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Lead a pioneering national mental-health service for young people, rooted in nature and underpinned by strong clinical practice.
We are seeking an experienced Clinical or Counselling Psychologist to lead its development, accreditation and quality across the UK.
Salary: £57,528–£64,750 full-time equivalent (£34,517–£38,850 0.6 FTE) depending on experience
Hours: 22.5 hours per week / three days per week
Contract: 18-month fixed term, with intention to extend subject to service growth and funding
Location: Hybrid, with travel to Dose of Nature locations and member organisations across the UK
Dose of Nature is a mental-health charity improving mental health and wellbeing through structured, evidence-informed engagement with nature.
We are developing a Young Person Memberships service for young people and young adults under 25. We will train and support trusted organisations to deliver the Dose of Nature model in their communities, providing the clinical framework, accreditation, supervision, quality assurance and evaluation needed for safe, effective and consistent delivery.
About the role
As Young People’s Clinical Service Lead, you will establish, deliver and grow this new service. Working with our Head of Clinical and Memberships Operations Lead, you will turn our clinical model into a scalable national service while protecting its quality, safety and integrity.
You will lead the clinical assessment and accreditation of member organisations; develop training and competency frameworks; provide supervision and consultation; establish governance, safeguarding and risk arrangements; monitor outcomes and quality; and build trusted relationships with NHS, voluntary-sector, youth-service and community partners.
About you
You will be a current HCPC-registered Clinical or Counselling Psychologist, with a doctoral-level qualification and experience broadly consistent with an NHS Band 8a role.
You will bring:
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Substantial post-qualification experience supporting young people or young adults experiencing mental-health difficulties;
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Strong skills in psychological assessment, formulation, intervention, clinical decision-making, safeguarding and risk management;
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Experience providing clinical supervision, consultation or reflective practice to other practitioners;
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Experience designing or delivering clinical training and assessing practitioner competence;
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Experience of developing, implementing or improving a clinical service; and
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The confidence to work across organisational boundaries, maintain clear clinical standards and help build a new national service.
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Experience in CAMHS, young-adult mental health, voluntary-sector provision, clinical governance, quality assurance, accreditation or partnership-led services would be valuable.
We offer hybrid and flexible working, employer pension contribution, pro-rata annual leave, professional supervision, CPD support and approved travel expenses.
Dose of Nature is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. This post is subject to enhanced DBS clearance, references, verification of qualifications and HCPC registration, and eligibility to work in the UK.
Please download the full Job Description and Person Specification before applying.
Work with people with mental health problems & the general population encouraging everyone to connect with nature in order to improve mental wellbeing
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This fixed term role will provide cover with the current position-holder is on secondment with another team. Within the Individual Giving team, the Fundraising Manager will have responsibility for the planning and delivery of activities that recruit new supporters and generate income. You will manage our supporter recruitment programme, ensuring we meet our targets, and promoting investment strategies to cost-effectively and sustainably grow our supporter base. You will focus on the delivery of existing offline communication channels, as well as the development of new products, channels and audiences with a future-focused outlook on fundraising and recruitment. Over the next 12 months the new initiatives we plan to launch include a value exchange lead generation programme, improvements to our welcome journeys including the introduction of telemarketing, and potentially a lottery scheme. Working closely with the other Fundraising Managers (especially the Digital Fundraising Manager), you will also ensure that new recruits go on to become loyal supporters, taking the lead on some projects and contributing to others, and will help to feed the pipeline of legacy pledges. You will help to improve the experience for our supporters and maximise their potential for giving. You will also work closely with the Digital Team to ensure thoughtful integration of acquisition activities to optimise spending and ensure a seamless experience for new supporters across channels.
