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Assistant Headteacher – Inclusion, Safeguarding and DSL
- Location: TreeHouse School, Woodside Ave, London, N10 3JA
- Hours: Permanent, full time (37.3 hours per week)
- Salary: £62,541 to £66,744 per annum
- Start date: January 2027
About TreeHouse School:
TreeHouse School, part of Ambitious about Autism, is an Ofsted outstanding specialist school supporting children and young people aged 4–19 with autism and complex learning needs. We are committed to providing an exceptional learning environment where every pupil can thrive and achieve their full potential.
About the role:
We are looking for a resilient and values led Assistant Headteacher of Inclusion, Safeguarding and DSL to join our Senior Leadership Team.
This is a pivotal role with responsibility for safeguarding, inclusion and pupil welfare for autistic children and young people with complex needs.
You will lead on child protection and safeguarding, working closely with our team of deputy and assistant DSLs and with external partners including Social Care, Health, Police, LADO and Prevent.
You will also provide strategic oversight of inclusion, behaviour, wellbeing, healthcare, therapeutic support, Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) and least restrictive practice, working collaboratively with education, nursing and wider multidisciplinary teams.
This is not an office based role. You will need to have a strong presence across the school, supporting pupils, families and staff, providing visible leadership and responding calmly and effectively when complex situations arise.
What we are looking for:
- Has strong safeguarding experience and ideally experience as a DSL or Deputy DSL.
- Has a good understanding of autism, SEND and complex needs, with experience in an education or specialist setting preferred.
- Could be an experienced education professional, SEN specialist or social worker with substantial relevant experience and a strong understanding of education.
- Is confident making difficult safeguarding decisions, managing referrals and escalating concerns when necessary.
- Is resilient, persistent and able to manage complex cases involving vulnerable children.
- Can build strong relationships with pupils, families, staff and external agencies.
- Can lead and develop staff, ensuring safeguarding training, recording and procedures are consistently followed.
What we offer:
You will be well supported by an experienced safeguarding team, Senior Leadership Team and receive regular supervision and mentoring. There will also be opportunities to develop your expertise through DSL, trauma informed, autism and CALM training.
This is an opportunity to make a significant difference to the lives of autistic children and young people, while leading a team and helping shape excellent safeguarding and inclusive practice across the school.
If you are a confident safeguarding professional who combines expertise with compassion, resilience and determination, we would love to hear from you.
Shortlisting date: Friday 2nd of October
Outcome of application: Friday 2nd/Monday 5th of October
Interview date: Friday 9th and Tuesday 13th of October
Ambitious About Autism is committed to fostering equity, diversity, and inclusion at every level of our organisation. We warmly welcome applications from all qualified candidates, valuing the diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives they bring. We encourage applications from individuals regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or parental status, disability, or age.
Our recruitment process promotes equal opportunities, and we are committed to providing reasonable adjustments for candidates with disabilities or additional needs throughout the recruitment process. Please contact our Recruitment Team for accommodations. We recognise disability as a physical or mental impairment that significantly and long-term affects a person's ability to perform day-to-day activities, as defined by the UK Equality Act 2010. All applications will be considered solely on merit, aligned with our mission to support autistic children and young people.
Ambitious About Autism is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check. As part of our Safer Recruitment checks, an online search may be carried out in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.
The safeguarding responsibilities of the post are as per the job description and person specification.
Whether the post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2021. This means that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected', so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS Filter Guidance
We stand with autistic children and young people, champion their rights and create opportunities.
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We are looking for an experienced Project Lead to lead the delivery of Thriving Change Makers, an exciting new programme supporting young people in Barnet to develop leadership skills, lead social action and influence the services and communities around them.
You will lead the mobilisation and delivery of the programme, supporting approximately 60 young people in Year 1 across two cohorts. You will provide leadership to programme staff, build strong partnerships with schools and community organisations, oversee safeguarding and risk, manage the delegated budget, and ensure the programme delivers against its outcomes.
A key focus will be ensuring that young people have a genuine voice in shaping the programme, with opportunities to develop their skills and progress into youth ambassador, advisory and governance roles.
We are looking for someone with substantial experience of leading youth, community or social-action programmes, with strong skills in project management, safeguarding, partnership working, monitoring and evaluation. You will be organised, collaborative and committed to inclusive, accessible and youth-led practice.
This is a fantastic opportunity to shape a new programme from the ground up, support young people to lead change and help build a model that will expand into Enfield and Brent in future years.
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details about the role and requirements.
What we offer:
- Generous annual leave entitlement - 28 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays (pro-rata for part-time staff)
- Flexible and hybrid working (dependent on role) to ensure you enjoy a good work-life balance.
- Christmas office closure
- Enhanced Sick Pay
- Pension scheme – 5% employee contribution, 3% employer contribution
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
Promoting a Diverse and Inclusive Workplace
At CB Plus, we promote a diverse and inclusive workplace where we can all be ourselves. Everyone is treated fairly, individual differences are celebrated, and all employees are valued and respected. We actively encourage applications from disabled applicants, including those with mental health conditions, people from Global Majority and minoritised communities, and those with protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.
We guarantee an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria as outlined in the Disability Confident Scheme. However, in the event of a high number of applicants, it may not be possible to interview all candidates who meet these criteria, and we reserve the right to limit interviews to a manageable number.
We also have experience supporting Access to Work applications to ensure that employees who need adjustments have the support they need to feel confident and do their best in their roles.
If you need adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know and we will be happy to assist you.
Please send a CV and covering letter setting out your interest in and suitability for the role:
- The CV should clearly state the names and periods/dates the candidate worked or volunteered for each organisation under their employment history and explain any gaps.
- The covering letter should address each point under the person specification showing how the candidate meets the person specification with examples from previous work or volunteering.
Please note we will only consider applications with both a CV and covering letter.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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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!
About Us
Forever Young People CIC delivers relationship-led community programmes across Hertfordshire, currently anchored by our community youth projects and our Dot to Dot mum and baby group. We're part of the wider Forever Young People family, which has spent years building trust-based, relationship-first work with young people and families across the county.
We're at a turning point: our CIC has a real track record and real potential, but no one whose full-time job it is to lead it. That's where you come in.
The Role
We're looking for someone to take genuine ownership of the CIC — its strategy, its funding, and its future programmes — reporting directly to our CEO. You'll line-manage our Trusts & Foundations fundraising consultant, decide which funding opportunities to pursue, and build the relationships and programmes that take the CIC beyond what we've already started.
This isn't a role where you'll be handed a finished playbook. It's a role for someone who wants to build one.
