in others.
About this key role
Our successful candidate will source, receive, screen and process referrals in line with safeguarding procedures and apply safeguarding thresholds and professional judgement to determine service eligibility and appropriate intervention pathways. You will work with the Team Manager and operational teams to support triage and allocation, ensuring cases are matched to the most appropriate intervention based on risk, need and service capacity, plus maintain oversight of referrals progressing through the service.
We will also rely on you to contribute to quality assurance processes, including participation in case closure panels to ensure interventions have addressed identified risks and cases are closed safely and appropriately, plus maintain accurate and timely case records, ensuring all assessments, decisions and safeguarding actions are clearly documented in line with organisational policy, data protection and confidentiality requirements.
What we are looking for:
In return, you can expect a competitive salary, generous leave allowance, staff pension, flexible working, a mentoring programme, an advice and counselling service, access to clinical supervision, season ticket loan and much more.
We are an equity and inclusion-confident employer. We welcome all applications, and we particularly encourage applications from people of the global majority (black, brown, multi-heritage) and those who identify as disabled, neuroexpansive, or neurodiverse, with any protected characteristics and/or social barriers or challenges. We value the empowering and informative impact that all lived experiences and diversity of thought can offer the organisation.
Please note St Giles will guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria set out in the Job Description for the vacancy.
An enhanced Adult and Children with the Child Barred List DBS check is required for this role.
PERSON SPECIFICATION In your application form, please provide a written statement (maximum 1,000 words) showing how you meet the criteria outlined in the Person specification.
Closing date: 15 June 2026 at 9 a.m. Interviews: 22 June 2026 in Coventry.
We help people held back by poverty, unemployment, the criminal justice system, homelessness, exploitation and abuse to build a positive future.
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Join Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity and play a vital role in ensuring our teams can support families facing the unimaginable, helping us make a real difference.
We are looking for an experienced Operations Manager to take operational ownership of IT infrastructure and MSP relationship management, facilities, fleet, and contracts across our organisation. This is a wide-ranging role where your work directly underpins our frontline teams’ ability to deliver life-changing support to families with seriously ill children.
About the role:
Reporting directly to the Director of Finance and Operations, you will have input into how Rainbow Trust manages its IT, property and facilities, and fleet - while also leading on the day-to-day operational infrastructure across the organisation, including overall responsibility for our IT infrastructure and security. The role holder will act as the primary internal point of contact for our Managed Service Provider, overseeing service delivery, SLAs, and ensuring our IT infrastructure remains secure, compliant and fit for purpose
Managing the office facilities, leases, and contracts across our head office and nine regional sites, you will lead on contract negotiation and supplier management, managing a central administration budget and project manage office moves and operational projects.
With a focus on improving the efficiency of our systems, processes and ways of working, you will also line manage our Fleet Administrator, overseeing our fleet of 80 leased vehicles and be an integral part of decision making.
This is a substantive management role with real ownership, and meaningful variety - ideal for an experienced operations professional with a sound understanding of Microsoft Administration and cyber security ready to take on a broad remit in a values-driven organisation.
What we’re looking for:
Applications will be particularly welcome from those who have demonstrable experience of negotiating and managing contracts, including managed IT service contracts and budgets. A qualification in cyber security or IT and experience of Microsoft administration, cyber security and MSP management is also necessary for this role.
Why join us?
We’re proud to be a Two-Star Best Companies Top 50 mid-sized organisation and a Top 10 Charity, and we’re committed to creating a great place to work. You will benefit from:
If you’d like to find out more about these benefits and working with us, please visit our why work with us page.
More information about us and our recruitment process can be found in our online Candidate Pack.
About us:
Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity enables families who have a child with a life-threatening or terminal illness to make the most of time together, providing expert, practical and emotional support, where they need it for as long as it is needed. For families living with childhood illness, time is everything. Right now, there are too many families coping alone with no support, no time to think, no time to make memories and no time for each other. We believe that no family should go through this alone, so we are here to change that.
Apply now:
To apply please send your CV and Covering letter to us via the link.
Your covering letter should highlight why your application should be considered above others and clearly state how your experience matches the essential criteria outlined in the Person Specification.
For a full job description and person specification please visit our website
Please disclose in your covering letter if you have used AI for any part of your job application.
Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early.
Interviews will take place at our Head Office in Leatherhead. We will only contact those applicants who have been successful. If you require any adjustments during the interview process, please let us know.
An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required for this post.
Rainbow Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all employees to share this commitment.
Rainbow Trust is an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome applications from all backgrounds.
Join Chipping Barnet Foodbank as our Fundraiser and play a key role in tackling local hardship.
This is an exciting opportunity to help grow community support for Chipping Barnet Foodbank and strengthen the relationships that make our work possible.
We are looking for a warm, proactive, community-focused fundraiser who enjoys building relationships and bringing people together around a shared cause. You’ll work with local businesses, schools, faith groups, community organisations, and individual supporters to help raise vital funds and grow long-term support for the foodbank.
This is a hands-on role with real scope to shape and develop fundraising at the foodbank. Alongside community fundraising and supporter engagement, you’ll help deliver key campaigns such as our Christmas Appeal and contribute to wider fundraising activity where needed.
