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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. 

Storytelling Production Officer

Permanent

35 hours per week

£26,100 per annum

Location: home based

The Children's Society has been helping children and young people in this country for over 140 years. We run local services that support children when they are at their most vulnerable and in desperate need of help. We're there for children, every step of the way.

This role sits within our Storytelling team in the Social Impact domain. In this role, you will be the primary point of contact for all creative production needs (print, digital, video, audio, and animation) to make effective and engaging content in promotion of our services and campaigns.

We are currently looking for a proactive and supportive individual to join our dynamic, ambitious team.

A key part of this role will be your ability to build collaborative relationships and problem-solve.

KEY SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

In order to be successful in this role, you must have:

-experience of facilitating and organising creative traffic and production

-experience working across a range of creative production to include print, digital, video, audio, and animation

-excellent communication skills and must be comfortable leading group discussions

-experience of using digital and project planning software to organise team workflow.

ABOUT THE CHILDREN'S SOCIETY

The Children's Society runs over 100 local services that help thousands of young people who desperately need our support, and we campaign to get laws and policies changed to make children's lives happier and safer.

Every day we're changing the lives of children in this country for the better - and with your help, tomorrow we can be there for even more.

The Children's Society is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services.

Therefore, candidates applying for work in our CYP Directorate will be required to complete an “Employment history_template” document prior to interview. The fully completed document should be loaded by the candidate at the point of uploading your CV.

The closing date for applications is Monday 22nd September 2025 at midnight.

Interviews will be held week commencing Monday 6th October 2025.

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Main purpose of post
The main purpose of the Grant Giving Coordinator is to lead the efficient and
transparent administration of the charity’s grant-making programmes, ensuring
that financial support is delivered to partner organisations in line with the
charity’s mission to improve the lives of those affected by cancer.
The role is responsible for managing the full grant cycle—from application and
assessment to decision-making, monitoring, and reporting. The Grant Giving
Coordinator plays a key role in supporting applicants throughout the process,
maintaining accurate records, tracking impact, and ensuring that all activity
complies with internal policies, governance requirements, and charitable
objectives.
By coordinating funding processes that are accessible, accountable, and
outcomes-focused, this role helps to ensure that the charity’s resources are used
effectively to support cancer patients and their communities across the region.

Key Responsibilities

Grant Programme Management
 Coordinate the end-to-end grant cycle, including application
management, eligibility checks, panel support, and award notifications.
 Maintain and update grant guidelines, application forms, and supporting
materials.
 Manage the grant database, ensuring accurate records of applications,
awards, reporting deadlines, and impact data.
 Respond to enquiries from individuals, and organisations applying for
funding.

Assessment & Reporting
 Assist in assessing applications against published criteria, and prepare
summaries and recommendations for grant panels or decision-makers.
 Monitor grant reporting deadlines and ensure grantees submit required
information.
 Support the evaluation of grant outcomes, including gathering feedback
and reporting on impact to internal and external stakeholders.

Governance & Compliance
 Ensure the grant-making process aligns with the charity’s policies,
funding priorities, and charitable objectives.
 Maintain confidentiality, data protection, and ethical standards
throughout all grant-giving activities.
 Prepare reports for internal teams, funders, and the Board as required.

Stakeholder Engagement
 Build strong, supportive relationships with grant applicants and
recipients.
 Work with communications and fundraising teams to share impact
stories and promote funding opportunities.
 Support collaborative funding or partnership initiatives as needed.
 

Who you are
We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Grant-Giving Coordinator to manage
and administer our charitable grants programme. This key role will ensure that
funding is distributed efficiently, transparently, and in line with the charity’s
objectives. You will be the first point of contact for applicants, manage the grant
application process, support monitoring and evaluation of funded activities, and help
report on the impact of our giving. This is a rewarding opportunity to be part of a
team that directly improves the lives of local people affected by cancer.

