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Ageing Well Support Coordinator (Maternity Cover)
Working within Impact Initiatives’ Ageing Well service

Job reference: AWSC/Aug25

Part-time: 18 hours per week

Starting salary: Band 3, Scale Point 13 - £26,994 FTE, pro rata

Temporary contract – maternity cover

Incentives: Generous holiday allowance and stakeholder pension

Are you passionate about supporting older people to live healthy, connected, and fulfilling lives?

We’re looking for an organised, people-focused Support Coordinator to join our Ageing Well Information, Help and Advice Team (IHAT) in Brighton & Hove.

In this varied role, you’ll respond to enquiries from older people, carers, and professionals, provide clear and accurate information, and promote activities, services, and health initiatives that help people age well. You’ll also build partnerships with community organisations, coordinate promotional activities and events, and help deliver the annual Ageing Well Festival.

You’ll be working in a supportive and collaborative team, contributing to service improvements and ensuring our information is always up-to-date, relevant, and accessible.

We actively welcome applicants from all backgrounds and identities, particularly people from minoritised communities and those with lived experience relevant to this role.

We’re keen to hear from people with:

• Strong communication skills and a friendly, professional manner
• Experience of managing a varied workload and working as part of a team
• An understanding of ageing and the issues it can bring
• Experience of promoting services or organising events
• The ability to maintain accurate administrative and monitoring systems

An understanding of dementia or knowledge of services and activities for older people in Brighton & Hove is welcome but not essential.

We’re a flexible, supportive employer. We’re happy to discuss any access needs, working pattern requests, or adjustments that would help you thrive in this role.

Why join us?

Impact Initiatives is a Brighton-based charity with a strong reputation for supporting people of all ages across Sussex. Our Ageing Well service offers activities, information, and advice that help older people stay active, connected, and healthy.

You’ll be joining a values-led team with regular supervision, supportive management, and opportunities for development.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) and the successful applicant will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check.

Closing date: 5.00pm, Thursday 2nd October 2025
Interviews: To be confirmed

For further details and to apply please visit our jobs page on our website

Vibrance has an exciting opportunity for a Self-Directed Support Coordinator to join our team working in Bromley. You will join us on a part-time (21 hours), permanent basis and in return, you will receive a competitive salary of £24,989 - £27,034 (£14,993 – 16,220 pro rata) per annum, plus benefits.

Vibrance is a registered charity supporting adults with additional needs in London and Essex.

We encourage a working environment that at its core is inclusive, pioneering, and has the highest levels of integrity.

About the role:

Vibrance Self Directed Support Services provide information, advice and guidance, payroll, and managed account services to enable people to have choice and control over how their health and social care needs are met. You can find out more on our dedicated website

Working with disabled children and adults and older people, you will provide information, advice and guidance to empower people to have choice and control over how their health and social care needs are met, through the use of Direct Payments.

Within this role, you will focus on supporting members of the public to responsibly recruit and employ their own support staff.

You will also work with our local authority and voluntary sector partners to promote the benefits of Self-Directed Support to achieve positive life outcomes.

You will be required to work in the community, and from our local hub in Bromley North.

What we are looking for in our SDS Coordinator:

To be successful in this role you must be able to demonstrate self-motivation, good interpersonal and communication skills with a wide range of people, and the ability to work with accuracy and to deadlines. Experience of disability issues and the social care system (personal or professional) are desirable.

Skills and experience of our ideal Coordinator:

• Enthusiastic, committed fast learner
• Experience of managing a caseload
• Good organisational skills and ability to prioritise
• Attention to detail
• Skilled with Microsoft Office
• Ability to work with sensitive and confidential information
• Experience working to deadlines

In return for your skills, knowledge, and experience, our Coordinator will enjoy:

• A comprehensive training programme covering core skills
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Casual dress code
• Pension scheme
• Rewards and recognition for your service
• AIG Lifeworks Work-life Assistance (24 hours)
• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Pay
• Flexible Working Options (Subject to service requirements)
• Learning & Development
• Mindful Employer
• Positive about Disability
• DBS online applications paid by Vibrance
• Long Service Awards

To join us as our Coordinator please click apply below – we’d love to hear from you!

Vibrance welcomes applications from all sections of the community including from people with disabilities. As users of the Disability Confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who satisfy the essential criteria for a job vacancy and consider them on their abilities.

We are looking for a fundraiser passionate about the environment and trees! Trees for Cities is the only charity working on a national scale to improve people's lives by planting trees in cities. In a world facing unprecedented threats from climate change, loss of biodiversity and disconnection from nature, our work has never been more urgent or important. With a portfolio of funders giving over £10,000 to £50,000 annually, you will secure and manage income to grow urban forests and combat the effects of climate change. Come get your hands dirty on planting days and join us! 

ABOUT TREES FOR CITIES

Trees for Cities is an ambitious, far-reaching organisation.

We are a rapidly growing and developing organisation that suits ambitious, dedicated and passionate staff.

