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We are looking for a skilled and proactive Buildings & Maintenance Site Lead to oversee maintenance and facilities services at one of our key sites while supporting projects across our wider property portfolio. You will lead repairs, refurbishments and planned maintenance programmes, supervise contractors and maintenance colleagues, and ensure high standards of health, safety and compliance are maintained.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead planned and reactive maintenance projects, repairs and refurbishments.
- Carry out hands-on maintenance work including carpentry, plumbing, decorating and general building repairs.
- Oversee contractors and ensure work is completed safely, on time and to a high standard.
- Manage planned preventative maintenance (PPMs), fire safety activities and compliance checks.
- Support office, housing and facilities improvement projects.
- Act as the main point of contact for maintenance issues and service requests.
- Ensure compliance with health and safety legislation, fire regulations and building standards.
- Management of the Maintenance Operatives
About You
We are looking for someone who:
- Has practical experience across a range of building maintenance disciplines.
- Holds a relevant trade qualification (e.g. carpentry, plumbing or electrical).
- Has experience supervising contractors or maintenance teams.
- Understands health and safety requirements and safe working practices.
- Has strong problem-solving, organisational and communication skills.
- Is committed to delivering excellent customer service and high-quality facilities management.
Annual leave: 33 days (plus eight bank holidays)
Benefits:
- enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave, and shared parental pay
- family-friendly policies
- 8% employer pension contribution (Aviva)
- life assurance cover at 3 x annual salary
- health cashback plan (Medicash): employee cover plus up to four dependent children
- 24/7 virtual GP access (UK registered), plus access to Best Doctors
- confidential employee assistance programme (Medicash)
- access to a wellbeing app
- flexible working options including hybrid working, flexible working patterns such as part-time, compressed hours, and more*
- learning and development opportunities including bespoke training and access to LinkedIn Learning)
- commitment to employee health and wellbeing. We have a Menopause Friendly accreditation and are a Disability Confident employer
Dementia UK is looking for a Procurement Manager to join our Finance Team. As the charity continues to grow, this is an exciting opportunity to lead and develop our procurement function, supporting internal stakeholders to secure the goods, services and suppliers they need to deliver our 2025-2030 organisational strategy.
As Dementia UK’s procurement expert, you will lead the function with support from a Procurement Support Officer. You will manage end-to-end procurement activity, including sourcing, tendering, supplier selection, negotiation and contract management, whilst building strong supplier relationships. Working collaboratively with stakeholders across the charity, you’ll develop practical procurement approaches and make procurement straightforward by providing the right controls and tools to empower and support stakeholders to make informed decisions and achieve the best overall value – balancing quality, cost, risk and organisational needs.
You will bring substantial experience in procurement management and hold a relevant qualification, such as a Level 5 or 6 Diploma in Procurement and Supply, MCIPS, or QBE equivalent. You will have a strong understanding of procurement best practice, preferably in the charity sector. You will have a collaborative, solutions-focused approach and will be confident working with stakeholders to find practical ways forward. Strong negotiation, relationship-building and commercial skills are key.
Join Dementia UK at an exciting stage of growth and lead a procurement function focused on enabling the charity to achieve more – delivering effective procurement and finding the right partners to support our ambitions, making a real difference in the lives of those affected by dementia.
Our culture
In addition to offering a competitive salary and a generous benefits package, we truly value our people. It’s important for us to create a workplace culture that looks after our people to support them in achieving their full potential. You will become part of a diverse and dedicated team who are supported to use and develop their skills. We recognise and value the key role you will play in delivering our strategic plans for the benefit of those living with dementia.
Our staff have a voice. Representatives from different roles and levels across the organisation lead and positively contribute to our working groups around health and wellbeing, menopause, and equity, diversity and inclusion.
Our supportive and nurturing workplace culture has recently earnt us recognition as the Sunday Times Best Place to Work in the non-profit and charities sector 2025 (big organisation).
Dementia UK is proud to welcome everyone. We aim for a truly inclusive culture with talented, diverse teams that represent a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills. We celebrate differences and individuality and encourage everyone to feel comfortable being themselves at work.
Dementia UK is a Disability Confident employer.
By applying to join Dementia UK, you acknowledge that in the event you are successful for the role, any offer and your ongoing employment will be conditional on you having or obtaining the right to work in the UK.
*Please note that any decision on flexible working is based on business needs
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
At Betknowmore UK, we work to prevent and reduce gambling-related harm through support, education, training and community engagement, embracing the insight and knowledge of 'Experts by Experience' alongside evidence-based approaches. As our Grants, Contracts and Commissioning Lead, you'll grow our income from two connected routes: grants from charitable trusts and foundations, and statutory and commissioned income secured through contracts, tenders and procurement. You'll be expected to at least sustain our current grants and contracts turnover, with real ambition to grow it by a further 10-20%.
This newly created role owns the full grants and contracts cycle — identifying opportunities, managing the pipeline, project-managing complex bids and writing tailored, persuasive applications. You'll be well supported: subject matter experts across the organisation will provide technical content for bids, budgets are prepared alongside finance, and our CEO and directors front the most senior funder relationships.
