Support worker jobs in south west

About the role

As finance and compliance manager, you will be an important part of our Senior Management Team (SMT) and help us deliver our exciting new strategy. Key responsibilities will include:

• Strategic financial planning and operations management, ensuring all financial transactions are accurately recorded, and controls and procedures are in place to safeguard our assets
• Developing an asset management and investment strategy delivering quality and value for money
• Overseeing compliance and property management, ensuring our buildings are well maintained, compliant, clean and safe
• Working closely with the CEO and SMT, providing financial guidance in support of our objectives and contributing to our strategic direction

To succeed, you will be a qualified accountant (eg. ACA, ACCA or CIMA) and have significant experience gained in a similar role ideally in a charity or housing environment, strong analytical skills and an ability to think operationally and strategically. You will be a key part of our SMT and the delivery of our strategy.

This is an excellent opportunity to make a significant impact on our mission to end homelessness while developing your leadership experience in a supportive environment.

About Threshold

We are a Swindon charity for people who are homeless. With over 50 years of experience, we know that with the right support at the right time, people can overcome homelessness and work towards a positive future.

As well as a competitive salary, we offer employees a wide range of benefits including:

• 25 days Annual Leave, rising to 30 days with service
• Competitive Pension
• Life Assurance Cover
• A Health Plan and access to an employee assistance programme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Charity worker discounts through the Blue Light Card scheme
• Professional development

To apply

The closing date for applications is midnight on Friday 27 June 2025.

To apply, please send your CV and a covering letter outlining how you meet the skills, knowledge and experience to be successful in this role.

This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check and a right to work in the UK.

Job Title: Refuge Worker

Location: Warwickshire
Salary: £13,445.70 per annum 
Contract type: Part-time, Fixed Term (12 Month Maternity Cover)

Hours: 19.5 hours per week, must include Tuesday's

This is an exciting opportunity to join Refuge as a domestic abuse refuge worker, providing high quality practical and emotional support to survivors of domestic abuse and their children living in our refuge accommodation in Warwickshire.

The post holder will work closely with survivors from the point of crisis and admission to the refuge, through to move on from the emergency accommodation. This involves providing a personalised, holistic support and safety plan, enabling survivors to access housing, welfare, benefits and legal advice.  

You will also work in partnership with both statutory and voluntary sector partners to ensure that the whole range of survivors’ needs are met.

A key requirement is to ensure that survivors are provided with a safe, supportive and welcoming environment in accordance with Refuge’s philosophical principles.

This post is restricted to women due to the nature of the role. The Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies.

As part of this role, you will be required to participate in an out-of-hours on call rota. This post is restricted to women due to the nature of the role.

Closing Date: 09:00am 9 June 2025

Interview Date: 17 June 2025 

Refuge is the UK’s largest provider of specialist services, and we are proud to be a leader in our field and an employer of choice, with leading edge systems for supervision, quality management and development. 

Refuge offers a variety of exciting opportunities to learn, develop and grow in your career. We recognise the value everyone brings to the organisation to achieve our aims and are dedicated to developing and rewarding our staff. More details of our benefits can be found in Job Information Pack.

We are recruiting for a Peer Support Lead:

The Hepatitis C Trust has developed projects nationally whereby peers use their lived experience of injecting drug use and hepatitis C, to provide education and training to increase awareness of hepatitis C, reduce stigma, and promote access to testing and treatment for people living with hepatitis C.

Do you have experience of working in drug services and with volunteers? Have you been affected by hepatitis C, or have you supported anyone who has hepatitis C? We are looking for a passionate and skilled peer lead who has excellent communication and organisational skills. We require a good standard of education and welcome creativity and innovation in all our work.

Alongside a growing team, these posts will continue the development and delivery of the Hepatitis C peer project, recruiting and supporting volunteer peers across the North East Somerset area. Working in partnership with hepatitis C clinical teams, drug and alcohol services and homeless service providers, the post will coordinate delivery of educational workshops, hepatitis C testing in community settings, ensure that service users are referred and supported through hepatitis C treatment and care.

These posts will require extensive travel across the region and it’s desirable the postholders have a clean driving licence and have their own vehicle for work related travel.

Hybrid working, with some travels across West Mercia as required.

