Upload your CV
Save time when you spot your dream job. Upload your CV with ease.
Save time when you spot your dream job. Upload your CV with ease.
Job title: Retail Assistant
Directorate: Retail, Services and Operations
Location: Scarborough
Hours: 15 hours per week, 2 days over 7, with one working day at the weekend
Closing date: 25th August 2026
Permanent or Fixed Term: Permanent
We are currently looking for a Retail Assistant to join our Retail, Services and Operations team at our shop in Scarborough.
As a Retail Assistant, you will support the Shop Manager and Deputy Shop Manager and work alongside volunteers, playing an active part in running a successful Charity Shop. This includes stock management, merchandising, operating the till and providing excellent customer service.
You will need to be committed to creating a welcoming professional atmosphere and demonstrating the values of Yorkshire Cancer Research. You will also be a passionate and enthusiastic ambassador for the charity and its work.
To be considered for this role, you will ideally have worked in a retail environment, have a basic understanding of Microsoft Office programmes, good communication skills and the ability to motivate yourself and others.
The closing date for applications is 25 August 2026
To apply please submit a CV and cover letter outlining your suitability for the role via our website. Please read our privacy notice before applying.
We positively encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds. If we can make any reasonable adjustments to support your application, please contact us via our webiste.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Facilities Officer
Croydon Almshouses | South Croydon
Permanent |£39,800 per annum | 37.5 hours per week
About us
There aren’t many organisations that can say they’ve been serving their community for over 550 years. Croydon Almshouses (CA) can and we’re proud to be the oldest charity in Croydon, rooted in a long-standing commitment to local people and place.
Since 1447, we’ve provided almshouse accommodation to older people with a connection to Croydon who are negatively affected by poverty. For the past 40 years, we’ve also awarded grants to voluntary, community and faith sector organisations, and individuals across the Borough.
Now, our focus is firmly on what comes next. Our vision is to create thriving communities where everybody can live with dignity and independence, using our resources and agility to reduce the impact of poverty on people in Croydon.
To help us deliver this, we’re recruiting an experienced Facilities Officer, to support the Property & Estates Manager (PEM) in the day-to-day operation and management of its almshouses and the wider CA Investment Property Portfolio.
Essential criteria:
· A proven track record of experience working within facilities management and property maintenance
· Experience of coordinating and monitoring contractors and ensuring works are completed to an appropriate standard
· Experience of carrying out inspections, identifying defects and maintaining accurate records
· Understanding of building maintenance programmes
· Knowledge of health and safety requirements, fire safety, water hygiene, asbestos awareness, COSHH and general building compliance
· Legionella Awareness Training and Fire Safety Awareness training
Interested?
If you are an experienced Facilities Officer wanting to provide high level support at an ambitious local organisation, we’d love to hear from you.
Closing date: Thursday 3rd September, 9am
Interview date: Monday 14th September, in person
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Evidence and Evaluation Officer
We are looking for an Evidence and Evaluation Officer to join the team.
If you have expertise in quantitative research and evaluation, for example, RCTs and QEDs, with some qualitative and IPE skills and exposure, then apply today

At TLG, we’re passionate about building an exceptional staff team that’s committed to making a real difference in the lives of struggling children across the UK. We’re always on the lookout for great people to journey with us towards our vision, and we’re excited to offer a unique opportunity for a motivated and passionate individual to join us as Executive Assistant to the Executive Team (Chief Executive and Executive Director).
TLG has a vibrant organisational culture that encourages leadership at every level. The EA to the Executive Team is an integral and trusted role right at the heart of the action. Requiring a strategic leader with a proven track record in executive support, operations, and organisational efficiency. The successful candidate will love to lighten the load of key leaders across TLG’s executive team. Specifically playing a critical role in providing outstanding leadership support to the Chief Executive and the Executive Director, enabling them to be as effective as they can be in bringing a hope and a future to struggling children and their families across our country and beyond.
The successful candidate will have a natural leadership gift, will be comfortable with challenging the status quo, and be able to lead up and across the organisation. A proactive instinct is required to fulfil the role successfully, to anticipate the needs of senior leaders, and provide effective problem solving ahead of issues emerging, with a relational leader who can partner effectively and negotiate well across the team at all levels.
Alongside the vital EA aspects of the role, there is also further scope for development within the role. TLG are looking for candidates who also have a passion to pursue a broader operational remit over time, leading on our Excellence Standards and potential to train in project management to support TLG’s longer term innovation plans.
