Positive behaviour support manager jobs
Job Title
Alcohol Behavioural Change Specialist
Department
Operations & Programmes
Reporting to
Head of Operations
Managing
None
Main relationships
Head of Operations, Director of Operations & Programmes, Senior Leadership Team, Senior Management Team
Benefits
£55,000
Hybrid minimum two days in the office (Moorgate London)
· 30 days leave (plus Bank Holidays)
· Bupa Health Cover
· Matched company pension scheme
· Life assurance cover offering 4x death in service benefit.
· Company sick pay
· Training and development opportunities
· Learning and Wellbeing Grant
· Employee assistance programme
· Season Ticket Loan
· Perks and discount platform
About us
Drinkaware is a leading charity concerned with reducing harm from alcohol. We do this by providing impartial, evidence-based information and advice and practical resources; raising awareness of alcohol harms; and working in partnership with others to deliver behaviour change through our tools and interventions. The Trust is funded primarily through voluntary, unrestricted donations from alcohol producers, wholesalers, and on- and off-trade retailers, but acts entirely independently.
Our Vision: Working together to reduce alcohol harm across the UK.
Our Mission: Using our expertise to give governments, industry, communities and individuals the knowledge and support to make informed decisions about alcohol and how to reduce the harm it can cause. Delivered though:
· Public-facing campaigns and digital services, information and guidance
· Evidence-led advice to governments and industry
· Independent research, consumer insight and evaluation
Our Values: Solid Reasoning; Clarity with Empathy; Understanding and Connecting; Principled Partnership; Determination and Curiosity
Purpose of the role
The Alcohol Behavioral Change Specialist is responsible for collaboratively designing and implementing, evidence-based programmes applying appropriate behavioural change models aimed at reducing alcohol-related harm, and promoting long-term behavioral change related to alcohol consumption.
As a leading charity focused on alcohol harm reduction, the postholder will be Drinkaware’s internal expert regarding alcohol harm to individuals and will have a good understanding of brief interventions, as well as information, advice and guidance including quality assurance across our work. They will work across the organisation providing expert advice and guidance.
This role requires a deep understanding of psychological theories, behavioral science, and addiction, along with practical experience in behavioral interventions.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Package Description:
Together we make a difference, develop and learn, and support each other. Every day with us is different, but our mission remains the same: To champion the rights, needs and ambitions of the people we support - they are at the heart of everything we do. We stand by them and we work together for change.
Are you creative and passionate about helping individuals develop their skills?
Are you personable and able to coach and develop staff confidence?
Are you driven to help someone reach their potential?
If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you! Join our therapy team at Inscape House School as a Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist. Our specialist school supports children and young people aged 5 to 19 years with autism spectrum conditions and related social communication difficulties.
Position Details:
Hours: 37.5 per week over 41 weeks (term time)
Salary: £43,753 (Pro-rated from £48,022 FTE)
Location: Inscape House School, Cheadle, Stockport
Reports to: Internal Therapy Lead
Role Overview: Work within a multi-disciplinary team of experienced therapists, advisory teachers, positive behaviour support colleagues, psychologists, and other support team members. Engage in varied activities including assessment, intervention, and monitoring for pupils with autism spectrum conditions, delivering high-quality services to children, young people, and their families.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead clinical supervision and management within the Speech and Language Therapy Team.
- Develop policies and procedures in your area of clinical specialism.
- Manage a caseload of pupils with complex needs, supporting families and carers.
- Conduct initial assessments of pupils' speech, language, and communication skills.
- Develop therapy recommendations at universal, targeted, and specialist levels.
- Provide advice, consultation, and training to pupils, school staff, and families.
- Deliver bespoke support for pupils requiring specialist input.
- Make clinical decisions regarding therapy input and deliver or support others in delivering it.
- Complete referrals to internal and external services as needed.
- Contribute to termly appraisal meetings and service reviews.
- Use data to monitor progress and implement evidence-based intervention strategies.
About You:
- Degree (or equivalent) in Speech & Language Therapy.
- Postgraduate qualification in a relevant area.
- Member of the Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists with completion of NQP Goals and Competencies Framework.
- Current registration with the Health Care Professionals Council (HCPC).
- Evidence of relevant postgraduate training (e.g., AAC, dysphagia, TEACCH).
- Significant post-qualification experience in various clinical settings.
- Experience working with young people and/or adults with Autism Spectrum Conditions.
- Experience in providing clinical supervision.
- Experience in devising and delivering training and working in a multidisciplinary manner.
- Ability to manage and prioritise your caseload and work autonomously.
Benefits
- Annual Leave 27 day holiday plus 8 days bank holidays rising to 30 after 5 years, 33 days after 10 years
- Generous pension scheme and death in service benefit, up to 7% company pension contributions initially rising with length of service and up to 6 x basic salary death in service benefit.