What you'll be doing
- Delivering a pipeline of high-quality grant and statutory/commissioned bids to meet agreed income targets, prioritising by value, likelihood and strategic fit
- Researching and identifying trust and foundation funding opportunities, and writing compelling, tailored proposals drawing on our impact data and stories
- Developing income from government, health and other commissioning bodies, including preparing and submitting tenders and procurement responses such as ITTs and PQQs
- Monitoring funding trends and emerging opportunities, including the developing commissioning landscape under the statutory gambling levy
- Building and maintaining positive relationships with funders, and developing stewardship plans to maximise engagement and retention
- Project-managing complex, multi-stage bids: planning timelines, coordinating stakeholders and turning colleagues' technical input into funder-ready copy
- Maintaining accurate pipeline and reporting records, and tracking progress against income targets
- Contributing to annual planning, budgeting and our wider income-generation strategy
What we're looking for
We're interested in hearing from candidates who have:
- A proven track record of securing significant and/or multi-year income from trusts, foundations or statutory funders
- Exceptional bid-writing skills: clear, persuasive, carefully edited proposals tailored to different funder audiences
- Experience project-managing complex bids, coordinating stakeholders and gathering technical content through multi-stage application processes
- An understanding of statutory funding and commissioning processes, including tendering and procurement routes such as ITTs and PQQs
- Excellent relationship management with funders or external stakeholders
- Strong numeracy and experience preparing budgets for funders
- Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple deadlines and priorities
- Knowledge of the gambling harms, addiction, health or social welfare sectors would be advantageous, as would experience working in a small or growing charity, familiarity with CRM and fundraising databases, and experience contributing to a wider income-generation strategy.
Why join us?
You'll be joining a growing, ambitious charity making a real difference to people's lives. This is a rare chance to shape a brand-new role, own the full grants and contracts cycle from the ground up, and directly grow the income that funds our support for people affected by gambling harm.
To apply, please submit an up-to-date CV, covering letter explaining how your skills and experience meet the Person Specification, along with a sample of your writing (this could be a previous funding application, bid, or another piece of persuasive writing you're proud of).
We support and provide information to those harmed by gambling, whilst raising awareness of gambling’s potential harms through education and training
Location: London Head Office (minimum 2 days per week in the office) or Home Based
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part-time, 21 hours per week
Salary: £24,192 (London, Hybrid) or £26,759 (home-based)
Closing Date: 9.00am, Monday 7 September 2026
Interview Dates: Thursday 24th and Friday 25th September 2026
Join Homeless Link
Homeless Link is the national membership charity for frontline homeless sector organisations in England. With more than 700 members, we work to improve services and campaign for policy change that will help end homelessness and ensure that everyone has a place to call home and the support they need to keep it. Our Innovation & Good Practice team play a key role in our work in the Homelessness sector. We ensure people working on the frontline have access to the information they need to support people effectively and the skills required for their roles. We also explore, develop and enable implementation of evidence-based practices to improve the design and delivery of services which end homelessness.
About the Role
The role of a Practice Development Manager is varied. You will be responsible for leading and managing projects that engage a broad range of external and internal stakeholders, gathering, developing and using evidence to support change in practice, disseminating in a variety of ways.
This is an exciting role, in a great team! We are passionate about what we do and are seeking candidates who share our enthusiasm for learning and working alongside others to create positive change. Alongside strong verbal & written communication and project management skills, you will be a strategic and analytical thinker. You’ll share our values of being curious, creative and willing to ask the hard questions of yourself and others. For full details of the role and how to apply download our Recruitment Pack below.
We are actively seeking to increase diversity within our organisation and would greatly welcome applications from people with lived experience of homelessness, from a black or minority ethnic background and/or with a disability.
Please visit our website for the full job description and to download our recruitment pack.
Location and Working Arrangements
This role can be based at our London Head Office or b can be home-based, with flexibility to work remotely. The successful candidate must be willing to travel across the UK when required, including occasional overnight stays.
Employee Benefits
Homeless Link is proud to offers a wide range of generous benefits including:
- 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata for part-time employees)
- Enhanced Maternity, Parental, Adoption and Sick Pay schemes
- Enhanced employer pension contributions and Salary Exchange Scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Season Ticket Loan scheme
- Access to the Blue Light Card scheme
- Group Life Assurance scheme (4x Scheme Salary benefit)
- Flexible working arrangements
- Commitment to continuous learning and professional development
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Homeless Link is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce and actively welcomes applications from people with lived experience of homelessness, people from Black and minority ethnic communities, disabled people and other underrepresented groups. We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and creating an environment where everyone can thrive.
How to Apply
Please submit your CV and a covering letter explaining how you meet the requirements of the role. Applicants that do not submit a covering letter, will not be considered. If you have any questions regarding this vacancy, please contact the recruitment team on the above email address. PLEASE NOTE: WE MAY REMOVE THIS ROLE IF WE HAVE AN EXTREMELY LARGE RESPONSE.
Please note: All successful applicants will be required to provide proof of your eligibility to work in the UK and complete or provide a basic DBS certificate.
Applications close at 9.00am on Monday 7th September 2026. Interviews are expected to take place on Thursday 24th and Friday 25th September 2026.
Make a difference through evidence, research and collaboration. Join Homeless Link and help shape the future response to homelessness across England.
To develop, inspire, support and sustain a movement of organisations working together to achieve positive futures for people who are homeless.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Working at YMCA South Midlands is more than just a job. It's an opportunity to change lives.
We're looking for a compassionate, calm and resilient individual to join our Weekend Out of Hours team. Working every Saturday and Sunday from 8.00am to 8.00pm, you'll be there when our residents need support the most.
You'll provide practical and emotional support, help residents manage challenges and crises, maintain a safe and welcoming environment and respond confidently to situations as they arise. Every day is different, and no two shifts are ever the same.
About You
This role is ideal for someone who enjoys building positive relationships, can remain calm under pressure and genuinely wants to make a difference to the lives of young people.
We're looking for someone who:
- Has experience working with vulnerable adults or young people, ideally within supported housing, leaving care services or a similar environment.
