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Remote with the expectation to travel to Poole once a month

About us

Our purpose is simple, to save lives at sea. Our staff and volunteers have been saving lives at sea without prejudice for nearly 200 years. We respect and value diversity of background, skills and perspectives within our teams, and consider it essential to help us deliver a world-class lifesaving service. We are an inclusive organisation and welcome applications from anyone.

Your role

We’re looking for an experienced social media professional who has the expertise to lead the delivery of the RNLI’s social media strategy and approaches across both paid and organic, advising and supporting a wide range of stakeholders at all levels of an organisation in order to help save lives at sea.

As Senior Social Media Manager, key responsibilities include:

• Overseeing the delivery of paid and organic content, as well as community management, across our channels
• Line managing a team of social media specialists
• Providing strategic and outcomes-focused responses to marketing briefs
• Driving forward social media fundraising for the RNLI
• Procuring, implementing and managing relevant social media tools and software
• Innovating in the social media space, including launching new channels
• Leading on the social media elements of crisis communication responses

Please note that as part of the role you will also contribute to the team’s out-of-hours community management rota.

About you

The ideal candidate will be available to start immediately. To be considered for the Senior Social Media Manager role you will have substantial experience leading on organic and paid content and the strategic use of social media within a large organisation, as well as experience of line management and stakeholder management.

For more information and to apply, please visit our jobs page.

Closing date: 26 January 2025. 

Interview dates: w/c 3 February 2025 (online).

The RNLI is committed to safeguarding; protecting a person’s health, wellbeing, and human rights, enabling them to live free from harm, abuse, and neglect. We expect all employees and volunteers to share this commitment and have a zero-tolerance approach. The suitability of all prospective employees and volunteers will be assessed during the recruitment process in line with this commitment. This will include relevant criminal record checks being carried out dependent on the eligibility of the role. (England & Wales; DBS check, Scotland; Disclosure Scotland PVG, Northern Ireland; Access NI, Republic of Ireland; Garda Vetting; International, International Child Protection Certificate process).

Our staff and volunteers have been saving lives at sea without prejudice for 200 years. We respect and value diversity of background, skills and perspectives within our teams, and consider it essential to help us deliver a world-class lifesaving service. We are an inclusive organisation and welcome applications from everyone. In addition to having the skills needed for the role, we also look for applicants who share our commitment to living our RNLI values (trustworthy, courageous, selfless, and dependable), and helping us work towards Our Vision: To save Every One.

About Outward

This year, Outward proudly celebrates 50 years of delivering high-quality support and care services to vulnerable people across London. For half a century, we have been dedicated to empowering individuals to live fulfilling lives, make positive choices, and embrace opportunities that matter to them.

Our journey has been defined by our commitment to engaging, enabling, and empowering the people we support. From supported living to activity centres and community outreach, we continue to evolve, innovate, and deliver services that reflect the unique needs and aspirations of those we serve.

As we mark this milestone, we remain as passionate as ever about creating inclusive environments where everyone has the opportunity to thrive.

About the Role

We are looking for Support Workers for our Autism Supported Living Services located in Waltham Forest. The service is aimed at supporting the skills building needed to increase the independence of people with autism and behaviours of concern.

We are looking for enthusiastic, creative and committed individuals to join the teams. If you feel you can bring a fresh approach, some new ideas and a commitment to supporting vulnerable people to have genuine control over their lives, play an active role in the community and develop as individuals then we want to hear from you. 

As a Support Worker your duties will include:

• Provide support to individuals in line with agreed support plans
• Coordinating packages of care and support for individuals and supporting individuals with reviews of support and any needs for long term care or support.
• Demonstrate good IT skills, and be able to record information clearly and professionally
• Good verbal communication skills; be able to liaise professionally with a range of external stakeholders, care managers, health professionals, other services and providers of support, and family members of customers.
• Delivering a service that promotes and supports choice, empowers individuals, helps people take control of their own support and care, and increases their independence and self-determination.
• Putting the person we support at the heart of your work, promoting each individual’s needs for independence, well-being and dignity
• Flexible approach to working shift patterns, which will include evening and weekend hours, and bank holidays.

Positive Behaviour Support

Outward Housing supports people who are known to present behaviours of concern by using the Positive Behaviour support model because PBS puts the person first.

PBS is pro-active and the main focus is getting the environment right for the individual, rather than responses/reactions following challenging behaviour and on better supporting the person through improving their quality of life.

PBS approaches are based on a set of values of enabling inclusion, choice, participation and equality of opportunity. PBS is about working in partnership with the person, their family, staff and professionals.

Existing knowledge/experience in following the PBS approach would be beneficial but not essential as we do provide extensive training. A shared value of understanding and supporting a person’s behaviour and finding ways to work with them to improve this is essential.

Employee Benefits

We value everything our support workers do for the people we support, so we provide a great benefits package:

· 25 days Annual Leave excluding Bank Holidays (Pro-rata for part-time)

· Computing scheme

· Credit Union scheme

· Cycle-to-Work scheme

· Death in Service Benefit

· Health Assured – Employee Assistance Programme

· Eye Care Vouchers

· Flu Jab Reimbursement

· Long Service Awards

· Pension Scheme

· Purchase Additional Annual Leave

· Refer-a-Friend Scheme

· Retirements

· Loans (Including season tickets and parking permit loans

· Blue Light Card 

Outward is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults at risk and expects all staff to share this commitment.  This post involves working with or having access to adults at risk and/or their records, therefore we will require an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Services for successful candidates. This will be fully subsidised by Outward.

How to Apply

If you think you have the necessary skills and the right attitude please complete an Application form by following the link below. Please details how you feel you meet the requirements of the post by referring to the job description.

