Safeguarding lead jobs
We are recruiting for a Community Engagement Coordinator join our team in the Community Engagement team.
Job Title: Community Engagement Coordinator
Location: At least once a week in our head office in Vauxhall, weekly visits to our refuge’s (travel expenses will be covered) and homeworking
Salary: £28,857.12 per annum(Inclusive of London Weighting, which may not be applicable depending on your home location and any agreed permanent homeworking arrangement)
Contract type: Full Time, Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
We want kind and empathic people to work at Refuge, who believe in equality, diversity, and inclusion, are experts in their area of knowledge, want to make a positive difference and improve the lives of the women and children we support.
This is an opportunity to join Refuge as a community engagement coordinator who is passionate about supporting women and children impacted by domestic violence and other forms of abuse. The community engagement coordinator will work as part of a team of the community engagement service working across East, West and South London. The key aims of this new service are to build relationships with specialist providers across south, west, and east London, where our services are clustered, to develop a menu of enhanced support opportunities to meet survivors’ social, health and financial needs.
This is a very important role in Refuge, which will make a real difference to the lives of the women and children that Refuge supports every day. Together as a team, you will create pathways to decrease social inclusion, increase participation in community activities, employment, education and training. You will be skilled at working with a diverse range of audiences and will be adept at creating and developing new partnerships and pathways that improve the lives of survivors of domestic abuse and gender-based violence.
This post is restricted to women due to the nature of the role. The Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies.
Closing Date: 09:00am 27 November 2025
Interview Date: 10 and 15 December 2025 (In-person at our head office in Vauxhall, London)
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Executive Manager
Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £45,981
Location: Farringdon, hybrid working, minimum 2 days on-site
MLC Partners are actively seeking a highly organised and proactive Executive Manager to provide exceptional support to the CEO and leadership team at a renowned, impactful and ambitious charity. Turn2us is a national charity tackling financial insecurity and its structural causes. Offering practical support and information to help everyone thrive, they’re working to change the systems and perceptions that cause financial insecurity across the UK.
If you have the knowledge and experience to ensure the smooth running of the CEOs office; the executive operations, governance and business support functions organisation-wide and you are passionate about this crucial cause - eradicating financial insecurity, then this could be the ideal opportunity to build your career in a charity dedicated to ensuring dignity and equity for all.
Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities
Executive Support to CEO:
- Assemble and prepare papers, being the main point of conduct for CEO key meetings.
- Coordinate, attend, take minutes, and track actions for the Organisational Leadership Team.
- Manage diary, project manage and carry out administration for the CEO.
- Coordinate, attend, take minutes, and track actions for the CEO.
- Follow up on actions from meetings on behalf of the CEO and Chair of EFH, ensuring timely completion.
- Draft correspondence, manage communications, and liaise with key stakeholders including government departments, Patrons’ offices, and external partners, ensuring appropriate professionalism.
Governance Liaison:
- Act as the primary liaison between the CEO and the Group Head of Governance, ensuring all governance-related matters are effectively managed by having weekly check ins with both the Chief Executive and Group Head of Governance, and keeping the Director of People, Culture & Governance informed about pertinent matters.
- Coordinate the preparation and distribution of governance papers and briefing documents for the CEO.
- Ensure timely submission of board and committee papers, ensuring accuracy and completeness.
- Support the CEO in governance-related activities, including regulatory compliance and strategic planning discussions.
- Work closely with the CEO, Director of Finance and Operations, and Property Consultant on property-related matters.
- Act as secretariat for relevant property committees including meeting scheduling, minute taking and tracking actions.
Business Support:
- Lead the induction of new Business Support team members, ensuring consistency in approach.
- Hold regular meetings with the Business Support team, inviting feedback and implementing improvements.
- Lead meetings with Business Support staff to share best practices and resolve operational challenges.
- Foster a positive and collaborative team environment.
