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Introduction to the Cathedral
Southwark Cathedral has been a place of Christian worship for over 1400 years. Now it stands on the vibrant and exciting regenerated south bank of the Thames surrounded by cultural venues such as Tate Modern, Shakespeare’s Globe and Borough Market, the offices of major companies as well as schools and diverse residential communities. It is an inclusive Christian community that offers a welcome to all.
The Cathedral’s mission, ministry and musical tradition are core to its life as a Cathedral and a parish church serving the community. It also relies on the valuable financial contribution made by its income generating activities such as its shop, café, conference rooms, corporate events and concerts. It is a very busy place, attracting 200,000 visitors a year to the Cathedral, its churchyard and medieval herb garden. The Cathedral relies on a small but dedicated team to be inclusive and welcoming to all.
Our Vision & Values
Southwark Cathedral’s original foundation was a Priory with a community that lived by the rule of St Augustine, written around 400 AD. Augustine begins his rule with the words, ‘Before all else, love God and then your neighbour, because these are the chief commandments given to us’. Our renewed vision of ‘making space for love: with Heart, Mind and Soul, finds its inspiration in our spiritual heritage. Our mission and objectives combine in what we are calling the pathways for realising our vision. The pathways through which we will make space for love of God and neighbour are:
Objective 1: Rooted in Christian faith - to be a place of hospitality, exploration, imagination and kindness. We will be a Cathedral that rejoices in making space for all people to flourish and grow in heart, mind and soul.
Objective 2: Heart - to keep the heart healthy in London by a commitment to social justice, upholding the human dignity of all people and of every age.
Objective 3: Mind - to help people both live faithfully and think critically, being a place of learning and discovery.
Objective 4: Soul - to be a school for the soul, a place for enrichment of the inner life through prayer, our Cathedral building, the arts, and community.
Our Values
Integrity, Kindness, Justice, Courage
Role Overview
The Choir Verger supports the daily worship and life of Southwark Cathedral through practical, ceremonial, and hospitality duties. This entry-level verger role focuses on the preparation and smooth running of the Cathedral’s daily liturgy, the welcoming of visitors and worshippers, and the upkeep of spaces to the highest standards.
The postholder will work flexibly within the verger team, supporting colleagues in a wide variety of tasks — from setting up for worship to assisting with public events. The role demands patience, calmness under pressure, adaptability, and a commitment to the Cathedral’s mission.
At the heart of this position is safeguarding: ensuring that every child, young person, and vulnerable adult who engages with the Cathedral does so in a safe, respectful, and supportive environment.
Key Duties and Responsibilities of all Vergers
Care of the Cathedral Church and Buildings
· Maintain the Cathedral and all associated buildings in good order and cleanliness.
· Work collaboratively to ensure all Cathedral environs are free of litter and well-kept.
· Facilitate maintenance work arranged by the Facilities Manager, granting access as needed for workers.
· Conduct regular checks of liturgical spaces, furnishings, and building fabric to identify damage, wear, or maintenance needs; promptly report findings to the Dean’s Verger and facilities staff.
· Perform additional duties as required under the direction of the Dean’s Verger and/or Precentor.
Worship & Event Preparation
· Set up worship spaces for daily services, feast days, and special events.
· Ensure altar linens are clean and in good repair, notifying the Dean’s Verger when replacements are needed.
· Maintain altar frontals, hangings, and banners in accordance with the current liturgical season.
· Operate the Cathedral sound system and assist with simple audiovisual or lighting equipment (e.g., microphones, livestream controls) when required.
· Maintain a calm, reassuring presence during services and events, remaining attentive to safeguarding and pastoral needs.
· Assist with the setup and removal of displays, exhibitions, and notices within the Cathedral.
· Support the arrangement and restoration of furniture and staging for concerts, plays, and services.
Health & Safety, Safeguarding & Security
· Assist in implementing practical safety measures for services, community gatherings, and events.
· Monitor the Cathedral complex for security, regularly checking the site and providing a visible presence alongside welcomers, day chaplains, and stewards.
· Work with the verging team to uphold Health & Safety, Safeguarding, and Unacceptable Behaviour policies.
· Record and escalate health & safety or safeguarding concerns according to Cathedral policy, as needed to the Dean’s Verger, Safeguarding Officer, or Health & Safety lead.
· Promote safeguarding awareness throughout all Cathedral activities, following Church of England and Cathedral best practices.
Care of Valuables and Monies
· Ensure all collected monies are placed in the safes at regular intervals and kept secure until banked.
· Take responsibility for the care of the Sacristy’s contents.
Hospitality & Welcome
· Foster a climate of welcome that reflects Christian values, collaborating with Visitor Engagement, Events teams, Day Chaplains, and Cathedral Guides.
· Support and inform visitors, offering a listening ear to ensure everyone feels valued, respected, and safe, and directing enquiries to the appropriate colleague as needed.
· Maintain a calm and approachable presence for all Cathedral users, promoting inclusion, hospitality, and safeguarding at all times.
Teamwork & Guidance
· Collaborate as part of the verger team alongside clergy, volunteers, and Cathedral staff to ensure smooth daily operations.
· Share operational updates with colleagues to promote excellent communication and consistent service.
· Participate in team meetings and relay pertinent information as required.
· Provide guidance and practical support to colleagues, modelling professionalism, patience, and respect in all interactions.
· Help foster a safeguarding culture across the team, ensuring best practices are maintained.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities of the Choir Verger
Liturgical Services
· Serve as Choir Verger on all formal occasions, appropriately attired in cassock and gown.
· Participate in Cathedral services according to established traditions and the guidance of the Dean and Chapter.
Choir & Music Area Care
- Ensure the Song School, Organ Loft, Choir Stalls, and all other choir-related spaces are kept clean, tidy, and well-presented.
- Monitor the condition of choir areas and promptly report any required maintenance to the Facilities Department.