To Apply

The closing date for all applications is on 5th February 2025 

Interviews will be held week commencing on 5th February 2025

We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

 

The Press Officer supports our flagship Spokesperson Network programmes, placing people in broadcast media on a regular basis,  developing and maintaining media contacts and meeting the needs of participants on the Spokesperson Network.  This means:

• Generating broadcast media opportunities for members of the Spokesperson Network in reaction to breaking broadcast news.

• Ensuring that members of the Spokesperson Network are prepared and supported for the media opportunities,

• Taking part in the training and development of people in NGOs, grassroots groups and the wider movement in their broadcast media capacity.

What you will be doing

Here are the key responsibilities of this role:

• Identify relevant stories in the news and subsequently pitch and book spokespeople into broadcast media (television and radio) and respond to media requests. 

• Support spokespeople, taking into consideration the ways in which broadcast media work interacts with peoples identities and lived experience. 

• Identifying clippable content, creating clips and posting on social media. 

• Play an active role in the wider Comms Hub, attending and feeding into key messaging and narrative development.

Who you are

You will have:

• Experience in journalism, communications, media relations or a role that incorporates these skills.

• Experience of building and maintaining relationships with journalists. 

• A proven understanding of anti-oppression work and commitment to tackling all institutional forms of oppression, bigotry and exclusion. 

• Experience working in the economic, environmental and/or social justice campaigning community in any kind of capacity. 

• Good writing and editing skills, including an eye for detail.

• Excellent interpersonal skills and communicating appropriately with different stakeholders.

• Project management experience demonstrated through being proactive and well organised, with the ability to meet tight deadlines and manage multiple priorities 

• An ability to work well under pressure, meet the demands of a dynamic organisation and accommodate changing circumstances. 

• A willingness to continuously learn and grow - with good emotional intelligence and self awareness including around your own power, and an ability to give and receive feedback well, and sit in (and encourage) healthy conflict and disagreement

• A commitment to NEON’s purpose of building the strength of movements for social, economic and environmental justice, and to learning how to align your actions with the values of NEON: solidarity; generosity and respect

Service Manager - SafeCall - Child Exploitation and Missing

Location: South West London (Central Office is based in Mortlake – 12 mins from Clapham Junction and 23 mins from Waterloo)
Contract: Fixed Term to 31st March 2026. Flexible working considered
Job Type: Full time, 35 hours per week.
Salary: £37,000 per annum
Benefits: 28 days annual leave per annum/pro rata plus statutory holidays on appointment. Additional annual leave days awarded on length of service* • Company pension contribution • Life insurance (3 x salary)* • Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) including 24/7 support helpline • Interest-free Season Ticket Loans* • Additional maternity pay and leave* •Additional paternity pay* • Additional sick pay* *available after probation period passed

About the role

SafeCall is a confidential, non-judgemental specialist service available across England and Wales which supports young people, families and professionals with concerns surrounding county lines, criminal exploitation and going missing.

You will be responsible for delivery and development of the SafeCall service and our work at the charity which focuses on child criminal exploitation and missing. You will manage a small team of specialist staff who work 7 days per week by telephone and written channels with people who are referred to the service, providing advice, advocacy, referrals and a listening ear. You will also co-facilitate the ‘Safe and Social’ monthly peer support group for families affected by exploitation. Families affected also have a support and discussion forum which you will manage and moderate alongside your team.

Key Accountabilities:

Operational Management

• Ensure the quality of the service through case auditing and effective record keeping as well as though staff development, and feedback and consultation of service users;
• Performance management of service, including recording, collating and analysing project data;
• Oversee cases, leading case discussions and providing support and advice to team members;
• Responsibility for the identification and management of risk and safeguarding for those accessing support, ensuring timely and appropriate action is taken to safeguard and reduce risk;
• Some direct service delivery, providing the SafeCall service and co-facilitating online support groups.
• Engage with the families and young people we deliver services to, so that we can support them to share their experience, as well as help us to shape and design our services;

Staff management

• Responsibility for line management of staff delivering services to ensure your team perform well at individual and team level;
• Promote wellbeing, diversity, equity and inclusion in your team;

Service Management

• Ensure all necessary data and information is accurate and up to date for reporting and preparing progress reports for funders;
• Represent Missing People at contract review and performance meetings;
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with local and national partners, funders and colleagues;

Partnership working

• Plan and deliver webinars for external professionals;
• Work in partnership with Catch22 on agenda planning for joint County Lines advisory board (quarterly);
• Promote the charity’s services through awareness raising among partners, professionals and those who need the services;

ABOUT YOU

Experience Required

• Proven experience of managing safeguarding and / or support services for vulnerable children or adults (such as young people who have been exploited or missing);
• Experience and/or demonstrable understanding of safeguarding vulnerable adults and/or young people;
• Experience of line management and managing a team.

Knowledge & skills Required

• Ability to lead a team and manage the performance of individuals;

• Working (proven) knowledge of at least one of the following:

1. the particular risks faced by missing and exploited children / young people and/or adults;
2. the behaviours, needs and risks to children / young people who present challenging behaviour and who may be difficult to engage in a service;
3. child criminal exploitation, and the communities that are disproportionately impacted;
4. the links between child criminal exploitation and child sexual exploitation;
5. contextual safeguarding and the role of parents as partners in safeguarding;

• Able to identify discrimination and be proactive in addressing it;
• Ability to motivate, enthuse and inspire others, including direct reports;
• Ability to develop and drive forward new projects and initiatives, taking the lead and/or working collaboratively with colleagues

How to Apply

Please include your CV and a Supporting Statement that demonstrates how you are a good fit for this role.

