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Role purpose
Southampton Hospitals Charity is looking for an organised and motivated Supporter Care Assistant to join our team. We are committed to excellent stewardship, so every supporter feels valued and confident that their gift is making a difference.
As the first point of contact for many of our donors, you will play an important part in delivering a consistently high standard of customer service.
In this role, you will look after our supporter care inbox, responding to a wide range of enquiries, from questions about donations to more sensitive concerns, with empathy, care and efficiency. You will also help to process incoming post, making sure donors receive the right thanks and acknowledgement for their support.
Working across our different income streams, you will help us deliver thoughtful, well-planned stewardship. You will use our CRM, to keep records accurate, up to date and compliant, ensuring preferences are recorded and that every supporter is looked after appropriately.
You will bring strong attention to detail, a willingness to learn, and experience of providing excellent customer support. If you are passionate about fundraising and the impact a charity can make, we would love to hear from you. This role is an important part of delivering our ambitious strategy to grow our income, reach and impact.
Main Responsibilities
Supporter care and administration
- Manage the supporter care inbox, responding to enquiries, feedback and complaints in a timely, professional and compassionate way.
- Process donations and supporter information accurately, following agreed procedures and ensuring acknowledgements are issued promptly.
- Maintain high-quality supporter records on the CRM, capturing key details and preferences and ensuring data is accurate and up to date.
- Support stewardship activity by preparing and sending thank-you communications and helping to deliver supporter journeys across in memory and legacy income streams.
- Process and thank donations received via post, sign posting to colleagues using our CRM when appropriate.
- Lead on the processing and thanking of campaign income as a result of our fundraising appeals and campaigns.
- Work closely with colleagues to resolve queries and continuously improve the supporter experience, identifying themes and suggesting practical improvements.
Supporter communications and relationship building
- Provide friendly, clear and consistent communication with supporters by email, telephone and post.
- Handle sensitive conversations with care, including bereavement-related enquiries and in-memory giving, signposting to colleagues where needed.
- Supporting the IMO and Legacy Manager to identify and fulfil key touch points in the supporters’ journey to enable donations and assist in providing communications as the need arises.
Teamwork and collaboration
- Work closely with colleagues across the charity to share information, resolve queries and ensure supporters receive a joined-up experience.
- Contribute to a positive, supportive team culture by being approachable, dependable and willing to help where needed.
Supporter care compliance
- Support the accurate input and maintenance of supporter data, ensuring records are updated promptly and consistently.
- Follow data protection and fundraising compliance requirements, including recording consent and communication preferences.
Person Specification
Knowledge and experience
- Experience in a customer service or supporter care role, responding to a range of enquiries with professionalism and empathy.
- Experience of processing and recording information accurately, following agreed procedures and meeting deadlines.
- A strong understanding of what excellent stewardship looks like, with a focus on supporter satisfaction and retention.
- Confidence using IT systems, including Outlook, Word and Excel, and experience of working with a CRM or database (or the willingness to learn).
- An awareness of data protection and confidentiality, and the importance of recording consent and preferences accurately.
Skills, abilities, and behaviours
- A friendly, approachable communication style, with strong written and verbal skills.
- Confidence handling a variety of conversations, including sensitive or emotional enquiries, while staying calm and professional.
- Strong attention to detail and a commitment to getting things right first time.
- Able to prioritise and organise a busy workload, adapting to changing demands.
- Comfortable working independently, while also enjoying being part of a supportive team.
- A positive, solutions-focused approach and a genuine desire to help supporters have the best possible experience.
We are a leading healthcare charity dedicated to enhancing patient care and experience at University Hospital Southampton
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Are you passionate about supporting people at a critical point in their lives? Do you believe everyone deserves to feel safe, respected, and supported?
We are looking for a Hostel Support Worker to join our team at a 14-bed, 24-hour hostel, where you will play a vital role in creating a calm, welcoming, and well-managed environment for residents experiencing homelessness.
Working day and evening shifts, you will provide practical, emotional, and safeguarding support to vulnerable adults, ensuring their welfare, dignity, and protection at all times. You will remain alert to risk, respond confidently to incidents or concerns, and follow clear safeguarding and risk-management procedures to keep residents and colleagues safe.
You will hold a small caseload of residents, offering person-centred, trauma-informed key-work support that helps individuals build independence, stability, and wellbeing. This will include encouraging engagement with support services, promoting positive routines, and helping residents work towards longer-term housing and life goals.
Working closely with colleagues across the service, you will:
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Maintain accurate records and case notes
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Communicate clearly with the wider team
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Deliver effective handover between shifts to ensure continuity of care and support
Above all, you will help foster an environment where residents feel safe, listened to, and encouraged, supporting them to move forward at their own pace.
This role is ideal for someone who is compassionate, resilient, and committed to making a meaningful difference—whether you bring previous hostel experience or are looking to grow your career in homelessness and supported housing services.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are looking for a proactive and compassionate Hospital Independent Domestic Violence Advocate (IDVA) to support victims and survivors of domestic abuse within a hospital setting.
The role is based at Princess Royal University Hospital along with some working from the Victim Support office in Old Street and some home working.
What we offer
At Victim Support, we are committed to attracting and retaining the best talent. Our competitive rewards and benefits package includes:
- Flexible Working Options: Including hybrid working.
- Generous Annual Leave: 28 days plus Bank Holidays, increasing to 33 days plus Bank Holidays, with options to buy or sell annual leave.
- Birthday Leave: An extra day off for your birthday.
- Pension Plan: 5% employer contribution.
- Enhanced Allowances: Enhanced sick pay, maternity, and paternity payments.
