Service manager jobs in blyth, northumberland

Are you able to listen? Do you have the experience, maturity and empathy to support people who have concerns about their workplace ? Could you help someone decide their next steps, without stepping over the line? You will be covering the trusts in Chester & Wirral Area so you will need to live not too far from this area and drive and have access to a car.

This role is remote but you will be visiting the trusts when needed in Chester & Wirral.

We are looking for a candidate with excellent communication skills to support contacting employees to find a self-determined resolution to their concerns for independent and confidential staff liaison service.

The Role
To provide independent, confidential liaison for all staff
To support contacting employees to find a self-determined resolution to their concerns by telephone and/or in person
Escalate issues of concern promptly in accordance with agreed timescales
Surface issues for the organisation which might otherwise be unknown
Promote an environment of Freedom To Speak Up
Provide support for staff who feel unable to raise issues internally or without support

The Candidate
Proven management and organisational skills at a midmanagement or higher level
Demonstrable experience of interaction with mid-level and senior Executives, Directors and Non-Executive Directors in addressing concerns and issues.
Proven experience of dealing sensitively with difficult issues, to act with integrity and maintain confidentiality as appropriate
Experience in giving presentations to small and large groups
Strong report writing skills
Experience in communicating at all levels of staff from all disciplines and/or grades.
Experience of planning and prioritising own workload, and working on own initiative
Basic knowledge of Employment Law, the Equality Act and data protection
Knowledge of HR policy and proven experience of staff management desirable

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We apologise that we cannot contact everybody in person but thank you in advance for your interest.

Third Solutions encourages applications from individuals of all ages & backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Third Solutions acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment & an employment business for temporary recruitment as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Business Regulations 2003.

Barnardo's are seeking a Senior Policy & Public Affairs Lead for Cymru / Wales. The postholder will be responsible for developing and delivering Barnardo's policy and public affairs activity across Cymru / Wales, using intelligence and feedback to plan and deliver influencing activity that delivers transformational change for children. You will work closely with our policy advisors, frontline services, communications team, and our voice and influence team to bring the voices of children and young people to decision makers in Wales in order to make childhoods safer, healthier, happier, and more hopeful.

Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.

At Barnardo's we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and we expect all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment.  Our safer recruitment processes mean that the safety and welfare of the child is paramount at every stage of the process and therefore, we adopt rigorous scrutiny in our pre-employment checking. This post is subject to a range of pre-employment checks including a Criminal Records Enhanced Disclosure for the successful candidate.

About Barnardo's

At Barnardo's we believe in children – no matter who they are, what they have done or what they have been through. Please read about our basis and values following the link below. You will be asked questions relating to them as part of the recruitment process for this role.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is reflected in our values and our practice, and we have invested in this area of our work to ensure that we can deliver on our commitments to be an inclusive employer. EDI is a key enabler of our purpose as a charity and we want to ensure that the diversity of our teams is reflective of the communities we serve and that we continue to learn and develop our work with a focus on inclusion. We particularly encourage applications from candidates from Black, Asian and Minoritised Ethnic Communities, candidates who are LGBT+ and Disabled candidates. 

Our basis and values

Salary: £22,932 per annum + £750 homeworking allowance per annum

Hours: 35 Hours per week

Contract: Permanent Role

Location: Homebased in Yorkshire area

As a ‘not for profit’ organisation, TACT puts the needs of our children and carers first and look to appoint individuals who are as passionate about fostering as we are. We are a homeworking organisation, and we pride ourselves on our flexible working opportunities, available from day one, an extensive wellbeing programme and our benefits package, all curated to nurture a healthy work life balance for all our employees so they can give an excellent service to our carers and the young people and children we care for.

As a foster care charity, TACT invests all surplus income into services, staff, carers, and child development. This means that we have been able to invest in unique projects like TACT Connect, our unique and ground-breaking scheme for TACT care-experienced young people and adults,  as well as our expanding Education and Health services. All our activities are built on our commitment to becoming a fully trauma-informed organisation, in line with our key values and ethos.

In 2024, TACT became one of the top 5 charities to work for in the UK, placing 5th in the UK Best Companies Work For survey results , and a top 25 mid-sized company to work with across the whole of the UK.   97% of our people feel proud to work with TACT and think that TACT cares about their wellbeing, while 92% of our people would say they “ love working for TACT”.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Yorkshire & North East team as a Senior Administration Officer.