Chipping Barnet Foodbank provides emergency food and support to people facing hardship across the London Borough of Barnet. But our work goes beyond food. We also help people access advice and support that can improve their situation and reduce the need for crisis support in the future. Our vision is a society where foodbanks are no longer needed.
We are a small, supportive team and offer flexible working, opportunities for training and development, and support through the Trussell network.
We expect interviews to take place during the week commencing 29 June 2026, with an intended start date of 1 September 2026. We welcome applications from candidates who may need to work a notice period.
Please see the full job description for further information about the role and how to apply.
Chipping Barnet Foodbank provides emergency food assistance and comprehensive support to individuals & families facing poverty in the London Borough.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Part Time | Term Time Only | Somerset
We are looking for a friendly, reliable and community-minded PCV-licensed driver to join our Charity of I Can & I Am. We visit schools on board converted double decker buses working with children and young people across the South West in schools within an hour's drive of the Bath area. On board, we run cooking workshops in the specially converted downstairs of the bus and then workshops educating young people on self-belief in the comfortable seating area on the top deck of the bus.
This is a unique and rewarding role combining:
This is not a standard commercial driving role and would particularly suit:
The Role
You will:
Hours
Essential Requirements
Desirable
What We Offer
Job Types:
Part-time, Permanent
Schedule:
Licence/Certification:
Work Location:
In person across Somerset, West Wiltshire and the Bristol area.
Work Location: In person
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
OCD-UK is entering an exciting new chapter as we look ahead to the next phase of our growth. We want to develop, strengthen and future-proof our fundraising income – and that’s where you could come in as our new Fundraising Development Manager. This is a unique opportunity to lead income generation at a pivotal moment for our charity and to shape how we fund our work in the years ahead, you will expand our ability to generate income from our community fundraisers.
This will be a challenging but rewarding position within a small friendly and dynamic charity, with clear growth ambitions and a determination to make a real positive impact for children and adults affected by Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.
You will bring ambition, clarity, ideas and organisation to help generate fundraising income. You will lead on all aspects of fundraising for our mass participation event places, with a focus on our London Marathon places for 2027 and beyond. You will also help to develop new income campaign streams for the charity, including building and mobilising a network of fundraisers, to drive individual giving, sponsorship and fundraising activities.
In addition, you will also lead on preparing small grant bid-writing through persuasive communication with high-quality grant writing to unlock new opportunities to secure funding to help bring charity projects and ideas to life.
This role isn’t just about processing fundraising applications and writing funding bids from behind a desk. It’s about being a visible, energetic advocate for the OCD-UK community. You will champion our work as well as supporting other colleagues in their duties where your time allows.
We provide advice, information, and support services for those affected by OCD, and campaign to end the trivialisation and stigma of OCD.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
This role exists to help Capacity change how public services work for people, not just deliver projects. You’ll lead exciting work that brings together communities, public services, and partners to create meaningful, equitable change. You will operate at the intersection of discovery, strategy, design, and delivery, holding complexity, shaping direction, and helping others act with confidence in uncertainty.
You’ll be accountable for both what is delivered and how it is delivered: ensuring the work is grounded in lived experience and evidence, co-produced with people and partners, and delivered with integrity, pace, and care. Alongside delivery, you’ll contribute to business development, client relationships, strategic direction, and the continued evolution of our Homes and Missions model.
Capacity works at the intersection of designing and doing in public services. Everyday we work with public and third sector organisations to make a p
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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About Chapter One
Chapter One is a small but growing charity, working to ensure that every child has 1:1 reading support at the time they need it most.
Our Early Literacy Intervention programme is based on a programme that works successfully in the USA and it provides daily, 1:1, 7 minute phonics sessions for children who are behind in phonics. Using a bespoke technology tool, a trained Early Reading Interventionist works individually with target children.
We also have our unique Online Reading Volunteer programme which currently supports about 3,500 children a year. It pairs struggling five to seven-year old (KS1) readers with reading support volunteers who come from over 150 local and national businesses. The volunteer pledge is very focused: readers commit 30 minutes a week to read with a child using a bespoke digital platform for an entire academic year. The results are transformative, boosting children's reading confidence and ability.
For more information about our programmes please visit our website and watch our videos.
About the role
Working for 5 hours per day, 5 days a week (term-time only) at Thomas Buxton Primary School in Tower Hamlets, this role will involve delivering a programme of 1:1 focussed sessions for selected Reception and Year 1 children. The ELI will be trained to use Chapter One’s specialised online tool designed to support learners who are at risk of falling behind with their phonics.
We are looking for a highly motivated, energetic individual who enjoys working with young children and who wants to make their mark in a fast-growing charity. We can offer training, a small friendly team and a chance to improve the lives of children facing disadvantage.
Key Responsibilities
Conduct an initial baseline assessment of selected target children in Reception and Year 1 to determine where further support is needed.
Use Chapter One’s online tool to deliver differentiated, daily, 1:1, targeted, 7 minute phonics sessions to pupils using a systematic, synthetic approach.