- Has a strong understanding of Safeguarding and Professional Boundaries
- Builds positive, trusting relationships through kindness, empathy and respect.
- Remains calm and confident when managing challenging situations or supporting individuals in crisis.
- Has excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Is well organised, able to work independently and make sound decisions.
- Believes every young person deserves the opportunity to succeed.
Most importantly, you'll share our passion for supporting young people and helping them build brighter futures.
Why Join YMCA South Midlands?
As well as being part of a supportive and collaborative team, you'll benefit from:
- The opportunity to make a genuine difference every day.
- A welcoming and values-led organisation.
- Ongoing learning and development opportunities.
- A supportive leadership team that values your wellbeing.
- The chance to be part of an organisation that's growing and investing in its people.
Everyone is Welcome Here
At YMCA South Midlands, we believe everyone should feel they belong.
We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, experiences and communities. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the people we serve and where everyone is treated with dignity, respect and fairness.
As a charity with a Christian heritage, our faith inspires our values and our commitment to serving others. We welcome people of all faiths and none. All appointments are made on merit.
Reasonable Adjustments
We want every candidate to have the opportunity to perform at their best throughout our recruitment process.
If you have a disability, long-term health condition or are neurodivergent and would benefit from any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know when you apply or contact us at any stage. We'll be happy to discuss how we can support you.
Safer Recruitment
YMCA South Midlands is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all colleagues to share this commitment.
As part of our safer recruitment process, the successful candidate will be required to complete pre-employment checks, which will include a DBS check, verification of identity and right to work in the UK, employment references, qualification checks (where applicable) and other relevant pre-employment screening in line with our Safer Recruitment Policy.
Ready to Apply?
If you're passionate about people, thrive in a fast-paced environment and want to help build a culture where people are supported, challenged and inspired to achieve their best, we'd love to hear from you.
We exist to ensure young people have a safe place they can call home, people they can trust, and the support they need to fulfil their potential.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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We're looking for an experienced money advice professional who is passionate about making a real difference to people's lives. You will have a minimum of two years' experience delivering money and debt advice, with the ability to support, motivate and develop others. Whether you're an experienced Team Leader or ready to take the next step in your career, you'll be committed to delivering high quality, person-centred services and achieving the best outcomes for clients. This role is about more than managing performance. It's about leading by example, supporting people experiencing financial hardship, poor mental or physical health, trauma, disability, homelessness or digital exclusion, and helping your team deliver flexible, relationship-based support. We're looking for someone who is compassionate, resilient, organised and solution-focused, with excellent communication skills and a collaborative leadership style, committed to continuous improvement and helping people build long-term financial resilience.
This role forms part of the Exeter Crisis & Resilience Fund partnership, delivered by Navigate, Churches Housing Action Team (CHAT) and Encompass Southwest – the collaboration is known as Wis£rmoney. Together, we provide a seamless service that supports residents from immediate financial crisis through to long-term resilience. Our partnership combines specialist money and debt advice, welfare benefits advice, housing support, homelessness prevention, trauma-informed practice and financial education to provide holistic support for people experiencing financial hardship. Rather than asking people to navigate multiple services, we work together to ensure they receive the right support at the right time, through a coordinated 'No Wrong Door' approach.
The Crisis & Resilience Fund Team Leader will lead the delivery of the Exeter Crisis & Resilience Service, providing operational leadership to a multidisciplinary team delivering high-quality, person-centred support to residents experiencing financial hardship, crisis and multiple disadvantage. The postholder will line manage Navigate's Client Liaison Officers and the Money Advice Caseworkers employed by partners Churches Housing Action Team (CHAT) and Encompass Southwest to ensure a seamless, coordinated service that supports individuals from immediate financial crisis through to long term resilience. As Navigate's operational lead for the contract, the Team Leader will foster strong partnership working, maintain effective communication across organisations and ensure clients experience a consistent 'No Wrong Door' approach. Alongside leadership responsibilities, the postholder will manage a small caseload of complex clients, delivering FCA-regulated debt advice, welfare benefits advice, advocacy and holistic financial resilience support. They will provide guidance and oversight for complex casework, ensuring clients receive timely, flexible interventions tailored to their individual circumstances.
The Team Leader will champion Wis£rmoney’s relationship-based, trauma-informed approach, recognising that financial hardship rarely exists in isolation. By supporting staff to build trusted relationships with clients, remove barriers to engagement and address the wider issues affecting financial wellbeing, the role will help residents achieve sustainable financial stability, independence and resilience. The postholder will also be responsible for ensuring the service meets all contractual, regulatory and quality requirements, monitoring performance, driving continuous improvement and embedding innovative ways of working that enhance client outcomes while maintaining the personalised support that is central to the service model.
Key Responsibilities
Leadership and Service Management
- Lead Wis£rmoney's delivery of the Exeter Crisis & Resilience Fund service, ensuring a high-quality, person-centred service that reflects the partnership's shared values and objectives.
- Line manage and support Client Liaison Officers (2) and Money Advice Caseworkers (2), providing regular supervision, reflective practice, coaching and annual appraisals.
- Promote a positive, supportive team culture that prioritises staff wellbeing, continuous learning and high-quality client outcomes.
- Provide guidance and support on complex casework, safeguarding concerns and risk management.
- Lead by example, demonstrating relationship-based, trauma-informed approach to supporting people experiencing financial hardship.
Specialist Casework
- Manage a small caseload of clients with complex financial circumstances requiring specialist intervention.
- Deliver FCA-regulated debt advice, welfare benefits advice, budgeting support, income maximisation and advocacy.
- Develop personalised support plans that address both immediate financial crisis and longer-term resilience.