About you:
 You will enjoy managing external and internal relationships
 You will have excellent communication skills (both written and oral)
 Be detailed-oriented and enjoy working to clear and transparent processes
 Able to manage your own workload and priorities to agreed deadlines
 Enjoy showing the public the positive impact of our grant-giving work on the
lives of local people
 Act as an ambassador for Weston Park Cancer Charity, reflecting the objectives
and values, and to always work in the best interests of the charity.
 Support and encourage harmonious internal and external working
relationships
 Make a positive contribution in delivering the charity’s strategy and raising the
profile of Weston Park Cancer Charity

How to apply
Closing date: Sunday 14th September @11.59pm
Interview date: Thursday 25th September
Application format: Please send a CV and covering note demonstrating that you
have read the job description / person specification and how
you meet the essential and (where relevant) desirable criteria
for this role. This can include skills, training, membership of
professional bodies and experience. The covering note will
form a key part of the recruitment process and you should
demonstrate your suitability for the role in no more than one
page.
Weston Park Cancer Charity is committed to promoting
equality of opportunity and values diversity of culture among
our staff. All applications are anonymised as part of the
selection process, so please do not forward any documents in
PDF format.

When a child or young person is diagnosed with cancer life is turned upside down – for them and their family.  Fear, isolation, extreme money worries, not knowing where to turn – this is the reality for many.

At Young Lives vs Cancer, we help children, young people and families find the strength to face whatever cancer throws at them. You could be a part of the team making it happen.

The Role 

We are looking for an experienced Social Workers to join our London & South East Team supporting children and young people diagnosed with cancer.

We pride ourselves on delivering the highest quality support tailored to the needs of the children and young people and their families. The work we do is rewarding but also complex and demanding. You will be part of a close-knit Young Lives vs Cancer social work team, working with an established NHS multi-disciplinary team and services in the community.

This role is part home, part site-based. Your contractual base will be both Home and Great Ormond Street Hospital.

This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.

About You

You will be committed to delivering high quality social work support to promote the best outcomes for the children, young people and families we work with. You will need to be resourceful and resilient. You will have a positive attitude and be willing to embrace difference. As part of the wider Young Lives vs Cancer team you will actively engage with the work of the charity and welcome opportunities to get involved.

You will have:

• A recognised Social Worker qualification and current registration with Social Work England/ Scottish Social Services Council/Social Care Wales/Northern Ireland Social Care Council
• Experience working with children, young people and their families/carers in a social care setting.
• Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary environment, ideally in an NHS setting.
• Sound knowledge of child and young people development.
• An understanding of the impact of serious illness for children, young people and their families.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.

What will I gain?

 For people to reach their full potential, they need the right environment. As a member of Team Young Lives, you’ll be made to feel supported, valued and appreciated. Here’s how we do it:

• Flexible working: we’re open to working hours outside of 9 - 5 and we can talk through your flexibility requirements at interview stage
• Wellbeing days: four days a year to do what works for you – from catching up on training to going for a walk
• Generous annual leave allowance
• Great family/caring leave entitlements
• Enhanced pension
• Access to our employee savings scheme

To find out more about our benefits package, have a look on our website.

Our commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging

At Young Lives vs Cancer, we recognise that opportunities for too many people remain a condition of their sex, ethnicity, class, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation – or a combination. This has never been acceptable to us as an organisation. We don’t just accept difference, we value it, celebrate it, nurture it and we thrive because of it.

We’re on a journey to be reflective of the diverse children, young people and families we support. We know we aren’t there yet, and we’re passionately committed to taking actions and making changes to be a truly diverse, inclusive and equitable organisation. This includes taking anti-oppressive action and removing barriers in our recruitment practices. We particularly welcome applications from members of minoritised communities. Our Diversity, Inclusion, Equity and Belonging strategy will tell you more.

We operate an anonymised shortlisting process in our commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging. CVs can be uploaded, but we won't be able to view them until we invite you for an interview. Instead, we ask you to fully complete the work history sections of the online application form for us to be able to assess you quickly, fairly and objectively.

Accessibility

We’re committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process and we’ll always aim to be as accommodating as possible.Please let us know in your application form of any adjustments or access requirements we could make to help you with the application process and interview.

If you have applied for this role within the last three months, your previous application has already been considered and you need not apply again.

To arrange an informal chat, please contact Barbara Inglin (Team Manager). 

Interview date: 29th September 2025 Interviews to be held in Central London

#ShowTheSalary

Do you have extensive experience in supporting volunteering development in organisations with a wide range of volunteer roles?

We are recruiting for three experienced Volunteering Business Partners, who will partner with those managing volunteering in specific areas of the charity, building strong and credible relationships and a thorough understanding of their partnered areas to provide tailored volunteering advice, guidance and support to maximise the value that volunteering can bring.

