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Strategic Finance Partner
Salary: £52,380 – £55,789
Location: National / predominantly remote working
MLC Partners is recruiting a Strategic Finance Partner for a large, highly impactful organisation operating nationally across the UK.
This is a strong opportunity for a finance professional who enjoys genuine business partnering rather than traditional month-end-focused finance. You’ll work directly with senior operational leaders, providing financial insight, constructive challenge and commercial support to help them make better decisions and identify financial risks early.
The role is predominantly remote, with a national remit and connection to a regional business unit.
The role:
As Strategic Finance Partner, you’ll manage relationships with a portfolio of Operational and Central Directors, providing targeted financial support where it can have the greatest impact. This includes regular strategic reviews, identifying emerging risks and providing financial challenge ahead of key decisions.
About you:
You’ll already have experience within finance business partnering or management accounting, with a track record of supporting budget holders and reviewing financial performance. You should be comfortable identifying financial risks, understanding the commercial and operational drivers behind the numbers, and working collaboratively across a wider finance function.
You’ll need:
The organisation is open to part-qualified candidates, so this could be particularly attractive to someone progressing through ACA, ACCA or CIMA who already has solid business partnering experience and is ready for greater senior stakeholder exposure.
If you’re looking for a role where finance is genuinely expected to partner, influence and challenge, please get in touch with Annabelle at MLC Partners for a confidential conversation.
Team: Retail
Location: Skipton Superstore (Opening November 2026), please note this is not a remote based role
Work pattern: 14 hours per week to include each Monday
Salary: Up to £9,345.68 per annum
Contract: Permanent
We are the UK’s largest cat welfare charity. All over the country, our passionate employees, volunteers and supporters are using their kindness and expertise to make life better for millions of cats and the people who care for them.
Will you join us and make life better for cats?
Responsibilities of our Retail Online Hub Assistant:
The succesful candidate will be responsible for processing and listing donations on the donated online hub to maximize our donated online income stream
You will work collaboratively with shop management and volunteers to deliver a robust operation and positive customer experience
About the Retail team:
Our retail operation consists of over 80 charity shops
Each of our shops has its own charm and personality due to our dedicated volunteers and colleagues. From vintage jewellery and jigsaws to harps and handbags, whether our customers are looking for that 'must have' item or simply a 'missing piece'.
What we’re looking for in our Retail Online Hub Assistant:
experience of listing and selling items on online platforms (Professional or personal).
good IT skills and confident using MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook).
ability to communicate effectively with employees written and verbal at all levels within and outside of the organisation.
self-motivated with a flexible, positive, and resilient attitude.
What we can offer you:
range of health benefits
26 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing with length of service
Salary Finance, which empowers you to take control of your financial wellbeing
and much more, which you can learn about
Interested? Here’s how to apply:
Application closing date: 7th September 2026
Virtual interview date:TBC
Applications may close before the deadline, so please apply early to avoid disappointment. Please note, applications received after the closing date may not be responded to.
If successful, your recruitment journey will include:
anonymised application form
virtual interview
Please note, the process may change slightly dependent on application numbers. We will inform you of any relevant changes.
Please emailif you require any adjustments to be made for you to complete your application or to participate in the recruitment journey.
Making a better life for cats, because life is better with cats
When a child or young person is diagnosed with cancer life is turned upside down – for them and their family. Fear, isolation, extreme money worries, not knowing where to turn – this is the reality for many.
At Young Lives vs Cancer, we help children, young people and families find the strength to face whatever cancer throws at them. You could be a part of the team making it happen.
The Role
We are looking for an experienced Social Worker with Demonstrable post-qualifying Social Work experience to join our London & South East Team supporting children and young people diagnosed with cancer.
We pride ourselves on delivering the highest quality support tailored to the needs of the children and young people and their families. The work we do is rewarding but also complex and demanding. You will be part of a close-knit Young Lives vs Cancer social work team, working with an established NHS multi-disciplinary team and services in the community.
This role is part home, part site-based. Your contractual base will be both Home and Great Ormond Street Hospital.
