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Neighbourhood Watch Network is seeking an enthusiastic, proactive youth work specialist to deliver and grow our engagement and service work with young people (16-24 year olds), funded by the City Bridge Foundation. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced professional with the skills, energy, and passion to engage with young people and youth organisations in local communities, supporting our strategic priority to ensure the voices of young people are heard and fully represented in their communities and throughout our organisation.
The work will be informed and led by the young people you are engaging with. We will expect you to take a collaborative approach to the work with young people, involving them in design and delivery wherever possible. You will be building on the foundations set with our pilot work last year, strengthening our relationships with youth organisations and building new ones in three locations – Hackney, Wandsworth and Croydon. Through these connections, you will get to know the areas and young people who wish to actively engage with their communities and make a positive change around crime prevention and community building.
You will run task groups with young people focused on community action and crime prevention in these three areas, with the support of local volunteers and the Head of Membership and Community Engagement. Using previous learning you will shape and implement 3-4 future place-based models of working with young people, co-developed by young people. You will also be supporting a newly created Youth Council.
The aim of this work is to ensure Neighbourhood Watch is supporting young people to: engage with their communities; address their concerns around crime and personal safety; improve their mental health and wellbeing; build confidence and self-esteem; work through challenges constructively; and help prepare young people for their next steps in life with newly gained skills and experiences for their CVs and future.
Neighbourhood Watch Network
Neighbourhood Watch Network (NWN) is a registered charity (CIO) and the umbrella organisation that supports local schemes throughout England and Wales, as the largest crime prevention movement in the UK. Our staff support team are the strategic voice for the movement and support volunteers and members across England and Wales to work with their communities, the police, and other agencies to build safer, connected and resilient neighbourhoods.
Current estimates suggest that 2.3 million households are involved in the movement, with 60,000 active volunteer Coordinators running schemes across England and Wales. The strength of Neighbourhood Watch is in our engagement with local people to be active within their communities.
Who You Are
You will be passionate about engaging young people in community engagement in inner London, and seeing transformation in their lives.
You’ll be good at:
- Understanding the context of the inner-city environment, and the challenges and issues young people face
- Understanding on the key issues affecting young people and the youth sector in general
- Communicating verbally and written reports
- Developing and delivering workshops with groups of young people
- Understanding, or willing to understand, the issues surrounding crime and safety for young people
- Taking initiative and working as part of a dynamic team
- Self-motivation, with good leadership and networking abilities
- Managing competing projects and deadlines, and prioritising your work
- Using Microsoft Office and video conferencing software
How to apply
Please apply via our Charity Job by submitting your CV and a covering letter up to 2 pages, detailing how you match the job description and person specification criteria.
Applications close: Monday 17th February 2025 2pm
Interview dates: Thursday 20th February 2025 and Friday 21st February 2025
This role is funded by the City Bridge Foundation.
Please provide a CV (in Word or PDF format) alongside a Cover Letter of no more than two A4 pages detailing your suitability for the role – specifically addressing and providing relevant examples to demonstrate you meet the skills and experience required.
Registered Charity
6 - 10
Our mission is to support and enable individuals and communities to be connected, active and safe, which increases wellbeing and minimises crime.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Role
We believe in a world where no child ever has to live on the streets.
Looking for a rewarding role where you can make a difference? Do you have the drive to create positive change in children’s lives and inspire others to do the same?
If the answer is yes, then read on to hear about this exciting opportunity.
We’re Railway Children, an international charity working to create long-lasting change for street-connected children and young people in the UK, India and Tanzania. Founded in 1996, we’ve dedicated over a quarter of a century to developing outstanding practice and services for vulnerable children and their families. As we embark on our new strategy to 2027, we have ambitious plans to ensure no child is left behind, wherever we work.
About the role
We are looking for 1 Youth Practitioner for our London Project. Please note we are keen to receive pplications from cadidates living in Lewisham, Greenwich and Croydon.
As a Youth Practitioner, you’ll play a key role in keeping children safe from harm and supporting them and their families on a path to a brighter future. You’ll be part of a dynamic team delivering Railway Children’s programme in the UK, in partnership with British Transport Police (BTP).
Working with other Youth Practitioners in your project area, you will be responsible for supporting a number of young people who have been identified as being vulnerable on the transport system. The role will involve working directly with young people and their families to reduce risks, as well as building strong relationships other social care, Police, third sector agencies and local services in the area.
What we offer
As well as helping some of the world’s most vulnerable children and young people, we offer some great perks:
- Time out. You’ll start with 25 days holiday per year to recharge the batteries. After three years, this will increase by an extra day per year until you reach a relaxing 30 days leave.
- Pension. We offer a pension contribution of 6% of annual salary.
- Birthday leave and ‘Railway Children Day’. You’ll get two additional days of annual leave in your birthday month and around Christmas time.