Trees for Cities is committed to the principles of equal opportunity. We value diversity and are committed to promoting diversity within the workplace. We aim to ensure that our employees achieve their full potential and that all employment decisions, including recruitment, are taken without reference to irrelevant or discriminatory criteria. A full copy of our Equal Opportunities Policy can be provided on request.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Senior Fundraising Coordinator will be responsible for generating income from a portfolio of philanthropic sources (trusts, foundations, individuals and corporates) and statutory bodies to improve lives by planting trees in cities. Together with colleagues in the Fundraising Team, they will effectively manage funders and income for the organisation to deliver our goal of healthy, accessible and resilient urban forests for today and future generations.  

With a high number of funding opportunities and a competitive sector for fundraising, you will be skilled at prioritising funders and opportunities. Your passion for the environment and urban communities will bring their energy and enthusiasm to compelling funder communications. Your organisation skills will enable you to manage and deliver grant requirements such as finance tracking and reporting. 

We achieved and delivered consistent, significant income growth – and more is needed to address the increasing need for urban trees. We now look forward to our next strategy in 2025 for even more ambitious plans – join us! 

HOW TO APPLY

Please visit our website to view the full job description. To apply, use the application link below to submit your CV and supporting statement (no more than 2 sides of A4) outlining why you are interested in the role and your fit with the Person Specification.

Please note we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this role, you must therefore have a valid right to work in the UK to apply.

The deadline to apply is: 21 September 2025
Interviews are scheduled for: 30th September and 2 October 2025

If you are shortlisted for interview, you will normally be contacted within two weeks after applying. If you do not hear from us within this period then you should assume that on this occasion you have not been selected for interview.

Trees for Cities is the first UK environmental organisation to have been awarded social value certification. Trees for Cities is an equal opportunities employer. Registered Charity No: 1032154.

Previous applicants need not reapply. No Agencies Please.

Are you looking for a dynamic and rewarding role working for an organisation with the feminist agenda at the core of its ethos? Then Advance Charity could be the career choice for you!

We are looking for a SENIOR IDVA

Salary: £30,500 - £31,500

Location: Brent Civic Centre and Hammersmith Head Office

Hours: 35 Hours per week

Contract: Permanent

This post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.  

Please note: Any offer of employment will be made subject to references, confirmation of the right to work in the UK, and satisfactory enhanced DBS check. This role is also subject to Police Vetting.

About us

Advance is an award-winning and innovative women-only organisation, established in 1998, providing emotional and practical support to women and girls survivors of domestic abuse and supporting women with short-term sentences to reduce offending. We believe in empowering women and girls to lead safe, non-violent, equal lives so that they can flourish and contribute to the community.

We are a community-based organisation who lead in best practice approaches to supporting women in their local community. We achieve this by being available to meet and support women in local settings and at our women’s centres, and by working in close partnership with other agencies.

Our values are to listen and support, to empower and respect, collaboration, innovation, and accountability.

About the role:

The Senior IDVA will work within a dynamic, fast paced, crisis intervention, advocacy and support service to ensure the voice of survivors informs every stage of the process. This is a great development opportunity for an experienced IDVA looking to take the next step in their career. Along with regular case work, this role requires confident use of Modus in order to coordinate and ensure the quality of Duty, as well as the ability to work to policies and procedures and be able to prioritise effectively.

About You:

To be successful in this role, you will need to have an excellent understanding of domestic violence and its effects on women and children and of best practice within the domestic abuse sector and in working with women with children. As an experienced domestic violence advocate who has worked with complex and multiple needs, you will be skilled in risk management and safety planning, remaining calm in a crisis and in handling sensitive information on a daily basis.

Experience of direct work with female survivors of domestic violence and of working within safeguarding procedures is essential for this post, as is the need to adopt and promote a strong partnership approach to service provision. You will be adept at juggling front line work and management responsibilities, with an ability to prioritise, work collaboratively and demonstrate innovation in time management and service delivery methods.

How to Apply:

Please attach a copy of your CV and a cover letter with your application via our website.

Closing Date: 5th October 2025
Interviews to take place in early October

*Advance reserves the right to close the advert early, or on the appointment of a candidate.

What we can offer you - Employee Benefits: 

• A 35-hour working week
• An exceptional 30 days of paid holiday per year (pro rata for part time), PLUS public holidays on top (that's nearly 40 days paid holiday per year!) 
• Additional days off to celebrate International Women’s Day, and for religious observance and moving home
• Perkbox - an employee discount platform where you can receive free rewards as well as take advantage of savings on clothes, groceries, travel, leisure and more
• Pension scheme
• Enhanced maternity/adoption provision
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee eye-care scheme
• Clinical supervision for front line staff and first line management roles
• Refer a Friend Scheme - £250 for each referral who passes probation
• Organisation wide away days
• Thorough induction and training
• Career development pathways 

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Under the Equality Act 2010, we are required to make any reasonable adjustments. If you have a disability as defined under this act and/or have special needs, please email the Talent Acquisition Team via the Advance website and will aim to make the necessary arrangements to accommodate your needs.

