Child Protection Jobs

Our community team is expanding, and we are looking for an energetic individual to us. 

Do you love meeting people and building relationships?  Are you energetic, positive and organised? 

We are looking for a Community Fundraiser who has these key skills to help us raise vital income for our charity.  You will develop and deliver fundraising initiatives through partnerships with local groups, schools, associations and individuals.  This role will also involve delivering a number of fundraising events so being organised and creative is key and having a marketing focus to ensure maximum success.  No two days are the same and we are looking for someone who can be flexible in their approach and able to multitask effectively. 

You will be based at our purpose built children’s hospice just outside Maidenhead, which provides support to children with life-limiting or life-threatening conditions and their families. We would love to hear from talented individuals who want to help us raise the money that we need to make these services available to all families who need them.

As well as a competitive salary, we offer a generous annual leave entitlement, access to a pension scheme as well as private medical insurance and life assurance. You will also have free on-site parking and will benefit from an Employee Assistance Programme.

Our core values are key to who we are.  We are looking for individuals who are committed to reflecting our core values in all that they do - Determined, Empowering, Valuing others, Integrity, Nurture, Empathy.

Would you like to work with nursery age children inspiring the next group of Coin Street champions?

Do you have a level 2 or 3 qualification in working with children?

How would you like to be part of a friendly team doing a job that makes a difference to children’s lives in an organisation that puts people before profit?

If the answer is YES then we would like to hear from you

Coin Street Nursery have a fantastic opportunities for experienced, energetic, and enthusiastic early years educators to join our team. 

We are looking for people who have: 

• a recognised qualification in childcare, ideally NVQ Level 3 or above or NVQ Level 2
• appreciate the importance of parent partnership
• knowledge of how to support children’s learning and development 
• a can-do and enthusiastic attitude
• an understanding of how to safeguard and protect children

What can we offer you?

• Competitive salary (based on your qualification and experience)
• Flexible working days for better work-life balance
• Access to high quality training
• Coaching and mentoring support
• Generous pension at 8% - 5% from the employer if you contribute 3%
• 20% discount of childcare fees
• 35 days off a year, including 8 bank holidays, 3 days off between Christmas and New Year (additional days awarded for long service)
• Personal development grant of up to £1,000 per year

There's more… 

• Six inset days per year (three for nursery staff only and three with the wider Coin Street team)
• Refer a friend bonus of £500 for existing employees
• Health and wellbeing package including a confidential employee assistance programme and online therapy sessions plus free gym and daily fresh fruit
• Season ticket loan and cycle to work scheme (on completion of probation)
• Staff social events (summer BBQ and Christmas party)
• Opportunities to join Coin Street committees (for example the Black lives Matter Race & Equality Steering Committee, Inset planning, staff social committee)
• Local retail (star card) and online discounts

Contract
Permanent, 40 hours per week (shift rotas). We are open to part-time options.

A fantastic opportunity for a fundraiser to join our dynamic, friendly and supportive fundraising team. You will be reporting to the Lead for Corporate & Community Engagement and working in a very varied and exciting working environment.

The perfect candidate will enjoy forging positive and robust relationships with corporate partners and local small businesses across Berkshire and into surrounding counties, delivering vital income for our charity.  This will include assisting them with organising and delivering events.

You will use your creative and professional skillset to provide high-quality account management, stewardship, and growth in existing corporate partnerships.

You will work proactively to generate new business leads to secure valuable partnerships for our charity. You will undertake research, create compelling proposals for a range of audiences and pitch to companies to secure their support.

This role will suit an individual who has solid experience of fundraising and wants to develop their career in corporate partnership management.

Based at our state-of-the-art children’s hospice just outside Maidenhead, this role is a brilliant opportunity for someone to add value to a growing fundraising team. If you are passionate about raising money to help, make our services available to all families that need us and will reflect our core values in all that you do, we would love to hear from you.

As well as a competitive salary, we offer a generous annual leave entitlement, access to a pension scheme as well as private medical insurance and life assurance. You will also have free on-site parking and will benefit from an Employee Assistance Programme.

We are looking for a Digital Hub Editor and Content Creator to transform lives through our unique online support and information service.

Join an outstanding adoption charity and award-winning trauma recovery service provider that is passionate about making a positive difference to the lives of women, children and families from many different backgrounds. 

Position: Digital Hub Editor and Content Creator

Location: Reading / Hybrid, with at least one day per week in Reading office 

Contract: Fixed term role for up to 12 months (commencing April 2025)

Hours: Part time working 30 hours a week over 4 or 5 days

Salary: Pro-rata salary of £23,288 - £28,461 per annum (full time equivalent range £28,722 - £35,103 per annum)

Closing date:  9am Friday 21 February 2025

Interview date:  Wednesday 5 March 2025

About the role:

As Digital Hub Editor and Content Creator you will provide the editorial and technical support needed to support the efficient running of our unique online support and information service for our Children and Trauma Community Hub (CATCH) and our new hub, Bounce, that provides domestic violence support and training. You’ll continue the development of the content and functionality of both Hubs.

Some of your key responsibilities will include:

· Keeping our website up to date, on brand and meeting accessibility guidelines

· Project manage or assist in the creation of new eLearning courses and modules

· Film, edit and upload new audio visual content for the Hubs

· Provide technical support to enable the smooth delivery of the Hubs

· Work with our web hosting and support partners to efficiently fix issues

· Maintain an overview of Hub analytics and generate reports

About you:

You’ll have competent video and editing skills using Adobe Premiere Pro, Audition or similar and practical experience of working with Wordpress, Google Analytics, html, eLearning platforms and website editing using a CMS. You’ll enjoy collaborating with others and have excellent written communication skills with high attention to detail. Your creative skills will find clear and interesting ways of presenting information and generating new ideas.

If this sounds like you then visit our website to apply today and join a supportive team in a rewarding role and be part of something truly meaningful.

