Service manager jobs

Salary circa £45k with opportunities for growth.

Generous Relocation Package with accommodation available at a low rental agreement.

Do you have a leadership career in Care and are looking to join a faith-based organisation dedicated to supporting vulnerable people in a beautiful part of the UK.

Karrek Community is a vibrant not-for-profit company that provide genuine person-centered support to a wide range of people across the County.

Whether you have a background in Social Care or the NHS this might be an opportunity for you work with a committed leadership team that wants to impact the lives of people that need that extra level of support to enable them to live at home for as long as possible.

With close connections with the Christian community Karrek Community aspires to influence the sector from a faith perspective whilst delivering inclusive support to those in need.

You will need to hold relevant care sector qualifications, be a car driver and be prepared to assist the Directors in maintaining the Christian ethos with the leadership team. For the full job description please refer to the attacehment below. 

If becoming the Homecare & Complex Support Registered Manager for Karrek sounds interesting to you and you would like to have an informal chat with one of our Directors, please contact us.

(Please only appply if you have the right to work in the UK. We do not offer sponsorship for this or any other role)

Benefits 

• 35 days Annual Leave
• Accomodation provided where required (available at a low rental agreement)
• Making a difference in vulnerable adults lives
• Beautiful Location in the heart of Cornwall 
• Help to shape the direction of a growing company 

Centre Manager
Location: Peterborough (PE1), office-based role
Hours: 21 per week (3 days)
Salary: £31,000 pro rata
Duration: 12 weeks

Immediate start essential.

Please note: Due to the nature of this service, this post is only open to female applicants (Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, Part 1).

About Us
Charity People are delighted to be partnering with an organisation that empowers women to realise their potential, support their families, and strengthen their communities.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a compassionate Centre Manager to lead a Peterborough based Women's Centre and shape it into a vibrant, trauma-informed space for women in an area of significant deprivation. Many of the women they support face complex challenges, including experiences of the criminal justice system, housing insecurity, poor mental health, and domestic or sexual abuse.

The Role
As Centre Manager, you will:

• Lead the development and delivery of trauma-informed services for women in Peterborough.
• Manage a small team of support workers and oversee centre operations.
• Build strong partnerships with local services and community organisations.
• Facilitate programmes and courses, as well as liaise with external facilitators.
• Ensure accurate data collection, safeguarding, and risk management.
• Represent the organisation as the public face of the Women's Centre.

You will also play a key role in continuing renovations, ensuring the centre provides a safe, welcoming and empowering environment for all women who walk through the door.

About You
We are looking for someone with:

• Experience of empowering women with complex support needs.
• An understanding of the social and cultural issues affecting women.
• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise effectively.
• A trauma-informed, flexible and positive approach.
• Confidence in IT skills, including Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Experience of Salesforce, or willingness to learn.

Experience in office or service management, knowledge of local women's services, and an understanding of health & safety regulations are desirable but not essential.

This role would suit an experienced women's sector professional, or someone with a background in probation, support work, or community services who is ready to step into management.

How to Apply
Please apply without delay, applications are being reviewed on an ongoing basis.

Charity People is a forward thinking, inclusive organisation that actively and deliberately promotes equity, diversity and inclusion. We know organisations thrive when inclusion is at the forefront. We evidence our commitment by matching charity needs with the skills and experience of candidates irrespective of background e.g. age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we believe that greater diversity leads to greater results for the charities we work with.

Join Our Leadership Team: Head of Service Delivery and Standards

Location: Eyre Street, Sheffield (with flexible/hybrid working)
Hours: 36.25 per week, Monday to Friday (flexible between 8am–6pm)
Salary: 40k+ Competitive, based on experience
Contract: Permanent

Are you a passionate, innovative leader looking for your next challenge in the charity or social care sector? Do you want to make a real and lasting impact in the lives of older people across Sheffield?

At Age UK Sheffield, we’re not just a service provider—we’re a movement that puts older people at the heart of everything we do. We are now recruiting for a strategic, forward-thinking Head of Service Delivery and Standards to join our Senior Management Team and lead the evolution of our services at a time when older people need us more than ever.

