Welfare benefits jobs
Team: Retail
Location: Ibstock
Work pattern: 37.5 hours on a rota basis over 5 days (to include weekends)
Salary: Up to £25,140.96 per annum
Contract: Permanant
We are the UK’s largest cat welfare charity. All over the country, our passionate employees, volunteers and supporters are using their kindness and expertise to make life better for millions of cats and the people who care for them.
Will you join us and make life better for cats?
Responsibilities of our Shop Manager:
- To lead, manage, coach and develop a shop team of employees and volunteers to be the best they can be, maximising shop performance through the safe day-to-day operational management of shop activity
- To take ownership for the delivery of shop income, expenditure and operating profit budgets and other key measures of performance and activity as defined in the Retail Performance framework
- To support the work of Cats Protection, acting as brand ambassador, being a role model for the values and behaviours of the Charity, taking responsibility for shop operations and related people management.
About the retail team:
- Our retail operation consists of over 80 charity shops
- Each of our shops has its own charm and personality due to our dedicated volunteers and colleagues. From vintage jewellery and jigsaws to harps and handbags, whether our customers are looking for that 'must have' item or simply a 'missing piece'.
What we’re looking for in our Shop Manager:
- Demonstrable learning and experience from working in a relevant retail environment
- Previous experience of line managing a team and building a culture to achieve a collective goal
- Experience and/or understanding of working to sales targets and budgets
- Excellent organisational skills including the ability to meet deadlines
- Strong commercial awareness, balanced with an appreciation for the unique needs of the Charity
What we can offer you:
- range of health benefits
- 26 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing with length of service
- Salary Finance, which empowers you to take control of your financial wellbeing
- and much more, which you can learn about
Interested? Here’s how to apply:
Application closing date: 4th January 2026
Virtual interview date: 12th January 2026
Applications may close before the deadline, so please apply early to avoid disappointment. Please note, applications received after the closing date may not be responded to.
If you’re enthusiastic about this opportunity but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every requirement, we encourage you to apply anyway and demonstrate how your experience is transferrable. You may be just the right candidate.
If successful, your recruitment journey will include:
- Anonymised application form
- Virtual interview via Microsoft Teams
Please note, the process may change slightly dependent on application numbers. We will inform you of any relevant changes.
This role requires an enhanced DBS check (including the Children's Barred List).
Making a better life for cats, because life is better with cats
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Job Structure
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Reports to: Director of Learning and Impact
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Direct reports: Programme Leads, Programmes Coordinator
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Location: Haringey, with travel across London boroughs as required
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Hours: 40 hours per week (including 1 hour lunch break)
Benefits
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25 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays, your birthday off, and an extra day per year of service (up to 5 additional days)
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Death in Service cover (up to 4x annual salary / fixed amount for part-time roles)
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Enhanced sick pay
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Eye care benefits for those using display screens
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Up to £750 annual CPD budget to support your professional development
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A dedicated wellness package promoting staff health and wellbeing
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Team building and transformation days to strengthen collaboration and personal growth
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Professional mentoring and ongoing supervision
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A comprehensive induction and training programme to help you thrive from day one
About Sister System
Founded in 2018, Sister System is a charitable organisation and an Open College Network (OCN) approved centre dedicated to empowering girls and young women aged 13-24 affected by the care system.
Our approach is co-designed with care-affected young women to ensure that their lived experiences continue to drive meaningful change and shape our progression. Built on proven therapeutic models, our long-term mentoring, accredited qualifications, and leadership development programmes strengthen resilience, confidence, and essential life skills.
Our model seeks to break intergenerational cycles by equipping young women with the tools to thrive and lead change. Through a strong sense of community, peer networks, and trusted adult relationships, we create clear pathways into education, employment, and socio-economic stability, supporting a life free from abuse.
Throughout her journey with Sister System, each girl participates in weekly one-to-one and group sessions focused on self-education and personal growth. These sessions explore the social and emotional transition to womanhood while building a supportive network of “sisters” who continue to empower one another during key life transitions. Our programmes are accessible to girls and young women at any stage of educational attainment, enabling all Sis-Stars to learn, grow, and thrive.
Our Programmes
All our programmes have been co-curated with young women in care and are built upon proven therapeutic models of intervention. We deliver a set of inclusive, empowering, enabling, and exploratory programmes. These focus on self-education, investigating the social and emotional impact of the transition to womanhood and creating a network of sisters who can continue to support each other's growth throughout key transitional periods. Our programmes are delivered in such a way that sisters at any stage of educational attainment can access, learn, grow, and thrive.
Job Purpose
Sister System is seeking an experienced and dynamic Head of Programmes to lead the operational delivery and continuous improvement of our mentoring, learning, and development programmes for care-affected girls and young women aged 13–24. The postholder will oversee the full programme cycle — from referral and assessment through to delivery, evaluation, and progression — ensuring all work is trauma-informed, evidence-based, and aligned with Sister System’s mission and OCN accreditation standards. Acting as the central link between the leadership team and delivery staff, the Head of Programmes will manage and develop a high-performing team, maintain quality assurance across all programme stages, and foster strong partnerships with schools, local authorities, and community organisations to drive measurable impact and long-term systemic change.
This role holds operational oversight of all programme delivery, team management, and quality assurance, ensuring that our work achieves its intended outcomes, aligns with our organisational strategy, and continues to grow in impact and reach.
Key Responsibilities
Programme Leadership and Delivery
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Lead the design, coordination, and delivery of all Sister System programmes, services, and activities in line with organisational aims and funder requirements.
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Oversee programme planning, scheduling, and annual mapping to ensure smooth delivery and strategic alignment across all three stages (Enable, Enhance, Empower).
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Work with the Safeguarding Lead to manage referral, assessment, and placement processes to ensure beneficiaries are appropriately matched to programmes and mentors, maintaining high standards of transparency and accountability throughout.
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Ensure all delivery follows Sister System's three-stage programme model, safeguarding standards, and quality expectations. Support programme delivery where needed, maintaining a visible leadership presence.
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Monitor the service user journey using Sister System's monitoring and evaluation tools and Salesforce CRM, working with the Head of Monitoring & Evaluation to track progress against work plans, indicators, and our evaluation framework.
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Conduct regular programme review meetings with team members and stakeholders to enhance information sharing, efficiency, and effectiveness of programme implementation.
Programme Quality and Impact
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Oversee programme quality assurance, including risk assessment of referrals, benchmarking, and monitoring of Development & Progress reports.
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Work with the Internal Quality Assurer to ensure delivery meets agreed quality standards.
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Maintain oversight of portfolios of work produced by learners and mentors towards their qualifications, in collaboration with the Learning & Development Lead and EET Progression Lead.