- Lead and support the Business Support team, providing a backup service to teams across the organisation, ensuring tasks are carried out in a timely manner. Where there is insufficient capacity within the Business Support Team, this may mean sourcing a temp or outside agency.
Person Specification:
It’s 2025, no-one should be lying awake worrying about mounting bills. No child should be starting their school day cold and hungry. But the fact is, it’s happening, and we want to end it. With an ambitious strategy, we need a strong leader to work alongside the CEO and leadership team who can streamline operations and coordinate key business functions. Successful applicants will have previous experience providing executive support at a senior level with excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities.
You should have a sound understanding of governance processes, including board and committee administration, be an excellent communicator with the ability to draft high-quality correspondence. In addition, you will bring proven leadership experience, motivating and coordinating others, while demonstrating professionalism, discretion, and a commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion, and the values of Turn2us.
Essential Criteria:
- Significant experience in a high-level Executive Assistant or Business Support Management role.
- Strong knowledge of governance processes, including board and committee administration.
- Excellent organisational and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
- High-level written and verbal communication skills, with experience drafting formal correspondence and briefing papers.
- Strong leadership skills, with the ability to coordinate and motivate others.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information with discretion.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and experience with digital collaboration tools (e.g., Teams, SharePoint).
Skills:
- Substantial experience working in a senior administrative role or comparable work, highly organised, able to plan proactively and prioritise work, with excellent time management skills and the ability to deliver to a deadline under pressure within a context of competing demands
- Proficient in Microsoft Office suite (Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint), CRM databases and virtual meeting products
- Ability to take a strategic approach, working across the organisation to suggest and implement processes and systems, creating business plans for new initiatives
- Understanding of Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning to support effective impact and continuous improvement, good project management and budgeting skills
- Demonstrable and highly developed interpersonal and communication skills both written and verbal with the ability to manage effective working relationships.
Knowledge:
- Understanding of safeguarding and safe working practices including Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging and its practical application
- Experience of organisation of meetings, travel arranging, diary management and email management
- Ability to take concise, accurate and efficiently produced minutes of meetings
- Line management experience and ability to motivate others
Attributes:
- Personal commitment to the work of Turn2us
- Resilience, good problem-solving skills
- Initiative/self-starter: able to operate independently and be a team worker.
- A continual improvement approach to yourself and to the work
- Tactful and diplomatic with emotional intelligence
How to Apply/Interview dates
To express your interest or request the full candidate briefing pack, please contact Tess at MLC directly or submit your application via the link provided.
We particularly welcome applications from individuals with lived experience of financial insecurity or those from underrepresented communities, including Black, Asian and minoritised ethnic groups, disabled people, and LGBTQIA+ individuals.
Closing date of applications: Friday 14th November
1st stage interviews: w/c 17th November
2nd stage interviews (face-to-face): w/c 24th November
Job Title: Head of Philanthropy
Location: Hybrid with 2-3 days a week at our Head Office (Vauxhall) for donor meetings
Salary: £60,066 per annum (Inclusive of London Weighting, which may not be applicable depending on your home location and any agreed permanent homeworking arrangement)
Contract type: Full Time, Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
This is an opportunity to join Refuge as our next Head of Philanthropy to provide strategic leadership to grow and diversify philanthropy income, delivering an ambitious growth plan across trusts and foundations and major donors.
The post holder will provide stragetic leadership to grow and diversify philanthropy income, delivering an ambitious growth plan across trusts and foundations, and major donors. You will strengthen existing relationships to deepen engagement and secure increased support, while proactively driving new business and developing robust pipelines to secure the long‑term sustainability and impact of Refuge’s work.