You'll:
- Set the CIC's strategic direction, in partnership with our CEO
- Own our funding pipeline and manage our fundraising consultant
- Spot and develop new community programmes rooted in genuine local need
- Support our existing Programmes as they continue to grow
- Build the relationships — funders, partners, commissioners — that the CIC's future depends on
About You
You don't need to have done exactly this job before — but you do need to have done something like it. You're someone who can set a strategy and still get your hands dirty. You've probably managed a freelancer or consultant before. You've built relationships with funders or partners when resources were tight, not abundant. And most importantly, you actually want to build something — not just keep an existing programme ticking over.
Experience with trusts and foundations fundraising, youth or family support work, or a background moving from a founder-led organisation toward distributed leadership would all be a bonus, though none are essential.
The Details
- Hours: 3 days/week to start, with planned growth in days as the CIC's income and pipeline grow
- Salary: £26,000–£30,000 FTE, pro-rata for 3 days/week, depending on experience
- Reports to: CEO, Ashley Howard
- Manages: Trusts & Foundations Fundraising Consultant; future CIC staff as the team grows
- Contract: Senior staff role — not a statutory company director
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Role: You will work with local residents to bring about positive change for North Leatherhead, by supporting community-led activities, growing local leaders, and facilitating residents’ engagement in decisions affecting this community.
Pay: £32,136 a year (pro rata).
Contract: permanent contract, subject to a 4-month probationary period.
Hours: 4 or 5 days a week, including occasional evening and weekend working, to be agreed with the successful applicant.
Location: LCH, Kingston Road, Leatherhead. KT22 7PX. Not suitable for remote working.
Background
Leatherhead Community Hub (LCH) has employed a Community Development/Engagement Worker since 2022, building relationships with local residents and listening to people’s concerns and hopes for North Leatherhead. This has led to the development of a number of successful community-led activities, including our weekly non-contact boxing and football training sessions for children and young people. More recently, we set up a Residents’ Panel and carried out a large-scale Community Survey, to help ensure that LCH is always listening to local residents and guided by local priorities.
This role is a vital element of LCH’s strategic vision for the next three years and beyond:
· cultivating community – offering a safe space for community activities that strengthen mutual support networks.
· growing capability - equipping local residents with the skills and confidence to bring about positive change in their community.
· fostering connections - acting as a focal point for collaborative working between local charities, agencies and businesses.
Our community development work is particularly focused on “growing capability”, recognising the importance of focusing time and energy into listening, encouraging and empowering others, and offering opportunities for local residents to get involved through volunteering, training, and working with us.
LCH is always seeking to be shaped by the desires and needs that arise within the community, by bringing people’s ideas into action and giving residents a voice in decisions affecting the local area. As a charity, we are also working towards residents being involved in every aspect of the governance of LCH, whether as trustees or on the management and operations teams.
Context
North Leatherhead is in the top 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in Surrey, with relatively high rates of poverty, economic inactivity, poor physical and mental health, and social isolation; all these issues have been exacerbated by the lack of community provision and damaging impact of the closure of the children’s centre and other community buildings in recent years.
Leatherhead Community Hub (LCH) was set up in July 2020 as a dedicated community centre in North Leatherhead. LCH provides opportunities for people to come together socially and build community, as well as giving our partner organisations a permanent base from which to offer critical support to local residents. Our mission is to create a safe, welcoming space at the heart of the community, where people of all ages can connect, learn, have fun, and find the support they need to thrive. The Hub attracts around 3,500 visitors a month to our affordable café and the many other community activities run by LCH and other community groups.
Description of role:
We are looking for someone who is capable of running community projects, but who is keen to involve others and gains most joy and satisfaction from developing leaders and volunteers from within the local community and seeing them grow and succeed in their roles.
In this role, you will be responsible for engaging and empowering the residents of North Leatherhead to facilitate positive change for the local community, by:
1) overseeing existing community projects, and encouraging the involvement of local residents in supporting, running, and leading these projects;
2) equipping local residents with the skills and confidence to initiate and run new community-led events and activities;
3) facilitating and growing our Residents’ Panel to play a key role in the governance and running of LCH, with a view to appointing several trustees from the local community.
4) promoting dialogue and collaboration between local residents and service providers, enabling people to have a greater say in decisions affecting the community;
5) supporting the management team and trustees in prioritising LCH’s resources to best serving the desires and needs of the local community.
6) subject to experience, we would also like the postholder to help with, or lead on, our social media alongside volunteers from the local community - although this is not an essential requirement for this role.
You will be employed by Leatherhead Community Hub, using the Hub as a base for networking, capacity-building, and community-led activities, whilst also reaching out and making connections with other sections of the local community. This role will require you to have a regular presence at LCH and in the wider community.
You will work closely with local service providers and other community organisations, including the council, housing association, and GP practices, as well as LCH’s core partners: Citizens Advice Mole Valley, EDGE Disability, Good Company Surrey (Foodbank), Link 2030, Mid-Surrey Community Fridges, The Gathering Church, and The Hive (a creative arts project). You will help promote a collaborative and participatory approach to supporting the community, seeking to ensure that local residents are directly engaged in initiatives aimed at meeting the needs of the North Leatherhead community.
You will be member of LCH’s Management Team, and line managed by the Managing Director, Tom Sefton, with advice & support from one of our Trustees and Co-Founders, Jenny Moore, who has worked in this community for over 20 years.
This role is partly funded by a multi-year grant from the National Lottery’s Reaching Communities Fund, which includes a number of specific objectives which you will be responsible for delivering, including: growing our youth sports projects, supporting more community-led activities, establishing our Residents’ Panel; and increasing local representation on our Board of Trustees.
Requirements of the postholder:
Essential:
· Excellent listening skills – friendly and approachable, with the ability to connect with people from a wide range of backgrounds and make them feel supported and valued.
· A proven ability and desire to motivate and support people to use and develop their strengths and skills for the benefit of the wider community.
· Good networking skills and experience of working well with other organisations to achieve positive change for the community.
· Experience of volunteering and/or working in a range of community settings.
· Strong organisational and time management skills, and good IT skills.
· A positive and creative approach to work – able to handle new or competing demands and work on own initiative without close supervision.
· A willingness to work flexibly, including occasional evening and weekend meetings and events.
· A firm commitment to the vision, mission and values of LCH.
Desirable:
· Previous experience of working as a community development worker or similar role.
· An understanding of the principles of asset-based community development and/or other participatory approaches to community development.
· Experience of training and supporting volunteers.
· Demonstrable experience in developing and running community-led events and activities, in a voluntary or paid capacity.
· Experience using social media to raise awareness, engage local communities, and promote activities or events.
· Experience of living, working and/or volunteering in the local area.
How to apply: Please send your CV and a cover letter (no more than 400 words), explaining why you would like this role and how you meet the job requirements.
Posted on: 24th August 2026
Closing date: 23rd September 2026
Interview date: 30th September 2026
Please send your CV and a cover letter (no more than 400 words), explaining why you would like this role and how you meet the job requirements.