- A culture we’re proud of. Driven by our CEO, family values are at the heart of our culture and make Railway Children an incredible place to work.
- Flexible working environment and home working. It’s one of the reasons why our staff retention is so impressive!
What we’re looking for
We’re looking for someone who has worked with vulnerable young people and families, with an in-depth understanding of the issues they face and the impact of trauma. With a relevant qualification in youth work or social care or equivalent experience, you’ll have experience of providing front line support to safeguard some of the most vulnerable young people in the UK. You’ll have the ability to engage young people, their parents or carers within the community and deliver direct support to address issues within the family unit.
A full person specification can be found in the job pack.
Application notes
Please note candidates must have a full UK driver’s license and access to a vehicle.
Closing date: Monday 24th February 2025 at 5pm
Dates for interview: First stage (online) Monday 3rd March
Due to the number of applications often received, only those to be invited for interview will be informed of the outcome of their application. Applicants who have not heard within two weeks of the closing date should assume they have been unsuccessful.
At Railway Children, we are committed to the safeguarding and protection of all those who come into contact with us in our work. We follow a range of procedures to ensure that only those who are suitable to work with children and vulnerable people are recruited to work for us. This post is subject to a range of background and reference checks including criminal records check.
Registered Charity
101 - 500
A world where every child can thrive away from a life on the streets.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Company Description
Catch22 exists to help build a society where everyone has a good place to live, good people around them, and a fulfilling purpose. We call these our ‘3Ps’.
We achieve this in two ways: we improve lives through frontline delivery of public services, and we use our knowledge to change ‘the system’ by fixing the complex web that can trap and disempower those it was set up to help. With the heart of a charity and the mindset of a business, we are uniquely placed to deliver on this challenging agenda.
Job Description
As a Financial Wellbeing Advisor within Catch22’s Justice team in London, you will play a key role in supporting ex-offenders on probation, focusing on their financial needs. Working with adult males, you’ll explore the root causes of financial hardship and help address debt, benefits, and overall financial wellbeing to build their confidence in managing finances independently.
You will manage a caseload, conducting assessments and developing action plans, while collaborating with local agencies to deliver support. You'll also assist with accessing benefits, banking services, and financial entitlements. The role is autonomous but collaborative, with opportunities to improve service quality and share innovative ideas.
About You
You’re highly organized, process-driven, and able to manage workloads efficiently. With a keen eye for detail and strong writing skills, you ensure timely and high-quality case management. Proactive and resilient, you thrive under pressure and are quick to learn, ready to tackle new challenges in a fast-paced environment.
You’ll have experience in the Criminal Justice System or working with disadvantaged people, with a passion for making a positive impact.
Qualifications
GCSE in Maths and English, or equivalent
Experience in the Criminal Justice System
Proficiency in Microsoft Office
Additional information
Important information about this opportunity
Those interested in applying for this opportunity should review the Job Description to find out more. If you have any
questions about the role or recruitment process, please contact out team. Email is available on our advert accessible via the application link. Unfortunately Charity Job does not allow email addresses or links in their advert. All of this informaiton is available on our own site.
Contract: FIXED TERM until 31/12/2025
Hours & work pattern: Full time, 38 hours per week.
Salary: £27,991.00
Location: This role is based in King's Cross, Only Connect, Kings Cross, 32 Cubitt Street, London, WC1X 0LR
Preferences for successful candidates will be considered but are not always guaranteed.
Screening: Successful admission to post subject to enhanced DBS check, HMPPS vetting check, and employer Right To Work in the UK check. The post-holder must have right to work in the UK. Catch22 does not currently provide a licence to sponsor visas but please see this register to see those that do.
Working patterns: Monday to Friday.
To Apply: Please provide your CV and cover letter, along with the completion of the screening questions to express your interest in this opportunity. Please note, in the interest of safer recruitment and ensuring that applicants are a right fit for the role, submitted applications must contain a CV, satisfactory responses to the screening questions, and information detailing interest in the role, to be considered for this position.
Catch22 is proud to have “Banned the Box”. This means that we do not ask for candidates to disclose criminal convictions at the application stage. Instead, we invite disclosures at interview stage, and encourage them at the offer stage. Please see the opportunity Information Pack for more information.
See the benefits of working for Catch22 here.
Unless otherwise stated, interviews will be arranged as suitable candidates are identified, so early application is strongly advised.
At Catch22 we value equality, diversity and inclusion. We are wholeheartedly committed to the principle of equality of opportunity, both as an employer and as a provider of services. Diversity and Inclusion is part of what we do every day, working to deliver our vision to build a strong society where everyone has good people around them, a purpose, and a good place to live.
