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Annual leave: 33 days (plus eight bank holidays)
Benefits:
- enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave, and shared parental pay
- family-friendly policies
- 8% employer pension contribution (Aviva)
- life assurance cover at 3 x annual salary
- health cashback plan (Medicash): employee cover plus up to four dependent children
- 24/7 virtual GP access (UK registered), plus access to Best Doctors
- confidential employee assistance programme (Medicash)
- access to a wellbeing app
- flexible working options including hybrid working, flexible working patterns such as part-time, compressed hours, and more*
- learning and development opportunities including bespoke training and access to LinkedIn Learning)
- commitment to employee health and wellbeing. We have a Menopause Friendly accreditation and are a Disability Confident employer
Dementia UK’s Mass Participation team are looking for a Challenge Events assistant to join their ambitious team.
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Challenge Events Team where you will help coordinate the day-to-day activities of the team, providing crucial administrative support and helping to deliver excellent supporter experiences.
As a Challenge Events Assistant, you will act as the first point of contact for challenge event supporters, responding to enquiries within agreed timeframes and ensuring excellent stewardship through email, SMS and phone, to motivate, recognise, and reward supporters to encourage their long-term support. You will also attend in-person on event days, thanking our supporters for their fundraising.
You will be responsible for coordinating fundraising resources, preparing fundraising materials ahead of race day events, and ensuring that post-campaign data is utilised efficiently to thank supporters. You will oversee administrative processes for the team including data entry, monitoring new supporters and updating projects plans.
You will have experience of building positive relationships and customer service expertise, as well as an understanding of using databases and Office 365. Additionally, we are looking for someone with excellent communication, organisational and planning skills with the ability to prioritise your workload.
If you would like to be part of a collaborative team delivering an exciting year of challenge events and have the opportunity to develop your fundraising and supporter stewardship experience, whilst helping our supporters make a difference for families affected by dementia, then apply now.
This role is subject to a Basic DBS check.
Our culture
In addition to offering a competitive salary and a generous benefits package, we truly value our people. It’s important for us to create a workplace culture that looks after our people to support them in achieving their full potential. You will become part of a diverse and dedicated team who are supported to use and develop their skills. We recognise and value the key role you will play in delivering our strategic plans for the benefit of those living with dementia.
Our staff have a voice. Representatives from different roles and levels across the organisation lead and positively contribute to our working groups around health and wellbeing, menopause, and equity, diversity and inclusion.
Our supportive and nurturing workplace culture has recently earnt us recognition as the Sunday Times Best Place to Work in the non-profit and charities sector 2025 (big organisation).
Dementia UK is proud to welcome everyone. We aim for a truly inclusive culture with talented, diverse teams that represent a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills. We celebrate differences and individuality and encourage everyone to feel comfortable being themselves at work.
Dementia UK is a Disability Confident employer.
By applying to join Dementia UK, you acknowledge that in the event you are successful for the role, any offer and your ongoing employment will be conditional on you having or obtaining the right to work in the UK.
*Please note that any decision on flexible working is based on business needs
We expect this role to attract high interest and may close it before the advertised closing date. To avoid disappointment, we recommend submitting an application at your earliest opportunity.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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About the ESU
The English-Speaking Union delivers high-quality oracy education programmes and projects across England and Wales. We believe every child should be able to make their voice heard and that oracy – speaking and listening – skills play a key part in this. Our debating, public speaking, and cultural exchange programmes aim to embed sustainable cultures of oracy in schools, and empower young people to engage with the world, to speak more confidently, and to listen to and understand different points of view.
Role Overview
ESU Competition Leads host our ESU competitions, All over the country including the ESU Schools’ Mace Debating Competition, the ESU Public Speaking Competition and the ESU Performing Shakespeare Competition. The ESU Competition Lead is responsible for ensuring the smooth running of events (heats) throughout the competitions, with duties including Zoom hosting and MCing. If required, Competition Leads may sit on the judges’ panel and provide constructive feedback to students and teachers participating. You will also support and provide guidance for our volunteer judges, ensuring they have a positive experience while volunteering with the ESU. NB The ESU is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Therefore, we expect all contractors to share this commitment. All contractor appointments are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, including a satisfactory Enhanced DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) Disclosure.
Responsibilities
For all competitions you will:
- Support and promote the charitable objectives of the ESU, acting as an ambassador for the organisation
- Assist the ESU Competitions Team in ensuring competition heats run smoothly and act as point of contact for schools and volunteers on the day of heats
- MC or compere Zoom and in-person heats, engaging both students and audience whilst following ESU scripts
- Be the technical host for Zoom ESU competition heats, setting up and hosting Zoom meetings, creating break-out rooms and acting as tech support throughout heats
- Provide accurate heat results in a timely manner to the ESU Competitions Team
- Support volunteer judges and ensure they have a positive and rewarding experience
- If required, be part of judging panels at ESU competition heats (which may include acting as chair judge) offering fair, positive, constructive and unbiased feedback based on our judging criteria
- Follow the ESU’s safeguarding policies and provide oversight of safeguarding and equity requirements, in line with ESU policies
- Signpost teachers and volunteers to resources, other ESU programmes and additional support, such as through the ESU website
- Undertake training sessions for continual professional development
Person Specification
Essential criteria:
- Be over 18 years of age and have the right to work in the UK
- Be confident in engaging with and motivating young people of different abilities and backgrounds
- A passion for education, social mobility and/or developing young people's oracy skills
- Fully proficient in the English language with excellent spoken language skills
- A confident and engaging public speaker with experience hosting events or judging
- Technically competent, with experience in using Zoom professionally, ideally as a meeting host
- The ability to engage with and motivate young people of different abilities and backgrounds
- Excellent organisational skills and ability to meet deadlines
- Commitment and ability to deliver a minimum number of ESU events between November - June
- Able to participate in mandatory training days
- Have access to a vehicle or be willing to travel via public transport
- Commitment to safeguarding children, young people, and vulnerable adults
Desirable criteria:
- Experience in debate, public speaking or the performing arts
- Experience of teaching or professionally coaching groups of young people of any age
- Experience in teaching oracy, performance, public speaking and/or debating
- Experience of participating in ESU programmes and/or competitions
- Experience of judging ESU programmes and/or competitions
- Experience of working with UK schools (state or independent)
- Please note: It will be compulsory to attend an in-person paid training day on Tuesday, 6 October.
Application Process:
1. Following application reviews, suitable candidates will be invited to attend an online interview.
2. Following this, you will then be invited to attend either an in-person or online training day. This will be a skill-enriching, interactive session on the ESU, Competitions, judging and day of management.
3. The ESU takes safeguarding very seriously. Following a successful and complete interview process, all applicants will be expected to complete a basic DBS Check and ESU safeguarding training.