TLG is a Christian charity and, as a team, we want to bring our faith to the work we do; as such, we are recruiting an individual with a strong and vibrant Christian faith. We would welcome applications from candidates from diverse backgrounds to enable us to better reflect the needs of the communities we serve.
Hours: Full time, 37.5 hours per week (1.0 FTE)
Closing Date: Sunday 23rd August
Initial Interviews: Thursday 3rd September – Online
Final Interviews: Thursday 17th September – at our National Support Centre in West Yorkshire
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
In addition to the around 40 young people we see every day out our centre, New Horizon provides the only youth-specific street outreach service to young people facing homelessness in London. We use our extensive housing expertise to place young people who are currently or at risk of rough sleeping into accommodation that is appropriate and safe, whilst encouraging them to access the day centre to benefit from the wide range of services we offer. This role will involve regular street outreach shifts (early mornings and late evenings) across London, aswell as supporting young people at the day centre. The role works as part of our wider Rough Sleeping team, developing a best practice approach to supporting young rough sleepers and those who are hidden homeless.
Key details
Contract type and hours: full-time 35 hours a week, fixed-term contract for 12 months.
Starting salary: £32,136.00 (scale £32,136 - £35,778)
Location: New Horizon Youth Centre, 68 Chalton Street, London, NW1 1JR
Application deadline:9am, Monday 24 August
How to apply: complete our application form below, submit your CV and write a 2 page cover letter/supporting statement. Please don't include your name or address in your CV or cover letter.
Key objectives:
To contribute to the delivery of the NHYC street outreach service, delivering a holistic service to young people who are street homeless, enabling them to move on to independence.
To build and maintain a network of external partnerships with services supporting those impacted by rough sleeping.
To enable delivery of a trauma-informed service to young people.
To support delivery of NHYC’s rough sleeping prevention strategy and best practice youth-specific outreach services.
Reporting to: Head of Services - Rough Sleeping and Services Manager (Outreach)
Main tasks and responsibilities
Young people services
Providing comprehensive support through 1-1 and small group work with young people sleeping rough. This will include:
Working within the Rough Sleeping team to ensure young people receive a high-quality service from the point of registration to move-on.
Carrying out at least two street-based outreach shifts each week (early morning and late evening required).
Carrying out housing assessments with young people and referring them into appropriate accommodation.
Managing a transitional case load of young people and helping them move forward and access appropriate services.
Working in partnership with the Outreach Team and other external teams, such as commissioned street outreach services, mental health, and substance misuse services.
Providing expert coaching and guidance to young people and monitoring and evaluating their progress.
Continued use of feedback and showing a commitment to a service that is sensitive and responsive to young people’s needs, including:
· Completing registrations, outcomes assessments, risk assessments and action plans with young people.
· Ensuring that all relevant work is recorded on the New Horizon database system and Chain database.
· Ensuring risk management and assessment procedures are followed.
Delivering advocacy and referrals to appropriate services, including making internal referrals
Contributing to the management and development of the team and day centre, including attending daily handovers, ensuring that Health and Safety issues are addressed at all times, attending Reflective Practice and team meetings.
Taking a hands-on approach to working with young people
Participating in the training and supervision of new staff, volunteers, students and locum workers and actively promoting a learning and development environment.
Networking and Liasion
To proactively liaise, communicate and negotiate with internal specialists and external agencies. This will include:
Seeking out and responding to opportunities with external partners who might offer resources, funding, or individual services relevant to young people’s needs e.g, Local Authorities, Social Services, Community Psychiatric Services, DWP, drugs and alcohol support, and other voluntary agencies.
Promoting and representing New Horizon Youth Centre at relevant forums and meetings.
Information management
To produce and maintain accurate and useful information in a range of formats in order to promote effective service delivery and evaluation. This will include:
Producing written reports in a variety of formats to meet the requirements of New Horizon, external service providers and funders, e.g., project reviews and assessment reports.
Inputting and extracting information from client monitoring systems other accounting and database systems. Utilising other relevant software for the production of correspondence and reports.
Being self-servicing in day-to-day administration and following team and NHYC’s administrative procedures.
Reviewing personal and professional development needs
To be proactive in reviewing and evaluating own performance and identifying and acting upon areas for improvement. This will include:
Continuously reviewing own working practices in line with feedback and current best practice.
Taking a proactive approach to supervision and attending clinical supervision, weekly team meetings as well as line management supervision every 4-6 weeks.
Reviewing and evaluating own performance to identify strengths and areas for development.