About the Role

This is a rare opportunity to join an innovative, award-winning charity that prides itself on delivering excellence. Reporting directly to the Chief Executive and working closely with our Board of Trustees, you will have overall responsibility for the quality, delivery, development, and strategic leadership of our operational services, including:

• Independent Living coordination
• Hosptial Discharge
• Dementia support
• Information & Advice
• Paid-for home support services

You will be the organisational lead for safeguarding, health and safety, and quality assurance, ensuring that services are safe, high-performing, person-centred, and continuously improving.

About You

You will be an experienced senior leader with a background in social care, health, or the voluntary sector. A confident people manager, you’ll be skilled at getting the best out of teams while maintaining a strong grip on performance, contracts, compliance, and culture.

You're equally at ease in a boardroom presenting KPIs to trustees as you are chatting to customers at a dementia café. You’ll bring:

• Proven experience in managing innovative, high-quality frontline services
• Strong leadership and people management capabilities (our team includes over 90 staff and 100+ volunteers)
• Confidence in safeguarding, health and safety, HR, and quality standards
• A collaborative, flexible, and values-driven approach to leadership
• Excellent IT and data literacy and a strong understanding of contractual performance

Why Work With Us?

• You’ll be part of a visionary, supportive, and diverse organisation committed to making Sheffield a great place to grow older.
• We offer flexible working hours and hybrid working options following a comprehensive induction.
• 30 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
• Age UK Sheffield is proud to be a Mindful Employer and a Disability Confident Employer. We warmly welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including LGBTQ+ and Black and ethnic minority communities.

Ready to Lead Change?

If you’re excited by the opportunity to shape and deliver outstanding services that make a difference, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply by: 9am on Monday 15th September.  Interviews will be held during week commencing 22nd September

For an application pack please go to the ‘Recruiting’ page on our website

Join us. Lead with heart. Deliver with purpose.

About the Role

We are looking for a proactive and highly dedicated Customer Success Manager to become a trusted partner to our charity clients. This role is crucial to the success of our clients, combining strategic account management for all dedicated clients and hands-on project management and campaign build for managed services clients.

You will be responsible for nurturing strong, long-term relationships, ensuring our clients achieve their fundraising goals and realise maximum value from our platform and services. You will also be the main driver of renewals, keeping churn at a minimum and working with the Head of Partnerships and Head of Commercial Strategy to increase lifetime value alongside identifying and executing up-sell and cross-sell opportunities.

Key Responsibilities

Client Relationship & Account Management:

• Build and nurture strong relationships with key stakeholders at non-profit organisations, deeply understanding their digital fundraising goals and aligning our solutions with their strategic objectives.

• Work closely with the Growth team to deliver smooth and effective handover milestones, ensuring ongoing client confidence.

• Conduct regular check-ins and strategic reviews to assess client satisfaction, gather feedback, and platform updates.

• Proactively manage client health scores through our CRM  to help identify opportunities to increase client’s value and reduce churn.

• Explore different ways in which clients may benefit from additional use of the platform and managed services.

Project Management & Campaign Delivery:

• Lead project management and campaign build within the Social Sync platform for all your dedicated managed services clients.

• Ensure client satisfaction by keeping internal teams well-briefed to successfully deliver agreed client requirements to a high standard and on time.

• Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure clients have everything needed for successful campaign launches and ongoing optimisations.

• Do everything within our control to optimise campaign performance, working closely with specialist functions to execute timely optimisations to overcome challenges and realise performance potential. 

Onboarding and Adoption:

• Deliver a quick "Time to first value" through proactive account management, particularly during a client's initial days or weeks.

• Offer personalised assistance and ensure access to and use of onboarding resources to accelerate non-profits's time to first value.

• Develop and execute strategies to drive adoption and engagement with our platform, tailoring approaches to each client’s unique needs and goals.

Success Planning and Outcomes:

• Create and manage comprehensive success plans for clients, setting clear goals and regularly reviewing progress to ensure they achieve their desired outcomes.

• Provide best practices and strategic recommendations to help clients elevate their fundraising efforts and fully utilise our platform and services.

• Act as the internal voice of the customer, gathering feedback and collaborating with our Product and Managed Service teams to drive enhancements that meet client needs.