This role is subject to a Criminal Record Check. In the event of a successful application, a Enhanced Criminal Record Check will be completed. A previous conviction is not necessarily a barrier to employment. We encourage qualified applicants to apply, and we will consider each case individually.
About You
You will be committed to delivering high quality social work support to promote the best outcomes for the children, young people and families we work with. You will need to be resourceful and resilient. You will have a positive attitude and be willing to embrace difference. As part of the wider Young Lives vs Cancer team you will actively engage with the work of the charity and welcome opportunities to get involved.
You will have:
WHAT WILL I GAIN?
For people to reach their full potential, they need the right environment. As a member of Team Young Lives, you’ll be made to feel supported, valued and appreciated. Here’s how we do it:
To find out more about our benefits package, have a look on our website.
OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION AND BELONGING
At Young Lives vs Cancer, we recognise that opportunities for too many people remain a condition of their sex, ethnicity, class, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation – or a combination. This has never been acceptable to us as an organisation. We don’t just accept difference, we value it, celebrate it, nurture it and we thrive because of it.
We’re on a journey to be reflective of the diverse children, young people and families we support. We know we aren’t there yet, and we’re passionately committed to taking actions and making changes to be a truly diverse, inclusive and equitable organisation. This includes taking anti-oppressive action and removing barriers in our recruitment practices. We particularly welcome applications from members of minoritised communities. Our Diversity, Inclusion, Equity and Belonging strategy will tell you more.
We operate an anonymised shortlisting process in our commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging. CVs can be uploaded, but we won't be able to view them until we invite you for an interview. Instead, we ask you to fully complete the work history sections of the online application form for us to be able to assess you quickly, fairly and objectively.
ACCESSIBILITY
We’re committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process and we’ll always aim to be as accommodating as possible.Please let us know in your application form of any adjustments or access requirements we could make to help you with the application process and interview.
Previous applicants need not apply
I&A Adviser role
Information & Advice Adviser
Mitcham (On-site) with hybrid working available after a successful training period.
£30,391 - £32,451 per year
Full time or 4 days (30 hours)
Contract (Fixed term for 12 months), possibility of extension, subject to funding
Own car desirable but not essential. You will be required to undertake home visits across the borough of Merton.
Job description
Information and Advice Adviser
Hours: Full time37.5 hours per week or 4 days (30 hours). We are open to flexible working discussions.
Salary: £30,391 - £32,451 per year
Location: This role will be based at our Elmwood Road Centre in Mitcham, with regular travel across the Borough of Merton.
After training and development, and after successful completion of the probationary period, there may be an option for hybrid working.
Reports to: This role reports to our Information and Advice Manager and is part of the wider Age UK Merton Community Support team.
About the role
We are recruiting an Information & Advice Adviser who will be joining a progressive, inclusive and dynamic team, an integral part of our Community Support model, and wider Age UK Merton services.
The Information & Advice Adviser is a vital role that works directly with older people who come to the service seeking information and advice on pension age benefits.
In April 2025 – March 2026 the service worked with over 1,500 older adults across a range of issues including money and benefits, health, housing and care. During this time, we assisted older adults of pension age and over to generate over £821,000 of previously unclaimed benefits and make informed choices about their lives.
An important part of this role will be to triage initial client needs which have been referred into the service by both internal and external partners, this will then ensure the team provides the right advice and high-quality support, whether on the phone, email or face to face.
You will be joining an accredited advice service (with the Advice Quality Standard), delivered by a high calibre team and you will be given opportunities to train and develop in the role.
About you
You are an enthusiastic, motivated and organised person with excellent people skills who is looking for a role where real impact is made on the lives of the people you are supporting. You will need to have attention to detail, and strong problem-solving skills to support the complex and diverse range of issues that our clients face.
Experience in the information and advice sector is desirable but not essential as full training will be given. What is important is your ability to work as part of a team but also using your initiative, being flexible and collaborative across the team at Age UK Merton. All our employees demonstrate our values of Quality, Integrity, Kindness, Inclusivity and Collaboration, and you will see this reflected throughout the people who make Age UK a wonderful place to work.