- Occupational sick pay and family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity and adoptive leave.
- Reward and Discount platform offering discounts at high street shops, travel, insurances etc.
- Cycle to work scheme
- Eligibility to apply for Blue Light card
- Proud to be a real living wage employer
- Refer a friend scheme, be rewarded for recommending a friend to work with us
- Comprehensive training and development opportunities, including apprenticeship qualifications
- Long service awards including cash gifts and extra holiday.
- Promotion of Wellbeing across the organisation including Mental Health First Aiders offering wellbeing support from trained colleague and free weekly yoga session in person or online
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme for you and adults at your home.
Alongside an incredible team of like-minded peers, you’ll be working behind-the-scenes to support our staff, volunteers, families, and supporters. You will be helping our work happen across the charity; enabling us to care for and champion the rights, needs and ambitions of the people we support.
Discover the full details of this rewarding role by taking a look at our Job Description. Join us and make a difference!
Applications are very welcome from all regardless of age, disability, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief, race, sex, sexual orientation, trans status or socio-economic background. We are committed to making reasonable adjustments for disabled people. We positively encourage applications from those with lived experience.
If there is any part of your lived experience you want to keep confidential in some way please talk to the Recruitment or HR shared service teams and we will do what we can to support you
We are a UK charity supporting children in care and people with disabilities, autism and complex needs in the North West.

We are looking for an experienced full time Statutory Fundraiser with a strong track record of generating income and managing multi-year grants from Statutory funders and Trusts.
The ideal candidate will have experience of translating complex information into inspiring written narratives and compelling cases for support through written proposals. Experience in multi-year Government and National Lottery funding and grant management is essential.
This is a great time to join the team as we start on a new future strategy at Guide Dogs. The role is hybrid with opportunities to travel and collaborate with both internal and external stakeholders and offers a great salary and benefits package. Minimum one day a week in the office, based close to one of our Guide Dogs offices, ideally in Leamington Spa or Reading.
Why Guide Dogs?
By joining our team, you’ll become part of a charity that transforms lives. You’ll help amplify our mission and work alongside a group of passionate, dedicated professionals. We offer a supportive work environment where your expertise can truly make a difference.
No two people with sight loss are the same, and none of our people are either. So, we are proud to offer a range of person-centred benefits that can support each member of staff in ways that really mean something to them – and show them how much they mean to us. We offer a flexible benefits package, discounts and cashback scheme, a generous holiday allowance and matched contributory pension scheme to care for our people.
For the complete list of essential and desirable criteria please view the job description attached to this advert.
The Statutory and Trusts Marketing Officer is known at The Guide Dogs as Statutory Grants and Trusts Officer.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
This role will predominantly be working from our Day Centre but will also include work with night shelter clients.
Within the Day Centre you will be required to provide advice and advocacy and casework to people who are homeless and at risk of homelessness and maintain a caseload of clients working within a fast paced and dynamic small team. You will support the smooth running of the day centre provision and have a commitment to supporting vulnerable clients in a person-centred way.
To be successful in this role will require a keen interest in homelessness and the devastating impact this can have on people. This role is suited to someone with a problem solving, positive attitude, who is passionate about supporting marginalised people.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Make a Change
Make a Change is a community-wide, early response approach to people using abusive behaviours (or who are concerned that they might be) towards a current or ex-partner. The model has been developed by Respect in partnership with Women’s Aid Federation England, drawing inspiration from their Change that Lasts approach. It includes three strands: expert support programme for perpetrators with parallel support for survivors, workforce development and community outreach.
Improving the safety, freedom and wellbeing of adult and child survivors of domestic abuse is a key outcome for our work with perpetrators. The Make a Change model is a multi-partner project offering local areas a framework for delivering perpetrator work. Where feasible, we aim to establish partnerships with local survivor domestic abuse service to deliver parallel support for survivors (referred to as Integrated Support Service) as part the expert support strand.
This is a new and exciting role within the Make a Change team. This exciting new role offers a unique opportunity to join our team at a pivotal moment. As the first person to fill this position, you'll play a key role in shaping its development and collaborating with the team to define its future direction. This is a fantastic time to join us as we grow, and you'll be an integral part of establishing this important function and contributing to our collective and continued success
We are seeking a Make a Change Development Lead to drive the development and innovation plans for the model for 2025-28. This pivotal role will focus on enhancing the three core strands of Make a Change: Expert Support, Workforce Development, and Community Outreach.
This role requires innovation, leadership and collaboration with a range of stakeholders, ensuring these strands work seamlessly together to achieve meaningful, measurable outcomes for individuals and communities.