- Support the Music Department in maintaining safe and orderly spaces for choristers, musicians, and staff.
Qualifications & Skills
Essential:
• Calm, patient, and welcoming manner.
• Willingness to work flexibly across shifts, evenings, and weekends.
• Good physical health to perform lifting and moving tasks.
• Open-minded and adaptable to a wide range of people and situations.
• Basic technology skills (e.g. email, printing, simple AV operation).
Desirable:
• Practicing Christian, preferably with knowledge of Anglican worship.
• Experience in hospitality or customer service.
• Previous experience in a church, heritage, or public venue environment.
Key Attributes
• Calm Under Pressure – remains composed and helpful in busy or unexpected situations.
• Welcoming – offers warmth and hospitality to all.
• Adaptable – responds positively to changing plans or needs.
• Respectful of Worship – maintains reverence for the liturgy and the Cathedral’s role as a sacred space.
• Team-Player – works well with colleagues to achieve shared goals.
• Safeguarding-Focused – committed to creating and maintaining a safe environment for all Cathedral users.
Why This Role Matters
The Choir Verger is a key part of the Cathedral’s daily rhythm, ensuring worship is conducted with dignity, order, and welcome. Through a balance of practical service, hospitality, and flexibility, this role supports the Cathedral’s mission to be a place of prayer, beauty, and community for all who enter.
Southwark Cathedral is committed to being an Equal Opportunities Employer. We believe in promoting and building a diverse and inclusive team, and workplace, culture and governance structures that are welcoming to and respectful of all. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified people whatever their ethnicity, background, age, disability, long term condition, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by law. Safeguarding is at the core of all we do. We follow best practice for Safer Recruitment.
Appointment to this role is subject to an enhanced DBS check and the successful completion of safeguarding training.
Terms and Conditions
Working Hours
The working hours shall be 35 per hours a week (exclusive of meal breaks), normally consisting of five 8-hour shifts. Shifts operate between 07.00-23.00hrs seven days a week. When the needs of the Cathedral demand, you may be expected to work at such times outside those normal hours as may be necessary for the property completion of your duties.
Annual Leave
25 days paid leave per annum including statutory bank holidays and an extra day at Christmas. After 10 years’ service, an additional 5 days paid leave (pro-rata).
Probation
The appointment is subject to the satisfactory completion of a six-month probationary period.
Season ticket loan
Once the probationary period has been completed satisfactorily, the person appointed will be eligible to take out a season ticket loan.
Pension
The person appointed will be eligible to join a defined contributions pension scheme managed by the Church Workers Pension Fund. The Cathedral will contribute half of the annual premium of 10% of salary.
Working Expenses
Reasonable out of pocket expenses will be reimbursed.
Privacy Notice For more information on how Southwark Cathedral processes applicant data, please refer to our HR Privacy Notice on the Vacancies page on the Cathedral website.
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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!
You will be instrumental in the quality and impactful implementation, delivery and retention of our sites. You will oversee the delivery of exceptional outcomes in support of the charity's mission. You will work as part of a Regional/Country team to deliver outstanding programmes across your geography, establishing and leading partnerships throughout the life of a programme.
Regular travel throughout your geographical location will be required, with occasional travel to other areas of the UK, NI and Iberia. Please stipulate which role you are applying for (North of England or Nationwide).
In addition, occasional international travel may be required, for example to the annual conference in the United States.
You will report to either Regional/Country Lead within the Delivery & Partnerships team or the Associate Director of Business Development (depending on the scope of your role).
- We will conduct selection in the w/c Nov 17th – with a multi-stage process taking place that week
Key Responsibilities
· You will be accountable for the retention and outcomes of your portfolio of programmes.
· You will work closely with colleagues in both the Delivery & Partnership team and the Quality & Impact team to pursue quality delivery of programmes that adheres to model fidelity.
· You will hold partners and stakeholders to account for their key responsibilities in the delivery of quality programmes.
Interviews and selection will take place w/c Nov 17th – with a multi-stage process taking place that week.
We will review applications as they come in and close when we have sufficient numbers
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!
Are you passionate about bringing people together to support a great cause? We’re looking for an enthusiastic and driven Community Fundraiser to join our team and help grow support for our vital work across the community.
Working closely with our Community Fundraising Manager, you’ll play a key role in inspiring individuals, schools, groups, and volunteers to get involved and give back. You’ll be proactive, creative, and confident in building strong relationships that boost both income and community engagement.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Engaging with local groups, schools and individuals - whether by phone, in person, or at events to increase income
- Coordinate and grow our collection pot network, ensuring regular collections
- Support our amazing fundraising groups and individual supporters, generating publicity for their activities to enhance visibility and engagement.
- Manage Just Giving and other online giving platforms for community events, and ensuring that donors and participants are thanked in a timely and appropriate manner
- Organise and support volunteers for events and campaigns as needed, making sure they feel valued and ready to help
- Respond to general telephone and in-person enquiries about donations and fundraising
About you
- Proven experience in community fundraising and volunteer management
- A strong understanding of relational fundraising and how to grow supporter networks
- Ability to manage and update budget/financial information to achieve income and expenditure targets
- Effective project management experience to take ideas from planning through to successful delivery
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, and organisational skills
- Strong writing skills to create clear, timely reports and communications
- Confidence in networking and representing the organisation at all levels
What We Offer
- 27 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Flexible and hybrid working options (minimum 2 days/week in office)
- Pension and life assurance schemes
- Employee Assistance Programme for health and wellbeing support
- Cycle to work scheme
- Health Service Discounts
- Refer a friend bonus
- A friendly, supportive team that cares about your growth and wellbeing
If you're ready to use your experience and energy to connect communities and make a real impact, we’d love to hear from you!
We reserve the right to close this job earlier if sufficient applications are received, so please apply early to avoid disappointment.
Successful applicants will be required to undertake a DBS check.
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!