• Identify potential risks and opportunities for upsell and cross-sell, working closely with internal teams and senior leadership to address concerns and explore growth possibilities.

Renewal & Lifetime Value:

• Lead on the renewal process for all your dedicated charity clients, proactively managing conversations to keep churn at a minimum.

• Managing deal lifecycle and sales process in our CRM working towards individual assigned revenue targets.

• Work with the Head of Partnerships and Head of Commercial Strategy to develop and execute plans that increase customer lifetime value.

Vibrance has exciting opportunities available for you to join the team as a Deputy Manager  to join our team based in Wood Green N22. You will join us on a part-time, permanent basis, working 25 hours  per week, and in return, you will receive a competitive salary of £18,230pa (£27,345 pro rata).

About the role:

Based in Haringey, London, is a supported living accommodation for up to 5 service users with staff on duty 24 hours a day. Staff are involved in supporting the service users in all aspects of their daily life, providing them with physical and emotional support in all areas of day-to-day life, both inside and outside the home e.g. personal care, meal times, recreation and leisure, attending medical appointments etc.

Responsibilities as our Deputy Manager will include:

• Deputising for the Manager in managing the staff, coordinating the delivery of all services to the Service Users and ensuring the requirements of the appropriate regulatory body are always adhered to
• Managing the care support provided to the Service Users in the absence of the Manager in a non-judgemental way based upon trust, honesty, transparency and professional standards
• Supporting Service Users with all daily living tasks and outings as appropriate and development reviews
• Supporting people when out in the community and promoting a better understanding and awareness of Learning
• Difficulties and Physical disability issues in the general community
• Assisting in ensuring all appropriate records are maintained, in accordance with the appropriate regulatory body
• Legislation, in both written, electronic and multimedia form as appropriate.
• Challenging institutional models of care and behaviour, encouraging and developing innovation

What we’re looking for in our ideal Deputy Manager:

We are looking for a candidate that has experience of delivering services to people with complex needs, who will ensure that the service users receive a high-quality service, ensuring that their individual sessions are planned, executed and monitored.  You will also need to ensure that all areas are delivered and maintained to a consistently high level, and that staff are encouraged to meet goals for service users and themselves.

You must be willing to work flexibly across our services when needed, and will have experience of managing staff, leading a team and conducting supervision, with a willingness to learn management skills as and when identified by your line manager. You must also have outstanding communication skills (written and verbal), both internally and externally and have a good understanding of Microsoft Office.

In return for your skills, knowledge, and experience, you’ll enjoy:

• A comprehensive training programme covering core skills
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Pension scheme
• Rewards and recognition for your service
• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Pay
• Flexible Working Options (Subject to service requirements)
• Learning & Development
• Mindful Employer
• Positive about Disability
• DBS online applications paid by Vibrance
• Long Service Awards

Vibrance welcomes applications from all sections of the community including from people with disabilities. As users of the Disability Confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who satisfy the essential criteria for a job vacancy and consider them on their abilities.

To join us as our Deputy Manager please click ‘apply’ now. We’d love to hear from you!

Part time role for 21 hours/three days per week, for a committed, motivated and suitably qualified individual to deliver counselling for people dealing with issues related to their sexual health, including people living with HIV.

METRO, in partnership with Turning Point, NAZ and London Friend, deliver a model of sexual health support throughout the three London boroughs of Hammersmith and Fulham, Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster.

We are seeking a committed, motivated and suitably qualified individual to deliver counselling for people dealing with issues related to their sexual health, including people living with HIV within the Support and Advice on Sexual Health (SASH) programme.  

The post holder will deliver high-quality person-centred service within a busy inner London environment. The clients are from diverse communities affected by sexual health and mental health issues. The role will support staff to work with people from diverse communities such as LGBTQ+ and the Global Majorities.

Turning Point is the lead partner for the contract, and a matrix staffing model is in place. The post-holder will work within the partnership and be line-managed by METRO SASH Counselling Services Manager, and work alongside staff from other agencies. The role will also be clinically supervised via an independent supervisor arranged through METRO.