About this job

As Volunteering Business Partner, you'll:

• Be an advocate for volunteering, working with teams and individuals in their areas to support them in putting the volunteering vision and strategy into practice, to a consistently high standard
• build and maintain strong working relationships with key stakeholders, working as a trusted partner for volunteering advice to help them deliver high quality volunteer experiences that support Dogs Trust’s aims and objectives
• take ownership of specific Dogs Trust-wide activities such as Volunteering L&D, Policies or Communication that support the volunteering vision and strategy
• promote a culture of continuous improvement and innovation across Dogs Trust through sharing observations, learning and ideas across the Central Volunteering Team to enable and ensure consistent standards of volunteering across Dogs Trust
• promote the importance of volunteering metrics (for example from volunteer survey and volunteer database) and use these to spot trends, identify risks and opportunities and tailor guidance accordingly in their partnered areas.

About you

To be successful in this role you'll have experience in supporting volunteering development in organisations with a wide range of volunteer roles, with a thorough and up-to-date understanding of best practice in volunteering, current trends and relevant legislation.

You'll have a proven ability to influence, engage and empower all stakeholders from senior leaders to core, with experience of managing your own workload, with ability to take personal responsibility for progressing volunteering activities in partnered areas, taking this further and using data and metrics to make recommendations at a higher level, enabling the design and implementation of wider interventions.

About the team

The role sits within the Organisational Development department which includes Learning and Development, L&D (Digital) and People Experience. The department’s role in Dogs Trust is to drive the People agenda in terms of:

• Culture – ensuring DT is an amazing place to work and volunteer
• Capability – we are empowered to be our best
• Commitment – engaged in our work and committed to our aims and to each other

About Dogs Trust

We love dogs. That’s why we do whatever we can to make sure every four-legged friend gets the love they deserve. We’ll never put a healthy dog down, so our work is focused on helping dogs in need, supporting owners every step of the walk, and creating a better world for dogs in the future. It’s what we’ve been doing since 1891 and how we’ve grown to become the UK’s leading dog charity, helping 12,000 loyal friends find their forever homes every year.

This job can be based from any Dogs Trust location, with regional travel.

Are you passionate about the vision of the church to transform communities? If so, this is the opportunity for you.

Location: Islington, office-based

Contract: Full-Time, Permanent

Hours: Monday - Friday, 9.30am - 5.30pm (With some out-of-hours work needed for events such as our Spear Celebrations)

Salary: from £27,000

Closing date: Wednesday 17th September, 09.00am (We are interviewing on a rolling basis and might close the application early if we find the right candidate).

Upcoming Assessment Days: Thursday 25th September

Application pack: Have a look at our application pack for more information about the role and Resurgo

We are now recruiting for a Lead Coach in Islington - an outstanding opportunity to work as part of a local church to deliver the Spear Programme.

You’ll be working with the local church to manage the delivery of Resurgo's award-winning Spear Programme. Over the last 20 years, Spear has supported more than 11,000 young people across the UK with the work-ready skills and mindset they need to succeed in employment, no matter the challenges they face. But we don’t want to stop there.

We believe each young person has huge potential. If you do too, and you have the skills and heart to see their lives transformed – join us.

In this role, you’ll be responsible for:

The Lead Coach is primarily responsible for overseeing the training room and group sessions with young people. You will help shape the training environment and will confidently adapt and deliver materials and sessions to work within the group’s development towards work readiness.

Delivery of Spear Programme - Group and 1:1 coaching [60%]

• Preparing and coaching Spear Foundation sessions and 1-1s, ensuring that young people are engaged, retained and work-ready by the end of this initial phase of the programme.
• Building relationships with young people on the programme and managing culture, and attitudes in the training room.
• Adapting the Spear coaching material according to the needs of the Trainees and managing behaviour effectively.

Delivery of Spear Career [20%]

• Delivering weekly Spear Career sessions (including running workshops with past Trainees), maintaining records and reporting on statistics, and creatively developing ongoing relationships with Spear Trainees.

Training the Asssistant Coach [10%]

• Contributing towards the training and developing of the Assistant Coach by modelling excellent coaching and giving regular feedback.