Contract type
Part time, permanent
Location
Whittington
Hours
Part time (22.5 hours) Monday, Wednesday, Friday
Annual salary
E – 1 £39,224.42 - pro rata for part time hours
Review date
19/10/2025
The Group Volunteer Manager will report directly into the Deputy Director of People & Organisational Development.
The role will play a key part in recruiting, attracting and retaining St Giles volunteer workforce. They will lead and manage the volunteer lifecycle from start to end as well as providing ongoing support to Volunteer Leads and ensuring we are complaint with all procedures including safeguarding.
The Group Volunteer Manager will play a pivotal role in designing and enhancing St Giles volunteering initiatives. They will play a vital role in significantly growing our volunteer workforce across clinical and non-clinical services. By fostering strong relationships with Volunteer Leads they will implement strategic plans and create meaningful opportunities for volunteers.
They will be responsible for promoting a positive and engaged volunteer workforce across St Giles group.
They will work closely with the Deputy Director of People and Organisational Development to shape and deliver the Volunteer Strategy and contribute to the development of a positive and inclusive organisational culture.
Qualifications
Desirable
·Educated to degree level or equivalent
·Volunteer management/training qualification
Knowledge and experience
Essential
·Significant experience of the volunteering sector
·Knowledge of volunteering good practice, relevant legislation and resources
·Experience of developing and delivering training and presentations
·Experience of planning and delivering volunteer events
·Experience of using a Volunteer Management System
·Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build relationships at all levels
·Strong organisational and problem-solving skills, with the ability to prioritise and manage multiple tasks
·Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
·Experience of managing projects
·Experience of meeting standards for a regulatory body e.g. Care Quality Commission
·Experience in data analysis and impact reporting
Desirable
·Knowledge of the voluntary sector and best practices
Values
·Exhibits our hospice values and behaviours
Skills
Essential
·Management and leadership skills
·Training skills
·Time management
·Interpersonal skills
·Ability to deliver well-developed verbal, written and analytical information with good presentation skills for a range of audiences and contexts
Personal Attributes
·Empathetic
·Team player
·Able to work under pressure
·Collaborative
·Ambassador for St Giles Hospice
Other requirements
·Valid driving licence
·Eligibility to work in the UK
·Please note that St Giles Hospice does not hold a sponsorship licence and is therefore unable to accept sponsorship requests
Just so you know:
This post is subject to a Disclose and Barring Service (DBS) check.
We may review applications before the application review date, however, if you apply after the application review date, your application may not be considered. We will accept applications until we have successfully filled the role; this may be earlier than the closing date.
If you have not heard within 14 days of the application close date, then please consider that your application has been unsuccessful at this time.
As part of your application your data will be managed in line with St Giles Hospice Privacy Policy and kept for 6 months. If you would like to see this in full, please visit our website for our Privacy Policy. This is in extension to Charity Job Privacy Policy.
Whether you’re living with a terminal illness, or your loved one is nearing the end of their life, we’re here for you at every stage.


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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!
Contract Type: 6 Month Fixed Term Contract
Hours: 35 hours per week, hybrid
Salary: £30,321.51 - £33,353.66 (depending on experience and skills)
Be the Expert, Make an Impact
As a HR Advisor and take charge of complex employee relations challenges. As the first point of contact for HR matters, you’ll provide expert guidance on absence, conduct, and performance issues, ensuring policies and legislation are followed. Your expertise in handling ER challenges will be key in keeping operations running smoothly and supporting stakeholders effectively.
While primarily focused on specific areas, you'll also support other locations, involving travel as necessary. This role offers challenges and opportunities to make a significant impact within our organisation and team, allowing you to advance your career and leave a lasting mark.
What can we offer you?
Expenses incurred while traveling outside your base location will be reimbursed.
Birthday Bonus with an additional day of annual leave dedicated to celebrating your birthday and long service recognition rewards programme
Perks and discounts at over 4000 retail and hospitality outlets through the Blue Light Card
In addition to the perks outlined above, there are many more benefits alongside what is written above for you to enjoy. Find out more during your interview!
Shape workplaces, drive change, and make a lasting impact where it matters most
With a requirement to travel 1-2 times a week and as and when required to cover absences etc, you’ll have the opportunity to influence multiple locations and you’ll gain invaluable experience while making a real difference. You'll also play a key role in HR initiatives, shaping projects that enhance our workplace and drive meaningful change. By analysing HR data and delivering insights, you’ll help inform strategic decisions and improve the way we work.
If you're ready for a challenge where your expertise matters, all while collaborating with our dedicated L&D and Recruitment teams to ensure a seamless, high-performing organisation, this is it.
We have been providing NHS-funded and private abortion and vasectomy care through our network of local clinics across England for over 40 years.



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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)
- three x basic salary life assurance cover
- free health cashback plan (Medicash): employee cover plus up to four dependent children
- 24/7 virtual GP access (UK registered), plus access to Best Doctors
free, 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
Every three minutes someone in the UK develops dementia: a progressive and complex condition that can be devastating for the whole family. One in two of us will be affected by dementia in our lifetime, either by caring for someone with the condition, developing it ourselves, or both.
Dementia UK is the specialist dementia nursing charity that is there for the whole family. Our specialist nurses, known as Admiral Nurses, provide free, expert advice, support and understanding to help families care for their loved one. Every day, Admiral Nurses help families up and down the country to have the best life possible, for as long as possible.
This is a fantastic time to join Dementia UK’s growing Community Fundraising team as a Community Fundraising Executive, which is expanding in response to sustained year-on-year growth and our ambitious five-year organisational strategy. Join as a Community Fundraising Executive (Stewardship) to play a key role in delivering exceptional supporter experiences that inspire and retain our mass and mid-value community fundraisers.
You’ll manage and enhance supporter journeys, ensuring that key supporters feel valued, heard and connected to the impact of their contributions. This includes designing and delivering high-quality communications and resources, responding to supporter feedback and using data and insight to improve engagement and retention. You will also support the delivery of income and stewardship targets, helping to monitor performance and identify opportunities for growth.
