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Job title: Corporate Community and Events Manager
Location: Hemel Hempstead & Watford. Hybrid where agreed.
Responsible to: Head of Fundraising & Marketing
Key relationships: Head of Fundraising, Fundraising Officer, MarComms Lead, Marketing & Events Officer
Hours: 37 hours per week
Salary: £35,000 FTE
Contract Type: Permanent
Disclosure Level: Enhanced DSB clearance required
About Us:
Playskill is a Hertfordshire-based charity supporting pre-school children with physical disabilities and their families. The charity relies entirely on voluntary donations to fund its vital services.
Using therapeutic play as a tool for development of key milestones, Playskill steps in during the crucial early intervention window when the brain is developing faster than at any other time. Through expert therapies, vital in-home support, specialist training and all important social and respite events for the whole family.
We stand alongside families throughout the challenges of living with disability, offering guidance, care, and community, helping them to build skills, resilience and networks to face the journey ahead.
About the role:
We have an exciting opportunity for a Corporate Community and Events Manager who will play a key role in growing Playskill's income through community, coporate and event fundraising.
Working closely with the Head of Fundraising & Marketing, you will develop new fundraising opportunities, steward existing supporters, and create initiatives that introduce new people to the Playskill community.
You will lead on community and corporate partnerships, manage flagship and fundraising events (including Playskill’s Annual Golf Day), and line-manage the Fundraising Officer.
Key Responsibilities:
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Grow income from community, corporate, and events fundraising
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Build and manage relationships with supporters, community groups, and corporate partners
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Plan and deliver fundraising events and campaigns
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Identify new income streams and opportunities
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Line manage the Fundraising Officer
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Manage budgets and record activity accurately using a CRM system
- Ability to manage budgets effectively and maintain financial discipline
Required Experience:
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Minimum 2 years' in community, corporate, or events fundraising
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Experience planning and delivering fundraising events
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Strong relationship-building and organisational skills
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Line management experience
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Experience using a CRM system (Donorfy or similar)
Diversity statement:
Playskill is an equal opportunities employer and has a high number of team members with caring responsibilities and is keen to encourage applicants from a diverse number of backgrounds.
Safeguarding statement:
Playskill is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment. Playskill has a full safeguarding policy and expects all staff to undergo safeguarding training.
Interview date: TBC
Interview location: Hemel Hempstead
ID: 1659 TESOL/TEFL Teacher
Service: The Language of Food, Food Services Team
Salary: £28,884 - £31,698 FTE per annum (pro-rata for corresponding part-time hours)
- Additionally, £3,679 Inner London Weighting FTE per annum if London based
- OR additionally, £480 home-based allowance FTE per annum if home based
Location: Either Southend or London (part time role) or both areas (full time role)
Hours: 37 full time covering Southend and London (or 18.5 hours per week part time, covering one of the areas)
Contract: Fixed Term until end of August 2026
Job Summary:
We are looking for an experienced TESOL/TEFL professional to deliver high-quality English language teaching to adults living in Southend and/or London. The successful postholder will deliver engaging language lessons to groups of adult learners with different levels of English within community venues. The postholder will work closely with other members of Family Action staff, particularly those working in FOOD Clubs/Stores, which support people to maximise their income, learn new recipes and try new foods. The successful candidate will play a key role within the Food Services team at Family Action, supporting individuals to develop their communication skills, confidence, and wellbeing.
Family Action & the Role’s Impact:
At Family Action we support people through change, challenge or crisis. It’s what we’ve done for over 150 years. We protect children, support young people and adults and offer direct, practical help to families and communities.
We see first-hand the power of family to shape lives, for better or worse, so we speak up for the importance of family in national and local policymaking, amplify family voices and represent the changing needs of families in the UK today.
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced TESOL/TEFL Teacher to join a new project called The Language of Food, supporting local people in Southend and London to develop their English language skills.
Main Responsibilities:
The role involves, for instance: planning lessons for groups of adult learners of English, ensuring they meet learners’ needs, learning styles and language level; adapting, where necessary, existing English language materials to meet the needs of each group of learners; delivering engaging lessons, encouraging learners’ participation through demonstrating a positive and enthusiastic approach; and completing learner assessments before and after each programme, as well as monitoring each individual’s learning during the programme. (See JD and Specification for full details).
Main Requirements:
The successful candidate will:
· Have a Dip TESOL/DELTA or other similar level teaching qualification (eg PGCE including a TEFL element)
· Be experienced in delivering TESOL/TEFL sessions to groups of adults, particularly in diverse community settings (eg children’s centres)
· Have demonstrable knowledge of effective language teaching and learning strategies
· Have experience of assessing and monitoring students’ learning
· Knowledge of, or willingness to learn about, food safety and healthy eating
Appointments are subject to Family Action receiving a satisfactory disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service at Enhanced level.
(See JD and Specification for full details).