Closing date: 11:59 on 02/02/2025
Interviews: w/c 10 February 2025
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You may also have experience in the following: Support Service Manager, Partnership management, Social Work, Social Worker, Service Manager, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, Social Care, Supervisor, Team Leader, Not For Profit, Team Leader, Senior Support Worker, Deputy Service Manager, Missing people, Safeguarding, etc.

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Smart Works is a dynamic, high profile and fast-growing UK charity that dresses, coaches and empowers unemployed women for success at their job interview. After visiting Smart Works, 63% of clients secure a job within a month.

The Smart Works service is delivered in London, Manchester, Stockport, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Birmingham, Newcastle, Reading and Leeds. Over the past eleven years, Smart Works has helped over 40,000 women. It is our mission that any woman who needs our service should be able to find her way to a Smart Works centre.

In April 2022, Smart Works launched a Three-Year Plan that will see the charity double the number of women helped annually from 5,000 to 10,000 women a year. We are on track to achieve this by expanding the reach of our existing centres and opening new centres in areas of need including Bristol; set to open in early 2025.

About this role

We are recruting for two Stock Room Assistants, one based in our North London centre in Islington and one based in our South London centre in Croydon. Each role would be contracted for 20 hours per week on a 12 month fixed term contract. 

As a Stock Room Assistant, you will be joining our Wardrobe team to assist in delivering a high quality service to every woman we help, and ensuring the best possible use of wardrobe donations.

You will work directly with the Smart Works Group Head of Wardrobe who has 20+ years of experience in visual merchandising, design, partnering with retailers, and wardrobe management. This role will suit anyone who is organised, practical, and has an appreciation of fashion or an interest in working in the charity sector.

The successful candidates will be involved in;

• Processing clothing donations received, including sorting, steaming, and hanging to ensure the dressing room and wardrobe are well stocked.
• Curating sale stock for office/centre pop ups, managing sale stock levels and keeping an up-to date inventory for all events.
• Overseeing visual merchandizing standards and presentation throughout the dressing areas.
• Managing the rota for the regular team of wardrobe volunteers, onboard and train new volunteers.
• Liaising monthly with regional centres to coordinate HQ stock support where possible.
• Supporting for our fundraising sales.
• Supporting with preparation of stock for all clothing sales, including pricing and organising.

How to Apply

Please head to our website to view the full job description and then please submit a CV and a cover letter by 5pm on Sunday 19th January. Your cover letter should detail the skills and experience you have and why you want to work for Smart Works. Your application should be addressed to Victoria Mullin, Head of Wardrobe.

An in person interview will take place in South London on 22nd January and in North London on 23rd January. 

If you require any reasonable adjustments or alterations for the application and recruitment processes, please head to our website to find contact details. 

Smart Works is committed to best practice employment practices, including reducing the burden for those seeking work. Smart Works will therefore reimburse reasonable costs of travel to interviews if required.

At Smart Works we will apply suitable measures to keep your information secure in accordance with our Privacy Policy (a current version of which is available on our website).

Child Bereavement UK helps families to rebuild their lives when a child grieves or when a child dies.

We support children and young people (up to the age of 25) when someone important to them has died or is not expected to live, and parents and the wider family when a baby or child of any age dies or is dying. 

We provide training to professionals in health and social care, education, and the voluntary and corporate sectors, equipping them to provide the best possible care to bereaved families.

Bereavement Support Practitioner – Outreach Leeds
Hours: 37.5 hours per week 
Rate: £28,000 per annum
Contract: 1-year fixed term contract
Reporting: Bereavement Support Service Lead North
Base: Hybrid, working across community spaces in Leeds

In partnership with Jane Tomlinson Appeal (OWLs), Child Bereavement UK are able to build on the success of the well-established North Service to offer a hybrid model of outreach bereavement support to individuals, couples, families and in group settings across Leeds.

This is an exciting opportunity for the post holder to support the Bereavement Support Service Lead in the North in the provision and evaluation of a developing and extending service that ensures families and professionals can access high quality bereavement support in situations where a baby or child of any age has died, or where children or young people up to the age of 25 are bereaved.

In this role you will:

• Work with the Bereavement Support Service Lead in providing and evaluating the service to support parents bereaved of a baby or child, of any age or children and young people up to the age of 25 bereaved of anybody important to them.
• To support the Bereavement Support Service Lead in developing and establishing Child Bereavement UK’s service as a source of advice and support for families and professionals across the region.
• To manage a caseload and provide a programme of individual and couple sessions and to develop and provide facilitated Groups for Parents bereaved of a baby or child.
• To contribute to the provision of a programme of individual and family support sessions, Groups for Families, Groups for Young People and school liaison.

Child Bereavement UK offers a generous package of benefits including an employee assistance programme, 5% pension contribution and life assurance scheme. 

Applicants should have a recognised, health, social care, or counselling qualification, experience in working with children, young people and families, excellent communication skills and be passionate about supporting bereaved families and those whose roles bring them into contact with these families.

The successful candidate will be required to complete a DBS check.    

Closing date: Thursday 6 February 2025
Interviews: Tuesday 11 February 2025 (In person) Child Bereavement UK, Brooklands Court Business Centre, Leeds LS11 5HL.

Applications will be reviewed, and interviews offered, on an on-going basis. We reserve the right to close the role prior to the closing date, should a suitable applicant be found, so please submit your application as soon as possible.

Interested?

If you would like to apply and find out more about this position, please click the apply button to be directed to our website. 

The Charity is committed to creating a safe and welcoming atmosphere for everyone, and one that challenges all forms of oppression or discrimination including those based on age, gender or gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity leave, disability, race (which includes nationality, citizenship, ethnic or national origins), religion/faith or belief, sexual orientation (collectively known in law as the ‘protected characteristics’), as well as any oppression or discrimination based on other physical characteristics or impairments, occupation, income, wealth, or unrelated criminal convictions. 