At Catch22 we are proud of our commitment in supporting people develop in their careers and progress in our organisation. In 2024, within our Justice Hub, we have 68% of those in management roles that originally joined Catch22 in the frontline workforce and some worked across a number of roles and Leadership positions before joining management. This allows us to have a highly experienced management group and provides development opportunities for those in our much valued front-line.
Catch22 is committed to rigorous safeguarding and safer recruitment practices; ensuring that every individual within the organisation has been safely and appropriately checked.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Female Deputy Service Manager (3 years Fixed Term Contract)
Please note, due to the nature of the service, it is an occupational requirement that the post holder is female and the post is therefore exempt from the provisions of the Equality Act 2010 in terms of Schedule 9, Part 1, and Paragraph 1 of the Act.
ABOUT THE DEPUTY MANAGER ROLE
This is an exciting new opportunity as we expand our services in the Luton area with a new service, we are looking for a Deputy Service Manager to play a vital role in leading and supporting the delivery of high-quality, trauma-informed services to residents and participants. Working alongside the Service Manager, you will help shape a psychologically informed environment that promotes recovery, rehabilitation, and reablement. This is a leadership role where you will empower and develop frontline staff, ensuring services meet and exceed expectations.
This new service will provide a safe, secure, and nurturing environment for women facing sexual exploitation and substance dependency – a place they can truly call home. The service will engage with women who are sexually exploited and are facing homelessness due to multiple forms of exclusion, such as historical or ongoing abuse, involvement in the criminal justice system, mental health challenges, drug and/or alcohol dependency and who are engaging in survival sex or sex work, enduring high levels of violence and coercion. These are women who often find themselves repeatedly going through the accommodation pathway and have exhausted all other available options.
Shift/Working Pattern: 37.5 hours per week, Shift patterns to be confirmed but may include Monday to Sunday working including evenings and bank holidays. You will also take part in our out of hours on call duty for managers.
Salary: £27,200
What are we looking for from a Deputy Service Manager?
- Due to the nature of this service and there being an occupational requirement, we are only able to employ female workers - the post is therefore exempt from the provisions of the Equality Act 2010 in terms of Schedule 9, Part 1, and Paragraph 1 of the Act.
- Experience of working with people of complex backgrounds and/or a good understanding of the sector, desirable is the understanding of the challenges the women face within this service
- Experience of working with and engaging with diverse groups of people from varying backgrounds
- IT Proficiency, including Microsoft Office, and the ability to navigate and learn new case management systems and other types of organisational software
- Understanding and/or practical knowledge of the social and societal marginalisation that can be attached to people with mental health issues, addiction, exploitation, homelessness and within the criminal justice system
What we offer
- 25 days (Full time equivalent) annual leave, increasing with the length of service
- Training and Development, including access to courses, upskilling, and progression plans
- Employee Assistance Programme, including counselling
- Reflective Practice regular sessions with a therapist provided by an external provider to support Mental Health and Wellbeing
- Eligibility to register with Blue Light Discount Card
- Life Assurance Scheme
- Cycle-to-work scheme
- Annual Staff Awards
ABOUT US
Social Interest Group (SIG) believes good care and support improve lives. Our values of ambition, empowerment, transparency, and inclusivity drive everything we do. Our mission is to empower people who are marginalised by building powerful partnerships and creative solutions that bridge gaps in provision and aid recovery, reablement and resettlement.
SIG is a not-for-profit organisation providing thousands of people with good-quality support and care in residential, drop-in centres, community floating support settings (including people's own homes), probation settings, and hospitals awaiting discharge. We do so across London, Brighton, Bedfordshire, Luton, and Kent. We believe in the power of well-planned, well-managed services to make a difference. We work with high standards and external and internal regulatory frameworks.
Want to know how we work? Watch our short Theory of Change video to see how we support people towards a brighter future: Theory of Change
Further details can be found on our website here: Theory of Change - Social Interest Group - Social Interest Group.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Please note that this job advert may close early due to screening applications on an ongoing basis. We advise applying as soon as possible for your application to be taken into consideration at the early stages.
Additional information on our company policies including Gender Pay, Equality and Diversity, Company Benefits and our Candidate Privacy Policy can be found on our website.
Please note that as part of our process, we complete an enhanced DBS check, some roles may require further vetting. We are an inclusive employer and encourage applicants from all backgrounds. If you have any questions regarding this, please contact us on the details above.
Unfortunately, we are unable to provide sponsorship, please ensure you have full right to work in the UK prior to applying to our positions.
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Want to play your part in transforming society?
You're in the right place.
Many of our Spear trainees have faced significant barriers to finding work, including family breakdown, growing up in care, disability or mental health difficulties, having been involved in crime, or really struggling at school. We believe that being out of work can lead to isolation and proliferate these challenges, meaningful work is key in helping young people find a sense of purpose and community. We're proud that the coaching and community that the Spear Programme provides makes such a difference that 75% of those who take part find work, and are still in work a year later.