Benefits:
· An annual paid leave entitlement that commences at 25 working days, rising each April by one day, subject to a maximum of 30 working days plus bank holidays (pro rata)
· Up to 6% matched-pension contributions
· Enhanced paid sick leave and paid family leave provisions
· Eye care and winter flu jabs vouchers
· Cycle to work scheme
· Investing in your professional development with ongoing quality training and career development opportunities
We are forward looking, ambitious and committed to continuous improvement. We are a people focused, can-do organisation, which strives for excellence in all we do and operates with mutual respect.
To Apply:
Click the “Redirect to Recruiter” link above and fill out our digital application form
Closing Date: 12th February 2026 23:59 midnight
For any queries, or if you would like to discuss any aspect of the selection process or the potential for flexible working, please email: Louise Reilly, David Underwood or Michael Cowieson.
All appointments with Family Action are subject to satisfactory Safer Recruitment checks.
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion:
We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that candidates may need during the recruitment process and you will be asked whether you require any adjustments if shortlisted for interview. We also make reasonable adjustments on the job, where required.
We are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in all that we do and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Intersectionality is important to us and we welcome applications from ethnically diverse communities, LGBTQIA+ candidates and disabled candidates. We are committed to increasing the representation of these groups at Family Action because we know that greater diversity will lead to even greater results for families and children and we strive for our workforce to be truly representative of the diverse communities we support.
All candidates with a disability are welcome to apply under the Disability Confident Scheme and request priority consideration for an interview, provided they meet the essential criteria for the role.
To help remove financial barriers to working with us, we will reimburse travel costs if you are invited to attend an interview in person.
*Ordinarily Family Action appoints new starters at the starting point of the salary scale (with subsequent annual pay progression), unless you have experience that would justify appointment further up the salary scale or there are any other exceptional reasons.
Family Action is an award-winning national charity working from the heart of local communities across England and Wales.



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About the role
Based in the PDT team this role will contribute towards Your Place’s overarching mission to end homelessness one person at a time and meet organisational KPI’s around outcome based contracts.
In response to an increasing proportion of residents who have been referred to us holding refugee status we are seeking to develop our supported accommodation services to meet the particular needs of this group.
This role will be responsible for developing our services to make them more accessible to our resident population who are from a migrant background. This includes:
- Developing our move on offer to residents from a migrant background including the design and delivery of move on training in particular ensuring that they have a realistic understanding of the housing market and to provide the appropriate support to enable them to maintain accommodation in future.
- The development of bespoke accommodation pathways and support to ensure that barriers that migrants face within housing market are overcome.
- To identify and liaise with reputable private sector landlords including on issues such as rent, housing standards and tenure.
- Working with Frontline Services colleagues to improve accessibility and cultural relevance of services to resident from a migrant background that promotes inclusivity and is trauma informed.
- To provide additional support to Housing Service team around Clearing House referrals where appropriate.
This post is funded by London Housing Foundation.
Salary: £32,240-£38,480 annual salary
Contract: Full-time
Hours: 37.5 hours
Location: Canning Town, London
Responsibilities
- To work with residents/tenants to develop culturally accessible resources to prepare them for a move to appropriate accommodation, including advice and support on move-on accommodation, rent deposit schemes, understanding tenancies, budgeting, accessing utilities and services, and accessing welfare/housing benefits and grants.
- Identify and liaise with landlords, building relationships to secure move on accommodation for residents. Negotiate reasonable rents and deposit/advance payments.
- Receive details of appropriate properties from landlords, view property for suitability and carry out Health & Safety check.
- Ensure that properties meet relevant standards for safe occupancy (Housing Health & Safety Rating Systems, LA Licencing).
- Identify suitable residents; prepare them and their paperwork which includes Housing Benefit, deposits, loan applications, Discretionary Housing Payments. Arranging viewings.
- Develop networks of migrant support which contributes towards this migrant move on pathway. Act as a broker to facilitate access to relevant services.
- Working in conjunction with the Resettlement Officer supporting residents into their own accommodation arranging utilities connections, supporting resident access to furniture/furnishings, moving resident or supporting to move their belongings. Liaison with landlord for access. Managing expectations of both resident and landlord. Identify and apply for grants for move on funds for residents.
- Where residents have additional support or care needs to lead and co-ordinate on finding specialist accommodation.
- Keep up to date and inform team on changes in law, local authority conditions and benefits that affect move on. Respond to changes and implement strategy.
Person specification
Ideal attributes for meeting the needs of position and being an effective member of the wider Your Place team.
Experience
- Experience of housing support with people with a migrant background.
- Experience of negotiating with private landlords
- Experience of working with vulnerable people presenting significant levels of need and risk, with an ability to devise and deliver on action plans through high quality risk management and needs assessment.
- A current understanding of safeguarding procedures.
Skills & knowledge
- Good understanding of private rented sector accommodation and good practice in relation to move on accommodation.
- Good understanding of the challenges migrants experience within the housing market, in particular within private rented sector.
- A working knowledge of being able to support clients into supported accommodation and/or other floating support services, with a demonstrable understanding of Housing and other related legislation.
- Multi-lingual in East African languages.
