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Assistant Shop Manager
Reporting to: Shop Manager
£26,848 - £28,492
37.5 hours per week
Huyton, Liverpool
We are looking for a passionate, ambitious Assistant Charity Shop Manager to join our team to help manage one of our successful charity shops.
As an Assistant Shop Manager for Alder Hey Children’s Charity, you will work alongside the Shop Manager to deliver sales, Gift Aid and profit targets to generate income for our charity. You will support the Shop Manager by leading and developing a diverse shop team, including volunteers, always demonstrating our Charity Values of:
- Courage
- Together
- Passion
- Magic
The Assistant Shop Manager will be an integral part of the wider Charity team.
You will play a vital role in supporting the Shop Manager to lead, motivate, and develop a team of dedicated employees and volunteers, fostering strong community engagement and maximising the shop’s impact. This includes encouraging and harnessing the gifts of time from volunteers, goods from donors, and income from customers. As a visible and active ambassador for Alder Hey Children’s Charity on the high street, you will ensure the shop reflects the Charity’s values and purpose in all that it does. You will also support and assist with van collections and deliveries, to ensure the smooth and efficient transport of donated goods, while representing the Charity with enthusiasm and professionalism.
Income generation
- Work with the Shop Manager to maximise sales and profits ensuring weekly targets are met.
- Support the team to maximise income from Gift Aid on donated products.
- Support the team to maximise income via our online platforms.
- Support van deliveries and collections, including arranging schedules and assisting on the van when required to meet operational needs and support the team.
- Work with the wider Charity team to promote and support fundraising activities and events.
- Explore ways to maximise sales via events, donation drives, pop-up shops etc.
- Cash up the till at the end of shift and ensure banking documents are completed. Investigate any discrepancies and report them to the Manager.
- Support with ensuring the money is ready and accessible for cash collection.
- Open and close the shop at the appropriate times.
Volunteers
- Support and management of a team of volunteers.
- Proactively recruit, manage and retain a diverse team of volunteers, utilise their skill sets and motivate them to deliver great customer service and perform tasks in-line with charity standards.
- Maximise the shop’s opening hours and ensure the shop is open and managed by the shop team in the absence of the Shop Manager.
- Help to provide and support ongoing training and development for volunteers.
- Work and treat employees, volunteers and stakeholders in accordance with the Charity’s values.
Health & Safety (in conjunction with Shop Manager)
- Ensure the shop adheres to Retail Health and Safety regulations.
- Implement good Health and Safety practices to help protect employees, volunteers, and customers.
- Help to ensure employees and volunteers are trained in manual handling.
- Help maintain the cleanliness of the shop and behind the scenes areas.
Stock Control (in conjunction with Shop Manager)
- Ensure continuous, sufficient levels of high-quality stock.
- Be responsible for deliveries and stock controls.
- Ensure stock is appropriate to the business and priced accordingly.
- Maintain a rigorous process of stock rotation, ensuring rotation within expiry dates.
- Ensure visual merchandising is a high priority, with products featured prominently in window displays.
Customer Service
- Be professional, patient and have a ‘people-first’ approach to customer services.
- Be committed to the principles of equality, diversity, and collaborative working.
- Set high standards of cleanliness, display and merchandising.
- Establish quality standards, consumer safety and ensuring continuity.
- Play a key role in enabling the shop to represent the Charity’s values.
Other Duties
- Be an outstanding advocate for Alder Hey Children’s Charity in line with the core values of the organisation.
Any other reasonable duties as required by your line manager.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Start date: September 2026
Main Purpose: To provide full-time support to learners within the Building Independence (BI) pathway at The Autism Project (TAP).
The role focuses on enabling learners to develop independence, communication, life skills, and confidence, supporting them to access the curriculum and participate in community-based learning. You will work closely with teaching staff to ensure learners make meaningful progress towards their EHCP outcomes and personal goals.
Information:
Permanent part-time role. Working days are Tues to Fri 9-4pm (6.5hrs a day, allowing half hour unpaid for lunch). 26 hours a week.
Salary is £28,860 per annum (full time 37.5hrs) pro-rata. This is £14.80 per hour (London Living Wage).
Holiday allowance is 37 days per annum plus bank holidays pro-rata.
Holiday can only be taken outside of TAP term times.
Your place of work will be at our classrooms at Larcom House SE17 1RT.
Flexibility: Term-time working only can be considered, on request.
Learner Support
1. Support learners to access sessions across the BI pathway, including Functional Skills, PSD, social skills, and independence-based learning.
2. Provide 1:1 and small group support, promoting independence and reducing support where appropriate.
3. Use autism-informed approaches to support communication, sensory, and behavioural needs.
4. Support learners to develop:
o daily living skills
o emotional regulation
o social interaction and communication
5. Apply consistent support strategies to help learners develop coping mechanisms and resilience.
6. To provide personal care support with learners if needed.
Classroom & Curriculum Support
1. Work in partnership with tutors to support lesson delivery and learner engagement.
2. Adapt tasks and resources to meet individual learning needs.
3. Support the implementation of planned learning activities and structured routines.
4. Assist with the preparation of teaching materials and visual supports.
5. Promote a positive and inclusive learning environment.
Independence & Community-Based Learning
1. Support delivery of independence-focused sessions, such as:
o cooking and life skills
o travel training support
o accessing local community services
2. Accompany learners on trips, enrichment activities, and community visits.
3. Support learners to apply skills in real-life contexts and unfamiliar environments.
Behaviour & Wellbeing Support
1. Support learners to manage behaviour positively using agreed strategies.
2. Recognise and respond to anxiety and emotional needs.
3. Contribute to a safe, structured, and predictable environment.
4. Promote wellbeing, confidence, and self-advocacy.
Assessment, Progress & Documentation
1. Support the recording of learner progress and achievements.
2. Contribute to:
o Termly reviews
o EHCP reviews
o Risk assessments and support plans
3. Maintain accurate and up-to-date records in line with TAP requirements.
4. Provide feedback to tutors on learner progress and engagement.
Team Working & Communication
1. Work collaboratively with tutors, TAs, and the wider TAP team.
2. Communicate effectively with parents/carers and professionals when required.
3. Contribute to a consistent, person-centred approach across the BI pathway.
Safeguarding & Professional Practice
1. Safeguard all learners and promote their wellbeing at all times.
2. Follow TAP policies including safeguarding, behaviour, health & safety, and equality.
3. Maintain confidentiality and professional boundaries.
4. Participate in training, supervision, and ongoing professional development.
CareTrade is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of learners and expects all staff, volunteers, and partners to share this commitment. All roles are subject to safer recruitment checks, including an enhanced DBS check (with barred list where applicable), references, verification of identity and qualifications, and proportionate online checks of publicly available information as part of the shortlisting process.