If you want to be valued as a professional, be appreciated at work, and contribute to better outcomes for the children and young people connected with TACT, apply now.  

Overall Duties of the Senior Administration Officer will include:

• Excellent familiarity with the Microsoft Office Suite - Word/Excel/PowerPoint/MS Teams
• Substantial administration experience - including systematic servicing of committees and minuting meetings
• Excellent attention to detail alongside excellent communication skills, both online, in person and writing
• Experience in administration of events - including negotiating arrangements with venues and similar third-party providers
• Adept at working as part of a remote team, providing support and cover, while being self-motivated and able to work flexibly according to the business needs
• Skilled at dealing with sensitive information with empathy, discretion and confidence and having excellent customer service abilities
• Undertaking compliance monitoring to ensure that the service is meeting its regulatory obligations
• Running regular monitoring reports and reporting findings to various colleagues within the organisation
• Willingness to travel to face-to-face events such as team meetings, training and local events

 TACT offer an excellent employee benefits package including:

• 31 days paid holiday plus 8 annual bank holidays.
• Progression to salary target rate upon completion of 18 months' service.
• 45p per mile for business travel.
• Flexible working arrangements (including compressed hours, flexibility around core hours, volunteer days policy).
• Family-friendly policies.
• Homeworking ‘bundle’ including annual allowance, IT equipment, and a loan for home office set up.
• Help@Hand Employee Assistance Programme (including CBT counselling, 24/7 remote GP appointments, physiotherapy, mental health support, and second opinions on serious diagnoses).
• An hour a week of live, expert-led activities through the Annual Employee Wellbeing Programme.
• Menopause Policy and free Menopause Clinician Appointments.
• Stakeholder Pension Scheme (salary sacrifice).
• Fantastic learning and development opportunities for all roles.

The Senior Administration Officer should be based within a reasonable travel distance of Yorkshire area and will be required to travel to face-to-face meetings at least once a month and on other occasions for training and team wellbeing events.

A Standard DBS clearance is required for this role and will be processed by TACT on your behalf.

As part of the interview, you will be required to complete an exercise using both Microsoft Word and Excel,  please ensure that you have access to these applications to complete the exercise 

Closing Date: Monday, 18th August 2025

• Interview Date: Wednesday, 3rd September 2025  (via Microsoft Teams)

Safeguarding is everyone’s business and TACT believes that only the people with the right skills and values should work in social work.  As part of TACT’s commitment to safeguarding, we properly examine the skills, experience, qualifications, and values of potential staff in relation to our work with vulnerable young children.  We use rigorous and consistent recruitment approaches to help safeguard TACT’s young people.  All our staff are expected to work in line with TACT’s safeguarding policies.

We reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than advertised if the volume of applications is excessive, you are therefore advised to apply at your earliest convenience.

TACT does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies, nor the fees associated with them.

World Jewish Relief created the Specialist Training and Employment Programme (STEP) for refugees in 2016 and today we are the largest provider of specialist employment support to people who have experienced forced migration in the UK.STEP aims to support and empower people through a tailored employment programme that addresses the complex barriers that they face when preparing for and ultimately finding work in the UK.   

We support all people who have experienced forced migration, regardless of their proximity to the labour market, to develop the skills and access the opportunities they need to secure sustainable and meaningful employment. We run STEP online and in person programmes across the UK.  

We are now expanding our work to deliver (in partnership with the British Council) an English Language and Employment Support Programme for up to 4,000 Ukrainians and Hong Kong BNO status/visa holder (50% of each community) over the next 12 months.

We are recruiting Senior Employment Advisors to join the STEP team delivering this new programme, working directly with participants who have specialist careers. The Senior Employment Advisors will have expertise in one or more of the following areas of recruitment: education, accounting and finance, health, and IT.

You will prepare participants for competitive employment and help them to achieve their chosen training and employment objectives in line with their previous career. You will provide an exemplary level of support to STEP participants working towards a variety of performance targets based on the progression outcomes of participants including successful completion of training courses, voluntary and work placements, and achieving and sustaining paid employment. 

The Senior Employment Advisors will work remotely and can be based anywhere in the UK.