- Exclusive Discounts: High Street, retail, holiday, gym, entertainment, and leisure discounts.
- Financial Wellbeing: Access to our financial wellbeing hub and salary-deducted finance.
- Wellbeing Support: Employee assistance programme and wellbeing support.
- Inclusive Networks: Access to EDI networks and colleague cafes.
- Sustainable Travel: Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loans.
- Career Development: Ongoing training and support with opportunities for career progression.
About the Role
As an Independent Domestic Violence Advocate you will provide pro-active, high quality, frontline service to victims of domestic abuse through on-going risk assessment, providing individual safety planning, trauma-informed support, guidance, information, and advocacy and enabling victim/survivors to access the services they need in the aftermath of the abuse and trauma they have experienced.
You may work within a Hospital Trust's Safeguarding Team to support both patients and staff in an Acute Hospital setting, who have experienced Domestic Abuse. You will make initial contact with victims of domestic abuse, explaining our services and assessing the impact of crime, or receive referrals from colleagues, in order to provide on-going support and case management.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assess risks and needs using evidence-based checklists.
- Focus on high-risk cases with short to medium-term crisis intervention.
- Assist high-risk victims in accessing safety services.
- Deliver tailored support and information.
- Understand legal frameworks for protecting children and vulnerable adults.
- Provide advocacy on legal, housing, health, and financial options.
- Empower clients to recognize domestic abuse dynamics.
- Participate in Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conferences (MARAC).
- Work with a team to deliver respectful, dignified, and sensitive services.
- Maintain accurate and confidential case records.
- Comply with data protection laws and organizational policies.
- Stay updated with procedures, policies, and professional codes.
About You
Ideally, you will have knowledge about legal remedies for domestic abuse victims and have experience working with drug, alcohol, and mental health issues. An understanding of benefits, housing, and homelessness would also be beneficial.
You will need:
- Strong understanding of domestic abuse and its impact.
- Demonstrate proficiency in English, both verbally and in writing.
- Experience in statutory, voluntary, or multi-agency settings.
- Competency in risk and needs assessment frameworks.
- Understanding of safeguarding issues.
- Direct service delivery experience to victims or vulnerable people.
- Ability to manage complex caseloads and prioritize work.
- Strong crisis management skills.
- Effective communication, negotiation, and advisory skills.
- Commitment to equal opportunities and diversity.
About Us
Victim Support is an independent charity dedicated to supporting people affected by crime and traumatic incidents in England and Wales. We put them at the heart of our organisation and our support and campaigns are informed and shaped by them and their experiences.
Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks may be required.
At Victim Support, we're proud to celebrate diversity and create a workplace where everyone feels they belong. We're committed to being an antiracist organisation, and we actively welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including those from Black and Asian and other minoritised communities.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we will offer an interview to disabled candidates who meet all essential criteria for a job where it is practicable to do so. We are also happy to make reasonable adjustments during the recruitment and selection process.
How to apply
To apply for this role please follow the link below to the Jobs page on our website and complete the application form demonstrating how you meet the essential shortlisting criteria.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, if we receive enough suitable applications to take forward to interview prior to the published closing date. If you have already registered & started an application, then we will contact you to advise of the amended closing date wherever possible.
We have an exciting opportunity for a DRIVE Independent Domestic Violence Advocate (IDVA) to join the team in London, working 37.5 hours a week. This role involves both face to face and virtual support in a hybrid model of working, you will work from home and our office at Singer Street.
Do you want to make a difference every day? Do you want to contribute to change & improvement for those who need it?
Do you have resilience & adaptability? Can you work effectively with a focus on customer service and care?
If yes, then we'd love to hear from you…
At Victim Support we believe in attracting & retaining the best people and offer a competitive rewards & benefits package including:
- Flexible working options including hybrid working
- 28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays, rising to 33 days plus Bank Holidays
- An extra day off for your birthday & options to buy or sell annual leave
- Pension with 5% employer contribution
- Enhanced sick pay allowances, maternity & paternity payments
- High Street, retail, holiday, gym, entertainment & leisure discounts
- Access to our financial wellbeing hub & salary deducted finance
- Employee assistance programme & wellbeing support
- Access to EDI networks and colleague cafes
- Cycle to work scheme & season ticket loans
- Ongoing training & support with opportunities for career development & progression
About the role
This role is based in London with hybrid working.
As an DRIVE Independent Domestic Violence Advocate you will:
- Implement effective ways of working with victims and those supporting them to increase safety and reduce harm.
- Provide a high-quality, front-line service to victims of domestic abuse, delivering a premium service prioritised according to risk, primarily focusing on victim/survivors aged 16+
- Work within a multi-agency framework consisting of the MARAC and local partnership responses to domestic abuse to keep safety central to all services for victims of domestic abuse.
You will need to:
- Have a knowledge of help-seeking barriers and support needs of victims of domestic abuse (in heterosexual or same-sex relationships).
- Have a good understanding of domestic abuse including the impact of domestic abuse on victims and their children.
- Understand the principles of risk assessment, safety planning and risk management for victims of domestic abuse and their children
- Understand safeguarding issues, and the legal responsibilities surrounding these issues.
- Experience of direct service delivery to victims of domestic abuse or other vulnerable people.
- Have strong communication, negotiation and advocacy skills, both written and verbal when interacting with a range of agencies and individuals. Understand and be committed to equal opportunities and diversity issues in policy and practice.
- Have a strong crisis management skills and the ability to deal with stressful and difficult situations.
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details.