Supporting autistic and neurodiverse adults into employment
Shop Manager
Reporting to: Retail Support Manager
£27,941 - £30,840
37.5 hours per week
Huyton, Liverpool
As a Shop Manager for Alder Hey Children’s Charity, you will deliver sales, Gift Aid and profit targets to generate income for our charity. You will empower and lead a diverse shop team, including volunteers, always demonstrating our Charity Values of:
- Courage
- Together
- Passion
- Magic
The Shop Manager will be an integral part of the wider Charity team.
Income Generation
- Accountable for the shop’s performance in relation to all sales targets and Gift Aid targets and KPI’s. Ensuring that the results are communicated to the shop team and that all staff and volunteers are aware of, understand and are working to meet/exceed the agreed targets and KPI’s.
- Actively drive stock generation through community engagement and donor relationships
- Ensure maximum stock availability through effective stock control and shop replenishment.
- Continually review the rotation, quality, and replenishment of stock in order to maximise sales.
- Achieve the optimum price point for all stock items and promotional merchandise for seasonal and window themes, following the principles of Alder Hey Children’s Charity price guidelines.
- Provide direction and support to shop staff to actively promote Gift Aid in order to maximise contributions from donations.
- Identify local market and business development opportunities for performance improvement.
- Explore ways to maximise sales via events, donation drives, pop-up shops etc.
- Support the team to maximise income via our online platforms.
- Make commercial decisions to drive profitability of the shop.
- Present and maintain the highest standards of shop merchandising and visual layout.
- Support van deliveries and collections, including arranging schedules and assisting on the van when required to meet operational needs and support the team.
- Prepare and complete all shop administration inclusive of cash handling and banking functions to the highest standard, accurately and on time, always adhering to Policies and Procedures.
- Plan and organise daily workload throughout the shop in a way that ensures efficiency.
- Maintain an appropriate income/expense budget e.g., petty cash in accordance with the set targets to maximise the profitability of the shop.
- Seek, utilise and analyse management information including EPOS data to manage shop performance, seizing opportunities for improvement.
- Work with the wider Charity team to promote and support fundraising activities and events.
Staffing and Volunteers
- Create an inclusive environment where staff, volunteers and customers are treated with dignity, respect and fairness
- Line management of Assistant Shop Manager and team of volunteers.
- Proactively recruit, manage and retain a diverse team of volunteers, utilise their skill sets and motivate them to deliver great customer service and perform tasks in-line with charity standards.
- Maximise the shop’s opening hours and ensure the shop is open and managed by the shop team in the managers absence.
- Accountable for planning the shop rota, including both shop staff and volunteers to ensure cover at all times.
- Ensures that the new staff members and volunteers are provided with the appropriate induction process and training for their role.
- Provide and support ongoing training and development.
- Train and develop shop staff and volunteers in customer service standards, operating standards and retailing skills.
- To work and treat staff and stakeholders in accordance with the Charity’s values
- Ensure all Security, Health and Safety policies and procedures are adhered to in order to provide a safe and secure shop environment for staff, volunteers, customers and charity assets.
- Provide regular and relevant training for staff and volunteers in Health and Safety, maintain legal compliance at all times.
Customer Service
- Be passionate about delivering the highest level of shop standards, cleanliness, display and merchandising.
- Exceed customer expectations by providing excellent quality service.
- Seek out new opportunities to make a real difference our customers experience.
- Make a positive impact within the local community.
- Play a key role in enabling the shop to represent the Charity’s values
Other Duties
- Be an outstanding advocate for Alder Hey Children’s Charity in line with the core values of the organisation.
- Be an active and supportive member of the Alder Hey Children’s Charity team, contributing to the team’s development and working collaboratively with colleagues and volunteers. Attend and support events run by the fundraising teams where required.
Any other reasonable duties as required by your line manager.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
£35,560 + Benefits
12 months’ fixed term maternity cover
London, UK (Hybrid – 50% office attendance)
We are looking for a Personal Assistant (PA) to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), to provide high-quality, confidential, and proactive executive support. You will be responsible for comprehensive diary and inbox management, coordination of meetings and travel, management of expenses, gatekeeping the CEO’s time, and ensuring the CEO is well-prepared through briefing and action tracking.
As PA to the CEO, you will work closely with the Chief of Staff, Briefing Hub Officer, and other relevant colleagues, to ensure the CEO’s meetings are appropriately supported with papers and briefings. You will also liaise with colleagues supporting the Academy of Medical Sciences’ President, to coordinate diaries where CEO and President activity intersects, and will manage sensitive communications with discretion and professionalism.
About the role
Executive, diary & inbox management:
- Provide proactive and complex diary management for the CEO, ensuring effective prioritisation and forward planning.
- Manage the CEO’s inbox, including monitoring correspondence, prioritising and responding where appropriate, and ensuring timely follow-up.
- Screen, triage, and manage incoming enquiries on behalf of the CEO, exercising sound judgement and discretion.
- Draft, prepare, and manage correspondence and documentation as required.
- Maintain accurate and well-organised electronic filing systems for the CEO’s office.
Gatekeeping, briefings & action tracking:
- Act as a gatekeeper to the CEO, balancing access, prioritising meetings, and advising on scheduling trade-offs.
- Work closely with the Chief of Staff, Briefing Hub Officer and colleagues to ensure meetings are appropriately briefed and supported.
- Track key actions arising from meetings attended by the CEO, ensuring follow-up occurs and deadlines are met, without owning delivery.
- Maintain awareness of protocol, managing sensitive communications and stakeholder interactions with discretion.
Meetings, travel & expenses:
- Arrange all travel and accommodation for the CEO, including itineraries and briefing packs.
- Coordinate virtual, hybrid, and in-person meetings, including booking rooms, managing technology (Microsoft Teams), and arranging catering.
- Prepare, submit, and track the CEO’s expenses in line with Academy policies, liaising with the Finance team as required.
Governance & corporate support:
- Provide administrative support to the CEO in relation to governance activity, including meetings involving the Academy’s Council Members, President, and Honorary Officers, as required.
- Liaise with PAs and administrative colleagues supporting the President to coordinate diaries, particularly where joint meetings or shared commitments arise.
- Support the coordination of CEO-related papers, briefings, and follow-up actions arising from senior meetings.
Corporate events & internal coordination:
- Support the planning and delivery of corporate events attended or hosted by the CEO. This could include the Annual General Meeting (AGM), New Fellows’ Admissions Day, named lectures, and other ad hoc events.
- Assist with coordination of all-staff meetings, senior leadership meetings, and cross-Academy activity involving the CEO.