Diversity, Inclusion and Equal Opportunities

We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and actively seek to recruit people from groups underrepresented in our current team. We have policies and processes in place to ensure that all employees are offered an equal opportunity in recruitment and selection, promotion, training, pay and benefits.

Safeguarding

Advance is committed to safeguarding and creating a culture of zero-tolerance of harm and expects all staff, including volunteers to share this commitment. We believe all individuals have the right to live their life free from violence and abuse and the right to feel and be safe. We have a suite of safeguarding policies, procedures and practice guidance, accessible to all staff, which promotes safeguarding and safer working practices across all our services and activities. When we recruit staff, we follow rigorous safer recruitment practices, this involves carrying out pre-employment checks including references, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks, and identity checks. We ensure all staff undertake mandatory safeguarding training relevant to their role and responsibilities, to empower them to be competent and feel confident in recognising and responding appropriately to safeguarding issues and promote wellbeing.

Play a pivotal role in shaping the future of the magistracy — and through it, the health of the justice system.

We are seeking an inspiring leader to become the next Chief Executive of the Magistrates’ Association, the only independent voice of magistrates in England and Wales.

The MA is a Royal Charter charity with around 12,000 members. For more than a century we have championed magistrates, supported their development, and spoken truth to power on behalf of the magistracy and the wider justice system.

This is a unique opportunity to lead a small, committed team and a wide network of trustees and volunteers at a moment of real change. After years of decline, magistrate numbers are growing again and their role is expanding. Following a major programme of modernisation, the MA is stronger, more visible, and ready to build on this momentum.

As Chief Executive, you will:

• Provide strategic leadership, working closely with the Board of Trustees

• Be a visible and authoritative advocate with government, judiciary, Parliament and the media

• Oversee the delivery of services and support that matter to members

• Lead the growth of our membership, engaging new magistrates and re-connecting with those who have left

• Ensure strong financial and organisational management of the Association

We are looking for an experienced and credible leader with:

• A track record of strategic leadership and organisational development

• Strong financial and business acumen

• The ability to influence at the highest levels and act as a public spokesperson

• Experience of growing a membership body or comparable organisation

• A clear commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion

MSF UK is looking for a creative and detail oriented Writer/Editor to join the new (and growing!) Brand and Content team. This is a fantastic opportunity to work with passionate and talented colleagues in a fast-paced environment, producing and editing written content that informs, engages and persuades, as well as shaping and upholding our brand tone of voice. As the ideal candidate, you'll be expert in crafting narratives with the ability to adapt your writing style and tone to speak to varied audiences and to represent different voices. You'll also have a deep understanding of the importance of a clear brand personality and how it translates on the page. And a knack for improving the flow and clarity of other people's writing, with a pedant's eye. Fundraising and/or journalist experience welcome.

Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Mon-Fri

Duration: Permanent

Location: London - hybrid (2 days per week London Office, Wednesday & Thursday)

Salary: £40,682.16 per annum

Job Purpose:

Ensure MSF UK and international written materials adhere to high quality and brand standards; develop impactful and engaging written materials for communications, advocacy and fundraising; support the development, roll out and implementation of the MSF UK brand tone of voice.

Essential Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

• Fluent written and spoken English.
• Excellent writing, editing and proofreading skills.
• Excellent knowledge of English grammar (pedants welcome!).
• Substantial experience of producing written materials for fundraising and communications and adapting style to suit a wide range of audiences, formats and disciplines.
• Substantial experience of developing or evolving and upholding a brand tone of voice.
• Firm understanding and experience of ghost-writing. Ability to take disparate oral and written material (often from people whose native language is not English), mimic in written form the ‘voice’ of the person speaking and add and subtract to that material to create clear, compelling and believable written narratives.
• Strong creative skills including idea generation, communications problem solving, storytelling and persuasive calls to action – be an ideas factory!
• Journalistic approach to crafting a story from a suite of input materials.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work cooperatively in a dynamic but complex organisation.
• Flexibility and ability to work under very tight deadlines.
• Proven ability to manage projects independently.
• Commitment to the aims and values of Médecins Sans Frontières.
• Highly experienced in the use of personal IT equipment and Microsoft Office 365 suite.
• Highly experienced in effectively collaborating and communicating within a hybrid working environment utilising Teams, SharePoint, One Drive and Yammer.

Right to work in the UK - Candidates must have the right to work in the UK.

HOW TO APPLY

Please apply on our website by submitting a copy of your CV together with a letter of motivation (please upload as one document) and your portfolio or examples of your writing by the closing date:

22 September 2025, 9am (BST)

Incomplete applications will not be considered.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Location: UK based – Hybrid, any UK office with national travel 

Closing date: Monday 29th September 2025 at 9:00am

Ref: HPBP-251

St Giles Trust is seeking a dynamic and strategic leader to join our People Team as Head of People Business Partnering. This is a pivotal role in shaping our people strategy and supporting our mission to be a great place to work.

