Service manager jobs in blackrock, county dublin
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The Healthy Ageing Project will address specific challenges within the community, while actively promoting healthy ageing in practical and effective ways across our network.
We will focus on the strengths and expertise of our member groups to promote engagement with Ireland's unique music, dance, sport, language and culture.
We will work together with our members throughout this three-year journey. Together, we will develop, launch and promote a project geared towards improving health and wellbeing, reducing health inequality and providing strategic direction for national health programmes and policy recommendations for the Irish community.
This post is part time (17.5 hours per week) and will be based in the Midlands/ North of England, Birmingham, Liverpool, Leeds, Manchester etc.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
You'll be a friendly ‘people person’, with a collaborative, solution-oriented mindset - who has:
• An understanding or strong interest in health & wellbeing for older people
• Experience of working with older people either in a paid or voluntary capacity
• Understanding of and empathy with the issues affecting older people and barriers they experience
• Knowledge of health/sport/culture and other general services for older people in Britain
• Ability to build strong relationships with other stakeholders including public health bodies/charities
• Strong administrative and I.T skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong organisational skills/ability to manage own time effectively
• Unwavering commitment to equality & fairness
• Willingness and ability to work flexibly
• A proactive approach to the personal development of oneself and others
• A ‘Hands on’ approach to coordination and practical tasks as required
• A right to work in the UK
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are looking for a confident, compassionate and organised practitioner to deliver focused family support with a strong focus on early learning. This role combines practical support for families with children and delivery of child development interventions such as Making it REAL and Big Hopes Big Futures. You will also help build volunteer capacity, from supporting volunteers with resource bags to contributing to outreach, engagement and group work, depending on your experience.
Duties and Key Responsibilities:
Direct Support to Families
- Hold a small caseload of families with children delivering up to 2 hours of support per week on a short-term basis.
- Conduct home and community visits to support early childhood development, build resilience and improve family wellbeing.
- Work in a strength based and relationship building way, helping parents recognise and build on what they are already doing well.
- Deliver structured early learning interventions including Making it REAL and Big Hopes Big Futures.
- Support families to develop a rich and positive home learning environment.
Volunteer Development.
- Act as the first point of contact for child development resources, ensuring they are maintained and distributed to volunteers when needed.
- Offer shadowing opportunities and depending on your experience, support small group learning or supervision. Help to provide ongoing guidance and encouragement to help volunteers build confidence and skills.
Planning, Events & Outreach
- Work with the Lead Family Support Coordinators to deliver early learning events and community-based outreach.
- Help raise awareness of Home-Start Southwark services through local outreach and networking to increase referrals of families and volunteer recruitment.
- Develop good working relationships with a range of referrers and other professionals including health, education and social care.
Monitoring, Recording & Partnership Working
- Carry out initial assessments, reviews and end visits with families.
- Liaise with referrers and other professionals.
- Make referrals to other organisations.
- Record all work accurately and in a timely manner using the CharityLog (our internal system for which training will be provided).
- Contribute to impact reporting by preparing case studies and success stories.
- Attend and actively contribute to team meetings, training and supervision.
- Follow safeguarding policies and escalate concerns following our procedures.
- Promote a safe, fair and inclusive environment for all families, volunteers and colleagues.
General
- Help with occasional community outreach outside core hours when required.
- Support the wider Family Support Team as needed.
Home-Start believes every parent should have the support they need to give their children the best possible start in life.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Hourglass is the only UK-wide charity dedicated to ending the abuse, harm and exploitation of older people. We work to create a safer ageing society where everyone can age safely and with dignity, and where older people are recognised, respected and supported.
Our services include a 24/7 Helpline, casework programmes, policy advocacy, and awareness-raising campaigns. We exist to end the harm, abuse, neglect and exploitation of older people – and we support those affected by it.
We are looking for a digitally-savvy, creative and data-driven Digital Fundraising Officer to help drive income and supporter engagement across all digital channels. This is a new and exciting role within our growing fundraising and income generation.
You will be responsible for designing and delivering effective digital fundraising campaigns – from planning and copywriting, through to creative development, audience targeting and performance analysis. You’ll manage content across Hourglass’s fundraising webpages, and support the delivery of integrated, multi-channel campaigns that raise vital income and increase the visibility of our mission.
This is an opportunity to shape and grow digital fundraising at a UK-wide charity making a difference to some of the UK’s most marginalised older people. You will need to be comfortable with managing personal data, handling sensitive content with discretion, and working within a safeguarding framework
MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBLITIES:
Campaign Development and Delivery
- Plan, deliver and evaluate digital fundraising campaigns, including appeals, donor journeys, social media fundraising, and community giving.
- Produce engaging, emotionally resonant content that is tailored to different audiences and channels.
- Coordinate campaign creative across email, website, social media and advertising platforms.
- Develop and test different formats and approaches to increase supporter conversion and retention.
Website and Digital Content
- Coordinate fundraising content for the Hourglass website, ensuring pages are user-friendly, up to date and optimised for conversion.
- Collaborate with colleagues across all teams to create informed narrative and ensure consistency in messaging and visual identity.
Design and Creative
- Produce high-quality and on-brand graphics, animations and digital assets using tools such as Canva, Adobe Creative Suite, or similar.
- Support the development of campaign visuals and branded fundraising materials for use across platforms.
Supporter Journeys and Data
- Build and optimise email supporter journeys using CRM and email tools (e.g. Donorfy, Mailchimp).
- Track supporter engagement using Google Analytics and CRM data, feeding insights into campaign development.
- Ensure all supporter data is handled securely and in line with GDPR and Hourglass’s internal policies.
Please see Job Decsription for full details of Job role and Person Specification
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Welcome to Ada!
At Ada National College for Digital Skills, our mission is to educate and empower the next generation of diverse digital talent. Through the quality of education we deliver, the depth of our industry partnerships and focus on diversity, we are changing the face of the tech sector, expanding the talent pipeline and transforming lives.
We are a specialist Further Education college, where every 16-19 student takes Computer Science and all of our diverse Higher Level and Degree Apprentices work in skills shortage disciplines in innovative, blue-chip companies.
The digital skills gap is costing the UK economy an estimated £63 billion a year in lost GDP. Ada seeks to fill this skills gap by equipping young with the skills industry actually needs.
Ada was announced by the Prime Minister in December 2014; England’s first new FE College since 1993 and since then we’ve gone from strength to strength including a Good with Outstanding features in our first Ofsted Inspection.
16-19 Provision:
As of 2024, we have 187 16-19 students enrolled. Our most recent results are outstanding; 39% of A level results at A*- B and 74% achieving at least one Distinction or better in their externally assessed Computing BTEC. This makes us the best education institution in the country for this BTEC.