- Provide diary and administrative support for ad hoc cross-Academy projects requiring CEO involvement.
Systems & information management:
- Maintain and update records within the Academy’s Customer Relationship Management (CRM) database (Salesforce), finance software (Iplicit) and other digital systems, as required.
- Support updates to internal systems and website content related to CEO or corporate activity, where appropriate.
Requirements
Skills, experience & abilities:
- Proven experience providing high-level PA or Executive Assistant support to a senior leader.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Exceptional organisational skills and attention to detail.
- Confidence working with senior stakeholders and external organisations.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities with discretion and sound judgement.
- Strong IT skills, including Microsoft Office and CRM databases.
- Experience managing senior-level diaries, inboxes, travel, expenses, and briefing coordination.
- Experience in gatekeeping, action tracking, and protocol management.
Personal attributes:
- Highly organised, proactive, and calm under pressure.
- Discreet, trustworthy, and professional.
- Collaborative and confident working with senior colleagues.
- Flexible and adaptable to changing priorities.
- Strong commitment to the Academy’s mission, values, and public benefit.
Benefits
We provide our staff with a comprehensive benefits package outlined as follows:
- Generous pension scheme with flexible contributions – we contribute between 8% - 13% of your gross salary (with employee contributions of 3% - 8%)
- Life assurance at three times your salary
- Hybrid and agile working. 50% office attendance.
- 26 days annual leave, plus Christmas closure days and bank holidays
- Buying and selling leave
- Family-friendly policies including enhanced maternity and paternity leave (subject to a qualifying period)
- Complimentary subscriptions to Headspace and Classpass to support your physical and mental wellbeing
- Support through tailored learning and development
- A range of enhanced benefits become available once you’ve completed your probation period
If you have any questions about this role, please contact the Chief of Staff, Lizzy Benedikz, by email.
For more information and to apply online, please visit our vacancies page.
Closing date: 5.00pm on Monday, 22 June 2026.
Interview date: week commencing 6 July 2026.
The post-holder will play a key role within the Initiatives and Partnerships team, working with regional teams to develop and implement proposals to expand use of historic churches in our existing estate and, on occasion, working with other heritage and community groups to deliver their own projects via consultancy or partnership work.
They will manage a programme of work that will include a number of site-specific projects and national initiatives across multiple sites, as well as from time to time working with third parties on partnership or consultancy projects.
The Commercial Initiatives Officer is responsible for the development and delivery of CCT’s commercial initiatives, including Champing and Filming, that involve multiple sites, as well as any future such schemes. The role will line manage the Customer Service and Admin Assistant, Champing who is responsible for the day-to-day delivery of Champing. The post-holder will also work closely with colleagues in conservation and regional teams to make sure that impacts on both areas are fully considered, whilst in tandem seeking to maximise opportunities to expand and increase commercial activity, income and ultimately profitability.
We have recently published our TRUST values, which outline the behaviours and expectations that act as our foundations at CCT. We have attached the pack, outlining each value, which we will also be using as part of our shortlisting and interview process to find the right candidates that align with our values.
If you would like to apply for this role, please visit our recruitment portal to begin your application. You will be asked to submit a CV and a short supporting statement (max 2 sides A4) outlining why you’d like to apply and how you fulfil the person specification for this post, so you’ll need to refer to the job description.
The closing date for receipt of applications is 8am on Monday 6th July 2026.
The interviews will take place in Northampton on Thursday 16th July 2026. Please note that the interview date and location have been specifically chosen according to the availability of the panel.
Please note: As part of our recruitment process, we undertake candidate psychometric testing your your application is successful and you are invited to interview, you will receive an email asking you to complete a series of activities, these need to be completed at least 2 days before your interview.
All successful applicants will be subject to a basic DBS, credit check, references and right to work checks.
We are a Disability Confident Committed Employer. Candidates who declare that they have a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the job will be offered an interview.
If you have any queries about this role, or if you have a disability and wish to request a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact us.
We are an inclusive employer and offer equal opportunities to all regardless of an individual’s age, disability, gender identity, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.
We are not a licensed sponsor at this time. Any offer of employment will be made subject to valid right to work in the UK being provided.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We have a new exciting and challenging opportunity for an Administrator (internally known as a Service Delivery Assistant) for the Thames Valley Adult Service, covering Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. You will work remotely from home, 37.5 hours per week (part-time considered).
To fulfill the requirements of this role, you must reside within the Thames Valley area.
Do you want to be part of a fast paced, unique service providing the highest quality support to those impacted by crime?
If yes, then we'd love to hear from you.
What we offer
We believe in attracting & retaining the best people and offer a competitive rewards & benefits package including:
- Flexible Working Options - including hybrid working where applicable
- Generous Annual Leave - 28 days plus Bank Holidays, with options to buy or sell leave
- Birthday Leave - an extra day off to celebrate your birthday
- Pension Plan - 5% employer contribution
- Enhanced Allowances - enhanced sick, maternity and paternity pay
- Exclusive Discounts - high street, holidays, gyms, entertainment, and more
- Financial Wellbeing Support - access to salary deducted finance and guidance
- Wellbeing Resources - employee assistance programme and wellbeing support
- EDI Networks - opportunities to engage in colleague groups promoting equity and inclusion
- Sustainable Travel Schemes - Cycle to Work and season ticket loans
- Career Development - comprehensive training and ongoing development opportunities
About the role
You will be primarily providing administrative support to a team across a range of functions within the Thames Valley, managing Excel spreadsheets and internal databases; managing calls to and from a range of people who have been impacted by crime. You will be able to demonstrate the excellent organisational skills essential to managing a demanding and diverse workload.
We support staff and volunteers to keep them safe within their role and you will be given all the training you need to be able to manage your role effectively. This role can at times be emotionally challenging and you may be exposed to demanding situations that requires resilience. As with all staff within the HS, you will be expected to engage with clinical supervision and supervision with you line manager.
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details.
About Us
Victim Support is an independent charity dedicated to supporting people affected by crime and traumatic incidents in England and Wales. We put them at the heart of our organisation and our support and campaigns are informed and shaped by them and their experiences.
Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks may be required.
At Victim Support, we're proud to celebrate diversity and create a workplace where everyone feels they belong. We're committed to being an antiracist organisation, and we actively welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including those from Black and Asian and other minoritised communities.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we will offer an interview to disabled candidates who meet all essential criteria for a job where it is practicable to do so. We are also happy to make reasonable adjustments during the recruitment and selection process.
How to apply
To apply for this role please follow the link below to the Jobs page on our website and complete the application form demonstrating how you meet the essential shortlisting criteria.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, if we receive enough suitable applications to take forward to interview prior to the published closing date. If you have already registered & started an application, then we will contact you to advise of the amended closing date wherever possible.