- Negotiate with creditors, landlords, utility providers and statutory agencies to achieve the best possible outcomes for clients.
- Support clients to access appropriate debt solutions, including Debt Relief Orders and bankruptcy where appropriate.
Quality Assurance and Compliance
- Ensure all advice delivered by Wis£rmoney meets FCA requirements, Advice Quality Standard expectations and organisational policies.
- Carry out regular case reviews, file audits and quality assurance checks to maintain consistently high standards.
- Ensure accurate and timely recording of casework using AdvicePro and associated digital systems.
- Promote excellent information governance, GDPR compliance and safeguarding practice throughout the service.
- Support preparation for contract monitoring, audits and quality inspections.
Partnership Working
- Act as Navigate's operational lead within the Exeter Crisis & Resilience Fund partnership.
- Work collaboratively with Churches Housing Action Team, Encompass Southwest, Exeter City Council and other partner organisations to deliver a coordinated 'No Wrong Door' service.
- Build strong relationships with local agencies to improve referral pathways and client outcomes.
- Represent Wis£rmoney at partnership meetings, operational groups and multi-agency forums.
- Support collaborative problem-solving and contribute to the ongoing development of the partnership.
Service Delivery and Performance
- Ensure timely allocation of referrals according to client need, complexity and risk.
- Maintain oversight of client journeys, ensuring seamless transitions from crisis intervention to longer term resilience support.
- Monitor performance against contractual targets, quality standards and key performance indicators.
- Contribute to contract monitoring reports and evaluation, ensuring outcomes and impact are accurately recorded.
- Identify emerging trends, unmet need and opportunities to improve service delivery.
Outreach, Innovation and Continuous Improvement
- Promote innovative approaches that improve accessibility, efficiency and client outcomes while maintaining personalised support.
- Support the implementation of new systems, digital technologies and service improvements across the partnership.
- Encourage reflective practice and continuous improvement, identifying opportunities to strengthen processes and remove barriers for clients.
- Keep up to date with changes in legislation, regulation and best practice relating to money advice, welfare benefits and financial inclusion.
Safeguarding and Risk Management
- Ensure safeguarding policies and procedures are fully implemented across the service.
- Provide advice and escalation support for safeguarding concerns and high-risk cases.
- Promote safe working practices for staff delivering home visits, outreach and community-based support.
- Foster a culture where safeguarding, professional curiosity and client wellbeing underpin every aspect of service delivery.
Our vision is to eliminate social isolation and financial hardship.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Cloudesley is recruiting a new permanent, part-time Finance Manager (2.5 days per week). This varied role includes regular financial management tasks, reporting, budget setting, liasion with property and investment managers and lawyers, as well as policy development and advising Trustees on strategic issues.
About Cloudesley
Cloudesley is an independent charitable trust that makes grants to people, organisations and churches in Islington of c. £ 2million per year. Our grants budget is split equally between our Health and Church Grants programmes.
In June 2025, Cloudesley’s total assets were £57 million and the annual gross income was £1.5 million. Currently, around half of Cloudesley's endowment is held in financial market investments managed by Cazenove, and the other half is in c. 90 residential properties on the Cloudesley Estate in Islington. To fund its work, the charity uses income and a prudent element of capital gains generated from both the investments and properties.
This is an interesting time to be joining Cloudesley as it continues to manage its finances to ensure it can support both current and future needs in Islington, implements its property strategy, and helps to respond to the multiple challenges facing people, organisations and churches in Islington.
Finance Manager role
This wide-ranging role includes:
- Administration of regular financial transactions, including relating to grants and the charity's property assets
- Preparation and monitoring of annual budget
- Production of management accounts and a variety of financial, investment and property reports
- Preparation of draft annual accounts and work with the auditor
- Working with the charity's investment and property managers
- Working with a range of external advisers and lawyers on property matters
- Developing and advising on financial and endowment strategies
Staffing, governance and history
Cloudesley has a small team of four permanent staff. Staff work on a hybrid basis, with part of each week spent at the charity's office in King's Cross.
The charity has up to 15 Trustees at any one time, and a single corporate Trustee, Richard Cloudesley Trustee Limited. The Board of Trustees meets three times a year, and the Finance and Endowment Committee and Grants Committee meet quarterly.
The charity dates back to 1517, when Tudor yeoman and Islington resident Richard Cloudesley wrote his will and left two 'Stony Fields' to Trustees.
Cloudesley is an independent grant-making charity. We support people, organisations and churches in Islington
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About Coram
Coram is committed to improving the lives of the UK’s most vulnerable children and young people.
We support children and young people from birth to independence, creating a change that lasts a lifetime.
Coram is the UK’s oldest children’s charity founded by Thomas Coram in London helping vulnerable children and young people since 1739. Today, the Coram group helps more than one million children, young people, families and professionals every year by providing access to the skills and opportunities they need to thrive.
Coram Family Lives is part of the Coram group.
About the role
Are you passionate about supporting families and helping children thrive? Do you want a role where no two days are the same and where your work has a genuine impact on the lives of military families?
Coram Family Lives is looking for an experienced, enthusiastic and compassionate Family Support Coordinator to deliver vital support to RAF families with children aged 0–7 years at RAF High Wycombe
In this rewarding role, you will work directly with families, providing practical and emotional support, helping parents navigate the unique challenges of military life, and delivering engaging workshops and community-based activities. From supporting families through deployment and reunification to helping parents access SEND and early years services, you will play a key role in improving outcomes for children and strengthening family wellbeing.
You'll also collaborate with RAF welfare teams, schools, health professionals and community partners, while developing a network of volunteers who help create a supportive and connected military community.