Degree Apprenticeships:
Across our London Victoria and Manchester Ancoats campus, we have 363 apprentices currently enrolled on our Higher and Degree Level Apprenticeships. We specialise in five disciplines at present: software development, data analytics, tech consultancy, cyber security and business analysis, working with a wide range of SMEs and corporate organisations such as PwC, Bank of America, Deloitte, Clearscore, Just Eat, Capita, MHRA, Booking,com and Salesforce.
At present 38% of our learners are female, 51% are from ethnic minority backgrounds and 50% come from low income households compared to national averages of c. 20%. We’re passionate about building a supportive, values driven environment for both our students and staff.
Key Aspects of the role & main duties and responsibilities:
- Promote Ada at outreach events (careers fairs, assemblies, workshops) across Greater Manchester with the aim of meeting our application, offer holder and enrolment targets.
- Engage and network with school contacts to ensure growth of Ada’s active contacts in outreach database.
- Manage and maintain of the school database to support outreach communications.
- Assist with event planning, administration and delivery including Outreach events, Careers Fairs, Open Days, School visits to Ada and Keep Warm events - This may involve commitment on some weekends and will require evenings and earlier starts.
- Ensure we are on track to meet our targets for the volume of applications, offers and ultimately enrolments for our new Manchester Sixth Form and ensure we meet our diversity targets.
- Support the administration of the Sixth Form application process including dealing with enquiries to the inbox and on the phone in a timely manner.
- Sending application communications including invitations for assessment, offers and enrollment paperwork, data entry and keeping accurate records of all applicants and their information within the customer relationship management tools (Salesforce, Civica and others).
- Accurate record keeping and data entry into Ada’s systems to produce insightful reports to drive recruitment and inform the leadership team.
- Administration and processing of students enrolments on GCSE results days and afterwards.
- Support with creation of Marketing materials for outreach campaigns and events.
Essential Qualifications and Experience
- You are inspired by Ada’s mission and excited to share it with young people aiming to dramatically impact their lives for the better (countless numbers of students have said this is what interaction with our outreach team has done for them!).
- You are actively looking for personal growth through your job and meeting KPIs are exciting challenge for you.
- You are willing to work flexibly, where necessary outside of normal working hours, and to travel as necessary for the role.
- You are able to cope with a varied and demanding workload, to prioritise effectively and to meet strict deadlines under time pressure - You have a high level of resilience and accountability.
- You enjoy meeting lots of new people, especially 14-16 years old who are curious about technology and the world around them and how they fit into it, and helping them to consider their options and you understand what their options are.
- You enjoy working as part of a small, hard-working, target driven team focused on offering life-changing opportunities to young people with an interest in technology.
- You are committed to ongoing personal development. You consider feedback a gift, even when it is hard to give or receive.
- You’d like to join a small team with a startup mentality, doing hard things, and to participate in its growth and impact.
- You can deal with uncertainty and are solutions focused.
- You’re a generalist, even if you’re very good at certain things including gathering and maintaining databases / spreadsheets used for tracking and reporting and determining next steps.
Safeguarding
The successful candidate will be required to apply for a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check when appointed to the post. References for shortlisted candidates will be requested prior to the interview day.
Equal Opportunities
Ada, the National College for Digital Skills recognises that equality of opportunity and the recognition and promotion of diversity are integral to its strengths. The following principles apply in respect of the College’s commitment to equality and diversity:
- To provide and promote equality of opportunity in all areas of its work and activity;
- To recognise and develop the diversity of skills and talent within its current and potential community;
- To ensure that all employees and prospective employees of the College are treated solely on the basis of their merits, abilities and potential without receiving any unjustified discrimination or unfavourable treatment on grounds such as age, disability, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender reassignment, trans status, socio-economic status or any other irrelevant distinction;
- To provide and promote a positive working, learning, and social environment which is free from prejudice, discrimination and any forms of harassment, bullying or victimisation;
- To promote good relations between individuals from different groups
Applicants with Disabilities
Ada, the National College for Digital Skills is keen to increase the number of disabled people it employs. We therefore encourage applications from individuals with a disability who are able to carry out the duties of the post. If there is anything in this regard that you would like to discuss in relation to your application please contact the HR team.
Sponsorship
Sadly, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role, so can only accept applications from candidates who have the legal right to work and remain in the United Kingdom.
Thank you for your interest in Ada, the National College for Digital Skills and good luck with your application!
Closing date: Friday 22nd August 2025
our mission is to educate and empower the next generation of diverse digital talent.
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Closing Date: 17 August 2025
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Save the Children UK is seeking a passionate and experienced Senior Climate Change Advisor to join our Global Outcomes Department and lead transformative climate adaptation work that protects children's rights and futures.
In this pivotal role, you will provide technical leadership to shape and deliver large-scale, single and multi-country climate adaptation programmes—particularly in developing countries and fragile contexts. Working closely with country offices, multi lateral and bilateral development partners (Such as the Green Climate Fund, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development office, etc.) , and global partners, you will drive evidence-based programme design and implementation, strengthen climate resilience across sectors, and influence global policy and practice on climate action.
This is a unique opportunity to contribute to one of the most pressing intergenerational challenges of our time. If you're committed to climate justice, child rights, and systems-level change, we'd love to hear from you.
About Us
Save the Children UK believes every child deserves a future. In the UK and around the world, we work every day to give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. When crisis strikes, and children are most vulnerable, we are always among the first to respond and the last to leave. We ensure children's unique needs are met and their voices are heard. We deliver lasting results for millions of children, including those hardest to reach.
About the Team:
The climate crisis is a child right's crisis that threatens the fulfilment of all of children's rights. It is therefore of central importance to Save the Children's mission and a critical driver in our 2025-27 strategy.
The Climate Change team is working as part of the Global Outcomes Department, having our Impact and Influencing function catalyse positive change for children and their communities; by driving influencing agendas and bringing knowledge, evidence, analysis and expertise to our partnerships, programmes and advocacy work.
The Climate Change Team at SCUK also works as part of the Global Save the Children movement and the wider sector to drive long lasting systems changes at the global and country levels. We are committed to promoting inclusive and equitable solutions, amplifying the voices of children most affected by climate change, and prioritising locally led efforts for lasting change, through our ever-growing portfolio in UK, Africa and Asia. We are also committed to shifting powers to the local actors and country office by strengthening capacities particularly through providing high quality technical assistance for design, delivery, monitoring and evaluation of climate change projects (especially supported by GCF and other multilateral, bilateral, philanthropies and private sector development partners).