Key Responsibilities

• To work directly with service users to provide support, deliver action plans, and conduct follow-ups. This could be conducting initial assessments to determine the service user’s needs, providing tailored housing advice/support to service users transitioning from prison or serving a community sentence, or working with young people on various programmes.
• To liaise with partner organisations/agencies, as required, on service delivery.
• Where necessary (for example, when working with young people), challenge inappropriate behaviour in a fair and equitable manner while motivating them to change.
• To maintain caseload efficiently, and to maintain accurate case records and documentations on relevant systems.
• To maintain accurate service user records, ensuring compliance with confidentiality and data protection regulations.
• To attend staff meetings and training events as required.
• To adhere to safeguarding processes, manage safeguarding concerns and risk factors.

Essential Person Specification

• High level of numeracy and literacy (preferably GCSE standard or above).
• Good communication, interpersonal, advocacy, and collaboration skills.
• Respectful of cultural differences; commitment to equal opportunities and anti-oppressive practice.
• Competency in IT applications, databases, systems, SharePoint, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Teams, and Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability to manage own caseload.
• Mature, reliable, resilient, energetic, patient, and consistent in approach. 

Why Work for YSS? 

• Annual leave of 27 days, excluding bank holidays
• Christmas Eve and New Years Day as Company holidays 
• Pension Scheme
• Employee Health & Wellbeing plan
• Occupational sick pay
• Flexible working / hybrid working
• Monthly supervision for support / personal development
• Robust induction and training programme with an organisational commitment to ongoing training and personal development.

Notes​

• Our organisation follows Safer Recruitment principles and guidelines for all posts where contact with children and/or adults at risk is possible – this includes a full application process, interviewing candidates, taking up and verifying two satisfactory references (one of which must be from your last employer), verifying qualifications, identity checks, an enhanced (Disclosure and Barring Service) DBS check and HMPPS prison vetting.
• You must have the right to live and work in the UK to be considered for this role.

At Better Story, we are dedicated to raising funds and shining a light on organisations that are making a real impact in the world. From those who provide vital support to refugees, to those who empower individuals to transform their lives, and those who are driving positive change in their local communities, we stand behind causes that truly matter.

An essential part of our sustained growth is the recruitment of a Trusts and Foundations Fundraising Consultant. Could that be you?

As a Trusts and Foundations Fundraising Consultant, you will play a crucial role in serving our clients by:

• Understanding their work in detail and collecting the necessary information to write compelling cases for support and applications.
• Leading communications with the clients you support.
• Researching suitable trust funds and foundations
• Creating a strategic plan for submitting applications.
• Writing inspiring applications that get results and make a real difference to the organisations we support.

Please see the full job description that is attached. 

Further Details

• Full Time = 35hrs a week 
• Salary: £27,500 + Pension contribution + home working allowance + IT equipment.
• Location: Fully remote. Optional in-person meetings from time to time. 
• Annual Leave: 35 days per year including Bank Holidays

Please submit a CV and tailored covering letter (not using AI will give us a better understanding of your writing capabilities, which is important for this role). We'll be interviewing as and when suitable candidates apply.

We look forward to hearing from you. 

Sands exists to save babies’ lives and ensure that anyone affected by pregnancy loss or baby death receives the support and care they need.

This is an exciting role that will rely on a strong combination of excellent organisational and account management skills to support the Partnerships Team’s ambitious fundraising strategy.

You will support the development and management of relationships with external partners, helping to enhance the team’s outreach, funding opportunities, and collaborative projects. This role involves administrative support, stakeholder communication, and event and volunteer coordination to ensure effective partnership engagement and experience.

Additionally, you will have the opportunity to further develop your skills and understanding of corporate fundraising by supporting the Partnerships Team to develop and launch an exciting portfolio of corporate products and events, paying close attention to the evolving needs of partners in an ever-increasing digital environment. 

You will be involved with flagship events and campaigns such as the globally-recognised Baby Loss Awareness Week, our award-winning Sands United Football Club, Big Give appeals and sector-leading collaborations.

You will also draw upon your expertise and creativity by working on creatives and concepts with the team to increase engagement and further develop communication channels appropriate to a diverse corporate audience.

With experience of managing a corporate partnerships portfolio of at least £75,000, you will have managed corporate fundraisers including Charity of the Year Partnerships, cause-related marketing partnerships and sponsors.

We are looking for someone who has an eye for detail, is able to manage their time effectively and ensure the highest supporter experience. You will need to have strong IT skills including the use of a fundraising database.

This role will also provide support to colleagues within the Income & Engagement Department to optimise income and awareness raising activities.