Use a variety of additional activities to reinforce phonics skills.
Support children to use their secure phonics knowledge to read decodable books.
Develop pupils’ phonics fluency and confidence in preparation for the Year 1 Phonics Screening Check, where applicable.
Document each session with a child, including the skills practised or mastered and a goal for the next session.
Maintain and update daily pupil progress trackers, identifying phonics skills secured and areas requiring consolidation to inform future teaching.
Challenge pupils to reach each new goal and celebrate pupil success.
Work closely and on an ongoing basis with classroom teachers, reading support staff and the school team to understand progression of the schools phonics teaching.
Work closely with classroom teachers to establish tailored plans for each child.
Provide school leaders with data and information on pupil progress.
Gather feedback from school on progress of the programme and any implementation challenges, aiming to help Chapter One to continuously improve programme delivery.
Collaborate with colleagues at Chapter One to further improve the ELI model, the online tool and programme delivery.
Qualifications Criteria
Maths and English GCSE at Grade 5 or above.
Right to work in the UK.
We are looking for applicants with the following essential qualities:
Experience of working in education or childcare.
Willingness to undergo further training in phonics pedagogy.
Highly motivated, energetic individual with excellent interpersonal and organisational skills.
Ability to adapt and embrace a changing environment.
Excellent personal planning and a proven ability to work independently.
Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships at all levels inside and outside the organisation.
Highly computer literate with hands-on experience of using MS Office and platforms and tools such as Google analytics, PowerPoint and more.
An understanding of Child Safeguarding.
A commitment to Chapter One’s mission and values.
Ideally, applicants will also have the following desirable qualities:
Experience in supporting young children with phonics in a classroom setting.
How to Apply
Please send your CV (maximum 2 A4 sides) and a covering letter via Charity Jobs. Your covering letter (maximum 1 side of A4) should:
1) Outline why you’re the right person for this role and how you meet the skills & experience detailed in the job description.
2) Tell us about how our organisational mission is in line with your values.
Applications that fail to meet these criteria will automatically be discounted. We understand that you may use AI to help craft your application, but do remember that we will be looking for individuals who write a letter that stands out. We want you to have every opportunity to shine and to show us your talents - please let us know if there is anything we can do to make sure the assessment process works for you.
Chapter One is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value and celebrate diversity in backgrounds and experience and are deliberate about the kind of inclusive teams we are building. Literacy is a universal concern, and we need people from all backgrounds to maximise our innovation, creativity and impact. We especially welcome applications from persons who have experienced disadvantage and/or from those who are of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities who are currently underrepresented in the organisation.
Chapter One is committed to safeguarding children and young people. All post holders are subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service disclosure. Copies of our Safeguarding Policy and Safer Recruitment Policy are available on request.
N.B. Stage 1 interviews are planned for 18/06/2026 with any successful applicants being invited to a second interview on 24/06/2026. These dates have been scheduled based on the recruiting team’s availability, however we will make every effort to accommodate alternative requests where possible.
At Chapter One, we want to create a world where all children have the literacy skills needed to thrive.
Our specialist children's practitioners provide child-led play therapy sessions on a weekly basis, usually for 6-16 weeks. Sessions give children the opportunity to process what has happened to them and make sense of the complicated and confusing emotions they may be experiencing. Our practitioners work from our purpose-designed therapeutic playroom in Colchester or from some of our outreach premises in other areas, using a range of techniques including sand tray, art and imaginative play.
What we expect from our Sessional Counsellors/Play Therapists:
· Support up to eight CARA clients each week
· Maintain and update accurate database records of clients
· Diploma in Counselling or equivalent, with a minimum of 400 counselling hours.
· Certificate in Counselling Children, Play Therapy qualification or equivalent
· Experience of working therapeutically with children with psychological and behavioural problems.
· An understanding of how trauma affects children both physically and emotionally.
· An ability to work creatively to enable children to process their conscious and unconscious emotions.
· An ability to work collaboratively with parents, while protecting children’s confidentiality.
· To liaise with other agencies including social care, Children and Adolescent Mental Health service (CAMHS) and schools, and attend meetings and provide reports, where required.
· Attendance of one CARA Meeting per month and attendance of monthly point of contact meetings.
· Attendance of clinical supervision, provided by a CARA-approved supervisor.
· Attend annual safeguarding training and other relevant training
· An open and non-judgemental attitude.
· Demonstrable understanding of safeguarding, both in relation to children and to vulnerable adults;
· Sessional Counsellors/Play Therapists will be working with clients on behalf of CARA and not on a private basis. As such, they will be bound by CARA’s processes, policies and procedures.
· Commitment to the feminist ethos of CARA
· Willingness to commit the necessary time to supporting vulnerable clients
· Membership of BACP, UKCP or equivalent professional body
· Abide by BACP’s Ethical Framework for Good Practice in Counselling and Psychotherapy
· Owing to the nature of the role, we are only able to take on female candidates
What the Sessional Counsellor/Play Therapist can expect from us:
·Training and support
·Ongoing training opportunities
We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds and those with additional language skills, including BSL.
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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