We are looking for coaches to work as part of Spear centres that are run in partnership with churches around the country, delivering the Spear Programme to 16-24 year olds, equipping and empowering them to overcome the barriers they face and turn their lives around.
Not only will you be part of bringing about powerful change in people's lives, but throughout this paid, dynamic, one-year opportunity, you'll be supported and challenged. We'll invest in you, developing expert coaching and leadership skills to set you on a great career path.
Download our application pack for more information.
Please feel free to let us know if you may require any reasonable adjustments to participate fully in our recruitment process, or if you have any enquiries regarding accessibility such as wheelchair access.
What will you do?
- Coach 16-24 year olds, bringing about powerful change in their lives
- Build great relationships with relevant professionals
- Form part of an intentional church community
What will you gain?
- Christian Leadership Skills
- Social Impact Experience
- Excellent coaching capability
- Management skills and career progression
Working requirements, salary & benefits
Salary: between £22,300 and £25,300 dependant on location, plus pension scheme
Contract: Full-time, Monday to Friday, 9.30am - 5.30pm. 28 days annual leave (including Christmas gift days); One year fixed term contract; we aim to support all Graduate coaches to progress to other roles with us after this initial year, with development towards management level within 3 years. Occasional evening working required (for events such as termly Spear Celebration evenings)
Upcoming Assessment Days: Thursday 6th February & Wednesday 5th March
For most centres there is a requirement to become part of the partner church congregation, and you will be expected to participate in church team events as well as wider Resurgo team events, including weekly staff prayer meetings and annual staff conferences in summer and winter (one residential).
We have various Spear Centre locations which are listed below. We have variable start dates so please indicate when you are looking to start.
We are currently looking for a Graduate Coach to start immediately at Spear Islington and Spear North Kensington.
London
- Bethnal Green
- Camden
- Clapham Junction
- Hammersmith
- Islington
- Kennington
- North Kensington
Regional
- Brighton
- Bournemouth
- Bristol
- Leeds
Other Centres with part time roles
We also partner with churches in the following cities - these centres handle their own applications, and the roles are slightly different, being part time and mostly permanent, at a slightly more senior level. If you are interested in these, please contact our recruitment team for more information.
- Ipswich
A DBS check will be requested in the event of a job offer
Registered Charity
101 - 500
With young people, with organisations, for society.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Criminal Justice and Hate Crime Advocate
Are you passionate about making a positive impact on the lives of individuals facing criminal justice or hate crime challenges? Do you thrive in a supportive and compassionate environment, where you can truly make a difference?
If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you!
We are looking for a driven person to join the charity’s Advocate Team to support members from the Gypsy and Traveller community across West Yorkshire.
Position: Criminal Justice and Hate Crime Advocate
Location: West Yorkshire/hybrid
Hours: Part-time, 21 hours per week
Salary: £24,829 per annum pro rata
Contract: Maternity cover 12 months
Benefits: The provision of workplace wellbeing support and activities, hybrid working where the role allows, flexible working and a range of family friendly policies and free parking.
Closing Date: 6th February 2025
Interview Date: Thursday 13th February
The Role
You will work across a project with a focus on two areas of support: hate crime and criminal justice. This role will involve working with and supporting individuals and families from Gypsy and Traveller communities who are affected by the criminal justice system and anyone who has previously experienced, or are currently experiencing any form of hate crime.
About You
With empathy and interpersonal and relationship building skills, you will have excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work in stressful situations.
You will have the ability to:
• Support individuals and engage them with relevant services.
• Build trusting and effective relationships with our members.
• Remain balanced and nonjudgmental while listening to individuals.
• Encourage and inspire people to recognise and build on their own strengths
• Network and form good working connections with external services and partners across West Yorkshire.
• Use a computer, including proficiency in the use of word processing and data entry tools.
PLEASE NOTE: CV’s will not be accepted for this role, you will be redirected through to the charity’s website where you will need to complete their application form
About the Organisation
You will be joining a vibrant and brave grassroots organisation led by Gypsy and Traveller people in West Yorkshire. This is an established and award-winning civil society organisation with a national profile. Recognised as being innovative, brave and creative. The overall aim of the charity is to improve the quality of life for Gypsies and Travellers through addressing inequalities in homes, health, education, and employment, financial and social inclusion. There are a number of community-facing and strategic projects to achieve aims including advocacy, community development and youth work.