Bristol has a range of diverse services spanning mental health, participation, identity-based support, and therapeutic interventions, some currently more developed than others. The Team Manager (Bristol) plays a vital role in identifying local need and then coordinating and integrating services across a complex and fast-paced urban environment, ensuring young people have seamless access to the right support.

This role is key in driving collaboration between teams within OTR, embedding consistency in service delivery, and fostering partnerships with local organisations, schools, and statutory services. By providing strong leadership, operational oversight, and strategic direction, the Team Manager (Bristol) ensures that OTR’s presence in the city remains dynamic, accessible, and responsive to young people’s evolving needs.

The Bristol manager is a newly created role which sits within a supportive management team. The role reports to the Head of Youth Services and will be supported by an enthusiastic and passionate Senior Leadership Team. We want our team members to grow and there will be opportunity to develop the services and people you will lead.

To find out more about the role please download the Job Pack below or from our careers page

If you would like an informal chat about the role, please contact the email listed in our Job Pack

To apply for this role click 'Redirect to recruiter' and then the 'Apply now' on our careers page

We welcome applications from all sections of the community and are committed to developing a team that reflects the diversity of the people we work with

Safeguarding: 

OTR is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff, trustees, and volunteers to share this commitment.

As part of our Safer Recruitment practices, all roles involving contact with young people will be subject to robust pre-employment checks, including references, a full employment history, and an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Where applicable, overseas criminal record checks will also be required.

We are dedicated to creating a culture of vigilance, transparency, and accountability. Our safeguarding procedures are guided by the principle that the welfare of the child is paramount, and all staff are required to adhere to OTR’s Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy. 

OTR & Benefits:

OTR is a mental health social movement by and for young people. The charity is at an exciting stage of its 59-year history and is proud to be reaching more young people than ever before (over 20,000) across Bristol, South Gloucestershire, and North Somerset with creative and diverse mental health and wellbeing info and support.

Our approach to mental health is grounded in a set of beliefs and assumptions that underpins all of our work. We believe in celebrating diversity, empowering and mobilising young people to make change, and that catering to the unique strengths, interests and circumstances surrounding young people is key. Our approach centres on collaboration and partnership, building relationships between individuals, peers and communities.

Each day is as engaging and fulfilling as the last, and with a network of supportive, community minded people, we hope you’ll feel welcome here. As a thank you, we like to compensate our employees for the important work they do with a range of benefits including a flexible leave policy (38 days), healthcare cost assistance with HealthShield, flexible and hybrid working arrangements, enhanced sick pay, parental leave, continual training and development, free yoga and reiki, and more (subject to contractual terms and conditions).

A Willingness to Work with Difference

At OTR, whatever your role or professional background, you will be expected to work in a way that is anti-oppressive and inclusive. A key focus for OTR is to develop an organisation that is inclusive for all but we do not claim to be experts in this. We are committed to continuous learning and improvement in these areas and invite you to join us on this journey.

OTR recognises the benefits to individual practice and organisational credibility of having a diverse community of staff and volunteers and to this end is continually working towards building and maintaining an environment which values and pursues diversity accordingly.

We recognise that tackling systemic inequality, prejudice, racism and oppressive practice requires each of us to actively engage, self-examine and make changes where necessary, in order to improve access and equitable experience for all in society and all of those who come through our doors at OTR.

Who we are: Brake has been supporting victims of road carnage since 1995, and we're on a mission to prevent future collisions. Every 20 minutes, someone is killed or seriously injured on our roads, impacting lives profoundly.

Join our team: We are seeking a Service Delivery Lead to have operational oversight and responsibility for Brake’s National Road Victim Service (NRVS). Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer (COO) and working closely with the Senior Leadership Team (SLT), the role will focus on building strong foundations, fostering a positive team culture, and ensuring effective service delivery.

Not your average job: This role is an excellent opportunity to build on our current support offer as well as driving meaningful service improvement, and playing a key role in building a stronger, more effective team culture across the National Road Victim Service.