About us
Age UK Merton supports over 3,000 older people a year, our mission is to provide quality advice and services that meet the needs of older adults in Merton.
We have a comprehensive package of employee support, including a holistic approach to our employees’ health and wellbeing.
We offer:
25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays. In recognition of long service, this annual leave entitlement will increase to 27 days after 5 years’ continuous service, and to 30 days after 10 years’ continuous service.
Age UK Merton gifts an additional three days leave between Christmas and New Year.
Admittance to our employee benefit scheme Medicash- a suite of health and wellbeing support.
Enrolment into our pension scheme.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us, we would love to hear from you!
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Diocese of Leicester is looking for a passionate, committed Diocesan Environmental Officer with a heart for Creation Care to lead the ‘Hearts and Minds’ activities of our Diocesan Environmental Programme (2026-29). If you’re an inspirational yet sensitive communicator who can empower parishes, champion environmental action, and share the call to care for God’s world, we’d love to hear from you. The Diocesan Environmental Officer’s core role is to lead in engaging the hearts and minds of people across the diocese as we work to care for God’s Creation and reduce our carbon emissions. We are looking for some to walk alongside people to encourage, inspire and challenge – reaching out to build relationships with individuals, churches and Minster Communities.
This is a new fixed-term post made possible by a grant from of The Church of England through their Net Zero Carbon Capacity Building Programme.
In this rewarding role, you will:
What we are looking for
Why Join Us?
Closing Date: Sunday 6th September
Shortlisting date: Tuesday 8th September
Interview Date: Tuesday 22nd September
Apply via the Pathways recruitment website.
We particularly welcome applications from UK Minority Ethnic / Global Majority Heritage candidates, who are currently underrepresented in our organisation.
The Diocese of Leicester, part of the Church of England, is committed to the safeguarding, care and nurture of everyone within our church community. We follow the Church of England’s Safeguarding Policies and relevant statutory guidance. We believe that safeguarding is everybody’s business.
This post is subject to a Basic DBS check and proof of right to work in the UK. The Diocese is unable to offer a Certificate of Sponsorship.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Referral and Assessment Worker
We are seeking a compassionate and confident Referral and Assessment Worker to support people at risk of homelessness across Greater Manchester.
Salary: £29,481 per annum
Location: Greater Manchester, Manchester Pathfinder
Hours: Full time, 37.5 hours per week
Contract: Fixed term until March 2027
Closing date: 6 September 2026
About the role
As Referral and Assessment Worker with Depaul UK, you will be a first point of contact for people experiencing or at risk of homelessness, helping them access the right support at the right time.
Working within the Pathfinder team, you will carry out needs and risk assessments, provide information and guidance, identify safeguarding concerns and connect people with appropriate services and support.
Key responsibilities will include:
· Acting as a welcoming first point of contact for people experiencing homelessness and referral partners.
· Completing needs and risk assessments to understand individual circumstances and support requirements.
· Providing information, advice, signposting and referrals to appropriate services.
· Identifying and responding to safeguarding concerns appropriately.
· Maintaining accurate case records and handling sensitive information in line with data protection requirements.
· Working collaboratively with colleagues and external partners to achieve positive outcomes.
About you
You will have experience supporting vulnerable people, including those experiencing homelessness, and be confident building positive relationships while maintaining professional boundaries.
You will also bring:
· Experience of assessing and managing risk.
· A good understanding of safeguarding and the ability to identify and report concerns.
· Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
· Excellent organisation and the ability to manage competing priorities.
· Experience maintaining accurate records and using databases and IT systems.
· Strong assessment and decision-making skills.
· Knowledge of relevant support pathways and services.
· A resilient, empathetic and person-centred approach.
About Depaul UK
Depaul UK works to end homelessness and change the lives of people affected by it. Established in 1989, the charity provides accommodation, prevention and support services to thousands of marginalised people across the UK each year.