About the Role

As Head of People Business Partnering, you will lead a team of Business Partners to deliver high-impact, customer-focused people services. You’ll work closely with senior leaders to understand their directorates and support the delivery of strategic priorities, ensuring our people practices are inclusive, compliant, and aligned with organisational goals.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a high-performing People Business Partnering team.

• Provide expert guidance on employee relations, recruitment, and organisational change.

• Collaborate with senior leaders to develop local strategies aligned with our overall people plan.

• Champion inclusive practices and contribute to a culture of high performance.

About You

We’re looking for someone who:

• Has significant experience in strategic HR leadership and business partnering.

• Is confident navigating complex employee relations and change management.

• Can lead and inspire teams to deliver excellent people services.

• Is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion.

• Brings fresh thinking and a collaborative approach.

In return, you can expect a competitive salary, generous leave allowance, staff pension, flexible working, a mentoring programme, an advice and counselling service, clinical therapist sessions, life insurance (4 x annual salary), duvet days, season ticket loan, employee perks programme, eye care voucher and much more.

To Apply

For further information and to apply visit our website via the apply button. 

• Application Deadline: 9.00 am on 29 September 2025

• Interview Date: 8 October 2025

Please note: as an organisation that works with children and adults at risk we are committed to safeguarding, protecting and promoting the safety of our clients and successful applicants will be subject to a basic DBS check. 

We are an equity and inclusion confident employer. We welcome all applications, and we particularly encourage applications from people of the global majority (black, brown, multi- heritage) and those who identify as disabled, neuroexpansive, neurodiverse, with any protected characteristics and/or social barriers or challenges. We value the empowering and informative impact that all lived experiences and diversity of thought can offer the organisation.

St Giles will guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria set out in the Job Description for the vacancy.

We will be reviewing applications as they are received, and reserve the right to close this advert early if a suitable candidate is appointed. We therefore strongly encourage early applications to avoid any disappointment. 

We are looking for a dynamic, strategic and experienced media professional to lead Victim Support's press office and drive the charity's media engagement. This role is full time and can either be based at our office in London, or home based within two hours of London.

What we offer

At Victim Support, we are committed to attracting and retaining the best talent. Our competitive rewards and benefits package includes:

• Flexible Working Options: Including hybrid working.
• Generous Annual Leave: 28 days plus Bank Holidays, increasing to 33 days plus Bank Holidays, with options to buy or sell annual leave.
• Birthday Leave: An extra day off for your birthday.
• Pension Plan: 5% employer contribution.
• Enhanced Allowances: Enhanced sick pay, maternity, and paternity payments.
• Exclusive Discounts: High Street, retail, holiday, gym, entertainment, and leisure discounts.
• Financial Wellbeing: Access to our financial wellbeing hub and salary-deducted finance.
• Wellbeing Support: Employee assistance programme and wellbeing support.
• Inclusive Networks: Access to EDI networks and colleague cafes.
• Sustainable Travel: Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loans.
• Career Development: Ongoing training and support with opportunities for career progression.

About the Role

As Media Lead you will be responsible for running the charity's busy press office and you will play a central role in shaping how Victim Support is seen and heard in the media. You'll write and deliver a strategic Media Plan that positions the charity as a trusted and recognised victims' voice, increases the profile of our services and contributes to influencing positive change.

This is a hands-on role where you'll manage media enquiries, build trusted relationships with journalists and ensure our spokespeople are briefed and supported for interviews. You'll work closely with colleagues across external affairs, social media and frontline services, and provide expert media advice to senior leaders. You'll also line manage our Stories Officer and oversee our Stories Library, giving a platform to victims' voices and experiences.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and run the Victim Support's press office.
• Provide quotes and comments to the media, and secure and manage interviews with VS spokespeople.
• Write and deliver the charity's Media Plan.
• Develop and maintain relationships with journalists, editors and producers.
• Oversee the strategic development and growth of the charity's Stories Library.
• Enhance and protect the charity's reputation.
• Increase the visibility of our services.
• Oversee the effective monitoring, reporting and evaluating of media activity.

You will have

• Experience of delivering media relations across print/online, broadcast and digital.
• Knowledge and understanding of how the media works.
• Excellent communication skills.
• A proven ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
• Experience of writing and executing media plans.
• Self-motivation and the ability to thrive in a small team with a strong degree of autonomy.

Additional information

• The role at times will involve working with sensitive and potentially traumatic subjects.

About Us

Victim Support is an independent charity dedicated to supporting people affected by crime and traumatic incidents in England and Wales. We put them at the heart of our organisation and our support and campaigns are informed and shaped by them and their experiences.

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.