Closing Date: 09:00am 17 November 2025
First Interview Stage Date: 26th and 27th November 2025 via video conference
Second Interview Stage Date: 3rd / 4th December in person
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
BENEFITS
- Flexible working arrangements
- 40 days paid leave per year: 25 days annual leave, 8 bank holidays, 3 days between Christmas and New Year and 4 wellbeing days
- Strong commitment to professional development with a dedicated training budget
- Annual performance and pay progression reviews
- Up to 5% pension contribution
- Scope to take real ownership in a fast-growing charity
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme offering free therapy
- Work phone and laptop
- A supportive and inclusive culture with regular team social events
Settle is committed to increasing the representation of lived experience of the care system in our team. For this reason, care-experienced applicants who meet the essential criteria below are particularly encouraged to apply, and will be guaranteed an interview. Please refer to the final page of the job description to understand what we mean by the term ‘care-experienced’.
We’re looking to grow our delivery team with a brand new role that is responsible for processing the referrals we receive for the Settle Programme as well as holding assessment meetings as and when necessary. The successful candidate will also be a Senior Settle Coach holding a reduced caseload and using their frontline skills to work one-to-one with care-experienced young people across London.
For this role, we anticipate that you will spend 50-60% of your time processing and responding to referrals, including taking further steps to assess the needs of the young person who has been referred. To do this you’ll work closely with our Programme Management team, Business Development team and referral partners to ensure that we have all the necessary information to deal safely and appropriately with referrals. As this is a new role to the organisation, there will be scope to shape and influence the way this work is managed alongside your manager and our Chief Operating Officer.
We then anticipate you will spend the remaining 40-50% of your time as a Senior Settle Coach, working on the frontline, delivering one-to-one sessions with care-experienced young people across London. You’ll work closely with our partners to ensure the smooth delivery of our contracts and with the Programme Management team and Senior Partnerships Manager to support reporting on outcomes and regular partnership meetings.
You will report into a manager within the Programme Management team.
Candidates with experience of assessing and managing risk are encouraged to apply. Essential requirements include the ability to hold multiple perspectives alongside each other, ability to approach risk and need from a curious perspective, comfort and ability to escalate concerns as well as strong people skills. It is essential that the candidate has at least 2 years of frontline experience to fulfil the Senior Settle Coach requirements.
We are advertising this role on a hybrid basis; with travel into the office one or two days a week and travelling to deliver sessions across London for some of the rest of the week.
Our vision is a 21st century Britain where no young person is homeless and all young people get a fair chance at doing well.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About us
CSE is a national charity based in Bristol with a clear mission: to tackle the climate emergency and end the suffering caused by cold homes. We believe in a future where everyone can live in a warm, healthy home powered by a fair and sustainable energy system, and we work with people, organisations and communities to help make that a reality. We collaborate across teams and disciplines to deliver practical change, and we’re proud of our independence, integrity and commitment to social justice. Our people are at the heart of what we do, and we want CSE to be an outstanding place to work, one where colleagues feel supported, included, and empowered to make a difference.
The role
Would you like to be part of a small, collaborative HR team that supports the people driving CSE’s mission to tackle the climate emergency and end fuel poverty? We are looking for a proactive, organised and values-driven HR Officer to join our busy HR team. This is a hands-on role at the heart of our operations, supporting around 150 staff and 60 line managers across the employee lifecycle.
As HR Officer, you will provide practical, people-focused support from recruitment and onboarding through to contract changes, benefits administration, and leaver processes. You will act as the first point of contact for HR queries, helping colleagues and managers to apply policies effectively, use systems confidently, and follow processes that are consistent and people-centred.You will also play a key role in maintaining accurate information across systems such as Employment Hero, SharePoint HR Intranet and Monday, ensuring data is compliant and well managed. Working closely with the Senior HR Manager and Senior HR Advisor, you will contribute to improving how HR supports staff, helping to strengthen processes, enhance systems and create a positive employee experience.
This role is ideal for someone who enjoys getting the detail right, solving problems and improving the way things work. You will be part of a small, friendly team where HR systems and processes are evolving, so you will need to be comfortable balancing daily operational work with helping to shape clearer, more efficient ways of working.