4. Once you receive your DBS certificate, you will be fully onboarded as an ESU Competition Lead.
5. You will be sent our competition diary so that you can sign up and start judging, MCing and leading competition heats!
Note
This Job Description is not a contract but is provided for a contractor’s guidance on the way in which the duties of the post are to be carried out. The content of the Job Description may change from time to time and the contractors will be consulted over any substantial changes. Other services, in line with the general scope of this role, may be requested as necessary."
Job Title ESU Freelance Competition Lead Supporting ESU Education Team Commitment Requirement Working hours are ad hoc and based on business needs. Mostly weekday evening work between 16:00-20:30 Salary fee or Rate of pay Online heat fee £70, In-person heat fee £120 plus reasonable travel expenses Location Various locations throughout England and Wales. Regular travel within your area will be required DBS Requirement Contractor will be required to undergo a Enhanced DBS with barring check (cost covered by the ESU)
With a 110-year history, we are proud to be able to say that the WI continues to be the largest and most influential UK women’s organisation, with over 170,000 members. Our campaigns push for change on the issues that matter to women and their communities, from equal pay to climate change, mental health and violence against women. The WI has brought about real change, and this record of action shows that we are as relevant today as we were in 1915.
The National Federation of Women’s Institutes (the NFWI) is responsible for running the organisation and provides support and advice to members at both regional and local levels.
About the Innovation and Project Officer role
Supporting innovation across the organisation, you will help to develop and deliver programmes that grow our membership, reach and influence. You will lead the day-to-day management of pilot projects that test new initiatives and engagement opportunities with new audiences, monitoring and evaluating outcomes to capture insights and valuable learning that helps shape the direction of the organisation. This role will involve developing project plans, timelines and key deliverables to monitor project progress and ensure success. You will carry out qualitative and quantitative research to identify the current and changing needs of women to support organisational decision-making and drive innovation in everything that we do.
Location: Hybrid working, with one day per week at our London, Oxfordshire or Wales office.
About you
You should be experienced in supporting organisational development within membership settings, and skilled in project design and delivery. You will have strong data analysis and interpretation skills, with the ability to communicate your findings to diverse audiences. You should have a methodical approach to project management, and be able to confidently engage and build relationships with stakeholders and different audiences. Familiarity in overseeing budgets would be beneficial, as would some knowledge of the trends affecting the voluntary sector, but above all a passion for supporting initiatives that contribute to organisational growth and change will be key to your success in the role.
How to apply
For further information about this Innovation and Project Officer role, please download the recruitment pack which includes the job description and person specification.
To apply, please submit your current CV with a covering letter clearly explaining why you would be suitable for the role to the HR department.
Closing date: 15 September 2026.
First-round interview (virtual): w/c 21 September 2026.
Second-round interview (in-person): w/c 28 September 2026.
No other media or agencies, please.
The WI is proud to be an equal opportunities employer and values diversity. Reg. Charity No. 803793.
*Community Action Sutton is the host organisation for Healthwatch Sutton. This role is with Healthwatch Sutton*
We have an exciting opportunity for the right candidate to work with us to hear from the diverse communities of Sutton and to use their views to improve the health and wellbeing of local people. The successful applicant will be able to raise our profile and awareness of our work in the Borough.
We are looking for someone who is passionate about enabling local people to have a voice in the health and wellbeing agenda. You will be a strong communicator, with experience of engaging with a range of people to help identify their issues and concerns.
The ability to be able to capture people’s attention using your flare for designing engaging publicity material and publications will be essential as will the skills to manage our social media and website. You will need to have great IT skills to deliver all aspects of communications and engagement activity. Ability to create innovative, interactive online content is desirable.
Our ideal candidate will have excellent organisational and administrative skills to ensure the smooth delivery of our events, meetings and other activities.
Demonstrating your ability to deliver successful projects is a key part of the role. Problem-solving and influencing others are important skills needed to ensure our projects deliver results.
You will also need to be friendly and approachable to build relationships with our Board, volunteers and members of the public. We would like a person with an enthusiasm for improving people’s lives.
Unfortunately, we cannot accept CVs for this position.
To apply, please click 'Redirect to recruiter'and complete the application form. Please return by midnight Sunday 20th September 2026.
Interviews are expected to be held on Tuesday 6th and Wednesday 7th November.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Our people are the heart of Woodrow. As the Duty Manager, you are part of a professional, enthusiastic, and passionate team that believes in the potential of every young person who comes through the door. The Duty Manager works alongside another Duty Manager, both of whom report into the Leisure Operations Manager. This role supervises a team of Leisure Assistants/ Lifeguards; and works closely with the customer teams across the site, swimming teachers, and lifeguards to maintain ongoing service delivery expectations.
The Duty Manager is responsible for supporting the smooth running of the swimming pool and delivering a high quality and safe experience for users of Leisure Centre facilities. We expect you to come with experience of having worked in a customer facing role, where you will be able to hit the ground running. Part of your role will support the management and maintenance of the pool plant. We are looking for someone enthusiastic, motivated, and customer focused. You must demonstrate a strong commitment towards ensuring excellence in customer service and enhancing customer experience. You must be ready to communicate with a diverse range of clients, including the public, children and young people, youth group leaders and teachers.
What you will be doing
Leisure Centre Operations
- Provide outstanding customer service experiences via a welcoming frontline duty management service, dealing with account enquiries and supporting bookings.
- You will work an early or late shift, on a rotational basis, to ensure lifeguard and duty manager cover is available while the Leisure Centre is open, Monday – Sunday.
- Support the organisation of lifeguard training, including NPLQ renewals, competency assessments, quarterly lifeguard observations; maintaining training records as required.
- Supervise the leisure retail shop, including sales, inventory control and daily reconciliation.
- Cover lifeguard shifts where there are gaps to ensure ongoing operations.
- Support the Operations & Duty Manager to ensure the rota is proactively staffed each week.
- Ensure accurate and timely recording of staff attendance and absence data each shift.
- Support new leisure staff inductions and training requirements.
- Ensure your training and competence is achieved and maintained, taking responsibility for your ongoing professional development.
Centre Health & Safety
- Support management in maintaining the safety of the leisure facilities, ensuring working best practices and compliance with legislation, and completion of KPIs by the leisure team.
- Support the day-to-day management of the pool plant operation, ensuring regular maintenance tasks and KPI checks are undertaken according to schedule.
- Ensure the reporting of accidents, incidents and near misses are done in a timely manner.
- Ensure reporting of any hazards, damage, or maintenance issues to the Facilities team.
Corporate Responsibilities
- Actively promote London Youth’s policy and procedures to value and respect diversity and inclusion in all aspects of your duties and working relationships.
- Manage resources to the highest standards and act as a custodian of best practice.
- You will be expected to play a proactive part in the implementation of the work and policy of London Youth as a whole, supporting the vision, mission and aims of the charity.