Abilities
- Effective negotiation skills
- Effectively liaise with a range of service providers and agencies in order to establish or improve services for clients.
- Self-motivated and able to work under pressure, manage time effectively, prioritise tasks appropriately and produce work of a high standard.
- The ability to motivate people to move towards an appropriate level of independence and inclusion.
- An ability to adopt a person centred approach to supporting vulnerable people including being able to adapt to different cultural backgrounds of individuals.
Personal qualities
- Ability to be mobile and to travel across London to support the work with our residents.
- Able to work flexibly and at weekends if required.
Before starting this position, you’ll need to undergo a criminal record check by the Disclosure and Barring Service. You must be entitled to work in the UK.
Our mission to solve homelessness in east London, one person at a time!
Job Title: Eastern European IGVA
Location:Hybrid working with a requirement to occasionally work at Head Office (Vauxhall, London) and co-locations in three West London boroughs (Ealing, Brent, Hounslow)
Salary: £28,857.12 per annum (Inclusive of London Weighting, which may not be applicable depending on your home location and any agreed permanent homeworking arrangement)
Contract type: Permanent, Full-time
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
We are excited to share an opportunity to join Refuge as an Eastern European Independent Gender Violence Advocate (IGVA) as we enter an important new chapter of growth, supported by funding from the National Lottery Community Fund. This is a vital role which provides high quality practical and emotional support to survivors of domestic abuse and their children in the community.
You will be part of a highly skilled and supportive team committed to collaborative working and continuous learning. This role offers the chance to strengthen multi-agency partnerships to enhance outreach and support for survivors, while also contributing to increasing professional understanding of the specific needs of Eastern European women and children affected by domestic abuse and violence.
You will provide capacity-building in the form of advice, advocacy, support, and briefings across three London boroughs to statutory agencies and community organizations around the needs of Eastern European domestic abuse survivors, to embed best practice across our communities.
It is essential for candidates to be proficient in one or more Eastern European languages.
We particularly encourage applications from Romanian, Lithuanian or Polish speaking candidates.
You will have proven experience of providing direct emotional and practical support to women as well as up-to-date knowledge of legislation relating to survivors of gender-based violence.
You will have excellent casework skills, good written and verbal communication skills, clear professional boundaries and be a proactive team player.
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 9 February 2026
Interview dates: 16 and 17 February 2026
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Team: Retail
Location: Midsomer Norton (please note, this is a not a home working role)
Work pattern: 35 hours per week, rota is across Monday-Friday, occasional Saturday's
Salary: Up to £27,466.16 per annum
Contract: Fixed term until 31st March 2027
We are the UK’s largest cat welfare charity. All over the country, our passionate employees, volunteers and supporters are using their kindness and expertise to make life better for millions of cats and the people who care for them.
Will you join us and make life better for cats?
Responsibilities of our Retail Online Hub Manager:
- To lead, manage, coach, and develop an online team of employees and volunteers to be the best they can be, maximise our online performance through the safe day-to-day operational management of online activities.
- Take ownership for delivery of the online income, expenditure and operating profit budgets and other key measures of performance.
- 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 online operations and related people management.
About the Retail team:
- We currently operate 80 shops across the country and an online trading operation for new and donated goods
- Retail and trading play a key role in growing income and introducing new audiences to Cats Protection.
What we’re looking for in our Retail Online Hub Manager:
- Experience of managing eBay or other comparable online operations
- Demonstrable learning and experience from functioning in a relevant ecommerce environment
- Previous experience of line managing a team and building a culture of achieving collective goals
- Ability to provide a positive experience for shop team colleagues through effective engagement and management
- A good understanding of the challenges of working in the voluntary sector and specifically charity retail
- Full, valid UK driving license and access to a vehicle
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 February 2026
Virtual interview date: 5th & 12th February 2026 (depending on application numbers)
Final stage in person interview: 24th February 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
- In person meet up at Midsomer Norton (further details will be provided prior)
Please note, the process may change slightly dependent on application numbers. We will inform you of any relevant changes.
Making a better life for cats, because life is better with cats
The Opportunity:
The Aspiring Professionals Programme Coordinator (APPC) role will be well-suited to someone who is focused on the best ways they can help the aims of the charity as well as those of our participants and partners. An APPC is responsible for supporting the delivery and development of the Social Mobility Foundation’s programme of activities for young people through their S5-6/sixth form and university years.
The SMF offers in-person and online support and opportunities, so this role will involve providing virtual and in-person support to students and working with employers across the UK.
Key Responsibility Areas:
1. Project Delivery
- Deliver key projects including recruiting and onboarding students, creating digital resources and student events
- Support with programme pilots, scoping (and delivering on) new activity
- Collaborate and build relationships with our employer partners, schools, and universities to support our young people in their applications for university, internships and graduate roles
2. Monitoring and Evaluation
- Maintain accurate records across relevant databases, updating data accurately and in a timely manner
- Contribute to evaluation for key work areas (residentials, events, internships etc), produce high quality evaluation reports where required.