Collaborating with the Digital Marketing team, you will ensure that Community Fundraising content is engaging, accessible, and aligned with our values. You will also liaise with external suppliers to produce on-brand materials and contribute to charity-wide stewardship initiatives that enhance supporter loyalty and celebrate fundraisers.
We’re looking for you to have experience in community fundraising or supporter stewardship, strong relationship-building and excellent copywriting abilities. This is a role for someone who thrives on turning insight into action, improving systems, and creating experiences that deliver real value—for our supporters and for families affected by dementia.
We would love to hear from you! If you would like to find out more about the role, or have any queries, please get in touch with us.
This role will be subject to a Basic DBS check.
Our culture
In addition to a competitive salary and a generous benefits package, we truly value our people. It’s important for us to create a working environment that looks after our workforce 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 positively contribute to and lead on our working groups around health and wellbeing, menopause, and equity, diversity and inclusion.
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 difference and individuality and encourage everyone to join us and be their whole selves always.
Dementia UK is a Disability Confident Employer. If you’d like support to make an application, contact us.
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
When you apply for a job at Dementia UK, we will collect certain information about you to process your application and assess your suitability for the role. Further details can be found in our privacy notice.
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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!
Are you passionate about the vision of the church to transform communities? If so, this is the opportunity for you.
Location: Islington, office-based
Contract: Full-Time, Permanent
Hours: Monday - Friday, 9.30am - 5.30pm (With some out-of-hours work needed for events such as our Spear Celebrations)
Salary: from £27,000
Closing date: Wednesday 17th September, 09.00am (We are interviewing on a rolling basis and might close the application early if we find the right candidate).
Upcoming Assessment Days: Thursday 20th November
Application pack: Have a look at our application pack for more information about the role and Resurgo
We are now recruiting for a Lead Coach in Islington - an outstanding opportunity to work as part of a local church to deliver the Spear Programme.
You’ll be working with the local church to manage the delivery of Resurgo's award-winning Spear Programme. Over the last 20 years, Spear has supported more than 11,000 young people across the UK with the work-ready skills and mindset they need to succeed in employment, no matter the challenges they face. But we don’t want to stop there.
We believe each young person has huge potential. If you do too, and you have the skills and heart to see their lives transformed – join us.
In this role, you’ll be responsible for:
The Lead Coach is primarily responsible for overseeing the training room and group sessions with young people. You will help shape the training environment and will confidently adapt and deliver materials and sessions to work within the group’s development towards work readiness.
Delivery of Spear Programme - Group and 1:1 coaching [60%]
- Preparing and coaching Spear Foundation sessions and 1-1s, ensuring that young people are engaged, retained and work-ready by the end of this initial phase of the programme.
- Building relationships with young people on the programme and managing culture, and attitudes in the training room.
- Adapting the Spear coaching material according to the needs of the Trainees and managing behaviour effectively.
Delivery of Spear Career [20%]
- Delivering weekly Spear Career sessions (including running workshops with past Trainees), maintaining records and reporting on statistics, and creatively developing ongoing relationships with Spear Trainees.
Training the Asssistant Coach [10%]
- Contributing towards the training and developing of the Assistant Coach by modelling excellent coaching and giving regular feedback.
Trainee recruitment [10%]
- Developing relationships with Job Centres and local referral agencies to ensure that the maximum number of Spear Trainees are enrolled on each programme. This involves liaising with referral agencies, active face-to-face recruitment and monitoring recruitment statistics.
Continuous professional development
- Continually engaging in professional development, including being part of Resurgo’s wider coaching programmes and supporting the Church Partnerships Managers with overall team training and development.
Personal qualities we're looking for:
- An active Christian, passionate about personally representing the values and beliefs of Resurgo and the partner church
- You have demonstrable experience as a coach, or a background in youth work or teaching, and are keen to develop these skills further
- You have a heart for young people and releasing their potential, no matter what challenging circumstances they are facing
- Effective interpersonal skills and high emotional intelligence with a sense of humour and fun
- You are great at building relationships, with solid communication skills
- Good administrative and organisational skills, working well under pressure with the ability to prioritise workload
You’ll be employed by Hope Church Islington, who partner closely with Resurgo to deliver the Spear Programme in Islington
You can expect:
- A genuine commitment to upskilling you through impressive training opportunities:
- Support and funding to complete your professional coaching accreditation
- Progression opportunities through professional development 1-1s, and a dedicated Church Partnerships team.
- Equipping you to have autonomy in your role, through a culture of ‘high challenge, high support’
- A fun, supportive culture where you are encouraged to bring your authentic self to work
- A worshipping community, where you can pray and worship with your colleagues
- Summer and autumn staff conference days, plus a two-night Christmas retreat
A couple of things to note:
- This role requires occasional evening work, for our termly Spear Celebrations (where we celebrate our trainees as they complete the initial six weeks of the programme)
- In the event of a job offer, a DBS check will be requested.
Resurgo is a charity with a mission to transform society, of which the Spear Programme is just one part. We use our expertise in coaching and impact management to equip other organisations to cultivate change. Find out more about our work here.
With young people, with organisations, for society.



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We have an exciting opportunity for an Independent Domestic Violence Advisor (IDVA) to join our team to be part of a new pilot project within Cumbria Police's control room. This is an exciting opportunity for Victim Support Cumbria's IDVA service, as we are part of the second stage roll out of implementing DA specialists into Police call centres.
Do you want to make a difference every day? Do you want to contribute to change & improvement for those who need it?
Do you have resilience & adaptability? Can you work effectively with a focus on customer service and care?