The teams' vision is to ‘Protect children's rights at scale from climate change impacts, improve children's equality, and enhance their influence in climate-related decisions addressing intersectionality, inequality and injustice, including intergenerational injustice.'
About the role
As a Senior Climate Change Advisor you will provide technical leadership in climate change issues and adaptation actions to shape and drive influencing and impact agendas within Save the Children and the wider sector. You will provide expert technical guidance to drive impactful programme design and evidence generation, and to policy and advocacy goals. You will build and maintain strategic relationships with key decision-makers and partners, lead capacity strengthening for colleagues and partners, and champion equality, inclusion and the shifting power agenda.
In this role, you will:
- Serve as the Technical Lead for a multi-country Climate Adaptation programme (yet to be designed and approved) in a Fragile, Conflict, and Violence-affected region, funded by the Green Climate Fund (GCF).
- Provide global thought leadership in climate change (adaptation primarily), environment & natural resource management to shape and drive shared influencing and impact agendas within the Save the Children movement and the wider sector, maintaining up-to-date expertise and monitoring relevant external trends.
- Develop and deliver very high-quality policy, research, and/or technical programme design and evaluation with minimal supervision, ensuring inclusivity and excellence in implementation.
- Contribute to a strong learning culture through leading or supporting research, evaluation, innovation and knowledge sharing.
- Support Country Offices to integrate climate change risk management and resilience outcomes into ongoing and future humanitarian and developmental programmes, strategies, and policies.
- Contribute to and lead the development of climate-related research, studies, evaluations, and documentation of good practice to build a body of evidence, based on best practices and lessons learned from global and national experiences, to support (i) knowledge management, (ii) evidence generation, and (iii) programme improvements
- Facilitate capacity strengthening through mentoring, coaching, and training, providing formal and informal support to colleagues and partners to build expertise and effectiveness.
- Work closely with colleagues across Save the Children UK and the wider movement to ensure climate is mainstreamed across all thematic areas, ensuring that colleagues are equipped with the latest climate-related science and best practices.
- Build and maintain relationships with key decision-makers, including donors, government agencies, multilateral partners, and peer organisations, to enhance collaboration and secure funding for climate-related initiatives.
- Support Country Offices in building relationships with GCF National Designated Authorities (NDAs) and other key stakeholders to advance climate finance access and impact.
- Work with partnerships and fundraising teams to identify and develop strategic partnerships with external organisations that aligns with Save the Children's climate-related objectives, and to identify funding opportunities for climate-related projects.
About you
We are looking for someone with the following experience, competencies and skills
- Proven experience and the ability to design and implement large-scale climate adaptation programmes in developing countries, for multi-lateral and bi-lateral development partners
- Proven ability to translate complex scientific evidence on climate change into practical programming and policy recommendations
- Proven ability to strengthen evidence and learning uptake through analysis and collaboration, and proven ability to produce high-quality knowledge products (e.g. research, case studies, evaluations, etc.)
- Strategic thinker and demonstrated thought leader driven by impact and evidence, curious to keep up to date with new ideas and innovations, who sees the positive potential in change
- Experience of strengthening the integration of climate resilience and environmental sustainability into sectoral programs and/or Experience of designing and implementing nature-based solutions and adopting evidence-based ecosystem-based approaches
- Familiarity with global climate frameworks, funding mechanisms (e.g. the Green Climate Fund), and relevant policy processes.
- Experience supporting or managing multidisciplinary teams or consortia, ideally across countries or regions.
- The ability to be a thought leader in global or national adaptation planning such as climate and health; climate and nutrition; nature-based solutions; locally led adaptation; climate and gender; food and water security, etc.
- Strong interpersonal skills, emotional intelligence, and authenticity that enable effective communication with different audiences
- Collaborative team player capable of coaching, motivating and working through others to achieve outstanding results
- Effective convenor, creating synergy and maximizing collaboration
- Proven ability to build external relationships and partnerships, and to influence decision-makers, policy audiences (including politicians) and donors, and other key actors globally
Please note: To avoid disappointment, you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. This is to ensure that we can manage application levels whilst maintaining a positive candidate experience. Unfortunately once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications.
Location & Ways of Working:
The majority of our roles can be performed remotely in the UK, but at times you will be required to come to your contracted office (usually between 2–4 days per month, depending on the needs of your role, team, or service). For many roles, this is likely to be the minimum required to deliver impact.
Ways of working will be discussed and agreed with your manager / team and we encourage candidates to discuss our ways of working in more detail at interview stage.
Please note: travel costs to your contracted office will be at your own expense.
Flexible Working - We are happy to discuss flexible working options at interview.
Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:
Save the Children UK believes in a world that is fair, inclusive and equitable where all children have the opportunity to change their world. We apply this to our workforce and we are committed to developing and supporting a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organisation where all employees have a sense of belonging and feel that they can be "Free to Be Me". We are not looking for just one type of person - we want to recruit people who can add fresh perspectives, innovative ideas or challenge that disrupts the risk of group think.
We are especially interested in people whose childhood experiences - of life on a low income, of migration, of being in a racialised community, of the care system, of being LGBT+ or in an LGBT+ family or living with (or with someone with) a disability - help us to see things we might otherwise miss. Whatever your story is we want to hear it because we know that different voices, ideas, perspectives and knowledge, working together will enable us to better the lives of children around the world. This is the reason why we are all here.
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Are you looking for a dynamic and rewarding role working for an organisation with the feminist agenda at the core of its ethos? Then Advance Charity could be the career choice for you!
We are looking for a Neurodiversity Lead
Salary: £26,000 - £32,000
Location: Advance Head Office in Hammersmith & Women’s centres across London, with co-location at HMP Bronzefield
Hours: 35 Hours per week
Contract: Fixed Term – March 2027
This post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.
Please note: Any offer of employment will be made subject to references, confirmation of the right to work in the UK, and satisfactory enhanced DBS check. This role is also subject to Police Vetting.
About us
Advance is an award-winning and innovative women-only organisation, established in 1998, providing emotional and practical support to women and girls survivors of domestic abuse and supporting women with short-term sentences to reduce offending. We believe in empowering women and girls to lead safe, non-violent, equal lives so that they can flourish and contribute to the community.
We are a community-based organisation who lead in best practice approaches to supporting women in their local community. We achieve this by being available to meet and support women in local settings and at our women’s centres, and by working in close partnership with other agencies.
Our values are to listen and support, to empower and respect, collaboration, innovation, and accountability.