Early applications are encouraged as we may close this vacancy on an earlier basis if a successful candidate is found.

Other roles you may have experience of could include:

Digital Content, Digital Content Assistant, Website content editor, Digital Content Specialist, Digital Marketing, Digital Content Producer, Digital Editor, Digital Content Creator, Editor and Content Creator, Digital Content Editor, Web Editor, Website Digital Content Editor.

Safeguarding is at the heart of everything we do at PACT. We have robust measures and best practices in place to safeguard and protect the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we take pride in maintaining outstanding safeguarding standards. Anyone joining our team is subject to PACT’s safer recruitment pre-appointment enquiries, including a Disclosure Barring Service (DBS). The role description provides information on what our safer recruitment enquiries include and the level of DBS required to work in the role. All opportunities with PACT are based in the UK.

An exciting new opportunity has arisen for a Communications & Marketing Officer to join our dynamic social mobility charity which exists to remove the barriers that prevent children and young people having meaningful access to the natural world.  Through a week on one of our three heritage farms, Nethercott House in Devon, Lower Treginnis in Pembrokeshire, and Wick Court in Gloucestershire, children and young people experience increased learning and engagement, improved connections and wellbeing, and leave us with an enhanced sense of environmental citizenship.  Visiting children are immersed in the natural world of countryside through a food and farming offer that allows them to participate in the seasonal tasks of the day: sowing, growing and harvesting in our kitchen gardens; caring for livestock and looking after the land; and cooking up a home-grown feast in the farmhouse kitchen. In partnership with our commercial farming neighbours, children experience the benefits of collaboration, enjoy plenty of physical activity, good food, and fresh air, and discover the magical rural environment that is full of new words, sounds and experiences to inspire their creativity. Spending time working alongside real farmers fosters children’s independence and helps them to grow in confidence, develops their self-esteem, and encourages them to become more resilient.

About the Role

The Communications & Marketing Officer is responsible for producing and managing high quality content on the Farms for City Children website, social media channels and other communications assets which will promote and raise awareness of the charity to existing and potential donors, partners, schools, and groups, supporting the charity’s fundraising efforts and recruiting new beneficiaries to the farms.

 

The majority of the work will be home-based, but due to the farm locations we are looking for someone based in the South West England or South East Wales to ensure that travel expenses are manageable for the Charity. There will be regular travel to the Charity’s three farms in Devon, Pembrokeshire, and Gloucestershire. A full driving licence is essential as the farms are in remote locations and not accessible by public transport.

The post is a full-time role working 35 hours per week over five days. Our usual office hours are Monday to Friday between 9:00am and 5:00pm. A degree of flexibility is available in the working pattern for this role, so someone wishing to work 30 hours per week would be considered.

For full details about the role, please see the Job Description and Person Specification and Job Information Pack.

Appointments will not be confirmed until the Charity has received two satisfactory professional references, evidence of the existing proof of right to work in the UK. Referees will not be contacted without candidates’ prior consent.

Farms for City Children is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Successful candidates will be subject to a Social Media check and a DBS check at the appropriate level. Employment with the charity is conditional upon the charity being satisfied with the result of the DBS Check. Successful candidates will be asked to complete a self-declaration related to their criminal record or any information that would make them unsuitable to work with children. If you have lived or worked outside of the UK, additional information may be required from you to satisfy safer recruitment checks.  Any criminal records information that is disclosed to the charity will be handled in accordance with any guidance and/or code of practice published by the DBS.

Farms for City Children is committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusivity and supports and encourages under-represented groups.  We seek people from a wide range of backgrounds, with diverse lived experience, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

What we Offer

In return you will receive a starting salary of £28,000 per annum and a range of benefits, which include:

· 25 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays

· 6% employer contribution to NEST pension scheme

· Employee Assistance Programme

 

How to Apply

Deadline for applications is midday on Friday 24 January 2025.

 

Interviews: Tuesday 4 February 2024 (online)

 

To apply, please go to our website, download and fill out our application form that is located at the bottom of the page. Once completed, click on the Apply button, fill in your details and upload the application form. You may also wish to fill out and upload our equal opportunities monitoring form. 

We are unable to accept just cover letters and CVs.

 

NO AGENCIES PLEASE – DIRECT RECRUITMENT ONLY

We know that talent is everywhere, but opportunity is not. Working across the UK we hear from teachers in underserved communities about the young people who are missing out on skills and experiences that could change their futures forever.

That’s where The Talent Foundry comes in. For over 15 years our charity has been delivering free, high-energy school programmes that boost young people’s confidence, uncover their potential, and connect them to a world of career possibilities.

We’re now looking for a creative marketing maestro to bring the fire, excitement, and impact we see in the classroom into our communications and school engagement activities. From inspiring teachers and students through to showcasing our amazing partnerships and programmes (reaching nearly 65,000 young people last year!), we have incredible stories waiting to be told.

As our new Marketing Manager you will plan and manage day-to-day content creation and digital communications to engage teachers and careers advisors, as well as support our wider team to showcase the exciting and inspiring programmes and partnerships we deliver across the UK.

You’ll be a creative project manager, someone who is action-orientated, a completer-finisher and enjoys seeing results.

Your areas of responsibility are: 

• Marketing to our network of educators
• Developing our profile and sharing our impact
• Team management and engagement leadership

We recommend reading the full job description and person specification before applying for this role. 

Your experience

• track record of successful outcomes in a previous marketing role, within the education or youth sector or equivalent B2B market.
• designed and delivered integrated outreach campaigns for customer acquisition.
• team management, including direct reports with the ability to develop and support your staff. 
• ability to spot opportunities for collaboration across the team and with our partners.
• great self-starter who can independently oversee projects from start to finish managing own and team objectives.
• bring advanced digital literacy and proficiency in digital tools for marketing and communications (eg email platforms, CMS, social media, design and MS software).
• excellent written communication skills.