If yes, then we'd love to hear from you…
What we offer:
At Victim Support we believe in attracting & retaining the best people and offer a competitive rewards & benefits package including:
- Flexible working options including hybrid working
- 28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays, rising to 33 days plus Bank Holidays
- An extra day off for your birthday & options to buy or sell annual leave
- Pension with 5% employer contribution
- Enhanced sick pay allowances, maternity & paternity payments
- High Street, retail, holiday, gym, entertainment & leisure discounts
- Access to our financial wellbeing hub & salary deducted finance
- Employee assistance programme & wellbeing support
- Access to EDI networks and colleague cafes
- Cycle to work scheme & season ticket loans
- Ongoing training & support with opportunities for career development & progression
About the role:
This role is based in Cumbria Police headquarters, Carlton Hall, Penrith
Please review the IDVA job description and additional information document attached to this vacancy for further details & responsibilities of this new exciting role.
As an IDVA you will:
- Provide a high quality, pro-active service to victims of domestic and/or sexual violence and abuse.
- You will work within a multi-agency framework consisting of the MARAC and the Bridgeway, SARC and other local partnership responses to domestic abuse and sexual violence.
- You will work with survivors and other agencies to monitor the care pathway. This involves risk assessment, helping clients access their rights, along with any other services they require.
- You will be required to attend relevant meetings and will provide regular reports to your line manager.
- You will also undertake talks and presentations to local groups and agencies on the work of Victim Support, developing networks and partnerships and increasing the role of the service in the community.
You will need:
- Experience of working with victims of domestic and sexual violence and other service providers and agencies in a statutory, voluntary, social or community setting.
- Experience of planning and delivering caseloads, with strong crisis management skills and an understanding of the needs of victims experiencing domestic abuse and sexual violence.
- An approved and accredited IDVA and/or ISVA qualification or willingness to work towards this.
- Good IT skills, knowledge of criminal justice issues and an understanding of the effects a court appearance can have on victims and witnesses of crime.
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details.
About Us:
Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity providing a range of specialist services to people who have been affected by crime across England and Wales. We work towards a world where there are fewer victims but who have stronger rights, better support and a real influence in the Criminal Justice System. Everyone at VS is driven by our Vision Ambitions and Values to play their part in making a difference for those who experience crime and traumatic events. Working for VS gives you the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing high quality services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.
Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks may be required.
Victim Support strives to represent the diverse communities we serve and are passionate about creating an environment where all staff and volunteers feel respected and heard. Being a diverse organisation with an inclusive culture is integral to us being able to meet our aim of ensuring that anyone who is a victim of crime gets the support they need.
As part of our commitment to the Race at Work Charter we particularly welcome applicants from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities. VS is also a Disability Confident Employer and we provide a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for candidates that are disabled and meet all essential criteria for a role.
If you have a disability, a learning difficulty such as dyslexia or a medical condition which you believe may affect your performance during any aspect of our selection process, we'll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to perform at your best.
How to apply:
To apply for this role please follow the link below to the Jobs page on our website and complete the application form demonstrating how you meet the essential shortlisting criteria.
We look forward to hearing from you.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, if we receive enough suitable applications to take forward to interview prior to the published closing date. If you have already registered & started an application, then we will contact you to advise of the amended closing date wherever possible.
Job Purpose
This role sits within our crisis alternative service, Safe Space, which is a core and out of hours service providing a safe and welcoming space for people who are feeling distressed and experiencing crisis. Our aim of the service is to keep individuals well in the community and prevent readmission into hospital. The service operates 365 days a year from 14:00-22:00pm across all of our boroughs.
Staff within the service will provide person-centred, practical and emotional support, face to face or via telephone or virtual on a one-to-one basis to individuals experiencing mental health crisis or preventing crisis.
The objectives of the service include:
- To improve the mental wellbeing of people experiencing mental health and social crisis in HFEH.
- To proactively work with keeping people well in the community to reduce re-admitters into hospitals by working with WL NHS teams (e.g. discharge, LPS, CATT, MINT and SPA)
- To provide a true alternative to A&E via a non-clinical drop-in service to support clients
- To provide support to clients accessing the service- for instance: signposting, de-escalation and crisis recovery planning.
- To contribute to an improvement in individual mental wellbeing.
- To remain a source of independent support for all clients.
- To treat service users with respect, dignity and personalised support
- To raise awareness of mental health services available with the goal to improve long term mental health and reduce social isolation
- To increase self-management skills of those accessing the service
- To reduce the use of police, ambulance and statutory mental health services whilst experiencing crisis via a drop-in service.
- To reduce the use of statutory crisis services by people experiencing mental ill health without positive outcomes for the individual.
The Role
The role of the support workers will be to support the rest of the team in delivering interventions on a one-to-one. The role will also involve triaging and assessing all clients accessing the service, signposting and delivering collaborative self-management plans with clients to improve mental wellbeing.
Key Responsibilities
- Providing a person centred and recovery orientated approach in all aspects of the roles and responsibilities.
- Promoting people’ rights and responsibilities
- Considering each person as an individual
- Working collaboratively with clients to understand their needs and developing flexible and realistic crisis support packages/person centred plans
- Understanding of safety planning
- Experience with de-escalation, recognising and mitigating risks.