About you

We are looking for candidates who have:

• Proven experience or knowledge within the employment sector
• Experience of support and recruitment into one or more of the following sectors: education, accounting and finance, health, and IT.
• Understanding of the issues and challenges faced by unemployed people to finding work, including those whose first language is not English
• Knowledge of adult learning/vocational training
• Experience of delivering 1:1 advice and guidance and supervising a case load of clients
• Experience delivering workshop activities around job search, work readiness and information, advice and guidance
• Experience of business engagement/intervention to facilitate access to placement and job opportunities
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Cross-cultural sensitivity
• Good admin and IT skills (CRM database, Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook)
• Advanced level of English
• Competency in Cantonese or Ukrainian would be desirable

Candidates must be UK based and have the right to work in the UK for the duration of the contract

​Benefits

We offer a range of benefits including:

• 23 days holiday pro rata plus bank holidays and Jewish holidays.
• Pension scheme – we contribute 5% to the World Jewish Relief pension scheme.
• Life Insurance – up to 3 times salary to nominated beneficiaries.
• Health Cash Plan – cash back to cover the costs of dental treatment, optical care, specialist consultations and a range of complementary therapies.
• Employee Assistance Programme – free, confidential advice or support with any personal or work. related concerns or free counselling if needed.
• On Friday the office closes at 3pm.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

World Jewish Relief promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We invite and welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds. We encourage applications from candidates of different ethnicities, socio-economic backgrounds, race, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation and of faith or none that meet the criteria set out for this role.

You don’t need to be Jewish to work for us, but you must but you must be committed to our faith-based values of Justice, Kindness, Repairing the World and Welcoming the Stranger. We are inspired by these values to work beyond our community, recognising the dignity and potential of all people.

We are striving to build a team reflective of the communities we work with. People with refugee or asylum-seeking backgrounds are experts by experience and are particularly encouraged to apply for this position. If you have first-hand experience of forced migration, please let us know in your application. Additionally, we encourage you to apply even if you do not meet all the requirements that are listed within the person specification. 

We respect that people’s identity is not defined by their past experiences and do not expect candidates to describe their lived experience during the interview process unless they wish to do so. 

To apply

Please upload your CV and a cover letter explaining how you meet the criteria in the person specification. Please refer to the person specification which shows which criteria will be assessed in your CV and cover letter.

Interviews will be held remotely on 26th and 27th August 2025.

Expected start date will be 9th October 2025.

World Jewish Relief created the Specialist Training and Employment Programme (STEP) for refugees in 2016 and today we are the largest provider of specialist employment support to people who have experienced forced migration in the UK.STEP aims to support and empower people through a tailored employment programme that addresses the complex barriers that they face when preparing for and ultimately finding work in the UK.   

We support all people who have experienced forced migration, regardless of their proximity to the labour market, to develop the skills and access the opportunities they need to secure sustainable and meaningful employment. We run STEP online and in person programmes across the UK.  

We are now expanding our work to deliver (in partnership with the British Council) an English Language and Employment Support Programme for up to 4,000 Ukrainians and Hong Kong BNO status/visa holder (50% of each community) over the next 12 months.

We are recruiting Cantonese speaking Employment Advisors to join the STEP team delivering this new programme. You will provide high quality advice and guidance through 1:1 employability support and group employability workshops with the aim of coaching individuals and supporting them on their journey into employment that suits their previous experience and skill set.

You will prepare participants for employment and help them to achieve their chosen training and employment objectives. You will monitor and encourage participants’ engagement and attendance in all aspects of the programme. You will provide an exemplary level of support to STEP participants working towards a variety of performance targets based on the progression outcomes of participants including successful delivery of workshops, completion of training courses, volunteering, and achieving and sustaining paid employment. 

The Employment Advisors will work remotely and can be based anywhere in the UK.