Who you are
You are motivated by the opportunity to deliver reliable, people-focused HR support that helps staff across CSE do their best work. You take pride in being organised and accurate, and you are keen to develop your skills and confidence in a supportive, purpose-led environment.
You will bring:
- Some experience in HR or people-focused support, with an understanding of HR processes and a basic knowledge of UK employment law, and a willingness to continue learning.
- Confidence managing day-to-day HR queries, preparing contracts and letters, and maintaining accurate employee records.
- Strong digital and administrative skills, including experience using HR systems, spreadsheets and Office 365 (especially Word and Excel).
- Excellent organisation and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- A proactive, solutions-focused approach and the confidence to take ownership of routine processes.
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain HR information clearly and sensitively.
- A collaborative mindset and alignment with CSE’s values, championing inclusion, fairness and wellbeing at work.
What we offer
Working at CSE means being part of a supportive, purpose-driven team, where your skills contribute to real social and environmental change. We offer:
Salary: Scale D (£28,124 - £33,688).
Pension: 8% employer / 6% employee.
Holiday: 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
Benefits:
o TOIL programme and flexibility to support work–life balance
o A commitment to supporting your role progression and continued development
o Health Cash Plan
o Life Assurance
o Enhanced sick pay, maternity pay, adoption pay
o Access to retail discounts and discounted breakdown cover
o Employee Assistance Programme
o Staff activities like yoga at lunch and a book club
o Tech Scheme
o Cycle to Work Scheme
Our culture and values
At CSE, our values shape how we work together and with others.
- Commitment to our mission
- Collaboration
- Conscientiousness
- Initiative
Application procedure
To apply, please complete CSE’s application form. Applications should clearly demonstrate how your skills and experience meet the person specification outlined in the job description.
Application deadline: 10:00 on Tuesday 25 November 2025.
Applications should be sent by:
- Email
or, - Post - Reception, Centre for Sustainable Energy, St James Court, St James Parade, Bristol BS1 3LH
If you require any reasonable adjustments to take part in the recruitment process, please let us know and we’ll be happy to accommodate your needs.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Stour Health and Wellbeing Partnership (SHWP) is seeking to appoint a part time Community Builder to work with residents and stakeholders in the more rural Stour areas to foster partnership working, connect and strengthen local communities and to reduce social and rural isolation. By really listening to local people, the post holder will help local communities to identify the challenges faced and what residents want and support them in creating new initiatives or enhancing existing ones to meet these needs. The aim is to improve links between services, existing groups, new initiatives and the community to increase community health and wellbeing. We are looking to appoint a skilled relationship builder with strong interpersonal skills and an understanding of rural challenges to connect, coordinate and support initiatives. Experience of managing projects and measuring their impact is desirable.
The Stour Health and Wellbeing Partnership is a community led partnership set up to support residents in Shipston and the neighbouring villages



The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job Title: Head of Corporate Partnerships
Location: Hybrid with 2-3 days a week at our Head Office (Vauxhall) for donor meetings
Salary: £60,066 per annum (Inclusive of London Weighting, which may not be applicable depending on your home location and any agreed permanent homeworking arrangement)
Contract type: Full Time, Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
This is an opportunity to join Refuge as our next Head of Corporate Partnerships to provide strategic leadership to grow and diversify corporate partnership income, delivering an ambitious growth plan and driving long term, strategic partnerships.
The post holder will provide stragetic leadership and diversify corporate partnerhsips income and engagement, delivering an ambitious growth plan. You will strengthen existing relationships to deepen engagement and secure increased support, while proactively driving new business and developing robust pipelines to secure the long‑term sustainability and impact of Refuge’s work.
Closing Date: 09:00am 17 November 2025
First Interview Stage Date: 26th and 27th November 2025 via video conference
Second Interview Stage Date: 4th December in person
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
· To provide structured housing related support to beneficiaries of Newport City Council’s prevention service.
· To act as a support worker providing practical and low level emotional support, advice and information with the goal of achieving greater independence in the community.