This is a hybrid role. You will be working from home with IT provided and join Team Together Days in a co-working space in London 2-3 individual days each month. These days are considered commuting days. You do not need to live in London to apply for this role, but you will need to consider what is a reasonable commuting distance for you to attend the team days in London.

We are open to hearing from candidates who are interested in part-time hours (0.8 FTE) and/or job share. 

We also offer 28 days holiday + bank holidays (as we close for the Christmas period). 

Safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing and welfare of children and we require everyone associated with The Talent Foundry Trust, including all trustees, employees, and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will need to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the role, including completing our Safer Recruitment process, references from past employers and Disclosure and Barring Service checks. 

We are looking for passionate individuals to work in the National Counter Trafficking Centre.Are you ready to improve the lives of young people affected by modern slavery, do you have Immigration, Social Care, or Criminal Justice Experience? If you have answered yes then we are waiting to hear from you! 

We have several full-time roles available (37 hours per week) they will be Home Based with potential for extensive travel within each region. 

Salary - £27,573 - £36,389 plus £312 per annum Office at Home Allowance. 

If you are interested in applying for these roles, you must have a current driving licence and use of a car. We are looking for people to join our team who live in the following area's:

• Kent 

What are the responsibilities of the Independent Child Trafficking Guardian:

Support for Children: Independent Child Trafficking Guardians support children who have experienced trafficking and exploitation, working alongside other professionals to ensure that children receive appropriate support in line with their needs. 

 Within this role some of your responsibilities will be: 

• Supporting professionals, including Social Workers, Police, Youth Justice Teams, Foster Carers and Residential Support Workers, to identify children exploited through modern slavery and refer them into the Service 
• Provide advice, guidance and information about child trafficking and initial safety planning to professionals through 1:1 case consultations or attendance at multi-agency meetings 
• Develop initial needs assessments and action plans 
• Support practitioners from partner agencies to meet the needs of children who have experienced trafficking and exploitation
• Manage a substantial caseload of young people supported through direct and indirect work, working within the requirements of service Key Performance Indicators and in line with Home Office Guidance.
• Support children through face-to-face contact and online platforms using creative approaches to ensure that children receive an excellent standard of specialist support within the boundaries of the role.
• Identify and respond to safeguarding, alerting managers to concerns and working with staff from partner agencies to deliver a robust safeguarding response. 

We will be holding a drop in session on Monday 20th January at 10am or Wednesday 22nd January at 4.30pm. Everyone is welcome to attend to find out more about Barnardo's National Counter Trafficking Centre and the role Independent Child Trafficking Guardian. There will be an opportunity to meet some of team and ask questions about the service and the role.

Join the meeting now - Monday 20th January 2025

Meeting ID: 344 180 159 317

Passcode: Bb6SY3fy

Join the meeting now - Wednesday 22nd January 2025

Meeting ID: 356 340 337 039

Passcode: G6LB3QF7

Although this contract has a permanent status, please be aware that this post is subject to funding currently to 31 March 2026 and therefore should this funding not be extended further, you may be subject to a redundancy consultation or a TUPE arrangement.
This contract is due to expire on 31 March 2026.

When completing your application please refer to your skills knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification, Job Description and Additional Information document. This should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described.

Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date and as we fill vacancies the geographical areas may change. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible

Pay & Reward Framework

We know that our colleagues go above and beyond in delivering our vital work, driven by their passion and commitment to Barnardo's values.  We also know that we can only realise our ambitions and achieve better outcomes for more children, thanks to the talent, hard work and creativity of our people. 

For all these reasons, we are committed to a new approach to pay and reward, to ensure it is fair, attractive and progressive, which was rolled out in April 2023. This is a positive change for the charity, and a part of our People & Culture Strategy. It will assist us in supporting colleagues to belong, thrive and grow in their colleague journey at Barnardo's and in time will offer clear routes of progression for colleagues in both their career and their pay. 

Whilst the full pay band and salary range is advertised, our approach to starting salaries is to appoint between the minimum to mid-point of the pay band – this ensures that pay steps are available to reward our colleagues annually based on their contribution to excellence and alignment to our values and behaviours.  More details on Barnardo's pay framework can be found upon application. 

Location: Hybrid, Old Street, London
Salary: £46,188 per annum
Hours: 34.5 hours per week
Department: Humanitarian
Job Type: Full-time
Contract Type: Permanent

Plan International UK is a global children’s charity striving for an equal world. One where every child can reach their full potential and every girl can choose her own future.

We bring people together to protect children’s rights and keep girls safe, in school and in control of their bodies – even when disaster strikes. And we won’t stop until we are all equal.

We are looking for an Education in Emergencies Programme Specialist to develop, grow and oversee a portfolio of humanitarian and resilience projects in collaboration with colleagues globally in the areas of implementation. The role will work across grant management, programme development, and stakeholder management both internally and externally, and will contribute to the growth and quality of the Education in Emergencies (EiE) project portfolio by providing EiE technical support.

What We’re Looking For:

- Experience in humanitarian responses and high-risk environments.
- Expertise in securing/managing institutional donor-funded projects (e.g., FCDO, UN).
- Knowledge of Education in Emergency standards and gender-responsive programming.
- Strong organisational, financial management, and representational skills.
- Working with partners and/or in consortia is a key part of the role and your influencing and negotiating skills will therefore play a large part in helping build and maintain mutually beneficial relationships with our internal and external stakeholders.

For further detail of this role, please see the job profile. Please note that this is a UK based role and we are unable to offer international contracts.

Please click on the button below to apply.

The deadline for applications is 23:59 on 19 January 2025
Interviews will take place from week commencing 27 January 2025

We are committed to the safeguarding and protection of children, young people and adults in our work. We, therefore, apply rigorous recruitment and selection processes to ensure that only those who are suitable are recruited to work for us. Accordingly, appointment to all our roles is subject to a range of vetting checks and for this role this will include an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring (DBS) check. A criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working for us; this will depend on the circumstances of any offences

Plan International UK is committed to being an inclusive employer and we welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds.