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Support the collection, analysis, and reporting of programme data to evidence impact and inform organisational learning.
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Play an active role in the impact evaluation cycle, managing and adapting programmes in line with outcomes and goals.
Operational and Team Leadership
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Lead and support the mentor team in effective caseload management, ensuring appropriate workload balance and delivery quality.
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Line manage key programme staff, providing guidance, support, and supervision in line with organisational policies. Support staff wellbeing and development, ensuring a positive working environment.
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Ensure timely completion of paperwork, reports, and monitoring requirements across all programmes.
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Lead regular team meetings, contributing to a reflective, learning-focused organisational culture.
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Support implementation of Sister System's performance management systems and processes.
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Ensure compliance with all relevant policies and procedures, specifically safeguarding, Child Protection Policy, and Code of Conduct.
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Encourage a culture of learning, creativity, and innovation. Maintain good team communication and dynamics, taking remedial action when problems occur.
External Partner Management
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Commission and manage a pool of external facilitators and delivery partners to meet agreed programme outcomes.
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Build and maintain strong relationships with referral partners, funders, and external stakeholders to support programme delivery and growth.
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Represent Sister System externally, promoting our model of culturally responsive, trauma-informed mentoring.
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Ensure all staff, partners, and stakeholders have clear understanding of Sister System's mission, vision, values, and policies, reflected in programme implementation.
Strategic Development and Business Growth
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Contribute to the development of Sister System's programme strategy, aligning delivery with the 3-year plan and long-term system change goals.
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Contribute to Sister System's strategy development and revision by providing feedback on programme reach, impact, and strategic planning.
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Identify opportunities for programme innovation and growth, including developing new partnerships and supporting funding applications.
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Support senior leadership in reporting to funders and partners, contributing to organisational learning and sustainability planning.
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Represent Sister System at sector events and forums to promote our work and influence best practice in mentoring care-affected young women.
Safeguarding
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Sister System places the highest priority on safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.
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The Head of Programmes will serve as a Designated Safeguarding Officer (DSO) with responsibility for safeguarding in the organisation, maintaining good knowledge of safeguarding guidance (including Keeping Children Safe in Education and Working Together to Safeguard Children) and related legislation (e.g., the Children Act 1989).
Person Specification
Essential – Knowledge & Experience
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Significant experience in programme management, delivery, and coordination within the charity/social impact sector
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Proven track record of managing multiple programmes or projects simultaneously, meeting targets and deadlines
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Experience of line management and team leadership, including supervision and performance management
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Experience managing relationships with external stakeholders, including funders, delivery partners, and referral agencies
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Experience in safeguarding and child protection, including handling disclosures and managing risk
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Knowledge of the challenges faced by care-experienced young women and the care system
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Knowledge of effective monitoring and evaluation approaches and impact measurement
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Awareness of equality, diversity, and inclusion principles in service delivery
Desirable
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Experience working with vulnerable young people, particularly care-experienced individuals or young women
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Experience in mentoring programmes or youth development initiatives
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Experience working with trauma-informed and culturally responsive approaches
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Experience of co-production or 'by and for' programme design with service users
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Experience in qualifications-based programmes (e.g., accredited learning)
Skills & Abilities
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Excellent programme planning, coordination, and organisational skills with strong attention to detail
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Strong analytical skills with ability to interpret data and use it to inform decision-making
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Excellent written and verbal communication skills
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Ability to manage competing priorities and work effectively under pressure
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Strong relationship-building skills with ability to work collaboratively across teams and with external partners
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Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in an environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures
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Problem-solving skills with ability to adapt plans and respond to challenges
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Ability to lead, motivate, and support a team, fostering a positive and reflective culture
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Strong administrative and IT skills, including proficiency with databases and monitoring systems
Personal Qualities
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Passionate commitment to Sister System's mission of supporting care-experienced young women
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Strong alignment with Sister System's values and approach, including 'by and for' and trauma-informed practice
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Empathetic and non-judgemental approach to working with vulnerable young people
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Resilient and able to manage emotional demands of the role while maintaining professional boundaries
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Flexible and adaptable approach to changing circumstances and organisational needs
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Commitment to continuous learning, reflection, and professional development
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High level of integrity, professionalism, and accountability
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Able to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information appropriately
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You will demonstrate Sister System’s values: Tenacious, Solution-focused, Masterful, Collaborative and Evidence-based
Other Requirements
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Enhanced DBS check will be required for this role
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Right to work in the UK
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Willingness to work occasional evenings and weekends as required by programme delivery
Safeguarding and Safer Recruitment
Sister System is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people, and vulnerable adults. The successful applicant will be required to complete an enhanced DBS check and provide two satisfactory references.
Equal Opportunity Statement
Sister System is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and lived experiences, and we are committed to fair, inclusive and transparent recruitment. If you need any reasonable adjustments during the application or interview process, please let us know.
Recruitment Process
The post will be advertised from 16th December 2025; applications will close on 12th January 2026.
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First round of interviews will be 22nd January 2026,
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Second round interview will commence from the week of 26th January 2025
We work alongside girls and young women aged 13-24 affected by care, offering her an early intervention mentoring and educational programme.
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!
Location: Birmingham, but with regular travel to London
Assessment Centre: 14th and 15th of January in-person at our Birmingham Centre
We’re looking for a dynamic Delivery Manager to drive our partnership development work across Birmingham and London!
This is an exciting opportunity to lead a team of passionate Partner Development Lead , building and nurturing partnerships that directly benefit young people and help scale our impact in two of our key regions. You’ll work closely with employers, training providers, business networks, community organisations to co-create local solutions and open up meaningful training and employment pathways in apprentices and entry level role.
This role sits at the heart of our delivery model, blending operational leadership with strategic relationship building. You’ll be managing performance, ensuring compliance, spotting new opportunities, and helping to shape place-based delivery plans that are grounded in what young people need right now.
The successful candidate will be based in Birmingham with regular travel to London to support work and develop relationships with local partners, so flexibility and a love for collaboration are key! If you’re ready to step into a role that combines people leadership, partnership growth, and a clear focus on outcomes for young people, we’d love to hear from you.
What happens next?
Please submit a CV, and Cover Letter that includes your experience, transferrable skills and motivation to work for The King's Trust! The Team will be in touch about the next steps shortly after the closing date.
Why do we need Delivery Manager - Partnership Development (Birmingham)s?
Last year, we helped more than 40,000 Young People, with three in four young people on our programmes moving into a positive outcome in work, education or training. The young people we help face a range of challenges, such as unemployment, mental health issues or some who have been in trouble with the law. We believe all young people should have the chance to succeed, and that young people are the key to a positive and prosperous future for all of us. We want to continue having a positive impact on young people’s lives and we couldn’t do this without the important work of Delivery Manager - Partnership Development (Birmingham)s!