Undertake any other duties as may be reasonably requested by Woodrow Management that ensure the ongoing operational success of the centre and delivery of excellent customer experiences.
Reflect our inclusive culture in your day-to-day work and support a positive health & safety and safeguarding culture in your interactions with colleagues.
Follow our organisation’s anti-racism principles and practices as you actively promote and respect diversity and inclusion in all aspects of your work and working relationships.
What you bring to the role
Experience, Knowledge & Skills
- Experience working in leisure in a supervisory or management capacity as a Duty Manager, Senior Lifeguard Assistant, or similar.
- Experience working in a customer facing environment, providing the highest levels of customer service, managing communications, resolving conflict.
- Experience of working with a range of customers, including young people and adults, with different backgrounds and varying needs.
- Working knowledge of health and safety best practice and legislation in leisure facilities.
- Experience supervising and/or line managing people, including training and induction.
- Experience carrying out lifeguard observations.
- Computer literate and competent using Microsoft Office applications.
We would love to know if you have:
- Experience in the use of CoursePro, or similar leisure bookings management system.
- Experience in the use of Deputy, or similar employee scheduling, timesheet software system.
- Experience managing external suppliers to support delivery of essentials services.
- Experience operating a pool plant room, and associated KPI management.
Qualifications
- Current RLSS NPLQ (National Pool Lifeguard Qualification) – Essential
- Pool Plant Operator Certificate – Highly Advantageous
Please let us know if you have:
- Swimming Teacher Qualification (Swim England or STA)
- First Aid at Work certificate
- NVQ in Leisure or Operations Management, or similar
- RLSS NPLQ Trainer
Attributes & Behaviours
- Customer-centric mindset with exceptional customer service skills.
- Able to quickly establish rapport and build effective relationships across a range of personas.
- Composed demeanour, able to keep calm under pressure and solve problems when they arise.
- Articulate communicator with a confident telephone manner and excellent written skills.
- Collaborative team player with a willingness to work effectively with others.
- Self-motivated with a positive attitude, growth mindset and keen willingness to develop.
- Able to work independently, demonstrating proactivity and initiative.
- Impeccable work ethic and a flexible approach to work.
- Good organizational skills, able to effectively prioritise workload.
- Analytical thinker with meticulous attention to detail.
- Absolute discretion and ability to maintain confidentiality.
- Passionate about leisure and sport opportunities to support health and wellbeing outcomes.
- Passionate and demonstrably committed to improving the lives of children and young people.
- Absolute commitment to London Youth’s principles of equality, diversity and inclusion.
Demonstrate living our values of being:
- Ambitious
- Collaborative
- Inclusive
- Accountable
Why work at Woodrow High House
- 39 days of annual leave (31 days + 8 bank holidays).
- Health Care Cash Plan to help cover your healthcare essentials.
- Free access for you and your family to the Employee Assistance Programme.
- Free onsite parking.
- Branded quality uniform provided.
- Free access to the 'Headspace' wellbeing app.
- Free access to the Charity Mentoring Network, as a mentee or mentor.
- Free tea and coffee available in the 'Tea & Coffee Bar'.
- Free meals provided whilst on duty when the kitchen is serving young people in residence.
- Magnificent location on an historic estate surrounded by nature.
- You'll be working with a fantastic team of passionate colleagues across London Youth.
- An outstanding culture and ethos where staff and visitors enjoy, challenge, and achieve.
- Occasional supply of sweet - sometimes savoury - always yummy - treats are guaranteed.
- You will be making a difference to the lives of young people!
The Switch Charity is looking for a dynamic, organised person with experience and a passion for supporting young people. Our Project Coordinator role is key to the success of our mission, helping prepare for, deliver, and evaluate our employability activities that help raise young people’s career aspirations.
You will be pivotal in the successful preparation, delivery and evaluation of our career development activities and programmes. You will coordinate projects with our schools and sixth form colleges, communicating with a range of stakeholders including school staff, students and business volunteers. You will help ensure the smooth running of our programme delivery work and demonstrate the positive impact our charity has on thousands of young people in Tower Hamlets every year.
You will see our young people grow before your eyes and be contributing to their better future.
MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB
1. To support the successful delivery of projects, activities and events, through the successful management of event logistics, communications, and resource preparation. Projects, activities and events include: Primary School Financial Literacy workshops, Core Programmes for Key Stages 3 to 5, Industry Insight Days, Bespoke Workplace visits, Mentoring and Future Skills.
2. Liaise with volunteers, external facilitators, school administrative and teaching staff on school projects as needed, in the pre- and post-event stage.
3. Attend in-person events in the borough (in both schools and workplaces) to assist with delivery, volunteer management and event logistics.
4. Compile data and reports on business and volunteer activity as directed by the Senior Project Manager on the Secondary Team. Work with the wider team to produce annual impact reports and volunteer data reports on specific projects, highlighting key achievements and areas for improvement.
5. The post has specific responsibility for the areas outlined in this document. These areas may change as the nature of projects or funding changes over time.
Please refer to the full Job Description for a detailed description of the job.
What is it like to work for us?
As a small charity we are able to provide a great work-life balance with early finishes on Fridays, Christmas shut down, training opportunities, a friendly office near Spitalfields, and a cash-back health plan.
This role is predominantly office based. You would work in the office or at an event location in East London usually 4 days per week. You would usually be able to WFH one day per week, typically Fridays.
To support our colleagues we ensure that we always pay the London Living Wage, and we also offer a £500 travel bursary with this role on top of the salary, to support high London working costs.
Please read the attached JD to understand the main tasks of this role and the skills needed to be successful.
Candidates must provide their CV and a Covering Letter of maximum 2 sides of A4, detailing how they fit the Qualifications, Experience, Competencies and Skills detailed in the JD.
We operate a stringent Safer Recruitment policy. Any successful applicant will need to provide two current references and undergo an Enhanced DBS check.
We encourage applicants who live or have lived in Tower Hamlets and understand the community we serve. If you're from Tower Hamlets and interested in the role but feel you don't meet all the requirements, please reach out to discuss how we can support you.
By providing our local young people with essential skills and experiences of the working world, we ensure that they can reach their best future.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Events and Community Fundraising Assistant
Job description and person specification
Imagine being told that you, or someone you love, is losing their sight. In that moment, two profound questions demand urgent answers:
· Can this be stopped?
· How will I live my life?
Currently, research into preventing and treating sight loss is chronically underfunded, receiving a mere 1.2% of publicly funded health research grants: people who are blind or vision impaired are three times more likely to experience loneliness and isolation than the general population.
We find and fund the brilliant minds and bright ideas that put change in sight. Our researchers are at the forefront, making breakthroughs and discoveries that will prevent, treat and cure eye disease. The partnerships we build and initiatives we support are changing life for blind and vision impaired people.
We are Fight for Sight: we won’t stop until we: Save Sight. Change Lives.