Head of Community Services
£54,961 PA
37.5 hours per week
Working days: Predominately Monday-Friday with On Call requirements
Benefits
5 weeks’ holiday plus Bank Holidays Pension Scheme, Staff referral scheme (earn extra each time you successfully refer someone), Employee Assistance Programme, including private GP access, Blue Light Card discount scheme, Free DBS check, Free parking and uniform
Closing date: 3rd July
Interview date: 13th July
Make a genuine difference, every day
At Nottinghamshire Hospice, we’re proud to lead the way in delivering compassionate, community-based palliative care for people living with a terminal or life limiting illness across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire. Our values—Compassion, Trust and Ambition—guide everything we do, for the people we support and for each other.
About the Role
The Head of Community Services is a senior leadership role responsible for the operational, and clinical delivery of Nottinghamshire Hospice’s community-based services. You will ensure the provision of high-quality, safe, and compassionate palliative and end-of-life care, supporting people to live as well as possible in the place they call home.
As a key member of the Hospice Leadership Team, you will provide visible and inspiring leadership, driving excellence in care delivery, service performance, and workforce development. This role combines strong operational management with professional clinical leadership, requiring an experienced registered healthcare professional with a sound understanding of palliative and end-of-life care.
You will lead and develop our Hospice in Your Home (24-hour service) and Wellbeing Day Services, ensuring they are responsive, sustainable, and patient-centred. The role involves regular travel across Nottinghamshire and participation in the clinical on-call rota (approximately one week in every five weeks).
What we’re looking for
We are seeking a compassionate and experienced leader to drive excellence in our community palliative care services.
You will champion equity, inclusion, diversity and belonging, while fostering a positive, high-performing culture where staff feel supported and empowered. With strong experience in service delivery, you will manage performance, resources, and workforce planning to meet the needs of our patients and families.
You will build effective partnerships with healthcare and community stakeholders, helping to improve access and patient pathways. A commitment to quality, governance, and continuous improvement is essential, alongside the ability to lead confidently in complex situations.
Above all, you will embody our values of Compassion, Trust, and Ambition, helping us deliver outstanding care and shape the future of hospice services.
You don’t need to meet every desirable criteria — we recruit based on values.
If you’re compassionate, reliable and eager to learn, we’d love to hear from you.
Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging
We want Nottinghamshire Hospice to be a place where everyone feels they belong. We warmly welcome applicants from all backgrounds and value the different perspectives and experiences that help us provide better care. We particularly encourage applications from people who are currently under‑represented in our workforce, including individuals from minoritised ethnic communities, people with disabilities, and men.
The successful applicant will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check with Barred List and must be eligible to work in the UK. Nottinghamshire Hospice is a non‑smoking organisation.
Due to the number of applications we receive, if you haven’t heard from us within three weeks of the closing date, please assume your application has not been successful.
Your privacy
We are committed to protecting your personal information and being transparent about the data we hold. We collect and process information such as your CV, cover letter and application in line with data protection laws. You can read our full Privacy Policy on our webiste.
Registered Charity No: 509759
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Governance Team sits at the heart of the Royal College of Radiologists (RCR), ensuring everything runs smoothly behind the scenes. We’re looking for a Governance Assistant to join our small but impactful team and support how key decisions are made across the organisation.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone highly organised, detail-focused and keen to build a career in governance. You’ll gain exposure to senior leaders, Boards and committees, playing a hands-on role in supporting important discussions and delivering high-quality governance processes.
What you’ll do
- Coordinate and support Boards, Committees and Faculty activities from planning through to follow-up
- Prepare agendas, collate papers and take accurate, high-quality minutes
- Track actions and maintain clear, up-to-date governance and committee records
- Support committee member processes, including inductions and documentation updates
- Provide diary management and coordination support for senior Officers
- Contribute to wider team priorities, including AGM delivery, data management and stakeholder queries
- Identify improvements and ensure processes are compliant, accurate and well-managed
What you’ll need
- Excellent organisational skills and strong attention to detail
- Confidence managing multiple priorities and deadlines
- Strong written skills, including experience with minute-taking or similar
- A proactive, can-do approach and willingness to learn
- Ability to handle sensitive information with discretion
If you’re looking for a role where you can make an impact and develop professionally at the center of how an organisation operates, we’d love to hear from you.
Why join us
- Make a difference to the lives of Doctors and medical specialties
- Hybrid working – up to 60% remote
- Modern working environment with home‑working equipment provided
- Generous annual leave, plus the option to buy up to 5 extra days
- Enhanced family‑friendly leave (maternity, paternity and adoption) for those with 2+ years continuous service
- Excellent pension scheme
- Sabbaticals (5+ years’ service) and secondment opportunities
- Interest‑free season ticket loan and cycle to work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Long service recognition awards
Job Title: Engagement and Employability Assistant
Location: Various locations across Kent (Hybrid/Field-based)
Salary: £25,878 - £26,262 per annum (depending on experience)
Hours: Full-time (37 hours per week)
Contract: Permanent
Report to: Area Manager – Engagement Programmes
About CXK
CXK empowers people to succeed in employment, education and training. The charity strives for a fairer society where everyone can grow and realise their potential. “The CXK Way” embodies the following core values:
· Ethical – We work with professionalism, honesty and integrity
· Passionate – We reach out enthusiastically to all who need out support
· Innovative – We inspire, enhance and improve
· Collaborative – We engage, support and share with others
The Team
The Targeted Support Team deliver a wide variety of programmes to empower young people and adults to improve their confidence and skills and progress into training and employment. Leading group sessions and individualised mentoring, the team deliver with passion and expertise to individuals from a range of backgrounds, offering person-centred guidance and support.
The Role
CXK is looking for an Engagement & Employability Assistant to support our programmes across Kent. As an Engagement & Employability Assistant, you'll use your creativity and mentoring skills to aid tailored support to individuals in various community settings, preparing them for the workforce or further education. Whether through one-on-one sessions or group activities, you'll foster personal, social, and employability skills, helping to equip beneficiaries with the tools they need to move into education, training, an apprenticeship, or sustained employment.
The main responsibilities of the role are to:
· Support the delivery of engaging unaccredited/accredited training sessions and workshops, incorporating both face-to-face and online formats to suit diverse learning styles.
· Employ a person-centred approach, adapting strategies to suit individual or group dynamics.
· Deliver personalised mentoring, advice, and guidance to unemployed young people and adults, nurturing their growth and employability.
· Identify the additional support needs of young people and adults and work with appropriate providers to ensure this is available to them.