You may also have experience in areas such as Criminal Justice, Hate Crime, Criminal Justice and Hate Crime, Criminal Justice Advocate, Hate Crime Advocate, Criminal Justice and Hate Crime Advocate, Advocate, Criminal Justice Advocacy, Hate Crime Advocacy, Criminal Justice and Hate Crime Advocacy, Social Welfare, Victim Support, Case Worker, Social Worker, Support Worker, Victim Support Worker. #INDNFP
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
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Criminal Justice Drug and Alcohol Worker
Location: Northallerton, DL7 8LZ
Salary: £24,020 - £30,790 per annum
Waythrough is a vibrant and growing charity with over 30 years' experience working with individuals, families and communities affected by health and social inequalities across the country with a focus on improving people’s wellbeing. The organisation is one of England’s most successful home-grown charities. They have over 1,100 staff and around 100 volunteers providing services for over 20,000 people. Their specialist services include substance use, clinical, employment training and education, housing services, housing support and health, young people, and families’ services.
The Role
Based within the Northallerton Hub, and taking a multi-disciplinary approach, working with partner agencies such as Police, Probation, Prisons and other stakeholders, you will provide a targeted approach for people using the North Yorkshire Horizons service, from harm reduction, brief interventions through to structured treatment, ensuring that every recovery journey is tailored to each individual's priorities. This ambition will be achieved through working across a variety of criminal justice settings, such as probation offices and the secure estate.
In addition to delivering a range of PSI interventions, the post holder will also facilitate court imposed Drug Rehabilitation Requirements (DRR’s) and Alcohol Treatment Requirements (ATR’s) and oversee the prescribed treatment for a caseload of people within the Criminal Justice system.
The post holder will be expected to work closely with Police, Probation, Prisons and other appropriate partners and stakeholders within office based, community and outreach settings.
Skills and Qualifications
- A full UK driving licence and access to your own vehicle is essential for this role.
- Previous experience of drug/alcohol and/or substance misuse work.
- Ideally you will have some previous work experience within the criminal justice system.
Benefits
- Generous annual leave entitlement (27 days, plus bank holidays, increasing to 32 after 1 years’ service)
- Annual leave purchase scheme
- Enhanced occupational sick pay
- Enhanced employer contribution to your workplace pension
- Death in service benefit
- Free Will writing
- Eyecare vouchers
- Blue light card discount
- Fantastic learning and development opportunities, including free training courses
- Work-life balance- flexible working and family friendly policies
- Happy, Healthy You! – their wellbeing offers for their workforce
- Employee Assist Programme and Support Networks
To Apply
If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for this reputable organisation, please click apply to be redirected to their website to complete your application.
Registered Charity
More than 1000
Our vision is to break down the barriers that stop people getting the support they need to live a life they value.
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Are you looking for a meaningful, challenging role where you can make a real impact? At Strides Katherine Price Hughes House, we’re searching for a Residential Assistant to work in our Approved Premises, commissioned by the Ministry of Justice, helping ex-offenders reintegrate into the community. It’s a role that requires resilience, empathy, and the ability to stay calm in tough situations, but for the right person, it’s an incredibly rewarding opportunity.
What you’ll do
You’ll be on the front line of rehabilitation, ensuring residents follow house rules, stay safe, and have access to the support they need. You’ll work closely with probation officers and other professionals, conducting safety checks, reporting incidents, and helping residents engage in positive, life-changing activities. This role is for someone who can handle responsibility, take the initiative, and maintain firm boundaries, all while offering emotional support to those who need it most.
What we’re looking for
If you have experience working with vulnerable people, particularly within the criminal justice system, and can manage challenging behaviour with confidence and compassion, we want to hear from you. Strong communication skills and a team-player mentality are essential. This role is a mid-shift role flexible Monday to Friday and one weekend a month.
Why join us?
At Strides, we’re committed to creating safe spaces that help people and communities move forward. You’ll be part of a dedicated team making a real difference. If you’re looking for a role that challenges you but also gives you the chance to see first-hand the positive impact you can have on someone’s life, this could be the perfect fit.
Closing Date for Applications is 18th February 2025
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Company Description
At Catch22, we are proud of our reputation as a modern and progressive employer. Our 1,300 colleagues and 300 volunteers work at every stage of the social welfare cycle, supporting over 60,000 individuals from cradle to career.
In Social Justice, we work with young people and adults in custody and in the community, providing a range of services including offender management and resettlement, mentoring, veterans in custody, victim services, gangs work and youth justice. We believe that with effective support mechanisms and the correct interventions, we can change service user’s ideology, helping them desist from crime and reach their true potential.
Job Description
This post presents an exciting opportunity to become a Wellbeing Practitioner at our Personal Wellbeing service covering the Gloucestershire area. Commissioned by HMPPS this service is focused on supporting adult male ex-offenders by delivering focussed interventions across the following pathways:
· Family and Significant Others
· Lifestyle and Associates
· Emotional Wellbeing Services
· Social Inclusion
Your role will be to support service users to develop strategies to manage emotions and deliver skills training to foster self-confidence by knowing how to access appropriate support. You will also support service users to increase capacity to undertake activities to support daily living and advocate for service users in conjunction with multi-agency partners to engage with treatment and other professionals/services (MH teams/support groups) Your role will support our team in achieving our Justice Business Plan objectives: innovate, revitalise and reform the delivery of Justice Services.