No agencies please.

Turn2us is a national charity tackling poverty and the structural causes of financial insecurity. We work with people who have current or recent experience of financial hardship and partners to provide people in financial crisis with the means and agency to get back on their feet, build resilience, move forward with their lives and thrive.

As an equal opportunities employer, we are committed to equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging and the value people from different backgrounds bring to a team. If, like us, you believe everyone has the right to have enough to live on, and you are ambitious about eradicating poverty, join us and build your career with a charity dedicated to ensuring dignity and equity for all.

Our vision is that everyone in the UK has financial security so they can thrive.

Our purpose is to offer support to those of us facing financial shocks and together challenge the systems and perceptions that cause financial insecurity.

As Director of Impact, Digital & Data, you will work with colleagues at all levels and with our Board, leading on data maturity, providing insights, fostering a culture of innovation through our theory of change and influencing strategic decision making to ensure we deliver the greatest impact. Along with our Head of Insights & Impact and Head of Digital & Design, you will push the boundaries of our use of data and AI across the organisation, using analytics and automation to design better tailored products and deliver greater impact for people facing financial uncertainty. You will also seek out cross-sector partnerships with other values-led organisations so that we can use our insights to develop a deeper understanding of both national and local trends related to financial insecurity, enabling us to create lasting, system-wide change together.

This is a rare role in our sector, and a fantastic opportunity to make a lasting difference, helping to lead an organisation that achieves real impact for people facing financial insecurity and is determined to change the system that affects so many of us.

About You

We are looking for experienced leaders with deep knowledge and expertise in the areas of digital innovation (including the adoption of AI), data & insights and strategy development. We are not necessarily looking for someone with direct experience across all these areas, and while knowledge of issues relating to financial insecurity is useful, we are also not looking for someone with a particular CV or sector background. We know that Turn2us will benefit from leaders with new perspectives and ways of thinking, so we’re actively encouraging broad interest from impactful leaders who bring transferable skills from a wide range of backgrounds. But an ability and curiosity to learn is key, as is the confidence to acknowledge the things that you don’t know.

This role requires persuasive leadership and exceptional relationship building skills within a matrix environment, and so a good level of emotional intelligence is important. You will be at your most comfortable working collaboratively and selflessly as part of a Leadership Team and able to embed yourself and your team across an organisation’s work in a way that is viewed as supportive and constructive rather than over stepping.

This is a genuinely exciting and critical role: for our staff, our partners, and most importantly, the people for whom our organisation exists. We are always eager to receive approaches from people with lived experience of financial insecurity. If you can demonstrate a clear commitment to our values and ethos, and a deep personal commitment to our vision, we’d love to hear from you.

To download a full copy of the candidate brief and learn more about the role, please click the ‘Apply’ button, where you will be redirected to the website of our recruitment partner, Tall Roots. Applications should include a CV and covering letter that provides responses to five questions (detailed on Tall Roots' website and in the candidate pack). If you would like an informal discussion about the role, please email Mark Crowley or Annie Regan-Tighe at Tall Roots.

This exciting new role is based across both our Oxford and Northampton centres and the successful candidate will be required to work fluidly across both locations. 

The purpose of the role is to develop and implement a centre specific fundraising plan across two Maggie’s centres to raise income from the community through a variety of fundraising sources.

As Centre Fundraising Manager, you will be responsible for effectively and autonomously managing the full portfolio of activity relating to the centres and to manage complex networks and relationships which have a wider regional and national focus including hospital teams, high-value fundraising Boards and senior volunteers. 

You will be responsible for fundraising across a range of income streams including businesses, individuals, community groups, volunteers and media contacts.
Key responsibilities
Responsible for raising the income for two Maggie's centres through prospecting new business opportunities and retaining and maximising existing relationships through pro-active account management
Full oversight and responsibility for the fundraising portfolio and an understanding of priority activities to meet targets
Responsible for managing an income and expenditure budget to achieve financial targets
Ensure a robust pipeline of fundraising activity is built for the immediate, medium and long term to reach income targets
Recruit and manage a fundraising board of well-networked local people around each centre, providing exceptional, professional support to them
Identify and develop new business leads to meet target in line with Maggie’s fundraising strategy and maximising Maggie’s network of existing senior-level contacts
Prepare and deliver innovative proposals for funding to potential and existing partners
Account management of a portfolio of existing relationships and networks
Develop your centre fundraising plan in conjunction with the Head of Fundraising
Input into designing and implementing policies for income generation across two Maggie’s centres, including Maggie’s donor care policy
Promote Maggie’s products, events and campaigns to community partners and individual donors with success demonstrated by increased sign-ups, participation and financial support
Develop an ongoing programme of research and development that will identify new donors and partners and new fundraising opportunities and products
Identify potential leads from Maggie’s networks and through co-ordinated working be proactive about facilitating an approach for funding
Brief and prepare staff and volunteers at networking/engagement events
Monitor and report on fundraising targets; produce monthly reports, variance and re-forecasts
Input into the production of the annual and five-year strategic plan, including income and expenditure budgets for fundraising
Manage and support two fundraising teams; ensure there is integration with all team resources, adherence to Maggie’s policies, and implementation of training and development opportunities to recognise and retain staff
Maximise opportunities within partnerships to enhance PR and develop for mutual benefit
Oversee the effective and efficient administration process required to ensure accurate and comprehensive data capture, banking and thanking of donors and volunteers
Manage all data with strict adherence to GDPR and Maggie’s policies