You will need to think long-term and understand how different components of the programme fit together. Strong leadership skills are necessary to guide teams, inspire collaboration, and make decisions that will influence both the direction of the programme and its day-to-day operations. You will have a passion for innovation and continuous improvement to develop and test new strategies, tools, and methodologies, ensuring that the programme remains dynamic and responsive to changing needs.
This is an exciting opportunity within a creative and proactive team, where members are encouraged to seek out and share learning. The role focuses on continuously developing our work with perpetrators, contributing to the growing evidence base on effective behaviour change and strategies to keep survivors safe.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
CEASE (Centre to End All Sexual Exploitation) is seeking a highly organised, detail-oriented Administrative Officer to join our small but driven team.
In this pivotal role, you’ll be the backbone of our day-to-day operations, keeping systems running smoothly, supporting our mission to bring justice to survivors, and helping to expose the harms of a society where sexual exploitation is increasingly normalised. You'll need a can-do attitude, excellent organisational skills, and a creative approach to problem solving.
This is more than just an admin job, it’s a chance to be part of something bigger. Alongside your core responsibilities, you’ll have opportunities to deepen your understanding of the issues we tackle through training and learning sessions.
If you’re a strong communicator, tech-savvy, and passionate about making a real difference, we want to hear from you. Join us in creating a safer, more just world.
Apply now and help CEASE drive meaningful change.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Operational Leadership:
- Provide strategic leadership to the Senior Management Team's and it’s operational functions, ensuring efficient and high-quality service delivery.
- Develop and implement operational policies, procedures, and best practices to enhance productivity and ensure compliance.
- Continuously streamline processes and workflows to improve operational performance.
- Deputise for the CEO when required, representing the organisation at events, meetings, and in day-to-day operations.
Strategic Planning and Execution:
- Collaborate with the CEO and support, manage and develop the senior management to shape and execute the charity’s strategic plan.
- Translate strategic objectives into actionable initiatives, ensuring effective implementation and tracking progress.
- Identify opportunities for growth, cost optimisation, and improved service delivery.
Board of Trustees Liaison:
- Provide regular reports to the Board of Trustees on operational performance, strategic initiatives, and financial matters.
- Work closely with the CEO to ensure transparency, accountability, and alignment with the Board's expectations.
- Attend Board meetings and provide insights on operational challenges, opportunities, and key achievements.
Financial Management:
- Oversee budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning, ensuring the efficient use of resources.
- Monitor financial performance, identifying areas for improvement and taking corrective actions as necessary.
- Drive cost-efficiency initiatives while maintaining a focus on quality and service outcomes.
People Management and Development:
- Line manage and develop the SMT (nine managers)
- Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
- Establish performance goals and metrics for staff, offering regular feedback and development support.
- Promote an inclusive, diverse work environment that values employee engagement and professional growth.
- Oversee recruitment, onboarding, performance management, and retention strategies.
Risk Management and Compliance:
- Develop and implement strategies to identify, assess, and mitigate operational risks.
- Ensure compliance with relevant laws, regulations, and industry standards, maintaining the highest ethical standards.
- Implement internal controls and governance practices to safeguard the charity’s reputation and assets.
Please send a CV and a cover letter explaining how you meet the required experience and your knowledge, skills, and ability (no more than 650 words.)
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
You will hold a vital role, which will support the implementation and ongoing development of our new youth service in Gloucestershire. We are looking for a dynamic individual, with a creative flare who can lead change with young people and effectively communicate and collaborate at all levels.
You will have experience of developing, coordinating and delivering impactful youth participation activities, enabling young people to have a voice in decisions which affect their lives. You will be skilled in working with young people who have experienced barriers to participation in education and community life. We are seeking applicants who are positive, empowering, resilient and can work with others to foster a sense of team wellbeing.
The Youth Participation & Outreach Lead will take a pivotal role in making a difference in young people’s lives. The Youth Sector in Gloucestershire is a diverse landscape made-up of a rich and varied range of youth and community organisations. This role will develop and deliver participation opportunities for young people enabling them to shape the planning and delivery of local Youth Service provision.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Join our dynamic Communications team and be part of a rare opportunity to shape the narratives and visuals that amplify the life-changing initiatives of 1625 Independent People. If you're passionate about crafting powerful communications that make a difference, this is your chance to affect change and leave a lasting impression.
Please find full details of how to apply via our website in the advert below. The deadline for application submissions is 23:59 Thursday 08 May 2025.
We are striving to better represent the young people we support and therefore are particularly keen to increase applications from minoritized ethnic groups, Muslim and male candidates as they are currently under-represented in our organisation. We also encourage applications from people with relevant lived experience.
If you need an adjustment to be made to any part of the recruitment process, please let us know as soon as possible.
Who are we?