About you
Experience / Qualifications: • Degree qualification in or c.5 years’ experience of individual giving fundraising, marketing, communications or related discipline. • Experience delivering marketing / fundraising for a charity, ideally in international development • Experience managing or leading others – ie line management or project management • Experience managing external suppliers and agency relationships Behaviours / Personal Attributes: • Highly motivated and target-driven, an enthusiastic self-starter • Collaborative and able to work across multiple teams • Excellent relationship-builder • Resilient and adaptable under pressure, capable of balancing multiple priorities simultaneously • Creative, innovative and ambitious, and able to inspire that in others
Preferred / Desirable:
• Experience with a variety of fundraising channels, products and platforms – with a particular focus on supporter acquisition • Knowledge of the legal and compliance frameworks for charity fundraising and marketing including, but not limited to the Fundraising Regulator, Privacy and Data Protection legislation. • Passion for the charity sector, ideally in international development Skills, Abilities and Competencies:
To be successful in the role, the ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate:
Technical / Functional Skills:
• Ability to design and deliver fundraising strategies and campaigns
• Strong data analysis and reporting skills
• Familiarity with fundraising CRM software
• Budgeting and financial management for fundraising activities
Soft Skills / Competencies:
• Excellent written and verbal communication for donor engagement and presentations
• Leadership skills for managing individuals within fundraising team
• Relationship and stakeholder management
• Excellent organisational, time management and project management skills
A friendly and supportive culture, working with values driven and highly engaged colleagues, work life balance and flexible working . In the UK, our open plan offices are located in the centre of Rugby and near to Rugby train station, but we also offer free parking.
• Full-time roles are contracted at 35 hours per week.
• It is our normal practice to operate a hybrid working policy, where flexible working hours are enabled as well as remote working.
Practical Action exists to change the systems that keep people in poverty and vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, nature loss and pollution.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
You will be the main person responsible for our UK phone line and be the first point of contact
for our many supporters. You will be working closely with the rest of the Supporter Care Team to ensure every interaction supporters have with our charity is a positive one and that they understand how integral they are to our mission.
You will communicate with supporters on our progress and ensure we utilise every opportunity for positive engagement. You’ll work with a wide range of people, efficiently gathering and providing information as well responding to whatever queries or situations may arise.
As a Supporter Services Executive, you will be working closely with our external fulfilment partners, ensuring that they deliver the high standard of service that we and our supporters expect. With them, you will provide a seamless, first-class end-to-end donor experience.
You’ll be well-organised, self-motivated and display a high level of accuracy, consistency and attention to detail and be comfortable working with supporters and colleagues across all of our markets and teams.
Supporter Care and Communications
- Work collaboratively across a global Supporter Experience team to ensure supporter enquiries are handled to the highest standard, providing prompt, efficient, accurate responses in line with the charity’s messaging and service level expectations
- Keep up to date with programme activities and news from across the organisation to ensure you can provide informed supporter communications and deal with supporter enquiries confidently, efficiently and consistently
- Handle difficult or distressed supporters in a sensitive and skilled manner, displaying empathy and establishing rapport whilst balancing the needs of Animals Asia
- Use agreed letter templates and produce bespoke responses as required
- Coach and co-ordinate with external colleagues to deliver the Animals Asia magic through their work for us
Gift Processing & fulfilment coordination
- Work closely and coordinate with colleagues in the Gift Processing team to ensure that donations are processed in a timely and efficient manner
- Liaise with external partners to ensure that our gift processing is delivered to the highest and most efficient standards
- Work with internal colleagues and external partners to ensure supporter queries are managed effectively and requests for materials to be mailed are fulfilled promptly
- Generate ad hoc acknowledgements and receipts for all offline payment channels, including annual statements to regular donors
- Process donations, online and offline, across all fundraising products
- Administer the end-to-end recurring gift process
- Ensure donations are processed on time and with accurate coding to track the source of fundraising income
- Assist where required in the review and implementation of new payment channels to ensure smooth and accurate gift processing
- Develop and maintain a good understanding of local payment channels and processes
Administration and financials
- Ensure procedure manuals are updated in line with changes
- Occasionally help to organise postal mailings
- Proactively liaise with supporters to capture missing / incomplete donation and supporter information
Legal and compliance
- Keep abreast of GDPR (UK and EU)
- Ensure full participation in training when provided
- Ensure that all processes are carried out in line with the mandatory regulations relevant to each country that we operate in and in line with training protocols
Database Management
- Help to maintain donor records & data integrity