To create a safe and welcoming space at the heart of the community, where people can connect, learn, have fun and get the support they need to thrive.



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ID: 1866 Participation & Co-production Lead (London Region)
Service: Family Action London Region Services
Salary:
- Grade 3 point 24-28
- Starting at £36,501 - £40,024 FTE per annum (£21,900.60 - £24,014.40 per annum, pro rata)
- Inclusive of £3,866 Inner London Weighting FTE per annum
Location: London Region (hybrid working arrangements available, subject to service requirements).
Hours: Part-time, 22.2 hours per week (0.6 FTE). We offer flexible working arrangements.
We offer flexible working arrangements - please see below for more details.
Contract: Permanent position (funding is currently secured for two years and may be extended if additional funding is secured).
Family Action & the Role’s Impact:
At Family Action we support people through change, challenge or crisis. It’s what we’ve done for over 150 years. We protect children, support young people and adults and offer direct, practical help to families and communities.
This is an exciting opportunity to lead and strengthen participation and co-production across Family Action's London services. This role will enable children, young people, families and adults to influence the design, delivery, evaluation and continuous improvement of services, ensuring that lived experience is at the heart of decision-making.
As the regional lead for participation and co-production, you will provide leadership and specialist advice to managers, build organisational capacity, and establish sustainable participation structures across London. While the role has a broad regional remit, youth participation will be the initial priority area.
Main Responsibilities:
· Lead and champion participation and co-production across Family Action's London services.
· Support the implementation, development and continuous improvement of Family Action's national Participation and Co-production Strategy across London services, ensuring regional learning and lived experience inform organisational practice.
· Coordinate regional participation initiatives, including advisory groups, consultations, engagement activities and co-production opportunities.
· Establish sustainable participation structures, including a Young People's Advisory Group during the initial phase of the role.
· Support managers and teams to embed inclusive participation and co-production approaches within services.
· Work collaboratively with EDI, Learning & Development, Practice Development and Communications colleagues to promote participation, share learning and communicate impact.
· Monitor, evaluate and evidence impact, contributing to service improvement, partnership development and future sustainability.
Main Requirements (for details check the job description and person specification):
We are looking for someone with:
· Experience of leading, facilitating and embedding participation, engagement and co-production approaches within services or organisations.
· Experience of influencing managers, leading projects and driving positive organisational change.
· Experience of working with diverse communities, including people experiencing disadvantage, inequality or social exclusion.
· Experience of facilitating inclusive engagement and empowering people with lived experience to influence decisions affecting their lives and communities.
· Strong communication, relationship-building and stakeholder engagement skills.
· Knowledge of participation and co-production principles, frameworks and methodologies.
· A strong commitment to participation, co-production and ensuring the voices of people with lived experience shape service development.
Desirable:
· Personal lived experience relevant to the communities we support.
· Knowledge of national participation structures, standards and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Appointments are subject to Family Action receiving a satisfactory disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service – Enhanced
Benefits:
- an annual paid leave entitlement that commences at 25 working days, and after a full year of service, rising each April by one day, subject to a maximum of 30 working days plus bank holidays / of 30 working days plus bank holidays
- up to 6% matched-pension contributions
- enhanced paid sick leave and paid family leave provisions
- eye care and winter flu jabs vouchers
- cycle to work scheme
- investing in your professional development with ongoing quality training and career development opportunities
We are forward looking, ambitious and committed to continuous improvement. We are a people focused, can-do organisation, which strives for excellence in all we do and operates with mutual respect.
To Apply:
· Click the ‘Apply’ link below and fill out our digital application form
· Closing Date: Sunday, 20th September 2026 at 23:59
Interviews are scheduled to take place from 14th-15th October 2026 at Family Action Head Office, with slots throughout the working day and early/late slots available.
For any queries, or if you would like to discuss any aspect of the selection process or the potential for flexible working, please email: austra.welburn (full email addres located on advert document)
All appointments with Family Action are subject to satisfactory Safer Recruitment checks.
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion:
We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that candidates may need during the recruitment process and you will be asked whether you require any adjustments if shortlisted for interview. We also make reasonable adjustments on the job, where required.
We are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in all that we do and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Intersectionality is important to us and we welcome applications from ethnically diverse communities, LGBTQIA+ candidates and disabled candidates. We are committed to increasing the representation of these groups at Family Actionbecause we know that greater diversity will lead to even greater results for families and children and we strive for our workforce to be truly representative of the diverse communities we support.
All candidates with a disability are welcome to apply under the Disability Confident Scheme and request priority consideration for an interview, provided they meet the essential criteria for the role.
To help remove financial barriers to working with us, we will reimburse reasonable travel costs if you are invited to attend an interview in person.
*Ordinarily Family Action appoints new starters at the starting point of the salary scale (with subsequent annual pay progression), unless you have experience that would justify appointment further up the salary scale or there are any other exceptional reasons.
Family Action is an award-winning national charity working from the heart of local communities across England and Wales.



Gendered Intelligence is seeking an exceptional leader to serve as its next Chief Executive. This is a rare opportunity to lead a nationally respected, trans-led organisation with real influence on policy, professional practice and the lives of trans, non-binary and gender exploring people across the UK.
The next Chief Executive will inherit strong foundations: an experienced and committed team of just under 40 people, a distinctive and trusted public profile, and a range of services that reach communities, professionals and institutions across the country. With income of around £1.5–2m, the next Chief Executive will lead the organisation through its next phase of development at a time when that leadership matters enormously.
The role offers the chance to shape strategic direction, open new partnerships and income streams, and contribute to national conversations on trans equality and human rights, while working alongside people who are deeply committed to the mission and to each other.
We are looking for someone who combines strategic clarity with operational grounding, who leads with calm and consistency, and who understands both the privilege and the responsibility of this role. We will be honest with candidates about what the role involves, and we expect the same in return.
Full details of the role can be found on our website and in the attached recruitment pack.
Bible Society believes the Bible is God’s gift for God’s world. We share it because we believe it changes lives for good. We want Christians to be confident in the Bible’s truthfulness and reliability, and we want to change how people talk about it in wider society and invite them to see it as a source of wisdom and joy.
As our Impact and Evaluation Lead, you will play a vital role in helping Bible Society understand and demonstrate how our work is making a difference in people’s lives, communities and cultures around the world. Sitting within our Research and Impact team, this role leads the design and embedding of a robust organisational impact framework, supporting colleagues across England, Wales and our global partnerships to measure what matters and to learn what helps people engage with the Bible in meaningful ways. From shaping theories of change and evaluation approaches to analysing data and sharing insights with senior leaders and trustees, you will ensure evidence and learning are at the heart of our mission and strategy.