About you

We are looking for candidates who have:

• Proven experience or knowledge within the employment sector
• Understanding of the issues and challenges faced by people who have experienced forced displacement accessing employment, and the additional barriers that can be faced by women entering the UK job market.
• Knowledge of adult learning/vocational training
• Experience of delivering 1:1 advice and guidance and coaching
• Experience of reviewing and supervising a case load of participants
• Awareness of Safeguarding people at risk and maintaining professional boundaries
• Experience facilitating group workshops
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Cross-cultural sensitivity
• Good admin and IT skills (CRM database, Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook)
• Advanced level of English
• Competency in Cantonese

Candidates must be UK based and have the right to work in the UK for the duration of the contract

​Benefits

We offer a range of benefits including:

• 23 days holiday pro rata plus bank holidays and Jewish holidays.
• Pension scheme – we contribute 5% to the World Jewish Relief pension scheme.
• Life Insurance – up to 3 times salary to nominated beneficiaries.
• Health Cash Plan – cash back to cover the costs of dental treatment, optical care, specialist consultations and a range of complementary therapies.
• Employee Assistance Programme – free, confidential advice or support with any personal or work. related concerns or free counselling if needed.
• On Friday the office closes at 3pm.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

World Jewish Relief promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We invite and welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds. We encourage applications from candidates of different ethnicities, socio-economic backgrounds, race, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation and of faith or none that meet the criteria set out for this role.

You don’t need to be Jewish to work for us, but you must but you must be committed to our faith-based values of Justice, Kindness, Repairing the World and Welcoming the Stranger. We are inspired by these values to work beyond our community, recognising the dignity and potential of all people.

We are striving to build a team reflective of the communities we work with. People with refugee or asylum-seeking backgrounds are experts by experience and are particularly encouraged to apply for this position. If you have first-hand experience of forced migration, please let us know in your application. Additionally, we encourage you to apply even if you do not meet all the requirements that are listed within the person specification. 

We respect that people’s identity is not defined by their past experiences and do not expect candidates to describe their lived experience during the interview process unless they wish to do so. 

To apply

Please upload your CV and a cover letter explaining how you meet the criteria in the person specification. Please refer to the person specification which shows which criteria will be assessed in your CV and cover letter.

Interviews will be held remotely between 26th August and 2nd September 2025.

Expected start date will be 9th or 20th October 2025.

The Organisation

We're recruiting on behalf of a prominent UK charity in the health and social care sector, with an annual income exceeding £100 million. Funded through a mix of voluntary donations, grants, and commercial partnerships, the organisation delivers nationwide services, campaigns for change, and invests in research to improve lives and drive long-term impact. The Finance & Assurance directorate is entering a transformative phase - redefining its structure, culture, and leadership expectations. Finance is evolving into a strategic corporate function, focused on insight, process excellence, and enabling impact through effective resource planning.

The Role

This is a pivotal leadership role, reporting to the Associate Director of Finance and managing the Financial Partnering, Planning & Analysis Team. As part of the Finance & Assurance Leadership Team, you'll be instrumental in leading cultural change, embedding collective leadership, and shaping the future of financial partnering across the organisation. You'll define and deliver a consistent, high-quality approach to financial planning and analysis - balancing strong relationships with analytical rigour. This role is about codifying what FP&A means in practice: not just being "all things to all people," but establishing clear standards, tools, and expectations across directorates.

Key responsibilities include:
- Leading financial planning policy and engaging senior stakeholders.
- Driving process excellence in budgeting, forecasting, and modelling.
- Building strong relationships while maintaining analytical depth.
- Equipping the organisation with the tools and capability for sophisticated financial planning.
- Leading a team through change with clarity, compassion, and ambition.

The Person
We're looking for a qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA) with significant post-qualification experience at a senior level. You'll bring:

Proven leadership of high-performing teams through change.
Deep experience in strategic financial planning and analysis.
A track record of effective business partnering with senior leaders.
Strong communication, influencing, and engagement skills.
A passion for continuous improvement and innovation.
You'll be a finance expert - but first and foremost, a leader.
Someone who can drive consistency, clarity, and excellence in financial partnering across a diverse organisation.

What's in it for you?

This role offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your wellbeing and work-life balance, including:

- Double-matching pension scheme (up to 8%)
- 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays (rising to 30)
- Flexible working options, including condensed hours and a 9-day fortnight
- Health and wellbeing support, including virtual GP access and mental health services
- Employee recognition and discounts platform

If you're ready to lead a strategic finance function through transformation - and help shape the future of a high-impact organisation - we'd love to hear from you.

Apply now to be part of a team that's making a real difference.