Undertaking development and training opportunities and being responsible for obtaining maximum benefit through review, reflection, and practice.
Other
To contribute positively and constructively to the development of the teams, service and NHYC. This will include:
Covering for other members of the team where necessary.
Following NHYC’s policies, procedures and performance expectations in all functions of the post.
Undertaking as required any other duties compatible with the level and nature of the post and/or reasonably required by the Service Managers, Head of Services or Leadership Team.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Using Anonymous Recruitment
This organisation is using Anonymous Recruitment to reduce bias in the first stages of the hiring process. Submit your application as normal and our system will anonymise it for you. Your personal information will be hidden until the recruiter contacts you.
We are looking for a Housing and Destitution Caseworker to join our small, impactful team and provide or co-ordinate advice on welfare and housing issues to migrants.
ABOUT US
Hackney Migrant Centre (HMC) is a community-based charity providing free legal advice, casework support and holistic support services to refugees, asylum seekers and vulnerable migrants.
Approximately 50% of the people we support are homeless, and many are experiencing destitution due to precarious immigration status, the No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) restriction or whilst living undocumented in the UK. HMC’s work is informed by our vision of a UK where no one is forced into destitution, exploitation, or vulnerability because of their immigration status.
HMC is currently a small team of 7 employees, including a CEO, Community Manager, Immigration Team Manager, Immigration Caseworker and Access to Justice Coordinator, and an Administrative Support Officer alongside a larger team of up to 60 volunteers.
ABOUT OUR SERVICES
We are based in our office in Stoke Newington, where we provide immigration advice & representation and our housing advice and casework support services. We also offer regular community sessions in a local venue on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of every month. We call these sessions our ‘Wednesday Service’. The Wednesday Service has historically been the heart and soul of HMC, and it continues to play a key role in our service delivery, accessibility and community presence.
Our Wednesday Service is a multi-functioning hub, offering a warm, welcoming and accessible space for:
Legal advice appointments with HMC advisors and external specialist partners
Casework appointments with staff and specialist volunteers
Holistic advocacy appointments delivered by our volunteers
Our team supports an average of 350 people across all our service areas.
ABOUT THE ROLE
The Housing and Destitution Caseworker will provide or co-ordinate advice on welfare and housing issues to migrants. This will include people visiting the Wednesday Service or referred by the Immigration Team. The post holder will assist with follow-up casework, and recruit and develop a small volunteer Housing and Destitution Support Team to support with these tasks. The post-holder will work to build partnerships with external specialist advisers, to expand our diagnostic advice provision and support with successful referrals for onward legal challenges.
Main duties
Develop and coordinate partnerships with external specialist housing advisors to deliver housing advice and take on cases where able.
Recruit and induct volunteers to a small Housing and Destitution Support Team and supervise their work.
Keep up to date with legislation and practical guidance required to support destitute migrants, including attending relevant training sessions.
Provide training to HMC’s volunteers on housing and destitution issues.
Make referrals to public law/community care and housing legal representatives for complex casework and legal challenges such as judicial review.
Identify where visitors need to access mental health or specialist support and escalate safeguarding concerns in line with HMC’s safeguarding procedures.
Maintain records on all casework, regularly review progress during the casework journey, and ensure that cases are closed when support has ended.
Partnerships
Develop links and partnerships with other organisations to enable effective joint working.
Collect information, statistics and case studies on destitute migrants and the issues they face for the purposes of improving service quality and to meet the requirements of funders.
Contribute case studies and statistical data to relevant policy/strategic legal work carried out by HMC and other partner organisations.
Attend forums of organisations working in the sector to share best practice and evidence from HMC’s frontline work.
Additional responsibilities
Administrative tasks relevant to the post
Help to cover the work of the team during absences
Contribute to HMC’s housing and destitution guides and signposting materials
Support with the wider work of the organisation as needed, including assisting with the set-up and pack-down of the Wednesday Service and associated events.
Implement sensitively HMC’s policies and procedures, especially with regards to confidentiality
and diversity, equity and inclusion
Work collaboratively with other HMC staff, volunteers and professional advisors
Participate actively in staff meetings, and other meetings as may reasonably be required
Attend HMC Trustees’ meetings as required
HOW TO APPLY
If you would like to apply for this position, please submit a Covering Letter (no more than 1 page) and CV, demonstrating how you meet the requirements in the person specification (below) via the Charity Job website.
Two professional references will be requested if successful at interview. The successful candidate will be required to undergo an appropriate level of DBS check.