Skills, knowledge and expertise
Educated to degree level or equivalent experience 
At least five years fundraising experience including community and corporate
Excellent IT skills and understanding of data protection and GDPR obligations
Excellent written and verbal communication 
Strong networker, able to establish and maintain key income-generating contacts 
Budget and target planning experience
Volunteer and line management experience

Job benefits
You’ll spend time at one of our incredible centres to experience our programme of cancer support and see first-hand the difference we can make
A structured orientation week will cover everything you need to get settled in your new role
Holiday entitlement that helps you create a manageable work-life balance
Generous sick leave cover
A supportive and friendly working environment
Tailored learning and development opportunities
Kitchen facilities with free tea, coffee and fruit bowl
Workplace pension and free financial advice from an independent financial advisor to help you plan for your future
Option to keep a pre-existing NHS pension if eligible
Travel and cycle loans
Eye test expenses and money towards glasses.
Enhanced maternity pay
Our buddy system links you with a colleague to give you extra support in your first few months
Facilitated stress management courses and access to our clinical psychologists for support

About Maggie's
We provide free practical and emotional support for people living with cancer, and their family and friends. We have centres across the UK and a growing international network, with more planned for the future.

 Please note, due to the nature of the service, it is an occupational requirement that the post holder is female and the post is therefore exempt from the provisions of the Equality Act 2010 in terms of Schedule 9, Part 1, and Paragraph 1 of the Act. 

ABOUT THE SUPPORT MENTOR ROLE 

This is an exciting new opportunity as we expand our services in the Luton area with a new service! We are looking for a dedicated team to deliver person centred and bespoke trauma informed support to vulnerable women in Luton. This new service will provide a safe, secure, and nurturing environment for women facing sexual exploitation and substance dependency – a place they can truly call home. Through stable, person-centred care, you'll play a vital role in empowering women to rebuild their lives and embrace brighter futures. 

The service will engage with women who are sexually exploited and are facing homelessness due to multiple forms of exclusion, such as historical or ongoing abuse, involvement in the criminal justice system, mental health challenges, drug and/or alcohol dependency and who are engaging in survival sex or sex work, enduring high levels of violence and coercion.  These are women who often find themselves repeatedly going through the accommodation pathway and have exhausted all other available options.

We are looking for passionate and dedicated Support Mentors on a 3 year FTC to join our team and play a vital role in empowering individuals to rebuild their lives. As a Support Mentor, you will provide high-quality, trauma-informed care and support to people within our services, focusing on their recovery, rehabilitation, and personal development.

Shift Pattern: 20 hours per week, Shift patterns to be confirmed but may include Monday to Sunday working including evenings and bank holidays, this will be on a rota basis in a face to face service. 

We have multiple positions open with varying hours, so if you feel this is the right role for you - apply now!  

Salary: £24,570 Full time equivalent

What are we looking for from a Support Mentor?

• Due to the nature of this service and there being an occupational requirement, we are only able to employ female workers - the post is therefore exempt from the provisions of the Equality Act 2010 in terms of Schedule 9, Part 1, and Paragraph 1 of the Act.
• Experience of working with people of complex backgrounds and/or a good understanding of the sector, desirable is the understanding of the challenges the women face within this service
• Ability to use, learn and adapt to IT at an intermediate level, including Microsoft and other software programs
• Ability and willingness to show flexibility of working patterns, responding to the needs of the service and residents
• Ability to promote the service and provide outreach-based provision, with an ability to liaise and work effectively in partnership with stakeholders 

What we offer

• 25 days (Full time equivalent) annual leave, increasing with the length of service
• Training and Development, including access to courses, upskilling, and progression plans
• Employee Assistance Programme, including counselling
• Reflective Practice regular sessions with a therapist provided by an external provider to support Mental Health and Wellbeing
• Eligibility to register with Blue Light Discount Card
• Life Assurance Scheme
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Annual Staff Awards

ABOUT US

Social Interest Group (SIG) believes good care and support improve lives. Our values of ambition, empowerment, transparency, and inclusivity drive everything we do. Our mission is to empower people who are marginalised by building powerful partnerships and creative solutions that bridge gaps in provision and aid recovery, reablement and resettlement.

SIG is a not-for-profit organisation providing thousands of people with good-quality support and care in residential, drop-in centres, community floating support settings (including people's own homes), probation settings, and hospitals awaiting discharge. We do so across London, Brighton, Bedfordshire, Luton, and Kent. We believe in the power of well-planned, well-managed services to make a difference. We work with high standards and external and internal regulatory frameworks.

Want to know how we work? Watch our short Theory of Change video to see how we support people towards a brighter future: Theory of Change

Further details can be found on our website here: Theory of Change - Social Interest Group - Social Interest Group. 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Please note that this job advert may close early due to screening applications on an ongoing basis. We advise applying as soon as possible for your application to be taken into consideration at the early stages.

Additional information on our company policies including Gender Pay, Equality and Diversity, Company Benefits and our Candidate Privacy Policy can be found on our website.

Please note that as part of our process, we complete an enhanced DBS check, some roles may require further vetting. We are an inclusive employer and encourage applicants from all backgrounds. If you have any questions regarding this, please contact us on the details above. 

Unfortunately, we are unable to provide sponsorship, please ensure you have full right to work in the UK prior to applying to our positions.

Please note, due to the nature of the service and the vulnerable residents we support, the exact location is not disclosed at this stage. 

ABOUT THE RECOVERY WORKER ROLE

Are you passionate about empowering people to overcome challenges and transform their lives? As a Recovery Worker, you'll play a hands-on role in supporting individuals facing addiction, homelessness, and complex needs – guiding them towards stability, independence, and brighter futures.