REF-218863

Salary £24,226 FTE (pro rata £8,840)

Hours Part-time 18 hours per week

Contract Fixed Term Contract to 31/10/2025

Reporting to Children and Young People Project Lead

Direct Reports None

Location Sevenoaks Wellbeing Centre with the ability to travel across West Kent areas of Sevenoaks, Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells.

About West Kent Mind

West Kent Mind enriches lives through better mental health by offering support to get well, stay well and thrive. We are an ambitious, award-winning organisation and an enthusiastic member of the Mind federation. We value collaboration, partnership, creativity and growth.

This role will be involved in the delivery of an early intervention, facilitated self-help service, for Children and Young People, within several primary care settings across West Kent. 

Job Description

About the role

This is an exciting time to join us as we launch our Early Intervention Service for Children and Young people across West Kent. The successful candidate will be working with Children and Young people aged 11 to 18 delivering a range of prevention and early intervention activities within primary care.

The activities will consist of providing one to one mental health awareness sessions offering facilitated self-help provision to individuals.  Based at West Kent Mind’s offices in Sevenoaks but will be working primarily in Tunbridge Wells to start with and as the programme develops, expanding into Sevenoaks and Tonbridge at a later stage.

Key Objectives include but are not limited to:

· To deliver supported and guided self-help to children and young people (CYP) through our Early Intervention Service to improve overall mental wellbeing.

· The promotion of wellbeing, early intervention, and community engagement as core principles guiding the organisation’s activities.

· Support the use and maintenance of office and team related information recording systems (Beacon CRM) to monitor client journeys and service impact.

· Network with other agencies to establish effective and mutually beneficial partnerships and pathways.

Person specification

Who You Are

All previous experience may be paid or voluntary, full, or part-time, in the UK or overseas.

1. You have worked in an office, GP-based setting, school, or other environments supporting Children and Young People.

2. Ideally, you have at least six months’ experience working with Children and Young People or in a mental health setting.

3. You have experience in monitoring and evaluation, delivering services, and achieving outcomes and objectives.

4. You are an excellent team player, capable of working effectively as part of a diverse and dispersed team.

5. You have strong project management skills, consistently delivering results against targets, objectives, and deadlines.

6. You excel at building and managing relationships and facilitating workshops for young people.

7. You possess a sound understanding of the CAMHS framework, common mental health problems e.g. stress anxiety, depression and potential issues that Children/Young Persons may face

8. You possess a working knowledge of NICE guidelines for treating mental health issues in Children and Young people.

9. You are knowledgeable about child and adult safeguarding.

What You Will Offer Us

1. The ability to manage your own caseload, delivering effective and timely services under pressure.

2. Expertise in conducting risk assessments, mental health assessments, and client reviews.

3. The capacity to deliver facilitated self-help interventions within a structured, time-limited framework.

4. A commitment to reaching individual and team targets and meeting KPIs.

5. Skills to record and measure outcomes through our CRM system (we use Beacon CRM), and assist with clear, insightful reports.

6. Ability to work at regular agreed times, and flexibility to adapt hours to needs of the service.

7. A proactive approach to working in partnership with agencies to deliver high-quality services.

8. The ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a team.

9. Access to your own vehicle for travel required by the role.

 Key Responsibilities

• Effectively deliver a facilitated self-help service and drop-in provision across West Kent.
• Manage a caseload of clients (Children and Young People), ensuring effective client contact and communication.
• Collaborate with the CYP Project Lead to oversee the client caseload.
• Meet Service Level Agreement requirements, including data collection and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) like attendance and recovery rates.
• Address client issues without bias.
• Support Children and Young People in decision-making and refer them to appropriate sources of help as appropriate and needed.
• Provide up to seven facilitated self-help sessions per client.
• Manage waiting lists for service settings.
• Handle feedback, issues, or complaints with guidance from the CYP Project Lead.
• Ensure accurate completion of client paperwork and outcome monitoring forms for service evaluation and reporting to funders.
• Develop the role to meet evolving service specifications.
• Promote the service and engage children, young people, and trusted adults, while advocating general wellbeing.
• Build and maintain positive relationships with staff and partners to encourage referrals and maintain referral pathways.
• Travel to venues, schools, and community locations across West Kent, with occasional lone working.
• Work within a framework that values diversity and promotes equal opportunities.
• Uphold and implement West Kent Mind’s policies.
• Participate in supervision, appraisals, and training as required.
• Carry out duties under the direction of the CYP Service Lead.
• Undertake other responsibilities appropriate to the role, as directed by the Service Manager or Senior Management Team.

Adopting our fundraising culture

West Kent Mind operates and encourages a fundraising culture, this means that our staff, volunteers and trustees are all fundraising advocates and contribute to an organisational fundraising ethos. We expect all colleagues to play their part in generating income, this could be anything from being pro-active working with colleagues to secure funding for your area of work, to writing a heartfelt thank you note to a donor or putting together a testimonial from a beneficiary to demonstrate funding impact for a grant application. Securing income is vital to our survival and we expect everyone to embrace our ethos. We don’t expect you to be a fundraising expert, but we do expect you to fully adopt our fundraising culture with energy and passion.

Benefits

We’re a charity and we’re here to make a positive difference to lives and communities. You’ll work with a passionate, knowledgeable and dedicated team with a big heart.

Holidays

It’s important to take time off. We give you 23 days a year, increasing by one day per year of service up to 30 days, plus bank holidays.

To refresh and recuperate before the start of a new year, we also give you an extra three days holiday between Christmas and New Year.

For part-timers this is all calculated pro-rata.

Learning

We’re committed to supporting our staff with learning and professional development, so we offer opportunities for coaching, training and mentoring. Everyone, regardless of role, is offered free Mental Health First Aid training.