3. Stakeholder Management
- Communicate to internal and external stakeholders in a timely and professional manner
- Proactively update external partners (i.e. employers) on your work areas, flagging risks in a timely manner with relationship managers
- Manage internal student queries and maintain consistent stakeholder (e.g. students) processes through regular communication
4. Activity Delivery
- Coordinate planning and delivery of skills sessions, partner events, university visits, and other activities, both virtually and in person across the Social Mobility Foundation’s target cities across the UK
- Create digital resources to support all provisions
Please see full job description attached for more details.
Person Specification:
We need someone who will demonstrate our organisational skills-based competencies - as listed below:
- Leadership
- Communication
- Adaptability
- Professionalism
- Decision-making
Technical knowledge, understanding and experience required:
- Basic Microsoft Office, particularly Microsoft Excel
- A basic understanding of the barriers young people face in accessing university and particular careers
Ways of working:
- Most of our work is office based, but you will spend a lot of time collaborating with other teams and clients via email, telephone and other communications channels such as Teams or Zoom.
- This role requires you to attend staff residentials for students on our Programme. This means that during the summer period (Jul – Aug) you will be expected to stay overnight on-site (in the UK - exact location to be confirmed closer to the time) for a period of up to two-weeks, help run the residential and be responsible for the welfare of the young people involved.
Travel:
- Some travel, to other offices and other locations, will occasionally be expected.
Benefits:
- 36/37 days' annual leave (England & Wales and Scotland respectively - includes bank and public holidays), with 3 of these days reserved for the annual end of year office closure
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- 5% Salary sacrifice pension scheme with enhanced matching employer contributions
- Employee Assistance Programme available to staff and their family
- Flexible work options such as hybrid working, flexitime, part-time
- Regular staff team building and business planning “away days”
We unlock potential, broaden horizons and create opportunities for young people


The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Please note: the deadline for applications has been extended to the 15th February at 23:59.
We are looking for a creative communications professional with an interest in monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL), or vice versa. You will help embed more consistent, robust
approaches to evidence, learning and communications across the organisation, with the aim of improving service quality and better demonstrating our impact to our community, partners and funders.
This is a 12-month fixed-term role, with the primary goal of strengthening our communications and supporting our MEL processes across the organisation. There may be potential to extend the contract, depending on organisational needs and funding.
You will be well supported by the Head of Programmes and Impact and work closely with Programme Managers to support the collection of impact data in meaningful ways — not just to meet funder requirements, but to inform learning and improve delivery. You’ll work closely with our Advocacy, Research and Campaigns manager to support the delivery of strategic communications and will play a key role in communicating our impact - using our branding guidelines - via social media channels, our website and internally.
This is a great opportunity for someone who is excited about making data meaningful and useful for social justice work and understands the power of communicating impact via visual and social media. You are comfortable working in multicultural and multilingual settings and have a track record of working in MEL or in communications. While we’re looking for someone who can take initiative and contribute from early on, we’ll make sure you have the support you need to get to know our work and succeed in the role.
Key responsibilities
Communications
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Take a lead on content creation for IRMO’s social media and website, writing engaging, accessible copy and creating engaging visuals suitable for a range of audiences
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Work with the programmes team to create impactful content communicating impact data and learnings to all IRMO stakeholders
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Support with the management of IRMO’s website
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Helping to build an internal understanding of how effectively evaluating our activities supports the delivery of our communications and wider organisational objectives
Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning
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Support teams with day-to-day data collection, in line with project and funding requirements.
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Collect qualitative data to generate useful insight and evidence e.g. through interviews or case studies
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Contribute to funding applications with relevant data and impact evidence.
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Support the coordination of external impact reporting to funders and stakeholders
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Support quarterly and annual reporting across programme areas
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Support internal learning processes through participatory evaluations, feedback tools and workshops
Person specification
Essential
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Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English and good communication skills in Spanish or Portuguese
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2+ years experience in a MEL, research or communications role, ideally in a community or non-profit setting
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Strong analytical skills, including experience using digital tools to manage and analyse data such as spreadsheets, databases and survey platforms
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Excellent interpersonal skills – able to work collaboratively, build relationships across teams
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Commitment to IRMO’s values, including anti-racism, anti-oppression, and community-led approaches, and an understanding of the issues facing migrant communities in the UK – particularly Latin Americans
Desirable
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Experience in using Canva, Adobe tools or similar to design engaging and creative graphics for social media or printed materials
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Experience using CRM systems such as Views, Salesforce or Dynamics 365
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Experience working with both quantitative and qualitative data to generate learning, demonstrate impact and inform-decision making
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Experience facilitating learning and reflection processes, supporting services to adapt based on evidence
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Understanding of data protection standards (including GDPR) and ethical MEL or communications practices
We aim at all times to recruit the person most suited to the job and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly encourage applications from people who identify as members of minoritised groups, and from Latin Americans and people with lived experience of the immigration and asylum system, to reflect the community we serve.