At Victim Support, we're proud to celebrate diversity and create a workplace where everyone feels they belong. We're committed to being an antiracist organisation, and we actively welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including those from Black and Asian and other minoritised communities.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we offer a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria. We are also happy to make reasonable adjustments during the selection process.

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 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.

This is a unique opportunity to become the first Chief Executive of a bold and ambitious charity with a global mission: that every baby should experience the best start in life. 

Founded in 2025 by The Rt Hon Dame Andrea Leadsom DBE, the 1001 Critical Days Foundation is built on three pillars: funding frontline charities, commissioning pioneering research, and championing the cause of babies globally. We’ve already secured significant philanthropic investment, launched groundbreaking projects and forged global partnerships. Now, we’re ready to go further and faster. 

1001 Critical Days Foundation 

Chief Executive Officer 

Location: Central London-based

Salary: £100,000 per annum 

This is a hugely exciting opportunity to lead an ambitious new organisation, looking to grow the scale, reach and impact of our work globally. As our inaugural CEO, you will lead the Foundation through its next phase of growth, working closely with our Executive Chair, Board of Trustees, committed team and expert advisory groups. You’ll shape our growth, inspire our team, and amplify our impact across the UK and internationally.

Our new CEO will: 

• Maximise our reach and influence to improve outcomes for babies worldwide by leading on our global engagement, advocacy and policy influencing work with partners and governments 

• Provide inspiring, values-driven leadership and foster a collaborative, high-performing culture 

• Oversee operations, advocacy and fundraising to ensure delivery and sustainability 

We are looking to appoint a passionate and ambitious leader who brings:  

• Senior leadership experience in advocacy, ideally at a global level 

• Demonstrable impact of effecting social change or influencing public policy, with a deep understanding of how to influence and drive policy change 

• A track record of increasing impact in the charity, public or private sector 

• Proven experience of building trusted relationships with high-level stakeholders 

• Financial and operational oversight experience, with a commitment to excellence and equity 

We welcome applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds and experiences. You don’t need to come from the early years sector; what matters most is your passion, ambition, and belief that every baby deserves the best start in life. 

For further information, to access the full appointment brief and to apply to this role, please visit the Prospectus website.

To arrange a confidential discussion about the opportunity, please contact our retained advisors Anna Gardet or Erica Ritchie with a copy of your CV. 

Recruitment Timetable  

Deadline for applications:  Wednesday 15th October 2025 

Interviews with Prospectus: 21st – 28th October 

Interviews with 1001 Critical Days Foundation:   w/c 3rd November 2025 

Do you want to work with a leading advocacy charity organisation supporting those in need?

Do you have experience of working or volunteering in welfare, support or health and social care and are looking for a new challenge?

Are you keen to make a difference to people who want to be heard?

Then come and join us here at VoiceAbility.

We are looking for a new Advocate to join our team in Wiltshire. We are seeking applicants who have transferable skills, a willingness to learn and a desire to help those in need of support. Your role will require you to travel to locations such as hospitals and care homes across the area to meet with clients and professionals and be home based for administration; therefore, a suitable home internet connection is essential.

About us  

VoiceAbility is an independent charity and one of the UK’s largest providers of advocacy and involvement services. We deliver a wide range of service contracts funded by local authorities, health trusts and other voluntary and private sector organisations.  

  We’ve been supporting people to have their say in decisions about their health, care, and wellbeing for over 40 years. We make sure people are heard when it matters most.  For more information on what Advocacy is and the services offered then please visit our website.  

About you 

Desirably you will have some experience of working as an Advocate, providing welfare, supporting, or caring for Adults or young people who have support needs, ideally for those with a variety of communication needs, mental ill health, physical health issues, or barriers to accessing education and support. 

You should have worked or volunteered in health, social care, welfare, support services, education or young person’s services, or advice and guidance. 

How will you make a difference? 

You will be responsible for ensuring the individual’s wishes, feelings, beliefs, needs, and values are met to create positive outcomes for the people you support. 

You will support people to speak up for themselves and grow in confidence, equip them to understand and exercise their rights and options, and will assist them in the decision-making process relating to their care, treatment, and support. 

You will work resourcefully and collaboratively with the individuals you support.You’ll be creative in your approach to empower our clients by ensuring you meaningfully explain people’s options and rights to them.You’ll support individuals to fully participate in decisions affecting them and will make sure they have their voices heard.  

Professional Development? 

You will have plenty of opportunities to enhance your professional abilities and you will make a real difference every day. Advocates are expected to be willing to gain, or to already hold, the Level 3 Award in Independent Advocacy Practice with disciplines suitable for the role they work in. 

Benefits

• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro-rata for part-time colleagues) rising to 30 days upon 5 years’ service

• 5% employer pension & minimum 3% employee contribution

• Salary sacrifices pension scheme

• Separate Life Assurance Cover (equivalent of two times your annual salary)

• Staff discount scheme including retail discounts, entertainment, holidays, gym membership etc

• 24/7 Employee Assistance programme

• Access to remote counselling service

• Paid Disability Leave

• Paid compassionate Leave

• Home Working Allowance 

Support with continuous professional development

Access to Clifton Strengths Coaching for development 

Personal Development Plans

How are staff supported to work remotely?