Churchfield and Cherington provide supported housing for individuals facing addiction and homelessness, with Churchfield offering 24/7 temporary support for those in active addiction and Cherington supporting abstinent residents to reintegrate into the community. The service has stairs, applicants will need to be able to move freely around the service in order to conduct welfare checks and room checks. Please note: Due to the nature of the service, the postcode and address have been withheld. The location is within the Ealing/Hanwell area.

Shift Pattern: 37.5 hours per week, On site only, Monday to Friday. Rolling rota of 3 to 4 shifts per week, each lasting 12.5 hours from 8:00 AM to 8:30 PM 

Salary: £26,100 

What are we looking for from a Recovery Worker?

• Experience of working with people of complex backgrounds and/or a good understanding of the sector
• Ability to use, learn and adapt to IT at an intermediate level, including Microsoft and other software programs
• Ability to promote the service and provide outreach-based provision, with an ability to liaise and work effectively in partnership with stakeholders
• Proactive in making decisions to deal with challenges and providing a solution focused approach using initiative 

What we offer

• 25 days (Full time equivalent) annual leave, increasing with the length of service
• Training and Development, including access to courses, upskilling, and progression plans
• Employee Assistance Programme, including counselling
• Reflective Practice regular sessions with a therapist provided by an external provider to support Mental Health and Wellbeing
• Eligibility to register with Blue Light Discount Card
• Life Assurance Scheme
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Annual Staff Awards

ABOUT US

Social Interest Group (SIG) believes good care and support improve lives. Our values of ambition, empowerment, transparency, and inclusivity drive everything we do. Our mission is to empower people who are marginalised by building powerful partnerships and creative solutions that bridge gaps in provision and aid recovery, reablement and resettlement.

SIG is a not-for-profit organisation providing thousands of people with good-quality support and care in residential, drop-in centres, community floating support settings (including people's own homes), probation settings, and hospitals awaiting discharge. We do so across London, Brighton, Bedfordshire, Luton, and Kent. We believe in the power of well-planned, well-managed services to make a difference. We work with high standards and external and internal regulatory frameworks.

Want to know how we work? Watch our short Theory of Change video to see how we support people towards a brighter future: Theory of Change

Further details can be found on our website here: Theory of Change - Social Interest Group - Social Interest Group. 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Please note that this job advert may close early due to screening applications on an ongoing basis. We advise applying as soon as possible for your application to be taken into consideration at the early stages.

Additional information on our company policies including Gender Pay, Equality and Diversity, Company Benefits and our Candidate Privacy Policy can be found on our website.

Please note that as part of our process, we complete an enhanced DBS check, some roles may require further vetting. We are an inclusive employer and encourage applicants from all backgrounds. If you have any questions regarding this, please contact us on the details above.  

We are an inclusive employer, committed to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI). We value and celebrate the unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences of all our employees. We have a team of ambassadors who are staff volunteers and actively support us in fortifying our organisational value of Inclusivity. SIG actively encourages applications from individuals from a diverse range of backgrounds, particularly lived experience ; Naturally, we approach any emerging issues with empathy and sensitivity. As an organisation, we’re proud to mention that our staff Ambassadors career aspirations generally benefit from embracing this unique opportunity to develop their respective skill sets in spaces that exist outside of their daily roles.

Unfortunately, we are unable to provide sponsorship, please ensure you have full right to work in the UK prior to applying to our positions.

 Please note, due to the nature of the service, it is an occupational requirement that the post holder is female and the post is therefore exempt from the provisions of the Equality Act 2010 in terms of Schedule 9, Part 1, and Paragraph 1 of the Act.   

ABOUT THE ROLE 

This is an exciting new opportunity as we expand our services in the Luton area with a new service! We are looking for a dedicated team to deliver person centred and bespoke trauma informed support to vulnerable women in Luton. This new service will provide a safe, secure, and nurturing environment for women facing sexual exploitation and substance dependency – a place they can truly call home. Through stable, person-centred care, you'll play a vital role in empowering women to rebuild their lives and embrace brighter futures. 

The service will engage with women who are sexually exploited and are facing homelessness due to multiple forms of exclusion, such as historical or ongoing abuse, involvement in the criminal justice system, mental health challenges, drug and/or alcohol dependency and who are engaging in survival sex or sex work, enduring high levels of violence and coercion.  These are women who often find themselves repeatedly going through the accommodation pathway and have exhausted all other available options.

We are looking for passionate and dedicated Support Mentors on a 3 year FTC to join our team and play a vital role in empowering individuals to rebuild their lives. As a Support Mentor, you will provide high-quality, trauma-informed care and support to people within our services, focusing on their recovery, rehabilitation, and personal development.

Shift Pattern: 37.5 hours per week, Shift patterns to be confirmed but may include Monday to Sunday night shifts and bank holiday working. This will be on a rota basis in a face to face service. 

We have multiple positions open with varying hours, so if you feel this is the right role for you - apply now!  

Salary: £24,570

What are we looking for?

• Due to the nature of this service and there being an occupational requirement, we are only able to employ female workers - the post is therefore exempt from the provisions of the Equality Act 2010 in terms of Schedule 9, Part 1, and Paragraph 1 of the Act.
• Experience of working with people of complex backgrounds and/or a good understanding of the sector, desirable is the understanding of the challenges the women face within this service
• Ability to use, learn and adapt to IT at an intermediate level, including Microsoft and other software programs
• Ability and willingness to show flexibility of working patterns, responding to the needs of the service and residents
• Understanding of the housing and social needs of people with multiple and complex 

What we offer

• 25 days (Full time equivalent) annual leave, increasing with the length of service
• Training and Development, including access to courses, upskilling, and progression plans
• Employee Assistance Programme, including counselling
• Reflective Practice regular sessions with a therapist provided by an external provider to support Mental Health and Wellbeing
• Eligibility to register with Blue Light Discount Card
• Life Assurance Scheme
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Annual Staff Awards

ABOUT US

Social Interest Group (SIG) believes good care and support improve lives. Our values of ambition, empowerment, transparency, and inclusivity drive everything we do. Our mission is to empower people who are marginalised by building powerful partnerships and creative solutions that bridge gaps in provision and aid recovery, reablement and resettlement.