Pension

If eligible you’ll be auto enrolled into our pension scheme, and our contribution is based on 3% of your salary.

Employee Assistance Programme

Everyone can access our Employee Assistance Programme. It’s confidential and includes 24/7 telephone advice, counselling and a suite of online tools to help you stay happy and healthy.

Application process

Please send a current CV of your recent experience and a statement evidencing how you meet each of the requirements within the person specification (no more than 2 sides of A4).

Send this to jobs @ westkentmind. org. uk no later than Tuesday 22 January 2025 5pm, including the job title in the email subject. Due to the volume of applications, we may not acknowledge your application; thank you for your understanding.

We invite you to complete an Equality & Diversity monitoring form on our website. This information is detached from your personal data and is processed anonymously.

We aim to hold interviews on 27 and 28 January 2025 and we will let shortlisted candidates know no later than 24 January 2025 if they are invited to interview.

As part of our recruitment process, some of the questions for candidates will be sent in advance of interview to allow candidates to consider their answers.

Please note: to apply for this role, you must be able to provide evidence that you have the right to live and work in the UK without restrictions. This evidence must allow you to carry out the role which you are applying for without visa sponsorship. West Kent Mind, unfortunately, are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this role.

We look forward to receiving your application.

Job Title: Advocate

Service: Coram Voice Manchester

Contract Type: Part Time – permanent

Hours: 21 hours per week

Salary: £13,104 - £13,380 per annum (£21,840 - £22,301 FTE)

Our advocates will have relevant experience with children and young people, and may hold a suitable Advocacy Qualification. For the right candidate, we may also be able to offer this post as a Trainee position, and offer support to gain qualifications. The salary offered will reflect the candidate’s experience and skills

Location: Home based with travel across Manchester.

About Coram:

Coram is committed to improving the lives of the UK’s most vulnerable children and young people.

We support children and young people from birth to independence, creating a change that lasts a lifetime.

Coram is the UK’s oldest children’s charity founded by Thomas Coram in London helping vulnerable children and young people since 1739. Today, the Coram group helps more than one million children, young people, families and professionals every year by providing access to the skills and opportunities they need to thrive.

About Coram Voice:

Coram Voice exists to enable and equip children and young people to hold the system to account, to challenge and support it to do its job properly and to uphold the rights of children and young people to actively participate in shaping their own lives.

Coram Voice strives for a society which recognises, and willingly accepts, its responsibilities to children and young people, where the inequalities and discrimination they currently face have been eradicated. Where those children and young people are fully engaged in all decisions that are made about their lives. Where the views, needs and feelings that they express are at the core of those decisions.

Coram Voice is a national independent children’s charity established in 1975 and has grown to become one of the leading organisations for children and young people in the UK.

Coram Voice is a leading children’s rights organisation. We champion the rights of children. We get young voices heard in decisions that matter to them and work to improve the lives of children in care, care leavers and others who depend upon the help of the state.

Our Advocacy services we provide advocacy direct to children and young people in care, in need, in custody and to care leavers and children and young people with mental health needs. Advocates around the country support children and young people to get their voice heard in decisions about their lives. This may be through the telephone helpline or through an advocate working directly with a child, for instance, to support them at a review meeting or to help them make a complaint about their care. Coram Voice provides visiting advocacy services to most of the secure units nationally, to Secure Training Centres, Juvenile Young Offender Institutions, psychiatric hospitals, residential special schools and children’s homes.

About the Role

You will work directly with care experienced children and young people and those on Child Protection Plans providing them with advocacy support in the community and in a variety of settings.

You will empower and support them to ensure their voices are heard within decision–making processes that effect their lives.

You will be a capable ambassador for Coram Voice with the ability to engage effectively with professionals, carers, other stakeholders and most importantly children and young people.

If you have the necessary experience and skills and a commitment to promoting the rights of young people, we would like to hear from you.

What you will receive

We wish to reward and recognise the valuable contributions our staff make to the organisation and offer an attractive benefits package to do so. Coram Voice benefits package includes a competitive salary, a matched pension scheme up to 5% of salary, generous leave entitlements of up to 25 days’ annual leave plus an additional 3 days paid leave between Christmas and New Year. A supportive work environment fostering a good work/home life balance and a suite of family friendly policies, which promote employee wellbeing.

You will get a genuine opportunity to make a difference every day.

Recruitment process

Shortlisting will be undertaken by our Children’s Rights Managers. Successful candidates will then be invited for interview. The interview process comprises of a written exercise and a panel interview. Successful candidates will have a further one to one interview in accordance within Warner recommendations. Internal candidates will need to notify HR of their interest in the post and they will provide further information on the internal application process.

Returning your application:

• We cannot accept general CVs.
• When completing your application form, you need to address each point of the person specification and demonstrate how you meet it.
• Applications must be fully completed.
• If you are a current Coram Voice employee you may submit a supporting statement only addressing the person specification requirements for the post.

Closing date: 27th January 2025 at 9am

Interview date: To be confirmed

Please return your application to: Human Resources via Blue Octopus.

General consideration for applications:

• DBS checks: all posts are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring check.
• Training: All successful candidates are required to complete our compulsory training programme which includes training in Advocacy (Being a Voice) Safeguarding and Diversity
• Conflict of interest: the independence of the service is important to Coram Voice. Prospective applicants need to raise any other potential conflicts of interest when initially contacting Coram Voice about this post.

Coram Voice is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We actively encourage applicants from Asian, African, Caribbean and other minority ethnic backgrounds to join our teams. Whilst we have a diverse team we recognise we are a predominantly white workforce and are genuinely committed to encouraging candidates from diverse communities in order to improve the services to the children and families we help.

We are committed to the safeguarding of children and will require the successful applicant to undertake a check from the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Registered Charity No. 312278.