You will join an organisation that believes in the intrinsic worth and potential of every individual and is committed to helping people move towards greater safety, stability and independence.
Benefits include tailored training and development, 26 days' annual leave rising with service, flexible working where suitable, family-friendly policies, pension contributions of up to 7%, an Employee Assistance Programme with 24/7 GP access, a cash health plan, retail and lifestyle discounts and death-in-service benefit.
Depaul UK welcomes applications from people with lived experience and from all backgrounds and is committed to fair, inclusive and safer recruitment.
Other roles you may have experience of could include: Homelessness Support Worker, Referral Worker, Assessment Worker, Housing Support Worker, Outreach Worker, Support Worker, Homelessness Prevention Worker, Tenancy Support Worker, Resettlement Worker or Housing Advice Worker.
£400–£500 per day | 4–6 months | ASAP start | London/Hybrid
A leading research and higher education organisation is seeking an experienced Interim Senior Finance Business Partner to provide strategic financial support across its professional services functions and key transformation programmes.
Reporting to the Head of Financial Planning & Strategy, you will work closely with senior stakeholders to strengthen financial planning, improve management information and identify opportunities for efficiencies and better use of resources.
Key responsibilities include:
The successful candidate will be:
This is an excellent opportunity to make an immediate impact within a high-profile, purpose-led organisation undertaking important strategic and financial improvement work.
This role is home-based with regular travel required, usually to London.
Can you turn complex information into engaging digital content that drives reach and impact? Do you enjoy improving websites, increasing audience engagement and helping colleagues embrace digital-first ways of working? Are you equally comfortable working with web developers, creating accessible content for professional audiences, and using analytics to show what success looks like? If so, we'd love to hear from you!
About the role:
This is an exciting opportunity to join the dynamic, multi-disciplinary team at the Centre of expertise on child sexual abuse (CSA Centre), as we work to improve understanding of child sexual abuse and help make children safer.
As we approach our 10th anniversary year, we are looking for a talented and proactive Senior Digital Communications Officer to help us grow our online reach and influence our main audiences. You will be an experienced digital communicator who understands how to maximise the potential of digital channels to inform, educate and inspire others to take action.
As part of our brilliant Communications and Policy team, you'll help deliver both our communications and digital strategies, ensuring that the CSA Centre continues to provide high-quality, accessible and user-focused digital content as we drive greater awareness of our sector-leading research, practice tools, and digital support hubs for victims and survivors, among multi-agency professionals, the voluntary sector, and wider support services. You'll be our champion for digital-first communications, helping colleagues embrace new approaches, improve collaboration, and maximise the impact of their work.
You'll play a pivotal role in the ongoing development and improvement of our digital presence, working closely with external web contractors and internal colleagues to enhance user experience, accessibility and search performance. From managing website content to identifying opportunities for innovation, you'll ensure our digital channels and outputs reflect the quality of the CSA Centre's work.
We're looking for someone who can:
To succeed in this role, you'll bring digital communications experience, strong knowledge of content management systems such as WordPress or Drupal, and a good understanding of accessibility, user-centred content design and digital publishing best practice. You'll be equally comfortable working independently and collaboratively, using your judgement, creativity and expertise to help deliver meaningful outcomes.
Most importantly, you'll be motivated by the CSA Centre's mission and committed to helping us reach the people who can make a difference to children's lives.
CSA Centre roles are currently funded until 31 March 2027, in line with our current grant funding arrangements. This will be reviewed in late 2026, as future funding for the CSA Centre from 2027/28 onwards is confirmed.
Although this contract has a permanent status, please be aware that this post is subject to funding currently to 31 March 2027 and therefore should this funding not be extended further, you may be subject to a redundancy consultation or a TUPE arrangement.