We know that women and people from marginalised or under-represented groups- including people of colour- tend to apply only for roles where they meet 100% of the criteria. We encourage you to apply if you have an interest in the role even if you do not meet all the criteria below, particularly if you have lived experience of migration.
Please note that we can only accept applications from candidates who have the right to work in the UK. If you do not have the right to work in the UK but you are interested in supporting HMC, please see our website for opportunities to volunteer with us.
The application deadline is 23.30 on Saturday 19th September, and we expect to hold interviews in the week beginning 5th October 2026.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
E = Essential, D = Desirable
Experience
E – Experience providing advice and casework support to destitute migrants and/or experience of providing housing advice and casework support to people facing homelessness.
E – Experience of providing support, supervision and training to volunteers
E- Experience communicating clearly and professionally with a range of audiences, including the public and statutory services.
E – Track record of working in a team in a highly pressurised, front-facing environment.
D – Experience of maintaining effective working relationships with a wide range of agencies
D – Experience of recording and reporting outcomes to funders
Knowledge / Skills
E - Knowledge of the rights of migrants seeking housing, and community care support in the UK and the UK’s housing and homelessness services and support provision.
E – Understanding of the UK asylum support provisions.
E – Knowledge of refugee, migrant and homelessness organisations and other relevant organisations to support referrals and signposting.
E - Excellent IT skills, including Outlook, Microsoft Office, Sharepoint, CRM databases (HMC uses Lamplight).
D - Working knowledge of UK immigration legislation affecting refugees and migrants and the impact of the hostile environment on migrants.
D – Experience of recognising and responding to safety and safeguarding concerns, and supporting members of the public in a trauma-informed way.
Personal
E - Highly effective communication and interpersonal skills.
E - Ability to work with vulnerable migrants with sensitivity and cultural awareness.
E - Demonstrable commitment to the principles of diversity, equity and inclusion and of advancing the rights of migrants in the UK.
E - Commitment to ongoing learning and development and keeping up to date with legislative developments which will have an impact on migrants.
E - Ability on occasion to work outside of normal office hours (e.g. evening meetings).
If you would like to apply for this position, please submit a Covering Letter (no more than 1 page) and CV, demonstrating how you meet the requirements in the person specification, via the CharityJob website.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Commercial and Estates Director provides strategic and operational leadership of the Quakers in Britain Commercial and Estates teams, and in addition is a part of the Quakers in Britain Senior Leadership Team.
You may or may not be a Quaker, but you’ll be confident working in an environment where our values of simplicity, truth, equality, peace and sustainability are at the forefront of our decision-making. You'll have a track record of applying these values in commercial contexts, as well as a sympathy with the wider Quaker faith and aims.
You will ideally bring a record of achievement in:
For further information and for details on how to apply, please visit our website.
Closing date: 8am on Monday, 24 August 2026.
Shortlisting: w/c Monday, 31 August 2026.
Informal discussions: w/c Monday, 7 September 2026.
Formal interviews: Monday, 14 September 2026.
Quakers are committed to equality and welcome applicants from all identities and backgrounds. Selection is based solely on skills, experience, qualifications, and abilities. We aim to prevent age, belief, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, neurodivergence, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation or social class from being a barrier to employment. We aim for an equitable, user-friendly application process, and reasonable adjustments can be made if needed. As a Quaker organisation we expect all applicants and employees to uphold our values.
We are committed to safeguarding children, young people, and vulnerable adults. All candidates will undergo pre-employment checks in line with our Safer Recruitment guidelines.
Using Anonymous Recruitment
This organisation is using Anonymous Recruitment to reduce bias in the first stages of the hiring process. Submit your application as normal and our system will anonymise it for you. Your personal information will be hidden until the recruiter contacts you.
Are you passionate about creating positive opportunities for children and young people? Do you enjoy organising activities, building partnerships and helping families access the support they need?
Refugee Action Kingston (RAK) is seeking a dedicated and highly organised Youth Activities and Enrichment Coordinator to join our award-winning Bright Futures Children and Young People's Programme.
In this rewarding role, you will plan and coordinate engaging and inclusive educational, recreational and enrichment activities that help refugee and asylum-seeking children and young people build confidence, develop skills, improve wellbeing and feel connected to their local community.
Location: We have offices in Kingston Upon Thames, greater London.
Hours: 14 hours per week – 2 days a week* (including paid half-hour lunch break).
Salary: £12,740 (FTE £31,850) for 2 years.
Leave: 26 days per annum Pro Rata plus bank holidays.