Perks for working at The Trust!
- Great holiday package! 30 days annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays. Office closure on the days between Christmas and New Year
- Flexible working! Where operationally possible, our roles require a combination of office days and working from home (please speak to the hiring manager about this particular role)
- You can volunteer for and/or attend events – The King's Trust Awards, Pride, active events etc.
- In-house learning platform! Develop your skills for your career and your role
- Benefits platform! Everything from health and financial well-being support to discounts on your favourite restaurants, shops and cinemas.
- Personal development opportunities through our Networks – KT CAN (Cultural Awareness Network), KT GEN (Gender Equality Network), KT DAWN (Disability & Wellbeing Network), and PULSE (LGBTQIA+ Network).
- Fantastic Family leave! Receive 13 weeks of full pay and 13 weeks of half pay for maternity and adoption leave. Receive 8 weeks of full pay for paternity leave.
- Interest-free season ticket loans
- The Trust will contribute 5% of your salary to the Trust Pension Scheme
- Generous life assurance cover (4 x annual salary)
We believe that every young person should have the chance to succeed, no matter their background or the challenges they are facing.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
In-Work Support and Communication Assistant
Salary: £26,999 - £29,500 per annum, pro-rata (£13,114 – £14,329 per annum for 17 hours per week).
Hours: 17 hours per week, days to be agreed
Place of work: Action on Disability Centre for Independent Living, Mo Mowlam House, Clem Attlee Court, London SW6 7BF
Department: In Work Support
Reports to: Project Lead- Employment Development and Access Support
Contract period: Permanent (dependent on funding)
About Action on Disability
Action on Disability (AoD), founded in 1979, is one of London’s leading Disabled People’s Organisations (DPOs). Guided by the Social Model of Disability, we work to remove barriers and promote equality, inclusion and choice for all Disabled people.
AoD is a medium-sized charity with a Board of Trustees, 27 staff, and a strong pool of casual staff and volunteers. Many of whom have lived experience of disability. We are proud that 100% of our Board and 54% of our staff identify as Disabled.
We deliver four key services: Youth, Employment, Welfare Benefits, and Independent Living.
Purpose of the Role
The postholder will play a key role in delivering high-quality, person-centred In-Work Support to Disabled employees and their employers. This includes maintaining accurate support plans, carrying out regular workplace visits and reviews, and ensuring support remains effective and tailored to individual needs. The role also involves supporting recruitment administration. The postholder will contribute to quality assurance by monitoring feedback, updating CRM systems, and supporting communication across the team. In addition, they will help organise staff and employer events, produce newsletters, and create engaging content to promote inclusive employment practices and celebrate the successes of the In-Work Support service.
Main Responsibilities
Service Delivery and Support Planning
- Update and maintain accurate support plans for In Work Support clients.
- Carry out regular workplace visits/support assessments and remote check-ins with employees to review progress and provide support.
Monitoring, Feedback, and Quality Assurance
- Chase, read, action, and securely store all feedback forms.
- Share relevant feedback and service updates with line manager in a timely manner.
- Ensure all CRM systems are updated with accurate and up-to-date records.
Recruitment Administration
- Support the recruitment process by being part of the interview panel, chasing references, scanning and storing key documents, and completing necessary online checks.
- Monitor and record completion of mandatory online training for new and existing staff.
Events and Communications
- Support the organisation and delivery of three annual staff events, ensuring accessibility and engagement.
- Create a fortnightly newsletter with updates, stories, and resources related to In-Work Support from feedback and visits.
Closing Date: Friday 2nd January 2026
Interview Dates: Week commencing 5th January 2026
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website where you can complete your application for this position.
You do not need to meet every point to apply. We welcome applications from Disabled people and value a wide range of experience, including lived experience of disability.
We welcome applications from Disabled people and will provide reasonable adjustments at all stages of recruitment and employment.
No agencies please.
We are recruiting for a Children's Support Worker to join our team in Cambridge; the scope on this job involves….
Job Title: Children's Support Worker
Location: Cambridgeshire
Salary: £25,857.12 per annum
Contract type: Full-time, Permanent
Hours: 37.5
We want kind and empathic people to work at Refuge, who believe in equality, diversity, and inclusion, are experts in their area of knowledge, want to make a positive difference and improve the lives of the women and children we support.
This is an opportunity to join Refuge as a Children’s Support Worker to provide high quality practical and emotional support to survivors of domestic violence and their children living in our refuges.
Please note that it is essential that you have a UK driving licence and access to a car for this role.
This post is restricted to women due to the nature of the role. The Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies.
Closing date: 9.00am on 5 January 2026
Interview date: Week commencing 12 January 2026
Benefits
Refuge offers a variety of exciting opportunities to learn, develop and grow in your career. We recognise the value everyone brings to the organisation to achieve our aims and are dedicated to developing and rewarding our staff. More details of our benefits can be found in Job Information Pack.
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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!
For 140 years, the Forces Employment Charity has proudly supported Service leavers, veterans, and their families in building successful civilian careers.
We provide veterans with life-long, life-changing support, jobs, and training opportunities, regardless of circumstances, rank, length of service, or reason for leaving.
Brief role description:
The Specialist Employment Consultant will facilitate and co-ordinate employment case-working support for CTP (Assist) Service Leavers and Veterans up to 2 years post-discharge in order that they find appropriate and sustainable civilian employment or other appropriate vocational outcomes.
Interested? Want to know more about the Charity? Check out our Website
Eager to know more the role? Have a look at the Job Description attached
What’s in it for you? Check out our Benefits.
Have we convinced you to apply? If so, submit your CV and Covering Letter by closing date Tuesday 23 December 2025
Got questions about the role? Get in touch with the People Team
Please note: Applications will be reviewed and interviews conducted throughout the duration of this advert; therefore, we may at any time bring the closing date forward. We encourage all interested applicants to apply as soon as possible.
If you are an internal applicant, please ensure you have made The People Team aware before applying.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff by fostering an inclusive, supportive environment where everyone, including those with disabilities, can thrive, develop, and achieve their full potential. We actively encourage applications from individuals with diverse backgrounds and ensure reasonable adjustments are made to support candidates with disabilities throughout the recruitment process.
We actively recruit citizens of all backgrounds, but the nature of our work in specific departments means that residency and security requirements can be more tightly defined than others. You will be asked about this throughout the recruitment process.
We provide life-changing support, jobs and training opportunities to Service leavers, veterans, reservists and their spouses, partners and Children


This is an exciting role leading our committed policy team leading the fight to end child poverty in the UK. The development and implementation of a UK-wide cross-government child poverty strategy means this is a great time to join CPAG as we look to influence policy makers to adopt our evidence-based policy solutions to child poverty.