Trainee recruitment [10%]

• Developing relationships with Job Centres and local referral agencies to ensure that the maximum number of Spear Trainees are enrolled on each programme. This involves liaising with referral agencies, active face-to-face recruitment and monitoring recruitment statistics.

Continuous professional development

• Continually engaging in professional development, including being part of Resurgo’s wider coaching programmes and supporting the Church Partnerships Managers with overall team training and development.

Personal qualities we're looking for:

• An active Christian, passionate about personally representing the values and beliefs of Resurgo and the partner church
• You have demonstrable experience as a coach, or a background in youth work or teaching, and are keen to develop these skills further
• You have a heart for young people and releasing their potential, no matter what challenging circumstances they are facing
• Effective interpersonal skills and high emotional intelligence with a sense of humour and fun
• You are great at building relationships, with solid communication skills
• Good administrative and organisational skills, working well under pressure with the ability to prioritise workload

You’ll be employed by Hope Church Islington, who partner closely with Resurgo to deliver the Spear Programme in Islington

You can expect:

• A genuine commitment to upskilling you through impressive training opportunities:
  • Support and funding to complete your professional coaching accreditation
  • Progression opportunities through professional development 1-1s, and a dedicated Church Partnerships team.
  • Equipping you to have autonomy in your role, through a culture of ‘high challenge, high support’
• A fun, supportive culture where you are encouraged to bring your authentic self to work
• A worshipping community, where you can pray and worship with your colleagues
• Summer and autumn staff conference days, plus a two-night Christmas retreat

A couple of things to note:

• This role requires occasional evening work, for our termly Spear Celebrations (where we celebrate our trainees as they complete the initial six weeks of the programme)
• In the event of a job offer, a DBS check will be requested.

Resurgo is a charity with a mission to transform society, of which the Spear Programme is just one part. We use our expertise in coaching and impact management to equip other organisations to cultivate change. Find out more about our work here.

Job title: Service Coordinator 
Contract Type: Employed, permanent 
Hours: 17.5 per week (0.5 FTE) - term time only 
Blended working: Office (Cambridge)/Home based with travel across Cambridgeshire 
Salary: £12,737 per annum (£29,700 FTE) 
Start: November 2025

We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed professional to join Blue Smile’s friendly office team as our Service Coordinator.

About Us
We provide specialist wellbeing and arts based mental health support and therapy in local schools across Cambridgeshire.

We help children struggling with anxiety, grief, anger and other emotional problems so they can enjoy happier childhoods and build brighter futures. 

The children we support are at the heart of everything we do and we’re proud to take a whole school approach to our work.

About the Role
You will manage the delivery of Blue Smile services to schools within one or more geographical areas across Cambridgeshire – Cambridge City, West Cambs, East Cambs, Peterborough or Fenland. We are particularly interested in hearing from candidates who wish to work in the Peterborough area.

You will work closely with the other Service Coordinator to ensure that high-quality, safe and effective services are delivered to children.

You will use your organisational and administrative skills to support a pool of self-employed therapists and facilitators; providing induction, case allocation, risk management, safeguarding, and reflective practice so that they are able to deliver clinical work to a high standard.

The Service Coordinator will use their therapeutic knowledge and experience and excellent interpersonal skills to collaborate with the wider Blue Smile team; working with the Fundraising team to promote Blue Smile to local organisations, the Data & Evaluation Lead to support the collection of service information, and the Clinical Services Manager to develop our services and promote them to schools.

This is an exciting time for Blue Smile, as we continue to grow our service, and this role offers candidates the opportunity to support clinical service innovation.

Blue Smile can offer you a competitive salary, with a commitment to the Real Living Wage. We offer a supportive working environment including flexible working and a focus on the professional development of all our staff. As a mental health charity, we focus on staff wellbeing and a positive work/life balance.

Safeguarding is central to all Blue Smile activities, and we recognise that the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk, is paramount and that all have equal rights of protection. We have a duty of care when they are in our charge, and we will do everything we can to provide a safe and caring environment whilst they attend our activities. 

Closing date for applications: Wednesday 24th September 
Interviews to be held on: Wednesday 1st and Thursday 2nd October

Interested?

If you would like to apply and find out more about this position, please click the apply button to be directed to our website. 

No agencies please.