· Support work placements and other community opportunities and be confident working in detached and outreach settings.
· Advocate for young people and adults, working to support them and their families to address barriers to progression with sensitivity and confidentiality.
Skills and Knowledge
At CXK we are proud to be a disability confident and equal opportunities employer. We actively promote diversity within our workforce and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
Minimum Criteria
· To be successful in this role, you will have a passion to support young people and adults
· You will need to be a great team player with the ability to adapt and be flexible to changing work environments.
· You will have a full UK drivers’ licence and use of own vehicle to travel across Kent and support delivery across the county.
· You will also need to be fully committed to taking on all necessary training for the role
Core Competencies
· An understanding of the factors that affect young people and adults' lives, and how to help them to overcome barriers
· Experience in carrying out administrative duties and meeting deadlines.
· Some knowledge of local agencies and organisations that could support CXK services
· Experience of Microsoft products and ability to use them effectively, including Outlook, Excel, Word and PowerPoint
Employee Experience
A career with CXK is rewarding work, enabling you to fulfil your potential. This fulfilling and exciting role provides the opportunity to develop and grow meaningful relationships with a range of services and employers whilst supporting individuals in their journey.
Benefits of working with us
Our employee benefits include:
· 30-33 days holiday, plus bank holidays
· Defined contribution pension scheme (matched by CXK up to 10% depending on length of service criteria)
· Benenden private healthcare cover
· Flexible working
· Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
· Training and development programmes and opportunities
· Mental and physical healthcare initiatives and more
Recruitment Timeline
Vacancy closing date: 22nd June 2026
Application review date: 22nd June 2026
Interview dates: 30th June 2026
Useful Information
If you have any questions or wish to have an informal conversation before submitting your application, please contact the Recruitment Team at recruitment @ cxk . org
Please note: Applicants will need to complete an enhanced DBS check and provide references before any offer of employment is made.
Crisis is the national charity for people experiencing homelessness. We have embarked on our 10-year strategy for ending homelessness. We know it is not inevitable. We know together we can end it.
Location: Canning Town Warehouse, Unit 4 SEGRO Park, London, E16 4ES. Please note this is an onsite role.
About the role
As an eComm Assistant, you will support the eComm team in the delivery of our ambitious Bricks & Clicks strategy, supporting our 10yr strategy. Bringing the Crisis brand to life through commercially viable products and multiple income streams. You will get stuck into every aspect of the team including pre-retailing, photography, fulfilment, stock generation, and Shopify, building relationships with internal/external stakeholders and one-off projects.
Day to day tasks can involve:
- Preparation of stock: This can range from sorting a delivery of a single box of donated clothing or homeware to pallets of donated goods.
- Sorting and grading the stock based on its quality and sign posting to the marketplace where we will get the best value (shopify, ebay, depop, retail stores)
- Photographing, steaming/ cleaning, listing, and barcoding of inventory
- Picking and packing of orders & processing returns
This is a unique opportunity to join this exciting team and learn all there is to know about charity ecommerce, raising funds for one of the UK’s most well-known charities. You can’t underestimate the power of a transaction, reaching new audiences who can join our mission to end homelessness.
About you
We are looking for someone who is willing to get involved in all elements of our eComm operation, learn new skills and be a team player. You will use your existing skills, experience along with a willingness to learn new skills to generate income and reach new audiences. You will be based at our Canning Town warehouse and office space, working with the eComm and wider Retail Team.
You may have experience in retail, eComm or a role involving where you were required to be very organised and used to ensuring tasks are completed to allow the rest of the team function.
Please see the full Job Pack linked below, for a full list of requirements for this role. We realise that long lists of criteria can be daunting, and you may not want to apply for a role unless you feel 100% qualified. However, if you feel you have relevant examples to answer the screening questions, we encourage you to apply.
We believe diversity is a strength, and our aim is to make sure that Crisis truly reflects the communities we serve. We are actively working towards our organisation being a place where everyone can thrive and make their best contribution to our mission of ending homelessness for good. We know that the more perspectives, voices, and experiences we can bring to this work, the better. We particularly welcome applications from people who have lived experience of homelessness, and people from all marginalised groups, communities, and backgrounds.
Working at Crisis
Our values, Bold, Impactful, Collaborative and Equitable, are at the heart of everything we do as we continue in our mission to end homelessness.
Our staff, members and volunteers are vital to getting the right government policies in place, providing breakthrough services, and building a supportive community. We’ll lead by example to nurture a positive and ambitious workplace guided by ending homelessness.
As a member of the team, you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:
- A competitive salary. Please note our salaries are fixed to counter inequity and we do not negotiate at offer stage
- Interest free loans for travel season ticket, cycle to work, and deposit to secure a tenancy
- Pension scheme with an employer contribution of 8.5%
- 28 days’ annual leave (pro rata) which increases with service to 31 days and the option to purchase up to 10 additional days leave
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental, and adoption pay
- Wellbeing Leave to be used flexibly
- And more! (Full list of benefits available on website)
Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience, and career.
When you join us, you will have the opportunity to join our staff diversity networks, which aim to champion issues across the organisation, enable staff to be their authentic and best selves and contribute to making Crisis a truly diverse organisation.
How do I apply?
Please click on the 'Apply for Job' button below. Our shortlisting process is anonymised as part of our commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion. We do not ask for CVs, instead we ask you complete the work history section and answer the screening questions for us to be able to assess you fairly and objectively. At least two members of staff score all applications.
Closing date: Sunday 28 June 2026 (at 23:59)
Interview date and location: Week commencing 6 July at Canning Town Warehouse, Unit 4 SEGRO Park, London, E16 4ES.
AI in Job Applications
We understand some candidates use AI tools when applying. Whilst we welcome the use of technology to support clear communication and structure, we want to learn more about you, so please ensure that your application reflects your own skills, knowledge and experiences
Accessibility
We want our recruitment process to be as accessible as possible. If you need us to make an adjustment or provide additional support as you apply for a role, please email our Talent Acquisition team to discuss how we can help.
Registered Charity Numbers: E&W1082947, SC040094
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Sutton Trust delivers a suite of high-impact programmes in partnership with top universities and employers, supporting over 15,000 young people to access competitive courses, apprenticeships, and careers in the UK’s leading professions.
The University Access and Digital (UAD) Programmes Assistant will provide core operational support to the UAD team. The role will support programme set-up, student applications, digital content, events, data processes and student communications across Sutton Trust Online, UK Summer Schools, Teacher Champions and other programme activity. The postholder will support the smooth running of core programme processes, maintain accurate records, support clear communication with students and partners, and provide reliable administrative support to the wider team. The role will suit someone who is highly organised, confident working with data and systems and able to work across several programme areas at once.
