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We are seeking a compassionate, organised and proactive Bereavement Cafe manager to help children and young people who have experienced a bereavement. Working 15 hours a week across Dorset during term-time,you will plan and deliver Bereavement Cafes which are guided, age-appropriate group sessions that help children to process their grief in a safe and supportive environment.
Mosaic is a well-regarded charity which has a mission to provide specialist support to children, young people and families when they are struggling to deal with the death of someone close to them. This role is ideal for someone with a background in working with children and young people,counselling, bereavement support, art therapy or education. It's important that you're happy to drive to different schools during the week around the county to deliver the cafes, as well as planning the activities aross the term.
Mosaic wants to help equip school staff to support students who've been bereaved, and to enable them to understand more about grief and loss.
Key responsibilities
Programme delivery
Deliver bereavement cafe programmes in primary and secondary schools in Dorset, liaising with schools on timings and numbers of students.
Facilitate art group sessions (typically one hour) using creative, age-appropriate activities
Adapt delivery to meet the needs and development stages of the children and young people involved.
Co-ordinate a team of our exisitng volunteers to support each session, ensuring they understand the needs
School liaison
Build and maintain strong working relationships with schools across Dorset, managing requests for cafes.
Liaise wiht pastoral leads, SENCOs and safeguarding staff to plan sessions and identify students who might benefit.
Share practical tools and strategies with school staff to enable them to support students beyond the cafe programme.
Resource Development
·Create and maintain therapeutic activity plans and resource packs for both age groups.
·Develop tailored guidance and tools for teachers and support staff.
·Ensure all materials are inclusive, accessible, and trauma-informed.
Safeguarding & Emotional Support
·Monitor the wellbeing of children and young people during sessions.
·Uphold Mosaic’s safeguarding policies and escalate any concerns appropriately.
·Maintain confidentiality and professional boundaries at all times.
Monitoring & Evaluation
·Keep accurate records of attendance, engagement, and feedback.
·Support impact tracking and evaluation efforts.
·Contribute to service reporting as required.
Awareness & Engagement
·Represent Mosaic positively in schools and the wider community.
·Promote awareness of Mosaic’s bereavement services and fundraising activities.
·Encourage schools and families to support or participate in Mosaic’s fundraising events where appropriate.
Person Specification
Essential:
·Experience working with children or young people in a supportive, educational, or therapeutic setting.
·Confidence in leading group activities and supporting emotional expression.
·Strong communication skills with both children and adults.
·Safeguarding Level 3 training (or willingness to complete prior to starting).
·Able to work independently, manage time effectively, and travel across Dorset.
·Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle.
·Enhanced DBS (or willingness to obtain).
Desirable:
·Experience facilitating emotional wellbeing or support groups.
·Knowledge of trauma-informed or grief-informed practice.
·Familiarity with Dorset’s education or community mental health systems.
·Interest in community engagement or fundraising support.
What We Offer
· The chance to join an active, positive team who are making a huge difference to childrens' lives across Dorset,
A part-time role in term-time supporting bereaved children and young people in school, helping them to go on to thrive.
·Clinical supervision and guidance from an experienced Senior Counsellor.
·Opportunities for ongoing training and reflective practice.
·Reimbursement of travel expenses at 45p a mile for driving, and access to a materials budget.
·A chance to be part of Mosaic’s mission in delivering vital support to families experiencing grief.
Registered Charity
11 - 20
Mosaic's mission is to support children and young people across the county of Dorset with their bereavement needs.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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The Head of Services will oversee the effective delivery, performance, and quality assurance of some of our mental health services in Tower Hamlets, Newham, and Redbridge.
What you'll do:
- Lead and support Service Managers and Coordinators to deliver high-quality, client-centred services.
- Drive continuous service improvement and foster collaboration across teams and partners.
- Build and maintain strategic relationships with key stakeholders to enhance service delivery.
- Act as a Designated Safeguarding Officer, providing expert guidance to ensure client safety and staff compliance.
See the job pack for full details.
Registered Charity
51 - 100
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
We're looking for someone a lttle bit special - someone who believes in the deep potential of children who are not thriving elsewhere in life and who has the experience, passion, energy and the drive to go the extra mile on these young people’s behalf.