We have a clear ambition and have the support of well-respected and highly engaged ambassadors.
We are now looking for experienced, committed, and creative individuals to join our dynamic team to help realise a new five-year growth strategy. If you want to be part of something impactful, we’d love to hear from you.
The Events and Community Fundraising Assistant will work within the Events and Community team, that sits within the wider Fundraising department.
We are looking for someone with strong time management, multi-tasking skills and importantly, a curious mind that would like to develop their skills in relationship and events and community fundraising.
Responsible to: Events and Community Fundraising Manager
Direct reports: None
Working hours and contract: This is a permanent full-time role (35 hours per week). We will consider part-time and flexible arrangements.
Salary: £25,711 - £26,500 (depending on experience)
Location: Central London with some remote working. A minimum of two days required in the office (50 Leman Street, London, E1 8HQ) and external meetings and events as required.
How to Apply:
Please submit your CV and a cover letter, with the subject header: Events and Community Fundraising Assistant application to our recruitment inbox.
Your cover letter should include a supporting statement (max two pages) comprising why you think you are an ideal candidate for the role, what applicable experience you’ll bring and why you want to work for Fight for Sight.
Closing date for applications: 9am, Monday 28 September 2026
Early applications are encouraged. We will be shortlisting and interviewing on a rolling basis; therefore, we will close the vacancy as soon as we have found the right candidate.
The interview process is as follows:
· 1st interview: Online with recruiting manager and fundraising colleague
· 2nd interview and an informal meeting with colleagues: Face to face in London E1 8HQ with line manager and other members of the fundraising team
Role Responsibilities
· Steward and support fundraisers participating in challenge events and community activities, delivering excellent supporter care and ensuring a positive fundraising experience.
· Manage relationships with community fundraisers, including schools, local groups, Rotary Clubs, organisations and individuals, providing guidance and encouragement to maximise fundraising success.
· Coordinate and deliver community fundraising collections and awareness activities, including supermarket token schemes, train or tube station collections, and other one-day fundraising events.
· Organise volunteer coordination, cheerpoints and event-day logistics for flagship third-party events such as the London Marathon.
· Liaise with third-party event providers, ensuring timely participant registration on supplier consoles and accurate administration.
· Research, identify and engage schools, community organisations and local groups to generate new fundraising opportunities, building relationships through proactive outreach and stewardship.
· Manage the Events Inbox, responding to enquiries promptly and coordinating communications with supporters and event partners.
· Prepare and distribute fundraising materials to community groups and event participants in an efficient and timely manner.
· Work with suppliers to order new fundraising materials. Be responsible for managing and replenishing fundraising merchandise and stock.
· Source prizes and Gifts In Kind for community and challenge events.
· Represent the charity at fundraising events and activities as required.
Other
· Use a CRM database to effectively administer and manage event and community enquiries, activities and supporter communications.
· Answer inbound calls as part of the Head Office call team, and respond to or triage enquiries to be resolved in a timely manner.
· Work collaboratively across the charity to promote cross-selling and encourage supporters to get involved in other campaigns and initiatives.
· Become fully conversant with the aims and objectives of the organisation
· Keep up to date with developments and best practice within the fundraising sector, particularly in events and community fundraising.
· To work at all times in compliance with the Fundraising Regulator’s Code of Practice and data protection legislation.
Person specification
Desirable skills, knowledge & experience
· Minimum of one year work experience in a fast-paced administrative, customer service, fundraising or prospect research role.
· Strong use of Excel, Power Point and Word.
· Effective time-management with the ability to manage multiple workstreams and deadlines.
Personal qualities
· An understanding of and commitment to the sight loss community.
· Strong communication skills and presentation style.
· Flexibility and a practical, can-do attitude.
· Highly motivated and able to juggle a varied workload.
· Personable, with excellent listening skills.
· Excellent accuracy and attention to detail.
· Growth mindset
· Flexible and willing to work occasional evenings and weekends to support events.
Flexibility
The role description is a general outline of duties and responsibilities and may be amended as we grow. The post holder may be required to undertake other duties as may be reasonably required from time to time.
Important note: All applications must have the Right to Work in the UK.
Unfortunately, we do not have a sponsoring licence for non-UK employees which means that if you do not have a current, valid UK working permit, please do not apply, as we will not be able to consider your application.
Employee benefits
We value our staff and volunteers and want to make sure that they are supported in their work. Other benefits we also offer are:
· A great team and a supportive culture
· Employer pension contributions matching up to 10%, and death in service cover
· Generous parental leave
· Flexible/hybrid working options
· Apprenticeships scheme, study leave and financial support for training & development
· Cycle to work scheme, eye test vouchers, and a staff loan scheme, access to an Employee Assistance Program
· An active Social Committee and staff events
Accessibility
We believe in fostering an inclusive environment where all individuals, regardless of their abilities or circumstances, feel supported and valued. If you have any accessibility requirements or specific needs that you would like us to accommodate during the application process, please let us know. If you are unfamiliar with MS Teams and would like to familiarise yourself with the platform before the interview, we are more than happy to arrange a tech run- through to ensure your comfort and confidence.
Equal opportunities, diversity & inclusion
Don’t meet every single requirement? At Fight for Sight we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workforce, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every item in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles that we have.
We have an inclusive and accessible recruitment process, including any adjustments required to support people from diverse community groups.
Other information
We draw your attention to some important policies that govern the research that our charity funds. You can find these here.
Save Sight. Change Lives. At Fight for Sight, we fund world-class research that helps us better understand, diagnose, prevent and treat vision loss.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Recovery Worker
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Job Title: Recovery Worker
Location: Bedfordshire. Unfortunately this service does not have step free access.
Salary: £26,200
Shift Pattern: 37.5 hours per week Monday to Sunday 08.00 - 16.00 or 14.00 - 22.00. You may be required to work outside these hours as per service and resident requirements, including bank holidays as required on the rota.
About the Role
We are seeking a dedicated, patient, and compassionate Recovery Worker to join our team in Bedford. The service provides an 11-bed short stay, trauma informed alternative to hospital admission and facilities, part of a wider integrated initiative for urgent and emergency care. You will support our residents who are at risk of admission but can be supported outside of mental health hospital settings, by providing tailored support to them to help them overcome their personal barriers, and achieve their goals, to live more fulfilled lives and independent living.
With a focus on achieving outcomes in line with contractual requirements, while ensuring quality and consistency within a trauma informed, psychologically informed environment. You will deliver flexible, tailored, person centred support to help residents improve their quality of life, overcome challenges, and achieve personal goals. Using your communication skills, you will build trusting professional relationships, support residents to reintegrate into the community, and play a vital role in helping them rebuild their lives through personalised support plans, activities, and partnership working.
Join us on our mission to empower independence through trauma-informed solutions and dynamic partnerships that keep people out of prison, out of hospital, and off the streets.