Victim Support is an independent charity dedicated to supporting people affected by crime and traumatic incidents in England and Wales. We put them at the heart of our organisation and our support and campaigns are informed and shaped by them and their experiences.
Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks may be required.
At Victim Support, we're proud to celebrate diversity and create a workplace where everyone feels they belong. We're committed to being an antiracist organisation, and we actively welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including those from Black and Asian and other minoritised communities.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we will offer an interview to disabled candidates who meet all essential criteria for a job where it is practicable to do so. We are also happy to make reasonable adjustments during the recruitment and selection process.
How to apply
To apply for this role please follow the link below to the Jobs page on our website and complete the application form demonstrating how you meet the essential shortlisting criteria.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, if we receive enough suitable applications to take forward to interview prior to the published closing date. If you have already registered & started an application, then we will contact you to advise of the amended closing date wherever possible.
We are looking for a Senior Supporter Care Manager, this role reports to the Director of Development and Communications.
The successful candidate will have significant experience in a supporter care, supporter experience or donor services environment within the charity sector, with proven experience of managing and developing teams. You will be flexible, able to work under pressure and manage a busy and sometimes competing workload. You will be able to effectively plan, implement, and balance your workload to continuously support Operation Smile UK’s fundraising programme.
Key Responsibilities
Reporting to the Director of Development and Communications, your duties and responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:
Team Leadership & Development
- Lead, develop and motivate the Supporter Care team, fostering a positive, inclusive and supporter-focused team culture.
- Manage and maintain a robust internal call handling and outbound calling training programme — covering inbound supporter care, retention and winback conversations — for both members of the Supporter Care team and across the organisation.
- Ensure internal SLAs are met, overseeing quality through delivery of response times (by channels) and credible and clear communications with our supporters.
Supporter Care & Experience
- Oversee the delivery of high-quality, timely and empathetic responses to supporter enquiries across all channels, including handling complex enquiries, complaints and managing escalations where needed.
- Act as Operation Smile UK’s supporter experience expert, shaping and reviewing supporter-facing content, acknowledgement letters, calling scripts and digital communications to ensure a consistent, high-quality experience across all touchpoints.
- Own the development and review of all supporter-facing communications and internal supporter care materials, ensuring they reflect best practice and deliver a consistent supporter experience.
- Manage and monitor the call review and vulnerable persons programme to ensure high standards are maintained in all telephone interactions, including those involving external agencies.
- Oversee the processing of acknowledgements and problem payments.
- Manage an efficient stock control system to ensure the team maintains sufficient stock to meet fulfilment KPIs.
Supporter Retention & Engagement
- Play a leading role in supporter journey design, engagement and stewardship projects, using supporter insight and feedback to shape and improve the experience at each stage.
- Ensure the supporter experience is considered in all new and existing supporter journeys across the organisation, acting as the voice of the supporter in cross-functional planning.
- Work alongside the Retention and Legacy Fundraising Lead to develop and deliver supporter journeys across all donor segments, including regular givers, high value donors, the core donor base, and legacy prospects and pledgers, providing operational insight and delivering outbound retention and winback calling activity as part of the wider retention programme.
Budget & Performance Monitoring
- Support the development and monitoring of budgets relating to supporter care activity, including response handling costs and supplier spend, working collaboratively with the wider fundraising team to maintain oversight of response forecasts and performance.
- Monitor supporter care and experience performance, analysing feedback, satisfaction data and operational KPIs to drive service improvements.
- Contribute to supporter experience initiatives and transformation projects, supporting the implementation of improved processes, systems and ways of working, and proactively identifying opportunities to enhance the supporter experience.
- Set, monitor and report on supporter response times and service level targets across all communication channels, ensuring the team consistently meets or exceeds agreed standards and identifying areas for improvement.
Data, Processes & Compliance
- Ensure accurate and efficient processing of supporter income and data, overseeing processes including Gift Aid, data handling, reconciliation between systems and daily banking of income received.
- Manage the development and documentation of procedures covering all supporter care processes and data capture.
- Support colleagues in their use of the CRM database and maintain data entry procedures.
- Maintain Operation Smile UK’s commitment to supporter care and data protection, and ensure that policies relating to these areas are developed and upheld.
Cross-Team Collaboration & Partner Management
- Work collaboratively across fundraising, communications and data teams to ensure a consistent, high-quality supporter experience across all campaigns and channels.
- Take a lead in managing relationships and processes with response handling agencies and other external partners.
Interviews will be conducted in person at our office on Monday the 22nd June & Wednesday 24th June.
Disability Confident Committed Employer
We're a Disability Confident Committed employer, so we guarantee an interview to any disabled applicant who meets the minimum requirements for the job.
At Operation Smile UK, we value individuals based on their performance and potential. We're dedicated to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace that supports everyone's needs. We're happy to make reasonable adjustments throughout the application and employment process, and we particularly welcome applications from diverse backgrounds.
If you need this document in a different format, require any adjustments, or need help with your application, please contact us (further details contained within the job description).
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
Operation Smile UK knows fundraising could better reflect the diverse backgrounds and experiences of the people the charity sector supports. If you don’t meet every requirement but believe your transferable skills align with the role, we encourage you to contact us for a conversation.
We want our team to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve, offering equal opportunities to everyone, regardless of, age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.
We celebrate diversity and encourage you to bring your authentic self to Operation Smile UK. We are committed to supporting all applicants and ensuring a fair hiring process. All appointments will be made solely on merit, and we are happy to make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Senior Support Coach
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Job Title: Senior Support Coach
Location: Based in the Redbridge area. The service is approximately a 15 minute walk from Gants Hill Underground Station (Central Line). Local bus routes reduce the walk to around 5 minutes, and the service is also accessible via National Rail services from Ilford Station. Step Free access is not available at this service.