About the role
This is a great chance to be a part of a service working alongside the Healthcare & Education Department within HMP Bronzefield to identify and support women who are identified as being neurodiverse or presenting with symptoms of neurodiversity and will be returning to the community. The Neurodiversity Lead will focus support on women with a neurodivergent need and improve their transition into the community, with ongoing community support; including collaborating with other healthcare professionals to develop their support plans.
The Lead will work in a multi-disciplinary way, including attending the weekly complex case meeting and/or the Safety Intervention Meeting (SIM) as appropriate, they will act as a specialist member of the wider Advance Criminal Justice Service - London team, to facilitate a pathway for women with complex needs including mental health and neurodiversity needs. The Neurodiversity Lead will accept referrals from the Advance Criminal Justice Community team and prison services, and will create a link between prison and the community, helping women to navigate support services and to positively re-integrate into their community upon release. They will co-design a person-centred support and action plan with women accessing support, enabling to support them to address their needs and any risks. The role will combine a casework- based approach, along with a signposting and advice service for the women.
The Neurodiversity Lead will be based in the community and will provide a drop-in service (1-2 day per week) in HMP Bronzefield to support women who are close to release.
A car may be desirable for this role, though not essential
About You
To be successful as the Neurodiversity Lead you will need the below experience and skills:
An excellent understanding of mental health, neurodiversity needs violence against women and girls and its links to women in the criminal justice system
You will have the ability to complete trauma informed, support and action plans in collaboration with the woman; to support in addressing their multiple and individual needs and enable them to engage with services, which will result in timely and prescribed outcomes being achieved.
You will possess excellent organisational skills, excellent communication skills and be able to work in a prison environment whilst remaining calm.
How to apply
Please submit your up-to-date CV with a supporting statement. Please note that only applications made via the job advert on the Advance careers page, and those that include a cover letter will be considered.
Interviews are taking place on a rolling basis.
*Advance reserves the right to close the advert early, or on the appointment of a candidate.
What we can offer you - Employee Benefits
- An exceptional 30 days of paid holiday per year (pro rata for part time), PLUS public holidays on top (that's nearly 40 days paid holiday per year!)
- Additional days off to celebrate International Women’s Day, and for religious observance and moving home
- Perkbox - an employee discount platform where you can receive free rewards as well as take advantage of savings on clothes, groceries, travel, leisure and more
- Pension scheme
- Enhanced maternity/adoption provision
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
- Employee eye-care scheme
- Clinical supervision for front line staff and first line management roles
- Refer a Friend Scheme - £250 for each referral who passes probation
- Organisation wide away days
- Thorough induction and training
- Career development pathways
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Under the Equality Act 2010, we are required to make any reasonable adjustments. If you have a disability as defined under this act and/or have special needs, please email the Talent Acquisition Team via the Advance website and will aim to make the necessary arrangements to accommodate your needs.
Diversity, Inclusion and Equal Opportunities
We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and actively seek to recruit people from groups underrepresented in our current team. We have policies and processes in place to ensure that all employees are offered an equal opportunity in recruitment and selection, promotion, training, pay and benefits.
Safeguarding
Advance is committed to safeguarding and creating a culture of zero-tolerance of harm and expects all staff, including volunteers to share this commitment. We believe all individuals have the right to live their life free from violence and abuse and the right to feel and be safe. We have a suite of safeguarding policies, procedures and practice guidance, accessible to all staff, which promotes safeguarding and safer working practices across all our services and activities. When we recruit staff, we follow rigorous safer recruitment practices, this involves carrying out pre-employment checks including references, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks, and identity checks. We ensure all staff undertake mandatory safeguarding training relevant to their role and responsibilities, to empower them to be competent and feel confident in recognising and responding appropriately to safeguarding issues and promote wellbeing.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job requirements & duties
To plan, prepare and deliver a range of Forest School sessions, with guidance/instruction from the CEO, and support from school staff. Groups will include children and adults with learning disabilities and mental health concerns. The Forest School leader will be expected to:
· Plan and deliver Forest School education-based activities to a wide age range.
· Create and maintain a safe, engaging and supportive environment, demonstrating flexibility in planning and running sessions in response to varying/changing needs of the groups.
· Comply with all health and safety policies, measures and legislation.
· Supervise and support groups with varying needs while delivering sessions.
· Be aware of and comply with all Mudlarks Policies and Procedures.
· Participate in training and other learning activities/meetings as required.
· Administer first aid as the need arises.
· Assist with Risk Assessments where required.
· Follow reporting procedures as outlined by the CEO.
· Ensure that receipts for all purchases are kept and passed to the finance officer.
· Ensure that all spending is approved by the CEO.
· Provide information for reports and Mudlarks trustee meetings.
· You may be required to carry out other duties, as within your capabilities and level of responsibility, in order to meet the needs of the organisation and as requested by the CEO.
Person specification
Education, training & knowledge
Essential
· Experience of leading groups or working with people with learning disabilities.
· First Aid Certificate or a willingness to gain one.
· Level 3 Forest School qualification, or a desire to gain one*.
Skills, abilities & attitudes
Essential
· A strong interest and passion in Forest School activities and environments.
· Ability to think logically and creatively to provide practical solutions to a changing range of problems and issues.
· Strong interpersonal skills and an ability to collaborate with staff and volunteers.
· Ability to manage challenging behaviour.
· Ability to work positively both as a member of a team and independently, with general direction and within a clear framework of accountability.
· Self-motivated and able to use own initiative.
· Good verbal communication skills.
· A flexible and proactive work ethic and positive attitude.
· Punctual and organised.
· Ability to work under pressure.
· Willingness to be flexible.
· To have a keen interest in, and/or experience of, one or more of the activities undertaken at Mudlarks
Desirable
· Written communication skills necessary to present information in written reports and correspondence.
DBS Clearance
Please note that as this post will involve working with children and vulnerable adults, your appointment is subject to you receiving satisfactory DBS clearance.
*Please note that The Mudlarks Community would fund a level 3 qualification, however the enrollment, exam and associated costs would be repayable from the candidate to Mudlarks in the event of them resigning from the role within 3 years of completing the course, or failing to complete the course.
The Mudlarks Community is a Hertford based charity supporting adults and young people with learning disabilities and mental health concerns.




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We're looking for a kind, compassionate and resilient Waking Night Support Worker to join our Hope Place Service in Slough. No personal care or experience is required, just the right values.
£6,552.00 per annum, working 10 hours per week.
Want to feel in control of your career? You'll feel at home here.
Making you feel at home here means helping you thrive in every way. That's why we offer a wide range of benefits, award-winning Learning & Development and a culture that welcomes all. These aren't token gestures - we've thought long and hard about how best to support our team. After all, our people are doing something amazing: helping to transform lives every day.