Some Key Responsibilities Include:
- Create tailored support plans through one to one sessions, group sessions, and multi agency meetings
- Ensure the safety and wellbeing of residents at all times
- Focusing on empowering our residents to take control over their lives and meet their personal goals
- Planning activities to engage residents with other people, communities, and opportunities
- Be a valued and reliable member of the team, completing handovers for night colleagues for a seamless service
- Follow safeguarding procedures and report any concerns when needed.
- Support residents with taking their medication and keep accurate records. Build good working relationships with colleagues and outside agencies.
About You
We're looking for a compassionate, motivated, and proactive individual with a commitment to delivering high quality, person centred mental health support. You will be knowledgeable of mental health and have an understanding and experience in how to support those who struggle. You thrive in fast paced environments and adapt well to changing situations, maintaining a non judgmental and trauma informed approach. Your ability to build meaningful, effective relationships with people from diverse backgrounds, while respecting and promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion, sets you apart.
- Experience working with people with multiple and complex needs, ideally in mental health and residential setting
- Ability to engage with people from different backgrounds, build rapport, and empower them to achieve their personal goals
- Ability to show empathy and compassion to our residents, and different challenges they face
- IT Proficiency, ability to learn new software programs, basic Microsoft experience
- Ability and willingness to show flexibility of working patterns, responding to the needs of the service and residents
- Cultural awareness, Self awareness, and ability to identify personal growth areas and take feedback
- Ability to promote the service and provide outreach based provision, with an ability to liaise and work effectively in partnership with stakeholders
- Alignment with our values of Ambition, Empowerment, Inclusivity, and Transparency
Please refer to the JDPS attached for more details on the vacancy and our requirements/key criteria.
What we Offer
- 25 days (Full time equivalent) annual leave, increasing with the length of service
- Employer Pension Contribution
- Eligibility to register with Blue Light Discount Card
- Access to discounted tickets for music events, shows, sports and more
- Reflective Practice regular sessions with a therapist provided by an external provider to support Mental Health and Wellbeing at work
- Training and Development, including access to courses, upskilling, and progression plans
- Employee Assistance Programme, including counselling
- Life Assurance Scheme
- Cycle-to-work scheme
- Annual Staff Awards
- EDI Ambassador programme
About Social Interest Group (SIG)
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, probation settings, and hospitals. We do so across London, Brighton, Bedfordshire, Luton, Kent and Liverpool. Our goal is to transform lives through empowering change.
We believe good care and support improves lives with the vision to create healthier, safer, and more inclusive communities. Join us on our mission to empower independence through trauma-informed solutions and dynamic partnerships that keep people out of prison, out of hospital, and off the streets.
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.
Please note that as part of our process, we complete an enhanced DBS check, some roles may require further vetting. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds. If you have any questions regarding this, please contact us on the details below.
Unfortunately, we are unable to provide sponsorship, please ensure you have full right to work in the UK prior to applying to our positions.
Empowering independence through trauma-informed solutions and dynamic partnerships that keep people out of prison, out of hospital and off the streets
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Join our Housing First team and make a lasting difference to people experiencing homelessness and multiple, complex needs. As a Housing First Worker, you will provide personalised, trauma-informed support to individuals in their own homes, helping them build independence and sustain long-term tenancies. You will develop person-centred support and safety plans, manage risk, work closely with partner agencies and build strong support networks around each resident. Using a compassionate, strengths-based approach, you will empower people to achieve their goals, connect with their communities and create lasting positive change.
Main Purpose Of Job:
The Housing First Worker is part of a small dynamic team delivering a personalised, trauma informed support service to people with complex needs facing multiple exclusions in line with Housing First principles to create long term sustainable tenancies by increasing independence and maximising connectivity with the local community.
Please use the link below to learn more about the principles of Housing First:
The Principles of Housing First | Homeless Link
Main Areas Of Responsibility:
- Deliver wrap-around intensive, trauma informed support to people with multiple and complex issues within their own independent tenancies.
- Maintain accurate up to date records of progress against individual support plans, safety plans and outcome information.
- Liaise with other agencies to facilitate access to support.
- Regularly review the person-centred support plan to update, record and monitor progress of caseload.
- Build and maintain networks with staff from other stakeholders building support around eacjh of our housing first residents.
- Adhere to good practice safeguarding procedures with a positive risk-taking approach to ensure the wellbeing of vulnerable people.
- Perform robust assessments of referrals for the service to ensure the service is provided to those that meet the eligibility criteria.
- Promote, and encourage peer involvement within the service.
- Complete dynamic risk assessments and maintain own safety by following lone working procedures.
- Comply with Homeless Oxfordshire’s policies and procedures.
- Contribute to a positive working environment in which equality and diversity are valued and staff are enabled to do their best.
- Contribute to the work of the broader team.
Safeguarding Statement:
Homeless Oxfordshire is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all adults, children and young people who are at risk of harm and that come into contact with our services. We believe that all adults, children and young people have an equal right to protection from abuse, regardless of their age, race, religion, ability, gender, language, background or sexual identity and consider the wellbeing of the vulnerable adult, child or young person is paramount. As a result, we have a robust safeguarding policy to ensure everyone is treated fairly and a whistleblowing policy to enable people raise any concerns confidentially. We expect everyone (staff, trustees, associates, volunteers and anyone working on behalf of the Company) to share this commitment and read, understand and adhere to this policy and related procedures.
Equal Opportunities:
We employ people on the basis of their abilities. We strive to attract and develop talent that is representative of our residents and all sections of the society, and do not discriminate based on of age, faith, disability, race, gender, sexuality and socio-economic, regional or cultural background. If you are shortlisted and need us to make any adjustments to help you attend for interview, please let us know.
About Us:
We are an open door for people experiencing homelessness whose lives have been shaped by trauma and disadvantage; providing safety, stability and support when it is needed most. We deliver this support across Oxfordshire by providing a range of accommodation with access to high quality support, offering a safe and welcoming space for people to take control of their own lives. We are an accredited Oxford Living Wage employer, and benefits to the role include: annual leave starting at 26 days (excluding bank holidays), flexible working, enhanced benefits with qualifying service, retail discounts with our Homeless Oxfordshire Benefits Hub, and life assurance up to four times your salary and a £250 bonus if you successfully refer a someone as a new colleague through our Employee Referral Scheme as a thanks from us!
What’s Next: Have a look at the job description to find out more about the role and apply on our website. Please be aware that this role is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure check and will be undertaken for the successful candidate .
We reserve the right to close this advert early if we identify a suitable candidate before the advertised closing date.
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Every grant you win becomes someone's first conversation in English, their first step into a job interview, their first time speaking up at a housing tribunal.
English for Action (EFA) is looking for a Partnerships Manager to grow the funding that powers our free, participatory ESOL classes for around 400 migrants across London. Our classes don't just teach English, they build the confidence and collective power people need to organise around housing and employment rights.