This role will involve working in close partnership with delivery partners, HMPPS, Voluntary Sector and other Criminal Justice organisations to promote and deliver our services and achieve the required outputs and outcomes.
Qualifications
Essential
Driving License and Access to a vehicle.
Good basic education, including Maths and English GCSE or equivalent.
Evidence of continual professional development.
Good IT Skills and experience working with Microsoft Office - Word, Excel and other IT applications
Desirable
Any qualification relevant to rehabilitation of offenders, for example criminology/ criminal justice/ social care/ mental health/ IAG/ Family Services/ Emotional Wellbeing/ Social Inclusion
Additional information
Important information about this opportunity
Those interested in applying for this opportunity should review the Job Description to find out more. If you have any questions about the role or recruitment process, please contact out team. Email is available on our advert accessible via the application link. Unfortunately Charity Job does not allow email addresses or links in their advert. All of this informaiton is available on our own site.
Additional Requirements: Successful post-holders will need to have a full UK Driving License and access to a personal vehicle for work purposes.
Contract: Permanent
Hours & work pattern: Full time, 38 hours per week.
Salary: £25,585
Screening: Successful admission to post subject to enhanced DBS check, HMMPPS vetting check, and employer Right To Work in the UK check. The post-holder must have right to work in the UK. Catch22 does not currently provide a licence to sponsor visas but please see this register to see those that do.
Proactive Recruitment Strategy: We are proactively recruiting to build a pool of pre-cleared candidates for future vacancies. While we may not be able to offer an immediate role, successful applicants will undergo all relevant pre-employment checks, enabling them to join our workforce promptly when a position becomes available. This approach is based on expected leavers over the coming 3 month period and ensures a smooth transition into the team as opportunities arise.
To Apply: Please provide your CV and cover letter, along with the completion of the screening questions to express your interest in this opportunity. Please note, in the interest of safer recruitment and ensuring that applicants are a right fit for the role, submitted applications must contain a CV, satisfactory responses to the screening questions, and information detailing interest in the role, to be considered for this position.
Catch22’s Commitment to Ban the Box
Catch22 is proud to have “Banned the Box”. This means that we do not ask for candidates to disclose criminal convictions at the application stage. Instead, we invite disclosures at interview stage, and encourage them at the offer stage. Please see the opportunitie’s Information Pack for more information.
See the benefits of working for Catch22 here.
Unless otherwise stated, interviews will be arranged as suitable candidates are identified, so early application is strongly advised.
At Catch22 we value equality, diversity and inclusion. We are wholeheartedly committed to the principle of equality of opportunity, both as an employer and as a provider of services. Diversity and Inclusion is part of what we do every day, working to deliver our vision to build a strong society where everyone has good people around them, a purpose, and a good place to live.
At Catch22 we are proud of our commitment in supporting people develop in their careers and progress in our organisation. In 2024, within our Justice Hub, we have 68% of those in management roles that originally joined Catch22 in the frontline workforce and some worked across a number of roles and Leadership positions before joining management. This allows us to have a highly experienced management group and provides development opportunities for those in our much valued front-line.
Catch22 is committed to rigorous safeguarding and safer recruitment practices; ensuring that every individual within the organisation has been safely and appropriately checked.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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At Unlock we want to ensure that people with criminal records have access to the best quality support possible.
We have our website which receives over 1.5 million visits, and our helpline with nearly 10,000 contacts every year; now we want to take this support out into communities to make sure our expertise gets to everyone who needs it. With over 12.5 million people affected by a criminal record and with this number growing, we know our service is even more important than ever.
We want to build a network of community organisations that are connected to Unlock and have access to specialist training in supporting people with criminal records. This new role is pivotal to achieving the vision of Better Advice for All.
If you’d like to be part of this vision and the role fits with your skills and experience, we look forward to your application.
Registered Charity
6 - 10
To help people overcome the long-term disadvantages caused by their criminal records, and work with government, employers and others to enable people
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The National Services Administrator will work closely with the National Services Coordinators to:
- Support the recruitment and onboarding of volunteers into Cruse’s National Services
- Use National Services Systems to support the onboarding process, such as creating accounts for new volunteers, supporting the DBS process
- Monitor the National services email boxes and redirect/support as appropriate
- Providing administrative support throughout the Induction programme and Continuous Professional Development programme, coordinating with national training teams as required
- Provide administrative support to the Helpline Manager as required
Cruse welcomes and encourages applications from all protected groups as defined by the Equality Act 2010.
Appointment will be made on merit. Criminal Record Checks All staff are required to complete a Criminal Record check. Staff working directly with clients will be required to complete an enhanced check. We comply with the relevant codes of practice and they can be viewed online:
Applicants in England and Wales: DBS Code of Practice
Applicants in Northern Ireland: AccessNI Code of Practice Previous convictions will not prevent full consideration of your application to work with Cruse.