Sessional Youth Worker - Gloucestershire Youth Support Service

permanent with funding until

0 hour Sessional Contract

Salary: £14.43 per hour

Location: Gloucestershire - Service will be delivered from Whaddon Youth Centre (Cheltenham) and Tewkesbury Youth Centre (Tewkesbury) and surrounding area.

This post will involve irregular hours, including late evenings, early mornings, and weekend working. There will be travel primarily within Cheltenham and Tewkesbury, access to own transport will therefore be required.

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

This role sits within our Youth Impact Domain, which provides one-to-one and group support for children who urgently need support. Your role will be to help us develop innovative practice in Cheltenham and Tewkesbury.

Youth work is life-changing for young people, and we're excited to be expanding our services in Cheltenham and Tewkesbury. We want to empower young people through impactful and transformative youth work, and we are looking for dedicated professionals to join our dynamic and ambitious team during this exciting period of service mobilisation.

We are seeking a dedicated youth worker with direct experience working with children and young people, either in a professional or voluntary capacity. As a youth worker, you will play a crucial role in providing support to and empowering vulnerable young people and those with complex needs as they transition into adulthood.

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

-Direct experience working with children and young people on a one-to-one basis and in group work settings in a professional or voluntary capacity

-Ability to build relationships and maintain appropriate professional boundaries

-Strong understanding and experience of the challenges faced by vulnerable young people and those with complex needs

-Commitment to the values and mission of youth work, as well as safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people

-Experience of working independently and as part of a team in the field of youth work

-Experience of developing inclusive practice

-Experience in a relevant area of work e.g., Youth Work, Social Care, Family support, Youth Offending, Connexions, Education

Benefits

Enhanced Annual Leave 28 days-length of service extra 2 after 2, 5 and 7 goes up to 36 days.

Free eye test-claim back via my finance-take form to dentist-eye test form can also claim for glasses.

Pension-match contribution up to 8% can opt out, have to auto enrolled every 2 years do get money refunded if opt out you contribute 4% and will be matched to 8%

Life assurance - death in service, 4x salary gets paid to nominated person.

Cycle to work 39% off bike cost can be spread across the year.

770 retailers discounts offered with YouStar App.

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

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

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

Therefore, candidates applying for work in our Youth Impact Domain will be required to complete an “Employment history template” document prior to interview. The fully completed document should be uploaded by the candidate alongside uploading your CV.

The closing date for applications is midnight on 30th of June. If after 14 days, we have received enough applications, we can close this vacancy from the 6th June.

Interviews will be held on the week commencing 7th July.

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Sands exists to save babies’ lives and ensure that anyone affected by pregnancy loss or baby death receives the support and care they need.

We are recruiting a Community Engagement and Events Officer to assist in the delivery and stewardship of our growing virtual events programme, and support on the development of our bespoke activities such as Starlight Walk and Ribbon Run.

This is an exciting time to join Sands as we are in a period of ambitious growth. This role will make a valuable contribution to Sands’ fundraising strategy and will help to deliver a range of new and existing fundraising activities in our programme. 

In this new role you will be responsible for the management of our online fundraising communities, assist with the promotion, recruitment, and logistics of several of our fundraising activities as well as helping to improve and streamline our stewardship processes.

The post-holder will develop and build positive relationships with our supporters to ensure that they all receive a great supporter experience, and to help to maximise our fundraiser income and supporter engagement.  Additionally, you will help Sands to recruit and deliver our fundraising activities to the highest of standards and ensure that all our fundraisers feel valued through excellent stewardship.

You will have relevant experience of event fundraising, a good understanding of social media’s role within this area and be able to demonstrate experience of digital advertising. A highly effective communicator, you will have excellent written and verbal skills and be confident in responding to supporters needs.

Contract: Permanent, full time, 35 hours over 5 days 

Location: Burford or London, Hybrid (2 days a week in the office) 

Salary: £22,790 - £26,500 per annum
Closing Date:  Monday 9 June 2025 

Interview Date: w/c 16 June 2025 

Looking to kick-start your career in corporate fundraising and events? Join our friendly and ambitious team at Blue Cross, where you’ll play a key role in supporting partnerships with commercial companies and delivering memorable donor experiences that help pets in need. 

More about the role

As our Corporate Partnerships and Events Assistant, you’ll help maintain and grow vital relationships with businesses and supporters, while ensuring the smooth running of events and stewardship activities. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with strong admin skills, an eye for detail, and a passion for working with people. 
 