About the role
Working closely with our Fundraising Lead, you'll take real ownership of relationships with trusts, foundations and corporate funders, while helping shape how we diversify our income going forward. This is a role with genuine scope to bring your own ideas and see them through, not just execute someone else's plan.
You will:
- Write compelling grant applications, funding proposals and reports that win and retain funding
- Research and build a realistic pipeline of trusts, liveries and corporate foundations
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with existing donors and prospects
- Contribute to EFA's fundraising strategy, including newer income streams such as statutory, corporate, individual giving, membership and events
- Liaise with our Executive Team, Hub Leads and Project Managers so funding proposals stay grounded in what's actually happening in our classrooms and communities
- Maintain accurate donor and grant records on Donorfy, and support monitoring and evaluation of project outcomes
About you
You don't need a degree, and you're not expected to tick every box, nobody does. We're looking for someone with a track record of successful grant writing, strong research and relationship-building skills, and the organisation to manage multiple funding deadlines at once. Knowledge of the UK charity sector and UK trusts and foundations is essential; experience with public sector or EU education funding is a bonus.
If you have lived experience of migration and/or learning English as an additional language, we'd love to hear from you and how you'd like to draw on it in this role.
About EFA
English for Action provides free, participatory, empowering ESOL classes for migrants in London, spaces where students build community and organise collectively around issues like employment and housing rights. We're a national centre of good practice for a radical, participatory approach to ESOL, and we share this approach through training, research and partnerships. We're a team of 11 staff, a wider team of volunteers, and 7 trustees, run through shared leadership rather than a CEO, decisions are made collaboratively, and we aim for our structure to reflect that.
What we offer
- 22.5 hours (3 days) a week, mostly remote, with just monthly in-person meetings in London
- 28 days' annual leave (pro rata) after probation, plus bank holidays, plus a full week's paid closure over Christmas
- 6% matched pension contribution
- Enhanced sick pay, and enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental leave
- Wellbeing allowance and full entitlement to leave for sickness, including mental ill-health
- A genuinely flat, non-hierarchical culture with collaborative decision-making on strategy and practice
- Tech and cycle scheme, and actively encouraged continuous personal development
Equal opportunities
EFA particularly encourages applications from people of colour, who are currently underrepresented at EFA and across the charity sector, and from people who have experienced moving to the UK or have English as an additional language. Where two or more candidates are of equal merit, priority may be given to a candidate from a less well-represented group. Please let us know about any access or other requirements we can accommodate.
Closing date: 11.59pm, Wednesday 30th September 2026
Skills test: w/c 5th October 2026 (writing and budgeting)
Interviews: Friday 9th / 16th October 2026
Questions before applying? Email Gina Rodriguez (HR Lead)
Learning language, making change - supporting migrant communities to learn English and take action for equality and social justice.
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Join the Lake District Calvert Trust and turn great relationships and inspiring events into life-changing impact. Lead and grow income from corporate partnerships and events, creating engaging fundraising opportunities that help more disabled people experience the confidence, independence and achievement that adventure can bring. If you’re a natural relationship-builder, creative fundraiser and collaborative team player who thrives on achieving ambitious income targets, we’d love to hear from you.
The postholder will build strong relationships with a range of external stakeholders, businesses and individual supporters, delivering engaging fundraising opportunities that generate sustainable income and raise awareness of the charity's work.
This is an exciting opportunity to help shape the future of fundraising at one of the UK's leading accessible outdoor adventure charities. Every partnership you develop, every event you deliver and every supporter you inspire will help more disabled people discover confidence, independence and achievement through adventure.
Joining the Lake District Calvert Trust means becoming part of a passionate, supportive team committed to creating life-changing experiences and ensuring that adventure is accessible to everyone.
We are looking for a creative and enthusiastic Digital Engagement Executive to support our team on a 12 month fixed term basis in the delivery of brilliant email campaigns, communications and journeys to help pets and their people.
As one of Woodgreen Pet Charity's email marketing experts, you’ll champion best practice whilst working on a wide range of email communications designed to acquire, retain and develop new and existing audiences to drive income and engagement.
You will;
- Play a key role in the Digital Engagement team’s ambition to develop, nurture and optimise digital relationships with audiences to support engagement and income generation.
- Support in the planning, development and delivery of a range of email communications to acquire, retain and develop new and existing audiences.
- Support key stakeholders across Woodgreen to build their digital engagement knowledge by championing email best practice.
- Support public facing teams across Woodgreen with the delivery of an efficient, high-quality digital service.
- Apply your creativity in the planning and delivery of email campaigns, journey and web content.
- Combine analytical skills with a keen understanding of how to create engaging digital content and email campaigns.
As well as being passionate about email and harnessing its power to nurture, develop and deepen relationships you will need:
- Experience of supporting the implementation of digital fundraising or other income-generating campaigns, achieving desired targets and reporting on impact.
- Demonstrable experience of developing and delivering key messages to a variety of audiences through email and digital content.
- Significant experience of working with email marketing tools and services to deliver broadcast and automated email campaigns and journeys in line with briefs and targets.
- Proven ability to deliver on briefs to write and edit highly engaging email and web copy.
- Strong analytical skills and experience of using data to inform decision making.
- Experience of managing workload across multiple projects whilst working with a range of internal stakeholders.
- Strong working knowledge of ESP tools (DotDigital desirable) and CMS systems (Wordpress desirable).
- Working knowledge of Dynamics or similar CRM databases.
This is a full time, hybrid, 12 month fixed term role, working 37.5 hours per week. Our Head Office is based in Godmanchester, Cambridgeshire and our successful candidate will be expected, on average, to work from our site once or twice a month depending on business need. The starting salary for this position is £29,739 - £33,043 per annum, depending on experience. This is complemented by;
- 36 days (pro rata) annual leave per year (inclusive of bank holidays)
- Up to 8% employer pension contributions
- Support towards healthcare costs (cashplan)
- Employee wellbeing package to include free access to Headspace
- Life assurance (4x salary)
- Enhanced parental leave (subject to qualifying period)
- Benefits hub – exclusive discounts on popular brands
- 25% discount in our charity shops
Please note that you will need to have existing Right to Work in the UK to apply for this opportunity as we are unable to provide visa sponsorship.
Woodgreen is committed to making our recruitment processes accessible to all and, as part of this, we are flexible in the ways we give and receive information. If you would like to apply using a different format, please contact the Recruitment Team and we will do our best to put any reasonable adjustments in place.
Early application is encouraged as this position may close sooner than the stated deadline if a suitable candidate is found. Interviews may commence prior to the closing date.
Woodgreen is committed to safeguarding children and adults at risk and protecting anyone that comes into contact with us from harm. We expect all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.
Our vision is for every pet to have a home where they are loved, well cared for and enjoy positive relationships with their owners.