To liaise with a range of statutory and voluntary services to maximise resources for the client
Interviews to be held Friday 21st November
We believe no one should have to face a mental health problem alone. We’re here for you. Today. Now.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Using Anonymous Recruitment
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The Charity
James’ Place exists to save the lives of men in suicidal crisis through delivering free clinical services. We currently have centres in Newcastle, Liverpool and London; and in early 2026 we will be opening our fourth centre in Birmingham. Our new centre in Birmingham will be there to support suicidal men living in the West Midlands.
Our trained, professional therapists deliver a proven clinical service in a warm and welcoming environment, ensuring that men are seen quickly at the point of crisis. We have so far treated over 4,300 men who might otherwise have been unable to access the support they desperately need.
The Role
We are recruiting for a team of clinicians to deliver our clinical proven intervention at our new James’ Place centre in Birmingham. As a Suicide Prevention Therapist, you will be an experienced mental health professional or therapist with demonstrable interest in suicide prevention. You will support men who are experiencing a suicidal crisis and their supporter(s), delivering our unique intervention and co-producing effective safety plans to maintain their safety. Successful applicants will be joining a new team at a pivotal time and will have the opportunity to shape the local culture at James’ Place Birmingham.
Person Specification
The role requires someone with a relevant qualification who can confidently support men experiencing a suicidal crisis. You will need to be able to effectively conduct risk assessments and deliver our clinically proven therapeutic intervention to ensure client safety. Strong therapeutic communication, the ability to work autonomously and teamwork skills are also essential to this role, as well as the ability to build trust and hope.
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more details.
Closing date: 9am on Wednesday 12th November
Interviews will be held in person on Thursday 20th and Friday 21st November
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Active Communities Development Worker
Contract: 37.5 hours per week, 12 months fixed-term contract with possibility of renewal
Salary: £34,434 + Benefits
Reference: ACDW/25
Whatever life throws at Salford, you’ll ensure we stand strong.
Salford CVS (Community and Voluntary Services) is the city-wide infrastructure service for the VCSE (Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise) sector. We support almost 1,000 VCSE groups and organisations in Salford, with 7,000 paid staff and 62,000 volunteers between them. With a 40-strong team of our own, we’ve been making a difference for local residents since 1919, and we have some exciting plans for the future. We’d like you to be part of them.
Dividing your time between our volunteering and emergency response activities, you will assist us in building active, connected and resilient communities within Salford. In particular, you will go the extra mile to develop local capacity to address civil contingencies ranging from major incidents to extreme weather as you:
- Reach out to, engage and train community response volunteers.
- Proactively identify opportunities for new projects and initiatives.
- Connect with local authority, health, police and housing partners.
- Embed learning trends and best practice across our volunteering work.
- Lead a Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise group within the Salford Local Resilience Forum.
To be equal to this high-profile challenge, you will require:
- Experience of working with volunteers, ideally embracing recruitment, training and management.
- Familiarity with building relationships within the VCSE sector.
- A proven record of developing productive partnerships with key stakeholders.
- Expertise in organising and facilitating high-level meetings and forums.
- Strong presentation and interpersonal abilities.
- Broad knowledge of civil contingencies and community resilience.
- A flexible approach to hours and responsibilities.
In return, you can expect a comprehensive package of benefits including 28 days’ holiday (rising to 30 days after five years), a pension scheme with 7% employer contribution, subsidised membership of the Hospital Saturday Fund and much more. Help us release the potential of the people of Salford, and we will do the same for you, giving you the training and development to take your career to the next level.
For more information about this role, please download the job pack.
Closing date: 9 am on Thursday, 13th November 2025.
Interviews: Monday, 24th November 2025.
Your completed application form and equal opportunities form should be returned by email or by post.
Email applications will be acknowledged when we receive them. Should you wish to receive an acknowledgement for a postal application, please include a stamped, self-addressed envelope with your completed application form, and we will return this to you.