Salary: £43,600-£56,000 per annum
Contract: 12-month fixed term
Location: Remote - home based.
Closing date: 19th September 2025
Benefits: 26 days annual leave, increasing with service, Family-friendly leave options, Group Personal Pension with matched contributions

We have a great opportunity for a Senior Legacy Marketing Manager to join the incredible team of a well-known national children’s charity. 

As part of this exciting role, you will lead the development and delivery of the charity’s Legacy Marketing Strategy, manage a team and budget, and collaborate across departments to embed legacy giving throughout the organisation. You’ll also shape a long-term growth strategy for In Memory Giving, working with internal and external partners to deliver inspiring supporter experiences.

To be successful as the Senior Legacy Marketing Manager, you will need:

• Proven experience in legacy marketing or a related fundraising discipline
• Strong strategic thinking and planning skills with a track record of delivering growth 
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills

If you would like to have an informal discussion, please call and speak with Jake, quoting reference 2700JP

Ashby Jenkins Recruitment are a specialist charity recruitment agency. We use our extensive sector knowledge and experience to match candidates to the most suitable charity jobs. We are passionate about improving equality across the sector — you can read more about our commitment on our website.

We take a relationship-led approach to recruitment in the charity sector and partner with you as the leading charity recruitment agency.

If enough applications are received, the charity reserves the right to end the application period sooner.

Position: Sessional Therapist
Contract length: Part time / engaged on a self employed basis
Hours: Up to 4 Client Hours per Week – To Suit the needs of the client base
Salary: £65.00 - Per Therapy Session, (50 minute sessions + administrative tasks)
Reporting to: Rainbow Mind: Therapy Service Manager
Base: Rainbow Mind Northern Hub, The Angel Centre, Salford M3 6FA

About Us:

Rainbow Mind Greater Manchester (A service delivered by Mind in Salford) is an LGBTQIA+ led service delivering community mental health interventions across Greater Manchester. Rainbow Mind provides a range of innovative services for LGBTQIA+ people and has collaborations and engagement with a diverse range of local and national LGBTQIA+ organisations that support cultural, gender, sexuality, and relationship diversity relevant services.

Rainbow Mind services engage with local and diverse communities and we are committed to offer support and respect to anyone facing a mental health problem. The organisation offers opportunities for learning and development and supports a collaborative and creative working environment. Our overarching mission is to champion for LGBTQIA+ mental health and to redress the disparity in inequalities the community experience across Greater Manchester and England wide.

Role Overview:

Are you a trained counsellor with a passion about supporting the LGBTQIA+ community? Are you looking for a role that offers flexibility for between 2-4 session/hours per week?

We have an exciting new opportunity within the Rainbow Mind Therapy Service in Salford to deliver both face to face and online counselling and therapy services to members of the LGBTQIA+ community.

Clients will be allocated by the Rainbow Mind Therapy Service Manager who will also provide additional support. Monthly group supervision is also provided.

We are looking for an experienced counsellor, with a background in humanistic modalities and have trained in, or have knowledge in, Compassion Focused Therapies and with experience working within the LGBTQIA+ community.

Closing date: 5pm on Friday 12th September 2025

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.

Mind in Salford is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome and encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including those with disabilities and those from marginalised and underrepresented groups.

No agencies please.

Executive Assistant | £35,000 - £38,000 + benefits | London | Hybrid | Permanent

On behalf of a nationwide faith-based charity based in London, we are recruiting a permanent Executive Assistant to support the Company Secretary and other Executives. The Executive Assistant with work with a wider executive support team to provide PA support and to ensure the smooth-running of the day-to-day administration, dairy management and travel bookings.

Key Responsibilities:

• Act as first point of contact for the Company Secretary
• Manage the Executive's diary, in confidence, including appointments and travel
• Act on behalf of the Company Secretary, interpreting and prioritising requests via email, written correspondence and by telephone
• Provide documentation and schedules are required
• Organise and execute key events and meetings and arrange bookings of venues, overseeing arrangements with support colleagues - act as host for meetings as appropriate
• Provide support for the wider senior management group, arranging arrangements for regular meetings including booking meeting rooms, preparing agendas and supporting documents, liaising with guests and taking notes
• Supporting the work of the Conference Office
• Managing the processing of expenses and invoices against budget codes
• Compliance and data protection legislation and associated regulations

What you'll offer us:

• Proven experience of providing EA / PA and diary support to senior executives
• Able to juggle the requests from competing deadlines and senior executives
• Experience of managing and organising a wide-ranging workload
• Ability to read budget spreadsheets and prioritise invoices
• Ability to manage complex diaries
• Experience of dairy management and travel booking systems

What we'll offer you:

• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays, plus three extra closure days over Christmas
• Contributory pension scheme
• Season ticket loans and cycle to work scheme
• Desirable Central London office

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As an employer, we are committed to ensuring the representation of people from all backgrounds regardless of their gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, or any other aspect which makes them unique. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds to apply and would encourage you to let us know if there are steps, we can take to ensure that your recruitment process enables you to present yourself in a way that makes you comfortable.

SCIE Vision

We are committed to building a society which enables people who draw on social care to live fulfilling lives.

At SCIE, we are driven by our values:

· Progressive – always learning and developing.

· Inclusive – working together for equality, diversity, and fairness.

· Credible – evidence-based, robust, and reliable.

· Transparent – open and honest.

The role:

A great opportunity for you to join our small, friendly team and make a real difference to people’s lives by:

· Providing expert support in the development of policy and practical guidance aligned with Mental Health Legislation

· Supporting local authorities and care providers to effectively roll out and implement best practice and policy changes            introduced by the new Act, ensuring consistency, quality, and improved outcomes across the sector.

· Creating an inspiring and engaging learning environment

· Champion innovation across diverse projects across other projects within SCIE[G(1] 

What we are looking for:

· Exceptional communication skills, including facilitation, public speaking, and concise evidence-based report writing,               for varied audiences.

· Proven ability to analyse qualitative and quantitative data to inform decision-making.

· Comprehensive understanding of Mental health legislation and associated social care policies.

· Registered Mental Health Nurse, Social Worker, or Allied Health Professional.

· Demonstrable expertise in Mental health law practice and/or Social care practice and management.

· Commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion.

· Demonstrable experience of working in co-production with people who draw on mental health services including co-             designing, delivery and evaluation.

· Commitment to SCIE’s values and principles of equity, diversity, and inclusion.

· Ability to establish collaborative relationships with stakeholders, including individuals who use services, carers, and               professionals.

· Experience of contributing to business growth, bid writing and tenders.

Job Title: University Access Officer, part time 

Salary: £24,570, prorated to £14,742 per year

Closing date: 16th September 2025 

Interviews: w/c 22nd September 2025 

Reporting to: Programme Manager 

Contract: Permanent, Part Time (22.5 hours per week), Friday is a compulsory working day. 

Job Location: Ashfield School, Nottinghamshire 

Start date: Monday 27th October 

About the organisation 
 
The Access Project is an education charity; we believe that every young person can make the most of education, unlocking their potential and creating a fairer society. 
 
Our mission is to support students from under-resourced backgrounds to access top universities, through a unique combination of tuition and in-school mentoring. We work with them to make good applications, get the grades and transition to university. 
 
The programme combats educational inequality and improves social mobility by raising students’ grades and supporting them to understand the pathway to a top university. Young people on our programme are 50% more likely to place at a top university compared to statistically similar students.  
 
Safeguarding Statement 

The Access Project is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Our safeguarding system is underpinned by a range of policies and procedures which encourage and promote safe working practice across the organisation. 
 
Why work at The Access Project 
 
People who work at The Access Project are motivated by the desire to create a fairer society. We all play an active part in achieving the mission to help students from disadvantaged backgrounds access top universities. At The Access Project, we’re a friendly, collaborative, supportive and inclusive team, with passionate people working together in Delivery, Sales and Partnerships, Strategy, Finance and Operations to achieve our mission. 
 
The vision of our people strategy is to enable and inspire all employees to achieve, grow, succeed and thrive. We regularly have opportunities for people to share their ideas in various working groups, generating strong teamwork across the organisation. 
 
We value every individual who works at The Access Project, and we have a wide range of benefits that make this a rewarding place to work. In our last staff engagement survey, 90% said they’re proud to tell people they work at The Access Project. 

Our values:

Empowerment 

We support students and our people to develop the skills and knowledge to accomplish their goals. 

Courage 

We encourage our students and our people to be authentic, innovative and ambitious in order to reach their full potential and deliver our mission. 

Impact 

We evolve our programmes through an evidence-led approach, supporting our students to achieve their best outcomes. 