We are a leading youth homelessness charity based in the Southwest, working with over 1,500 young people. At 1625ip we are driven by Social Justice and Passion: we strive to do something that matters and take pride in seeing the results of our work in social outcomes and improving young people’s lives.
What you will be doing:
- By being empathetic and seeking to understanding the complex needs of homeless young people, young people leaving care, and the barriers they face, you will work with them and their support workers to tell their stories.
- Utilising your creative skill’s, you will create branded collateral that supports a variety of campaigns and events.
- Through your enthusiasm, you will be able to work on own initiative but also alongside your team, ensuring all communications are suitable for specific audiences.
- By being detail orientated you will be managing a variety of platforms including the website and all social media channels.
- You build strong relationships both internally and externally; you communicate excellently, and you influence others externally to support 1625 Independent People
You will be in Fundraising and Communications Team and your line manager will be our Communications and Community Fundraising Manager.
At 1625 we are led by our Competency Development Framework. This connects our values to our behaviours in everything we do and gives us the tools to develop. The framework ensures our recruitment is better informed, applications and interviews are behaviourally based, and job profiles are developed on the ‘how’ of a job.
If you have transferrable skills and you are interested in this role, but you are worried about the application process, please get in touch with us. We encourage you to have an informal chat with the recruiting manager to discuss how your personal or professional experience and skills could be transferred to this role. Details of how you can do that are further down in this advert.
Contract details
- Hours per week: 37.5 (this represents 1 FTE)
- Contract type: 1 year contract (Maternity Cover)
- Pay: £27,852 - £29,439 per annum
- The location: Kingsley Hall, Old Market - there is also flexibility and support to manage working from home. We currently meet as a team 2 days a week at Kingsley Hall.
A few benefits at 1625ip
In return for your dedication, we offer:
- A generous annual leave entitlement of 30 days per annum plus all Bank Holidays
- Employee Health Cash Plan with HSF
- A supportive and approachable team with an emphasis on colleague wellbeing
- “1625 Independent People is an amazing organisation, and I feel very lucky to work here”, Colleague Wellbeing Survey 2024.
- “I couldn’t be happier with the opportunities and support I have received in my career progression that has led me to my dream job!” See what other colleagues have said about their career development with us, on the vacancy page of our website.
- 1625ip is a Disability Confident Employer.
- Flexible working
Important dates
- Application deadline closes: 23:59 Thursday 08 May 2025.
- If you have not heard from us by the end of the day on Wednesday 14 May 2025, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.
- Interviews are on Wednesday 21 and Thursday 22 May 2025.
Application information
Ready to see yourself in this rewarding role? We can’t wait to hear from you.
- To access the Job Pack and submit an application, please visit the vacancy page on our website.
- You will be asked to answer 3 questions at the end of the Word application form. These are required to ensure your application can be shortlisted.
- Please note the online e-application form cannot be saved so we recommend you prepare your Word application form before you start filling in the e-form.
- Please get in touch with us if a hard copy of the application form would be preferred. We will organise a time for you to collect it from and return it to Kingsley Hall (our main office in Old Market). An online application will then be created for you.
Equitable opportunities for everyone
We believe those with a criminal record should have an equal chance to become employees or volunteers and encourage applications.
As an organisation who safeguard and promote the safety and welfare of children, young people and adults at risk, any job offer will depend on a satisfactory DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check. Successful candidates will need to provide our organisation with sufficient documentation to prove ID. We comply fully with the DBS code of practice and undertake to treat all applications for positions fairly. For successful candidates with a criminal record, a risk assessment process will take place with the recruiting manager.
We also pride ourselves on being an equitable opportunities employer for everyone regardless of age, disability, gender identity, race, religion and beliefs, sex and sexual orientation. We have committed to being a Disability Confident Employer, and have made the Menopause Workplace, Mental Health at Work, and Bristol Equality Charter pledges.
Please see our Policies section on the website, for further information.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
£34,300 - £37,300 per annum
Permanent, full-time (37.5 hours per week)
Hybrid working with regular travel to our London Bridge Office
What the job involves
We’re an ambitious charity with a bold mission and a fantastic culture. Our high-profile fundraising products - including the Big Golf Race, Prostate United, and The Month Series - are making waves and driving significant impact. As we embark on an exciting 3-year fundraising strategy, we’re looking for a passionate and skilled Senior Virtual Fundraising Executive to take the reins and help us achieve even greater results.
As the Senior Virtual Products Executive, you’ll be responsible for leading the development and delivery of mass fundraising products. Working collaboratively across teams, you’ll drive ambitious targets, co-create and implement robust marketing and recruitment plans, and introduce innovative ideas to enhance participant engagement.