We are looking for someone who brings strong analytical expertise alongside excellent people skills, and who enjoys helping teams use evidence, learning and insight to improve their work. If you have experience designing and delivering impact or evaluation frameworks, confidence using qualitative and quantitative research methods, and a desire to see learning shape mission and strategy in a Christian organisation, we would love to hear from you.
If this sounds like you and you have the legal right to work and remain in the UK, we’d love to hear from you. Please provide your CV and a 250-word statement that sets out your motivation and relevant experience for the job.
Bible Society is proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer. We value diversity and aspire to reflect this in our workforce. We welcome applications from people representing all sections of the community.
Closing date: 5 October 2026
Interview date: First round interviews will be held online on Monday 12 October 2026. Second round interviews will be held in person in our Swindon office on Thursday 22 October 2026.
We believe the Bible is God's gift to the world. We want everyone to discover its message for themselves.


Practice Consultant
We are seeking an experienced fostering professional to help improve fostering practice, support foster carers and influence positive change across Wales and the wider UK.
Position: Practice Consultant, Wales
Salary: £43,483 to £48,659 per annum
Location: Wales, home-based/hybrid with optional Cardiff office working and some UK travel
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Closing date: 23 September 2026
Interview date: 9 October 2026, Cardiff
About the role
As Practice Consultant, you will use your fostering expertise to improve practice and provide high-quality advice, advocacy, mediation, training and consultancy to foster carers, fostering services, social workers and other professionals.
Working as part of a UK-wide practice team, you will help ensure that fostering practice is trauma-informed, child-centred and solution-focused.
Key responsibilities include:
- Providing specialist advice, advocacy and mediation
- Delivering training, webinars, forums and practice consultancy
- Supporting improvements in fostering policy and practice
- Developing and sharing evidence-based best practice
- Building strong relationships with foster carers, fostering services and other stakeholders
- Contributing to publications, guidance and learning resources
- Representing the organisation at regional and national events
- Using feedback and data to evaluate impact and support continuous improvement
About you
You will bring significant knowledge and experience of fostering, with a strong understanding of the legislation and regulatory framework governing foster care.
You will be a foster carer, or hold a relevant degree-level or social work qualification with fostering practitioner experience. You will have experience of providing consultancy and advice within fostering or related services, alongside experience of advocacy, mediation and delivering training.
You will also have excellent communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to work confidently with a wide range of stakeholders.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable but is not essential.
About the organisation
You will be joining a leading UK fostering charity and membership organisation dedicated to supporting the relationships at the heart of the fostering community.
The organisation offers flexible and hybrid working, 38 days' leave including bank holidays, enhanced family-friendly leave, enhanced sick pay, pension and life assurance, and access to an Employee Assistance Helpline.
Applications are particularly welcomed from people from under-represented and minoritised backgrounds and those with lived experience of care.
Other roles you may have experience of could include: Fostering Social Worker, Fostering Practice Consultant, Fostering Advisor, Practice Development Consultant, Social Work Consultant, Fostering Training Consultant, Fostering Development Officer, Practice Development Manager, Fostering Support Manager, Fostering Services Manager.
Ymgynghorydd Ymarfer
Rydym yn chwilio am weithiwr proffesiynol profiadol ym maes maethu i helpu i wella ymarfer maethu, cefnogi gofalwyr maeth a dylanwadu ar newid cadarnhaol ledled Cymru a'r DU ehangach.
Swydd: Ymgynghorydd Ymarfer, Cymru
Cyflog: £43,483 i £48,659 y flwyddyn
Lleoliad: Cymru, gweithio gartref/hybrid gyda'r opsiwn o weithio o swyddfa Caerdydd a rhywfaint o deithio ledled y DU
Oriau: Llawn amser, 35 awr yr wythnos
Contract: Parhaol
Dyddiad cau: 23 Medi 2026
Dyddiad cyfweliad: 9 Hydref 2026, Caerdydd
Am y rôl
Fel Ymgynghorydd Ymarfer, byddwch yn defnyddio eich arbenigedd ym maes maethu i wella ymarfer a darparu cyngor, eiriolaeth, cyfryngu, hyfforddiant ac ymgynghoriaeth o ansawdd uchel i ofalwyr maeth, gwasanaethau maethu, gweithwyr cymdeithasol a gweithwyr proffesiynol eraill.
Gan weithio fel rhan o dîm ymarfer ledled y DU, byddwch yn helpu i sicrhau bod ymarfer maethu yn ystyriol o drawma, yn canolbwyntio ar y plentyn ac yn canolbwyntio ar ddatrysiadau. Mae'r egwyddorion hyn hefyd wedi'u nodi yn y proffil rôl Cymraeg a ddarparwyd.
Bydd y prif gyfrifoldebau'n cynnwys:
- Darparu cyngor arbenigol, eiriolaeth a chyfryngu
- Cyflwyno hyfforddiant, gweminarau, fforymau ac ymgynghoriaeth ymarfer
- Cefnogi gwelliannau mewn polisi ac ymarfer maethu
- Datblygu a rhannu arfer gorau sy'n seiliedig ar dystiolaeth
- Meithrin perthnasoedd cryf gyda gofalwyr maeth, gwasanaethau maethu a rhanddeiliaid eraill
- Cyfrannu at gyhoeddiadau, canllawiau ac adnoddau dysgu
- Cynrychioli'r sefydliad mewn digwyddiadau rhanbarthol a chenedlaethol
- Defnyddio adborth a data i werthuso effaith a chefnogi gwelliant parhaus
Amdanoch chi
Bydd gennych wybodaeth a phrofiad sylweddol o faethu, ynghyd â dealltwriaeth gref o'r fframwaith deddfwriaethol a rheoliadol sy'n llywodraethu gofal maeth.
Byddwch yn ofalwr maeth, neu bydd gennych gymhwyster perthnasol ar lefel gradd neu gymhwyster gwaith cymdeithasol gyda phrofiad fel ymarferydd maethu. Bydd gennych brofiad o ddarparu ymgynghoriaeth a chyngor o fewn gwasanaethau maethu neu wasanaethau cysylltiedig, ynghyd â phrofiad o eiriolaeth, cyfryngu a darparu hyfforddiant.
Bydd gennych hefyd sgiliau cyfathrebu a meithrin perthnasoedd rhagorol, gyda'r gallu i weithio'n hyderus gydag ystod eang o randdeiliaid.
Mae'r gallu i siarad Cymraeg yn ddymunol ond nid yw'n hanfodol ar gyfer y rôl.
Am y sefydliad
Byddwch yn ymuno ag elusen faethu a sefydliad aelodaeth blaenllaw yn y DU sy'n ymroddedig i gefnogi'r perthnasoedd sydd wrth wraidd y gymuned faethu.