- Experience of working with challenging behaviour
- Listening to clients and encouraging positive steps towards self-management of crisis and recovery
- Good time keeping skills – Essential
- To attend all mandatory training including safeguarding and GDPR
- To work autonomously in a fast-paced environment and under pressure
- Providing advice, information, practical and emotional support to clients
- Proactively recognising the indicators of deteriorating mental health and facilitate appropriate action, whilst liaising with relevant agencies e.g. CATT, Emergency Duty Teams, CMHTS, etc
- Engaging with clients to show empathy, inspire hope and promote recovery
- Establishing supportive, empowering and respectful relationships with clients and carers/ family
- Maintaining accurate records, detailing interventions
- Ensuring that outcomes, outputs and impact are recorded
- Providing administrative support to the team
- Attend reflective practice, clinical supervision, peer supervision and line management supervision
- Create and maintain good working relationships with partner agencies
- Follow workplans and actively participate in training and development
- Provide and manage resources for clients and staff
Person Specification
- Minimum of 1 year working in mental health services and with clients experiencing mental health distress and crisis
- Experience of managing challenging behaviour and dealing with clients with complex needs
- Experience of managing safeguarding risks and understanding legal requirements for safeguarding adults and children
- Evidence of continual professional development
- Understanding of the Recovery Model in mental health
- Understanding of the principles of trauma informed care
- Understanding of suicide prevention and safety planning
- Understanding of the relationship between mental health and social issues and how these issues may impact on physical, mental and emotional wellbeing
- Understanding of relevant legislation and policies
- Experience of working with vulnerable individuals
- Creative and flexible approach to working with individuals
- Ability to deal with stressful and difficult situations in a calm manner and de-escalate challenging situations
- Awareness of issues in mental health service provision
- A good understanding of mental health conditions
- Experience of working with vulnerable individuals
- Creative and flexible approach to working with individuals
- Ability to deal with stressful and difficult situations in a calm manner and de-escalate challenging situations
- Ability to prioritise and manage workload
- Ability to involve clients and carers in all aspects of work
- Empathy and non-judgemental approach
- Good communication skills
- Capacity to work within an agreed shift pattern
- Experience of delivering information and advice (housing, benefits, debt etc)
- Experience of non-clinical, therapeutic interventions like psychoeducation
- Good IT skills including Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint, with proven ability to input and extract information and produce reports
- Car driver with sole ownership of a vehicle and willingness to travel to locations would be desirable.
- Ability to work out of hours and on weekends
We’re here to make sure that everyone suffering with a mental health problem gets the help they need to recover.



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This vital role will shape and deliver our ambition to connect people with nature, inspire action, and build a movement for wildlife across Sussex. You will lead a dynamic directorate responsible for community engagement, education, volunteering, and individual action - ensuring our work is inclusive, impactful, and aligned with our organisational goals. As Director, you will provide strategic oversight of our communities work, contribute to cross-organisational leadership, and ensure effective collaboration with partners, funders, and stakeholders. You will be responsible for delivering strategic and organisational Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), ensuring that progress is effectively monitored, evaluated, and reported. A key responsibility is to lead our journey to becoming a more inclusive and diverse organisation by 2030. You will champion our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) strategy, embedding inclusive practices across programmes, partnerships, and internal culture. This is a rare opportunity to drive meaningful change at the intersection of nature, people, and equity.
We exist so that future generations can experience the joy and well-being that comes from connecting with nature in Sussex
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
LGBT Independent Domestic Violence Advocate (IDVA) Birmingham & West Midlands.
Full-time 37 hours per week.
Birmingham LGBT is seeking to recruit a full-time LGBT IDVA covering Birmingham and the West Midlands to ensure that LGBT victims/survivors of domestic violence have access to an IDVA who will offer support, signposting, advocacy, risk management and safety planning.
We recognise the importance and advantages of diverse workplaces and communities, and we acknowledge under-representation in our workforce of Black, Asian and global majority people; people with a Romany or Irish Traveller background, and people with lived experience of migration. We particularly welcome applicants from those backgrounds, identities and lived experiences
The successful applicant will join a motivated and enthusiastic team based at the Birmingham LGBT Centre in central Birmingham.
Salary: £27,506 per year, plus up to 5% matched pension contributions.
Hours: Full-time, 37 hours per week, with some evening and Saturday work;
Annual Leave entitlement: 25 days.
Two-year, fixed-term contract, may be extended subject to funding.
Birmingham LGBT is an equal opportunities employer.
Closing date for applications is 5pm on Tuesday 28th October 2025.
Applications should be sent by email
Applications will be reviewed anonymously and candidates selected for interview will be invited shortly after the closing date.
Download an application pack from our website.
For more details or an informal chat about this vacancy, please phone us and ask for your contact details to be passed on to Steph Keeble, Director.
Main Duties
·Provide independent advocacy and support to LGBT survivors of domestic violence.
·Work with survivors from the point of crisis and offer intensive support to help ensure short-term and long-term safety.
·Maintain multi-agency links and partnerships through protocols and procedures that prioritise the safety of survivors of domestic violence.
·Empower service users by providing them with emotional and practical support, thus enabling them to access their rights, empowering them to make decisions and increasing their life options.
·Inform survivors of full range of civil, criminal and practical options that might increase their safety.
Casework Management
·To advise and support LGBT survivors of domestic violence.
·To undertake advocacy casework, working with survivors following an initial assessment of their needs, working within a structured key-working relationship.
·To provide one-to-one-emotional, practical, legal and advocacy support to survivors through the development of an individual support plan, including risk assessments, safety planning and assistance in accessing other relevant services such as the police, counselling, housing, and legal services.
·To support LGBT survivors of domestic violence who are going through the criminal justice system.
·To develop and maintain good working relationships and links with other agencies, referring service users to appropriate specialist agencies where necessary as part of a support plan and in consultation with them.
·To ensure that any issues in relation to child or adult protection concerns are responded to in line with Birmingham LGBT’s policies and are brought to the immediate attention of the line manager.
·To deliver training on LGBT domestic violence.
·To work within Birmingham LGBT’s policies and procedures.
Monitoring, Evaluation and Information Management
·To participate in the collection and maintenance of information on relevant referral agencies and local services.
·To ensure high quality and effective statistical monitoring is undertaken at all times in accordance with Birmingham LGBT’s procedures.
·To produce monitoring reports as requested by the Office of the West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner.
·To maintain accurate, confidential service-user records of contact details and interventions, ensuring that personal information is up-to-date and that it is kept secure and confidential at all times in compliance with the Data Protection Act 1998 and Birmingham LGBT’s procedures.
·To ensure that feedback from service users and agencies is actively sought to inform the continuous improvement and development of the service.
Professional Development and Training
·To keep up-to-date with developments in legislation, policy and local and national government initiatives that address domestic violence.