The role sits in the University Access and Digital team within the wider Programmes team. The postholder will be line managed by the Senior Programmes Manager: University Access and will work closely with colleagues across University Access and Digital.
Main duties
Events and programme delivery
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Assisting in the delivery of online and in person events for students, parents/guardians, and teachers across UAD programmes. This will include organising logistics, providing technical support, tracking attendance, supporting follow up activity and encouraging student engagement.
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Supporting Programme Managers to coordinate logistics and student communications for programmes, activities and events delivered online and in person.
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Supporting UK Summer Schools delivery, including student communications, partner liaison, logistical planning, student data, safeguarding administration and in-person or residential delivery where required.
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Providing cross-programme support where agreed with the line manager and aligned to University Access and Digital priorities.
Student and Stakeholder Communications
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Managing student facing inboxes and responding to routine queries from applicants, programme participants, parents/guardians, and teachers.
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Triaging more complex queries and escalating safeguarding, complaints or welfare related cases in line with internal processes.
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Creating, uploading, updating and quality assuring content on Sutton Trust Online, including checking copy, links, forms and student facing pages.
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Supporting the Communications Team to update and develop content on the Trust’s website, marketing materials and newsletters.
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Liaising with external stakeholders to support logistical and administrative elements of programme delivery.
Applications, administration and data
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Supporting applications to programmes and activities including using central data systems, checking applicant information, preparing student lists, supporting eligibility checks and sharing accurate information with internal and external stakeholders
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Maintaining accurate application, programme, engagement and communications data on Salesforce and other relevant systems.
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Supporting onboarding for new student cohorts including student lists, welcome communications, platform access and follow up with students who have not completed key steps.
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Supporting data quality checks, exports, feedback surveys and routine analysis for programme delivery, reporting and evaluation.
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Assisting in the design and delivery of administrative processes to support high-quality programme delivery throughout the student lifecycle.
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Helping to improve repeatable administrative processes by identifying recurring issues, documenting processes and suggesting practical fixes.
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Providing administrative support for internal and external meetings and training days including travel and room booking, taking minutes and logistics.
Person Specification
We welcome applications from individuals who have experience in:
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Has enthusiasm for and experience of working with young people from diverse backgrounds
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Has a high degree of initiative and the ability to take responsibility for projects with support
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Is organised and efficient with the ability to prioritise when working across multiple projects with competing deadlines
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Is adaptable and a quick learner
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Understands the importance of accurate record keeping and processes
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Working within or an understanding of the not-for-profit sector
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Excellent verbal and written communication and strong analytical skills
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High attention to detail and confidence working with data, spreadsheets and CRM or database systems
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Ability to follow processes accurately while also spotting where processes could be improved
We are also looking for an individual who:
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Has knowledge and experience of the higher education and/or education sectors
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Has first-class interpersonal skills - a natural ambassador able to represent the Sutton Trust in a range of settings
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Is sympathetic to the aims of the Trust and its mission to address educational disadvantage
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Personable, flexible and discreet; able to fit into a small team
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Able to create engaging content in a variety of forms
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Is eligible to work in the UK (see here for information about right to work)
Terms of Appointment
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Contract: Full-time, Permanent
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Salary: £30,800-£31,500
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Working location: Minimum of two office days per week. Our home working policy gives staff the option to work from home for up to 60% of the time, with approval from their line manager.
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Office location: The Sutton Trust, 9th Floor, Millbank Tower, 21-24 Millbank, London, SW1P 4QP.
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Hours: The standard working hours are 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday. This role is likely to also be required to attend events / meetings outside of normal working hours during weekday evenings and occasionally at weekends, in line with organisational policies.
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A DBS check may be required
Interviews
Applications should reach us by 10am, Tuesday 22nd June, with interviews being held at our London offices on Thursday, 2nd July.
Safeguarding statement
The Sutton Trust believes that a child, young person or vulnerable adult should never experience abuse of any kind. We all have a responsibility to promote the welfare of all children and young people and to keep them safe. Therefore all posts undergo a safer recruitment process, including but not limited to, disclosure of criminal records where necessary and eligibility to work in the UK. We have procedures in place to promote safeguarding and a safe culture at the Trust.
Contextual recruitment
The Trust is committed to ensuring equality of opportunity and that all applicants receive equal consideration for employment. We strongly encourage individuals from all backgrounds, including those underrepresented at present at the Trust, to apply for this role. As such we particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities, Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+ and from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds. We are committed to being an inclusive and welcoming place to work and know that greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the young people we support.
We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments for disabled candidates throughout our recruitment process and during employment.
We also operate contextual recruitment at the Sutton Trust. Our application process gives you the option to include information about your background, such as whether you were eligible for free school meals, whether your parents went to university, or whether you attended a state school. For more examples and information on contextual recruitment, please see our website.
Assistant Head of Fundraising (Public Fundraising)
Salary £57,574.79 per annum
LocationLondon/Hybrid
Weekly Hours35
The Vacancy
Job Title: Assistant Head of Fundraising (Public Fundraising)
Location: London/Hybrid
Salary: £57,574.79 per annum
Weekly Hours: 35
Reference: YMC1212513
An exciting moment to join us
YMCA England & Wales is entering one of the most exciting chapters in its fundraising history, launching our ambition to create 10,000 new homes for young people. Working alongside local YMCAs, we will support the development of new accommodation across the federation, helping young people move towards independence.
This role sits at the heart of that ambition.
You will lead the fundraising behind two critical components of the 10,000 Homes programme:
• Securing income from the public to build and sustain a central Centre of Expertise (mobilisation team), supporting local YMCAs to develop and deliver housing projects.
• Raising capital from individual supporters, mid-level donors and major donors to grow a replenishing national fund that provides upfront investment to unlock housing developments across the federation.
At the centre of this is the 10,000 Homes Fund: a bold, housing-focused proposition that offers the public a clear and tangible way to support young people into safe, stable accommodation. You will be responsible for growing this proposition, ensuring it resonates strongly with supporters and inspires giving at all levels.
You will lead an integrated public fundraising approach, bringing together individual giving, mid-level and major donors into one compelling, housing-led narrative. A key part of the role will be translating a complex, federated model into a simple, emotional and compelling case for support that connects with people’s motivations to give.
We’ve established strong early foundations and are now ready to scale. This role offers the opportunity to take a high-potential public fundraising proposition to the next level -expanding its reach, deepening supporter engagement, and unlocking significant new income.
We are looking for someone who is creative, data-driven and passionate about engaging the public to drive meaningful change for young people. We’re looking for someone comfortable working in a federated environment, with the ability to simplify complex ideas into compelling messages for the public.