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Location: You must be UK based – remote or possibility of hybrid if you live near our office
Contract: Part-time and fixed-term (12 months)
Hours: 15 hours/week
Working times: You will be supporting young people who live in Mexico. Due to time zone differences, we will need you to work in the afternoon - ideally, 3 hours per day over 5 days (which can include weekends). Happy to discuss further at interview stage.
Pay: £18.50 per hour 28 days annual leave (pro rata for part-time working)

Are you fluent in Mexican Spanish and passionate about supporting young people online?

We’re looking for a compassionate, digitally-savvy Support Mentor to join our team at Ditch the Label — one of the UK’s leading youth charities.

You’ll play a key frontline role in our digital support service, providing safe, empathetic, and empowering advice to young people (aged 12–25) across a wide range of challenges - from mental health to bullying, identity, and coming out.

This role requires full professional fluency in both written and spoken Mexican Spanish. You’ll be supporting young people in Mexico and must be confident providing direct support in the local language and context.

What you’ll do:

• Provide direct, one-to-one support to young people via our online platforms - including our support community, email, and social media DMs.
• Offer thoughtful, judgment-free advice on topics like anxiety, low self-esteem, identity, relationships, and bullying.
• Spot safeguarding concerns and act swiftly using our established procedures.
• Engage with and moderate our digital support community.
• Collaborate with our wider team to shape content and campaigns that reflect youth voices.
• Represent Ditch the Label’s values with integrity, authenticity, and empathy.

What you’ll bring:

• Fluent written and spoken Mexican Spanish (essential)
• A relevant bachelor’s degree (e.g. Psychology, Psychotherapy or Counselling) or equivalent
• At least 3 years of experience supporting young people aged 12–25
• Solid understanding of youth safeguarding practices
• Strong digital communication skills, including confident writing and fast, accurate typing
• A genuine passion for empowering young people

Bonus points if you:

• Can write or review online support guides and resources
• Are confident gathering testimonials or impact data
• Speak other languages beyond English and Mexican Spanish
• Are open to filming short support videos or participating in live Q&As

Why join us?

At Ditch the Label, we’re shaking things up to create a better world for young people. You’ll join a progressive, creative, and mission-driven team — with ongoing training and opportunities to grow your skills in a supportive environment.

We’re an inclusive employer and welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

REF-223326

Salary: £13.36 per hour equivalent to a yearly salary of £26,046.20 per annum

Location: Sunderland Furniture Shop

Contract: Fixed term contract – starting September 2025 ending December 2025

Hours: 37.5 per week

Closing date: Monday the 25th of August at 11:30pm

Please note we will be carrying out interviews whilst this role is open, therefore if you are interested, please apply as soon as possible

This role is advertised as a Warehouse Supervisor, however the job title when in post will be Order Supervisor

We’re looking for an enthusiastic individual to join us for as a seasonal worker at Shelter! This is a brand-new role as a Order Supervisor in our Sunderland Furniture shop. This is an exciting opportunity to join us at a key time of year helping to raise vital funds throughout our Autumn and Winter period for people who are homeless or badly housed.

About the role

You will be responsible for co-ordinating the day-to-day running of our seasonal fulfilment operation. It will involve working as a team with order pickers motivating them and ensuring customer orders are picked, packed and dispatched accurately on time adhering to SLA’s and you will be the first point of contact for the order pickers and any operational issues.

This is a hands-on role and will require strong leadership, attention to detail and keeping things running smoothly in a fast-paced environment, helping to generate vital income through our online shop and supporting our mission to end the housing emergency.

You will work closely with the Retail Product Manager to plan resources, enhance workflows and support overall with operational efficiency. Furthermore, communicating key updates, risks and achievements to the Retail Product Manager or Community Shop Manager as required.

About you

To be successful in the role, you will need to have strong organisational skills and the ability to manage a fast-paced, high-volume operation. You will be an effective team-player with the ability to motivate and inspire others and resolve any day-to-day issues. Attention to detail is also key to pay attention to detail, quality and accuracy and you will need to be a clear and professional communicator being able to escalate issues appropriately.

Previous experience in an order picker/supervisor role would be desirable but isn’t essential to apply for this position.

Apply to be part of our team and be the change you want to see in society.

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.

Shelter helps millions of people every year struggling with bad housing or homelessness through our advice, support and legal services. And we campaign to make sure that, one day, no one will have to turn to us for help. We’re here so no one has to fight bad housing or homelessness on their own.