- Accurately enter new data and amend existing data on the fundraising database following contact from supporters, and in line with Animals Asia’s policies and procedures
- Ensure supporter interactions are recorded accurately and consistently
- Ensure recurring gifts records are clear and neat on the fundraising database
Fundraising Support and Supporter Journey
- Assist with the delivery of fundraising materials to supporters
- Assist in acquiring and managing UK Gift Aid declaration from the donors to maximise income from Gift Aid
- Train & supervise volunteers as required
Miscellaneous
- Promote and advocate AAF to the general public
- Actively participate in team meetings
- Always keep the supporters and interests of Animals Asia at heart when dealing with supporters so as to develop and maintain positive long-lasting relationships
Person Specification
Qualifications, knowledge & skills required:
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, with extensive experience communicating with a broad range of people
- Demonstrable experience in a customer service role responding to a high level of enquiries via telephone and email with excellent interpersonal skills and telephone manner
- Experience of working on a customer relationship database (experience with Blackbaud CRM - a NFP database - is highly valuable, but not essential)
- Ability to understand and streamline processes and procedures
- Proven high level organisational and time management skills, including ability to manage workflows and balance competing priorities
- Understanding of working in a fundraising environment
- Accuracy and excellent attention to detail
- Demonstrable ability to respond effectively to challenges, to work effectively in a small, diverse and busy cross-functional team environment with minimal supervision
- Highly organised, able to prioritise varied workloads and meet deadlines
- Understanding of Data Protection (GDPR in UK & EU)
- Understanding of animal welfare issues and conservation is desirable but not essential
Personal attributes required:
- Innovative, flexible and resilient
- Always acts professionally, with integrity and discretion
- Excellent attention to detail
- Well presented, articulate and polite
- Genuine enjoyment of meeting and interacting with people and building relationships
- Strong people skills with a high level of organisational awareness and ability to liaise with a broad and diverse range of stakeholders
- Commitment to professionalism, discretion and confidentiality
- Solution-focused with a creative approach to issues and a “can do” attitude
- Be able to take on accountability and to take the lead while being a strong team player
- Ability to display initiative, common sense and diplomacy
- Thoughtful and considerate
- Passionate about animals and animal welfare
Circumstances (essential):
- Able to work efficiently and effectively from home without disruption
- Able to connect to sustained, high quality internet connection from home
- Able to be work occasional extended hours and weekends as required
- Able to accommodate global meetings in the early morning or late evening (flexible working hours)
Conditions and Benefits
Place of work : Home based – anywhere in the United Kingdom.
Working hours : Full time – standard hours are 37.5 hours per week.
You will be required to work such additional hours as are necessary to fulfill your role which may include evenings and weekends. You will be expected to manage your hours, responsibilities and workload accordingly.
Reports to : Global Head of Supporter Care.
Manages : n/a.
Budget responsibility : n/a.
Probation : The appointment will be subject to the satisfactory completion of a 3 month probationary period.
Annual leave : Annual paid vacation entitlement of 32 in each holiday year, this entitlement includes the eight bank and public holidays.
Other benefits : Training will be provided as required. Flexible working conditions.
How to apply
Applications should be in the form of a CV with a covering letter explaining your interest in and suitability for the role. Please provide both email and telephone contact information for yourself. . Candidates must be eligible to work in the UK. Please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Applications should be received by 11:59pm on Sunday 13th September 2026 at the latest.
Using AI During Interviews
Animals Asia is committed to ensuring a fair and authentic interview process. The use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools, including but not limited to real-time transcription, automated response generation or assistance in formulating interview answers, is strictly prohibited during any stage of the interview process.We will take a candidate's agreement to participate in an interview with us as confirmation that they will not use AI tools in any form during the conversation. If it is discovered or reasonably suspected that AI has been used, the interview will be terminated immediately, and the candidate will no longer be considered for the role.We appreciate your understanding and adherence to this policy, which is in place to maintain the integrity, professionalism and reliability of our recruitment procedures.
OUR MISSION Protect bears, ensure they are free from harm, and provide them with sanctuary Improve the welfare of captive wild animals


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The Sports Development Officer role develops, leads and coordinates sports activity programmes that increase participation and use sport to improve health, reduce crime and build social inclusion - working to the Selby Trust’s ‘Selby Active Sports Strategy’.
In this role you will:
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Grow and diversify Selby Active's sports portfolio while sustaining existing relationships (i.e. charities, the NHS, local authorities (Haringey Council and Enfield Council), funders (Including Tottenham Hotspur Foundation, England and Wales Cricket Board and Middlesex in the Community), schools and colleges and sport national governing bodies (NGBs).