The role
As Assistant Head of Fundraising (Public Fundraising), you will lead and inspire a team of talented fundraisers, deputising for the Head of Fundraising and taking ownership of our most ambitious programmes:
The 10,000 Homes Fund driving forward our flagship proposition across individual giving, cash appeals and mid-level audiences.
Major Donors shaping the strategy for high-net-worth relationships, new giving circles and development boards.
RoomSponsor, YMCA’s flagship regular giving product, now in its third year of an ambitious growth strategy. You will oversee a unique partnership model across 45 local YMCAs, support the income distribution process, and see first-hand the impact of your work through a programme that directly supports young people with safe accommodation.
Legacies working with the Senior Fundraising Manager and Head of Fundraising to define and grow what is set to become a landmark legacy programme.
This is a hands-on leadership role: you will set direction, manage budgets, develop your team, while also being prepared to step into delivery when it matters most. You will balance strategic oversight with practical execution, ensuring programmes are both ambitious and deliverable.
About you
You are an experienced public fundraising professional with a strong track record in individual giving or direct marketing, alongside a well-developed understanding of major donor fundraising. You know how to bring different disciplines together behind a single proposition and deliver results.
You are an effective and confident leader, able to build, motivate and develop high-performing teams. You create clarity, set high standards, and support others to do their best work, stepping in when needed and leading from the front.
You are at your best when driving a clear proposition forward. You are excited by the opportunity to take a compelling idea and translate it into something that engages the public, inspires generosity and delivers sustainable income.
You are energised by a challenge, comfortable with complexity and working in a federated environment, where success depends on strong relationships and shared ownership. You are skilled at working with partners, whether agencies, internal stakeholders or local YMCAs, and know how to align people around a common goal.
You combine strategic thinking with operational delivery. You are data-driven, using insight and performance to shape your decisions, and confident working with (and occasionally building) financial models to plan, test and scale activity. You bring both creativity and discipline, generating new ideas while ensuring they are grounded, deliverable and effective.
Above all, you are a strong communicator and influencer. You can simplify complex ideas into clear, compelling messages, build confidence with colleagues and stakeholders, and position fundraising as a critical enabler of impact.
Why join us now
YMCA is the oldest and largest youth charity in the world, serving communities across England and Wales every day. The fundraising team is geared up for success, the strategy is set, the proposition is proven, and the results are already coming in. What we need now is a leader ready to take this momentum to the next level.
YMCA England & Wales is committed to equality and valuing diversity. We welcome applications from all backgrounds.
Our recruitment process is anonymised and candidates' names are hidden. Safer recruitment is important to us and the successful applicant will be asked to provide two references. They will also be required to complete a safeguarding self-declaration, safeguarding training and undertake a DBS check.
YMCA is the world's oldest and largest youth charity. Collectively, we support 402,501 young people across 708 communities in England and Wales.


We're looking for a positive and dedicated Service Delivery Assistant to support our vital work tackling Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG). If you are looking for an opportunity to make a difference to the lives of some of our most vulnerable residents, then this could be the role for you.
You will be responsible for ensuring that safeguarding and risk issues are identified and effectively communicated to the correct Multi Agency Risk Assessment Conferences (MARAC).
What we offer
At Victim Support, we are committed to attracting and retaining the best talent. Our competitive rewards and benefits package includes:
- Flexible Working Options: Including hybrid working.
- Generous Annual Leave: 28 days plus Bank Holidays, increasing to 33 days plus Bank Holidays, with options to buy or sell annual leave.
- Birthday Leave: An extra day off for your birthday.
- Pension Plan: 5% employer contribution.
- Enhanced Allowances: Enhanced sick pay, maternity, and paternity payments.
- Exclusive Discounts: High Street, retail, holiday, gym, entertainment, and leisure discounts.
- Financial Wellbeing: Access to our financial wellbeing hub and salary-deducted finance.
- Wellbeing Support: Employee assistance programme and wellbeing support.
- Inclusive Networks: Access to EDI networks and colleague cafes.
- Sustainable Travel: Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loans.
- Career Development: Ongoing training and support with opportunities for career progression.
- delivering a high quality and responsive administrative function meets service delivery requirements.
- providing a high-quality and responsive administrative function
- monitoring the DRIVE inbox, accurately setting up and maintaining case records, and supporting effective case allocation.
- Experience working with local communities, statutory and voluntary sector organisations and an understanding of how agencies work to protect victims of violence and abuse.
- An understanding of relevant legislation, policy and procedure relating to domestic violence and abuse.
- To be proactive, self-motivated, confident working independently and able to use you own initiative
- Good IT skills, proficient in data management and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, SharePoint)
- Strong time management and organisational skills including the ability to meet tight deadlines.
- Do you thrive in process-driven roles where accuracy, empathy and clear communication really matter?
- Do you enjoy being the person people turn to for answers – bringing calm, clarity and structure to complex situations?
TPP Recruitment is supporting an awarding and professional membership body to recruit a Student Services Officer.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a newly structured Education Directorate and play a central role in shaping the student experience. As Student Services Officer, you will be at the heart of a high-volume, process-driven environment – supporting learners throughout their qualification journey and ensuring services are delivered efficiently, fairly, and with care.
This role would suit candidates from education, administration, customer service or high-level PA backgrounds who enjoy structured processes, clear policies, and meaningful interactions with stakeholders.
Salary: £35,000 per annum
Employment type: Permanent
Working arrangements: Home based with mandatory attendance at company meetings
Working pattern: Full-time, 35 hours per week
Other benefits:
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Generous pension scheme (10% employer contribution)
- Life assurance and income protection cover
- Employee assistance programme and optional private medical insurance
- Ongoing learning and development opportunities
About the Organisation
This organisation is a well-established awarding and professional body with a strong reputation for delivering high-quality qualifications that support career development across a specialist sector.
With a clear commitment to accessibility, inclusivity, and continuous improvement, they are focused on delivering an excellent student experience while maintaining rigorous standards and regulatory compliance.
You will be joining during a period of growth, as a new team is established to strengthen student services and support evolving qualification delivery.
About the Role
As Student Services Officer, you will act as a key point of contact for students, supporting them throughout their journey and ensuring enquiries, requests, and processes are handled efficiently and professionally.
This is a varied role combining customer service, administration, and communication, with a strong emphasis on following structured processes and maintaining high levels of accuracy.
You will also contribute to student engagement through communications, website updates, and newsletters, helping to ensure students receive clear, timely, and helpful information.