Mae'r sefydliad yn cynnig gweithio hyblyg a hybrid, 38 diwrnod o wyliau gan gynnwys gwyliau banc, polisïau gwyliau gwell sy'n ystyriol o deuluoedd, tâl salwch gwell, pensiwn ac yswiriant bywyd, a mynediad at Linell Gymorth i Weithwyr.
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Self-Employed Associate – General Practice Surveyor
Based in the Midlands & North of England
Key details
- Salary: £250 per day.
- Start date: By mutual agreement
- Location: Home-based, with travel for site visits as required
- Working hours: Flexible, subject to agreed project deadlines
- Reporting to: Head of Property Consultancy
- Qualification: RICS-qualified Chartered Surveyor
- Professional indemnity insurance: The post holder falls within the definition of ‘Person Employed’ and is therefore included within our PI insurance.
- DBS clearance: Provided by the Ethical Property Foundation
About the Ethical Property Foundation
The Ethical Property Foundation is the UK’s only dedicated property advice charity for the voluntary sector. We provide expert, independent property advice and education to more than 900 organisations each year.
We are seeking an experienced self-employed Chartered Surveyor to join our team and lead development and project management work.
The role
We’re seeking Chartered General Practice Surveyors with experience in:
- Lease renewals and rent review advice
- Development of client property strategies
- Options appraisals
- Property acquisition advice
- Property disposal advice
You’ll need excellent communication skills to engage and empower our clients—many of whom support vulnerable people in challenging circumstances—and the ability to investigate, analyse, and propose practical property solutions.
Skills and experience
· educated to degree level or with equivalent academic or employment experience
· Chartered Surveyor or equivalent professional qualification
· minimum of fifteen years’ experience
· experience of providing advice, including by phone / email
· experience of communicating a technical subject to the lay person
· experience of residential and commercial property sectors
· a proven track record in the delivery of high-quality outputs
· knowledge or experience of building surveys from a charity perspective
· experience of working as a consultant
· interest in, and appreciation of, ethical considerations relating to property
· experience of working in a small team
· excellent written and spoken communication skills and computer literate
What we offer
Our clients support a diverse range of causes and manage every type of property imaginable. In the past year, we’ve advised on office buildings, church premises, oast houses, former schools, libraries, theatres, fields, industrial units, and more.
You’ll be part of a team of extraordinary senior property professionals who share a passion for making a positive impact.
Deadline for Applications:
Thursday 1st October with interviews being held remotely on Teams on Thursday 15th October.
Your covering letter should explain:
- Why you would like to work with the Ethical Property Foundation.
- What you can offer our clients.
- Your voluntary sector and professional experience.
Mission To deliver high quality education and support, enabling voluntary organisations in England and Wales to manage their premises sustainably.
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Stella Maris UK is looking for an experienced and confident Senior HR Manager to drive and deliver our people-focused HR strategy that supports employee wellbeing and organisational growth.
About the Role
Reporting to the Director of Resources, this is a senior leadership role with responsibility for promoting the vision, mission and values of the organisation.
You’ll oversee all aspects of human resources, including recruitment, employee relations, performance management, learning and development, and policy implementation, and will provide leadership and support to the HR team.
You’ll also work collaboratively across the organisation to foster a positive, inclusive and high-performing workplace culture.
About You
We’re looking for a confident leader with experience in human resources leadership, employee relations, organisational development, workforce planning, and people management, as well as experience in leading teams and building strong relationships with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
You’ll;
• Have CIPD or equivalent professional HR qualification.
• Be educated to degree level or equivalent experience.
• Have experience managing HR functions within a charity, not-for-profit, public sector, or mission-driven organisation.
• Have experience of advising senior leaders on people matters.
• Have strong knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice.
• Have strategic thinking and organisational development capability.
• Have strong communication, coaching, and influencing abilities
We improve the lives of seafarers and fishers through our network of local chaplains and seafarer centres, expert information, advocacy, and support.



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We are looking for a compassionate, confident and experienced Liaison and Diversion Team Lead to provide day-to-day leadership for our Liaison and Diversion outreach team in Surrey.
Working in partnership with Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, you will support the delivery of high-quality, safe and effective services for vulnerable people who have come into contact with the criminal justice system. This is a varied and rewarding role, combining operational leadership, staff supervision, partnership working and a reduced caseload of complex and high-risk clients.
You will lead and support a team of practitioners, help manage service performance and quality, and work closely with health, social care, criminal justice and voluntary sector partners to improve outcomes for people experiencing mental health difficulties, substance misuse, homelessness, learning disabilities, neurodiversity and other complex needs.
We are looking for someone who can bring strong leadership skills, sound judgement, and a commitment to trauma-informed, recovery-focused and person-centred practice. In return, you will be part of an organisation that values Kindness, Integrity and Commitment, and is committed to improving health, wellbeing and life opportunities for people across Surrey.
Location: Frimley Park Hospital, Guildford
Salary: £32,680
Hours: 35 hours per week
Contract: type: Permanent
Key responsibilities:
Leadership and Operational Management
- Provide day-to-day leadership and operational oversight of the Liaison and Diversion team.
- Support the recruitment, induction and development of staff and volunteers.
- Conduct regular supervision, appraisal and performance reviews for team members.
- Support staff wellbeing and promote a positive, inclusive and psychologically safe working environment.
- Provide management cover and deputise for the Catalyst Senior Manager when required.
- Lead team meetings and case discussions.
- Support the implementation of organisational policies, procedures and best practice guidance.
- Monitor staffing capacity and workload allocation to ensure safe and effective service delivery.
Clinical and Case Management
- Hold a complex caseload requiring enhanced intervention, multi-agency coordination and risk management.
- Support staff in managing complex cases involving mental health difficulties, substance misuse, homelessness, learning disabilities, neurodiversity, safeguarding concerns and social vulnerability.
- Formulate support and risk management plans.
- Ensure safeguarding concerns are identified, escalated and managed in accordance with local safeguarding procedures.
- Support clients to access appropriate health, mental health, housing, welfare, treatment, recovery and community support services.
- Promote recovery-focused and trauma-informed practice across the service.
- Ensure service users are supported to engage effectively with criminal justice processes and community services
Partnership and Stakeholder Engagement
- Develop and maintain effective working relationships with Police, Courts, Probation, Youth Justice Services, NHS organisations, Local Authorities and voluntary sector partners.
- Represent Catalyst and the Liaison and Diversion Service at internal and external meetings.
- Promote integrated working across health, criminal justice and community services.
- Support the development of pathways that improve outcomes for vulnerable individuals.
- Facilitate joint working and information sharing arrangements in accordance with GDPR and information governance requirements.
- Act as a key contact for partner agencies and support the resolution of operational challenges
Service Development and Quality Improvement
- Support the Catalyst and SABP Service Managers in developing and improving service delivery.