Led by and for the community, we support the development, agency and participation of all Latin Americans and Spanish and Portuguese-speaking migrants
37.5 hours per week / £27,770 per annum / permanent / working onsite on a seven-day rolling rota, including evenings, weekends and bank holidays.
At YMCA DownsLink Group,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.
services delivers specialist 24-hour supported accommodation where young people are supported to acquire the necessary skills in preparation for living independently, safely explore their increased freedom of choice and develop responsibilities associated with adulthood, whilst still having the appropriate level of support from an experienced team.
We adopt a trauma informed and psychologically informed approach to supporting our residents to help them build essential life skills, identify their goals and support residents into independent accommodation. We have a dedicated team of Support Workers, Night Workers and additional Bank Workers who provide support, guidance, and signposting around areas such as housing, budgeting, living skills, jobs and relationship building.
We are looking for a Supported Housing Support Worker to join our Ewhurst Road, Crawley team, who will hold a caseload of residents and meet with them weekly to build a support plan.
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. Please download the job profile for full role details.
If you are enthusiastic about this opportunity but don’t meet every single requirement, we still encourage you to apply. Your skills and experiences may be more transferable than you think, and you could be exactly the person we’re looking for.
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: Wednesday 18 February 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 check.
Our mission is to help children and young people have a fair chance to be who they want to be.

Position: Systems Security Lead
Hours: Full-time (35 hours a week)
Contract: 6 months fixed term contract
Location: Office-based in London with flexibility to work remotely
Salary: £44,339 per annum plus excellent benefits
Salary Band and Job Family: Band 3 Professional/Technical
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
The role purpose is to be responsible for and lead our system security efforts. The MS Society has heavily invested in technology in the past few years. The more technology we use, the broader the exposure to malicious attacks and actors intent on hacking our systems and stealing data. Data and System security now figure in the Society’s risk registers.
The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and implementing comprehensive security strategies to protect our organisation's IT infrastructure, data, and systems from threats. This role requires a deep understanding of cybersecurity principles, advanced threat detection, incident response, and regulatory compliance.
Please note this is a fixed term contract for 6 months.
Closing date for applications: 9:00am on Friday 13th February 2026
Interested?
PLEASE PRESS THE 'HOW TO APPLY' BUTTON FOR MORE INFORMATION.
We particularly welcome applications from disabled people and or people from minoritised ethnic 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 recruitment and selection process
- The first round of our recruitment and selection process includes an interview with competency-based questions.
- Our recruitment and selection process might also include extra tasks. For example, a written or Microsoft Excel test or making a presentation.
- We’ll let you know what the selection process will include when we invite you to interview. You can ask for any more reasonable adjustments for the interview as part of the invitation.
- You might also be invited for a second interview. We’ll let you know about this during the selection process.
More about our employee benefits:
We have a wide range of employee benefits including (but not limited to):
Encouraging work life balance
- 39 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.
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Job Title: Children's Support Worker
Location: Warwickshire - Travel required across Warwickshire, predominantly North Warwickshire and Rugby. Use of a car is essential to the role.
Salary: £25,857.12 per annum
Contract type: Full Time, Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
We are recruiting for a Children’s Support Worker who will be working closely with children and their parents who are living in our dispersed accommodation refuges escaping domestic violence and other forms of violence and abuse, to provide personal welfare support and ensure that our clients are provided with a safe, supportive, and welcoming environment.
A key requirement is to provide personal welfare support and to ensure that women are provided with a safe, supportive, and welcoming environment. The post holder will support children who have witnessed or experienced domestic violence and plan and provide stimulating, safe, and appropriate play opportunities.
Please note that 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.
A driving license and access to a car is essential to the role.
Closing Date: 09:00 am 12 February 2026
Interview Date: 27 February 2026
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
At Turn2us, we believe that everyone should have financial security so that they can thrive. Turn2us is a national charity tackling poverty and the structural causes of poverty. We work with co-producers and partners to provide people in financial crisis with the means and agency to get back on their feet, build resilience, move forward with their lives and thrive.
We are searching for a Trust and Foundations Officer to work with the Trust and Foundations Manager to grow Turn2us’ income from grant funding. This role will sit within the wider Philanthropy and Partnerships Team, which focuses on building relationships with trusts, corporates and major donors.
The ideal person for this role may have experience working within the charity sector, or equivalent, in a relationship management role and/or knowledge of how to work with Trust and Foundations to generate income. Or they may have relevant transferable skills that they are looking to apply to this role. Key skills include good written communication, good time management and organisational abilities, the ability to infer and interpret different types of information and good relationship management skills.
Turn2us is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from members of all communities. It is committed to equality of opportunity, inclusion and diversity. We encourage and welcome applications from all parts of the community regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
Turn2us wants to enable an environment where everyone is kept safe from harm and can thrive. We are committed to safeguarding everyone involved in our charity and the work we do. You can read a safeguarding policy on the Turn2us website.
We offer flexible working patterns, both in terms of hours and remote working. Please note that all employees are contractually required to work from the office a minimum of 4 days a month on a weekly basis. Some roles may be required to be in the office more often than this and this will be agreed with the hiring manager upon starting at Turn2us.