The position is an exciting dual role:
1. Volunteering & People Manager (80% of workload)
You'll become a key cog at the heart ofFree to Be's management team, taking lead responsibility for volunteer and staff recruitment and retention, holding and delivering our volunteering strategy, launching a new training infrastructure through 2026-27, and heading up 'all things volunteering'. With one direct report, you'll aim to grow volunteer numbers year on year, ensure volunteers are well matched, and well supported, onto our residential projects, and lead on quality assurance, including volunteering standards concerns/grievances. Alongside our Services, Operations and Fundraising Managers, you'll be a core management team member holding shared responsibility for the day to day running of an impactful and growing children's mental health and adventure charity and will work closely with our inspiring and supportive CEO to set longer-term key strategic goals underpinning Free to Be's future development.
2. Residential Project Lead Coordinator (20% of role)
Our residentials are fun, immersive, tiring (in all the right ways), impactful and inspiring. A core aspect of all Free to Be Kids staff's roles is leading circa 8-10 of our residential projects across each year - working on the ground with the children, leading the volunteers & staff team on project, and helping make the projects special, safe, and transformative for vulnerable young people, many of whom have damaged confidence, low self-worth, or other social-emotional needs.
Attendance at approximately 8-10 five-six night residential projects per year outside London is a core component of this role. As a manager, you'd likely attend 8-10 residentials in year 1 to build familiarity with both the projects and our volunteer base, with this dropping to c.8 per year thereafter.
On offer to the right candidate:
Salary: Circa £38,000 - £40,000, dependent on experience.
Hours: Fulltime: 37.5 hours per week. Essential attendance on at c.8-10 residential projects a year.
Leave: 25 days per year, plus bank holidays and up to 13 additional pre-set discretionary reward days in September and during the Christmas period. A substantial perk of the role is potential to take up to 4 consecutive weeks off to travel each September.
Other benefits: 4% employer pension contribution paid on full base salary, rising by 1% per year of service, up to a maximum of 7%; hybrid working; office with great transport links; flexible working (outside core hours); employee reward scheme; tight-knit, fun, vibrant, cohesive staff team with great morale.
Based: Hybrid – our small office in Waterloo, London. Hybrid working is well established with the majority of the team splitting time around 50:50 between the office and home.
To start: Early January 2026.
Who we’re looking for:
Our next Volunteering Manager hero. You'll be fun, flexible, energised, experienced in work with young people with addtional needs, and looking to join an organisation you can believe in and who in return will believe and invest in you.
Kind, empathetic, resilient and efficient, you’ll have a real affinity for supporting others - whether volunteers, more junior staff, or children themselves. We're looking for someone who loves working with young people, as you'll be role modelling that commitment and energy to our volunteers and playing a leading role in holding our already thriving team culture. Volunteer Management or HR experience is a bonus, and capacity and personality to quickly pick that up is a must, but ultimately we're looking for the right organisational fit - someone who believes in what we do and wants to step up to join a management team working hard to deliver it.
You’ll have the flexibility to work away from home on (up to) 10 five to six day residential projects per year. Ideally, you’ll also have experience of leading projects for children – whether residential or non-residential - for example as a teacher, or running groups in other settings. Experience of working on or leading residentials projects themselves is not required but may be an advantage.
We are a small, vibrant, 'can do', friendly staff team of 10, supported by a committed volunteer base of around 300.
We are particularly keen to encourage applications from those who can help us represent the lived experiences of our children through their own lived experience or background.
To apply:
See full Job Description & Person Specification on our website.
Send a copy of your CV or up to date LinkedIn profile, as well as a covering letter and introductory short video, by the closing date of 10pm, Wednesday 26th November 2025.
Covering letters should be very approximately 1 to 1.5 sides A4 and address the question of: ‘Why this role, why now’, as well as ‘what strengths, experience and skills you would bring into the role’.We also ask for a short (1-3 minutes) informal video introducing yourself and touching on the person specification. We have found this helps bring the strongest applications to life, and filters out AI driven applications.
Selection Process and Timeline:
Selection will be via two stage interview. As there is only a short turnaround from application closure on 26th November to 1st stage interviews 1st-2nd December, we will assess applications and offer interview slots throughout the window. However, you will not be disadvantaged if you need to wait till the closing date to submit.
1st stage interviews: Mon 1st - Tues 2nd December (virtual)
2nd stage final interviews: Mon 8th - Tues 9th December (in-person preferred, London Waterloo)
Please hold interview dates as alternate dates are unlikely to be available.
The role requires an Enhanced DBS check and existing right to work in the UK.
If you have any questions about the role, contact us via our website and we’d be happy to arrange an informal chat. We look forward to hearing from you!
Registered Charity
6 - 10
Using joy, adventure and the outdoors to transform particularly vulnerable London children's mental health.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.