Inclusion 

We respect and value individuality and engage diverse voices to achieve our mission. 

Ownership 

We hold ourselves accountable in all our actions and efforts. We ask “What can I do to improve my results?” 

About the role:

University Access Officers are responsible for delivering The Access Project’s high impact mentoring programme to students across our partner schools. This role works with a caseload of students supporting them from the start of Year 12 up to the end of Year 13 to understand the pathway to a top university. 

The role also involves project coordination. You will work with our schools, volunteers and teams across The Access Project to ensure young people are inspired and supported to have the best possible chance of achieving social mobility and enhancing their future prospects.  

This role is for a University Access Officer to work in one of our schools in Nottinghamshire delivering our Accelerate programme.

Role responsibilities 

Mentoring - Work directly with young people by mentoring a caseload of students in a professional and safe manner: 

• Deliver our University Readiness programme through in-depth, targeted 1:1 mentoring sessions with Year 12 and Year 13 students 
• Assess student progress towards being able to make successful university applications. 
• Support Year 12 and 13 students to complete self-paced learning modules on our dedicated platform, The Access Hub, delivering interventions where necessary. 
• Use knowledge and information gathered through mentoring students to flag potential issues within volunteer/student interactions so that appropriate quality assurance can be conducted. 
• Deliver high quality and informative assemblies to students across KS3 and 4 – introducing them to the power of mentoring, de-mystifying the path to university and building their motivation to succeed. 
• Support partner schools with trip logistics, acting in a leadership position when accompanying students on school trips.
• Direct enrolled students to appropriate wider enrichment opportunities, encouraging both extra and super-curricular participation and reflection. 

Project coordination and management: 

• Support partner school with recruitment of students, leading on the enrolment and induction of selected eligible students to ensure that The Access Project has fully enrolled and engaged cohorts. 
• Lead on student facing communications by collaborating with the wider delivery team to case manage students on the programme. This could mean acting as point of consultation for pairing students with coaches/tutors or coming up with solutions when students are not engaging across the whole programme. 
• Support the tuition and coaching team in driving student attendance at volunteer sessions (coaching and tuition), including acting as a point of escalation through mentoring and liaising with schools to make decisions/actions to offboard/replace students if deemed necessary. 
• Lead quality assurance of coaching pairings completing a caseload of drop ins.
• Send regular summary updates to school as their key point of contact. Work with school staff to ensure their cooperation and timely completion of activities contributing to the smooth running of the programme. 
• Upload information onto the Salesforce database in a timely manner (training is provided). 
• Support with creation of school reports and present at school meetings with Managers to report on programme progress. 
• Support the wider team by attending university site visits which take place on occasional Saturdays and weekday evenings (paid time off is provided). 
• Participate in working groups, programme design and annual reviews to drive continuous improvement.
• Any other responsibilities reasonably deemed necessary by The Access Project. 

Person specification 

• Engaging, confident and inspiring communicator with the ability to actively listen. 
• Skilled in building and maintaining excellent relationships. 
• High levels of organisation and time management, with the ability to deliver multiple programmes and projects at pace and manage administration accurately.
• Able to proactively work towards and meet deadlines with a solutions-focused mindset. 
• Able to work independently. 
• Good sense of attention to detail. 
• Resilient and adaptable. 
• Can demonstrate an ability to take action to keep young people safe and raise concerns. 

 
Training and Development 

You will be provided with regular monthly training so that you can develop your skills and succeed in the role. There is support from your line manager (Programme Manager), as well as guidance from more senior University Access Officers and the wider University Access Officer team across The Access Project. There are opportunities for progression, including several additional responsibility roles which are available for UAOs to apply for once they have completed their probationary period successfully.

For over 40 years, The ClementJames Centre has been offering local people the skills, knowledge, opportunities and support they need to achieve their potential. Our dedicated staff team is essential to the success of everything we do. Together, we work towards creating a fairer society where everyone gets the opportunity to achieve their ambitions. 

Our Information, Advice and Guidance (IAG) strand is a significant part of our provision, supporting adults to achieve their goals. You will play a vital role in helping people to receive vital information and support in areas including housing, obtaining grants, and benefits. You will also get the unique opportunity to work with and learn from other specialist providers who partner with ClementJames, expanding your knowledge base and capacity to provide holistic support to our clients. It is important that you have a passion for working with people facing significant barriers ideally on a 1-2-1 basis.