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Build and maintain partnerships with strategic and local stakeholders
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Focus delivery on under-represented groups — young people, women, older and disabled people, and ethnically diverse communities
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Address issues of health, crime, and social inclusion
The role requires flexible work, including some evenings and weekends, to achieve the best possible outcome within available resources.
Principal accountabilities
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Recruit, supervise, train and manage Selby Active coaches, staff, volunteers and instructors, ensuring high-quality service delivery.
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Lead project coordination, planning, ongoing development and budget management, setting high-quality standards; work with the Partnerships and Funding Manager on sports bids.
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Identify sport, recreation and health initiatives, overseeing strategic planning and implementation.
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Coordinate, deliver and promote activities, classes and events - particularly for under-represented groups - working with internal colleagues and Haringey and Enfield Councils to develop a varied programme for the new Selby Centre.
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Engage informal and registered sports groups, especially those in our community, ensuring they are aware of the activities available to them.
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Represent Selby Trust and build effective relationships with sports users, volunteers, local sports groups, local authorities and awarding/professional bodies, including at local, regional and national meetings, seminars and conferences.
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Lead engagement with sports partners and proactively reach out to local clubs, delivering against KPIs and drawing on their collective expertise.
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Support capacity-building for small sports organisations, including identifying organisations for Selby's GLA-supported business support programme.
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Organising workshops, accredited courses and mentoring programmes.
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Monitor and evaluate our on-site activities and services, interpreting data to produce high-quality reports and presentations for funders and stakeholders (including the Board of Trustees and local authorities).
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Identify, apply for and provide information on sports grants and sponsorship, working with the Partnerships and Funding Manager.
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Co-lead the capture of stories, case studies and content for Selby Trust's digital channels.
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Work with Pre- and Post-16 initiatives to encourage sports participation and parental involvement.
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Check venues and manage facilities.
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Develop a community membership scheme.
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Work within relevant guidelines, including equal opportunities, health and safety, and safeguarding and child protection.
Requirements and skills: Essential
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Passion for sport
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A relevant qualification or demonstrable equivalent experience in sports development, coaching or community engagement
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Experience in community sports groups/club engagement and organising effective outreach & events
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Experience in monitoring and evaluation, and in producing reports and delivering presentations
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Strong and effective written/verbal communication skills
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Proven ability to engage and communicate with people from a wide range of social, cultural and ethnic backgrounds – including older and disabled people –and openness listening to and reflecting diverse views
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Stakeholder management and network building
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Good organisational skills – able to prioritise workload, manage time and meet deadlines, working both on own initiative and as part of a team
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Good level of working knowledge in Office 365 – Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, SharePoint
Requirements and skills: Desirable
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Understanding of social justice issues, particularly in relation to community empowerment
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Familiarity using HR systems, I.e. Bright HR
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Knowledge of local community and statutory and non-governmental organisations locally
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Knowledge of working with a CRM system and/or Project management system such as Salesforce
Contract: Temporary ongoing
Location:North London
Pay Rate: £17.71 per hour
Hours: 35 hours per week
Hybrid working: 2-3 days onsite
We are seeking a Finance Officer (Accounts Payable) to join a busy finance team on a temporary basis, with the potential for the role to become permanent.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment and has significant hands-on experience managing purchase orders, supplier reconciliations and accounts payable processes. You'll play a vital role in ensuring supplier invoices, payments and reconciliations are processed accurately and efficiently, helping to maintain robust financial controls across the organisation.
What you'll be doing:
- Processing approximately 200 supplier invoices every fortnight
- Managing the purchase ledger and maintaining accurate supplier records
- Overseeing the purchase order process, ensuring correct authorisation and invoice matching
- Performing supplier statement reconciliations and investigating discrepancies
- Processing payment runs and maintaining accurate payment records
- Supporting weekly bank reconciliations and resolving unreconciled items
- Preparing and maintaining balance sheet reconciliations
- Processing staff expenses and corporate card reconciliations
- Monitoring finance queries and providing excellent internal and external customer service
- Supporting month-end, year-end and audit processes
What we're looking for:
- Significant charity experience in a transactional finance or accounts payable role
- Strong experience managing purchase requisition and purchase order processes
- Proven ability to complete supplier reconciliations and confidently investigate and resolve discrepancies
- Experience processing invoices, payment runs and maintaining purchase ledgers
- Experience preparing balance sheet and bank reconciliations
- Excellent data entry accuracy and attention to detail
- Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities
- Good communication skills and a collaborative approach
- Strong Excel and finance systems experience
Desirable
- Experience using Sage Intacct
We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.