You’ll take ownership of product performance and budgets, ensuring we hit our KPIs and maximise fundraising income. By partnering with external agencies and internal stakeholders, you’ll deliver first-class supporter journeys and use data and insights to continuously optimise product performance.
What we want from you
We’re looking for someone with proven experience in fundraising, marketing, or product management, with a track record of delivering successful projects. Strong leadership, project management skills, and the ability to build relationships and collaborate across teams are essential. A data-driven mindset and the ability to translate insights into actionable strategies will set you apart.
If you’re passionate about our cause and ready to make a tangible difference, we want to hear from you. Join us in driving positive change. Together, we’ll make a lasting impact.
Why work with us?
Every man needs to know about the most common cancer in men – prostate cancer. It’s a real and present danger that takes over 12,000 of our dads, grandads, brothers and friends each year.
Prostate Cancer UK is the largest men’s health charity in the UK. We have a simple ambition – to stop prostate cancer damaging lives. We invest millions in research to revolutionise testing, treatment and care. We’re blazing a trail to a screening programme that could save thousands of lives with regular, accurate tests for all men at risk. And we work tirelessly to spread the word about risk and offer specialist support to people living with the disease.
Work with us and you’ll see your efforts pay off as we give men and their families the power to navigate prostate cancer.
Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion
At Prostate Cancer UK we’re committed to righting health inequalities across the UK, starting with those faced by Black men. This includes ground-breaking research into Black men's risk and working with communities directly to overcome barriers to the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer. To make this happen, we're dedicated to being an inclusive, proactive organisation, as we strive to be Allies to Black communities. We’ll achieve this by advocating and working alongside those communities to promote change. We're also working to be Allies to each other, not only protected groups. In 2024, we launched our New Ally Ship Training Programme. All colleagues at Prostate Cancer UK will be trained to act and identity as an Ally.
We've also signed Business in the Communities Race at Work Charter, as a dedication to our Black health equity work and wider EDI priorities. As a signatory, we're responsible and accountable for driving positive change.
Ways of working
Our hybrid working approach combines the best of flexible working – a positive work/life balance, inclusive and accessible platforms, and online information at our fingertips.
Next steps
More information on what we offer, as well as the role, can be found on our vacancies page. Please download our job profile document (job description) with our ‘How to apply’ section sharing the key points to refer to in your application and to apply, please visit the website via the apply button.
The closing date is Sunday 11th May 2025. Applications must be submitted by 23:45 UK time.
Interviews: By arrangement. Currently scheduled for the week of Monday 19th May 2025.
Prostate Cancer UK is a registered charity in England and Wales (1005541) and in Scotland (SC039332). Registered company number 02653887.
Job Title: Finance Officer
Job Description
Job purpose
You will be responsible for managing the financial transactions of the organisation. Working closely with the Finance Manager to ensure all financial systems are implemented effectively while ensuring data integrity and compliance with accounting standards. In addition, you will assist the Finance Manager in maintaining a functional and safe office environment in accordance with employment and health and safety laws.
Key duties:
Financial:
Accounts Payable
- Manage the day-to-day accounts payable activity to support the organisation's short-term obligations owed to its creditors or suppliers, including but not limited to:
- Utilise cloud-based software to manage supplier invoice activity.
- Dealing with external creditor and supplier queries.
- Assisting the Finance Manager with supplier contract renewals.
- Manage and reconcile expense activity across all business cards utilising cloud-based software where appropriate.
- Resolve accounting discrepancies.
Account Receivable
- Manage the day-to-day accounts receivable activity between the organisation and its clients, customers, and donors, including but not limited to:
- Process all incoming post and utilise the CRM database to record any fundraising income.
- Ensure cheques are deposited weekly in accordance with finance policy and procedures.
- Ensure accurate billing for goods or services, not including those related to healthcare.
- Reconcile incoming payments against all invoices.
Month End and Period End
- Assist the Finance Manager in the preparation of accurate monthly, quarterly, and yearly accounts by performing activities including but not limited to:
- Auditing and correcting where necessary the accounting allocation of transactional detail in accounting software.
- Monitor and audit aged debtors and creditors- correcting errors, reconciling unallocated payments, and chasing missing invoices where needed.
- Utilise the CRM database to calculate and submit the monthly gift aid return and perform the journal entry into accounting software.
Payroll Administration
- Collate salary transactional data from payroll reports, update payroll apportionment sheet and prepare journal for entry into accounting software.
Participate in Finance Audits
- Maintain records at a level which meets the needs of external auditors. Assist the Finance Manager in the preparation of document evidence and be on hand to assist during the field week section of the external audit.
Office Duties
- Assist the Finance Manager in various office duties including but not limited to:
- Monitoring office supply levels and replenish where necessary.
- Maintaining the organisation's small asset register.