Why Join Us?
- A rewarding opportunity to make a lasting difference to military families.
- Variety, autonomy and meaningful relationship-based work.
- The chance to develop partnerships across military and civilian services.
- Be part of a respected national charity with almost 50 years of supporting families.
· If you're a skilled, empathetic professional who is passionate about helping families flourish, we'd love to hear from you.
Join us and help RAF families thrive, whatever life brings
The salary for 21 hours per week is £15,910.49 per annum.
To apply for this role, please click on the apply now to complete the application. (Please note we do not accept CVs. Therefore, please detail your application as much as possible)
Closing Date: Monday, 31st August 2026
Interview Date: TBC
Coram is an equal opportunities employer and we believe a diverse workforce enables us to improve the services to the children and families we help. We are genuinely committed to encouraging candidates from all sections of the community we seek to support. This includes those from global majority ethnic backgrounds, those that identify as LGBQT+, those with disabilities, those with lived experience of care, those with neuro-diversity, and those from other groups who are underrepresented at Coram.
If applicants feel comfortable, we would encourage them to draw on lived experience as well as professional experience in their personal statement as part of their application.
We are committed to the safeguarding of children and where appropriate will require the successful applicant to undertake a check from the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Registered Charity No. 312278.
Coram changes lives, laws and systems to create better chances for children, now and forever.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Young Carers Sessional Worker
Do you enjoy working with young people? Are you interested in supporting Young Carers by delivering engaging activities that promote wellbeing, reduce isolation and give them a break from their caring responsibilities?
Then this job is for you!
Job Title: Young Carers Sessional Worker
Location: London, Wandsworth – Wandsworth Carers’ Centre (office-based and community/outreach)
Contract Type: Sessional / Zero Hours Contract
Salary: £15 per hour
DBS Check: Enhanced required
We are seeking a flexible, reliable, and enthusiastic Sessional Worker to join our Young Carers team. The primary focus of this role is to provide consistent support at our weekly Young Carers After School Club, which takes place every Thursday during term time from 4:30pm – 6:00pm. The club is delivered across two age groups (5–11 and 12–16 years), and regular attendance and commitment to supporting both groups each week is an essential requirement of the role.
You will work alongside the Young Carers team to deliver engaging, age-appropriate activities that promote wellbeing, reduce isolation, and provide children and young people with a fun, safe, and supportive break from their caring responsibilities. You will encourage participation, build positive relationships, support behaviour where required, and help ensure every young person feels welcomed, included, and valued.
You will also play an active role in planning and preparing for the After School Club as well as assisting with the set-up before each club and the clear-up afterwards to ensure the space is safe, organised and welcoming.
In addition to the weekly After School Club, you will support the delivery of our school holiday programme, including trips, workshops, activity days, and special events, subject to your availability. This will include contacting families, promoting upcoming activities, recruiting and booking young carers onto both the After School Club and holiday activities, supporting attendance, and helping to ensure activities are well attended by those who would benefit most.
From time to time, you may also support outreach and engagement activities, including attending community events, working with local schools and partner organisations, and helping to identify hidden Young Carers so they can access the support and opportunities available through our service.
This is a sessional role, therefore hours are not guaranteed but will be offered based on project need.
Key Requirements Include:
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Experience working with children, young people, or vulnerable groups
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Ability to communicate sensitively and effectively with young people and their families
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Reliable, punctual, and flexible
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A strong understanding of professional boundaries and confidentiality
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Willingness to work evenings and weekends
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Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusive practice
About Wandsworth Carers’ Centre:
We are a busy, ambitious charity operating at the heart of the Wandsworth community since 1995, helping thousands of people across the borough in unpaid Caring roles. We give information and advice, organise respite, offer complementary therapies, deliver training, provide peer support, arrange fun events and much more. In short, we are the Carer's friend and advocate, often helping Carers through difficult times.
Wandsworth Carers’ Centre is an inclusive employer. We are committed to building a diverse organisation that represents the communities we serve and ensuring inclusion in everything we do.
Benefits of working for Wandsworth Carers’ Centre:
Friendly team and working environment, contributory company pension, ongoing training and development opportunities and an employee assistance program.
Closing date: 31st August 2026
Please note we will be interviewing candidates as suitable applications come in and therefore reserve the right to close this vacancy before the stated closing date. We encourage applications as soon as possible.
Please submit a cover letter detailing why you would like to work at Wandsworth Carers' Centre and what makes you suitable for the role.
Our mission is to improve the quality of life for Carers and people affected by caring responsibilities.


The Mental Health Foundation is recruiting for a CRM Officer to support the CRM team in our London office.
Deadline: 9pm on Wednesday 2nd September 2026
Location: London
Salary: Starting salary £32,604 rising to £36,796, plus London weighting of £4,000
Hours: Full time (32 hours per week)
Contract type: This is a fixed term role for 12 months
This exciting role will support the CRM team with data processes in our Beacon CRM fundraising database, as we look to integrate and automate more of our systems and processes. High-quality data will enable us to develop stronger relationships with our supporters, retention and maximise lifetime value working in an agile way.
What does the role involve?
- Manage data processes, imports and exports of all fundraising data including direct debits, new donors, email signups etc. in accordance with agreed protocols and in agreement with CRM Manager.
- Ensure that the use of the Fundraising database and the capture of all data from supporters or prospects conforms to data protection guidelines including GDPR relating to supporter preferences and consent.
- Support training for colleagues using the CRM (Beacon) and help ensure all members are trained and kept up to date on new features and enhancements as they require to do their job effectively.
- Support the reconciliation of the bank statement with Beacon and ensure the Finance team know where to find information to enable accurate coding for management accounts.