Salary: £28,800
Shift Pattern: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Sunday on Rota between 08:00 - 21:30 depending on different shift patterns, including bank holiday working. You will be expected to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service and residents, including evenings and occasional weekends as required.
About the Role
We're hiring a Senior Support Coach to join our team based within a Men's Project in Redbridge. In this role, you will support residents who may be facing challenges with complex mental health needs, ideally within criminal justice, forensic or secure services
As a Senior Support Coach, you will play a pivotal role within the service, as a point of contact, providing advice and guidance to the wider team in support of the management team, and to residents. You will be based within our Offender Personality Disorder Housing Accommodation and Support Service (OPD HASS). The service provides specialist, structured support to high risk and high need men who have recently left the criminal justice system.
The service provides specialist support to help overcome personal barriers to resettlement, reducing the risk of re-offending and supports residents towards independent living. You will deliver flexible, responsive, and person centred support to residents. This is a highly rewarding opportunity to lead by example and positively influence the recovery journeys of individuals with complex needs, including personality disorders and offending backgrounds. Join us on our mission to empower independence through trauma-informed solutions and dynamic partnerships that keep people out of prison, out of hospital, and off the streets.
Key Responsibilities Include:
- Support residents who may be facing challenges with complex mental health needs, ideally within criminal justice, forensic or secure services
- Deliver person-centred, therapeutic support plans; regularly review based on goals and risks
- Lead day-to-day service delivery, including housing management duties
- Monitor wellbeing through welfare checks and respond to incidents/emergencies
- Build residents’ independent living skills and reduce reoffending risk
- Conduct risk/needs assessments, safeguarding checks and crisis interventions
- Work collaboratively with probation, health services and OPD partners
- Ensure compliance with health & safety, hygiene and service standards
- Mentor and support junior staff, students and volunteers
- Maintain accurate records, contributing to reporting, audits and service improvement
- OPDHASS provides structured, trauma-informed residential support for individuals leaving custody or secure care, promoting rehabilitation, responsibility and personal growth
About You
We're looking for a individual who understands the needs of our residents along with experience supporting individuals with complex needs. You will be confident working in challenging environments and able to balance empathy with professional boundaries. You will be able to work collaboratively as part of a team, and will have alignment with our SIG values. You will be keen to support our residents to achieve their individual goals and support them to be the best versions of themselves.
- Previous professional or lived experience supporting people who have complex mental health needs, including those within criminal justice, forensic, secure, housing, or social care settings, and individuals with personality disorders (OPD Pathway).
- Ability to engage with people from different backgrounds, build rapport, and develop therapeutic, motivational relationships that empower individuals to achieve their personal goals
- Ability to show empathy and compassion, using an empathetic, motivational, and empowering approach, with an understanding of trauma-informed care and the challenges faced by vulnerable and marginalised adults.
- Ability and willingness to show flexibility and adaptability in working patterns, responding to the needs of the service and residents, including crisis intervention and de-escalation of conflict.
- Ability to use, learn and adapt to IT at an intermediate level, including Microsoft and other software programs
- Understanding of the different needs of people with multiple and complex needs, including safeguarding, risk management, housing related support, and awareness of social marginalisation.
- Ability to use, learn and adapt to IT at an intermediate level, including Microsoft and other software programs
- Ability and willingness to show flexibility of working patterns, responding to the needs of the service and residents
- Alignment with our values of Ambition, Empowerment, Inclusivity, and Transparency
Please refer to the JDPS attached for more details on the vacancy and our requirements/key criteria.
What we Offer
- 25 days (Full time equivalent) annual leave, increasing with the length of service
- Employer Pension Contribution
- Eligibility to register with Blue Light Discount Card
- Access to discounted tickets for music events, shows, sports and more
- Reflective Practice regular sessions with a therapist provided by an external provider to support Mental Health and Wellbeing at work
- Training and Development, including access to courses, upskilling, and progression plans
- Employee Assistance Programme, including counselling
- Life Assurance Scheme
- Cycle-to-work scheme
- Annual Staff Awards
- EDI Ambassador programme
About Social Interest Group (SIG)
SIG is a not-for-profit organisation providing thousands of people with good-quality support and care in residential, drop-in centres, community floating support settings, probation settings, and hospitals. We do so across London, Brighton, Bedfordshire, Luton, Kent and Liverpool. Our goal is to transform lives through empowering change.
We believe good care and support improves lives with the vision to create healthier, safer, and more inclusive communities. Join us on our mission to empower independence through trauma-informed solutions and dynamic partnerships that keep people out of prison, out of hospital, and off the streets.
Want to know how we work? Watch our short Theory of Change video to see how we support people towards a brighter future: Theory of Change Further details can be found on our website here: Theory of Change - Social Interest Group - Social Interest Group.
Additional Information
Please note that this job advert may close early due to screening applications on an ongoing basis. We advise applying as soon as possible for your application to be taken into consideration at the early stages.
Please note that as part of our process, we complete an enhanced DBS check, some roles may require further vetting. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds.
Unfortunately, we are unable to provide sponsorship, please ensure you have full right to work in the UK prior to applying to our positions.
Empowering independence through trauma-informed solutions and dynamic partnerships that keep people out of prison, out of hospital and off the streets
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Every day, unpaid carers across Reading help loved ones cope with illness, disability and later life challenges – often with little support for themselves. In this role, you'll help ensure they can access the advice, information and practical support they need to continue caring with confidence.