We're here to help children and young people feel safer, happier, healthier and more hopeful – and have somewhere they feel they belong.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Salary: £52,839 per annum
Contract: Fixed-term (12 months)
Location: Battersea, London (Hybrid working with at least 50% office-based)
Closing date: 20th August
Benefits: 28 Day Annual Leave (excl Bank Holidays), Generous Pension scheme (Ie, employee contribution 5%, employer contribution 10.3%), Enhanced Parental Leave
We are thrilled as always to be working with the wonderful team at Battersea Dogs & Cats Home as they look for a Trusts Lead, providing a exciting opportunity to join one of the UK's leading animal welfare charities and lead a high-performing team responsible for securing significant funding from trusts and foundations.
As part of this exciting role, you will lead Battersea's trusts fundraising strategy, managing a team of three and driving income growth from a portfolio of trust and foundation supporters. You will personally manage a selection of high-value relationships, including trusts capable of making six and seven-figure gifts, while overseeing pipeline development, budgeting, forecasting and KPI reporting. Working closely with senior stakeholders across the organisation, you will ensure a collaborative and strategic approach to trust fundraising, stewardship and income generation.
To be successful as the Trusts Lead, you will need:
If you would like to discuss this role with us please email your CV or contact us and quote the reference 3063JP
Ashby Jenkins Recruitment are a specialist charity recruitment agency, we use our extensive sector knowledge and experience to match candidates to the most suitable charity jobs. We are passionate about improving equality across the sector, you can read more about our commitment to diversity on our website.
We take a relationship-led approach to recruitment in the charity sector and partner with you as the leading charity recruitment agency.
If enough applications are received the charity reserve the right to end the application period sooner.
Senior Reserves Officer – Maternity Cover
Old Coleham Yard, Shrewsbury and/or The Cut Headquarters, Shrewsbury
£34,072 per annum + 7% pension contribution
Fixed term Contract until Friday 16th April 2027, Full Time (35 hours per week)
Closing date: Monday 21st September 9.00am.
Interview dates: 8th (afternoon), 12th, 13th October 2026
What you will be doing:
We are seeking a conscientious and organised individual to lead the management of reserves across Shropshire, ensuring they are in good ecological condition and developed as safe, inspiring places for public access, education, research and demonstration. You will also support the Head of Reserves in managing and developing the Reserves team, with a particular focus on trainees, placements and apprentices.
You will oversee the safe and effective management of reserves through regular inspections, risk assessments and reactive works relating to trees, infrastructure and visitor safety. You will engage, support and enable branch groups (member groups) and volunteers working on allocated reserves, ensuring they follow Trust processes while building and maintaining positive relationships with neighbours, partners, members, volunteers and contractors.
You will manage resources effectively, securing and overseeing funding and schemes and ensuring these are delivered, monitored and reported against. You will support and guide colleagues to make the best use of their time and resources, helping to ensure that reserves are well managed, well known, accessible and welcoming to the widest and most diverse possible audience.
What we’re looking for:
We are looking for someone with a genuine passion for wildlife and nature, combined with practical experience in habitat and estate management. You will have experience carrying out inspections, planning and directing work, as well as managing wildlife projects, including budget management.
You will be a personable, well-organised individual who enjoys working with a wide range of people. You will have experience supporting and directing colleagues through mentoring or coaching, managing and motivating volunteer groups, and supervising contractors. You will also be confident working independently, using your initiative and managing your workload with minimal supervision.
Good IT skills are essential, including experience using Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel and ArcView GIS. You’ll also need to hold a full UK driving licence.
The Trust is committed to building an equal, diverse and inclusive workforce we encourage applications from a diverse range of suitably qualified candidates. Please let us know if you require any adjustments to make our recruitment process more accessible.
Why work for us - benefits we offer:
About us:
Shropshire Wildlife Trust (SWT) has a vision of a thriving natural world, where Shropshire's wildlife and natural habitats play a valued role in addressing the climate and ecological emergencies, and people are inspired and empowered to take action for nature. We combine projects across Shropshire (including Telford & Wrekin) with advocacy and campaigning to restore nature and to engage people. We manage over 40 nature reserves and have almost 50 staff, 300 volunteers, and over 9000 members. SWT is an autonomous charity, but we are increasingly working collectively, as part of The Wildlife Trusts (TWT), to ensure that our local actions have a national impact and help to address global issues.