We are looking for someone to take a lead role in developing evidence-based policy positions to support CPAG’s influencing and campaigns work. You will have knowledge of political processes and how external organisations can effect change. You will have a track record of producing high quality research and analysis, including policy briefings, on social policy issues. You will have experience of managing a small team and working collaboratively to identify policy issues and develop solutions with colleagues across the organisation, as well as externally.
The postholder will be working in a fast moving, high profile and complex policy environment and will need to balance short term priorities with long term objectives. Current priorities include influencing the implementation of the forthcoming child poverty strategy, gathering and sharing analysis and expertise with the DWP as part of their review of universal credit, and monitoring the development of forthcoming changes to disability benefits.
We welcome applications from individuals with the skills and experience outlined and we can be flexible about working arrangements. We operate a hybrid working system and would be happy to discuss any flexibilities required. CPAG is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion which you can read more about in the job pack.
We welcome applications on a secondment basis.
For more information about this post and to apply download the Head of Policy job pack.
If you have questions or need specific arrangements or reasonable adjustments to take part in the selection process, please contact us.
Closing date for applications: Sunday 4th January 2026 (midnight)
Interviews will take place: Tuesday 13th January 2026
Child Poverty Action Group works to prevent and end child poverty – for good.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Position: Senior Legacy Development Officer
Type: Full-time (35 hours a week), permanent
Location: Office-based in London with flexibility to work remotely
Salary: £33,044* per annum plus excellent benefits
Salary Band and Job Family: Band 2, Charity
*you’ll start at our entry point salary of £33,044 per annum, increasing to £35,109* after 6 months service and satisfactory performance and to £37,174 after a further 6 months.
About us
We make sure people living with MS are at the centre of everything we do. And it’s this commitment that unites us across the UK.
Our strategy is based on what people affected by MS have told us is important to them. It gives us a clear and determined focus.
Our work is based on the hopes and aspirations of our MS community. Together we campaign at all levels, fund ground-breaking research and provide award winning support and information.
Our people are our greatest asset and the key to our success. We offer a vibrant, progressive working environment where you'll be able to make a difference.
About this job
Gifts in wills fund nearly half of the MS Society’s work - and we need a senior legacy officer to help deliver our ambitious plans to grow this vital income stream. In this key role, you’ll lead the delivery of legacy marketing campaigns across digital, direct mail and other channels, create compelling content to inspire gifts in wills, and take charge of in-person events to engage supporters and pledgers. You’ll also manage relationships with external partners and suppliers, ensuring every activity reflects professionalism and empathy.
We’re looking for someone with experience of gifts in wills fundraising who can confidently lead projects, communicate effectively, and bring creativity to campaign delivery.
If you’re motivated by making a difference and want to play a leading part in funding life-changing research and support for people affected by MS, apply now and help us create a future free from MS.
Closing date for applications: 9:00 on Monday 5th January 2026
Interested?
PLEASE PRESS THE 'HOW TO APPLY' BUTTON FOR MORE INFORMATION.
Equal Opportunities
We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities and or from ethnic minority backgrounds.
We’d be grateful if you downloaded and completed the equality and diversity monitoring form and submit it with your application.
Disability Confident Employer
We’re a Disability Confident Employer and we’re committed to promoting equality and diversity.
You can ask for reasonable adjustments as part of both our recruitment and new starter on-boarding processes.
If you need any help or adjustments to apply for this role, please contact us. You can also ask for the application materials to be sent to you in a different format. Such as for them to be sent to you by email or in a larger word format.
More about our employee benefits:
We have a wide range of employee benefits including (but not limited to):
Encouraging work life balance
- 38 days paid annual leave (including bank holidays), pro-rata for part-time
- More annual leave entitlement, based on length of employment
- Smart working options (with the opportunity to work remotely and find a smart working pattern that suits both you and us)
- Flexible working options
Caring for you and your family
- Generous sick pay entitlement
- More sick pay entitlement, based on length of employment
- Opportunity to buy and sell annual leave in each calendar year
- Free access to a GP virtually 24 hours a day/7 days a week allowing you unlimited advice, reassurance and where appropriate diagnosis
- Enhanced leave for new parents
- Free access to a confidential 24 hours a day/7 days a week helpline service for both you and your family with a specialist range of support and information
- Special leave options (such as up to 5 days paid leave for domestic or personal emergencies a year)
- 10 days paid disability leave a year, pro-rata for part-time
- 10 days paid carers’ leave a year, pro-rata for part-time
- Cycle to work scheme
- Death in service scheme
- New family-friendly benefits, including paid leave:
- In the event of miscarriage or still birth
- To support fertility treatments
- For antenatal appointments for both parents
Thinking about your finances
- Enhanced salary sacrifice pension scheme
- Discounted season ticket loan and interest-free emergency loans
- Give as you earn to support other charities of your choice before tax
- New employee portal including lifestyle savings vouchers and personal wellbeing
Enriching your life at work
- Personalised development plans with a wide range of training courses and opportunities to source additional training options with your line manager
- Yearly internal apprenticeship opportunities
- New, modern offices that embrace working together both in-person and remotely
- Various opportunities to influence how we internally operate (including surveys, and focus and committee groups)
- Active and supportive internal employee networking groups for collaboration and peer support
- 2 days paid leave a year for volunteering for MS Society activities during normal working hours (such as fundraising events, or campaigning in the local community)
- 2 days paid leave a year for volunteering with other charities during normal
Safeguarding
We’re committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of everyone who uses our services and we come into contact with.
This is regardless of Gender, Race, Disability, Sexual orientation, Religion or belief, Pregnancy, Gender reassignment.
We recognise our particular responsibility to make sure vulnerable adults and children are protected.
We have measures in place to protect everyone we come into contact with from abuse and maltreatment of all kinds.
Your right to work in the UK
You must have the right to work in the UK to work in paid employment with us. You’ll need to share documents showing you’re eligible to work in the UK if we offer you employment.
You can find the UK visas and permits granting you the right to work in the UK on the UK Government website. We currently don’t have a Sponsor Licence agreement with the Home Office and aren’t able to support you with your visa applications.
No agencies please.
To fund world-leading research, share the latest information and campaign for everyone's rights. Together we are a community. Together we can stop MS
We're looking for 3 kind, compassionate and resilient Support Workers to join our Mental Health Social Care service in Lambeth.
£28,808.00 per annum, working 40 hours per week.
Want to feel like you're making a difference? You'll feel at home here.
Making you feel at home here means helping you thrive in every way. That's why we offer a wide range of benefits, award-winning Learning & Development and a culture that welcomes all. These aren't token gestures - we've thought long and hard about how best to support our team. After all, our people are doing something amazing: helping to transform lives every day.