What we offer:

- A generous 35 days of annual leave (including bank holidays and 3-day shutdown period between Christmas and New Year, pro-rata for part-time working patterns)

- Birthday day off

- Enhanced sick pay and compassionate leave

- Death in service benefit

- Pension

- Employee Assistance Programme

- Flexible working

- A rewarding role with purpose

- Be part of a skilled, friendly team with an engaged Board of Trustees 

Who you are: An excellent communicator, with the ability to engage and inspire and a proven ability to get things done.  You will have strong, robust, and consistent leadership skills, and be capable of making sound judgments under pressure and ensuring timely resolutions.  Proven experience in managing or leading a team within a service delivery environment is a must as is experience in safeguarding, and managing risk, including clinical escalation and operational risk mitigation.

You will have a visible, approachable and supportive leadership style, combined with resilience and adaptability, a collaborative mindset and a commitment to Brake’s mission to support road victims and create safer roads for everyone.

Specifically seeking candidates with:

- Excellent communication skills

- Ability to delegate effectively

- Proven experience in managing or leading a team within a service delivery environment

- Competence in managing risk, including clinical escalation and operational risk mitigation

- Commitment to inclusivity, fairness, and promoting a culture of equality

- Competence in monitoring performance metrics and reporting outcomes to senior leadership

- A full, clean UK driving licence (if you are a driver)

- competent IT skills for remote work

Join our mission: Your greatest reward will be knowing you've made a positive difference in someone's recovery from psychological trauma.

About us: Brake is passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that values diversity. We welcome your application whatever your background or situation. We particularly welcome applications from those who are part of the global majority, the LGBTQIA+ community or disabled. We are proud to be a disability confident employer. We don’t want you to ‘fit’ our culture, we want you to enrich it. So, if you have a passion for making a difference and share in our vision for a world where no one is killed on our roads, we would love to hear from you.

Apply now: If you're up for a new challenge and have the skills, read our full job descriptions and apply now.

Not for traffic offenders: Due to the nature of our work we can't accept applications from traffic offenders. Candidates will be asked to disclose whether they have any unspent points on their licence at interview.

A DBS check is required due to the sensitive nature of our service.

Join us today and be part of the solution! 

Marie Curie is the UK’s leading end-of-life charity. We are the largest non-NHS provider of end-of-life care in the UK, the only provider across all 4 nations, delivering community nursing and hospice care across the country. Our retail stores play a vital part in helping us achieve our mission by bringing in significant revenue generation, building awareness and engaging local communities.

Join our team and be part of a dynamic retail environment where your can-do attitude makes a real difference. We're looking for courageous individuals who take initiative, considerate team players who put customers first and trustworthy colleagues who take pride in what they do. If you thrive in a collaborative workplace and enjoy helping people, we'd love to hear from you.

As an Assistant Retail Manager, you will join an incredible team and support them to encourage sales, provide excellent customer service, and uphold the highest standards of stock presentation and store cleanliness. 

You will be responsible for:    

• Assisting the Retail Manager in maximising sales by maintaining high standards of display and layout, ensuring proper stock rotation, and securing realistic pricing on donated items. 

• Merchandising awareness and making sure you are keeping up to date with trends and competition. 

• Maximising Gift Aid income and oversee the proper display and administration of bought-in goods, ensuring minimal stock loss. 

• Customer engagement and leading by coaching volunteers and staff to have great conversations with every customer on" Rounding up" their purchase, making an "add donation" for our charity and signing up for our loyalty scheme.

• Engaging with the community to drive repeat custom, stock donation, volunteer recruitment and community involvement.

• Supporting the Retail Manager in recruiting and managing volunteers and ensuring all staff and volunteers are following Marie Curie procedures and guidelines. 

• In the absence of the Retail Manager, taking responsibility for the overall management and operation of the store.

About you

We are looking for a proactive and visible finance professional who is able to engage and build relationships across the organisation as a pivotal member within a values led high performing organisation. You will be a qualified accountant with proven track record of financial management awareness and a solid understanding of charity audits and statutory accounts preparation. You will have the ability to work with staff across the organisation in supporting good financial governance and oversight of financial operational matters. You will have the ability to analyse financial information and present this in a suitable format for the audience. You will have good ability to meet deadlines, be IT literate with an emphasis on financial systems, spreadsheets, Quickbooks and Excel. You will be highly organised with excellent attention to detail and be able to work with minimum supervision.