·To attend and prepare for regular meetings with the line manager and to participate in individual appraisals in accordance with Birmingham LGBT’s policies and procedures.
·To attend internal or external training events, meetings or forums, as requested by the line manager and in line with the post-holder’s professional development plan.
·To attend regular team meetings.
·To carry out other duties as may from time to time be reasonably required by the line manager.
·To support colleagues with general duties at the Birmingham LGBT Centre.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Are you ready to shape accessible and engaging digital experiences that inspire action and support our mission?
We have an exciting opportunity for a Digital Products Manager to take responsibility for the development, delivery and improvement of our digital products that connect and engage our supporters.
You will lead work on our website, donation, fundraising and campaigning platforms, and other digital tools - ensuring they meet the needs of our audiences and support the MND Association’s strategy. Working closely with our Income Generation and Engagement teams, you’ll develop digital experiences that inspire giving, deepen engagement, and make it easier for people to support our mission to improve the lives of those affected by MND.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage the Association’s digital product portfolio, including websites, microsites and third-party platforms.
- Lead a programme of continuous improvement with our digital agency to deliver the best experience for our digital audiences.
- Scope new products, map user journeys and enhance existing services to design or optimise digital experiences.
- Advise on the procurement of new third-party digital platforms and technology.
- Translate business and user requirements into technical specifications and user stories.
- Ensure compliance with security and accessibility standards.
- Ensure all content is produced to SEO best practice and work with our digital agencies to improve website content.
- Use data, analytics and usability testing to improve user experience and journeys.
- Manage Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager, producing insights and identifying opportunities for development.
- Support colleagues with training, guidance and communities of practice.
- Build effective working relationships with external partners, suppliers and agencies.
About You:
- Experience in digital fundraising and income generation.
- Knowledge of digital innovation in campaigning and raising awareness.
- Technical skills in Drupal CMS and Microsoft Dynamics 365.
- Experienced across the full product lifecycle with knowledge of team roles and documentation.
- Strong understanding of user-centred design, user journeys and testing.
- Awareness of best practice and emerging trends in digital technology and content.
- Broad knowledge of accessibility principles and tools to support inclusive design.
- Confident using audience insight, data and analytics to inform decisions.
- Able to manage competing priorities, working to deadlines and balancing multiple projects.
About Us:
Our vision is a world free from MND. Our mission is to improve care and support for people with MND, their families and carers. We fund and promote research that leads to new understanding and treatments and brings us closer to a cure for MND. The Association also campaigns and raises awareness so the needs of people with MND, and everyone who cares for them, are recognised, and addressed by wider society.
What We Offer:
- 28 days holiday, increasing to 33 days after 5 years, plus Bank Holidays.
- Access to UK Healthcare, including dental, eyecare, health screenings, and therapies.
- 24/7 GP access via phone and video.
- Life assurance and confidential counselling helplines.
- Salary sacrifice schemes (Cycle to Work, Buy/Sell Annual Leave).
- Access to Benefit Hub for discounts on everyday shopping.
- Enhanced pension scheme.
- Opportunities for training and personal development.
- Hybrid working.
The full job description and further information about working for the MND Association is available in the candidate pack.
We are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusivity. We work to remove barriers for everyone affected by MND, employees, volunteers, and stakeholders.
As part of the Disability Confident Scheme, we guarantee interviews for disabled applicants who meet the role's requirements.
Hybrid Working and Flexibility: This role offers hybrid working, with the expectation to attend the office 1 day per week with flexibility to attend more in line with organisation needs.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Are you looking to use your digital marketing expertise to make a real impact?
We’re seeking a Digital Marketing Officer to join our Digital Engagement team at the Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Association. You’ll help shape, manage and deliver paid digital marketing campaigns that increase visibility, inspire action, and drive support for the MND Association’s important work. Working closely with the Digital Engagement Manager and our digital marketing agency, you’ll ensure our paid activity reaches the right audiences and delivers measurable results.
Key Responsibilities
- Plan and deliver effective paid digital marketing campaigns across social media, search, and other digital platforms.
- Work collaboratively with our digital marketing agency to brief, review, and optimise campaigns within budget.
- Partner with teams across fundraising, campaigning, and national care to identify opportunities for impactful digital activity.
- Monitor and analyse digital campaign data, providing insight-led reports that drive improvement and maximise return on investment.
- Manage digital advertising budgets to ensure efficient use of resources and alignment with strategic goals.
- Support the creation of engaging digital content by working with our in-house creative teams and external partners.
- Align paid and organic social media activity in collaboration with the Social Media Officer to ensure consistent messaging.
- Stay informed on emerging digital trends and tools, identifying new ways to strengthen engagement and reach.
About You
- Experienced in planning, managing, and optimising paid digital advertising campaigns.
- Experience working with digital marketing agencies and using platforms such as Google Ads Manager and Meta Ads Manager.
- Skilled in managing budgets and tracking campaign performance to demonstrate value.
- Analytical and detail-focused, able to turn data into actionable insight.
- Strong communicator with excellent collaboration and organisational skills.
- Knowledgeable about current digital marketing best practices and trends.
About Us
Our vision is a world free from MND. Our mission is to improve care and support for people with MND, their families and carers. We fund and promote research that leads to new understanding and treatments and brings us closer to a cure for MND. The Association also campaigns and raises awareness so the needs of people with MND, and everyone who cares for them, are recognised, and addressed by wider society.
What We Offer
- 28 days holiday, increasing to 33 days after 5 years, plus Bank Holidays.
- Access to UK Healthcare, including dental, eyecare, health screenings, and therapies.
- 24/7 GP access via phone and video.
- Life assurance and confidential counselling helplines.
- Salary sacrifice schemes (Cycle to Work, Buy/Sell Annual Leave).
- Access to Benefit Hub for discounts on everyday shopping.
- Enhanced pension scheme.
- Opportunities for training and personal development.
- Hybrid working.