Our benefits include:
Annual leave increasing up to 30 days with length of service
Free DBS
Exclusive discounts and cashback via Reward Gateway® and opportunity to buy a Blue Light Card
Fully paid induction programme and further training
ILM courses and Apprenticeship Programmes
Cycle to work scheme
Employee Assistance Programme for 24-7 confidential support
Online wellbeing resources
A generous pension - we will contribute up to 4% and life assurance cover up to £10,000 (T&Cs apply)
Quarterly Staff Awards to reward & recognise our amazing staff's commitment and contribution
All applicants must be legally eligible to work in the UK by the start of employment as Look Ahead are not able to offer sponsorship.
LSFRC is an accommodation based service, set across Lambeth including hub sites situated in Brixton and West Norwood. The service provides care and support to over 60 customers living with enduring long term mental health. We also provide a service for two short-term post hospital discharge schemes for customers, who need support following hospital admission.
The role of our Support Worker plays a crucial role in fulfilling our customers' expectations, making a positive difference and where appropriate supporting customers to step down to a lower level of support. Our Support Workers are guided and mentored by 2 team leaders alongside a Contract Manager and as part of the team you will be developing and sustaining a good quality service to all our customers.
An essential part of this role involves developing good partnership working with a range of professionals and maintaining excellent record keeping in line with our compliance management. You will also be required to oversee support planning, Risk Management Plans, and Key-working.
Within this role, you will:
Work alongside a diverse and inclusive team and be supported by the people around you.
Have access to learning opportunities in Mental Health as part of your Personal Development.
Be mentored and coached with opportunities to grow within yourself both on a professional and self basis.
Make difference!
The working pattern for this role involves 5 out of 7 days per week, and shift patterns consist of 9-5pm, 8-4pm and 2-10pm.
For a full job description, please visit our website.
About us:
Look Ahead is a leading, not-for-profit care and support provider in London and the South East. Our vision is to build better lives through social care and housing in local communities. As an organisation we deliver over 100 services, providing support to thousands of customers each year. Our mission is to co-design and deliver services that offer innovative social care solutions and support people to thrive. We work across mental health, homelessness and complex needs, young people and care leavers and learning disabilities so there are plenty of opportunities to grow and progress your career with us.
We have a strong social purpose and we live and work by our values:
We focus on Excellence and innovation.
We are Caring and Compassionate.
We are Inclusive and Trusted.
We work in Partnership and are One-Team.
Look Ahead is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk, and expects all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment.
If your application for this role is unsuccessful, but we feel that you would be suitable for another role, we may contact you to discuss alternative opportunities. If this occurs you would not need to submit another application for the alternative role.
We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date.
We are committed to diversity and inclusion at work and are accredited with Silver in the Inclusive Employers Standard 2021. We are a proud member of the Employers Domestic Abuse Covenant and encourage applications from a diverse range of applicants of all backgrounds.
Volunteer Engagement Coordinator
This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing organisation and a developing team that recruits and supports young leaders to transform educational and social outcomes for pupils across the UK.
As Volunteer Engagement Coordinator, you will lead regional attraction work to build a pipeline of high-quality volunteers who are motivated to apply for the City Year programme.
Join a youth social action charity which challenges 18 to 25-year-olds to tackle educational inequality through a year of full-time social action. As mentors, tutors and role models in schools, they support pupils growing up in some of the most disadvantaged areas of the UK.
Position: Volunteer Engagement Coordinator
Location: London Office (Kings Cross), Recruitment Events, Training Venue and home. Typically, 3 days per week are worked from home.
Hours: Full-time, Monday to Friday, 35 per week
Salary: £26,700 per annum
Duration: Permanent
Start date: February 2026 (with some flexibility)
Closing Date: 11 January 2026
Interviews: Commence week of 12 January 2026
The Role
You will be responsible for delivering an efficient, end-to-end recruitment service from attraction and selection through to retention and onboarding, ensuring that outstanding volunteers are recruited to achieve excellent outcomes for the schools and pupils we support.
In this role, you will drive recruitment and engagement in your region, ensuring that targets are met, customer service is exceptional, and effective relationships are built. You will also contribute to national projects and develop creative approaches to recruitment and engagement that work for your area. This position offers both responsibility and autonomy to identify, attract, and support exceptional volunteers and team leaders motivated to drive and shape social change.
Main duties and responsibilities include:
· Responsibility for the attraction of high-quality applicants
· Selection of high-quality candidates aged between 18-25
· Retention and onboarding volunteers
· Developing marketing and promotional activities
· Monitor and evaluate systems and processes
· Collaboration
About You
We are looking for someone with experience and skills as below.
· Strong belief, enthusiasm and commitment to City Year’s programme, mission and values
· Understanding of recruitment, engagement, or sales processes, with a track record of meeting targets
· Experience working with a range of stakeholders
· Experience planning and delivering events or presentations to diverse audiences (e.g., young people, university students)
· Knowledge of the UK school leaver and graduate markets, the education sector, youth social action, and the volunteer sector
· Experience using an ATS (applicant tracking system) or CRM database (desirable)
· Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills, with the ability to engage a wide range of audiences
Please apply by uploading your CV and cover letter (two pages preferred) demonstrating your suitable experience, knowledge, skills and abilities. Due to the high volume of CVs received, the charity can only respond back to the successful candidates.
Employee Benefits
As an organisation, particular emphasis is placed on fairness, well-being, and inclusion and offer a range of benefits for staff, including:
· Great holiday entitlement
· Training including degree-level qualifications
· Pension scheme enrolment starts at 4% as standard, and employee contributions are matched up to 5%
· Free eye tests and £20 off glasses
· Interest-free travel season ticket loans
· Interest-free bike loans under the “Cycle to Work Scheme”
· Interest-free Loans to assist employees with welfare or financial hardship
· 2 days per year to pursue volunteering opportunities and 2 days per year to support wellbeing
· Regular all staff wellbeing sessions with external wellbeing experts
· Reservist friendly employer - Bronze award
· Laptop and mobile phone
Other areas of experience may include Volunteer Engagement, Volunteer Recruitment, Volunteer Coordinator, Volunteer Coordination, Volunteer Engagement Coordinator, Volunteer Officer, Volunteer Recruitment Officer, Volunteer Coordination Officer.
Please note this role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of our client.vi
Job title: Employment Advisor
Reports to: Client Services Manager
Line reports: None
Location:London
Salary: £29,000 - £32,000 (London)
Hours: Full-time (37.5 hours per week), with occasional evening or weekend work (TOIL provided). Open to flexible working.