About the role

The role will involve the management of the day-to-day financial activities, VAT, gift aid, payroll and the monthly, quarterly and annual reconciliations and statutory accounts preparation. The job holder will work closely with the Chief Operating Officer, Finance Officer and volunteers within the team. There will be a requirement to work closely with the income generating staff, budget holders, auditors, banks and credit card providers on a regular basis.  The Finance Manager will be responsible for managing the Finance Officer and Finance volunteer.

About us

Carers UK is the leading national charity for unpaid carers. Our support, advice, information and campaigning work are now needed more than ever, as unpaid carers are providing more and more care, adversely impacting on their own health and wellbeing. We exist to make life better for carers and bring about lasting change.

Diversity and inclusion

Carers UK is committed to becoming a diverse and truly inclusive organisation. We strive to create a workplace where our colleagues and volunteers can truly be themselves and feel like they belong and constantly seek to ensure all voices are heard.

To embrace this culture of diversity, our employee and volunteer recruitment should reflect our stakeholders and the society that we serve and support, regardless of age, race, gender, sexual orientation, physical abilities, disabilities or religious practices. We value individual diversity and are actively building diverse teams here at Carers UK and value our colleagues from a wide range of backgrounds.

As a membership charity for carers, we particularly seek employees and volunteers with a real understanding of the issues faced by carers. Reasonable adjustments can be made to the process and role dependent on the needs of the applicant.

At Carers UK we want our application process to be as accessible as possible. If you need any adjustments to apply please email the recruitment team to discuss.

The closing date for applications is 2 October 2025

Personal statement (no more than one side of A4), CV - ideally in Word format - and completed monitoring form should be emailed to recruitment. The information on the diversity monitoring form will be treated as confidential and used for statistical purposes only.

Please send in your application as soon as possible. 

Please also ensure you have also completed and submitted the diversity monitoring form provided on this site. The information on the form will be treated as confidential and used for statistical purposes only. These forms will not be treated as part of your application. 

Carers UK reserves the right to appoint at any stage, should an outstanding candidate emerge.

Carers UK may carry out online and social media checks before a formal offer is made.

We look forward to receiving your application. 

We are looking for an experienced finance professional wanting a new challenge that offers flexibility and purpose. CHASE Africa is a growing international NGO seeking a dedicated and qualified Part-Time Finance Manager to join our small, friendly team in Somerset.

This is a unique opportunity for someone with extensive financial expertise, who is seeking a part-time position where they can apply their skills to a meaningful mission.

About CHASE Africa

We are a UK-based international NGO with ambitious plans for growth. We work through local partners in East Africa to improve health and wellbeing in marginalised communities, focusing on reproductive health, and a one-health approach that also incorporates environmental protection.

We are a small but dedicated team, committed to a collaborative approach to partnership. We're currently going through an exciting period of transition and growth, with a new CEO in 2022, a new charitable structure in 2023, and registering of a new entity in Kenya in 2025. Our income is forecast to exceed £1 million in 2025. Your role will be vital in helping us achieve our future goals.

The Role

Reporting directly to the CEO, you will oversee all financial aspects of our UK and international operations. This is a critical role that ensures our financial stewardship is sound and our systems are effective.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting.

• Ensuring timely and accurate bookkeeping and preparing monthly management accounts.

• Preparing statutory accounts and managing the annual audit process.

• Managing donor grants, including producing budgets for applications and preparing financial reports.

• Ensuring compliance with UK charity financial regulations (Charity SORP).

• Providing financial capacity-building support to our in-country partners.

About You

You are a qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA, ACA) with at least five years of experience in financial management, including some in the charity or NGO sector. You have a strong working knowledge of UK charity financial regulations and are proficient with accounting software, especially SAGE, and Microsoft Excel.

You are a proactive self-starter with excellent analytical and communication skills, able to work both independently and as part of a small, dynamic team. Most importantly, you are committed to CHASE Africa’s mission to improve health and wellbeing in East Africa.

What We Offer

• An opportunity to shape a growing organisation during a critical period of transition.

• A flexible, hybrid working arrangement with the potential for occasional travel to our programme countries.

• The chance to contribute your skills to a mission-driven organisation that is making a real difference.