We want kind and empathic people to work at Refuge, who believe in equality, diversity, and inclusion, are experts in their area of knowledge, want to make a positive difference and improve the lives of the women and children we support.
This is an opportunity to join Refuge as an Independent Domestic Violence Advocate to supporting women and children who are impacted by domestic violence. You will work closely with victims of domestic abuse from the point of crisis, to provide high quality independent advocacy and support to survivors of domestic abuse at the highest risk and their children.
As part of this role, you will be required to participate in an out-of-hours on call rota.
This post is restricted to women due to the nature of the role. The Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies.
Closing date: 9.00am on 10 November 2025
Interview date: 17 November 2025
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
To provide structured housing related support to tenants of Mind in Gwent Supported Housing, and floating tenancy support to people experiencing mental health difficulties.
To act as keyworker providing practical and emotional support, advice, information and advocacy towards the goal of achieving greater independence in the community.
To liaise with a range of statutory and voluntary professionals and organisations to maximise resources for the client.
Interviews to be held on Thursday 20th November
We believe no one should have to face a mental health problem alone. We’re here for you. Today. Now.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Personal Independence Coordinator Team Leader Salary £31,489 Full Time 35 hours per week
Do you want a job that makes a positive difference in people’s lives?
Age UK Croydon’s very successful PIC service for older people in Croydon is recruiting for a new Personal Independence Coordinator Team Leader.
PICs work alongside health and care professionals, adopting a multidisciplinary approach to working with people who have long term health and social care needs. The PICs provide critical links between formal health and social care services and the wider community support networks.
If you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of people in the community, and those who care for them and want to contribute to an organisation which is continuously striving to improve, then we would love to hear from you.
We are committed to providing a flexible and productive working environment for all employees. Evolving technology and communication platforms enable employees to work in new and different ways, where we can meet our stakeholder needs and continue to deliver against our charitable objectives. We recognise the importance of supporting employees to have greater personal choice and maintain a healthier work/life balance.
Full training will be provided; the important qualities we are looking for are:
Excellent communication and listening skills
A positive attitude and the ability to problem solve
A cheerful, friendly and outgoing personality
The ability to work flexibly, alone and as part of a team
Closing date for applications: 9am Wednesday 12th November
Interview Dates: Tuesday 18th November 2025
Our mission is to reach, involve, support and connect people so they can age well in Croydon.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Social Prescribing Link Worker
Are you passionate about empowering people to live healthier, happier lives? Want to be part of a multi award-winning service that’s making real change? This is your chance.
Live Well Wakefield is a community-based service that supports adults aged 18+ to improve their health, wellbeing and independence. The team is growing and we're looking for dynamic, compassionate, and motivated individuals to join our team as Social Prescribing Link Workers, working within Wakefield District Primary Care Networks.
With major developments in Primary Care and neighbourhood working, now is the perfect time to join us on this exciting journey of transformation and innovation in health and wellbeing support.
About the role
As a Social Prescribing Link Worker within Primary Care, you’ll work with Wakefield’s communities, connecting people tolocal non-medical services, support, and activities that help tackle health inequalities and improve quality of life. You’ll:
- Support people one-to-one to identify their needs, set wellbeing goals, and access community-based solutions
- Be embedded within a local Primary Care Network and work as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Develop and grow strong partnerships with voluntary and community organisations, and NHS and social care services
We’re looking for individuals who:
- Are great listeners, relationship builders, and natural motivators
- Are experienced in supporting people to improve their health and wellbeing, including those with complex needs, or from diverse communities
- Are confident working independently and within multi-disciplinary teams
- Are committed to equality, inclusion, and making support accessible to all
- Have a strong understanding of health inequalities and social determinants of health
- Have excellent organisational, communication and IT skills
- Have a full driving licence and access to a vehicle
What do we offer?
In our 2025 staff survey, 100% of the team told us they enjoy working at Live Well Wakefield. “I’ve not worked anywhere assupportive as Live Well”.