Other duties
- To maintain a high level of confidentiality at all times throughout all duties and responsibilities
- Attend and contribute constructively to meetings as required.
- Positively promote the work and activities of Action for M.E. at all times.
- Keep up-to-date with best practice and comply with relevant legislation and regulatory requirements, working within the organisation’s policies and procedures and ensure that good practice is observed.
- Undertake any other reasonable activity in line with the responsibilities of the post as requested by the Finance Manager, Chief Executive or any other member of the Senior Leadership Team.
Person specification
Qualifications
- Relevant qualifications or demonstrable experience relevant to the job role
Experience and Knowledge
- Experience in finance administration.
- Working knowledge of data protection requirements relevant to the role
- Track record of delivering results and team support
- Demonstrable administrative skills with attention to detail
- Knowledge of accounting principles (desirable)
- Experience of working with Sage (desirable)
- Experience of using databases (preferably Raiser’s Edge; desirable)
Skills and Behaviours
- Accuracy, numeracy and an attention to detail
- Excellent communication skills with people from a range of backgrounds at all levels in an organisation including good telephone manner
- Ability to learn on the job
- Able to work methodically, managing and prioritising a varied workload
- Ability to use own initiative and work well in a team
- Ability to use own initiative, work independently and to work well in a team
- Flexible and adaptable approach
- Strong MS Office skills including the ability to use Word, Excel, databases and web-related programmes and software
Attitudes
- Perseverance
- Enthusiasm
- Integrity
- Openness
- Compassionate
- Courageous
- Resilient
Key Competencies
- Effective communicator
- Collaborative
- Values-based approach
Our mission is to improve the lives of people affected by ME. Better meeting their needs today while taking action to secure change for tomorrow.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Project Worker 2 - Volunteer Co-ordinator (Maternity cover)
Are you looking for a new challenge?
Would you like to join our exciting and innovative Barnardo's Swansea Bloom Service working with young people who are care experienced as they make the transition to independence?
About the Bloom Service
Barnardo's Swansea Bloom Service works directly with care experienced young people to help improve their emotional wellbeing, resilience and self confidence. Our aim is to create a positive space for them to explore their identity, passions, and potential. The support on offer includes the opportunity to take part in amazing activities, life coaching, befriending and peer mentoring.
This is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated individual to join Barnardo's as a Volunteer, Befriending and Peer Mentoring Co-ordinator (Project Worker 2).
The contract is for 25 hours a week to cover the maternity leave of the substantive post holder until 31st March 2025.
Bloom is a growing service offering a unique opportunity for the right person to develop, co-ordinate and deliver our Volunteer, Befriending and Peer Mentoring work using established and innovative approaches. The Co-ordinator will be responsible for recruiting and managing a team of volunteers, befrienders and peer mentors who will help young people to improve their physical and mental well-being by supporting them to access a range of exciting activities, helping them to find new interests and hobbies and engage in healthy activities in the community
You will undertake the role of Volunteer, Befriending and Peer Mentoring Co-ordinator reporting to the Children's Service Manager and acting as line manager to the service's volunteers.
The successful candidate will be required to carry out the following duties (in addition to those on the generic job description):-
- Continued development and delivery of the Volunteer, Befriending and Peer Mentoring element of the Bloom service.
- Recruit and train volunteers, befrienders and peer mentors
- Effectively match volunteers/befrienders/peer mentors to support young people
- Effectively utilise the Barnardo's specialist volunteer management system (Vol 1)
- Provide ongoing support and supervision of volunteers
- Keep accurate statistical information and assist in producing service performance reports for the organisation and funders.
- Support project engagement events and empower young people to share their voice and ensure that Bloom continues to be a young person led project
- Assist in quality assurance of every aspect of the service
- The service requires flexibility of work as we support young people around their needs.
You will have:
- Experience of working within a volunteering setting preferably at the level of co-ordinating the service this can be in a employment, education, training or volunteering setting
- Experience of recruiting, inducting and retaining volunteers
- Experience of keeping statistical information and completing performance reports for funders
- The ability to line manage volunteers
- An understanding of the needs of care experienced/vulnerable young people and an awareness of the factors impacting on their lives
Bloom is made up of three elements all of which work together:
Life Coaching - there is a dedicated life coach
Giving young people the power to unlock their own potential for positive change, by providing them with the tools to build resilience, improve wellbeing and understand themselves better. Coaching empowers young people to think about and move forward positively in their lives, by creating and working towards specific goals through 1:1 sessions with our life coach.