At Hestia, we are guided by our core values and are dedicated to fostering an equitable, diverse, and inclusive organisation. Our mission is to empower individuals to rebuild their lives and achieve independence. Right now, we are looking for a Children and Families Worker to play a pivotal role in our Domestic Abuse Service in Ealing
Sounds great, what will I be doing?
The role focuses on building positive and supportive relationships with women and their children, empowering them to work towards their goals through a strengths-based approach. This includes creating, implementing, and reviewing personalised support plans in collaboration with service users and external agencies, while also advocating on their behalf when needed. Key responsibilities involve assisting mothers with parenting skills, signposting them to appropriate services, and offering targeted support to families facing issues such as domestic abuse. Ensuring the safeguarding of children and maintaining confidentiality at all times are central to the role, alongside working within relevant policies and procedures.
Additionally, the position emphasises the importance of children's development and wellbeing by providing educational, recreational, and interactive play opportunities both during term time and holidays. Service users and children are encouraged to actively participate in shaping projects through consultations, feedback, and creative engagement. The role also involves promoting community involvement by networking, fundraising, and collaborating with statutory and voluntary organisations. Ultimately, the work contributes towards the five key outcome areas: being healthy, staying safe, enjoying and achieving, making a positive contribution, and achieving economic wellbeing.
What do I need to bring with me?
You'll need to be able to demonstrate the core skills this role requires as well as match our values and mission. You don't have to tick all the boxes right away; the important thing is that you're willing to learn. We also value lived experience of the areas we support, so if you feel comfortable, please do mention this on your application.
Here's what the team will be looking for
This role is restricted to female applicants under Schedule 9 (1a) of the Equality Act 2010 due to the nature of the work.
It requires someone who can bring optimism, resilience, and a non-judgemental, anti-discriminatory approach when supporting women and children. A calm manner, empathy, and compassion are essential, particularly when working with service users who have experienced trauma or domestic abuse. The role demands the ability to engage directly with families in a supportive, constructive way, while maintaining professionalism and confidentiality at all times.
In addition, the post holder must be skilled in partnership working with statutory, voluntary, and community agencies to achieve the best possible outcomes for families. Strong problem-solving abilities, accuracy in processing and sharing sensitive information, and a clear understanding of safeguarding responsibilities are vital. The role also requires flexibility to travel between service premises and to accompany clients when necessary. Success in this position relies on being able to manage responsibilities effectively within a structured and often pressured environment, while always keeping the wellbeing and empowerment of families at the centre of practice.
Interview Steps
We keep our interview process simple, so you know exactly what to expect.
- Shortlisting call: We have a team of dedicated recruitment specialists who will speak to you about your experience, motivations and values. They will also tell you about all the great work we do!
- Face to face interview: Now you will have face to face interview with the hiring manager. Our interviews are value and competency based.
Don't be alarmed if there are other stages in the process, it's all part of the plan for some of our roles.
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
Our services users come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes us stronger. We are committed to creating and maintaining a diverse and inclusive workforce and value the skills, abilities, talent and experiences, different people and communities bring to our organisation.
We are a disability confident employer
Hestia is proud to be a disability confident employer, dedicated to the employment and career development of individuals with disabilities. We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for all applicants with disabilities who meet the minimum criteria for the role they have applied for. We also provide reasonable adjustments during the selection and interview process, and throughout your employment with us.
Safeguarding Statement
Hestia is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults, children and young people who are potentially at risk, and we therefore expect all staff and volunteers to do the same. We require all staff to undertake internal and external safeguarding training throughout their employment with Hestia.
Important Information for Candidates
If your application is successful, please be aware that you will be required to undergo pre-employment checks before a formal offer of employment can be confirmed.
We reserve the right to close this job advert early should we receive a high volume of applications or if the position is filled before the closing date. We encourage interested candidates to apply as soon as possible to ensure their application is considered.
We deliver services across London as well as campaign and advocate nationally on the issues that affect the people we work with.



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About RMC
RMC Charity (RMC) is an established, award winning, regional charity working across the West Midlands to support newcomers and people facing barriers to accessing services, rights and opportunities.