As our Carers Support, Advice and Information Coordinator, you will play a key role in delivering a vital service on behalf of Reading Borough Council, helping carers access the support they need while ensuring Age UK Reading continues to provide a high-quality, responsive and impactful service. You will work as a member of the Carer's Partnership alongside 3 other local charities. Providing information and guidance, coordinating carers' assessments, running a support group and helping to identify people who may not yet recognise themselves as carers. Combining compassion, organisation and problem-solving skills, you will make a meaningful difference to the lives of local carers while helping to strengthen support for carers across Reading.
Please note this is not a role that can be done remotely. You will need to be on the ground, in Reading, undertaking home visits to provide face to face support to carers.
Be a trusted ‘Go To’ place for older people in Reading for services and support.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We're looking for a kind, compassionate and resilient Domestic Abuse Refuge Service Manager to join our Domestic Abuse Social Care Service in Tower Hamlets. No personal care or experience required, just the right values.
£40,000.00 per annum, working 40 hours per week.
Want to feel valued? You'll feel at home here.
Our benefits include:
- Annual leave increasing up to 30 days with length of service
- Free DBS
- A generous pension - we will contribute up to 8% and life assurance cover up to 3x pensionable salary (T&Cs apply)
All applicants must be legally eligible to work in the UK by the start of employment as Look Ahead are not able to offer sponsorship.
What you'll do:
This is not an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time and is subject to change in accordance with the needs of Look Ahead
Service Leadership and Operational Management
- Lead the day-to-day delivery of the refuge service, ensuring a safe, high-quality, trauma-informed environment for women and children fleeing domestic abuse.
Safeguarding, Risk and Safety Management
- Oversee the completion and quality assurance of customer risk assessments, individual safety plans, and support plans to ensure they remain person-centred, responsive, and outcome-focused.
Staff Leadership and Performance Management
- Provide strong and effective leadership to the refuge team, creating a positive, inclusive, and high-performing culture focused on delivering excellent customer outcomes.
Quality Assurance, Partnerships and Service Development
- Work collaboratively with the Head of Service and Quality team to ensure the service consistently delivers excellent standards of support, achieves compliance requirements, and embeds best practice across all areas of delivery.
Compliance and Professional Practice
- Ensure all work is carried out in accordance with organisational policies, procedures, legislation, and professional standards.
About you:
Knowledge and Experience
- Extensive knowledge and understanding of domestic abuse and Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG), including the impact on women, children, and families.
Skills and Abilities
- Ability to lead, motivate, and develop teams to deliver high-quality, trauma-informed services.
- Strong risk assessment, decision-making, and problem-solving skills, particularly in relation to safeguarding and high-risk cases.
About us
Look Ahead is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk, and expects all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment.
If your application for this role is unsuccessful, but we feel that you would be suitable for another role, we may contact you to discuss alternative opportunities. If this occurs you would not need to submit another application for the alternative role.
We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date.
We are committed to diversity and inclusion at work and are accredited with Silver in the Inclusive Employers Standard 2021. We are a proud member of the Employers Domestic Abuse Covenant and encourage applications from a diverse range of applicants of all backgrounds.
Crisis is the national charity for people experiencing homelessness. We have embarked on our 10-year strategy for ending homelessness. We know it is not inevitable. We know together we can end it.
This is a new and exciting role at Crisis Skylight Birmingham to join a team of experienced and highly skilled staff supporting homeless people move into their own long term sustainable tenancies.
Location: Crisis Skylight Birmingham, 25 Heath Mill Lane, B9 4AE
Contract type: Fixed Term till July 2027
Salary: £38,645 per annum
About the role
As Landlord Liaison Coach, you will join our team in Birmingham at an exciting time, delivering an outstanding property procurement service across the private and social rented sector. Working alongside our team of lead worker coaches you will identify appropriate matches of tenants and homes. In addition, you will be managing your own caseload of homeless members and providing advice, guidance and advocacy. It’s a role requiring commercial acumen and creativity as you partner with both social and private landlords to source accommodation for our members. You will work collaboratively with partners and staff across the organisation to ensure tenants receive the support they need to sustain their homes and landlord relationships are nurtured. There is scope for development of the role and plenty of support. It’s a fantastic opportunity to make the role your own and shape it from the beginning.
About you
To be successful in this role you will need to demonstrate the following skills, experience and knowledge:
- Experience of sourcing, procuring, and allocating accommodation and making tenancies work for tenants and landlords
- Knowledge of the Birmingham (and surrounding areas) housing market and the barriers and opportunities faced by people who are homeless
- Experience of working with homeless people and supporting them achieve a positive housing outcome
- Understanding of housing law
- Developing, building, and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders
- Experience of working in a lettings and housing procurement environment
- Managing a caseload of homeless people and working towards case management standards
- Showing resilience when dealing with difficult situations
- A self-starter who can work on their own initiative
Please see the full Job Pack linked below, for a full list of requirements for this role. We realise that long lists of criteria can be daunting, and you may not want to apply for a role unless you feel 100% qualified. However, if you feel you have relevant examples to answer the screening questions, we encourage you to apply.
We believe diversity is a strength, and our aim is to make sure that Crisis truly reflects the communities we serve. We are actively working towards our organisation being a place where everyone can thrive and make their best contribution to our mission of ending homelessness for good. We know that the more perspectives, voices, and experiences we can bring to this work, the better. We particularly welcome applications from people who have lived experience of homelessness, and people from all marginalised groups, communities, and backgrounds.
Working at Crisis
Our values, Bold, Impactful, Collaborative and Equitable, are at the heart of everything we do as we continue in our mission to end homelessness.