Closing date: 23rd February 2026, 09:00am
1st Interviews: 3rd March 2026
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Are you looking to work with an organisation that is supportive and puts the need of the Young People that we support at the forefront of everything we do?
We are looking for a Senior Residential Manager and Responsible Individual to join our Children and Families Team. You will be working across several of our Children’s Residential Services in Greater Manchester, being the designated Responsible Individual for these services you will work closely with the Registered Managers and their teams to ensure our services are evidencing best safeguarding practice and are judged Good or Outstanding by Ofsted.
The Together Trust is one of the North West’s leading charities, offering individual care, support, and education to hundreds of Children, Young People, and Adults each year. We are a not-for-profit charitable trust, so every penny goes back into benefiting the people that we support.
Together we make a difference, develop and learn, and support each other. Every day with us is different, but our mission remains the same: helping the people we support celebrate along the road to a brighter future.
We are an employer that promotes a caring work environment and individual employee wellbeing with an excellent work / life balance.
Location Hybrid working across Greater Manchester
Hours 37.5 hours – with some on call duty (£40 for weekdays, £80 for weekend days and £120 for Bank holidays)
Salary £55,184 - (£28.30ph) with 2 yearly increments
The Together Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the people that we support and expects all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
If you are successful in your application, you will be employed under the job title “Principal Manager” as shown on the job description that is attached to this vacancy.
About the Position…
Our Senior Residential Manager and Responsible Individual supports the Head of Service in the delivery of the Trusts residential services for cared for children. You will oversee several services that provide support to vulnerable young people, working across a range of differing needs.
- Line-manage and support children’s residential registered managers to ensure high‑quality person‑centred care across all services.
- Ensure all registered children’s homes comply with standards, regulations, policies, and procedures, with effective systems supporting staff in delivering care.
- Act as the Responsible Individual for designated children’s homes or services.
- Lead quality‑assurance processes to maintain good or outstanding practice and clearly evidence outcomes for children.
- Ensure registered managers promote and safeguard the welfare and well‑being of children in residential care.
- Work with our People and Culture team to improve staff recruitment and retention, supporting managers with staffing matters including disciplinary, capability, practice concerns, and internal investigations.
- Promote the trust’s residential services externally, develop relationships with external stakeholders, support referrals and placements, and participate in relevant conferences and events.
- Ensure delegated budgets are managed in line with financial procedures and that each residential service meets income and expenditure targets.
- Maintain up‑to‑date knowledge of relevant legislation, including the Children’s Homes (England) Regulations 2015 and the Social Care Common Inspection Framework.
About the you…
Do you have the following skills and experience,
- Level 5 Leadership and Management for Residential Childcare of equivalent
- Significant Children’s Residential experience as a Registered Manager or suitable equivalent, experienced in promoting high quality children’s residential services.
- Strong knowledge of childcare legislation and OFSTED inspection requirements.
- Extensive experience leading high-quality residential services for young people with complex social or health needs, understanding care planning, transitions, and leaving care.
- Demonstrated ability to build effective relationships with local authority officers and commissioners.
- Knowledge of leadership and management principles, including managing change and managing of service budgets, including income and expenditure.
- An analytical approach to report writing, continuing improvement of services and measurement of care outcomes.
- A full current driving licence – mileage will be paid at 45p per mile
- Up-to-date IT skills and the ability to use electronic recording systems (Clearcare) to improve service delivery.
- A flexible approach to work, including some weekend on-call requirements.
Benefits Include…
- 27 days’ annual leave plus 8 bank holidays, increasing to 30 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years.
- Generous pension scheme with 4% employer contributions and death in service benefit up to 6× basic salary.
- Occupational sick pay and family-friendly policies, including enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave.
- Discount and rewards platform with savings on retail, travel, insurance and more.
- Eligibility for the Blue Light Card.
- Proud to be a Real Living Wage employer.
- Refer-a-friend scheme with financial rewards.
- Extensive training and development, including apprenticeships.
- Long service awards, including cash gifts and additional leave.
- Wellbeing support, including Mental Health First Aiders and free weekly yoga (in person or online).
- Employee Assistance Programme available to you and adult members of your household.
To discover the full details of this rewarding role within the Together Trust look at our Job Description and Role Profile that are attached to this vacancy.
The Together Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the people that we support and expects all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Applications are very welcome from all regardless of age, disability, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief, race, sex, sexual orientation, trans status or socio-economic background. We are committed to making reasonable adjustments for disabled people. We positively encourage applications from those with lived experience.
If there is any part of your lived experience you want to keep confidential in some way, please talk to the Recruitment or HR shared service teams and we will do what we can do to support you
The Together Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the people we support and expects all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Safeguarding checks will be undertaken for the successful candidate in line with our safer recruitment policy, including an Enhanced DBS check (at no cost to yourself).
This role will involve regulated activity.