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We are looking for a compassionate and motivated Assertive Outreach Worker to join our Liaison and Diversion Service. Working alongside criminal justice, health and community partners, you will support vulnerable people with mental health needs, learning disabilities, substance misuse issues and other complex challenges to access the services they need. Through person-centred outreach and practical support, you will help individuals improve their wellbeing, reduce barriers to engagement and achieve positive outcomes at a crucial point in their lives.
Catalyst Support, in partnership with Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, provides the Liaison and Diversion Service across Surrey. The service aims to identify and support vulnerable people of all ages at the earliest opportunity when they come into contact with the criminal justice system. This includes individuals experiencing mental health difficulties, learning disabilities, substance misuse issues and other vulnerabilities.
As an Assertive Outreach Worker, you will provide person-centred, community-based support to individuals following assessment by the Liaison and Diversion team. You will work closely with health, social care and criminal justice partners to help people access appropriate services, improve their health and wellbeing, and address the challenges that may place them at risk of further involvement in the criminal justice system.
The role involves engaging individuals within their local communities, supporting them to achieve their goals, reducing barriers to accessing support, and promoting positive outcomes. Through collaborative working and practical interventions, you will contribute to improved decision-making within criminal justice partnerships while helping vulnerable individuals access the support they need to move forward positively
Location: Farnham Road Hospital, Guildford
Salary: £29,220
Hours: 35 hours per week
Contract type: Permanent
Key responsibilities:
- To work with Liaison and Diversion colleagues in locality criminal justice settings to engage with individuals following assessment
- To actively engage with clients in their local community to support the client achieve their goals following assessment
- To conduct continuous risk assessments and develop and update risk management plans with partners
- To adhere to all the policies and practices of the Liaison and Diversion service
- To provide advice, information and appropriate harm reduction advice based on an individual’s needs
- To support the client to engage with key local services to improve their health and wellbeing e.g. primary care, housing, benefits etc.
- To jointly work with the client’s other support workers to ensure client meets any criminal justice requirements
- To transport clients to appointments as required and support clients at assessments and ongoing appointments, where appropriate and if needed
- To develop joint working arrangements with key local services, attend joint assessments if required and attend partnerships meetings
- To support individuals to find employment, undertake training, access support services, and cultivate positive social networks
- To keep up-to-date records, data and outcomes in line with the service contract
About Catalyst Support
Through Community, Specialist and Outreach services, we support recovery, mental health, and wellbeing—together, every step of the way.
About you
- You have experience supporting adults with complex needs, including mental health, substance misuse, learning disabilities, homelessness or housing challenges.
- You are passionate about helping vulnerable people achieve positive outcomes and improve their wellbeing.
- You can build trusting relationships and engage people in their communities using a person-centred approach.
- You have experience of risk assessment, risk management and safeguarding.
- You understand harm reduction approaches and can provide practical, tailored support.
- You work effectively with a range of services and professionals, including health, housing, employment and criminal justice partners.
- You are confident working independently while also contributing to a multidisciplinary team.
- You have strong communication skills and can maintain accurate, confidential records.
- You are organised, resilient and able to manage a varied workload.
- You are able to work flexibly and travel across Surrey as required.
- You share our values of kindness, integrity and commitment to supporting wellness.
- You are committed to ongoing learning and professional development.
- Ideally, you hold a qualification in counselling, psychology, social work, probation, mental health, learning disabilities, or Health and Social Care.
Benefits
- 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays (increasing with service)
- Pension scheme and access to Simply Health (including optical, dental, counselling sessions)
- Birthday leave, employee discounts, and flexible working where possible
- Supportive probation, sick pay after probation, and wellbeing/EAP resources
Safeguarding & Checks
This role is subject to a basic DBS check.
A past history of drug/alcohol issues or criminality will not necessarily exclude you from this role; we encourage applications from people with lived experience where appropriate.
All applicants must have a valid right to work in the UK
Catalyst Support is an equal opportunities employer. We celebrate difference and are committed to fairness, accessibility, and inclusion throughout recruitment and employment.
We welcome requests for reasonable adjustments at any stage of the process.
Please note that we may close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
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We have a fantastic development opportunity to join our Children’s Homes in West London. We are looking for candidates with the aspiration to develop their careers with us and become Registered Managers through our Leadership Passport and Management Training offer.
Starting full time salary of £35,796 as Deputy Manager, and up to £51,000 as Registered Manager.
We are proud that 80% of our Registered Managers are internal promotions. Take your career to next level with our comprehensive in-house training and funded Level 5 qualifications.
About Us
Our vision is for every child and young person to be safe, loved and happy, to achieve their potential and have a bright future.
St Christopher's is a leading charity for children and young people. We are proud of our history of providing fostering, children's homes and innovative leaving care services across the UK & Isle of Man. We have a passionate commitment to our young people, placing them at the centre of everything we do. We provide positive life experiences for young people who are unable to sustain a placement in their parental or foster home.
We are an equal-opportunity employer keen to develop an inclusive workforce where people feel they belong. We hope to attract applications from under- represented groups, including people from different cultures, nationalities, socioeconomic backgrounds, ages, disabilities, religions, faith, sex, orientation, childcare responsibilities, and gender-diverse identities.
St Christopher’s Academy
When you join St Christopher’s, we will set you up in your career with a tailored development plan. Whether you want to move across to a different service, become a Manager or just explore further your current role, we will support you to map out your career trajectory and help you achieve your professional ambitions. If you want to learn more about St Christopher’s Academy, please visit our website.
Visit our website to check out our staff stories to see how you can develop your career with us
The successful candidate will have:
- Two years’ recent experience of working with children/young people who are at risk in a residential or community based setting.
- Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Residential Childcare or equivalent; and a commitment to complete Level 5 diploma in Leadership and Management in residential care within 2 years of starting.
- Ability to develop appropriate one-to-one relationships with young people and employ mentoring skills that empower young people to achieve their goals.
- Numeracy skills to manage budgets efficiently and contribute to the budgetary process.
- An understanding of the regulatory framework relevant to the provision of residential services for children and young people.
- Awareness of issues facing young people such as bullying, gangs and exploitation and how these impact on behaviour.
- Ability to work shifts including weekends and bank holidays and undertake sleep-ins.
- Ability and willingness to be part of an on call rota overseeing multiple Homes.
About the Role
As Deputy Manager, you will lead and support a professional team of staff committed to transforming young lives and creating positive outcomes. You will be supported by a Registered Manager, Team Leaders, and the team of residential staff.
Key aspect of the role:
- To assist the manager in safeguarding and ensuring every child and young person receives high quality care as measured by Ofsted in the social care common inspection framework.
- To assist the manager in the management of the home, including the staff, external relationships, the budget, the resources and fabric of the building.
In return we offer:
- Starting salary of £35,796 per annum for full time contract.