Our staff, members and volunteers are vital to getting the right government policies in place, providing breakthrough services, and building a supportive community. We’ll lead by example to nurture a positive and ambitious workplace guided by ending homelessness.
As a member of the team, you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:
- A competitive salary. Please note our salaries are fixed to counter inequity and we do not negotiate at offer stage
- Interest free loans for travel season ticket, cycle to work, and deposit to secure a tenancy
- Pension scheme with an employer contribution of 8.5%
- 28 days’ annual leave (pro rata) which increases with service to 31 days and the option to purchase up to 10 additional days leave
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental, and adoption pay
- Flexible working around the core hours 10am-4pm
- Wellbeing Leave to be used flexibly
- And more! (Full list of benefits available on website)
Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience, and career.
When you join us, you will have the opportunity to join our staff diversity networks, which aim to champion issues across the organisation, enable staff to be their authentic and best selves and contribute to making Crisis a truly diverse organisation.
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Closing date: Sunday 28th June 2026 at 23:59
Interviews will take place on Thursday 9th July 2026 at Crisis Skylight Birmingham, 25 Heath Mill Lane, B9 4AE
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Location: Hybrid with travel required across the North of England. We are particularly hoping to recruit a Practice Tutor able to cover locations in North of the Midlands (Derbyshire), Yorkshire or the Northeast.
Contract: Full Time, 12-month maternity cover
Salary: £53,747.68 per annum (Plus competitive pension)
To help us achieve our mission, we are recruiting a qualified social worker with direct experience of working with children and families, and knowledge and experience of supporting social work students.
A little bit about the role
Practice Tutors (PTs) play a key role within the development and delivery of our social work curriculum, contributing knowledge and expertise to create a culture that promotes outstanding social work education. PTs are responsible for teaching and developing participants at the Readiness to Practice stage, regional teaching days and, in participant hubs within local authorities.
PTs support four practice hubs, based within statutory children’s social care services. Each practice hub is led by a Consultant Social Worker (CSW). Core to the Practice Tutor role is the ability to provide support, challenge and guidance to participants and CSWs to ensure a high-quality practice learning experience
This role provides the opportunity to genuinely align practice and theory. In doing so you need to be committed to evidence informed practice models and have an appetite to exploring different and innovative approaches to teaching these models
A little bit about you
We are looking for someone who can contribute to the delivery of teaching across the year, support participants in their local authority hubs, support participants during the 2nd year of Approach Social Work and become their dissertation supervisor during the 3rd year of the programme.
We are looking for someone with:
- A good understanding of the social work role
- Excellent social work practice skills
- Experience of developing others and a commitment to educating a new generation of social workers.
If this sounds like you, then we'd love to hear from you!
We welcome applications from individuals interested in undertaking this role on an external secondment basis and are open to discussing arrangements with applicants and their current employer.
Important information
We have increased the diversity of Frontline’s workforce in the last 12 months, but we need to do more to have greater global majority representation in our senior roles. We know the value global majority voices bring and therefore, we are strongly encouraging applicants from these backgrounds to apply. We are also a disability confident employer and welcome applicants with disabilities.
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To make life better for children at risk of harm, by improving the services that support them.



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Housing Support Worker
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Job Title: Housing Support Worker
Location: Based in Brent. This is a floating support service which means locations may vary from outreach sites, personal homes, and our office space. Please be kindly aware that although there is step free access available at our base office, we cannot guarantee step free access in the external locations which form as part of this role.
Salary: £28,800
Shift Pattern: 37.5 hours per week Monday to Friday on a rota between 08:00 and 18:00 working 8 hour shifts. You may be required to work outside these hours as per service and participant requirements.
About the Role
We're hiring a Housing Support Worker to join our team based in Brent. In this role, you will support participants who have been or are at risk of homelessness, experienced social exclusion, mental health challenges, substance use challenges, learning disabilities and/or may have previous convictions. You will support participants on their journey towards recovery, reablement, and independence within a compassionate and trauma informed environment.
In this role, you'll be at the heart of delivering high quality, person centered support through tailored support plans which provide practical interventions, to empower our participants to overcome personal challenges, develop life skills, and achieve their personal goals. You will also work closely in partnership with various organisations to support the different needs of our participants, which may include signposting. Join us on the journey to empowering people to be the best versions of themselves!
Key Responsibilities Include:
- Support residents who may be facing challenges with their housing and long-term living
- Co-create tailored support plans through one to one sessions, group sessions, and multi agency meetings
- Support residents to build skills and confidence to build confidence to move towards independent living
- Signpost participants with local providers to support with their independence such as with Job Centres, employment support hubs, community support centres, mental health trusts and other as relevant.
- Lone working is part of the role, but you’ll always have a supportive team around
- Recognise support needs in an individual and initiate appropriate interventions to prevent further deterioration.
- Complete safeguarding and other referrals where required.
- Keep support plans updated on our online portals as appropriate
About You
We're looking for a passionate individual who has a shared mission to help people reduce their risk of homelessness. You will understand that the needs of our participants may vary from mental health, substance use, lack of confidence, and social exclusion. You will be a self motivated individual who is able to be proactive in managing your own time during busy or quiet periods to ensure productivity. You will be able to work collaboratively as part of a team, and will have alignment with our SIG values. You will be keen to support our residents to achieve their individual goals and support them to be the best versions of themselves.