Volunteer, befriending and peer mentoring - there is a dedicated volunteer coordinator
- Volunteers – to help with activities
- Befriending - members of the local community befriend and provide ongoing assistance to service users are moving to independence
- Peer mentors – care experienced adults who can offer invaluable guidance to care experienced young people by drawing on their own experiences
Activities there are 2 engagement workers
Giving young people regular opportunities to get together to experience activities not easily accessed by care experienced young people. Led by the expressed wishes of young people they could be experiences such as sports, adventuring, outdoor events, gardening clubs, cooking clubs.
Additional Information:
You must have the ability to travel independently to meet the requirements of the post.
You must demonstrate in your application that you currently use the skills outlined above, and in the Job Description/Person Specifications, or have used them previously in employment, education, training, volunteering etc.
This contract is for 25 hours a week to cover the maternity leave of the substantive post holder until 31st March 2026 .
Your main office base will be at Barnardo's Swansea, Heol Cadifor, Penlan, Swansea but you will be expected to work out and about in Swansea and Neath.
When completing your application please refer to your skills knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification, Job Description and Additional Information document. This should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described.
Need more information?
If you require any further information about this opportunity, please contact Christine Parry (email address can be found via the job vacancy link on our website).
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Pay & Reward Framework
We know that our colleagues go above and beyond in delivering our vital work, driven by their passion and commitment to Barnardo's values. We also know that we can only realise our ambitions and achieve better outcomes for more children, thanks to the talent, hard work and creativity of our people.
For all these reasons, we are committed to a new approach to pay and reward, to ensure it is fair, attractive and progressive, which was rolled out in April 2023. This is a positive change for the charity, and a part of our People & Culture Strategy. It will assist us in supporting colleagues to belong, thrive and grow in their colleague journey at Barnardo's and in time will offer clear routes of progression for colleagues in both their career and their pay.
Whilst the full pay band and salary range is advertised, our approach to starting salaries is to appoint between the minimum to mid-point of the pay band – this ensures that pay steps are available to reward our colleagues annually based on their contribution to excellence and alignment to our values and behaviours. More details on Barnardo's pay framework can be found upon application.
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Picture yourself alongside our Outreach and Marketing wizards and our customer service champions. Together, we're on a mission to ensure our young people aren't just safe but also revved up and fully immersed in their journey with us here at The King's Trust.
Could you become their personal champion? Imagine peeling back the layers to discover what's holding them back so that you can unlock their potential for astonishing progress. Imagine having your own group of young people to support who will turn to you for that one-on-one support, guidance, and maybe just a nudge in the right direction.
Safety always comes first, so keeping a watchful eye on safeguarding, health and safety, and data protection is part of the deal! You’ll be the guiding force that empowers our delivery partners and service providers to reach for the stars. Together, we will ensure every young person embarks on a remarkable journey, experiencing the extraordinary and achieving the dreams they've aspired to.
You’ll lead personal development sessions that take our foundation programmes to new heights. Whether it's in person or via a virtual session on MS Teams, some of these activities will be in the great outdoors and enjoying our wonderful green spaces. You won’t be sitting behind a screen every day, there will be some travel required to relevant local areas to support the delivery of these exciting programmes as well as programme visits. However, it’s not all fun and games, keeping things on point means meticulously recording info and data about our young superstars, volunteers, or partners. It's all about making sure every step of their journey aligns perfectly with our funding contracts.
At The Trust, we're strong advocates for fostering an inclusive workplace where everybody feels seen, and it would be fantastic if you share that passion too. Your mission? Making a positive impact by implementing a local action plan that harmonises with our big-picture EDI goals.
Be prepared for anything and everything. Alongside all these exciting responsibilities, you might even find yourself wearing different hats and stepping up when needed.
Ready to bring your A-game? Let's make every day count and create a brighter future for our young people of the future!
We believe that every young person should have the chance to succeed, no matter their background or the challenges they are facing.

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Are you ready to join The King's Trust and step into a vibrant role where you'll build meaningful connections and nurture relationships with our extraordinary external delivery partners and volunteers, all in the pursuit of connecting with the young hearts and minds we're devoted to supporting? If the answer is yes, read on!
Take the lead in welcoming, training, and expertly managing a group of delivery partners and volunteers. Your mission will be to ensure that our young people have an exceptional experience and achieve those positive outcomes that change lives. You will also be kept engaged as you’ll be required to travel within your local area to support the delivery of programmes as well as programme visits.
Assist and support our delivery partners and volunteers in bringing The Trust's programmes to life. They'll rely on you for access to training, resources, qualifications, and guidance in adhering to our top-notch quality standards. You’ll also be our compliance hero, ensuring that our delivery partners and volunteers are up to speed with all the necessary policies that keep things running smoothly. You'll be our go-to person, ready to tackle any minor concerns or issues that come our way.