Key Responsibilities
- Act as the first point of contact for student enquiries and complaints via phone and email
- Manage requests including deferrals, exemptions and cancellations
- Process applications for reasonable adjustments and special considerations in line with policies
- Liaise with exam platform providers to support exam delivery and resolve queries
- Support and administer misconduct and compliance-related processes
- Maintain accurate student records and ensure data is handled in line with requirements
- Produce and issue student newsletters (minimum six per year)
- Update website content and manage student-facing communications
- Support social media and engagement channels, including LinkedIn
Skills / Experience Required
- Experience in a process-driven administrative or customer-facing role (education experience beneficial but not essential)
- Strong attention to detail and ability to follow structured procedures consistently
- Experience reviewing applications or documentation and making decisions within clear frameworks
- Excellent written communication skills, with the ability to produce clear and accurate content
- Confident managing high volumes of enquiries while maintaining a professional and supportive tone
- Experience handling complaints, with the ability to take ownership and resolve issues end-to-end
- Ability to support individuals in sensitive situations with empathy, while adhering to policies
- Strong organisational skills and ability to manage multiple processes simultaneously
- Experience using systems and managing data; confidence updating websites or content platforms
- Able to adapt communication style across different audiences and formats
To Apply
- To apply for this Student Services Officer role, please submit your CV and a tailored cover letter outlining how your experience aligns with the role requirements.
- Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and early application is encouraged as the vacancy may close ahead of the advertised deadline.
Interview Process
- Two-stage process with assessment
- Mid-July 2026
Deadline
- Friday 26th June 2026
We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Independent Living Advisor (Self-Directed Support Service)
Salary: £30,000 per annum
Hours: 35 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Location: Action on Disability, Mo Mowlam House, Clem Attlee Court, London, SW6 7BF
The Organisation
Action on Disability (AoD), founded in 1979, is one of London’s leading Deaf and Disabled People’s Organisations. As we believe in the social model of disability, our values and principles embrace inclusive and accessible ways of working both internally and in all our activities, seek the participation and contribution of our members, and encourage and respect diversity.
The organisation is a medium sized charity with a Board of Trustees (at least 75% is disabled trustees), 20 staff and a strong ad hoc staff and volunteer base including many with direct experience of disability – all of whom are passionate about removing the barriers that disabled people face.
AoD provides five key services. These are: Youth, Employment, Welfare Benefits, Independent Living and Our Place.
AoD’s Independent Living Service
The Independent Living Service (Self-Directed Support Service) is a new service that will provide support to Direct Payment users within the borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. The service will enable disabled people to have genuine choice and control over the way in which they lead their lives.The post-holder will be working alongside disabled people to enable them to have more choice and control over their care and support needs.
Purpose of Post
To work with individuals, their family and friends (where appropriate) to provide them with information, advice and assistance to enable them to access and manage a Direct Payment
(DP) and recruit and manage a Personal Assistant (PA).
Main Duties and Responsibilities
Support to individuals employing their own Personal (care) Assistant (PA) or engage an agency to deliver care and support.
- Provide information and advice on becoming an employer and the role of the Personal Assistant.
- Ensure that the client understands their legal obligations and responsibilities of being an employer.
- Work with clients to: set up a profile on the Find-a-pa website, advertise and recruit a Personal Assistant, create a personalised job description and specification identify the level of experience and training requirements needed for the role.
- Advise and help to calculate the PA’s salary and on costs (full training provided).
- Support the client through the interview process and where necessary sit in during interviews.
- Support individuals to reference, check legal status and where necessary DBS their support worker.
- Support individuals to set up an induction plan for their PA and enable them to identify training needs.
- Support the client to complete payroll and insurance documentation.
- Work with the client to draw up a Statement of Particular (contract) for the employed PA (templates provided).
- Encourage DP employers to take a lead in all employment issues. Information on where to seek advice e.g. ACAS, Fish and Premier Care helpline will be given and clients will be encouraged to use them.
- Ensure that the individual has a back-up plan for emergencies.
- Encourage DP employers to be assertive and proactive with their Personal Assistants.
- Work with agencies to set up support for clients who may not wish to employ a PA directly.
Ongoing support to individuals in receipt of Direct Payments
- Providing advice on employment issues.
- Support individuals to solve practical problems e.g. lateness of staff, change of needs.
- Support individuals to recruit again if necessary.
- Assist individuals to re-look at budgets, training and job descriptions as they change over time.
- Assist individuals to ensure that they continue to manage their Direct Payment or budget.
- Support individuals to make informed choices.
- Meet with the DP Support Group on a regular basis.
- Assist in the development of training and other resources to support employers to manage their DP and their PA relationships.
- Develop links and professional relationships with Social Work teams to support a healthy level of referrals.
For all work:
- Work in a person-centred way.
- Comply with AoD’s agreed policies and procedures.
- Participate in the wider development of the service and contribute to service improvement as required.
- Be computer literate and administratively self-supporting.
- Undertake any other reasonable duties as identified by the Self-Directed Support Service Lead or line manager.
Special requirements
- Ability to travel within the London borough of Hammersmith and Fulham.
- Some attendance at meetings and events outside of normal office hours will be required.
Person Specification
To be considered for this role, candidates must have:
- Good standard of education.
- Experience of recruiting volunteers or staff.
- Knowledge of employment law.
- Understanding of social care and Direct Payments legislation.
- Experience/knowledge of supporting individuals to recruit and manage employees.
- Experience of working with clients with support needs.
- Experience of using a person-centred approach.
- Ability to think creatively and to come up with solutions.
- Ability to gather and assess information efficiently.
- Numeracy skills and knowledge of budgeting.
- Ability to use Word and Excel packages to a high standard.
- Ability to work under pressure, and to tight deadlines.
- A flexible approach and able to work on own initiative
- Good communication skills including interpersonal, written, presentational and spoken.
- Ability to guide in a sensitive way
- Ability to assess and match skills and personalities to individual needs and preferences.
- Commitment to the Social Model of Disability and to promote choice, independence, rights and inclusion.
- Understanding of and commitment to the aims of the organisation.
- Excellent practical understanding of the need for confidentiality.
- An understanding of equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practice
Desirable qualities
- Experience of working with disabled people
- Lived experience of disability
Closing Date: Friday 10th July 2026
N.B. we reserve the right to close this vacancy early and/or begin interviewing before the closing date if a suitable candidate is identified.
Early applications are therefore encouraged.
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.
The successful candidate will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check.
We welcome applicants from all walks of life.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we actively encourage applications from Disabled people and people with long term health and mental conditions. We operate a Guaranteed Interview Scheme in that we will guarantee an interview to all Disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post. Please state in a cover letter if you wish us to consider you for this guaranteed interview scheme.
AoD is a Living Wage Foundation registered employer and all of our employees, casual workers and contractors are paid above the London Living Wage.
No agencies please.