POST:                  2  Children & Families Autism Hub Support Coordinators

LOCATION: Barnet CYP Autism Hub – 858 Finchley Road, Barnet

SALARY: £27k-30k

HOURS:Full time (37.5 hours), flexible with occasional weekend and evening work

Reports to: Barnet CYP Autism Hub Manager

Direct Reports:  N/A

 

About Resources for Autism (RfA)

We have been around since 1997 when we started as a small playgroup set up by parents dismayed at the lack of provision for their autistic children. Since then, Resources for Autism (RfA) has grown into a major deliverer of services and support in London and the West Midlands with a turnover of around £2.5m per year. Our mission is to support and enable autistic people to live happy and fulfilling lives. We want to change society’s attitude to autism whilst also providing essential services and enriching opportunities to autistic people. We are a values-driven organisation which employs values-driven people who want to make a difference. Our values are: Inclusion, Creativity, Compassion, Courageousness and Expert. You will play a vital part in ensuring that we can resource and sustain this amazing work.

Our Services

All of our services across children and adults and parent/carers, mirror the wider organisational mission of providing safe, fun and meaningful support that enables personal development. We provide this support by ensuring our staff are skilfully trained, meet the highest safeguarding expectations and are encouraged to develop and upskill throughout their career with Resources for Autism.

The Role

Resources for Autism has been providing services from 858 Finchley Road for many years and now working in partnership with the London Borough of Barnet are excited to be establishing the space as an Autism Hub for Children and Young People (CYP). The vision of the hub, is to create a welcoming, safe, neuro-affirmative place where autistic people and those who love and care for them can access the support and social opportunities they need at the right time, enabling them to live their best life. It will also be a place where professionals can connect, collaborate and learn ensuring services are joined-up and effective.

The service will offer a range of support to parents and carers and children and young people with autism in Barnet. The service offer could include:

- Advice support and signposting to the autism community pre and post diagnosis

- Weekly drop ins

- Social groups for autistic young people and those who love and care for them.

- Calendar of monthly workshops on specific issues addressing the needs of parent carers/ adults

- Behaviour surgeries for parents

- Autism Training to partner organisations

The Autism Support Worker roles provide access, support, outreach and reception services within an Children & Young people’s Autism Hub, and support to the Hub Manager. The role is responsible for ensuring that services delivered in the hub are effectively supported, monitored and focused to meet the needs of autistic children 0-19 Years and their families.

We are looking for a values-driven candidate with previous experience of working with and supporting children and young people and families. Knowledge and experience of working with autism is preferred but an understanding of SEN/LD will be essential.

You will have a great team of people around you and the opportunity to be a part of an innovative wellbeing project which will make enhance the offer for the Autism Community of Barnet.

Main Responsibilities:

· Provide an efficient and welcoming access point for families accessing a range of services at the CYP Autism hub, working as part of a team of staff providing support for effective service delivery.

· Provide and facilitate advice, guidance and signposting to families accessing the Autism Hub. This may be via telephone, email or in person.

· Support and manage a small caseload of 15-20 families requiring a ‘medium’ level of bespoke support and interventions, ensuring clear aims and goals are set and then empowering the children/family to achieve these.

· Host and/or co-host drop-in sessions, coffee mornings and/ or information sessions for CYP and families on different associated topics connected to autism. This will include facilitating peer support sessions and co delivered ‘workshops’ with partners on different themes.

· Provide effective administrative support to the Hub Business Manager, carrying out administrative duties as directed.

· Support the identification and registration of families with children 0-19 Years within the Hub, working alongside 0-19 Early Help Practitioners and Barnet CSC to encourage and monitor access to provision to ensure that emerging needs are met at the earliest opportunity and access data is correctly recorded and up to date.

· Ensure that activities, access and registration details are captured on RfA’s databases, supporting the Hub Manager to collate data and ensure accurate recording.

· Support the identification, monitoring and planning for eligible families and children within Barnet CSC to advise eligible families of the Hub, it’s services and support and the services available via other partners to ensure maximum take up and access of the service.

· Ensure that any families requiring additional support are flagged up with the Hub Manager and Barnet CSC staff to maintain an effective link to more targeted support and providing continuity of intervention.

· Ensure that local families are given opportunities to become involved in the planning and delivery of services, particularly those in need of support.

· Support meeting and venue booking arrangements, providing administrative support for hub staff, meetings, taking responsibility for sending out invitations, compilation of packs, papers and minute-taking.

· Take responsibility for own role in child protection, parenting, health and safety and premises issues and other related functions to contribute to a co-ordinated team approach to child safety and well-being.

· Undertake training and development necessary to develop in your role as an autism specialist.

· The role requires direct contact with a range of families accessing services. The role will involve working with different partner agencies.

· Some travel may be required across Barnet. 

· Uphold and adhere to the values of RfA at all time.

· Ensure there is always compliance with RfA’s safeguarding policies and procedures.

· All staff are expected to promote equality in the workplace and in our services.

· Undertake any other duties asked of you that are commensurate with your grade.

Flexible working:

Some occasional evening and weekend work will be required.

Person Specification

Skills and experience

Essential

Experience of working successfully in a people service delivery position

Good level of practical skills in dealing with families and children in a supportive environment

An understanding/ awareness/ or lived experience of autism

An understanding of safeguarding in a CYP delivery context

Experience of working successfully in an administrative role

Experience of effective public contact

Skills in communicating effectively with members of the public

Ability to provide effective access to services at the Autism Hub and in the community

Experience of data collection, IT and monitoring processes

Clear understanding of data collection systems and operations

Ability to support data and administrative systems under direction

Ability to carry out clear processes which monitor and measure performance

An understanding of partnership and multi-agency working and an ability to work well alongside colleagues with different roles and experiences

Previous experience of working within a coproduction lens

An understanding of own role in supporting the operational requirements of a multi-disciplinary service

Experience of running groups with autistic young people/adults and/or parent/carers

A general understanding of quality frameworks around people service delivery 

Values driven and with a passion to make a difference to the lives of those whose voices are often marginalised.