Key Responsibilities 

• Act as the first point of contact for telephone and email enquiries. 
• Support income coding, purchase order processing, and data entry. 
• Conduct research and due diligence on potential corporate and event prospects. 
• Provide general admin support, including sending thank you letters and event materials. 
• Assist with stewardship of corporate partners and event participants. 
• Collaborate with the social media team (e.g. LinkedIn) to support donor journeys and identify new prospects. 
• Manage event merchandise stock. 
• Help create content for newsletters, proposals, and stewardship materials. 

About you

You'll be organised, proactive, and eager to learn. With excellent communication skills and a can-do attitude, you'll comfortable liaising with people at all levels and thrive in a collaborative environment. You will be confident using MS Office and social media platforms and enjoy keeping everything running smoothly behind the scenes. 

Essential Qualifications, Skills, and Experience 

• Demonstrable experience of working in an office environment 
• Proven administration skills  
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal 
• Good attention to detail 
• Good interpersonal skills 
• IT literate with MS Office and web-based databases and platforms 
• Good social media skills across all mainstream and gaming platforms  

Desirable Qualifications, Skills, and Experience 

• Experience Corporate relationships 
• Experience of CRM databases 
• Knowledge of the charity sector 

How to apply  

Click the apply button below and complete the online application process before the closing date on Monday 9 June 2025. 

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response.  

Blue Cross benefits

Our people are the most important part of delivering our purpose. If it were not for their amazing efforts and commitment, we would not be able to make the difference that we do today.  

In return, Blue Cross wants to ensure we provide you with the best working environment we can. We want you to be happy working for us and will do everything we can to make sure you are.  

Our generous benefits package includes: 

• Full time equivalent of 38 days holiday rising to 43 with service (including Bank Holidays)  
• Programmes for physical and mental wellbeing support  
• Free access to GP via MetLife- 24/7 GP services, private prescriptions and more for you and your family   
• Free physiotherapy advice and face to face intervention  
• Health cash plan  
• Unlimited access to an employee assistance programme  
• Pension scheme with enhanced employer contribution   
• Professional fees paid with Continuing Professional Development and personal development support.  
• Life assurance   
• 20% discount on Pet Plan pet insurance   
• Enhanced family friendly policies   
• Recognition scheme   
• Annual volunteer days  
• Charity worker discounts across a variety of retailers 

Carer

Location: Little Harbour, St Austell, Cornwall
Hours: 25 - 40 hours per week, 12.5 hour shift pattern (please specify your preferred number of hours in the supporting statement when applying)
Salary: £26,498 - £30,725 per annum - FTE (plus enhancements for night, weekend and bank holiday working)

“Happy, amazing, special and fun” are perhaps not the first words that spring to mind when you think of a children’s hospice, but this is exactly how our clients families describe their hospices. Matched by their staff feeling “proud, rewarded and making a difference” by working in this special setting, this is perhaps quite a different carers role to what you might have expected.

They provide respite, palliative and bereavement care for children with life-limiting conditions on a one-to-one basis. Having the time to build relationships with children and their families whilst they are at the hospice and between visits helps to make their roles incredibly fulfilling. They have vacancies to join the Care Team at Little Harbour in Cornwall. Applicants should be experienced in caring for children with life-limiting conditions, complex needs or chronic illnesses.

Working as part of a friendly team, Little Harbour offers a beautiful, homely, well equipped workplace within a supportive environment where you will be recognised as a valuable individual member of the care team. 96% of their staff strongly agree that they enjoy the work they do, and they value their staff and offer an excellent working environment with an enthusiastic and committed team.

Their employees work hard every day to make the most of short and precious lives. They are proud to support them with a range of enhanced benefits which include:

• 33 days (plus bank holidays) holiday entitlement, which increases with service
• Enhanced sick pay scheme rising up to 6 months full and 6 months half pay
• Personal pension scheme with 7% employer contribution
• Family friendly policies, with enhanced maternity/adoption pay
• Occupational health, wellbeing and counselling services and employee assistance programme
• Group life insurance scheme
• Training and development opportunities
• Environmental and green agenda
• Free on-site parking
• A nurturing and inclusive environment
• A chance to make a real difference

How to Apply

Please apply by clicking on the link before the closing date (see below). If you have any questions, please visit their website to find out more, or use their email to contact them and speak to one of their HR team today.

Closing Date: 19th June 2025
Anticipated Interviews: 4th July 2025

They are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and all employees must obtain an enhanced DBS disclosure. They welcome applications from all sections of the community.