We are a UK charity supporting children in care and people with disabilities, autism and complex needs in the North West.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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In Work Support Worker
Salary: £15 p/h
Place of work: Various London locations
Contract Period: Various hours as needed – Zero hours contract (Bank Staff)
About the Organisation
Action on Disability (AoD), founded in 1979, is one of London’s leading Disabled People’s Organisations (DPOs). As we believe in the Social Model of Disability, our values and principles embrace inclusive and accessible ways of working, seeking co-production and co-design from our Disabled members and encouraging and respecting diversity.
AoD is a medium sized charity with a Board of Trustees, 24 staff, a strong pool of casual staff and volunteers, including many with lived experience of disability – all of whom are passionate about removing the barriers faced by Disabled people.
AoD provides four key services: Youth, Employment, Welfare Benefits, and Independent Living.
AoD’s Employment Service
The Action on Disability Employment Service is setting the agenda for disability employment across London with great results. We are at the forefront of setting up and delivering supported internships for Disabled young people. We provide an holistic service from management and employer engagement to hands-on, supervised support work across all sites.
Our Employment Service welcomes external referrals and offers support for Disabled people via our in-work support service.
We are looking to recruit several support workers to expand our pool.
The Post
The purpose of the job is to provide face to face support work and guidance to Disabled people within their workplaces. The post holder will provide the necessary support and encouragement to enable them to be successful, which will lead, eventually, to independence. The post holder will also work closely with, and take guidance from, their supervisor within AoD. They will work closely with the employer of the Disabled person to ensure the employer has the skills and confidence to manage and train their intern/employee.
Main duties and responsibilities
- To work face-to-face with individual Disabled people, under the guidance of their AoD Supervisor, in accordance with their personalised support plans
- To be fully cognitive of the workplace of the Disabled person to identify the requirements of key tasks
- To follow bespoke Support Plans plans which will enable the Disabled person to fulfil their role to meet the requirements of the employer
- To provide weekly feedback to their AoD Supervisor to ensure continued progression, identifying new areas in need of support, and advising on the amendment of support plans accordingly
- Together with their Supervisor, to plan, discuss and implement a timely reduction of support as and when the Disabled individual becomes familiar and competent with their role
- To negotiate note disability-related reasonable adjustments required for individuals and feedback to their AoD Supervisor
- To liaise with managers to discuss individual progress, respond to issues and implement next steps
Organisational responsibilities
- To work in accordance with Action on Disability’s Aims, Objectives and Values
- To comply with all organisational and departmental procedures
- To ensure safe, fair and responsible working practices, specifically AoD’s Health & Safety, Equal Opportunities, Safeguarding and Confidentiality policies
- To promote the work of AoD and the Social Model of Disability
- To keep accurate records and provide monitoring statistics and evaluation information as required for internal and external purposes
- To participate in, and actively contribute to, individual Supervision, training, team and organisational meetings
- To work flexibly, being prepared to perform other duties commensurate with the role, which may include new areas of operation
- Any other task as directed by AoD management
Person Specification
Successful applicants must be:
- Professional
- Positive
- Motivated
- Dependable
- Flexible
- Patient
- Empathetic
Essential
Successful applicants must have:
- Experience of disability
- Experience of training, education or employment support delivery
- Maths and English to GCSE Grade C or equivalent
- Be willing and able to undertake any specific training required for the role
- An understanding of the needs of employers and ability to articulate the benefits of having a diverse workforce in businesses
- An understanding of the Social Model of Disability and its practical application
- Ability and willingness to learn and carry out a variety of employment tasks to support the Disabled person
- Evidenced experience of success in building strong and positive relationships with a variety of people and organisations
- Demonstrable problem-solving skills and experience
- Excellent interpersonal skills with a diverse population
- Good organisational skills with an ability to keep accurate records
- Good IT skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, Powerpoint and the internet
- Be willing and able to travel easily within London
- To be available for work at unsocial hours according to the demands of the work (occasionally)
Desirable
- Support Work qualification or equivalent is preferred but not mandatory
- An understanding of pan disability and employment
Deadline: Ongoing. We recruit for this role on a rolling basis with regular interview days.
If you would like to apply and find out more about this position, please click the apply button to be directed to our website.
We welcome applicants from all walks of life.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we actively encourage applications from Disabled people and people with long term health and mental conditions. We operate a Guaranteed Interview Scheme in that we will guarantee an interview to all Disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post. Please state in a cover letter if you wish us to consider you for this guaranteed interview scheme.
AoD is a Living Wage Foundation registered employer and all of our employees, casual workers and contractors are paid above the London Living Wage.
No agencies please.
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Database and Operations Officer (Maternity Leave Cover)
Hours: Full-Time (9am-5pm, Monday to Friday). Part time considered, minimum 4 days per week
Job Location: Amersham, Buckinghamshire
Contract: Fixed-term, 12 months contract to cover maternity leave
Salary: £26,000 pa
Pension: 7% non-contributory
Annual Leave: 28 days, plus bank holidays
Other Benefits: Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), Free Parking
Job Description
To provide professional, efficient, and effective database management and administrative support to our team. This role sits at the heart of the organisation, supporting all departments through effective office coordination and helping to ensure the smooth day-to-day running of the charity. The role is instrumental in maintaining a high-quality database, enabling accurate data capture and analysis that supports both fundraising and programme delivery.