SIG is a not-for-profit organisation providing thousands of people with good-quality support and care in residential, drop-in centres, community floating support settings (including people's own homes), probation settings, and hospitals awaiting discharge. We do so across London, Brighton, Bedfordshire, Luton, and Kent. We believe in the power of well-planned, well-managed services to make a difference. We work with high standards and external and internal regulatory frameworks.

Want to know how we work? Watch our short Theory of Change video to see how we support people towards a brighter future: Theory of Change

Further details can be found on our website here: Theory of Change - Social Interest Group - Social Interest Group. 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Please note that this job advert may close early due to screening applications on an ongoing basis. We advise applying as soon as possible for your application to be taken into consideration at the early stages.

Additional information on our company policies including Gender Pay, Equality and Diversity, Company Benefits and our Candidate Privacy Policy can be found on our website.

Please note that as part of our process, we complete an enhanced DBS check, some roles may require further vetting. We are an inclusive employer and encourage applicants from all backgrounds. If you have any questions regarding this, please contact us on the details above. 

Unfortunately, we are unable to provide sponsorship, please ensure you have full right to work in the UK prior to applying to our positions.

SCIE Vision

We are committed to building a society which enables people who draw on social care to live fulfilling lives.

At the SCIE, we are driven by our values:

· Progressive – always learning and developing.

· Inclusive – working together for equality, diversity, and fairness.

· Credible – evidence-based, robust, and reliable.

· Transparent – open and honest.

The role:

A great opportunity for you to join our small friendly team and make a real difference to people’s lives by:

· Ensuring that SCIE’s evidence, drawn from research and people’s lived experiences, influences social care policy and practice.

· Developing and delivering influencing strategies, drafting policy papers and legislative briefings, and managing relationships with various stakeholders and key partners.

· Growing SCIE’s profile as an influential, informed, and powerful voice in the social care sector.

· Positioning SCIE to work as a partner to government, responding independently to new government policy, supporting and advising on a range of national policy programmes, initiatives, and influencing guidance and practice.

· Producing high-quality research and evaluations demonstrating what works and makes a difference in social care, promoting evidence-based good practice.

What we are looking for:

· Knowledge of the policy and political landscape developed from previous experience working in a policy or public affairs role, either in government, the civil service, charities, or non-governmental organisations.

· Proven experience developing and delivering public affairs strategies and leading influencing activities.

· Proven experience producing policy papers and applying policy research skills, such as evidence gathering, analysis and reporting.

· Proven experience as a strategic and analytic thinker who can influence policymakers with persuasive arguments, policy ideas and campaigns.

· Proven ability to manage a wide range of internal and external stakeholder relationships, including at senior levels, and to engage with people with diverse viewpoints and backgrounds.

 

What we offer in return.

We offer excellent staff benefits including a competitive salary and homeworking allowance. We provide an employer pension contribution above the statutory minimum, an award-winning employee assistance programme, and an attractive holiday package which rises with length of service.

If you would like to access the application form in a different format or if would like any assistance that might help improve your experience while completing the application, please contact us. (You can find our contact email in the 'How to apply' section)

Please note, due to the nature of the service and the vulnerable residents we support, the exact location is not disclosed at this stage.

ABOUT THE RECOVERY WORKER ROLE

Are you passionate about empowering people to overcome challenges and transform their lives? As a Recovery Worker, you'll play a hands-on role in supporting individuals facing addiction, homelessness, and complex needs – guiding them towards stability, independence, and brighter futures.

Churchfield and Cherington provide supported housing for individuals facing addiction and homelessness, with Churchfield offering 24/7 temporary support for those in active addiction and Cherington supporting abstinent residents to reintegrate into the community. The service has 4 floors and applicants must be able to use the stairs to conduct welfare checks and room checks. Please note: Due to the nature of the service, the postcode and address have been withheld. The location is within the Ealing/Hanwell area.

Shift Pattern: 37.5 hours per week, On site only, Monday to Friday 10:00AM-18:00PM. 

Salary: £26,100 

What are we looking for from a Recovery Worker?

• Experience of working with people of complex backgrounds and/or a good understanding of the sector
• Ability to use, learn and adapt to IT at an intermediate level, including Microsoft and other software programs
• Ability to promote the service and provide outreach-based provision, with an ability to liaise and work effectively in partnership with stakeholders
• Proactive in making decisions to deal with challenges and providing a solution focused approach using initiative 

What we offer

• 25 days (Full time equivalent) annual leave, increasing with the length of service
• Training and Development, including access to courses, upskilling, and progression plans
• Employee Assistance Programme, including counselling
• Reflective Practice regular sessions with a therapist provided by an external provider to support Mental Health and Wellbeing
• Eligibility to register with Blue Light Discount Card
• Life Assurance Scheme
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Annual Staff Awards

ABOUT US

Social Interest Group (SIG) believes good care and support improve lives. Our values of ambition, empowerment, transparency, and inclusivity drive everything we do. Our mission is to empower people who are marginalised by building powerful partnerships and creative solutions that bridge gaps in provision and aid recovery, reablement and resettlement.