You may also have experience in the following: Bereavement support, palliative care, Child Care, Community Support Worker, Care Worker, Support Worker, Care Assistant, Home Carer, Reablement Support Worker, Care Responder, Domiciliary Care, Care Home, Key Worker, Case Worker, Social Care, Charities, Not for Profit, etc

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At Toc H Newport, we offer co-produced activities, outreach services and practical support to some of the most disadvantaged individuals and families in the area, reaching over 600 individuals in 2024.Our vision is of a neighbourhood where everyone has the strong community life, emotional wellbeing and socioeconomic opportunities needed to flourish.

Our centre for service delivery is the Toc H Community Centre in Eveswell, Newport, where our offer includes our popular Stay and Play sessions for low-income families, and children’s after-school club Active Juniors. Our activities and services are incredibly popular, and we hold longstanding partnerships with local agencies and stakeholders. 

It is an exciting period of growth for Toc H Newport, with a number of new funding streams making it possible for us to reach many more families in need across Newport in 2025 and beyond. This includes a £300,000 grant from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government’s Community Ownership Fund, allowing us to soon complete a full structural and interior renovation of our facilities.  Following a Community Asset Transfer, our space will soon triple in size, meaning we can offer more activities and services to more local people. It’s a great time to join us and become part of a dynamic, collaborative team, committed to driving positive change at a local level.

**This role can be negotiated as a consultancy contract.

We are looking for a Black & Minoritised Communities Independent Domestic Violence Worker to join the team and work within a dynamic, fast paced crisis intervention advocacy and support service. You will provide a crisis response service to Black, Asian, Minority and Ethnic women and children experiencing domestic abuse and in need of help in a crisis situation.

We have two rewarding opportunities available for a Female* Black & Minoritised Communities Independent Domestic Violence Advisor (IDVA) to join our team based in Bristol.  You will join us on a part time, Fixed Term Contract basis working either 26.25 per week (over 4 days Monday to Friday) or 18.75 days per week (days to be confirmed) and in return, you will receive a competitive salary of Pt 12 £27,711 (unqualified) or Pt 15 £29,093 (qualified) per annum pro rata plus benefits.

Established in 1999, Next Link is the leading provider of domestic abuse services to women and children in Bristol and South Gloucestershire. At Next Link we are committed to providing holistic, empowering and personalised support and advocacy to women and children experiencing domestic abuse. With a focus on survivor’s safety and recovery; we believe the provision of flexible support tailored to survivor’s needs can be transforming, helping to maximise independence and self-determination so survivors can make informed choices.

In return for joining us, we will offer you:

• Up to 30 days annual leave (depending on length of service)
• 3 extra holidays including International Women’s Day
• Excellent development and training opportunities
• Employer pension contribution (minimum 5% of your gross salary)
• Mindful Employer Plus Scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Long Service Awards
• Health and Wellbeing programme

Key duties and responsibilities of our Black & Minoritised IDVA

• Responding to emergency /crisis situations to women and children experiencing domestic abuse
• Providing support, advice, advocacy, signposting and direct intervention
• Providing short term support (up to 4 weeks); advising women on criminal justice/ and civil remedies
• Empowering survivors to increase their options, make positive choices/decisions, increase their confidence, safety and recovery
• Some evening and Saturday working on a rota basis and participation in an out of hours telephone on-call rota

This is not an exhaustive list of your duties and outlines the general ways in which it is expected you will meet the overall requirements of this post.

What we are looking for in our ideal Black & Minoritised Communities IDVA:

• Experience of working with women and children in crisis
• An understanding of the impact of domestic abuse on women and children
• The ability to deal with and diffuse crisis and emergency situations in an effective manner
• Experience of risk assessment, co-producing risk management and safety plans
• Experience of managing own caseload
• A full driving licence and access to transport

If you are motivated, resourceful and passionate about empowering female victims of domestic abuse, please apply now to join us as our Black & Minoritised Communities IDVA and contribute to the valuable work Next Link and its wider services, delivering hope and support to survivors of domestic violence and abuse.

How to apply

Please download the application pack from our website and complete the application form.  Please submit your application by 9am 2nd June 2025.  Please do not send CVs. Interviews will be held on w/c 2nd June 2025. 

London, South-East Coast, East Midlands & East of England

£51,481 per annum

Full-time, 35 hours per week

Permanent contract

Home based role living in any of the regions specified*

Join CSP’s successful Campaigns and Regional Engagement team

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced communications professional to join our Campaigns and Regional Engagement team. You will assist in raising the profile of physiotherapy throughout London, the South-East Coast, the East Midlands and the East of England, and support our work to influence key stakeholders.