- Contribute to service reviews and quality improvement projects.
- Identify gaps in local provision and support the development of new partnerships and initiatives.
- Promote innovation and evidence-based practice across the service.
- Participate in contract monitoring and performance reporting processes.
- Support the development of community resources that enhance recovery, diversion and social inclusion
Performance and Governance
- Monitor service activity and outcomes to ensure contractual and organisational requirements are achieved.
- Ensure accurate and timely recording of client information on case management systems
- Carrying out service audits, and following thought to ensure all requirements are met.
- Maintain compliance with information governance, confidentiality, safeguarding and data protection requirements.
- Prepare reports, performance information and outcome data as required.
- Ensure all team members maintain accurate case records and complete mandatory training requirements.
- Contribute to risk management and incident reporting processes
About the organisation
Through Community, Specialist and Outreach services, we support recovery, mental health, and wellbeing—together, every step of the way.
About you
Essential:
- Minimum of 3 years’ experience working with adults with complex needs, such as mental health difficulties, substance misuse, homelessness, neurodiversity, learning disabilities or offending behaviour.
- Experience of providing supervision, mentoring or line management to staff.
- Experience of working in partnership with multiple agencies and services.
- Experience of managing complex and high-risk cases.
- Knowledge of mental health, substance misuse and social vulnerabilities.
- Understanding of safeguarding legislation and practice.
- Knowledge of risk assessment and risk management.
- Good understanding of information governance, consent, confidentiality and GDPR.
- Understanding of trauma-informed and recovery-focused approaches.
- Strong leadership and team management skills.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to build and maintain effective partnerships.
- Ability to analyse complex information and make sound decisions.
- Ability to manage competing priorities and workloads.
- Strong report-writing and record-keeping skills.
- Competent in Microsoft Office and electronic case management systems.
- Demonstrates integrity, accountability and professionalism.
- Committed to social inclusion and reducing inequalities.
- Able to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- Resilient and adaptable in challenging situations.
- Committed to continuous learning and professional development.
Desirable:
- Degree, diploma or professional qualification in Mental Health, Social Work, Psychology, Counselling, Criminal Justice, Health and Social Care or a related field.
- Leadership or management qualification.
- Understanding of the Liaison and Diversion model and criminal justice pathways
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.
Head of Organisational Strategy and Operations (known internally as Infrastructure Lead) is a senior strategic leadership role within Healing Justice Ldn, working closely alongside the Executive Director to help shape and steward the organisational infrastructure, systems, and coordination practices needed for HJL’ s next phase of development.
The role exists to strengthen the connective infrastructure that enables HJL’ s organisational arms to operate autonomously while remaining aligned, collaborative, sustainable, and responsive within rapidly changing political, social, and movement landscapes.
Rather than focusing primarily on operational administration or hierarchical management, the role centres on developing values-aligned systems, organisational practices, and ways of working that support collective care, adaptability, organisational health, and long-term sustainability. Working across programmes, research, narrative strategy, operations, and leadership, the post holder will support communication, coordination, learning, and organisational coherence across the organisation while strengthening distributed leadership.
This role would suit someone who has previously held senior leadership responsibility across multiple organisational areas within a values-led, justice-oriented, community-based, or movement environment. As a newly created role within an evolving organisational structure, the responsibilities, focus, and ways of working within the role may continue to develop over time in response to organisational learning, growth, and changing needs.
Responsibilities
Organisational stewardship & coordination
- Shape and steward HJL’ s organisational infrastructure, systems, and long-term sustainability alongside the Executive Director and wider leadership.
- Support strategic coherence, communication, and coordination across HJL’ s organisational arms, including programmes, research, narrative strategy, operations, and infrastructure.
- Develop organisational systems, structures, and practices that support autonomy, collaboration, accountability, adaptability, and collective wellbeing.
- Support organisational decision-making, governance, and ways of working that reflect HJL’ s commitments to disability justice, racial justice, accessibility, collective care, and community accountability.
- Help strengthen organisational resilience and responsiveness within changing political, social, funding, and movement conditions.
Infrastructure & organisational development
- Lead the development and stewardship of values-aligned organisational systems, policies, and internal processes.
- Build and strengthen the connective infrastructure that supports collaboration, shared learning, and coordination across different organisational areas.
- Support organisational learning, reflection, adaptation, and knowledge sharing processes across teams and leadership.
- Help create structures and organisational cultures that support sustainable collaboration, leadership development, conflict navigation, and organisational wellbeing.
- Work collaboratively with advisors, external partners, and leadership to support organisational sustainability and adaptive development.
Organisational sustainability & external relationships (Operational sustainability)
- Work alongside the Executive Director and external finance partners to support organisational sustainability, financial planning, and resource stewardship.
- Contribute to fundraising strategy, partnership development, and relationship-building with funders, collaborators, and aligned organisations.
- Support infrastructure connected to organisational growth, partnerships, and long-term sustainability.
- Build and maintain strong relationships across HJL s wider ecosystem of collaborators, movement partners, advisors, and aligned organisations.
Organisational health, risk and resilience (Risk, Resilience & Infrastructure)
- Identify, map and respond to organisational vulnerabilities, operational challenges and external pressures affecting HJL’ s work and sustainability.
- Support systems and practices related to safeguarding, accountability, evaluation, organisational learning, and collective wellbeing.
- Support the organisation to navigate complexity, uncertainty, conflict, and change in ways that remain adaptive, relational, and values-aligned.
Person specification
Experience & Capabilities
We recognise that people develop leadership experience through many different pathways and do not expect applicants to meet every area listed below.
We are particularly interested in people who bring systems thinking, organisational leadership experience, and experience working within complex, values-led environments.
You may bring:
- Significant experience working within community-based, justice-oriented, movement, or values-led organisations.
- Experience holding strategic responsibility across multiple organisational areas such as organisational development, governance, operations, partnerships, sustainability, fundraising, or people management.
- Experience developing or evolving organisational systems, structures, policies, or ways of working within changing or complex environments.
- Experience supporting organisational growth, transition, resilience, or change.
- Experience building collaborative relationships with funders, partners, advisors, communities, or wider movement ecosystems.
- Systems thinking, facilitation, coordination, and relationship-building skills.
- Ability to navigate complexity, ambiguity, conflict, and organisational change with emotional maturity and relational awareness.
- Ability to support collaboration and coherence across multiple teams, work streams, or organisational areas without relying on hierarchical management approaches.
- Understanding of equity-centred, accessibility-informed, trauma-informed, and relational approaches to organisational development and leadership.
- Commitment to collective care, disability justice, racial justice, and community accountability.