Our Recruitment of Ex-offenders' Policy & Handling Criminal Record Check Data Policy are available on request by email. We comply with all relevant data protection legislation and process your data fairly.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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We have an exciting opportunity for a Operations Manager to join the Homicide team working 22.5 hours a week.
Do you want to make a difference every day? Do you want to contribute to change & improvement for those who need it?
Do you have resilience & adaptability? Can you work effectively with a focus on customer service and care?
If yes, then we'd love to hear from you…
What we offer:
At Victim Support we believe in attracting & retaining the best people and offer a competitive rewards & benefits package including:
- Flexible working options including hybrid working
- 28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays, rising to 33 days plus Bank Holidays
- An extra day off for your birthday
- Pension with 5% employer contribution
- Enhanced sick pay allowances, maternity & paternity payments
- High Street, retail, holiday, entertainment & leisure discounts
- Access to our financial wellbeing hub & salary deducted finance
- Employee assistance programme & wellbeing support
- Ongoing training & support with opportunities for career development & progression
About the role:
We have an exciting opportunity for a Homicide Service (HS) Operations Manager to join our HS Operations Management Team. This is a job share working 3 days per week (22.5 hours Wednesday/Thursday and Friday); you will be home based but expect extensive travel in the UK and Wales will be required. The HS provide exceptional support to people affected by murder and manslaughter. We work closely with Major Crime Teams within police forces across England and Wales. The HS family team integrates fluidly with the HS CYP and Peer Support teams to provide cohesive and effective advocacy and support service to eligible service users across England and Wales. We also support families of British Nationals murdered abroad and so work closely with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office who refer into the HS.
This role requires regular travel, and overnight stays away from home and is considered an essential requirement. If you are unable to travel because of a disability, please indicate this on your application in your personal statement so we can explore the feasibility of alternative arrangements.
You must reside in the West of England or Wales to apply for this post.
You will need:
- Knowledge and understanding of safeguarding practice and legislation relating to equal opportunities and diversity, inclusivity, safeguarding and risk assessments
- Experience of leadership and management and implementation of change management processes.
- Ability to effectively manage demanding and competing work priorities, achieving successful results across team and service
- Extensive working experience of the impact of trauma and bereavement and the importance of trauma informed practice
- Experience and knowledge of voluntary and statutory agencies, particularly in the criminal justice, health and social care sector
- Undergraduate degree or relevant professional qualification such as ILM level 5 or above or extensive experience in a supervisory role with budget management and target driven
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details
About Us:
Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity providing a range of specialist services to people who have been affected by crime across England and Wales. We work towards a world where there are fewer victims but who have stronger rights, better support and a real influence in the Criminal Justice System. Everyone at VS is driven by our Vision Ambitions and Values to play their part in making a difference for those who experience crime and traumatic events. Working for VS gives you the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing high quality services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.
Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks may be required.
Victim Support strives to represent the diverse communities we serve and are passionate about creating an environment where all staff and volunteers feel respected and heard. Being a diverse organisation with an inclusive culture is integral to us being able to meet our aim of ensuring that anyone who is a victim of crime gets the support they need.
As part of our commitment to the Race at Work Charter we particularly welcome applicants from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities. VS is also a Disability Confident Employer and we provide a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for candidates that are disabled and meet all essential criteria for a role.
If you have a disability, a learning difficulty such as dyslexia or a medical condition which you believe may affect your performance during any aspect of our selection process, we'll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to perform at your best.
How to apply:
To apply for this role please follow the link below to the Jobs page on our website and complete the application form demonstrating how you meet the essential shortlisting criteria.
We look forward to hearing from you.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, if we receive enough suitable applications to take forward to interview prior to the published closing date.
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Forces Employment Charity is seeking a dedicated employment advisor to join us. As part of a national team, you will provide employment and training advice and guidance to a remote caseload of spouses and partners of still serving Armed Forces and ex-service personnel (Veterans) in the UK and overseas with personal development and/or until they are settled in sustainable careers.
The programme provides a combination of virtual and face-to-face coaching and mentoring, events, practical employment support, access to training, apprenticeships, and corporate mentoring to offer the best possible opportunities to upskill and gain fulfilling employment.
Reporting to the National Employment Projects Manager. This position is full-time, 35 hours per week with a salary of £29,000 per annum. This role is Home-based (with community outreach) in the Colchester region with community outreach throughout the region (Southeast, East of England, London).
The role involves regular travel across the operating region and working from home when not out in the community. The usual working hours are Monday through Friday, 9 am to 5 pm. However, there may be an occasional need to work outside core hours to meet the demands of the role.
Principal Responsibilities:
· Make a positive impact by putting our clients at the heart of everything you do.