Why is this position on a fixed term contract?
Having this CRM Officer role in post for a year will support the ongoing business as usual data processes, whilst increasing capacity in the team to support efforts to increase the amount of automation of processes and integration between systems. This will ultimately reduce our reliance on manual data processes, reducing the volume of day to day data transfer, which should lead to a reduction of required capacity with the CRM team beyond the term of this contract.
What skills, knowledge and experience are we looking for?
- Demonstrable relevant experience working in Fundraising, or a Charity database team role using Beacon CRM or any database similar, with experience of CRMs in general.
- Evidenced experience of managing high volumes of personal data using a large and complex supporter/CRM database.
- Evidenced ability to think analytically and deliver the most effective and accurate solutions for data capture, manipulation and reporting.
Safeguarding is Everyone’s business – Mental Health Foundation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of all its beneficiaries, those who surround them, its staff, volunteers, and anyone else who comes into contact with its services and expects all trustees, staff, and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to appropriate vetting procedures (proof of eligibility to work in the UK, proof of residency and satisfactory employment screening, including a Disclosure check and two most recent references) along with 3-year renewals of Disclosure checks. We are unable to provide sponsorship for this post, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the UK.
How to apply
If you think your skills match and you’d like to be part of a dynamic and growing organisation, please complete and submit your application below. Please ensure you attach an up-to-date CV and statement of suitability answering all points of the person specification. Applications will close at 9pm on Wednesday 2nd September and we are unable to accept late applications. Interviews are planned for w/c 14th September.
We believe our people should represent the communities, organisations and individuals we work with. Diversity and inclusion is a strategic priority for us as an employer and mental health charity, and we are proud to be signatories of the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter and the Disability Confident Committed Scheme. Applications from under-represented sections of the community are actively encouraged.
If you have a disability, require any additional support or have any questions regarding the role, please contact us. We make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and during employment. Disabled candidates who meet all the essential person specification criteria will be offered an interview. Therefore, please do ensure you tick the relevant box on the application form and clearly indicate in your application/covering letter if you consider yourself to meet the requirements of the Equality Act 2010 / Disability Discrimination Act 1995.
We are currently operating mostly digital recruitment (including interviews via video conferencing). We operate a hybrid working model of a minimum of 2 days per week in the office and the rest working from home.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Our vision is good mental health for all.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Use your marketing skills to support mission-driven organisations enhance and showcase their impact, while helping strengthen our core brand.
As Marketing Executive, you will help tell the stories of Purposeful Ventures’ incubations and partner organisations, as well as our own. Working closely with the Senior Communications Manager, the Philanthropy and Communications team, and colleagues across some of our incubations and partner organisations, you will develop clear, audience-focused marketing that helps mission-driven organisations connect with the people who matter most and strengthens the Purposeful Ventures brand.
A distinctive part of this exciting new role is the opportunity to support our incubations as they are being set up. From helping develop visual identity assets to supporting with social media content, you will help our incubations put the foundations of its brand and marketing in place – working with their founders and teams to do so. If you enjoy variety, collaboration and turning ideas into compelling stories, you'll thrive in this role.
We welcome a keenness to work with start-up teams and with a non-profit focused on improving young people’s lives from their earliest years.
Job Description
This role sits within Purposeful Ventures’ core team, and provides marketing and brand support to both our core team and wider incubations.
Responsibilities and duties
Digital marketing and owned channels
- Manage routine updates to Purposeful’s current website, ensuring content is accurate, up to date and aligned with our tone of voice
- Support the Senior Communications Manager with the development of Purposeful’s new website including gathering content from internal teams, creating or adapting visual assets, CMS content
- Work alongside the Senior Communications Manager to create and design engaging LinkedIn content that reflects Purposeful’s brand and engages our priority audiences, coordinating with internal and external stakeholders if required
- Support the Senior Communications Manager with populating Purposeful’s LinkedIn content calendar, including updating our annual activity calendar
- Prepare regular engagement analysis, using LinkedIn Analytics and other relevant analytics tools, across Purposeful’s owned channels supporting the Senior Communications Manager to identify trends and opportunities to improve content performance
Content and brand assets
- Design and adapt defined collateral for presentations and external communications, including case studies, testimonials, annual reports, impact reports and templates, ensuring materials are clear, accurate, up to date and aligned with Purposeful’s tone
- Create and adapt defined compelling visual content to illustrate Purposeful’s work and impact to internal and external audiences (such as video, photography, graphics, data illustration)
Bespoke marketing support for incubations and partner organisations
- Work with the Senior Communications Manager and wider team to produce defined marketing materials for new incubations, based on each incubation’s set-up strategy. Typical outputs may include launching social media profiles, creating visual identity assets, brand guidelines, microsite or website design/build, supporting creating key messaging documents, creating tone of voice/glossary guidance, designing marketing assets, drafting social media content plans and marketing plans
- Work with the Comms team and our Ventures colleagues to deliver or support defined marketing projects for our existing incubations and parter organisations, building on the types of outputs above
Who we are looking for
Key requirements
- Passionate about creating a fairer society where all young people thrive
- Demonstrable track record of taking ownership of commitments and working hard to succeed.
- A strong design eye and experience using design tools (e.g. Canva, Adobe Creative Cloud or similar software) to create clear marketing assets
- Working knowledge of a range of website skills, platforms (e.g. Wix, Squarespace), content management systems, basic web design principles, user experience and user journeys
- Experience working from defined marketing briefs, understanding scope of work requirements: executing a brief, delivering agreed outputs for a specific audience at pace, on time and within a limited budget
- Knowledge of relevant social media tactics and experience supporting the set-up of social media profiles, or creating and managing content across social media platforms with an understanding of audience and channel specific nuances – particularly on LinkedIn
- Experience using analytics tools, such as Google Analytics and LinkedIn Analytics, to monitor engagement, evaluate performance and identify opportunities for improvement across website and social media channels.