Knowledge of the local services in Barnet

Neuroaffirmative approach to autism with demonstrable passion to work with autistic community.

Standard skills expected of all staff

Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) adaptable to different populations including: colleagues, external professionals, service users, families, volunteers, donors

Strong organisational and prioritisation skills

Good understanding of Safeguarding 

IT skills: proficient with Office 365

Self-starter and able to work independently, using own initiative

Non-judgemental, compassionate

Training in the Children’s Act and Child Protection is also required however this could be provided if a strong candidate meets all the above criteria.

Confidentiality

You will have access to confidential information concerning families and other service users and will be required to maintain confidentiality at all times.

Staff Benefits

90% of our staff say that Resources for Autism is “a great place to work”.

Not only will the work you do ensure we are making vital differences and inspiring others, but our other benefits also include:

· flexible working patterns with the option to work in a hybrid way (only available for some roles)

· 25 days of leave (pro rata for part time roles) each year plus bank holidays and an additional 3 days with 1 being your birthday and 2 further celebration days

· access to ongoing training and progress in the areas that interest you

· access to our wellbeing initiatives and an Employee Assistance Programme

· enrolment on to our pension scheme

· a supportive, warm and fun working environment made up of values driven people who are passionate about changing the world for autistic people

· Free tea and coffee on site

· Free on site parking in west midlands. Please note London has very limited options

· Statutory sick pay for all staff except zero hour contracts

Application process:

To apply, please send a one-page covering letter and your CV to our current Head of People via email.

To discuss the role informally, please email us.

We particularly welcome applications from global majority candidates, LGBTQIA+ candidates and disabled candidates, because we would like to increase the representation of these groups at Resources for Autism. We want to do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for our community. 

As you would expect, we are a neuro-affirming employer, with a strengths and rights based approach to neurodiversity which affirms neurodivergent identity – we don’t want to “fix” or “cure” autism, and we don’t see it as a “disability” however we do recognise it can be “disabling”. We are working to improve the ways in which we recruit and support neurodiverse employees and those with lived experience of neurodiversity. 

RfA is a Disability Confidant employer and candidates who meet the minimum essential criteria, that have a disability will be guaranteed an interview. 

Deadline for applications: 8th January 2025

Interviews:  week beginning 20th January and 27th January

Regional Safeguarding Manager (South East)

The Methodist Church in Great Britain is committed to ensuring its churches are safe spaces for all. We work hard to ensure compliance with legal requirements, develop good practice, provide effective training and give professional advice on individual cases.  We have an exciting opportunity to join our new safeguarding service and take forward this work supporting Methodist churches and work. The post holder will work alongside the Director for Safeguarding in some strategic duties, and will line manage a regional team of Safeguarding Officers who will carry specific responsibility for individual cases and risk assessments, training and advise to churches. The post predominantly covers the districts in the South East and will involve regular travel.
 

The successful candidate will hold a relevant professional qualification and extensive relevant experience and expertise in child and/or adult protection.

For more information about us visit the Safeguarding section of our website. 

Our Culture, Values and Benefits

Thank you for considering joining our inclusive and welcoming team that strives for excellence and values employee wellbeing.

We value and support all those who join our team through a positive work-life balance augmented by generous annual leave (plus an extra 3 days over Christmas/New Year), annualised hours and a Wellbeing Adviser service. We offer a generous occupational pension scheme, where the Methodist Church will pay double the employee contribution up to a maximum of 16% employer contribution.

The Methodist Church is an inclusive and supportive employer. We are actively committed to encouraging applications from people of all backgrounds. We welcome applications from people of Black, Asian and other Minority Ethnic groups. We also welcome applications from people living with disabilities. 

If you require reasonable adjustments to made at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact our HR Team. Contact details available on our website 

Click Apply to be redirected to our website to complete an application form. 

Closing Date: 20 January 2025

Interviews: 6 February 2025 at Methodist Church House, London

N.B We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive sufficient applications. 

The basics

Location: Agile working
Contract: Permanent, subject to funding
Hours: 32 hours over a 4 day week
Starting salary: £27,445

Who we are

Safer London is a charity working with young Londoners and families who are affected by violence and exploitation. We believe that when a child or young person comes to us, they are just that – a child or a young person: we don’t define them by the issue that has brought them to us. By working alongside young Londoners, their families and peers in the places where they spend their time, we can create a safe London not just for them but for everyone.

Who you are

You are committed, resilient with the expertise and knowledge to work alongside the families and carers of Young Londoners who have been exposed to or are at risk of exploitation or violence. Within your role as a Specialist Caseworker, you will provide support to young Londoners to secure the safety and positive outcomes they want.

What the role involves

Within the role as a Specialist Family Caseworker, you will provide support to parents and carers to help them gain greater understanding of the challenges young Londoners and their families often face and work alongside them to secure the safety and positive outcomes they want for their children and family.

Additional Information

Safer London is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect anyone who works and volunteers with us to share this commitment. As part of this commitment, we will request a DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) check, as well as references covering the last five years, for the successful candidates.

We value diversity and encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. We know that in order to make London a safer place for the young people that live here, we need a diverse range of perspectives, experience, and knowledge.

What we offer

Safer London continually reviews its pay and we currently offer the following benefits package to all our employees:

- 4-day/32-hour work week. Since 1st April 2024, Safer London has transitioned to a 4 day working week with no impact on pay. This means that you will have a regular day off in the week with no impact on your pay.
- Agile working. This means you have will have the flexibility to work in different locations including from home, our office in Southwark and/or community locations (libraries/co-working spaces) when you are not delivering face to face work in the community.
- Flexible Working: our Flexible Working Policy allows requests to work flexibly from the start of your employment.
- A contributory Pension Scheme.
- Interest-free Season Ticket Loans.
- A Cycle to Work Scheme.
- A Mental Health Helpline.
- Death in Service Benefit.
- Opportunities to develop and progress your career, including an extensive programme of courses and acting up/additional responsibilities roles.
- An initial Annual Leave allowance as a full-time employee, of 179 hours’ holiday in each annual leave year plus bank holidays and other statutory holidays occurring during the leave year. Pro rata for part time staff. This rises to 192 hours after 3 years’ service and 211 after 5 years’ service.