Starting Date October 2026.
Responsible to Head of Services/Family Support and Supplementary School Manager.
*The peak activity periods for this role happen during school half-terms, which means extra hours will be required during these times. In return, we offer full flexibility with Time Off in Lieu (TOIL), allowing you to reclaim your time outside of busy half-term periods. Afterschool club is currently on Wednesdays and you will be expected to attend in person until 6pm.
Purpose of the Role
The Youth Activities and Enrichment Coordinator will play a key role in planning, coordinating, delivering and monitoring educational, recreational and enrichment activities as part of our award-winning Bright Futures Children’s and Young People’s Programme. Working closely with the Head of Services/Family Support and Supplementary School Manager, Primary Teacher, external partners and volunteers, the post holder will ensure the provision of engaging, inclusive and memorable opportunities. In addition, they will support the delivery of RAK Bright Futures After School Club and Supplementary School and contribute to education-related casework for children and young people and monitoring and evaluation of all above activity.
All staff are expected to adhere to the Equal Opportunities Policy of RAK at all times.
Refugee Action Kingston (RAK) is a well-established charity dedicated to supporting refugees and people seeking asylum from anywhere in the world who find themselves in the Royal Borough of Kingston and neighbouring boroughs. Since its foundation in 1991, RAK has been the main provider of direct services to refugees and people seeking asylum as well as promoting refugee rights.
RAK aims to support refugees through the process from their initial reception in the borough through to final integration into the local community in order to enable them to live a fulfilling life and become accepted and active participants in our local communities. We achieve this by accomplishing a variety of outcomes for refugee and asylum-seeking families through delivering a holistic service including advice, information, counselling, education, training, and assistance to access mainstream services and employment opportunities to help them rebuild their lives.
What we can offer you
· Work in a highly respected organisation punching above its weight – providing quality support to around 1300 individuals and families a year.
· A friendly and supportive environment, with an experienced team of professional teachers, counsellors, solicitors and advisers working to quality standards.
· Flexible working.
· A committed community in South West London that supports RAK through volunteering, sharing information about our work, and donations.
· Generous annual leave.
· Paid 30 minute lunch break if working 6 or more hours per day.
Our values
Key Responsibilities
Support Duties
Other duties and shared responsibilities
Please note the duties outlined in this Job Description may be reviewed and amended from time to time.
Person specification
Desirable criteria
Our workplace
We want RAK to be a great place to work and to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thought. Our values are clearly set out in our strategy RAK Strategy 2023-28 which is available on our website.
RAK is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to recruiting staff, trustees and volunteers who reflect the communities we serve and the wider community of London where we live and work. We particularly welcome applications from people: from Black, Asian and other minority-ethnic communities; refugee and migrant backgrounds; LGBTQ+ communities; with disabilities; and neurodiverse communities.
Asking for adjustments - RAK is committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and as accessible as possible for everyone. This includes making changes for neurodiverse people, people with disabilities or long-term health conditions. If you would like us to do anything differently during the application, interview, or assessment process, including providing information in an alternative format, please contact us.
RAK is obliged to comply with the Asylum and Immigration Act (1996), and this requires certain documents to be presented by candidates before an offer of employment can be made. If you are invited to interview, we will ask you to bring these documents with you. For jobs which involve, for example, working with, or having access to children and/or vulnerable adults and their records, we will require an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and need to have information from you regarding any previous, existing, or pending convictions or cautions. This will form part of the recruitment process if you are successful after interview.
Interviews will take place w/c 21 September 2026.
Refugee Action Kingston exists to enable refugees and people who seek asylum to succeed as integrated members of the local community


The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Our Vacancy
Please note: Peabody is not a licensed UK sponsor, so we’re unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.
What you'll do
As a Solicitor, you will be responsible for managing your own caseload, including delegating tasks to a paralegal where appropriate. You will provide legal advice and representation primarily in relation to Housing Conditions claims, covering areas such as property litigation, general property matters, and land law.
The role also involves supporting Senior Solicitors, the Assistant Director of Legal Services, and the General Counsel and Company Secretary on complex or high-value matters as required. You will be expected to take a proactive approach in driving and implementing improvements to the organisation’s response to Housing Conditions-related claims.
In addition, you will provide legal support to internal Peabody stakeholders on housing condition issues and broader housing-related litigation, including offering legal analysis on policy, procedure, and corporate matters. You'll actively represent Legal Services in a positive manner, contributing to cross-organisational working groups and forums, and play a key role in delivering the Legal Services strategy and supporting Peabody’s wider business objectives. You will also contribute to the development and delivery of the Legal Services training programme, as well as assist the Legal Team or other teams within Governance and Risk on special projects as required from time to time.