• Pro-rata benefits including 28 days of paid holiday (plus bank holidays), a contributory pension scheme, and enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption benefits after one year of service.

We have an exciting opportunity for a passionate Store Manager to join Barnardo's on a Full Time, Permanent Basis.  

As a Store Manager you will manage the day to day running of our Gerrards Cross Store, leading a team of colleagues to maximise store sales and profits. By doing so you will play a crucial role in raising the funds for the amazing services and support Barnardo's provides for children, young people, parents, and carers across the UK.  

Location: 62 Packhorse Rd, Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, England, SL9 8EF

Working Pattern: As the store is open 7 days a week, the successful post holder will be required to on a rota basis which will include weekend, evening, and bank holiday working. 

Some but not all key responsibilities are: 

• Ensuring stock is generated over the door by members of the public and donors sign up to the Gift Aid scheme. 

• Ensure that the high standard of service to customers that is expected by Barnardo's is maintained at all times. 

• Implement promotions in the Store as directed by Head Office or your Area Business Manager. 

• Maintain a high standard of presentation, both in the windows and the interior of the Store. 

• Ensure there is adequate stock available on the shop floor, at all times, on all key lines 

• Provide training, development, work reviews and appraisals for paid staff to enable them to perform their jobs efficiently and effectively. 

• Create an organised and pleasant working environment for staff and volunteers. 

• Actively recruit the correct/specified number volunteers to deliver the stores objectives and KPI's. 

• Ensure all financial, cash handling and security procedures are adhered to as per the Barnardo's Manager's Manual and the relevant Retail procedures. 

• Hold the shop keys, ensuring that the shop is secure whenever it is left unattended. 

Idea Candidates Must Haves: 

• Ability to deliver excellent customer service. 

• Experience of managing people 

• Ability to liaise and respond to a variety of people from varying backgrounds. 

• Ability to meet the needs of customers on a face-to-face basis, in order to generate sales and increase customer usage of the shop. 

• Ability to add, subtract, divide, and multiply up to four figures in order to maintain budgets and complete accurately weekly income/banking sheets. 

• Ability to handle cash and reconcile accurately. 

• Proven experience of meeting targets and KPI's. 

• Basic IT skills. 

The full Job description and Person profile is available below. Please read this before applying to ensure that the job matches your skills and experience. 

* As part of Barnardo's ongoing commitment to safeguarding, our retail recruitment process requires that successful candidates are asked to consent to a Basic criminal records check. 

Interview Date: Where an interview date has been given in the advert, this will be the only date available. Please check this before proceeding with your application. 

We are seeking an inspiring and strategic leader to join us as our Director of Service Delivery. This is a pivotal role leading the design and delivery of our frontline services, ensuring they are high quality, person centred and making a lasting difference in the lives of individuals and communities across Surrey and surrounding areas.

Location: Woking / Hybrid

Salary: £60,000 - £70,000 DOE

Permanent | Full Time (35 hours/week)

Benefits: 26 days annual leave (rising with service) + bank holidays + 1 extra days leave on your birthday, Pension, Access to Simply Health, Blended working, Employee discount programme and more…..

About Us

Catalyst Support, is a respected non-profit organisation in Surrey that’s been supporting people facing mental health challenges, substance use, and wellbeing needs for over 35 years. Operating with values at the heart of everything they do, Catalyst empowers communities through responsive, high-quality services and compassionate care.

About the Role

Reporting directly to the CEO and as part of the senior leadership team, you will provide compassionate and strategic leadership across all operational areas – including mental health, substance use, and outreach – the Director of Service Delivery ensures services are safe, inclusive, and trauma-informed, and that they reflect the diversity and lived experience of the communities we support.

You will hold accountability for service performance, safeguarding, quality assurance, and system partnerships. They work closely with the CEO, the Director of Operations (internal systems and transformation), and the Head of Finance and Resources to ensure operational delivery is effectively supported by infrastructure, systems, and financial stewardship.