VoiceAbility has a small number of offices. Employees including Team Leaders are homebased for Administration and meetings will be held online as well as in person in the relevant community.

When you need to travel for work, expenses will be paid (mileage or public transport costs). 

VoiceAbility offers the usual regular manager one to ones, Staff forums and communities of practice depending on role. Team meetings with a mix of virtual and in person approach. 

Equality and Diversity 

VoiceAbility believes in fostering an inclusive workplace which welcomes, values and celebrates the diversity of its staff and partners, treats all on a basis of equality and encourages all to meet their maximum potential. 

VoiceAbility are a Disability Confident employer, any applicant that identifies themselves as having a disability and can demonstrate that they meet all the essential criteria for the role will be offered an interview. If you need to apply in a different way, please contact us for further options. 

How to apply

To apply for this role please sign up for a recruitment account by clicking the apply button on this page. Follow the instructions to create your account, upload your CV, and complete our short application form.

Important Dates:

Closing date for applications Midnight 29 September 2025, however, VoiceAbility reserve the right to withdraw this vacancy before this date.

Don’t forget to read the person specification so you can tell us about yourself and how your skills, abilities and experiences match the criteria outlined in the person specification.

Hint: you can use work, personal and/or voluntary experiences, and examples to tell us why you should be our next Advocate.

Want to know more about VoiceAbility and the role?

Please visit out website

We look forward to hearing from you.

NB: If you don't already hold the Independent Advocacy Practice qualification, and you are successful in your application, it is a requirement that you complete the core element within 12 months of commencing the training.  VoiceAbility will fund this training.

Royal Voluntary Service has an opportunity available for a Retail Manager - Trolley Cluster Services to join our team in and around South Wales. You will join us on a full-time, permanent basis, and in return, you will receive a salary of £24,023 per annum. 
 
About the Retail Manager - Trolley Cluster Services role:

Royal Voluntary Service works with NHS Trusts and Health Boards providing retail solutions to deliver a healthier future. We have operated and delivered industry leading retail and catering solutions since 1938 and have a broad portfolio of cafés, shops and trolley services operating in hospitals and other locations across Britain.

 What you'll bring as our Retail Manager - Trolley Cluster Services:
 
Working in a hospital requires a special kind of customer service. Your ability to communicate with a variety of people in a friendly and cheerful way will make a real difference to someone’s day. The key is to adapt your approach to each person to ensure their needs are met.

This is what we're looking for:
 
Knowledge 

• Knowledge of EPOS / Till systems or Cashier training.
• Ability to proficiently use industry standard IT systems (e.g. Microsoft Office, Email, Internet etc) to a basic level.
• Willingness to undertake training and continuing professional development.

Skills 

• Excellent customer service skills.
• Excellent literacy and numericity skills with the ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing. 
• Excellent organisational skills with proven ability to coordinate a variety of tasks. 
• Experience
• Experience at management level within a similar retail environment and comparable turnover.
• Proven management experience and ability to influence, engage and motivate stakeholders. 
• Experience or recruiting volunteers.

This is what you'll be doing:

• Lead the delivery and expansion of a successful trolley services across South Wales.
• Manage the recruitment of volunteers to lead trolley services.
• Engage, motivate and coordinate your team of volunteers to ensure reliable and consistent trolley services.
• Create and maintain positive working relationships with various NHS Trusts to operate, promote and develop trolley services.
• Ensure that volunteers and trolley services comply with associated statutory standards policies and procedures e.g. Health and Safety, Food Hygiene, Data Protection, Financial controls and other operating policies and procedures.
• Deliver trolley services in line with agreed Profit and Loss budget, monitoring performance regularly in order to flex costs in line with turnover performance.
• Manage stock, pricing, cash handing and baking in accordance with RVS policy and procedures.
• Report, monitor, evaluate and feedback to identify opportunities to drive sales and improve trolley service and volunteering efficiency.
• Utilise systems and management reports to monitor performance and identify areas for improvement across your services, implementing the changes through your team
• Complete regular competitor visits to identify trends and opportunities taking appropriate action locally whilst giving feedback to the Retail Support team through your Area Manager.
• Work flexible hours to fit with the trading hours of the trolley service.
• Undertake any other reasonable duties commensurate with the purpose and remit of the role.