We are happy to talk about flexible working, personal growth, and to promote a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.

How to apply

Please click ‘Apply for Job’ below. You are required to submit a CV and a supporting statement.

Please provide specific examples of how you meet the criteria in the 'About you' section of this advert, following the STAR format, and ensure you demonstrate how you address the behaviours below throughout your responses:

· We prioritise diversity and have an inclusive and open mindset

Any applications submitted without a supporting statement will not be considered

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.

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.

Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.

Social Work Practice Consultant​ x3 - (North East, North West and Scotland)

Making a Difference in Foster Care!
We are seeking three dedicated and experienced Practice Consultants to join our team and help deliver transformative fostering support across the North East, North West England and Scotland.

This is a unique opportunity to drive improvements in fostering practice and positively impact the lives of children and young people in care.

Positions Available

• North East England
  • Salary: £42,630 – £47,705 FTE (pro rata £34,104 – £38,164)
  • Hours: 28 hours per week
  • Location: Home-based/Hybrid. Travel across the North East is required, with occasional UK-wide travel.

• North West England
  • Salary: £42,630 – £47,705 FTE (pro rata £34,104 – £38,164)
  • Hours: 28 hours per week
  • Location: Home-based/Hybrid. Travel across the North West is required, with occasional UK-wide travel.

• Scotland
  • Salary: £42,630 – £47,705 FTE (pro rata £25,578 – £28,623)
  • Hours: 21 hours per week
  • Location: Pan-Scotland. Office base in Glasgow. Travel across Scotland is essential, with occasional UK-wide travel.

About the Role

As a Practice Consultant, you will be part of a dynamic and supportive team delivering services in Advice, Advocacy and Mediation, Training, and Practice Consultancy. Your work will contribute to our mission to empower, enrich, and support the relationships at the heart of the fostering community.

You will:

• Deliver high-quality training and consultancy services to fostering providers and carers.
• Support the development of fostering policy and practice across the UK.
• Champion trauma-informed, child-centred, and solution-focused approaches.
• Contribute to our publications, resources, and events.
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders and support membership engagement.

About You

We are looking for passionate professionals with:

• A relevant qualification (e.g., social work) or substantial fostering experience.
• Experience in training, mediation, and advocacy.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• A sound understanding of fostering legislation and practice.
• Confidence in working both independently and collaboratively.
• A flexible and proactive attitude to travel and service delivery.

About the Organisation

You will be working for the UK’s leading fostering charity, to ensure that every child in foster care can thrive. The charity provides training, support, and resources to foster carers, influences policy, and campaigns for positive change.

They are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, ensuring all team members feel valued and empowered. If you want to be part of a charity that makes a real difference, we’d love to hear from you!

What We Offer

• 38 days leave (including bank holidays)
• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements
• Enhanced maternity, adoption, and sick pay
• Pension scheme and life assurance
• Employee Assistance Helpline (24/7)
• Eye care contribution
• Season ticket loan
• A supportive, inclusive workplace culture

Key Dates - Closing date for all roles: 9 September 2025

North East & North West England roles:

• Shortlisting: 11 September 2025
• Interviews: 17–18 September 2025
• Location: In person in our Southwark office or via Teams (by exception)

Scotland role:

• Shortlisting: 12 September 2025
• Interviews: 25 September 2025
• Location: In person at our Glasgow office or via Teams (by exception)

Other roles you may have experience in could include: Fostering Support Worker, Family Support Worker, Children’s Project Worker, Social Care Worker, Training and Development Officer, Youth Support Worker, Community Engagement Officer, Supervising Social Worker, Learning and Development Officer, Childcare Worker, Policy and Practice Officer, Looked After Children’s Social Worker, Child Protection Officer, Inclusion and Diversity Officer, etc.

PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.

Does your extensive experience of delivering  anti-racism, equity and inclusion (AREI) strategies within a complex organisational structure include having collaborated and co-produced solutions with a wide range of stakeholders? Then join Shelter as Head of Equity, Inclusion and Anti-Racism and you could soon be playing a pivotal role within our Equity, Inclusion and Culture Directorate.

About the role

This is a hands-on, practical role for someone who can hit the ground running. You’ll be leading the design and delivery of Anti-Racism, Equity and Inclusion (AREI) plans that turn vision into reality — working across directorates to embed change where it matters most.