Contract: Permanent
Overall purpose
The Employment Advisor (EA) plays a key role in supporting refugees and people from refugee backgrounds to progress towards and secure sustainable employment. The EA provides tailored employment advice and guidance, helping clients build the knowledge, confidence, and skills needed to navigate the UK job market. This role will work with clients at various stages of their employment journey, with a particular focus on those in the earlier stages of understanding career options, developing employability skills, and exploring education, training, and volunteering opportunities.
The EA will deliver one-to-one and group-based employability support, collaborate with employers and volunteers to source opportunities for clients, and maintain strong relationships with referral and support partners to ensure a holistic approach to employment support.
Key Responsibilities
We are a fast-paced charity that prides itself on its flexibility and responsiveness so your responsibilities may change, develop and grow according to the needs and development of our programmes.
1) Client Support
- Provide tailored one-to-one support to clients, helping them understand the UK labour market, define career goals, and develop employability skills. This could be in-person or online depending on client needs.
- Support clients with CV and cover letter writing, job applications, interview preparation, and job searching.
- Guide clients in identifying appropriate employment, education, training, and volunteering opportunities that align with their career aspirations.
- Deliver group sessions to help clients build knowledge and skills in a supportive peer-learning environment.
- Manage a caseload of clients with varying needs, adjusting frequency and intensity of support based on individual requirements.
2) Employer, Volunteer and Referral Partner Engagement
- Engage with employers to build networks and identify job, training, and work experience opportunities for clients.
- Attend job fairs and community events to connect clients with employers and recruitment opportunities.
- Support outreach initiatives by building and maintaining relationships with local referral partners, including Jobcentres, community organisations, and other support services.
- Liaise with volunteers to source additional expertise and mentoring opportunities for clients.
- Establish and maintain relationships with referral partners and support agencies to signpost clients to additional services, including welfare, housing, and mental health support.
3) Service Delivery and Administration
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of client interactions, progress, and outcomes in the CRM system.
- Implement and adhere to monitoring and evaluation processes to track client outcomes and inform service improvements.
- Identify and escalate safeguarding concerns, making appropriate referrals and ensuring clients receive the support they need.
- Support managers with additional projects, such as research, resource development, and service improvements.
To view the full job description and person specification, as well as details on our accessible recruitment process, please view the attached recruitment pack when you click 'Apply'.
Other considerations
- As part of our safeguarding commitment to our clients, we carry out pre-employment checks to ensure that successful applicants are suitable to work with adults at risk. These include basic DBS checks, obtaining references and verifying a candidate’s identity and right to work in the UK.
- We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity status, race, religion or belief.
Breaking Barriers is committed to protecting an adult’s right to live in safety, free from abuse and neglect and for their views, wishes and beliefs to be fully considered when deciding action.
How to apply
If you are looking for a role where you can make a real difference, we want to hear from you. To apply, please submit a statement of interest (up to approximately 500 words/1 A4 page) outlining:
- Why you are interested in the role
- What skills you would bring to be successful in this role
- Any experience you would like to highlight
- Any reasonable adjustments you require for the interview process
- Disclosure of disabilities if you wish to do so (as a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, we guarantee an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role).
Closing date for applications is Tuesday 30 December at 11:30pm.
We belong to the Experts by Experience Employment Network, which advocates and supports organisations to employ more people from a refugee background. With this in mind, we particularly welcome applicants with experience of seeking asylum and /or are from a refugee background. Please feel free to use information and resources found here, which may help in preparing your job application.
If you are an expert by experience (a refugee or migrant with direct, first-hand experience of issues and challenges of the UK asylum or immigration system), you can ask for independent and confidential support with your job application from the Experts by Experience Employment Network. Please reach out to HR Manager, Andleeb Khan for further details. You can find contact details on the final page of this recruitment pack.
We are open to flexible working arrangements and alternative working patterns.
Breaking Barriers exists so that every refugee can access meaningful employment and build a new life.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
37.5 hours per week / permanent / working onsite on a seven-day rolling rota, including evenings, weekends and bank holidays.
At YMCA DownsLink Group, our mission is to help children and young people have a fair chance to be who they want to be. We do this by providing a safe home, building life skills and self-confidence, and supporting emotional wellbeing and mental health.
Our Values - we do what’s right, we work with heart, and we build real connections - guide and shape how we show up for children and young people we support and for each other.
Our Eastbourne and Hailsham services provide 24-hour supported housing for young people aged 16–25, offering low to medium levels of housing-related support. Eastbourne Foyer houses 34 young people, while our two Hailsham properties houses 10 young people, all with shared communal facilities. Across all three sites, we support residents to develop the skills needed for independent living. This includes managing finances and budgeting, building life and work skills, and maintaining personal self-care.
Our staff take a trauma-informed and psychologically informed approach, supporting residents to build essential life skills, identify personal goals, and work towards their aspirations so they can move on to independent and fulfilling futures. Our dedicated team of Support Workers, Night Workers, and Bank Workers provide personalised guidance, practical assistance, and signposting in key areas including housing, budgeting, daily living skills, employment, and healthy relationship building.
We are looking for a Supported Housing Support Worker to join our team at Eastbourne Foyer, with the expectation of working from our other sites in Hailsham when required. You will hold a caseload of residents and carry out regular key work sessions with them each week. Through these sessions, you will work together to develop personalised support plans, track progress, and help residents achieve their goals.
Main areas of responsibilities are:
Housing:
- Coach young people to manage their occupancy agreement and adhere to house rules, in preparation for independent living
- Promote a credit culture, encouraging young people to keep up to date with all payments for rent
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of housing and welfare benefits for young people and be well-informed on significant changes to housing law
- Deal effectively with non-compliance issues, such as non-payment of rent or damage to room, using restorative practices and working collaboratively with the rest of the team
Coaching and Engagement:
- Coach young people so they can articulate their aspirations and ambitions and take the lead in acquiring the skills they need to live independent and fulfilling lives
- Ensure young people are encouraged to take responsibility for their own personal development, to engage with the services on offer and build strong networks and connections within the local community
- Ensure consistent standards of safeguarding and Trauma Informed Practice when supporting young people, observing our safeguarding procedures, and keeping yourself and residents safe by respecting professional boundaries
- Maintain client records on In-Form (client database) detailing the young person’s journey in relation to their strengths and needs, any risks, and any outcomes (to monitor service performance)
General:
- Work as part of a team, on a rota shift pattern, ensuring young people at the service have non-judgemental, objective, and supportive staff during the day/evening, along with taking responsibility for personal safety during periods of lone working
- Contribute to a great working environment, with a calm, yet assertive manner, being able to handle potentially difficult situations
- Participate in relevant continuing professional development and utilise Reflective Practice Supervision as part of leading psychologically informed practice
There will be times when lone working will be a requirement for this role, but you will get to know the team and service, along with an induction and training prior to starting on a rota.