Are you looking for a dynamic and rewarding role working for an organisation with the feminist agenda at the core of its ethos? Then Advance Charity could be the career choice for you!

We are looking for a Triage Community Keyworker

Salary: £23,000 - £27,000

Location: Maidstone

Hours: 35 Hours per week

Contract: Fixed Term Contract – until 2027

This post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.

Please note: Any offer of employment will be made subject to references, confirmation of the right to work in the UK, and satisfactory enhanced DBS check. This role is also subject to Police Vetting.

About us

Advance is an award-winning and innovative women-only organisation, established in 1998, providing emotional and practical support to women and girls survivors of domestic abuse and supporting women with short-term sentences to reduce offending. We believe in empowering women and girls to lead safe, non-violent, equal lives so that they can flourish and contribute to the community.

We are a community-based organisation who lead in best practice approaches to supporting women in their local community. We achieve this by being available to meet and support women in local settings and at our women’s centres, and by working in close partnership with other agencies.

Our values are to listen and support, to empower and respect, collaboration, innovation, and accountability.

About the role:

You will be working in a team of Community Keyworkers in your region. You will be undertaking all initial triage assessments and processing these on the database and allocating these to each Keyworker. The Keyworkers will provide one to one community support to women with a variety of needs simultaneously and will be co-located with partner organisations in their region. You will be expected to travel to Advance’s Head office in London for any organisational meetings and training, as and when required.

About You:

Are you an excellent relationship builder who can work with women and a diverse range of delivery partners to ensure that she meets her potential and successfully progresses through and beyond her probation supervision? Can you meet a women wherever she is at in her journey and work with her to create an individualised support package that gives her the best chance of breaking the cycle of offending?

Are you looking for a dynamic and rewarding role working for a feminist organisation who understand that supporting women in the criminal justice system requires a specialist and gendered approach? Do you believe in our values; to listen and support, to empower and respect, collaborate, innovate, and take accountability?

How to apply:

Please submit your up-to-date CV with a supporting statement. Please note that only applications made via the job advert on the Advance careers page, and those that include a cover letter will be considered. 

Closing Date for Applications: Sunday 14th September 2025 @23:59

Interviews will take place on a rolling basis

*Advance reserves the right to close the advert early, or on the appointment of a candidate.

What we can offer you - Employee Benefits:

§ A 35-hour working week

§ An exceptional 30 days of paid holiday per year (pro rata for part time), PLUS public holidays on top (that's nearly 40 days paid holiday per year!)

§ Additional days off to celebrate International Women’s Day, and for religious observance and moving home

§ Perkbox - an employee discount platform where you can receive free rewards as well as take advantage of savings on clothes, groceries, travel, leisure and more

§ Pension scheme

§ Enhanced maternity/adoption provision

§ Access to our Employee Assistance Programme

§ Employee eye-care scheme

§ Clinical supervision for front line staff and first line management roles

§ Refer a Friend Scheme - £250 for each referral who passes probation

§ Organisation wide away days

§ Thorough induction and training

§ Career development pathways

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Under the Equality Act 2010, we are required to make any reasonable adjustments. If you have a disability as defined under this act and/or have special needs, please email the Talent Acquisition Team via the Advance website and will aim to make the necessary arrangements to accommodate your needs.

Diversity, Inclusion and Equal Opportunities

We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and actively seek to recruit people from groups underrepresented in our current team. We have policies and processes in place to ensure that all employees are offered an equal opportunity in recruitment and selection, promotion, training, pay and benefits.

Safeguarding

Advance is committed to safeguarding and creating a culture of zero-tolerance of harm and expects all staff, including volunteers to share this commitment. We believe all individuals have the right to live their life free from violence and abuse and the right to feel and be safe. We have a suite of safeguarding policies, procedures and practice guidance, accessible to all staff, which promotes safeguarding and safer working practices across all our services and activities. When we recruit staff, we follow rigorous safer recruitment practices, this involves carrying out pre-employment checks including references, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks, and identity checks. We ensure all staff undertake mandatory safeguarding training relevant to their role and responsibilities, to empower them to be competent and feel confident in recognising and responding appropriately to safeguarding issues and promote wellbeing.