Key Responsibilities
Database Management (Beacon CRM – Fundraising Database)
- Manage and maintain the CRM system, ensuring accurate and up-to-date fundraising and programmes data entry. Accurately processing all incoming donations and pledges and ensuring others in the team correctly enter and maintain data.
- Develop overall data management structure of supporter records and processes. Develop and maintain information management structures in the CRM system to enable accurate and timely information and reporting.
- Adhere to data protection legislation ensuring the way we gather, record and use data is compliant with latest policies, working closely with the Data Protection Officer.
- Handle all enquiries received through the CRM system, providing timely and appropriate responses.
- Collaborate with internal teams to ensure smooth operation and optimal use of the CRM system.
- Generate reports and analytics from the CRM system to track and measure key metrics.
- Conduct regular data audits to identify and rectify any inconsistencies or errors in the CRM database.
- Training staff members on how to effectively use the CRM system.
- Customise and configure the CRM system to meet the specific needs of the organisation.
- Monitor and enhance data quality and integrity within the CRM system.
- Keep abreast of CRM system updates and new features to maximize its functionality.
Operations Administration
- Provide administrative support to the organisation.
- Managing enquiries received by the charity by post, email, and phone.
- Keep a tidy office environment.
- Maintain data management processes and procedures to ensure data accuracy, consistency, and security.
- Manage and update filing systems, and other organisational documents.
- To be main day to day contact for our external IT support contractors and cleaning contractor.
- Assist with the coordination and organisation of meetings, events, and travel arrangements.
- Prepare and distribute internal communications and correspondences.
Finance Administration
- Provide administrative support to the Finance team ensuring a system is in place to regularly reconcile the fundraising and finance databases.
- Maintain accurate financial records by recording daily financial transactions.
- Prepare and process invoices, payments, and expenses.
- Monitor accounts receivable and accounts payable.
- Provide support during financial audits and examinations
This job advert may close earlier than first advertised if enough suitable applications are received.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
This is a challenging, exciting and rewarding role for a highly motivated, enthusiastic and pro-active fundraising professional with a strong background in community engagement and communications. You will continue building the public profile of St Petrock’s and be responsible for generating the income needed to run and further develop our vital and life-saving services.
About St Petrock’s (Exeter) Ltd: St Petrock’s is Exeter’s local, values-led and much-loved homelessness charity, created and supported by the local community to provide vital services for rough sleepers and other people experiencing homelessness, and those at risk of homelessness in Exeter. For more details, please visit our website.
About the role: You will be creative, self-motivated, conscientious and energetic, and have superb interpersonal and communication skills to engage effectively with a wide range of people and build the supporter base of St Petrock’s. You will have strong project and event management skills to lead on major fundraising campaigns and events such as our annual Christmas fundraising video campaign, the Big Night Out sponsored sleepout, and the Big Night In fundraising dinner, along with the imagination and drive to develop a full programme of public fundraising challenges and events. You will also have the knowledge and drive to develop legacy giving and major donor programmes and, supported by the Fundraising and Communications Officer, will be responsible for our social media platforms, website, media relations, and other external communications.
You will be primarily based at the St Petrock’s homelessness centre, with the opportunity for some hybrid working (at home or at local co-working venue). Given the nature of the role, it is essential that you have a suitably insured vehicle and are able to attend meetings and events outside normal working hours to share about St Petrock’s as needed.
Applications:For more detail (including a full Job Description & Person Specification) and how to apply, please download the Job Pack from our website or in the ad attachments.
To complete your application, please send us your CV, covering letter and a disclosure form as per the details in the Job Pack, outlining why you feel you are an ideal candidate for this post.. (These can also be emailed to us following the details in the pack).
Closing date for applications: Monday 16th February 2026 at 9am
Please contact Peter Stephenson, Chief Executive via the contact details in the Job Pack if you would like to have an informal discussion before applying (including a contact phone number if you would like to arrange a call back).
St Petrock’s is fully committed to safeguarding the welfare of vulnerable adults and children. We use “safer recruitment” practices throughout our recruitment processes, and all successful candidates will be subject to the highest level of DBS check that is legally permissible for their role. Any offer of employment is subject to a satisfactory DBS check. Applicants should understand that a criminal history will not necessarily bar applicants from this role but will be subject to risk assessment.
Please see our attached JOB PACK for full details of the role, including a full job description and person specification.
TO APPLY, please include your CV, full covering letter (including the details requested in the job pack).
We will also send you a disclosure form to complete on application, in line with the safeguarding requirements for this role. These documents can also be emailed to us as per the details in the Job Pack.
Thank you for your interest in our work.
Best wishes
We exist to stand with & for people experiencing homelessness. We will not give up until everyone in the Exeter area can enjoy a place to call home.



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