If you are enthusiastic about this opportunity but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every requirement, we encourage you to apply anyway and demonstrate how your experience is transferrable. You may be just the right candidate.
This is a dynamic and varied role; you will be passionate about being involved in the support and growth of young people.
Experience and Knowledge:
- Experience relating to housing, support work, and/or working with young people at risk
- Experience of working proactively with a caseload of young people with multiple and complex needs to enable them to achieve independent living
- Knowledge of statutory and voluntary resources available to young people with multiple and complex needs
- Knowledge of good safeguarding procedures in relation to young people and the ability to maintain effective professional boundaries
- Demonstrated confidence and competence in recording notes/actions in service log, incident forms and health and safety check lists
Skills and Abilities:
- Ability to communicate clearly both verbally and in writing for appropriate recording of a resident’s progression, and to evidence outcomes achieved
- Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with all stakeholders, including signposting and advocating for clients as necessary
- Ability to work autonomously, and use own initiative, as well as being part of a team
- Clear verbal and written communication skills, good IT, and keyboard skills
- Ability to de-escalate volatile situations and manage challenging behaviour appropriately
CLOSING DATE: Sunday 4 January 2026 at midnight.
Please note that we are unable to offer a work permit or visa sponsorship for this role; applicants must already have the right to live and work in the UK independently.
An inclusive workplace We are committed to policies and practices of equity, diversity, and inclusion and to supporting our people to make sure our culture is consistent with this commitment.
Accessibility If you require assistance or have questions regarding the application process, please do contact us.
YMCA DLG requires all staff and volunteers to be committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and to respond proactively to safeguarding concerns.
Successful applicants will undergo a thorough background screening process, conducted by an accredited third-party provider. This includes an Enhanced DBS check (with Children’s and Adults’ Barred Lists) as well as comprehensive reference and activity checks.
Our mission is to help children and young people have a fair chance to be who they want to be.

The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Position: Volunteering Development Senior Officer (Learning and Development)
Type: Full-time (35 hours a week), permanent
Location: Office-based in London, with flexibility to work remotely
Salary: £33,044 per annum plus excellent benefits
Salary Band and Job Family: Band 2, Charity
*you’ll start at our entry point salary of £33,044 per annum, increasing to £35,109 after 6 months service and satisfactory performance and to £37,174 after a further 6 months.
About us
We make sure people living with MS are at the centre of everything we do. And it’s this commitment that unites us across the UK.
Our strategy is based on what people affected by MS have told us is important to them. It gives us a clear and determined focus.
Our work is based on the hopes and aspirations of our MS community. Together we campaign at all levels, fund ground-breaking research and provide award winning support and information.
Our people are our greatest asset and the key to our success. We offer a vibrant, progressive working environment where you'll be able to make a difference.
About this job
Are you passionate about empowering volunteers through learning and development? We’re looking for a Volunteering Development Senior Officer to design, implement, and evaluate effective learning solutions for over 3,000 volunteers and volunteer managers. You’ll play a key role in fostering a culture of continuous learning and improving the impact of volunteering across our organisation.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and deliver high-quality volunteer learning and development programmes, including induction and training sessions.
- Review and enhance existing learning resources and create new training packages for emerging volunteer roles.
- Collect and analyse data to inform improvements and embed best practices.
- Collaborate with internal teams and community hubs to ensure consistent delivery of training.
- Provide advice and guidance to staff and volunteers on all aspects of volunteer learning and development.
About You
We’re looking for someone who has:
- Experience working with virtual learning environments or learning management systems.
- A track record of developing and co-producing learning solutions, including eLearning and online events.
- Strong knowledge of volunteering and volunteer management.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
- Ability to interpret data and use insights to drive continuous improvement.
Closing date for applications: 9:00 on Monday 5th January 2026
Interested?
PLEASE PRESS THE 'HOW TO APPLY' BUTTON FOR MORE INFORMATION.
Equal Opportunities
We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities and or from ethnic minority backgrounds.
We’d be grateful if you downloaded and completed the equality and diversity monitoring form and submit it with your application.
Disability Confident Employer
We’re a Disability Confident Employer and we’re committed to promoting equality and diversity.
You can ask for reasonable adjustments as part of both our recruitment and new starter on-boarding processes.
If you need any help or adjustments to apply for this role, please contact us. You can also ask for the application materials to be sent to you in a different format. Such as for them to be sent to you by email or in a larger word format.
More about our employee benefits:
We have a wide range of employee benefits including (but not limited to):
Encouraging work life balance
- 38 days paid annual leave (including bank holidays), pro-rata for part-time
- More annual leave entitlement, based on length of employment
- Smart working options (with the opportunity to work remotely and find a smart working pattern that suits both you and us)
- Flexible working options
Caring for you and your family
- Generous sick pay entitlement
- More sick pay entitlement, based on length of employment
- Opportunity to buy and sell annual leave in each calendar year
- Free access to a GP virtually 24 hours a day/7 days a week allowing you unlimited advice, reassurance and where appropriate diagnosis
- Enhanced leave for new parents
- Free access to a confidential 24 hours a day/7 days a week helpline service for both you and your family with a specialist range of support and information
- Special leave options (such as up to 5 days paid leave for domestic or personal emergencies a year)
- 10 days paid disability leave a year, pro-rata for part-time
- 10 days paid carers’ leave a year, pro-rata for part-time
- Cycle to work scheme
- Death in service scheme
- New family-friendly benefits, including paid leave:
- In the event of miscarriage or still birth
- To support fertility treatments
- For antenatal appointments for both parents
Thinking about your finances
- Enhanced salary sacrifice pension scheme
- Discounted season ticket loan and interest-free emergency loans
- Give as you earn to support other charities of your choice before tax
- New employee portal including lifestyle savings vouchers and personal wellbeing
Enriching your life at work
- Personalised development plans with a wide range of training courses and opportunities to source additional training options with your line manager
- Yearly internal apprenticeship opportunities
- New, modern offices that embrace working together both in-person and remotely
- Various opportunities to influence how we internally operate (including surveys, and focus and committee groups)
- Active and supportive internal employee networking groups for collaboration and peer support
- 2 days paid leave a year for volunteering for MS Society activities during normal working hours (such as fundraising events, or campaigning in the local community)
- 2 days paid leave a year for volunteering with other charities during normal
Safeguarding
We’re committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of everyone who uses our services and we come into contact with.
This is regardless of Gender, Race, Disability, Sexual orientation, Religion or belief, Pregnancy, Gender reassignment.
We recognise our particular responsibility to make sure vulnerable adults and children are protected.
We have measures in place to protect everyone we come into contact with from abuse and maltreatment of all kinds.