What you’ll need
If you have any questions about this role, please email Talent Specialist, Ryan Loasby.
Please read before applying:
Previous applicants need not apply.
Interviews will be taking place on Thursday 3rd or Friday 4th September in person at our Westminster Bridge Road office.
This is a hybrid role and you’ll be expected to attend the Westminster Bridge Road office a minimum of two days per week.
Please note: Peabody is not a licensed UK sponsor, so we’re unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.
We're looking for someone to support our two co-ceos at an award-winning charity changing how the media tells stories about climate, economy, children's health, and more. This is a varied, high-trust executive assistant role at the heart of a small, values-led team.
About Heard
At Heard, we help the UK's biggest broadcasters, publishers and charities move away from trauma-heavy storytelling and towards stories that make change feel possible. For 18 years we've worked with teams at the BBC, Channel 4, Netflix, The Guardian and The Sun, and with charities including Crisis and Great Ormond Street Hospital. Last year alone, our work reached a combined audience of over 23 million people.
About the role
As executive assistant, you'll provide comprehensive support to our two co-CEOs and, where needed, the wider exec team. This is a varied, trusted role at the centre of the organisation, covering everything from calendar management and inbox triage to board logistics and minute-taking.
You'll act as a gatekeeper and gateway between our co-CEOs and the people they work with, exercising judgement and discretion to keep things running smoothly. You'll also hold our governance processes from scheduling and minuting board meetings to coordinating trustee recruitment and keeping our terms of reference up to date. This role gives you the chance to build expertise across administration, governance, and organisational operations in a progressive organisation.
Key details
Benefits
What you'll be working on
About you
Experience in the charity sector, particularly a small charity, is helpful but not essential.
How to apply
Apply via our website by submitting your CV and answering short application questions.
Closing date: 9am, Tuesday 1st September 2026
Interviews: First round online Monday 14th September; second round in person in London, Tuesday 22nd September
See Job Pack for full details.
Heard is a charity working with people and the media to inspire content and communication that changes hearts and minds.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser –
Casework & Training
Based at Church House, Penrith, Cumbria
We are looking for an enthusiastic safeguarding professional to join our Diocesan Safeguarding Team as a Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser - Casework & Training. Reporting directly to the Head of Safeguarding / Diocesan Safeguarding Officer, you will play a key role in our commitment to creating a safer church for all by both effectively advising on, and managing, safeguarding concerns, conducting risk assessments & implementing safety plans, and developing, coordinating and delivering safeguarding training that assists in ensuring our churches are a safer place for all.
The role involves working closely with clergy, church leaders, victims & survivors, statutory agencies, and other safeguarding professionals to promote best practices in the safeguarding of children, young people, and vulnerable adults across the diocese (including Carlisle Cathedral). You will be part of a small professional team who work collaboratively together to ensure that church life is safer for all. You will be supported in translating your skills and experience into the framework and practices of the Diocese.
To be successful, you will be a highly organised individual with excellent people skills and will demonstrate a high degree of professionalism, discretion and sensitivity. You will have strong interpersonal skills and be able to coach and mentor people from a range of backgrounds. You will bring professional knowledge of safeguarding legislation and regulations from your previous / current role(s) and, have direct experience of casework management in this, or a related field. You will have experience of delivering training, preferably of a safeguarding nature. You will be able to work with complex information and solve problems and, provide clear practical advice in a timely manner. You will have sympathy towards the ethos and values of the Christian faith and be able to work effectively within a Church of England setting
Salary £45,048 FTE plus 15% non-contributory pension. This post is being offered at 28 hours per week (0.8 FTE) with flexible working. We would accept applications from candidates wishing to work on a job share, full-time or part-time basis – please state the arrangements sought in your application.
Closing date for Applications: 3rd September 2026 at 12.00 noon.
Interviews: Church House, Penrith Thursday 10th September 2026
For an informal chat about this role, please contact Head of Safeguarding / Diocesan Safeguarding Officer - Joanna Van Lachterop. Please note that due to annual leave, informal discussions will need to take place week commencing Monday 17th August onwards.
Completed application forms should be returned to Human Resources
Carlisle Diocese is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All post holders and volunteers are expected to share this commitment.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
A women’s centre supporting local women who face multiple challenges including domestic abuse, homelessness.