Benefits
- 4% Pension contribution
- Individual professional development budget
- Enhanced annual leave provisions beyond the statutory minimum including a summer and winter break
- Staff training on somatics, trauma and resilience
- Free office refreshments
- Season ticket loan
- Enhanced parental leave pay
Introductory / Q&A Webinar
Interested in learning more about the role and our organisation? Join us for a one-hour webinar hosted by our Executive Director, Farzana Khan. We'll share insights into the role, our work and what you can expect from joining the organisation. There will also be an opportunity to ask questions during a live Q&A.
The webinar will take place at 5pm on Tuesday 15 September 2026 (click apply link for details on how to join the webinar).
Recruitment Timeline
- Applications Open: Wednesday 9th September 2026
- Introductory / Q&A Webinar: 15th September 2026 at 5pm BST
- Applications Close: Monday 21st September 2026 at 3pm BST
- 1st stage virtual interview: w/c 5th October 2026
- 2nd stage in person interview and task: w/c 12th October 2026
- Appointment made by Monday 19th October 2026
About Healing Justice Ldn
Healing Justice Ldn (HJL) is a community-led organisation working at the intersections of health justice, collective care, healing, and systems change. Rooted in disability justice, transformative practice, and liberation work, HJL develops community-led approaches to wellbeing that address the structural impacts of racism, ableism, state violence, and inequality.
Through research, training, political education, movement support, and healing practice, HJL works to build the infrastructures, relationships, and capacities needed for long-term collective resilience and liberation. The organisation supports communities, organisers, practitioners, and movements to develop sustainable approaches to health, care, and social transformation.
HJL operates through an evolving organisational model centred around autonomy, connection, collaboration, and collective stewardship. Different organisational “ arms ” hold distinct areas of practice while remaining connected through shared values, coordination structures, and relational infrastructure.
As HJL enters a new phase of organisational development, there is an increasing need for organisational infrastructure, systems, governance, and connective coordination that can support sustainable growth while remaining responsive and accountable within rapidly changing political, social, and movement landscapes.
Contract: 12 month fixed term contract, part time (21 hours per week)
Salary: £21,490 - £28,488 per annum (FTE £35,817 - £47,479)
London Weighting Allowance: £2,373 per annum (£3,954 FTE) for London-based employees
Location:Hybrid working from either Burford, Oxfordshire or Victoria, London
Closing date: Sunday 20 September 2026
Interview date: 29, 30 September or 1 October 2026
Are you an experienced Business Analyst with a passion for improving systems, shaping future solutions and delivering meaningful change?
Blue Cross is embarking on an exciting project to review and replace its Practice Management System (PMS), the technology that supports our veterinary hospitals and clinical services. We're looking for an experienced Business Analyst to help us understand our current processes, identify future requirements and support the selection of a new system that meets the needs of our organisation for years to come.
This is a unique opportunity to lead a significant discovery and procurement project, working across veterinary, clinical, operational and support functions to help shape the future of service delivery at Blue Cross.
We are recruiting one Business Analyst who can be based from either our Burford or London office. While you may see this opportunity advertised in multiple locations, this is a single 12-month fixed-term role supporting our Practice Management System replacement project.
More about the role
As the PMS Business Analyst, you will lead the discovery phase of our Practice Management System replacement project.
You'll work closely with stakeholders across the organisation to understand how our current systems and processes support service delivery, where opportunities exist for improvement and what capabilities we require from a future solution.
You'll develop a clear picture of business needs across multiple functions, evaluate available options in the marketplace and support the procurement and tender process to help identify the best solution for Blue Cross.
Your work will provide the foundations for one of the organisation's most significant technology investments and will directly influence how we support pets, owners and colleagues in the future.
What you will be doing
- Leading business analysis activities for the Practice Management System replacement project
- Engaging with veterinary, clinical, operational and support teams to understand current processes, challenges and requirements
- Mapping existing ("as is") processes and identifying opportunities for improvement
- Developing future-state process maps and requirements documentation
- Facilitating workshops, interviews and stakeholder engagement activities
- Gathering, analysing and prioritising business requirements
- Identifying functional, operational, reporting and data requirements for a future system
- Researching and evaluating solutions available within the market
- Supporting the development of tender documentation and procurement requirements
- Assisting with supplier evaluation and solution assessment activities
- Producing analysis, recommendations and supporting documentation to inform decision-making
- Working collaboratively with project stakeholders to ensure organisational needs are clearly understood and represented
About you:
You'll be an experienced Business Analyst who enjoys understanding how organisations work and helping them make informed decisions about technology and change.
You will have a strong track record of leading discovery and requirements gathering activities, with the ability to engage confidently with a wide range of stakeholders. You'll be comfortable analysing complex information, identifying opportunities for improvement and translating business needs into clear and structured requirements.
We're particularly interested in candidates who have worked on system selection, procurement or transformation projects and who can balance operational realities with long-term strategic needs.
Experience of working within veterinary, healthcare, clinical or other service-focused environments would be advantageous, although not essential.
Essential Qualifications, Skills, and Experience
- Understanding of operational or clinical service environments
- Proven experience in business analysis across systems, processes or organisational change
- Strong requirements elicitation skills, including workshops, interviews, observation and document analysis
- Experience of process modelling (‘as is’ and ‘to be’)
- Ability to translate business needs into structured requirements and specifications
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
- Experience supporting solution design, testing and validation activities
- Analytical thinking and problem‑solving capability
- Understanding of change impacts and supporting adoption
- Ability to demonstrate, understand and apply Blue Cross values
Desirable Qualifications, Skills, and Experience
- Experience working with Practice Management Systems or comparable healthcare systems
- Experience within veterinary or healthcare settings
- Understanding of clinical governance or regulated service environments
- BCS Business Analysis qualification or equivalent
- ITIL Foundation knowledge or awareness of service management frameworks
- Experience working within a not‑for‑profit or complex multi‑service organisation
How to apply
To apply for this role, please submit your application through our careers site and answer the application questions, demonstrating how you meet the essential criteria.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive a high volume of applications.
We believe in a world where all pets enjoy a healthy and happy life with people who love them



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Role/Job Title: Development and Opportunities Lead
Location:
Office Base to be either 19 High Street, Battle, TN33 0AE or Cornford Lane, Pembury, TN2 4QU
Hybrid role but regular travel required (Battle, Hastings and Pembury)
Mileage expenses will be paid for travel to locations away from your main workplace, in accordance with the organisation's mileage policy.
Hours: 37 hours per week (Monday – Friday)
Salary: £40,000 to £45,000 per annum
Closing date for applications: Wednesday 30th September 2026
We encourage early applications, as we reserve the right to close this vacancy before the advertised closing date should we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
Equal Opportunity/Accessibility and Accommodations Statement:
As a Disability Confident employer, Aspens Charities is committed to fostering an inclusive and supportive environment for individuals with disabilities. We actively promote the recruitment, retention, and career development of people with disabilities, recognising the invaluable contributions they make to our organisation. We are dedicated to ensuring an accessible recruitment process for all candidates. If you require any accommodations during the application or interview process, please don’t hesitate to reach out.