- Previous professional or lived experience supporting people who have experienced homelessness and other complex needs
- Ability to engage with people from different backgrounds, build rapport, and empower them to achieve their personal goals
- Ability to show empathy and compassion and the different challenges people face; ability to come up with creative solutions to support them in their journey
- Ability to use, learn and adapt to IT at an intermediate level, including Microsoft and other software programs
- Ability and willingness to show flexibility of working patterns, responding to the needs of the service and residents
- Understanding of the different needs people with multiple and complex needs have and be aware of the social marginalisation that can be attached to people who face personal challenges
- Alignment with our values of Ambition, Empowerment, Inclusivity, and Transparency
Please refer to the JDPS attached for more details on the vacancy and our requirements/key criteria.
What we Offer
- 25 days (Full time equivalent) annual leave, increasing with the length of service
- Employer Pension Contribution
- Eligibility to register with Blue Light Discount Card
- Access to discounted tickets for music events, shows, sports and more
- Reflective Practice regular sessions with a therapist provided by an external provider to support Mental Health and Wellbeing at work
- Training and Development, including access to courses, upskilling, and progression plans
- Employee Assistance Programme, including counselling
- Life Assurance Scheme
- Cycle-to-work scheme
- Annual Staff Awards
- EDI Ambassador programme
About Social Interest Group (SIG)
SIG is a not-for-profit organisation providing thousands of people with good-quality support and care in residential, drop-in centres, community floating support settings, probation settings, and hospitals. We do so across London, Brighton, Bedfordshire, Luton, Kent and Liverpool. Our goal is to transform lives through empowering change.
We believe good care and support improves lives with the vision to create healthier, safer, and more inclusive communities. Join us on our mission to empower independence through trauma-informed solutions and dynamic partnerships that keep people out of prison, out of hospital, and off the streets.
Want to know how we work? Watch our short Theory of Change video to see how we support people towards a brighter future: Theory of Change Further details can be found on our website here: Theory of Change - Social Interest Group - Social Interest Group.
Additional Information
Please note that this job advert may close early due to screening applications on an ongoing basis. We advise applying as soon as possible for your application to be taken into consideration at the early stages.
Unfortunately, we are unable to provide sponsorship, please ensure you have full right to work in the UK prior to applying to our positions.
Empowering independence through trauma-informed solutions and dynamic partnerships that keep people out of prison, out of hospital and off the streets
We're looking for a kind, compassionate and resilient Support Worker to join our Young people Service in Bracknell. No personal care or experience is required, just the right values.
£30,784.00 per annum, working 40 hours per week.
Want to feel like you have an exciting future? You'll feel at home here.
Making you feel at home here means helping you thrive in every way. That's why we offer a wide range of benefits, award-winning Learning & Development and a culture that welcomes all. These aren't token gestures - we've thought long and hard about how best to support our team. After all, our people are doing something amazing: helping to transform lives every day.
Our benefits include:
* Annual leave increasing up to 30 days with length of service
* Free DBS
* Exclusive discounts and cashback via Reward Gateway® and opportunity to buy a Blue Light Card
* Fully paid induction programme and further training
* ILM courses and Apprenticeship Programmes
* Cycle to work scheme
* Employee Assistance Programme for 24-7 confidential support
* Online wellbeing resources
* A generous pension - we will contribute up to 4% and life assurance cover up to £10,000 (T&Cs apply)
* Quarterly Staff Awards to reward & recognise our amazing staff's commitment and contribution
All applicants must be legally eligible to work in the UK by the start of employment as Look Ahead are not able to offer sponsorship.
This is a fixed term contract for 1 year.
What you'll do:
* Undertake key-working responsibilities for a caseload assigned by Management staff
* Meet customers regularly for support sessions, providing emotional and practical support
* Undertake initial and continuous assessment of needs and potential risks and agree levels of support and actions
* Develop support plans with customers to identify their goals, ensuring a person centred approach, enabling the customer to establish positive change
* Support customers to take care of their living environment, providing emotional and
* practical support to ensure customers enjoy a high-quality accommodation
This is not an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time and is subject to change in accordance with the needs of Look Ahead
About you:
* Enjoys social interaction and the company of others, join in local activities to encourage customer involvement
* Approachable and open to others
* Enjoy working as part of a group or team
* Is fundamentally calm and resilient, does not let emotion adversely affect them or obscure
* their judgement
* Has a practical and logical mind and is naturally well organised
* Flexible in work roles
* Open to feedback and good insight into self development
What you'll bring:
Essential:
* Good Listening and Communication skills
* Good organisational skills § Ability to learn and develop within your role
* Up to NVQ Level 2/3 or equivalent or experience in the social care/charity sector
* Good standard of English and Maths
* Good standard of IT skills
Desirable:
* Experience working in mental health customer group
* Experience of working within supported housing environment
* Experience of working as a support worker or similar role
* Experience of working with multi disciplinary teams
About us:
Look Ahead is a leading, not-for-profit care and support provider in London and the South East. Our vision is to build better lives through social care and housing in local communities. As an organisation we deliver over 100 services, providing support to thousands of customers each year. Our mission is to co-design and deliver services that offer innovative social care solutions and support people to thrive. We work across mental health, homelessness and complex needs, young people and care leavers and learning disabilities so there are plenty of opportunities to grow and progress your career with us.
We have a strong social purpose and we live and work by our values:
We focus on Excellence and innovation.
We are Caring and Compassionate.
We are Inclusive and Trusted.
We work in Partnership and are One-Team.
Look Ahead is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk, and expects all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment.
If your application for this role is unsuccessful, but we feel that you would be suitable for another role, we may contact you to discuss alternative opportunities. If this occurs you would not need to submit another application for the alternative role.
We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date.