Our benefits include:
* Annual leave increasing up to 30 days with length of service
* Free DBS
* Exclusive discounts and cashback via Reward Gateway® and opportunity to buy a Blue Light Card
* Fully paid induction programme and further training
* ILM courses and Apprenticeship Programmes
* Cycle to work scheme
* Employee Assistance Programme for 24-7 confidential support
* Online wellbeing resources
* A generous pension - we will contribute up to 4% and life assurance cover up to £10,000 (T&Cs apply)
* Quarterly Staff Awards to reward & recognise our amazing staff's commitment and contribution
All applicants must be legally eligible to work in the UK by the start of employment as Look Ahead are not able to offer sponsorship.
Hope Place is a mental health rehabilitation support living service with 24 hour support. Hope Place currently has 10 residents, ranging from 18-65 years old.
Current Vacancy:
Waking Night Support Worker role. 10 hours
This role will suit a support worker to working throughout the night. You will report to the team leader and engage/support customers during anti-social hours needing support.
This is a great opportunity for a Waking Night Support Worker, wanting to gain exceptional experience within the mental health field, based on the solid working relationship with (SCMHT) We have since implemented training directly from SCMHT to support staff with understanding Mental Health diagnosis and Managing Crisis with our customers in-house.
What you'll do:
- Undertake key-working responsibilities for a caseload assigned by the Team Leader/ Manager.
- Undertake initial and continuous assessment of needs and potential risks and agree levels of support and actions.
- Create support/action plans for providing appropriate services based on the assessment and reflecting the services and resources available.
- Support customers to undertake all domestic tasks wherever possible, including practical assistance where they have not yet developed the skills, to ensure customers enjoy a high quality of accommodation.
- Develop and maintain links with all key agencies and service providers in the local community.
- Empower customers to ensure they receive the service and benefits they are entitled to
- Undertake all administrative work and keep accurate and comprehensive tenant/customer records to professional standards.
- Encourage and enable tenants to pay their rent and to ensure that rent accounts are managed effectively in conjunction with the Housing Management team.
- Ensure that referrals are chased proactively so that properties which can be used to house those in need are filled as efficiently as possible.
- Adhere to Look Ahead's Policies and Procedures.
- Engage in learning and development activity to increase knowledge and skills.
- Undertake any other duties consistent with the grade and nature of the post as may be reasonably assigned.
This is not an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time and is subject to change in accordance with the needs of Look Ahead
About you:
- Enjoys social interaction and the company of others, joins in local activities to encourage customer involvement.
- Approachable and open behaviour.
- Prefers working as part of a group or team.
About us:
Look Ahead is a leading, not-for-profit care and support provider in London and the South East. Our vision is to build better lives through social care and housing in local communities. As an organisation we deliver over 100 services, providing support to thousands of customers each year. Our mission is to co-design and deliver services that offer innovative social care solutions and support people to thrive. We work across mental health, homelessness and complex needs, young people and care leavers and learning disabilities so there are plenty of opportunities to grow and progress your career with us.
Look Ahead is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk, and expects all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment.
If your application for this role is unsuccessful, but we feel that you would be suitable for another role, we may contact you to discuss alternative opportunities. If this occurs you would not need to submit another application for the alternative role.
We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date.
We are committed to diversity and inclusion at work and are accredited with Silver in the Inclusive Employers Standard 2021. We are a proud member of the Employers Domestic Abuse Covenant and encourage applications from a diverse range of applicants of all backgrounds.
Birmingham and Solihull Women’s aid have for over 40 years supported women and children with services around domestic violence and abuse. Could you be a part of our team as we continue our mission to end domestic violence and abuse?
The region’s leading charity in tackling violence against women and girls, BSWA offers a helpline, webchat, drop in and and community support as well as emergency accommodation in six refuges across the area.
Projects supports women in the criminal justice system, in healthcare settings, and throughout the community, offering support to women and children experiencing domestic violence. Alongside this, we also have colleagues offering training and consultancy to businesses and health and social care professionals alike, raising awareness on gender based violence issues.
We seek like-minded women to join our enthusiastic team of workers, all of us passionate about the vital and valuable work we do to support women and children who have experienced domestic abuse, and tackling the wider issues of violence against women and girls.
This role will work as part of a team to provide emotional and practical support to women and children affected by violence and abuse through our Early Intervention hub and helpline service
BSWA is a Disability Confident Employer. We want everyone to have equal chance at being considered for our jobs. Should you be unable to submit your application online and would prefer an alternative method, or you are experiencing another barrier to completing your application, please contact our recruitment team.
These posts are covered by a Genuine Occupational Requirement (Schedule 9; Equality Act 2010) and women only need apply.
The closing date for receipt of completed applications is at 12 noon on Monday 8th September. Interviews will take place in the weeks commencing 22nd and 29th September.
At Hestia, we are guided by our core values and are dedicated to fostering an equitable, diverse, and inclusive organisation. Our mission is to empower individuals to rebuild their lives and achieve independence. Right now, we are looking for a Employment Specialist to play a pivotal role in our Employment Services in Haringey.
Sounds great, what will I be doing?
The role involves managing a dynamic caseload of clients with mental health conditions, providing tailored employment support in line with IPS (Individual Placement and Support) fidelity and contract targets. This includes assessing needs, creating and adjusting employment plans, and delivering practical assistance such as career advice, job search strategies, CV preparation, interview coaching, and workplace support. The postholder will actively engage with employers to create opportunities, promote inclusive practices, and build strong partnerships with community and clinical teams to address clients' holistic needs. Responsibilities also include maintaining accurate records on the NHS database (RIO), ensuring compliance with organisational policies, and participating in supervision, training, and service improvement activities to enhance outcomes for minority and disadvantaged communities.
What do I need to bring with me?
You'll need to be able to demonstrate the core skills this role requires as well as match our values and mission. You don't have to tick all the boxes right away; the important thing is that you're willing to learn. We also value lived experience of the areas we support, so if you feel comfortable, please do mention this on your application.
Here's what the team will be looking for
The ideal candidate will have experience supporting individuals with mental health conditions in securing, returning to, or retaining mainstream employment. They should have a strong understanding of employment models such as IPS (Individual Placement and Support) and be committed to employment retention and IPS fidelity. Experience in health or social care settings is essential.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are required to engage clients and build effective relationships with stakeholders and partners. The candidate should be confident in presenting services, promoting client solutions, and managing time effectively in a results-driven environment.
A solid understanding of relevant policies, including Health & Safety, Data Protection, Equality & Diversity, and the Equality Act 2010, is essential. They must be open to feedback and professional development, and able to travel across the designated borough.