Aspens is entering an exciting new chapter. Following a recent organisational restructure, we've strengthened the way we deliver care, creating an even more effective, responsive and sustainable model of support for the people we support.
As part of this transformation, we've created new opportunities to join our leadership team - roles that didn't previously exist. We're looking for passionate, values-driven leaders who are committed to delivering outstanding, person-centred support, driving continuous improvement, and embedding high-quality, consistent standards across our services.
This is an opportunity to make a real impact: empowering teams, sharing best practice, strengthening governance, and ensuring every person we support receives exceptional care, regardless of where they live or who is supporting them.
If you're ready to shape the future of social care, inspire others, and be part of an ambitious organisation dedicated to improving lives, we'd love to hear from you. Join us and help lead the next stage of the Aspens journey.
Lead Innovation. Drive Growth. Create Opportunities.
Aspens is seeking an exceptional Development & Opportunities Lead to play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our services and creating meaningful opportunities for the people we support.
This is a high-impact leadership role for an ambitious, strategic thinker who is passionate about innovation, service development, and delivering outstanding outcomes for autistic people and people with learning disabilities. Working closely with the Head of Service Development and PBS and the wider leadership team, you will identify opportunities for growth, develop new services, lead transformational projects, and ensure our services continue to evolve and thrive.
About the Role:
As Development & Opportunities Lead, you will lead service innovation and growth across our day and community-based services. You will oversee the strategic development of our day opportunities provision while identifying new ways to diversify services, generate income, and respond to emerging community needs.
This role combines strategic leadership, operational oversight, project management and quality improvement, making it an exciting opportunity for someone who enjoys turning ideas into reality and influencing positive change at organisational level.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the development, expansion and scaling of high-quality services across the organisation.
- Embed co-production throughout the organisation so the voices of the people we support are heard at all levels
- Identify opportunities for innovation, growth and service diversification.
- Develop business cases and support funding applications for new initiatives.
- Drive continuous improvement and embed best practice across services.
- Lead the strategic development and operational oversight of day services.
- Build strong relationships with commissioners, funders, families, regulators and key partners.
- Use data, evidence and insight to shape decision-making and measure impact.
- Lead, coach and support managers while developing talent across the organisation.
- Horizon-scan for emerging opportunities, research and sector developments.
- Support organisational strategy and contribute to long-term sustainable growth.
About You:
We're looking for a forward-thinking leader who combines commercial awareness with a genuine passion for inclusion and person-centred support.
Essential Experience & Skills
- Significant senior leadership experience within health and social care.
- Proven experience leading service development, growth and transformation initiatives.
- Experience overseeing day services or community-based support models.
- Experience managing multi-site services.
- Strong strategic thinking and programme management skills.
- Excellent communication, influencing and stakeholder engagement abilities.
- Strong analytical skills and the ability to turn evidence into action.
- Financial, commercial and operational awareness.
- Values-driven leadership with high emotional intelligence.
Qualifications
- Degree-level qualification in Health & Social Care, Education, Psychology or a related field.
- Commitment to ongoing professional development.
What We Offer:
· Comprehensive paid training and excellent career progression opportunities, including recognised qualifications in health and social care
· Paid DBS check
· Flexible work arrangements, with the option to take on additional bank shifts
· Nest Pension and Death in Service benefit
· Access to a dedicated Employee Assistance Programme and Mental Health First Aiders
· Blue Light Card discounts
· 20% discount at Aspens High Street Stores for all staff
· Discounted staff menu available at the Bluebell Café (Pembury)
· Refer a Friend scheme - earn up to £250 for every successful referral
· Employee recognition programmes, including ‘Employee of the Month’
Apply now and one of our team members will reach out to discuss the role further.
If shortlisted, we will contact you directly to schedule an interview. We strive to respond to all applicants; however, if you have not received a response within a reasonable timeframe, please feel free to contact us for a status update or feedback (where available). After the interview, you will be notified of the outcome. If successful, you’ll receive a formal offer in writing. Upon acceptance, we’ll guide you through the onboarding process, providing you with all the details you need
Please note, any offer of employment will be subject to Disclosure and Barring checks (which we will arrange on your behalf if you don’t already have one) and satisfactory employment references.
Our mission is to provide high quality care and support to individuals on the autism spectrum and with learning disabilities; meeting their needs and
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The International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) is the world’s largest alliance of national societies of obstetrics and gynecology, bringing together professionals from more than 139 countries and territories. For over 70 years, FIGO has collaborated with the world’s top health, rights, and donor bodies. We are in official relations with the World Health Organization and consultative status with the United Nations.
FIGO is dedicated to the improvement of the health and rights of women and girls and to the reduction of disparities in health care, as well as to advancing the science and practice of obstetrics and gynecology. We pursue our mission through education, research implementation, advocacy, and capacity building with our member societies.
Financial control responsibility for accurate, complete, Charity SORP compliant balances in the balance sheet. Review of all monthly balance sheet reconciliations, completeness and of income and expenditure lines and controls accounts. This includes ownership of fixed assets register, KPIs for debtor and creditors aged balances, correct processing of taxes (PAYE/NI and VAT) and banking administration.
Responsible for administering the Procurement Policy and Delegation of Authority. Manage and delegate the financial systems. This includes all aspects of systems management, continuous development and full utilisation of the enterprise resource planning (ERP) cloud-based software. Lead and support system-led financial and procedural controls to elevate current practices to meet best practices in accounting and reporting as per IFRS102 and Charity SORP regulatory standards. The role includes change management and process embedding, upskilling end-users and improving user experience.
Business partner across internal and external stakeholders to ensure reporting requirements are met. Achieve high level of assurance and integrity in reports including interrogation and correction as required. Support variance analysis and commentaries on all levels of reporting.
Support finance colleagues in delivery of overall Finance objectives when required i.e. absence cover and deputise for the Head of Finance.
HOW TO APPLY
- To apply for this position, please send your CV and cover letter outlining your experience and interest in this opportunity via the Apply button. Please note that applications without a cover letter may not be considered.
- Closing Date for applications: Tuesday 22nd September 11.30pm
- Interviews will take place w/c 28th September
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS POSITION IS OPEN TO THOSE WHO HAVE THE RIGHT TO RESIDE AND WORK IN THE UK. WE WILL EXPECT RELEVANT PROOF OF SUCH IF ASKED FOR AN INTERVIEW (PLEASE DO NOT SEND THIS INFORMATION WITH YOUR APPLICATION, THANK YOU).
FIGO is the only organisation that brings together professional societies of obstetricians and gynecologists on a global basis.
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