- 28 days holiday a year plus bank holidays
- 5% salary contribution to a pension scheme
- Access to Occupational Health
- Access to health service discount schemes, including Blue Light Card
- A range of policies and practices to ensure a supportive and inclusive workplace
- Competitive salary and annual pay reviews
Nova Wakefield District is a local charity that supports Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise organisations in Wakefield District. Nova and South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust deliver Live Well Wakefield, which is commissioned by Wakefield Counciland Wakefield’s seven Primary Care Networks.
We are an equal opportunities organisation and invite applications from all sections of the community. It’s important to us that everyone is welcomed and valued in our workplace, so we support staff and applicants in a number of ways.
How to apply
If you’re ready to support us in achieving our goal of creating healthier, more connected communities across Wakefield District. Whether you’re already experienced in social prescribing or passionate about community wellbeing and ready to take your next step, we’d love to hear from you.
Please note this post requires an Enhanced DBS Check to be carried out.
Closes: Monday 17 November 2025 at 9am
Interviews: will take place in person in Wakefield District between 26 - 28 November
We're a local charity that supports Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) organisations in Wakefield District to thrive.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Learning & Development Manager
Home - Based but within commutable distance to Methodist Districts within Wales Cymru, West Midlands & South West, or those in the South East.
If you’re passionate about helping further the mission of Methodist churches, circuits and districts, then we would like to hear from you. As an experienced professional with a proven track record in learning and development, and management, you will be part of a Learning Network (LN), within the Ministries and Learning team and part of the Connexional Team of The Methodist Church.
The LN comprises 30+ staff working as part of a single team operating across the Methodist Church in Britain. The team is strategically and collaboratively managed by Learning and Development Managers (LDMs), each having responsibility for a number of Learning and Development Officers (LDO) working within a geographical area. We are seeking to recruit an LDM for appointment within the Cymru Wales, West Midlands and South West, or the South East Methodist Districts.
There is a requirement to live within this geography that includes the Methodist districts: Bedfordshire, Essex, & Hertfordshire, Bristol, Channel Islands, East Anglia, Lincolnshire, London, Northampton, Nottingham and Derby, Southampton, South East, South West Peninsular, Wales Synod Cymru, and West Midlands.
Responsibilities of the Learning Development Manager include:
- strategic shared leadership of the LN
- leading and managing the LDOs, balancing the needs and expectations of lay and ordained
- developing, implementing and reviewing, alongside other LDMs and the Director of Ministry Learning, the strategic work plan of the LN
- building and maintaining good relationships across the Connexional Team and with individuals and communities across the church and beyond
- encouraging the sharing of individual gifts and experiences across a number of teams and stakeholders
- travel (including overnight stays), weekend and evening work
We are looking for someone who has:
- proven experience of coordinating and managing a dispersed team of staff and volunteers
- significant experience and is passionate about learning and development
- a strong commitment to collaborative and partnership working
- a proven track record of meeting deadlines within a complex and varied workload
Knowledge of the Welsh language would be a valuable asset to this role
Our Culture, Values and Benefits
Thank you for considering joining our inclusive and welcoming team that strives for excellence and values employee wellbeing.
We value and support all those who join our team through a positive work-life balance augmented by generous annual leave (plus an extra 3 days over Christmas/New Year), TOIL, flexi-leave and an on-site Wellbeing Adviser service. We offer a generous occupational pension scheme, where the Methodist Church will pay double the employee contribution up to a maximum of 16% employer contribution.
The Methodist Church is an inclusive and supportive employer. We are actively committed to encouraging applications from people of all backgrounds. We welcome applications from people of Black, Asian and other Minority Ethnic groups.
For ministers in Full Connexion the standard terms of service apply
Closing Date: Monday 10 November 2025
Interview Date: Monday 24 November. In person, In London
The calling of the Methodist Church is to respond to the gospel of God's love in Christ and to live out its discipleship in worship and mission.