Sound good? Here’s how to apply

To apply, please complete the online application form and submit it as soon as possible: Safer London runs a rolling recruitment process which means that applications are shortlisted and invited for interview within one week of receipt. As soon as a suitable candidate is found no further applications will be considered.

As part of the online application, you will be required to confirm you have read our Privacy and Cookie Policy and Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy.

Please make sure you find the Job Description on the left-hand side of the Webrecruit page after you click ‘Apply Now’ or find it on Safer London’s Website.

Should you need any adjustments to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, or experience any technical issues when trying to access and/or complete
the online application form, please find our contact information in the Job Pack.

Please note that we don’t accept CVs.

Safer London is not a sponsoring organisation for foreign nationals and you must be able to show proof that you have permission to live and work in the UK in order to be considered for this role.

Executive Director for Children in Care

YMCA Robin Hood Group are seeking an experienced and committed Executive Director to oversee our Children in Care service.

If you are looking to step into a senior role where you will lead on the design, development, and implementation of a comprehensive continuum of care to support young people in our local community who have had a more challenging start in life, this is a wonderful opportunity for you.

As a not-for-profit operator, we put the needs of children and young people ahead of everything else. Our priority is to enable these young people to ‘discover who they are and what they can become’. 

The Role

As a member of the Executive Leadership Team, this role will focus on providing an outstanding environment for children to thrive in, whilst ensuring that we are compliant with OFSTED and other regulatory bodies. You will demonstrate expertise in Safeguarding and most importantly, act with entrepreneurial spirit to lead the growth of the provision.

Core Duties

• Provide strategic direction and ensure sustainable growth and development at a pace that matches our ambitions for rapid growth over the next four years. 

• Lead the growth of the provision through overseeing and project managing the sourcing and registration of new homes and services

• Manage the budget, assets and resources for this service area in excess of £10m. 

• Ensure that the service is well placed to take advantage of external funding opportunities, block contacts and service level agreements which support our growth and strategic aims. 

• Be responsible for the support of safeguarding all of children in our Children in Care Service, ensuring all policies and procedures are up to date and implemented effectively and work collaboratively with agencies involved in safeguarding (including LADO, MASH, Police and others). 

• Positively lead and be responsible for large geographically dispersed management and leadership team, more than 100 staff members, operating across Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire. 

• Work with the Directors in the Service to develop a workforce development plan that promotes effective recruitment of a skilled workforce, enables existing staff to develop additional skills to support the service growth, enables internal promotion, and engages staff to sustain the longevity of employment. 

Your Background 

With extensive experience of senior management in children's residential care, you will:

• Draw on your operational and strategic experience of driving growth in Children’s Residential / Children Leaving Care / Children Looked After sectors, including experience of opening new residential homes. 

• Show us how you have managed complex budgets including monitoring income and expenditure, forecasting and annual budget setting and generating surplus – responsible for budget size greater than £3m.

• Be able to highlight your experience of successfully implementing new services; sourcing funding streams; fundraising and writing funding bids and applications.

• Embody cause-driven leadership and be a true ethical entrepreneur and transformative leader.

• Demonstrate exceptional interpersonal skills, whether interacting with one of our young people, a member of staff or a member of our Board, you will act with professionalism and kindness. 

• Inspire and motivate to create a culture of team-work and technical excellence within your service.

• Show creativity and able to find new and innovative ways to enhance the care we provide.

• Be a thoughtful, considered and a calming presence at times of challenge

• Collaborate to work with internal and external stakeholders to maximise opportunity.

• Our North Star will speak to the very core of who you are; the relentless dedication that all children and young people have the developmental relationships that support them to connect with one another and their communities. 

• In line with our members of our Executive Leadership Team, we would also look for you to a hold:

• an MBA or equivalent business management qualification or, willing to undertake one with our support. 

• a higher/further level qualification in a relevant field (business, psychological, social care). 

Benefits

We offer the following benefits from day 1 of your employment with us: 

• Equivalent of 31 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) increasing 1 day each year for your first 5 years!

• Workplace pension with Royal London (3% employer contribution, 5% employee contribution)4 x Life Insurance/Death in Service whilst in the pension scheme

• Reduced school holiday childcare places at YMCA Camp Williams Nottingham & Newark10% off in our hospitality venues including the Malt Cross and the Café at our Activity Village in Newark.

• Pastoral support

• Cycle to Work Scheme

• Excellent opportunities for development and progression

• Support for further study up to post-graduate level 7 courses to support your development

• £500 refer a friend scheme applicable across the Group

• Regular ongoing inhouse training

• Eligible to join the Blue Light Discount scheme

• Staff events and annual celebrations

On passing your probation, you can select from one of the following additional benefits:

• Private medical and dental cashback scheme with Westfield Health and access to Westfield Rewards for high street discounts

• £120 cash annual contribution towards either: Travel costs or Childcare costs or Private gym membership

Closing Date – 22nd January 2025

Introductory Call – Ongoing to 22nd January 2025

1st Interviews – week commencing 27th January 2025

2nd interviews - week commencing 3rd February 2025

Location: Newark

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Full time, 37.5 hours

Salary: £100,000 to £110,000

You may also have experience in the following: Head of Care, Residential Care Manager, Residential Childcare Manager, Head of Childcare, Care Manager, Case Manager, Support Worker, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, Case Management, Case Worker, Engagement, Director of Care, Director of Childcare, Childrens Services etc.

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