The candidate should be person-centred, empathetic, and committed to equality. Strong administrative and IT skills, including client assessments, action planning, and accurate record-keeping using Microsoft packages and databases, are also key to the role.
Interview Steps
We keep our interview process simple, so you know exactly what to expect.
- Shortlisting call: We have a team of dedicated recruitment specialists who will speak to you about your experience, motivations and values. They will also tell you about all the great work we do!
- Face to face interview: Now you will have face to face interview with the hiring manager. Our interviews are value and competency based.
Don't be alarmed if there are other stages in the process, it's all part of the plan for some of our roles.
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
Our services users come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes us stronger. We are committed to creating and maintaining a diverse and inclusive workforce and value the skills, abilities, talent and experiences, different people and communities bring to our organisation.
We are a disability confident employer
Hestia is proud to be a disability confident employer, dedicated to the employment and career development of individuals with disabilities. We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for all applicants with disabilities who meet the minimum criteria for the role they have applied for. We also provide reasonable adjustments during the selection and interview process, and throughout your employment with us.
Safeguarding Statement
Hestia is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults, children and young people who are potentially at risk, and we therefore expect all staff and volunteers to do the same. We require all staff to undertake internal and external safeguarding training throughout their employment with Hestia.
Important Information for Candidates
If your application is successful, please be aware that you will be required to undergo pre-employment checks before a formal offer of employment can be confirmed.
We reserve the right to close this job advert early should we receive a high volume of applications or if the position is filled before the closing date. We encourage interested candidates to apply as soon as possible to ensure their application is considered.
We deliver services across London as well as campaign and advocate nationally on the issues that affect the people we work with.




Luminary is a charity dedicated to supporting women who have experienced gender-based violence on their journey toward employment, further education, and volunteering.
Our two-year programme is designed to equip women with the tools and confidence they need to thrive. We take a holistic approach to employability by combining practical skills training, personal development, and ongoing tailored support. Our offer includes training, one-to-one progression support, counselling, mentoring, community events, work experience placements and apprenticeships either via the partner social enterprise Luminary Bakery or via our external partners.
At the heart of everything we do is our shared mission: to ensure women are financially secure, free from cycles of harm, and have the power to thrive.
The Role
We are currently seeking an experienced Progression Support Worker to join our team. In this role, you will work with a caseload of around 20 women, providing personalised, trauma-informed support throughout their two-year journey with us. This includes guidance across key areas such as employment, finances, relationships, housing, and overall wellbeing.
Key Job Responsibilities:
- Provide individual support and build trusting relationships with our trainees, proactively arranging face to face and online support sessions, attending appointments with them and tracking their progression.
- Offer person-centred holistic support to trainees to become independent, using our ‘Independence Tracker’ and other assessment tools to assess their needs and set targets on a regular basis.
- Liaising with trainees and the training team to help 80% of graduates to complete a minimum of 80% of their vocational training.
- Support women to complete the mentoring programme by proactively liaising with the Partnerships & Evaluation manager.
- Support trainees to apply for employment opportunities and prepare for interviews to achieve positive work outcomes.
- Support trainees during the apprenticeship process in Luminary cafe or bakeries, and support them with attending work experience days both at Luminary and at other external partners.
- Liaise effectively with other agencies involved in the care of trainees to ensure their needs are sufficiently met. This includes attending meetings with external agencies and advocating on behalf or alongside women.
- Respond quickly to safeguarding concerns, reporting appropriately to the Luminary Safeguarding Officer and the local council as necessary, supporting the individual appropriately through the process.
- Keep detailed records of all case-working according to best practice and aid in safeguarding, monitoring and evaluation.
- Build relationships with local services relevant for signposting service users to, connecting women with opportunities in line with their support plan (eg specialist services, work experience, additional courses).
- Provide support to women in the Luminary training classroom during Phase 2 employment workshops to get the most out of the learning environment
- Deliver or facilitate group sessions including bi-weekly wellbeing workshops & support organising alumni events such as Christmas Party, Independence Party and Graduation.
- Champion Luminary’s holistic understanding of wellbeing, which recognises the spiritual needs of those recovering from trauma.
- Assist the Senior Leadership Team in evaluating the services Luminary offers to report to funders, assist with completing new funding applications and internal monitoring.
- Contribute your experience of best practice to shape the way Luminary operates effectively
- Support with any other tasks as needed by the PSW manager and to contribute towards team efforts for the effective working of Luminary
Job Requirements and Abilities
Necessary:
- At least two years of support work experience
- Driven and highly motivated
- Passion for seeing women reach their full potential by providing employment support and guidance in building towards a positive, independent future.
- Relevant experience with client group - women affected by VAWG, experiencing multiple disadvantage
- Experience supporting an individual through safeguarding issues
- Person-centered approach to support that is trauma-informed and encourages ambition, empowerment and independence
- Personable and patient with excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
- Organised with record keeping, time-keeping, and communication
- Hard working and able to pick up new tasks quickly learn new things quickly
- Experience setting professional boundaries and investing in own mental wellbeing whilst supporting others
- Able to work independently and initiate tasks as needed; while also being able to work collaboratively in a team
- Due to the role responsibilities, it is a Genuine Occupational Requirement that this person is female
- Right to work in the UK
Desirable:
- Qualifications in social work/mental health related disciplines
- An IDVA/ISVA/IGVA Qualification
- Experience of the VAWG sector
- Experience delivering group sessions
Perks & Incentives:
- 50% discount on all food & free barista coffee when working in our Stoke Newington cafe
- 20% discount on online purchases (celebration cakes & merch)
- Competitive leave policies
- Regular opportunities for training and professional development
- Wellness Action Plan developed to keep you healthy at work
- Long-term service rewards including increased holiday and birthday cake!
- Staff socials
- Opportunities to be involved in press coverage of Luminary
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Salary: Grade 2 – £28,216 per annum
Location: Manchester
Hours: Full time 37.5 per week
Contract: Permanent
Closing Date: Tuesday 26th August 2025 at 11.30pm
We are looking for someone with administration or secretarial experience gained in a legal environment to be the new Legal Administrator for Service in Manchester. You could soon be playing a vital role helping people who are affected by the housing emergency.
About The Role
You will provide full administrative support to the Legal Team, including taking telephone calls, secretarial duties, data entry, note taking, sorting the post and managing diaries. You will also be responsible for supporting the wider team when required to ensure the effective running of the service. You will need to liaise with clients and third parties, including making appointments and obtaining information. Producing reports, providing an accurate audio typing service, processing legal funding and other documents, managing files, preparing documents for court and entering information onto a case management system are other aspects of this interesting and varied role.