SIG is a not-for-profit organisation providing thousands of people with good-quality support and care in residential, drop-in centres, community floating support settings (including people's own homes), probation settings, and hospitals awaiting discharge. We do so across London, Brighton, Bedfordshire, Luton, and Kent. We believe in the power of well-planned, well-managed services to make a difference. We work with high standards and external and internal regulatory frameworks.

Want to know how we work? Watch our short Theory of Change video to see how we support people towards a brighter future: Theory of Change

Further details can be found on our website here: Theory of Change - Social Interest Group - Social Interest Group. 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Please note that this job advert may close early due to screening applications on an ongoing basis. We advise applying as soon as possible for your application to be taken into consideration at the early stages.

Additional information on our company policies including Gender Pay, Equality and Diversity, Company Benefits and our Candidate Privacy Policy can be found on our website.

Please note that as part of our process, we complete an enhanced DBS check, some roles may require further vetting. We are an inclusive employer and encourage applicants from all backgrounds. If you have any questions regarding this, please contact us on the details above.  

We are an inclusive employer, committed to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI). We value and celebrate the unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences of all our employees. We have a team of ambassadors who are staff volunteers and actively support us in fortifying our organisational value of Inclusivity. SIG actively encourages applications from individuals from a diverse range of backgrounds, particularly lived experience ; Naturally, we approach any emerging issues with empathy and sensitivity. As an organisation, we’re proud to mention that our staff Ambassadors career aspirations generally benefit from embracing this unique opportunity to develop their respective skill sets in spaces that exist outside of their daily roles.

Unfortunately, we are unable to provide sponsorship, please ensure you have full right to work in the UK prior to applying to our positions.

 Please note, due to the nature of the service, it is an occupational requirement that the post holder is female and the post is therefore exempt from the provisions of the Equality Act 2010 in terms of Schedule 9, Part 1, and Paragraph 1 of the Act. 

ABOUT THE SUPPORT MENTOR ROLE 

This is an exciting new opportunity as we expand our services in the Luton area with a new service! We are looking for a dedicated team to deliver person centred and bespoke trauma informed support to vulnerable women in Luton. This new service will provide a safe, secure, and nurturing environment for women facing sexual exploitation and substance dependency – a place they can truly call home. Through stable, person-centred care, you'll play a vital role in empowering women to rebuild their lives and embrace brighter futures. 

The service will engage with women who are sexually exploited and are facing homelessness due to multiple forms of exclusion, such as historical or ongoing abuse, involvement in the criminal justice system, mental health challenges, drug and/or alcohol dependency and who are engaging in survival sex or sex work, enduring high levels of violence and coercion.  These are women who often find themselves repeatedly going through the accommodation pathway and have exhausted all other available options.

We are looking for passionate and dedicated Support Mentors on a 3 year FTC to join our team and play a vital role in empowering individuals to rebuild their lives. As a Support Mentor, you will provide high-quality, trauma-informed care and support to people within our services, focusing on their recovery, rehabilitation, and personal development.

Shift Pattern: 37.5 hours per week. Shift patterns to be confirmed but may include Monday to Sunday working including evenings and bank holidays, this will be on a rota basis in a face to face service. 

We have multiple positions open with varying hours, so if you feel this is the right role for you - apply now!  

Salary: £24,570

What are we looking for from a Support Mentor?

• Due to the nature of this service and there being an occupational requirement, we are only able to employ female workers - the post is therefore exempt from the provisions of the Equality Act 2010 in terms of Schedule 9, Part 1, and Paragraph 1 of the Act.
• Experience of working with people of complex backgrounds and/or a good understanding of the sector, desirable is the understanding of the challenges the women face within this service
• Ability to use, learn and adapt to IT at an intermediate level, including Microsoft and other software programs
• Ability and willingness to show flexibility of working patterns, responding to the needs of the service and residents
• Ability to promote the service and provide outreach-based provision, with an ability to liaise and work effectively in partnership with stakeholders 

What we offer

• 25 days (Full time equivalent) annual leave, increasing with the length of service
• Training and Development, including access to courses, upskilling, and progression plans
• Employee Assistance Programme, including counselling
• Reflective Practice regular sessions with a therapist provided by an external provider to support Mental Health and Wellbeing
• Eligibility to register with Blue Light Discount Card
• Life Assurance Scheme
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Annual Staff Awards

ABOUT US

Social Interest Group (SIG) believes good care and support improve lives. Our values of ambition, empowerment, transparency, and inclusivity drive everything we do. Our mission is to empower people who are marginalised by building powerful partnerships and creative solutions that bridge gaps in provision and aid recovery, reablement and resettlement.

SIG is a not-for-profit organisation providing thousands of people with good-quality support and care in residential, drop-in centres, community floating support settings (including people's own homes), probation settings, and hospitals awaiting discharge. We do so across London, Brighton, Bedfordshire, Luton, and Kent. We believe in the power of well-planned, well-managed services to make a difference. We work with high standards and external and internal regulatory frameworks.

Want to know how we work? Watch our short Theory of Change video to see how we support people towards a brighter future: Theory of Change

Further details can be found on our website here: Theory of Change - Social Interest Group - Social Interest Group. 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Please note that this job advert may close early due to screening applications on an ongoing basis. We advise applying as soon as possible for your application to be taken into consideration at the early stages.

Additional information on our company policies including Gender Pay, Equality and Diversity, Company Benefits and our Candidate Privacy Policy can be found on our website.

Please note that as part of our process, we complete an enhanced DBS check, some roles may require further vetting. We are an inclusive employer and encourage applicants from all backgrounds. If you have any questions regarding this, please contact us on the details above. 

Unfortunately, we are unable to provide sponsorship, please ensure you have full right to work in the UK prior to applying to our positions.