- Ability to liaise with stakeholders beyond your immediate team, which may include experience with clients, social entrepreneurs, start-up leaders, customers or external stakeholders including working to a brief, managing feedback and delivering agreed outputs
- Right to work in the UK
Desirable
- Experience supporting internal communications across one or more channels, formats or outputs
- Experience supporting B2B or B2C event planning (such as conferences, exhibitions, public or internal events, speaker presentations, receptions, webinars or fundraising events)
- Experience working with freelancers or marketing agencies, including supporting drafting briefs, commissioning processes, project check-ins, recording minutes/actions
- Awareness of how AI tools can support content creation, design and editing, with judgement about when human review, accuracy checks and brand oversight are needed
- Charity or start-up experience is not essential. We are looking for someone who brings initiative, curiosity and transferable marketing skills, and can produce relevant, meaningful assets and outputs that add value to a project.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
We’re looking for an experienced fundraising leader who can combine strategic thinking with hands-on delivery and take the next step into a broad senior leadership role.
As Head of Income Generation and Communications, you will lead Cosmic’s fundraising, marketing and communications function, with responsibility for sustainable income growth, team leadership and strengthening our profile. You will oversee a varied portfolio spanning community and challenge fundraising, corporate partnerships, major donors, events, volunteering and supporter stewardship, while also setting the direction for our communications, brand and digital activity.
This is a role with real scope to shape our future. You will work closely with the CEO and Trustees, lead a small team and external communications support, and develop a three-to-five-year strategy that turns ambition into clear plans, targets and results.
We are looking for someone with a strong track record in fundraising and income generation, experience of managing people and performance, and the confidence to oversee communications and volunteering strategically. You do not need to be a communications specialist, but you should understand how strong storytelling, supporter engagement and volunteer involvement can help drive income and impact.
Salary: £45,000–£50,000 | Full-time | Permanent | Hybrid, primarily based near St Mary’s Hospital, Paddington
To apply, please submit your CV and responses to the screening questions. You are welcome to include a covering letter if you wish, but this is optional.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Harris Hill is delighted to be recruiting for a Facilities & IT Support Officer (1 year FTC), on behalf of a well-established charity. This is a varied, hands-on role supporting the smooth running of the organisation's office, ensuring colleagues have a safe, efficient and well-maintained working environment while providing first-line IT support.
Key responsibilities
- Manage day-to-day office facilities and liaise with suppliers and contractors.
- Provide first-line IT support and coordinate with external IT providers.
- Support health & safety, office compliance and workplace wellbeing.
- Set up IT equipment and accounts for new starters and leavers.
- Maintain office equipment, meeting rooms and workplace resources.
- Identify opportunities to improve operational processes and office efficiency.
About you
You'll bring:
- Experience in facilities, office management or IT support.
- Strong organisational and problem-solving skills.
- Good Microsoft 365 and general IT knowledge.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- A proactive, customer-focused approach with great attention to detail.
- This is an excellent opportunity to join a collaborative, purpose-led organisation in a role where you'll make a real impact on the day-to-day experience of staff and visitors alike.
For more information, please submit your CV.
Please note, CVs are being reviewed on a rolling basis, and only successful applicants will be contacted with more information.
As leading charity recruitment specialists and a certified B Corp™, Harris Hill is committed to high and ever-improving standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality and other protected characteristics.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Salary: Balham Home- Waking Nights: £30,227 or Days: £29,635 & Ealing Home- Waking Nights: £30,227 or Days: £27,929
Contract: Full time/ Permanent
Hours:40 hours per week (including weekends, bank holidays and occasional sleep-ins)
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Day Shifts: work between 8 am and 10:30 pm
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Waking Night Shifts: work between 10 pm and 8 am
Additional Benefits:
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£50 per sleep-in
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Time-and-a-half pay for overtime (over 40 hours per week) and bank holidays
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Two weekends off per month
Locations: Ealing (W13) and Balham (SW12)
Looking for fantastic career progression, excellent training and therapeutic support? Join our committed and professional team and make a difference to young people living in residential care, where no two days are the same!
About Us
Our vision is for every child and young person to be safe, loved and happy, to achieve their potential and have a bright future.
St Christopher's is a leading charity caring for children and young people. We are proud of our history of providing fostering, children's homes and innovative leaving care services across the UK.We have a passionate commitment to our young people, placing them at the centre of everything we do.We provide positive and life-changing support experiences for young people who are unable to sustain a placement in their parental or foster home. Our offering in underpinned by therapeutic expertise and young people in our care also benefit from extensive life-skills and participation opportunities as well and learning support regarding their education.
We are an equal-opportunity employer keen to develop an inclusive workforce where people feel they belong.We hope to attract applications from under- represented groups, including people from different cultures, nationalities, socioeconomic backgrounds, ages, disabilities, religions, faith, sex, orientation, childcare responsibilities and gender-diverse identities.
St Christopher’s Academy
At St Christopher’s, we offer more than a job in social care— we offer a real career pathway. You’ll have the chance to build your skills, grow your knowledge, and make a lasting difference to young people’s lives, as well as your own.
When you join us, you’ll receive a tailored development plan designed around your goals. Whether you want to move into a different service, progress into a leadership role, or just explore your current role further, we’ll support you every step of the way. If you want to learn more aboutSt Christopher’s Academy, please clickhere
Our development programme, St Christopher’s Academy, is built to help you reach your full potential — and the results speak for themselves:
84% of our Team Leaders, Deputies, and Managers are promoted internally.