Your right to work in the UK
You must have the right to work in the UK to work in paid employment with us. You’ll need to share documents showing you’re eligible to work in the UK if we offer you employment.
You can find the UK visas and permits granting you the right to work in the UK on the UK Government website. We currently don’t have a Sponsor Licence agreement with the Home Office and aren’t able to support you with your visa applications.
No agencies please.
To fund world-leading research, share the latest information and campaign for everyone's rights. Together we are a community. Together we can stop MS
Mind in Croydon is seeking to recruit a full time Independent Mental Health Advocate (IMHA) to join our small, dedicated team of Independent Mental Health Advocates working to provide advocacy services to adults subjected to detention under the Mental Health Act in the London Borough of Croydon to ensure they understand, express and exercise their rights, and to enable them to access essential services. The advocacy team also provides Community Mental Health Advocacy for people who are informal patients in psychiatric hospital or living in the community and provides weekly advocacy service at two InMind Healthcare Group hospitals in Croydon.
This role is suitable for a fully qualified Independent Mental Health Advocate (IMHA) with a proven ability to support people under the Mental Health Act. We are not considering trainee positions at this time.
In December 2024 the team was awarded the Quality Performance Mark in Advocacy, a testament to their quality of service providing safe and life-changing support.
SALARY: £30,404 per annum
plus pension contributions (above 4% by salary sacrifice)
REPORTS TO: Advocate Service Manager
TERM: Permanent, subject to funding, full time (36 hours pw)
BASED AT: Bethlem Royal Hospital, Beckenham BR3 3BX. Advocates are also required to meet clients at different sites throughout Croydon and neighbouring boroughs.
This role supports hybrid working. Other flexible arrangements can be discussed however please note that specific flexible working arrangements such as staggered hours may not be feasible due to operational constraints set by the Hospital.
To apply, please submit an up-to-date copy of your CV and a cover letter no longer than 2 A4 pages, outlining your reasons for applying and demonstrating how you meet the criteria set out in the person specification above.
Mind in Croydon is working to promote good mental health. It seeks to empower people to lead a full life as part of their local community.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
37.5 hours per week / £27,770 per annum / permanent / working onsite on a seven-day rolling rota, including evenings, weekends and bank holidays.
Our mission is to help children and young people have a fair chance to be who they want to be. We do this by providing a safe home, increasing life skills and self-confidence, and improving emotional wellbeing and mental health.
YMCA Hastings provides medium-low supported accommodation for a total of 47 young people at risk of homelessness, aged 16 to 25, and care experienced young people under the age of 18. We have a dedicated team of Support Workers, Night Support Workers and additional Bank Workers who provide support, guidance, and signposting around areas such as housing, budgeting, living skills, jobs and relationship building. Situated just of the seafront, the service has strong links with and contributes to the local community.
We are looking for a Supported Housing Support Worker to join our team, who will hold a caseload of residents and meet with them weekly to build a support plan. Main areas of responsibilities are:
Housing
- You will hold a caseload of young people who are housed across our sites with the support of the team.Support provided is light touch, and a good knowledge of partner agencies is essential for relevant signposting
- Interview young people to assess their suitability for our housing
- Support young people to manage their occupancy agreement and adhere to house rules in preparation for independent living.Helping young people navigate shared living skills is key to this role and includes facilitating house meetings, rotas and cleaning sessions
- Support young people to keep up to date with all payments for rent and liaise with housing benefit
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of housing and welfare benefits for young people
- Complete Occupancy Sign up and induction with incoming residents
- Deal effectively with non-compliance issues, such as non-payment of rent, ASB or breaches of Health and Safety, using restorative practices
- Contribute to maintaining properties to a high standard including conducting health and safety checks
Support and Engagement
- Light touch support to residents, signposting to partner agencies as appropriate
- Support each resident to develop their own person-centred Support Plan with short- and long-term goals to work towards independent living skills and their next accommodation steps
- Arrange Review Meetings with young people at least once every 3 months to update and review risk assessments and support plans
- Check in with each resident at least once a week
- Encourage a culture of education, employment and engagement
- Ensure consistent standards of safeguarding and Trauma Informed Practice when supporting young people, observing our safeguarding procedures, and keeping yourself and residents safe by respecting professional boundaries
- Maintain client records on In-Form (client database) detailing the young person’s journey in relation to their strengths and needs, any risks, and any outcomes (to monitor service performance)
General
- Work as part of a team
- Treat young people at the service in a non-judgmental and psychologically informed way
- Contribute to a great working environment, with a calm, yet assertive manner, being able to handle potentially difficult situations
- Participate in relevant continuing professional development and utilise Reflective Practice Supervision as part of leading psychologically informed practice
- Liaise effectively with other professionals and services
There will be times when lone working will be a requirement for this role, but you will get to know the team and service, along with an induction and training prior to starting on a rota. Please download the job profile for full role details.
If you’re enthusiastic about this opportunity but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every requirement, we encourage you to apply anyway and demonstrate how your experience is transferrable. You may be just the right candidate.
This is a dynamic and varied role; you will be passionate about being involved in the support and growth of young people.
Experience and Knowledge
- Experience relating to housing, support work, and/or working with young people
- Experience of working proactively with a caseload of young people with multiple and complex needs to enable them to achieve independent living
- Knowledge of statutory and voluntary resources available to young people with multiple and complex needs
- Knowledge of good safeguarding procedures in relation to young people and the ability to maintain effective professional boundaries
- Demonstrated confidence and competence in recording notes/actions in service log, incident forms and health and safety check lists
Skills and Abilities
- Ability to communicate clearly both verbally and in writing for appropriate recording of a resident’s progression, and to evidence outcomes achieved
- Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with all stakeholders, including signposting and advocating for clients as necessary
- Ability to work autonomously, and use own initiative, as well as being part of a team
- Clear verbal and written communication skills, good IT, and keyboard skills
- Strong time management skills with the ability to plan and prioritise
CLOSING DATE: Sunday 28 December 2025 at midnight. If we identify a strong candidate, we may invite them to interview ahead of the closing date.
TO APPLY: Scroll down the page to the application form. Please download the job profile (below), which includes the full role description and person specification.
We are not able to support a work permit or offer a visa sponsorship for this role. Candidates must already have the right to live and work in the UK independently.
An inclusive workplace We are committed to policies and practices of equity, diversity, and inclusion and to supporting our people to make sure our culture is consistent with this commitment.
Accessibility If you require assistance or have questions regarding the application process, please do contact us.
YMCA DLG requires all staff and volunteers to be committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and to respond proactively to safeguarding concerns. Successful applicants are required to undertake an Enhanced DBS (including the Children’s and Adults’ barred lists) check, along with a reference and background check carried out by a third-party service provider.
Our mission is to help children and young people have a fair chance to be who they want to be.

The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.