Who We’re Looking For

Proven track record of delivering high quality, person led and socially impactful services and managing internal functions

Senior operational leadership experience in health, care, VCSE or related sectors

Experience in managing service compliance and staff wellbeing

Demonstrated success in leading performance improvement and impact measurement

Strong partnership working experience across statutory, VCSE and community systems

Budget management, including responsibility for service level budget setting, monitoring and decision making

Deep understanding of safeguarding frameworks, regulation and operational risk

Strong leadership and coaching skills rooted in empathy, empowerment and inclusion

Applications are open until 29th September, though we may close earlier if we receive a high number of applications, so we encourage you to apply soon. Please note, we are not working with recruitment agencies for this vacancy.

This post is subject to the DBS check. Please note past drug and/or alcohol or criminality history will not necessarily discount you from undertaking this role.

SANE is a UK-wide mental health charity working to improve the quality of life of anyone affected by mental illness. It aims to raise awareness and understanding of all mental health conditions; fight to improve frontline mental health services for individuals and carers; provide support, information and guidance through SANEline, our Call Back service, email and text support; and promote and host research into causes, treatments and therapies through its Prince of Wales International Centre for SANE research.
 

About the role:

SANE would love to hear from anyone with experience and enthusiasm for administration and working with data. The Services Delivery and Data Officer is key to all of the services that we deliver to people affected by mental illness, including daily planning of calls to people facing crisis and distress, and working with data to produce research, reports and case studies.

Please note: This role may close early if a suitable candidate is found, please do not delay in submitting your application as interviews are taking place on an ongoing basis
 

Closing date: Midday Wednesday 24th September 2025
 

To apply: Please complete your application before the closing date, addressing all areas on the person specification and tell us why you want to work for SANE. Applications without a supporting statement will not be considered.

Job Description

1. Working with SANEline Managers to triage contact requests to the wider Services Team and liaising with colleagues to ensure workflow.

2. Regularly updating the call back spreadsheet and creating daily reports.

3. Maintaining accurate and confidential information on all databases used within the Services Team.

4. Reading and hearing messages from people asking for support from SANE on all call back platforms.

5. Responding appropriately to disclosures and escalating safeguarding to relevant staff.

6. Extracting performance data and assisting with the preparation and production of information and reports for the Services Operation Manager and Director of Services, including the preparation of case studies.

7. Identifying trends and patterns to inform the needs of the Services Team.

8. Supporting with analysis of quantitative and qualitative data for the annual feedback survey.

9. Keeping abreast of all relevant legislation and regulatory standards, working within the requirements of GDPR.

10.  Ensuring all work is done in accordance with our confidentiality and privacy policies and procedures.

11.  Supporting the wider needs of the organisation and working closely with fundraising and media team.

12.  Attending one to ones and team meetings, including minute taking and dissemination of notes.

13.  Undertaking any other duties commensurate with this role.

Person Specification:
 

Experience

 1. At least 2 years’ experience of being an administrator, data officer or in an associated role, in an office environment or similar. Essential

2. Experience of extracting, collating and presenting performance or feedback data. Essential

3. Experience of working and developing databases and Excel spreadsheets at a skilled level. Essential

4. Experience of working in a diverse, changing environment. Desirable

5. Experience within a mental health related working environment, relevant volunteering, or strong interest in mental health. Desirable
 

Skills, Knowledge & Attitude

 6. A self-starter with excellent organisational and planning abilities, able to prioritise in order to meet goals and deadlines. Essential

7. Meticulous attention to detail. Essential

8. High quality administration skills which support a large programme of work. Essential

9. Knowledge or active interest in mental health and supporting people affected by mental health conditions. Desirable

10.  Ability to deal with reading and listening to sometimes potentially distressing content. Essential

11.  Strong interpersonal and communication skills both verbal and in writing, and numerical ability. Essential

12.  Ability to work effectively as part of a team and independently. Essential

13.  Skilled in Word, Excel, Outlook, Microsoft Teams.  Essential

14.  Ability to collate and provide statistical information and short reports. Essential

15.  Experience in running surveys or impact reports. Desirable

16.  Committed to SANE values. Essential

17.  Committed to our safeguarding and confidentiality policies and procedures and able to work within them. Essential

18.  Able to work within all organisational procedures. Essential

19.  Ability to work flexibly – each day may be different. Essential

20.  A work ethos underpinned by a commitment to equality and diversity. Essential