You’ll work closely with Directors, HR, and a range of stakeholders to build and deliver programmes that support Shelter’s strategic aims. That means helping teams shift from intention to action — shaping and delivering interventions that have a real, measurable impact. From advising on best practice, facilitating workshops and training, to reporting on progress and helping the organisation stay accountable — this is a role with reach and purpose.

Role specifics

An excellent leader and project manager, your career to date will need to include extensive experience of mobilising teams to support the development of measurable initiatives to drive and embed cultural change and inclusion within an organisation. We’ll particularly be looking for a pragmatic and proactive approach, with a history of co-designing and delivering Equity and Inclusion (E&I) initiatives that resonated with an organisation’s core values and were pivotal for driving forward their ambitious goals. A flair for turning concepts into actionable plans is essential too, as are strong communication and presentation skills and the ability to influence and collaborate across all levels of an organisation. In short, you’re a strategic thinker with a values centred approach, E&I expertise and proven experience of leading and managing others. You are a confident leader and experienced project manager, with a solid track record of driving cultural and organisational change. You know what it takes to co-design and deliver initiatives that are grounded in an organisation’s values and relevant to its people.

You bring a practical, collaborative approach — and you’re not afraid to challenge, ask the right questions, and get things moving. You’ve led or supported measurable EDI or anti-racism work before, and you understand how to turn strategy into action. You will take a structured yet flexible planning approach, ensuring delivery stays focused while adapting to the realities of a fast-paced environment.

Crucially, you are someone who brings people with you. You can engage and influence at all levels, communicate clearly, and translate complex ideas into achievable plans. You are values-led, focused on impact, and ready to help push this agenda forward in a meaningful way.

Apply to be part of our team and be the change you want to see in society.

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.

Shelter helps millions of people every year struggling with bad housing or homelessness through our advice, support and legal services. And we campaign to make sure that, one day, no one will have to turn to us for help. We’re here so no one has to fight bad housing or homelessness on their own.

We are happy to talk about flexible working, personal growth, and to promote a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.

About the team

The Equity, Inclusion and Culture (EIC) Directorate was created in 2021 to look at the future with an equity lens across Shelter and Shelter Scotland as a core part of our strategic aims.  It combines critical enabling functions to achieve this: a defined anti-racism, equity and inclusion programme, effective internal communications and engagement, dedicated lived experience activity, innovative learning, and quality volunteering.   

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.

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. 

Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.

We are recruiting four part-time Regional Support Officers to work across Wales, providing direct support to eligible community groups and social enterprises through our membership services and programmes, and helping to nurture and connect the network of groups in each area.

We’re looking for enthusiastic and well-connected people who have direct experience of, and a passion for, the social and community business sector in Wales, and who have experience of running, developing and/or supporting community groups and enterprises. We need dynamic communicators, and people who can build relationships between groups and with key partners.

We want people with a variety of backgrounds and experiences who can contribute to a pan-Wales team of Support Officers, supporting community groups, social enterprises and development trusts who are driving the change their communities need for a brighter future.

• Job title: Regional Support Officer (x4) – North, Mid, South-West and South-East Wales
• Salary: £29,680 – £33,920 pa (FTE)
• Hours: 3 – 4 days per week (0.6 – 0.8 FTE), 21 – 28 hours per week
• Location: Remote, home-based
• Summary of Role: To support social enterprises and community groups through a range of direct interactions, resources, networking, and signposting, ensuring excellent member experience, retention and growth.

SSAFA’s Grants and Statutory Income Team, operating across the UK, are proud to announce this role as part of their strategic plans to develop a steady and growing source of income from statutory organisations.

About the role

This is a new fundraising opportunity to help provide support for serving personnel, veterans and their families ensuring that no-one battles alone.

Supported by the Statutory Grants Manager, this role is fundamental in developing, advancing and championing both new and existing income from local authorities, health providers, and other local commissioning bodies and grant funders. The aim of this role is to increase income generation in this area whilst enhancing SSAFA’s visibility and profile within these organisations on a local level. Achieving this will require the development of strong, strategic relationships, underpinned by excellent bid writing skills to produce effective proposals for support.

SSAFA is entering into an exciting period of strategic development with this income stream and if successful, you will be part of a small team with the potential for career development.