About You
You have secretarial experience gained in a legal practice and audio/copy typing skills with a minimum of 70 wpm, along with advanced knowledge of IT tools including case management systems and MS Office systems. You have great written and verbal communication skills and enjoy working as part of a busy team.
Benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave, enhanced family friendly policies, pension, and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme, and an employee assistance programme.
About The Team
Shelter Legal provide legal expertise and representation across our Services and is made of four teams - Community Legal, Strategic Litigation, National Legal and Legal Support. The National Legal Team works closely with our national Telephone and Online Advice Service (TOAS) to identify trends in the issues our clients are presenting with and provide targeted legal work to address them.
The team in Manchester covers Greater Manchester and provides specialist advice to clients affected by the housing emergency. We also provide housing rights and homelessness training and targeted advice sessions in the local community, with the goal of empowering local people to take action on housing issues, as well as working in partnership with local organisations to tackle the housing emergency. We attend court in Manchester to provide advice to clients who are at risk of losing their home.
About Shelter
Home is a human right. It’s our foundation and where we thrive. Yet everyday millions of people are being devastated by the housing emergency.
We exist to defend the right to a safe home. Because home is everything.
We need ambitious, passionate people to join us. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.
Our enemy is the social injustice at the core of the escalating housing emergency. To win this fight, we must be representative of the people we are here to help and those who support our movement. In all our people decisions, we take pride in being inclusive, equitable and transparent. We are committed to combating racism both within and outside Shelter. We welcome you on our journey to becoming truly anti-racist.
How to apply
Please submit your CV, along with a supporting statement. The supporting statement should demonstrate how you meet the three knowledge, skills and experience points in the About You section of the job description, and ensure you demonstrate how you address the behaviour below throughout your responses:
- We prioritise diversity and have an inclusive and open mindset
Please use real examples and write up to 350 words per point. CVs without an accompanying supporting statement will not be considered.
Safeguarding Statement
Safeguarding is everyone's business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.
Recruitment Agencies
Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.
Please note the salary band for this role is £37,700.00 to £40, 599.00 depending on experience and will be for full time hours.
Available as a hybrid role (including working in Bradford office) or remote.
CAP celebrates the value of diversity and our aim is for our workforce to be as inclusive as possible as well as representing the communities we serve. With this in mind, we welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from candidates from black and ethnic minority backgrounds. We are committed to continue building an environment that embraces diversity and includes all.
Context
We are building a church-based movement against poverty, delivering the right messages at the right times to inspire action and support. Our goal is to strengthen the CAP supporter and church movement to "Face it, Fight it, End it - Together."
We inspire our supporters to give, act, and pray, demonstrating hope to those burdened by debt and poverty. We highlight how God uses CAP to mobilise people and churches, transforming lives, churches, communities and society itself.
We are driven to raise the necessary funds and partnerships needed to achieve CAP's vision of transformed lives, thriving churches, and an end to UK poverty. We collaborate with other fundraising and communications teams to provide a fantastic and rewarding supporter experience.
Purpose
The Philanthropy Leads, reporting to the Head of Philanthropy, are responsible for inspiring new prospective, cultivating and stewarding high-value donors into greater involvement with Christians Against Poverty. They aim to draw supporters closer to the work we do, deepening their relationship and support of CAP. Income from CAP¿s major donors is vital for the future expansion of CAP in the UK.
Each Philanthropy Lead may be allocated one or more area of Philanthropy engagement in order to specialise in, but will be expected to support in any area as required. Such areas include:
Principle gifts
Philanthropy prospecting and development
Trusts and Foundations
Along with seeking direct support for the organisation Christians Against Poverty, there is also an expectation for the postholders to support the raising of funds for the wider movement, particularly for local Church frontline partners.
They themselves will be an experienced and confident relationship builder, communicator and fundraiser, cultivating relationships with high-value donors and partners to achieve ambitious targets.
Passion
Our supporters are more than donors, they are a crucial part of the work we do. We are passionate about ensuring our supporters feel connected, engaged, inspired and committed to tackling poverty in the UK through CAP. We want to give our supporters the best experience of Christians Against Poverty.
Responsibilities
- Strategic Implementation & Fundraising
- Implementation of a strategic plan to significantly increase major donor income, with a target of 17.5% of overall revenue within 3 years.
- Implement a comprehensive fundraising strategy for major donor income, aligned with CAP's overall strategic priorities.
- Execution of market research and competitor analysis to identify new funding opportunities and best practice in Philanthropic fundraising.
- Build strong relationships with key internal stakeholders, in order to identify points of engagement and draft appropriate funding bids.
- Represent CAP at high-level events and conferences to build relationships with potential donors and partners.
Major Donor Development
- Manage a designated caseload of high-net-worth individuals or trusts, cultivating deep and meaningful relationships.
- Conduct face-to-face meetings, personalised communications, and bespoke stewardship plans to cultivate and steward major donors.
- Develop compelling restricted funding projects to attract major donor investment.
- Implement a donor recognition program to acknowledge and celebrate major donor support.
Philanthropy Team Membership
- A member of the Philanthropy Team of our Mission and Movement Directorate.
- Providing peer support and development with other members of the Philanthropy Team, fostering a high-performing and collaborative environment.
- Work with the Head of Philanthropy to set ambitious targets and KPIs for the postholder, ensuring they are aligned with overall fundraising goals.
- Ensure the timely submission of funding applications and effective stewardship of grant and donor relationships.
- Implement robust systems and processes for donor relationship management, data analysis, and performance tracking.
Impact & Reporting
- Ensure that the CRM is updated with engagements, proposal submissions and engagement plans in a timely fashion.
- Develop compelling narratives and impact reports that effectively communicate the impact of major donor support.
- Track and analyse key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the effectiveness of fundraising efforts and identify areas for improvement.
- Provide regular updates on fundraising progress to the Head of Philanthropy.
Innovation & Best Practices
- Stay abreast of current trends and best practices in major donor fundraising.
- Implement innovative fundraising strategies, such as engaging new philanthropists, digital engagement, corporate engagement and high-impact events.
- Evaluate philanthropy activities with the rest of the team and the Fundraising Insight & Innovation team to develop a deeper understanding of supporters and identify new prospects, making data-informed decisions.
- Champion a culture of continuous learning and improvement within the Philanthropy Team.
- Create opportunities for supporters to engage at a senior level and deepen their relationship with CAP, working with the CEO and other senior staff.
Communications & Campaign Management:
- Plan philanthropy initiatives that in order to produce excellent bids, proposals, events, and reports, delivered on time and within budget.