Job Title: Roding, Beam and Ingabourne Catchment Partnership Officer
Salary: £29,000-£36,352 (pro-rata, 0.6 FTE) dependant on experience (Officer Band A Learning - Officer Band B Developing).
Contract length: 0.6 FTE, Part-Time Position. Contract to 31st March 2028, with possibility to extend, subject to funding.
Location:This is a hybrid position with a mixture of working from home, Thames21’s main office at the Guildhall, City of London and site visits across Thames21 catchment areas as required.Occasional working from Thames21’s satellite office at Bow Locks, East London may also be required.
Responsible to: Catchment Partnership Programme Manager
About Thames21:
Thames21 is an environmental charity putting healthy rivers at the heart of community life. Through environmental improvements, community engagement, education and advocacy we bring about effective and lasting change by working hand-in-hand with communities to deliver tangible and measurable improvements to our network of rivers.
Diversity at Thames21
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at Thames21 is key to our success and as such we employ staff from a diverse range of backgrounds, this we feel is key in ensuring that everybody has an equal opportunity and is not treated differently or discriminated against because of their characteristics. We value the voices of our individual employees, and we strive to work in a collaborative, innovative balanced way. The postholder must actively support this.
Purpose of the job:
This post will form part of Thames21’s Catchment Partnership team. The successful candidate will co-host the Roding, Beam and Ingrebourne (RBI) Catchment Partnership, alongside Thames Chase Trust, and will be responsible for the partnership’s strategic development and expansion, working towards the successful delivery of the Catchment Based Approach (CaBA) to improve the rivers and wider environment in this catchment.
The RBI Catchment Partnership covers an area of approximately 500km2, including the rural areas of Uttlesford, Brentwood, Epping Forest and Thurrock before reaching the urban stretches of Redbridge, Havering, Barking and Dagenham in north-east London where it borders the tidal Thames.
Main duties and responsibilities:
The officer will be expected to deliver across four priority areas:
1.Develop diverse, representative, collaborative and delivery focused partnerships
The successful candidate will need to work autonomously and proactively to seek out and positively engage strategic stakeholders within the RBI catchment area, building the influence and capacity of the Catchment Partnership network to deliver improvements for rivers and local communities. These stakeholders will include (but are not limited to) community groups, landowners, eNGOs, local authorities, government agencies and water companies.
2.Work with partnership networks to identify, develop and fundraise for river catchment improvement projects
Working alongside external partners and Thames21 colleagues, the Catchment Partnership Officer will need to draw on their knowledge of what makes a river catchment healthy to develop ambitious and impactful catchment improvement projects that meet the targets of Thames21’s 5-year plan and the RBI’s Catchment Action Plan. Once identified, the successful candidate will be required to work with relevant Thames21 teams and external partners to successfully fundraise for the development and delivery of these projects.
3.Bring together identified projects into detailed, deliverable catchment and sub-catchment action plans, and monitor progress against these.
The catchment partnership officer will be responsible for developing deliverable catchment and sub-catchment action plans that draw together projects identified across the catchment/sub-catchment area with landowner and stakeholder support. These plans should make the priority projects for delivery clear to external readers and catchment partners, enabling a strategic approach to project delivery in the catchment.
4.Break down silos by sharing information and bringing people together; in a way that is catchment wide, cross boundary and across multiple organisations.
The catchment partnership officer will be expected to share knowledge, news, funding opportunities and project progress between stakeholders through meetings, site visits, email newsletters and quarterly meetings of the whole Catchment Partnership (which the Officer will have the responsibility of arranging, coordinating and chairing, including the production of agendas, minutes and actions). The catchment partnership officer will be expected to communicate the work of their catchment partnership networks externally at relevant forums, including the River Partnerships in London (RiPL) Group, Thames Catchment Forum and strategic community events.