About the Role
As a Support Worker in a Children’s Home, you will provide direct support and care for our young people, who have complex emotional and mental health difficulties (such as trauma and loss) and can struggle to regulate their emotions. Working within a therapeutic framework, you will develop a direct programme of work aimed at developing authentic relationships with our children and young people (aged between12 – 17 years old), you will also have responsibility for making sure our those in our care are safe, providing support, liaison with other external professionals and completion of support documents to record information.
If applying for the Waking Night role, you will have the additional support of an on-call manager should there be any emergencies. Further to this, you will be involved in monthly team meetings and receive monthly one-to-one supervision with your manager.
Applicants should have
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Minimum of 1 years’ experience working and supporting Young People in residential, semi-independent, fostering settings or youth work centres, caring for Children and Young People with emotional behavioural difficulties, neurodivergent or SEND, etc.
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Willingness to achieve the Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare within 2 years as per Children’s Homes Regulations 2015 (England)
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Genuine commitment to working with and supporting children and Young People to achieve their full potential; with the ability to build and promote trusted relationships while maintaining professional boundaries.
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An understanding of the issues facing children and Young People and a basic understanding of safeguarding Regulations and Procedures.
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The ability to cope effectively with challenging behaviour.
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Good communication and team working skills.
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Flexibility to work shifts, including weekends and bank holidays, and if applicable, sleep-in’s.
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Commitment to undertake any mandatory training (outside of working hours) and continuous learning to ensure a high level of service.
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Creativity, enthusiasm and energy to inspire and encourage young people to achieve their goals.
What you should expect from us
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Competitive pay.
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4 weeks full induction and training program (paid).
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Fantastic opportunities to develop your career within our range of services, Tailored career development plan through our“St Christopher’s Academy”.
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Industry leading training programme including access to level 3 qualifications, children’s right and participation, CSE, empowerment, mental health and social pedagogy.
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25 days holiday rising to 27 days after 3 years’ service, plus Bank Holidays, pro-rata.
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Contributory pension scheme, enhanced maternity and company sick scheme.
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UK Life Assurance (Death in service) to the value of 3 times your annual salary.
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BUPA employee assistance programme, offering counselling, financial advice and legal support.
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Cycle to work scheme.
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Bluelight card; discount shopping scheme at hundreds of retailers across the UK both in store and online.
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Discretionary funded training programs for you to explore and attain new and relevant skills.
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Employee awards based on performance and length of service.
Recruitment Process
At St Christopher’s we are committed to the safeguarding of all children and young people in our care. During the recruitment process you will be expected to complete an online application form to ensure we capture essential information to meet legislation, best practice and vetting requirements.
Your online application must include a supporting statement addressing the criteria stated in the Person Specification. CV’s will not be accepted.
Application Process
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Application:Complete our online form and include a supporting statement addressing the criteria stated in the Person Specification.Please note that applications without supporting statement will not be accepted.
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Interview:Shortlisted candidates attend a face-to-face interview at our Putney office.
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Second Stage:Successful candidates will visit the home they applied to.
We advise applying as soon as possible as applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
Important note:
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This post has a minimum age restriction of 21 year for roles working directly with children and young people in our residential and supported accommodation Homes in line with the Equality Act ‘occupational requirement’.
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It is illegal to applyfor any role that involves working with children and young people under the age of 18, if you know you are barred from working with children.
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All shortlisted candidates invited to interview will be asked to submit aSelf-Declaration and Disclosureform which will need to be returned prior to an interview being booked.
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It is a requirement that practitioners working in Children Homes are qualified with the Diploma 3 in residential childcare within 2 years of starting in the job role. (Children Home Regulations England 2015). St Christopher’s provide access and funding to undertake this qualification. Applicants who have Citizenship or Visa status restrictions that may preclude them from being able to meet the qualification requirement may be considered for other options such as fixed term contracts. Each applicant’s situation will be assessed as part of the recruitment process.
We are a leading charity for children and young people, providing fostering, children's homes and leaving care services across the UK and Isle of Man



The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
The arts for mental health – peer support delivered creatively
Sound Minds is a user-led charity transforming lives through music, film and art. We are a thriving community bound together by creativity and a shared belief in mutual learning and peer support.
Main purposes of the job:
Sound Minds is recruiting a Head of Operations to join our team in Wandsworth.
The Head of Operations is a member of the senior leadership team at Sound Minds and leads the management and day-to-day operations of a vibrant community premises.
Sound Minds is in a period of review and consolidation, following growth of its programmes and having secured Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisation status. The Head of Operations will further develop and implement robust systems to support this growth and the charity’s future aims.
The role leads on all operational, health and safety, premises, IT, systems, human resources, evaluation, and reporting activity. The Head of Operations manages the delivery of Sound Minds’ Peer Support service and will act as Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead. They deputise for the CEO as required.
They will assist the CEO on maintaining key relationships with external stakeholders and external communications.
Sound Minds is a creative place, and the Head of Operations will need a passion for organisation and administration.
Salary: £42,833 per annum(pro rata) & 3% contribution to pension
Hours: 28 hours per week
This fixed term contract ends on 16th June 2030 and is renewable depending on funding.
Strong IT skills are essential for this role. You will be required to have a DBS (criminal records check) and satisfactory written references before starting.
The full job description and application pack are available from Sound Minds’ website.
Closing date: 10:00am, Monday 7th September 2026
First interviews: Friday 18th September 2026
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.