The full job description and further information about working for the MND Association is available in the candidate pack.
We are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusivity. We work to remove barriers for everyone affected by MND, employees, volunteers, and stakeholders.
As part of the Disability Confident Scheme, we guarantee interviews for disabled applicants who meet the role's requirements.
Hybrid Working and Flexibility: This role offers hybrid working, with the expectation to attend the office 1 day per week with flexibility to attend more in line with organisation needs.
If you’re ready to bring your skills to a cause that truly matters, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today to join us as a Digital Marketing Officer and help strengthen the MND Association’s digital presence and supporter engagement.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Hours: 37 hours per week
Salary: £61,430 - £70,007 p.a. (NJC Spine Points 49 – 55). Salary to be at entry-level except for exceptional circumstances.
Contract: Fixed term to 31 March 2027, with potential extension subject to confirmation of funding.
Greater Manchester Moving is the Greater Manchester charity committed to changing lives by inspiring a healthier future in Greater Manchester through moving more, sport and physical activity. We play a strategic leadership role in support of the Greater Manchester wide movement, for movement.
We are seeking to recruit an individual with purpose, passion and integrity to lead, support and connect the Greater Manchester system in creating the conditions to enable Active Lives for All.
It’s an exciting time to join the team as we develop our vision to build and foster relationships with and between people, communities and system partners, to enable a whole system approach to supporting the development of community networks, activities and opportunities to move more and tackle inequality.
We are looking for someone who loves working with people, who can unite people from diverse backgrounds around a vision, who understands the power of collaboration and who can work with others to help people connect, support and lead across sectors, organisations and alongside communities to help us achieve the ambitions set out in the ten-year strategy, GM Moving in Action.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a high performing Active Partnership team working with a network committed to making positive change through movement, physical activity and sport.
This is a full-time role (37 hours per week), but job shares, secondments and reduced hours will be considered as part of our commitment to flexible working. Working days will predominantly be Monday to Friday. Our team works a minimum of two days a week in person, and our core office day is Tuesday. Occasional evening/weekend work may be required.
We have permanent office space at House of Sport in Manchester, and office space with GMCA and NHS GM at Tootal Buildings, Oxford Road, Manchester. We have regular team and co-working days, blended with homeworking. We trust you to work in a way that suits you and that enables you to be productive and thrive.
Greater Manchester Moving is committed to providing equal opportunities and promoting diversity, irrespective of ethnicity, age, gender identity, sexuality, disability, religion, pregnancy or personal circumstance. We aspire to being a diverse, inclusive and responsible organisation. Our aim is to have a workforce that reflects and understands the communities we work alongside.
Greater Manchester Moving is GM’s movement for movement working together to positively change the lives of people across Greater Manchester.



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We have an exciting opportunity for an Independent Domestic Violence Advisor covering the Stoke Area to join the New Era team working 37.5 hours per week. The role will focus on the identifying risk and meeting the needs of those affected by domestic abuse. The role will be covering the Tamworth area but travel pan Staffordshire will be required.
Do you want to make a difference every day? Do you want to contribute to change & improvement for those who need it?
Do you have resilience & adaptability? Can you work effectively with a focus on customer service and care?
If yes, then we'd love to hear from you…
What we offer:
At Victim Support we believe in attracting & retaining the best people and offer a competitive rewards & benefits package including:
- Flexible working options including hybrid working
- 28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays, rising to 33 days plus Bank Holidays
- An extra day off for your birthday & options to buy or sell annual leave
- Pension with 5% employer contribution
- Enhanced sick pay allowances, maternity & paternity payments
- High Street, retail, holiday, gym, entertainment & leisure discounts
- Access to our financial wellbeing hub & salary deducted finance
- Employee assistance programme & wellbeing support
- Access to EDI networks and colleague cafes
- Cycle to work scheme & season ticket loans
- Ongoing training & support with opportunities for career development & progression
About the role:
This role will work across Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent, but will be based in our Stafford office. Hybrid working is considered following our mandatory six month probationary period. Travel across the whole of Staffordshire will be required.
As an IDVA you will be asked to:
- Provide a pro-active, high quality, frontline service to victims of domestic abuse through on-going risk assessment, individual safety planning, advocacy, emotional and practical support.
- Work within a multi-agency framework consisting of the MARAC and local partnership responses to domestic abuse to keep safety central to all services for victims of domestic abuse
- Promoting the service and raising awareness of issues arising, minimising barriers and improving access to support
You will need:
- Experience of providing support those affected by domestic abuse
- Experience of undertaking need and risk assessments and creating safety plans
- Experience of the MARAC and other partnership processes
- Experience of multi agency working
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details.
About Us:
Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity providing a range of specialist services to people who have been affected by crime across England and Wales. We work towards a world where there are fewer victims but who have stronger rights, better support and a real influence in the Criminal Justice System. Everyone at VS is driven by our Vision Ambitions and Values to play their part in making a difference for those who experience crime and traumatic events. Working for VS gives you the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing high quality services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.
Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks may be required.
Victim Support strives to represent the diverse communities we serve and are passionate about creating an environment where all staff and volunteers feel respected and heard. Being a diverse organisation with an inclusive culture is integral to us being able to meet our aim of ensuring that anyone who is a victim of crime gets the support they need.
As part of our commitment to the Race at Work Charter we particularly welcome applicants from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities. VS is also a Disability Confident Employer and we provide a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for candidates that are disabled and meet all essential criteria for a role.
If you have a disability, a learning difficulty such as dyslexia or a medical condition which you believe may affect your performance during any aspect of our selection process, we'll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to perform at your best.
How to apply:
To apply for this role please follow the link below to the Jobs page on our website and complete the application form demonstrating how you meet the essential shortlisting criteria.
We look forward to hearing from you.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, if we receive enough suitable applications to take forward to interview prior to the published closing date.
If you have already registered & started an application, then we will contact you to advise of the amended closing date wherever possible.