This is all the other great stuff you'll be getting:

• Salary of £24,023 per annum
• 26 days’ holiday (pro rata) plus paid statutory Bank Holidays (pro rata)
• Ten weeks’ company sick pay following successful completion of probation
• A great pension scheme
• 2 x Salary Death in Service Benefit, subject to qualification
• Enhanced Family Leave schemes
• An employee benefits package that gives access to an exclusive rewards website to get discounts and cashback online
• A 24-hour doctor line, financial support with dental/optical and other therapies
• A free and confidential employee assistance programme with up to six face-to-face counselling sessions included
• Extensive online and on the job training to ensure you will succeed in your role
• Opportunities to discuss flexible working
• Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
• The chance to make a positive, lasting impact that changes lives, communities and society

• If you feel have the skills and experience to become our Retail Manager - Trolley Cluster Services, please click ‘apply’ today to view the complete job description. We’d love to hear from you!
   
  This is the latest you'll be able to apply, providing we do not close to applicants early:
   
  The closing date for this role is 10 October 2025. However, we reserve the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received. Please do not delay your application we often get a lot!
   
  If you are successful with your application the role will be subject to satisfactory DBS or PVG check 
  
  At Royal Voluntary Service our goal is to welcome everyone and build inclusive and diverse teams. We celebrate difference and encourage everyone to join us and be themselves at work. To find out more about our commitment to EDI, visit our website.

Senior Youth Worker

Salary: £28,000–£32,000
Contract: Full-time, permanent

Closing Date: EXTENDED - rolling

Could you lead and inspire youth work across Wallingford and Didcot?

We’re looking for an experienced and dynamic youth worker to take a lead role in delivering and developing our youth provision in both towns. You’ll lead our youth provision in Wallingford, which includes open-access youth clubs, detached, an LGBTQ+ youth group and holiday activities. You’ll also deliver youth work in Didcot and support our wider team. You’ll supervise and develop volunteers, champion youth voice, and ensure our provision responds to young people’s ever-changing needs.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading and developing the community youth provision in Wallingford
• Building meaningful, trusted relationships with under-served young people to support their personal and social development
• Delivering youth work sessions in Wallingford and Didcot across open-access, detached, outreach and mentoring provision
• Supervising and supporting volunteers
• Promoting youth voice and participation across all provision
• Acting as Designated Safeguarding Lead when required
• Ensuring delivery meets safeguarding and organisational standards

We’re looking for someone who:

• Shares our values and wants to see under-served young people thrive
• Builds trust and rapport quickly with young people, colleagues and partners
• Has experience delivering youth work in different settings
• Stays calm and positive when challenges arise
• Can lead projects and support volunteers with confidence
• Is organised, self-motivated and good at juggling priorities
• Brings safeguarding knowledge and is committed to safe practice
• Holds a full driving licence and can work evenings

Much of our delivery happens outside school hours, with some sessions running later into the evening. We expect the Senior Youth Worker to work at least three evenings per week, but beyond that we’re happy to be flexible. We’re open to job shares, condensed hours or other creative arrangements if it helps the right person take on the role.

TRAIN is committed to building a diverse and inclusive team and we actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, including those underrepresented in the youth work sector. We welcome diversity in age, ethnicity, faith, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and lived experience. If there are any adjustments we can make to support your application or interview process, please let us know.

Find out more and apply – read the full recruitment pack available on our website.

Deputy Residential Manager – Children’s Home
Hours: Full-time
Contract: Fixed Term: 16 months (Maternity Cover)
Salary: £50,000 to £56,000 pa + benefits 
Location: London, Zone 2 - Lambeth SW8
Women only – Genuine Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010

Do you want to make a real difference to the lives of young women in care aged 13 – 17?

We are looking for a Deputy Manager to join our children’s home, supporting young people aged 13 – 17. This is a leadership role, but we are also very happy to consider experienced Senior Practitioners or Keyworkers with supervisory experience who are ready to step into management.

You will lead and inspire a team of Practitioners, ensuring care is always unconditional, trauma-informed, compassionate, and high quality. You’ll play a key role in ensuring compliance with the Children’s Homes Regulations and Ofsted Quality Standards, while promoting a culture of love, kindness, authenticity, and professional integrity.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide day-to-day leadership and supervision of staff, promoting a supportive and reflective culture
• Ensure practice is trauma-informed, nurturing, and responsive to young people’s needs
• Support staff development through coaching, supervision, and performance management
• Contribute to care planning, risk management, and multi-agency working
• Uphold professional boundaries while modelling high standards of practice
• Lead on group and individual activities to support young people’s emotional, social, and educational development

We offer:

• Competitive salary, pension, staff wellbeing fund, and travel allowance
• Monthly Management Coaching and 1-to-1 Supervisions
• Ongoing training & development
• Support to complete the Level 5 Diploma in Leadership & Management for Residential Childcare

Every young person deserves care that is safe, kind, and unconditional. If you are ready to lead with compassion and inspire others, we’d love to hear from you.

Timescales: 
Application submission: ASAP and before 5pm Friday 19th September
Interviews: 1st Round online on Teams from Monday 15th September
Start date: October 2025

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.

Investing in our People

We value the importance of determining the right strategy, keeping everyone on board, enhancing our management practices and continuously evaluating what's working or needs further improvement. We deliver services in an increasingly competitive, rapidly changing sector with limited resources.