Other Duties
Where necessary, the catchment partnership officer may be required to support and lead on the delivery of river improvement projects, managing project deadlines and budgets. Moreover, this job description cannot cover every issue or task that may arise within Thames21; at various times the post-holder will be directed to carry out other reasonable duties in support of other Thames21 activities that are consistent with those in this Job Description.
This role is ideal for those who:
Have a passion for rivers and environmental work.
Additional Information
· The post holder must be willing to occasionally work in the evening and at weekends
· 25 days paid annual leave are available pro rata plus public holidays. In addition, the Thames21 office is closed between Christmas and New Year.
· Thames21 operate a flexitime system of working and offer TOIL for overtime worked
· Thames21 have an ‘Auto Enrol’ Workplace Pension Scheme with NEST (8% employer contribution).
· 24/7 access to our employee assistance programme
· Laptop & Mobile phone for company use.
· Opportunity to join a recognised workplace union with IWGB
To apply for this position please apply with a CV and a covering letter via the Charity Job website with the reference CPO0826, in the subject box of your email application.
The closing date for applications is: 5pm, 13th September 2026.
Interview dates: Commencing late September 2026 (subject to change).
We appreciate the time you will have taken to apply to this role, and we do appreciate that it is disconcerting when you don’t hear back from a role you have applied for. However, due to the high number of applications we expect to receive, we are unable respond to or give feedback on individual applications, but we do want to be able manage expectations. Therefore, if you do not hear from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has not been successful on this occasion.
Thames21 aims to improve the quality of life of people in the community by enhancing waterway environments.


The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
At Hestia, we are guided by our core values and are dedicated to fostering an equitable, diverse, and inclusive organisation. Our mission is to empower individuals to rebuild their lives and achieve independence. Right now, we are looking for a Refuge Worker to play a pivotal role in our Domestic Abuse Service in Brent
Sounds great, what will I be doing?
This role involves providing intensive, person-centred support to women in a residential setting. The role includes delivering key sessions, community meetings, and daily contact to assess and monitor individual needs. You will co-produce Support and Safety Plans with residents, focusing on their strengths and goals, and offer advice on safety, domestic abuse, housing, and independent living. Responsibilities also include liaising with statutory bodies on safeguarding matters, supporting move-on accommodation, and promoting empowerment through workshops and social activities. The role follows “The Hestia Approach,” prioritising co-production, recovery, and partnership with service users.
What do I need to bring with me?
You'll need to be able to demonstrate the core skills this role requires as well as match our values and mission. You don't have to tick all the boxes right away; the important thing is that you're willing to learn. We also value lived experience of the areas we support, so if you feel comfortable, please do mention this on your application.
Here's what the team will be looking for
Applicants should have experience supporting individuals with diverse and complex needs, including mental health issues and substance misuse. This includes delivering high-quality floating or outreach support, developing support plans, conducting risk assessments, and liaising with external professionals. Knowledge of safeguarding, welfare benefits, housing legislation, and the ability to accurately record casework using computer systems is essential. The role also requires the ability to work independently in the community and travel throughout the borough.
Please note: This role is open to female applicants only, in accordance with Schedule 9 (1a) of the Equality Act 2010.
Interview Steps
We keep our interview process simple, so you know exactly what to expect.
Don't be alarmed if there are other stages in the process, it's all part of the plan for some of our roles.
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
Our services users come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes us stronger. We are committed to creating and maintaining a diverse and inclusive workforce and value the skills, abilities, talent and experiences, different people and communities bring to our organisation.
We are a disability confident employer
Hestia is proud to be a disability confident employer, dedicated to the employment and career development of individuals with disabilities. We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for all applicants with disabilities who meet the minimum criteria for the role they have applied for. We also provide reasonable adjustments during the selection and interview process, and throughout your employment with us.
Safeguarding Statement
Hestia is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults, children and young people who are potentially at risk, and we therefore expect all staff and volunteers to do the same. We require all staff to undertake internal and external safeguarding training throughout their employment with Hestia.
We deliver services across London as well as campaign and advocate nationally on the issues that affect the people we work with.



The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.