Through the development of effective communications, you will engage and inspire Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) members to promote the value of physiotherapy in their communities, whilst also building opportunities to increase the profession’s influence with local decision makers. The role also involves substantial input into CSP campaigns and events.

First class communication skills, confidence and self-motivation are essential attributes for this role, along with the ability to work effectively across team boundaries. Educated to degree level, or equivalent, you will also need expertise in at least one, and preferably several, of the following: stakeholder engagement, media and PR, online communications, video production, public affairs, writing for publications and event management.

*You must be able to travel within the regions specified and be willing to undertake some work in the evenings and on weekends. Homeworking is subject to meeting assessment requirements, which includes a minimum broadband speed of 18Mbps and a dedicated space to work from.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact head office to arrange a discussion with Becca Bryant or Jennie Edmondson.

Why work for the CSP?

The CSP is the professional, educational and trade union body for the UK's 65,000 chartered physiotherapists, physiotherapy students and support workers; and one of the largest representative bodies in healthcare.

At the CSP, our goal is to create a culture characterised by innovation, respect, encouragement, passion and teamwork. We all strive for continuous improvement and to be the best at everything we do. We aspire to work in a way that embodies our values of learning, courage, inclusive and integrity. Our shared values are part of our organisational DNA, reflecting the expectations we have of ourselves and others. They guide what we do and how we do it, to have the greatest impact for our members. Please visit the website for further information.

We offer an excellent benefits package, including 27 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata), Christmas office closure between 25 December to 01 January and generous pension scheme with 12% employer contribution.

To enable our employees to balance their individual, family and work-life, we would be happy to discuss flexible working arrangements with shortlisted candidates (subject to business needs).

To apply for the role please click on the ‘Apply online’ tab below and complete the online application form. CVs will not be accepted.

Closing date: 10am, 5 June 2025.

Interview date: 25 June 2025, in person at the CSP London office.

If you require any adjustments during the application stage, please email the Human Resources team at Head Office.

The CSP is committed to equity of opportunity, aiming to provide a working and learning environment free from discrimination. We are taking appropriate steps to create a workforce that reflects the diverse society in which we work and live in. Therefore, we particularly encourage applications from candidates under-represented in the CSP’s workforce, including those from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and LGBTQIA+ people. Please note, all candidates will be expected to actively demonstrate their commitment to Equity, Diversity, and Belonging throughout the application and interview stages. To view our equity, diversity and belonging strategy, please visit the website.

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We are seeking motivated change-makers who have a heart to see students come to faith in Christ and a passion to help students live and speak for Christ.

Salary: £25,238 per year 
Location: Home-based within a regional team
Hours: Full-time or part-time
Closing Date: 11 June 2025

About the role:

As a Christian Union Staff Worker, you will play a vital role in supporting, encouraging, and equipping students in Christian Unions (CUs) to share the gospel in their universities.

In this role, you will:

• Train and support CU leaders in evangelism, helping them to share the gospel effectively
• Work alongside CU members to reach their friends and peers with the good news of Jesus
• Support students in understanding the Bible and applying it to their lives
• Organise and facilitate training events in evangelism, leadership, and discipleship
• Build relationships with local churches, student workers, and other organisations
• Recruit and supervise Relay Workers and Associate Staff Workers
• Promote UCCF’s ministry among students and churches, developing prayer and financial support networks
• Take part in UCCF training and national conferences for personal and professional development

To equip Christian Union Staff Worker's for this strategic ministry, staff follow a training curriculum covering theology, biblical studies, mission, apologetics, church history, and ministry skills. They receive ongoing support from a Team Leader and regional team, meeting regularly for study, prayer, and fellowship.

About you

We are looking for someone who:

• Is a committed Christian (an occupational requirement of the role)
• Has a heart for student evangelism and discipleship
• Is able to relate well to students, inspiring and equipping them for mission
• Has strong communication skills
• Is able to think strategically and initiate change
• Can work independently while also being part of a regional team
• Is willing to raise personal financial support
• Agrees with UCCF’s Doctrinal Basis

About UCCF

UCCF (Universities and Colleges Christian Fellowship) exists to make disciples of Jesus Christ in the student world. We support and resource student-led Christian Unions across the UK, helping students reach their campuses with the good news of Jesus. As a Christian Union Staff Worker, you will be part of a team passionate about equipping and supporting students to live and speak for Jesus.