- Real opportunities to develop your career and become a Registered Manager.
- A friendly working environment, a fun, open and honest culture.
- 25 days holiday rising to 27 days after 3 years’ service, plus Bank Holidays, pro-rata.
- Industry leading training programme including access to level 3 qualifications, children’s right and participation, CSE, empowerment, mental health and social pedagogy.
- Contributory pension scheme, enhanced maternity and company sick scheme.
- UK Life Assurance (Death in service) to the value of 3 times your annual salary.
- BUPA employee assistance programme, offering counselling, financial advice and legal support.
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Bluelight card; discount shopping scheme at hundreds of retailers across the UK.
- Discretionary funded training programs.
- Employee awards based on performance and length of service.
- Fantastic opportunities to develop your career within our range of services.
Recruitment Process
At St Christopher’s we are committed to the safeguarding of all children and young people in our care. During the recruitment process you will be expected to complete an online application form to ensure we capture essential information to meet legislation, best practice and vetting requirements.
Applicants will ideally already be on the DBS Update Service; if this is not the case St Christopher's will carry out a DBS (police) check prior to starting.
Your online application must include a supporting statement addressing the criteria stated in the Person Specification. For the full Job Description and Person Specification please visit our website. CV’s will not be accepted.
For more information or assistance during the application process, please contact us via our website.
This post has a minimum age restriction of 21 year for roles working directly with children and young people in our residential and supported accommodation Homes in line with the Equality Act ‘occupational requirement’.
It is illegal to apply for any role that involves working with children and young people under the age of 18, if you know you are barred from working with children.
All shortlisted candidates invited to interview will be asked to submit a Self-Declaration and Disclosure form which will need to be returned prior to an interview being booked.
We are a leading charity for children and young people, providing fostering, children's homes and leaving care services across the UK and Isle of Man



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Job Description: Finance Officer
Post Title: Finance Officer
Contract type: Fixed term 12 months (with 1 month probation) starting immediately. There is the possibility of an extension beyond this period.
Hours: 28 hours a week
Working pattern: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday (9am – 4pm). To be done from office, Wednesdays work from Home.
Managed by: Chief Executive Officer
Salary range: £28K to £31K pro-rata (Actual £22,400 to £24,800) depending on experience.
Summary
The postholder will be responsible for the day-to-day finance of Rainbow Haven. Tasks include managing the day-to-day finance system and records; producing regular and accurate financial reports.
The postholder will work closely with, and report to, the Chief Executive Officer.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
Financial support
1. Production of timely and accurate monthly management accounts.
2. Prepare rolling monthly cash flow reports.
3. Manage the organisations different funding streams.
4. Support the payroll process as necessary.
5. Work with the CEO to create finance reports for funders and donors.
6. Work with the CEO to create reports and present financial records to external auditors, the finance committee and TEMCA Board as required.
7. Manage and reconcile bank accounts.
8. Raise and pursue payments of invoices related to income as required.
9. Balance Sheet reconciliation work.
10. Maintaining accurate petty cash, supplier invoices and online payments via the QuickBooks online system.
11. Any other ad hoc duties as required.
General
1. Be an effective member of the team, helping to ensure the smooth running of the centre and its services.
2. Promote the welcoming and friendly ethos of Rainbow Haven at the drop-in sessions and with partner agencies.
3. Maintain confidentiality regarding finance and client’s information at all times.
4. Recognise, respect and promote the different roles and diversity of the individuals within the team.
5. Support the volunteering roles at Rainbow Haven.
6. Attend team meetings, supervision and training as required.
7. Adhere to the health and safety policy, equal opportunities policy and all other policies.
8. Assist in ensuring the security of the building during working hours and at the end of the day.
Administration where possible
1. Maintain an efficient and well-organised office, taking responsibility for its day-to-day running and supporting the needs of staff, volunteers, service users and the broader organisation
2. Take responsibility for office equipment and resources, including ordering of stationary and other office items as required, and arrange for maintenance and repair of office equipment as needed.
3. Deal with internal and external contacts by managing the info email.
4. Maintain Rainbow Haven’s IT systems, develop new systems that support the work of the organisation, and arrange for IT equipment to be maintained and repaired as needed.
5. Oversee Rainbow Haven’s email and Office 365 systems, working with our IT contractors to ensure our systems are fit for purpose.
6. Work within the organisation’s policies and procedures, and ensure all office and administration work is line with these.
7. Any other ad hoc admin duties as required.
About the candidate
- Experience using QuickBooks online accounting system is desirable.
- Experience in non-profit finance is preferable.
- Confident IT skills, including advanced Excel and working knowledge of Word and PowerPoint.
- Flexible and adaptable, with an ability to work to deadlines.
- Highly analytical with excellent attention to details.
- A collaborative team player, able to work effectively across functions.
- Excellent English, strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain financial information clearly.
- Kind, honest and transparent.
- You will be required to have a DBS check and be able to demonstrate that you are permitted to work in the UK.
About Rainbow Haven
Rainbow Haven is based in Gorton, Manchester. We are a community service for refugees, asylum seekers and other migrants needing support. We have a weekly open-access advice drop-in session, with follow-on appointments. At our drop-in sessions we welcome people to our centre and offer advice and information, hot lunches and social/well-being activities. We offer a range of other well-being, educational and social activities, including classes in digital skills and ESOL and other targeted support to help people into further education or employment; and opportunities for particularly isolated groups such as new mothers, to connect with each other and with relevant professional services.
Our service users come from many different countries and speak many languages.
We receive funding from a wide range of charitable foundations, from local authorities and through partnerships with other local charities in the sector.
Rainbow Haven is a project of The East Manchester Community Association (registered charity 1131060).
Our team
Our friendly staff team has 10 permanent members. We also offer short-term ‘Apprentice’ placements so that people new to the country can have a first experience of working in the UK. We have over 40 volunteers who play a vital role in delivering our services; many volunteers move on to further training and employment. We host social work students on placements who work with our advice team,
Our values
We provide a welcoming, inclusive workplace and have diverse teams of staff and volunteers. Many of our staff, volunteers and Trustees are from refugee and migrant backgrounds themselves and speak different community languages as well as English. We promote opportunities to people who might feel excluded from other workplaces due to their experiences of migration and the immigration system and their lack of work experience in the UK.
How to apply
Please send us your CV plus a covering letter setting out how your qualifications and experience are ideal for this job. Please also give us the names and contact details of two referees who can comment on your suitability for this post.
Closing date: [04.10.2026]
We will interview shortlisted candidates on: [12.10.2026]
Please send us your CV plus a covering letter setting out how your qualifications and experience are ideal for this job. Please also give us the names and contact details of two referees who can comment on your suitability for this post.
Closing date: [04.10.2026]
We will interview shortlisted candidates on: [12.10.2026]
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.