· Assess individual clients’ needs; identify any challenges and barriers.
· Build rapport, show empathy, motivate, and increase aspirations.
· Support clients to develop their CVs and prepare for the job application process and interviews, along with soft skills including basic digital upskilling if required.
· Networking and engagement: promote the benefits of FEC case worker support to spouses and partners (families) of Armed Forces and Ex-Service personnel, and stakeholders.
· Work with the EP Marcoms officer to promote FEC Spouses & Partners support to beneficiaries, charities and other organisations working with military spouses and partners.
· Work with EPMs and ERMs to support Employer Engagement to generate employment opportunities for military partners and spouses.
· Provide advice and guidance to spouses and partners of serving Armed Forces and Ex Forces personnel throughout the journey into employment or training following the FEC Case Management Guidance and Work Instructions.
PERSONAL SPECIFICATION
Essential Competencies:
· Reside in, or within easy commute of, Colchester
· Evidence of working in a customer facing environment and delivering excellent customer service.
· Strong collaborator and teammate.
· Able to demonstrate coaching/mentoring experience and influencing skills.
· A desire to achieve through self-motivation and initiative, with an ability to exercise judgement and discretion.
· Empathy with Armed Forces personnel and an understanding of the challenges faced by them and their families in finding appropriate and sustainable employment.
· Strong organisational and administrative skills and experience of using a CRM.
· Passionate about personal development and helping others achieve their goals.
· Aligned with and committed to our organisational values.
Desirable Competencies:
· Lived experience.
· An understanding of the employment and education market, including recruitment, welfare-to-work provision, work-based learning, and vocational training.
· NVQ L4 in Advice, Information and Guidance.
Security Clearance
Successful candidates will be the subject of an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (EDBS) check. The job offer will be subject to a successful DBS enhanced.
FEC is committed to attracting, recruiting, and retaining the most talented individuals, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion, belief, sex or sexual orientation. We strive to be a Team that reflects all the communities with which we engage around the world through diversity in the workplace and promoting an inclusive culture in which all team members are respected, empowered and valued.
We actively encourage people with personal experience of the criminal justice system or lived experience of the issues facing this client group to apply for this role.
If you meet the criteria and are passionate about this role, we encourage you to apply. The closing date for the position is Midnight, 21 February 2025.
The first stage of online interviews will begin during the week commencing 24 February 2025, and the final face-to-face interviews will be conducted during the week commencing 3 March 2025 in London or Colchester area.
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We Are Survivors are looking for a new member of staff to come and join our growing Independent Sexual Violence Advisor (ISVA) team.
The ISVA team is focused on supporting survivors and their loved ones through the criminal justice system.
Your role will involve supporting the delivery of our quality assured ISVA service and associated intervention to primary and secondary beneficiaries, alongside the direct delivery of We are Survivors services. This role is also responsible for scheduling the use of the organisations Nightingale Suite where survivors can engage in the criminal justice process in a safe and comfortable environment.
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HMP North Sea Camp, Freiston, Boston Lincolnshire
Our CAMEO (“Come and Meet Each Other”) programme offers a supportive, caring, and stimulating environment for elderly people in prison. As an Older Prisoners’ Activities Manager, (internally know within The Salvation Army as CAMEO Manager), you will be in charge of setting up an innovative and engaging day centre in HMP North Sea Camp.
Key Responsibilities:
You will be responsible for developing and managing the delivery of a high-quality service in partnership with HMP North Sea Camp. The service aims to support service users (older prisoners) in a way that provides meaningful activity and positive relationships, improves wellbeing, reduces social isolation, and offers opportunities for rehabilitative interventions.
The successful candidate(s) will be able to demonstrate:
- Strong experience of developing and delivering a successful support programme
- Strong experience of working collaboratively with multiple agencies and stakeholders
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to develop successful and collaborative working relationships with service users and colleagues, including vulnerable client cohorts
In order to complete your application please download and read the job profile and any other attachments.
In the job profile you will find the criteria required for the role please make sure that you address this in your supporting statement as this forms the basis of our shortlisting.
Appointment subject to satisfactory references, proof of right to work in the UK and a satisfactory Enhanced DBS Check of the Adult workforce and a Prison Security Clearance.
For details of how to prove your right to work in the UK please visit the government website and please note that we are unable to offer sponsorship.
Working hours: 40 hours per week
Closing date: 2nd March 2025 23.59
Interview Date: To be confirmed
Please note that any Salvation Army employees who are under notice of redundancy and apply for this position will be given priority consideration.
We reserve the right to close this advert earlier if we feel that we have received sufficient applications.
Promoting equality in the workplace and as a disability confident leader scheme employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet all the minimum essential criteria for the vacancy
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Our mission is based on our faith in Jesus Christ who wants everyone to experience life in all its fullness.