Your knack for precision will shine through as you meticulously record information and data on young people, volunteers, or partners. It's all about ensuring that each step of their journey is accurately documented in our systems and aligns perfectly with the requirements of our funding contracts and is at the forefront of championing Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion. Your sheer enthusiasm and commitment will ignite some transformative action, sparking real change as we put those local plans into play and excel in achieving our EDI goals!
Do you have the creativity to facilitate best practice sharing, energise networking sessions, and throw sensational end-of-programme parties? Are you ready to step up and lead sessions with young people when the moment calls? Having a background in education or an understanding of the education system could be an advantage when joining some of our teams, it's like having an ace up your sleeve, whether you're familiar with the intricacies of the school year or you've walked in the shoes of a teacher.
If you are a strong communicator with sharp problem-solving skills and can transform ordinary moments into unforgettable events, you could be just the person we are looking for.
Expect the unexpected and embrace it. Come and be a part of our mission!
We believe that every young person should have the chance to succeed, no matter their background or the challenges they are facing.

The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Sussex Emmaus is a charity dedicated to supporting individuals who have experienced social exclusion or homelessness. We provide accommodation for up to 58 people, offering a home, tailored support, and the opportunity to gain skills and work opportunities through social enterprises run by the charity.
We are now recruiting for a Warehouse Co-ordinator to ensure the efficient running of the warehouse (Undercroft). You will be joining a friendly and enthusiastic team who are passionate about what they do.
The Coordinator ensures the warehouse is organised and is following applicable laws and regulations. This includes working with Companions and volunteers, overseeing receiving, sorting and pricing of donations, always maximising income. This is a hands-on role where your ability to lead by example will motivate our team of Companions and volunteers to provide exemplary customer service and to generate a financial surplus to support the charity.
You will supervise and work alongside Companions who are allocated to the warehouse during the business operating hours with conduct issues being managed by the Business Manager. You will also supervise and work alongside volunteers who are allocated to the warehouse during business operating hours with the Business Manager handling any conduct issues that may arise.
For the full job description and person specification, please download the job pack!
Duties & responsibilities
People
- To work alongside and train Companions to increase their skill base and confidence
- To organise the deployment of tasks to individuals and team members
- To train, supervise, motivate, and inspire volunteers and companions.
- To help devise and deliver induction on standards of work to new team members so that retail activities are delivered to the agreed brand, including customer service, merchandising, pricing, stock control, and culture
- To ensure that all activities under supervision are engaging, enabling, empowering and holding to account the team members
Warehouse Operation
- To ensure effective and efficient day-to-day operations by maximising quality donations and minimising waste
- To ensure day-to-day smooth and productive processes are being implemented to excellent standards for quality, culture, and legislative compliance
- To be proactive in the generation of donated stock, managing stock collection efficiently and effectively to the agreed standards and timescales under Emmaus guidelines
- To ensure premises, Health & Safety, security, and maintenance checks and actions are complete within the identified time, and to identify new checks or actions to schedule as to comply with Health and Safety requirements
- To ensure that cover for the safe operation of the Undercroft is always sufficient
- To cover van driving shifts as needed.
Stock Management
- To work closely with all Retail Managers to ensure each retail enterprise is receiving adequate stock to generate their required weekly sales targets
- To be responsible for ensuring that only sellable donations and those that conform to all relevant UK government and trading standards legislation are accepted for resale in the shop
- To disseminate any changes from Trading Standards as and when to relevant parties to ensure compliance
- To ensure all donated items are sorted and priced and merchandised to receive the optimum for the charity and the correct procedures are applied throughout the sorting process to allow for coding and pricing to be applied to items
Safety, Health, and Environment
- To oversee all Health & Safety requirements within the warehouse, taking corrective action as and when required, and informing/liaising with managers and team as necessary
- To assist in compiling risk assessments with team members
- Ensure safe working systems are adhered to in conjunction with the Emmaus policies and procedures, and are compliant with all relevant legal requirements
- To ensure that Health & Safety is adhered to in terms of equipment use and that manual handling guidelines are followed
- Ensure work areas follow correct processing procedures, ensuring that the work area is always kept clean and tidy
- Assist in delivering Health & Safety training to new Companions and volunteers
- Recycling/Re-use and Waste Management
- To recommend creative ways to upcycle, reuse and repurpose stock to maximise profit and reduce wastage
- To supervise the disposal of unsaleable items to minimise waste as appropriate in line with Sussex Emmaus’s Environmental Policy and procurement Policy.
To apply, please read the job pack thoroughly and upload your CV and supporting statement showing how you meet the person specification. The deadline is 9th May. Please note we can only accept applications from people who currently hold the right to work in the UK and are unable to sponsor work visas.
To apply, please download and read the job pack thoroughly and upload
- your CV
- a supporting statement detailing how you meet the person specification
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.