We are committed to diversity and inclusion at work and are accredited with Silver in the Inclusive Employers Standard 2021. We are a proud member of the Employers Domestic Abuse Covenant and encourage applications from a diverse range of applicants of all backgrounds.
Please see our website for full job description
Do you want to make a difference while benefiting from a schedule that offers unique flexibility in Bristol?
We are looking for 2 Night Workers to join the expansion of the St Mungo’s Bristol Accommodation Service. Ou will be working at Toll House Court in Southville; which is a historic building with 20 supported housing bedspaces for people experiencing homelessness.
The service provides accommodation and housing related support to people who may have complex needs, including multiple challenges such as physical and mental health issues, substance use and a history of trauma. We are dedicated to providing a safe, high quality and inclusive service to people while they are living in the hostel, and a positive move-on into independent housing.
As a Night Worker, you'll offer assistance, conversation, and continuity of care throughout the night, ensuring a safe and supportive environment for residents.
Key Responsibilities:
- Continue support from the day team - engage with residents, offering support and a listening ear.
- Maintain safety protocols, respond to emergencies, and conduct hourly building checks and monitoring issues like noise levels.
- Complete administrative tasks, incident reports and handover notes to the day team.
- You will attend team meetings and training, so you can continue to develop skills and knowledge to ensure confidence in your role.
- Lone work at times when required.
Typical schedule: A flexible night shift rota, including weekends and bank holidays, with shifts from 8/9pm -7.45am. The rota includes working 2 in every 4 weekends.
About you
If you have a willingness to learn how to support people to transform their lives and think you could provide support and interact with clients throughout the night, being passionate about working in a service that supports people experiencing homelessness, we encourage you to apply!
- Good communication skills with the ability to respond and interact with empathy.
- Some experience of dealing directly with the public, clients or customers in a busy service environment.
- Some experience of volunteering or working in an environment that supports vulnerable people.
- Understanding of the issues that affect vulnerable adults experiencing homelessness, who may have complex needs will be beneficial.
- Ability to stay alert, calm, and use own initiative in emergencies.
- Familiarity with IT, administrative procedures and record-keeping.
We believe in the value of lived experience and welcome applications from people who can draw on personal experience (e.g. homelessness, mental health struggles, addiction, abuse, exploitation, time in care or the justice system) to build rapport and support clients within a recovery focused approach.
How to apply
To view the job description and guidance on completing your application form, please click on the ‘document’ tab on the advert page on our website.
To find out more and apply please go to the St Mungo’s careers page on our website.
Closing date: 10 am on 23 June 2026
Interview and assessments in July 2026
St Mungo's are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We strongly encourage applications from all under-represented groups.
What we offer
- Excellent Development and Growth Opportunities
- A Diverse and Inclusive Workplace
- Great Pay and Other Benefits
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Hillside Clubhouse is a coproduced mental health charity based in Islington that works collaboratively with people with mental health conditions across Islington. We work with people wherever they are in their Recovery journey, supporting those with long-term and enduring conditions such as personality disorder and schizophrenia and people with more common mental health conditions like depression and anxiety.
We aim to maximise our members' (service users) opportunities by enabling them to grow in confidence and develop skills to support them to access employment, education, training and volunteering. Our ethos is one of co-production and partnership; everything we do is led by our members.
We are seeking someone who is passionate about mental health and eager to support the growth of our recovery team. This role involves working directly with members both one-on-one and through group sessions.
As a Recovery Worker, you will divide your time between individual casework and facilitating group activities.
Please note the annual salary is calculated pro-rata ( 21 hours)
To be considered for this role, please submit CV and cover letter (max. 2 pages) that specifically addresses each of the key selection criteria outlined in the job description.
Only applications that meet this requirement will be reviewed.
We run a varied programme of activities and support to rebuild confidence, re-engage with your community and rediscover a sense of purpose.



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Job Title: Night Support Worker
Location: London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Salary: £28,808.00 per annum (par rota)
Hours: Hours: 40 hours per week including weekends.
Contract: Permanent
PRHA is a great place to work – Our award-winning teams work together to improve the lives of our residents and make a real contribution to ending homelessness. As an IIP Gold standard employer, we value our staff and commit to develop their skills and support them in their important work.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Night Support Worker within two of our specialist services. We are looking for self-starters with a passion for sparking change in people’s lives. You will have the necessary skillset to empower people and support residents to achieve their goals.
PRHA hostels guarantee a fast-paced, challenging and dynamic environment where no two days are ever the same. We are seeking motivated and energetic individuals to join our teams and help our residents to change their lives for the better.
Who we’re looking for
We are looking for self-starters with a passion for sparking change in people’s lives. You will have the necessary skillset to empower people and support residents to achieve their goals.
To be successful in the role you must be able to:
· provide dynamic person-centred support to residents
· ensure at all times the environment is safe and welcoming for all
· work together in a team to deliver a psychologically informed environment
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What we offer
We offer our staff a generous benefits package, which includes:
· Pension Scheme – We offer a group stakeholder pension scheme with 3% employer's contribution, employee contribution is 5%
· Holidays - Employees receive up to 22 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising with long service
· Medical – we provide a “Cash Back" Scheme for a range of services such as dental, physio, chiropody, health& wellbeing
· Training Programmes – We provide comprehensive training to our employees to enable them to grow in their career and achieve their professional aspirations.
· Season Ticket Loans – We offer interest-free season ticket loans after successful probation
· Life Assurance - Upon death whilst in service, a Death in Service payment may be made according to the scheme rules. The payment covers 3 times of the employee’s annual salary.
It is required for this post that the successful candidates will have to complete an enhanced DBS disclosure check.
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