- Coordinate with the Brand and Digital Engagement teams to align messaging and campaigns.
- Ensure philanthropy plans align with brand guidelines and fundraising regulations.
Measurable Outputs:
- Implementation of an annual philanthropy plan that contributes to the wider long-term fundraising strategy.
- Deliver assigned agreed annual income targets for philanthropy which may include:
- Major Donor income
- Trusts & foundations income
- Corporate income
- Deliver key philanthropy targets including:
- Number of major donor prospects engaged and converted to a managed relationship
- % of major donor caseload met
- Number of trusts applied to
- Average gift size from major donors
Skills required
- A proven fundraiser who can inspire, influence and deliver results
- Strong negotiation and influencing skills, particularly in securing philanthropic support and building partnerships
- Excellent interpersonal skills to build strong and collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- Excellent and passionate written and verbal communication skills
- Highly organised and able to manage competing priorities
- Strong financial literacy, including experience managing budgets, tracking performance and forecasting income
- Able to analyse complex situations, identify challenges, and make sound, data-driven decisions
- A high level of emotional intelligence
Essential:
- Proven track record of success in securing significant major gifts (5-6 figures) from high-net-worth individuals.
- Minimum 3 years of experience in high-value fundraising.
- Demonstrated ability to build and maintain strong, long-term relationships with high-net-worth individuals.
- Exceptional interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills.
- Strong strategic planning, analytical, and problem-solving skills
- Strong understanding of fundraising best practices and regulatory requirements.
Desirable:
- Experience of managing budgets for projects and campaigns.
- Knowledge of fundraising databases and CRM systems and Salesforce in particular.
Educational requirements
Essential:
- HND level or equivalent experience of critical thinking
Desirable:
- A relevant qualification in fundraising/marketing or equivalent in a relevant discipline (communications, sales).
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Interventions will be delivered cross various location in South Wales (Swansea)
Job Ref: FWW-252
Are you a proactive, flexible, and target-driven individual with a proven record of working with male adults in the criminal justice system whether in the community or in prisons? Do you have extensive recent experience of providing specialist money and/or Welfare benefit advice?
If so, St Giles Trust is looking for a collaborative Financial Wellbeing Coach to join our team, where you will be responsible for the delivery of Finance, Benefit and Debt services to referrals made by Wales Probation Service.
About St Giles Trust
An ambitious, well-established charity that helps people facing adversity to find jobs, homes, and the right support they need. Central to our ethos is our belief that people with first-hand experience of successfully overcoming issues such as an offending background, homelessness, addictions, and gang involvement, hold the key to positive change in others.
About this key role
As our Financial Wellbeing Coach, you will provide person-centred support to a caseload of service users who will either be serving community sentences or have been released from prison. This will involve undertaking assessment and action planning with individual service users and creating a safe and trusting environment, using trauma-informed practice to successfully facilitate a supportive and constructive relationship with service users.
We will also count on you to deliver a range of interventions to service users which contribute towards the achievement of prescribed outcomes, including group work sessions, and to work with service users flexibly, meeting and undertaking interventions in a range of locations across a wide geographical area. Developing and maintaining positive working relationships with external agencies and working towards contractual targets and outcomes within agreed timescales and in line with specified quality standards are also vital aspects of the role.
As an organisation that works with children and adults at risk we are committed to safeguarding, protecting, and promoting the safety of our clients. An enhanced DBS check is required for all successful applicants.
As the successful candidate will need to undertake security vetting, although we encourage people with lived experience to apply for our roles, ex-offenders as defined by the MOJ (‘Ex-offenders are defined as individuals whose community/suspended sentence order; license or post sentence supervision has been completed and there is no longer a right to recall’) may not pass security vetting.
If you require further information, or to apply, please visit our website via the ‘Apply’ button.
What we are looking for
- Experience of engaging successfully with challenging people, e.g., those with complex and multiple needs
- Proven record of working with partner agencies
- Evidence of training at specialist level in money and/or welfare benefits advice
- Higher level certificate in money and/or welfare benefit advice from accreditation
- The ability to assess clients’ needs and provide tailored, client-led support
- Able to work sensitively with clients applying trauma informed strategies
- Welsh Language and a full driver’s licence and access to a vehicle is desirable.
- Excellent interpersonal, relationship building and communication skills, both verbal and written
- Welsh speaker desirable
In return, you can expect a competitive salary, generous leave allowance, staff pension, flexible working, a mentoring programme, an advice and counselling service, childcare vouchers, season ticket loan and much more.
Please note St Giles will guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria set out in the Job Description for the vacancy.
For further information, or to apply, please visit our website via the ‘Apply’ button, or
email us or an application form.
Closing date: 11pm, 31st August 2025.
Interview date: 8th September 2025.
We help people held back by poverty, unemployment, the criminal justice system, homelessness, exploitation and abuse to build a positive future.
Could you become the personal champion of a young person facing barriers to achieving their goals? Imagine peeling back the layers to discover what's holding them back so that you can unlock their potential for astonishing progress.
Imagine leading groups through a variety of personal and social development activities to stretch them and grow their comfort zone. Imagine having your own group of young people to support who will turn to you for that one-on-one support, guidance, and direction to progress towards their next steps of education or employment.
Safety always comes first, so keeping a watchful eye on safeguarding, health and safety, and data protection is part of the deal! You’ll empower our delivery partners and service providers to make a difference through exciting and impactful partnership work. Together, we will ensure every young person embarks on a remarkable journey, experiencing the extraordinary and achieving the dreams they've aspired to.
Working across our Get Started and Explore programmes, you’ll lead personal development sessions that take our foundation programmes to new heights. The sessions will range from outdoor activities in green spaces to world of work experiences and everything in between! You won’t be sitting behind a screen every day, there will be frequent travel required to Portsmouth and Southampton to support the delivery of these exciting programmes, as well as programme visits and short residential trips.
However, it’s not all fun and games, keeping things on point means meticulously recording info and data about our programme participants, volunteers, and partners. It's all about making sure every step of their journey aligns perfectly with our funding contracts and has maximum impact for everyone involved.
At The Trust, we're strong advocates for fostering an inclusive workplace where everybody feels seen, and it would be fantastic if you share that passion too. Your mission? Making a positive impact by implementing a local action plan that harmonises with our big-picture EDI goals and impacts those that need us most.
Be prepared for anything and everything. Alongside all these exciting responsibilities, you might even find yourself wearing different hats as you collaborate with the wider South Coast team to work for young people.
Ready for this exciting opportunity? Let's make every day count and create a brighter future for our young people!
We believe that every young person should have the chance to succeed, no matter their background or the challenges they are facing.

The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.