For us, the effective development of our collective talents and career prospects is the only way we can ensure sustained growth and competitive advantage.

Diversity, Inclusion and Equality

We are committed to embedding inclusive practices, promoting equality and valuing diversity in all of our activities. We understand and acknowledge the positive benefits that this commitment will bring to the young people we support, our staff and our partner organisations.

We are striving to be an employer of choice for all and take measures to ensure that Young Futures is attracting recruits from the most skilled and committed people regardless of their background. Whilst we can already be proud of some examples of excellent practice, we are not complacent and recognise that we can always do better.

No agencies please.

HOSPICE NURSE

Permanent Contract

Location: Harrogate Based

Hours: 22.5-30 hours per week (24 hours shift pattern)

£41,179.14 per annum FTE (45% of hours need to be in unsocial hours)

Brand: Saint Michael’s Hospice

Closing Date:  30th September 2025 (the advert may close early if we receive a sufficient number of suitable applications)

Interviews will take place in Harrogate within two weeks of closing date

Do you want to be part of an organisation that makes a real difference to our local communities? Our family of services including Herriot Hospice Homecare, Just ‘B’ and Saint Michael’s Hospice provide vital support to people when they need it most. Our vision is of a community where everyone gets the care they need, want and deserve. You can help make that a reality.

We are an independent charity powered by local communities. Every day, help to improve quality of life for people living with terminal illness, bereavement and mental health concerns, because our belief is that no one should suffer. Our incredible teams work together to make this happen, whether that’s as a counsellor, nurse, receptionist, fundraiser or one of many other essential roles.

About the role

An exciting opportunity for a registered adults nurse with a minimum of two years clinical experience who has a strong desire to deliver excellent standards of Palliative and end of life care in a hospice setting.  The successful candidate will work on our specialist 10-bedded inpatient until within Saint Michaels Hospice. You will work alongside our experienced MDT specialist practitioners to deliver excellent standards of care to our inpatients.  We offer a robust induction period with clinical competencies attached, and you will also benefit from regular training and education on our in-house study days to support your clinical knowledge and development.

What you’ll be doing:

·Planning and delivering patient-centred care, working closely with patients and their families.

·Acting as the ‘shift’ coordinator, overseeing high-quality team nursing care and coordinating wider team care that puts patients at the heart of what we do.

·Acting as the key worker for a designated caseload, showing nursing leadership by providing care as part of a multidisciplinary team.

What we offer you:

·Competitive salary

·Generous 35 days of annual leave (pro rata)

·8% employer pension contribution

·Wide range of discounts on high street brands and local shops

·Cycle to work scheme

·Recommend a friend bonus

How we look after you

·We put people first in all that we do, which includes our own team

·Wellbeing and resilience support with a dedicated team by your side

·Flexible and hybrid working for many roles

·A supportive and caring environment

·Opportunities to grow, develop and progress, with culture of lifelong learning

PLEASE NOTE: Unfortunately, we are not currently able to consider applicants who require sponsorship to work in the UK.

Don’t quite meet the requirements for this role? We’d still love to hear from you, please get in touch via  to discuss other opportunities across our family of services.

How to apply:

Please click Apply and you will be forwarded to our website, where a full job description is available (via the ‘Document Available’ button at the top of the advert).

·Make sure you answer all supplementary questions as part of your application. If you don’t, we’ll have to automatically reject your application.

·Have you been recommended to this role by a current employee as part of our recommend a friend scheme? Don’t forget to let us know after clicking apply.

Our values:

·We put the people who use our services at the heart of everything we do

·We are caring and compassionate

·We are personal and supportive in our approach

·We engage positively

·We are responsive

·We are driven to do better

·We are fair

·We are professional

·We work collaboratively

·We are accountable

Living out our values

·Our behaviour framework puts our values in the context of our everyday work. See what this includes at 

·We positively encourage applications from all areas of the community, regardless of gender, race, faith, disability, age, or sexual orientation and from users of mental health services. This is part of our commitment to equality and reflecting the diversity of our communities.

·We believe that children, young people and adults should never experience abuse of any kind.Our safer recruitment and safeguarding processes help protect those accessing our services, please see our safeguarding statement on our website: 

·If you require any support or adjustments to be able to apply for this role, please let us know by emailing 

·We will need to complete satisfactory pre-employment checks before appointing you. These include but are not limited to identity checks, DBS clearance at an appropriate level for the role, verification of right to work in the UK, employment references and employment history. We will cover the cost of these.

For more information on the role, please contact us on  or on 01423 200 145 and we can arrange for you to have an informal discussion with a member of the team.

North Yorkshire Hospice Care is a registered charity in England and Wales (518905) with a family of services operating as Herriot Hospice Homecare, Just ‘B’, Saint Michael’s Hospice, and Talking Spaces. North Yorkshire Hospice Care is a company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales (2121179).