Whilst the post is homebased, to be eligible for this role you are required to live in the South East or South West of England as the role will focus on these regions and will require regular travel within them. There will also be an occasional need to travel across the UK and to work evenings and weekends at key events.

About the team

You will join a small, established and dedicated team who cover the whole of the UK. With regular team meetings and a variety of communication mediums you will be given ongoing support, training and mentoring throughout. We are a remote team and well connected to all colleagues. This supports and drives our determination and success 

About you

We are seeking an exceptional candidate who thrives on challenge and brings a strong understanding of the statutory funding landscape. You will be a determined, highly motivated individual, with a proven track record of securing significant funds from statutory organisations. You will be a natural communicator with proven success with bid writing and presentation skills. You will be a confident networker, able to represent the charity to external stakeholders and will excel at developing strong relationships with statutory organisations, both in person and remotely whilst working from home. An ability to self-motivate with a can-do attitude is a must.

About SSAFA

SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity, has been providing practical, emotional, and financial support to our Forces and their families since 1885. SSAFA, is a trusted source of support for the Armed Forces community in their time of need; last year our trained teams of volunteers and employees helped more than 53,000 people in need, including veterans, serving personnel (regulars and reserves) and their families.

SSAFA understands that behind every uniform is a person. We are here for that person and their family – any time they need us, in any way they need us, for as long as they need us.

Diversity and Inclusion at SSAFA

SSAFA exists to support a diverse range of beneficiaries within the armed forces community, and we believe diversity within our teams is key to ensuring we can deliver our services effectively. We thrive on differences and believe it is critical to our success as a worldwide charity. SSAFA is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace that seeks to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We therefore encourage applications from all genders, races, religions, ages and sexual orientations, as well as parents, veterans, people living with disabilities, and any other groups that could bring diverse perspectives to our business.

SSAFA is committed to using the Disclosure & Barring Service to ensure we, as an employer, safeguard those we serve.

No agencies please. Any unsolicited submissions from agencies will be accepted as a direct application from the candidate and no fees will be payable.

Closing date: Midnight Monday 25 August 2025

Interviews: TBC

If you are a skilled fundraising administrator, who thrives on variety and challenge, this is an opportunity to join a small, flexible and growing charity with ambitious plans for the future. 

Please see the attached Job Description for further details of the role. 

To apply, please send us a concise CV (of no more than two pages) and cover letter.

Please be aware sifted candidates will be contacted and asked to provide a presentation, in a format of your choosing, outlining why you are the right person for the role.

All applications are through Charity Jobs site. 

The closing date is Monday 25th August 2025. 

Salary: £28,900 – £37,000 (plus £312 home-office allowance)
Contract: Permanent, full-time
Location: Remote – Home based
Closing date: Sunday 17th August
Benefits: 26 days annual leave (rising with service), generous pension contributions (matched 4% or 6%), HolidayPlus scheme, enhanced family leave, employee discounts, health cash plan, and more

Are you a meticulous and motivated events professional looking to take the next step in your career? We’re excited to be working with Barnardo’s, the UK’s largest children’s charity, as they recruit a proactive and detail-oriented Special Events Executive to join their growing Special Events team.

This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a small but ambitious team driving a key growth area of fundraising. You’ll support the delivery of high-value, high-profile events, working closely with Event Managers on everything from planning and logistics to guest communications and on-the-day coordination. You’ll also take ownership of smaller solo events and help develop new income streams through beneficiary-led activities.

This role offers variety, challenge, and the chance to make a real impact. You’ll be involved in the full event cycle and play a key role in shaping the supporter experience, ensuring every detail is delivered to the highest standard.

To be a successful Special Events Executive, you will need:
 

• Experience supporting or delivering events, ideally within the charity or corporate sector
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities across several projects
• Confidence managing budgets, volunteers, and external suppliers
   

If you’d like an informal chat about the role, please call and ask to speak to Jake.

Ashby Jenkins Recruitment is a specialist charity recruitment agency. We use our deep sector knowledge and experience to match candidates with the most suitable roles. Our relationship-led approach means we work ethically and supportively to help people find their perfect role in the not-for-profit sector.

We’re committed to improving equality across the sector — you can read more about our diversity pledge on our website.

Please note, if enough applications are received, the charity reserves the right to close the application period early.