RMC is a growing and ambitious organisation. As we continue to develop our services, partnerships and organisational infrastructure, we are strengthening the support available to our Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and Trustee Board.
We’re also embarking on an exciting new asset development project, which will represent a significant long-term investment in the organisation and its future. The project is expected to be sizeable and complex, involving a range of external parties, professional advisers, stakeholders and partners, and will develop over the next two years and beyond.
The Senior Executive Assistant will play an important role in supporting the SLT through this period, including helping to coordinate meetings, information, actions and communications involving external parties. The postholder will need to bring structure, organisation and follow-through to a lengthy and evolving programme of work, ensuring that key actions, decisions, commitments and deadlines are effectively tracked.
We are looking for an exceptional Senior Executive Assistant who can operate at a senior level, bring structure and discipline to executive and governance activity, and act as a trusted partner to the SLT and the Board.
This is not simply an administrative role. The postholder will be an important part of how RMC ensures that decisions are followed through, commitments are delivered, information flows effectively and governance remains strong.
About the Role:
The Senior Executive Assistant will provide high-level executive, governance and organisational support to the SLT, working particularly closely with the CEO and Executive Director of Services.
The postholder will manage complex diaries and relationships, support the effective operation of the Trustee Board, prepare high-quality information and reports, and ensure that important actions and commitments do not get lost.
The successful candidate will have the confidence to work with senior leaders and managers, trustees and external stakeholders while maintaining the highest levels of discretion and professionalism.
They will also be someone who is prepared to "keep the executives honest" constructively challenging where appropriate, identifying gaps, following up on commitments and helping the SLT to anticipate and manage organisational risks.
Key Responsibilities
1. Trustee Board and Governance
- Coordinate the effective administration and operation of Trustee Board meetings, including scheduling meetings, preparing agendas and papers, circulating documentation and managing follow-up actions
- Attend Trustee Board meetings and produce accurate, concise and timely minutes and records of decisions
- Maintain an effective system for tracking Board decisions and actions and ensure that these are followed through
- Act as an important conduit between the Trustee Board and SLT, ensuring appropriate information flows between governance and executive leadership
- Support the SLT in maintaining an effective overview of governance requirements, deadlines, decisions and actions
- Maintain appropriate governance records and documentation and support the preparation of relevant papers
- Identify gaps, inconsistencies or emerging governance issues and appropriately flag these to the SLT
- Maintain absolute confidentiality in relation to Board discussions and sensitive organisational matters
2. Executive Support and Diary Management
- Provide high-level diary management and executive support to the CEO and Executive Director of Services
- Proactively manage complex and competing priorities, identifying diary conflicts and resolving them before they become problems
- Help executives prioritise meetings and commitments according to organisational importance and strategic priorities
- Ensure executives are properly prepared for important meetings by coordinating papers, briefings, agendas and relevant information
- Arrange travel, accommodation, meeting logistics and expenses where required
- Manage meeting schedules involving internal teams, trustees, funders, partners, commissioners and other external stakeholders
- Act as an appropriate first point of contact on behalf of the SLT, maintaining positive and professional relationships
- Support the SLT in coordinating the new asset development project, which will involve a significant programme of work over the next two years and require engagement with a range of external parties
- Coordinate meetings and communications with external professionals, partners, funders, and other parties involved in the asset project
- Maintain an overview of key milestones, deadlines, and dependencies associated with the project and ensure that the relevant members of the SLT are appropriately briefed
- Ensure important commitments, deadlines and follow-up actions are tracked and completed as well as anticipate the needs of the Executives and proactively identify issues before they arise
3. Executive Information and Reporting
- Draft, edit and coordinate reports, briefing papers, presentations and other executive-level documentation
- Compile information from across the organisation and turn it into clear, concise and useful briefings, identifying areas requiring further consideration and raise these appropriately
- Prepare agendas and supporting information for SLT, Senior Management Team (SMT) and other senior meetings
- Attend relevant meetings and produce precise, action-focused minutes and records
- Support the preparation of information for strategy sessions, appraisals and organisational reviews
- Ensure that information presented to senior leaders is accurate, appropriately sourced and clearly communicated
4. Leadership Accountability and Organisational Follow-Through
A key part of this role will be ensuring that decisions and commitments made by the SLT translate into action.
The postholder will;
- Maintain oversight of key leadership and senior management commitments and actions
- Track commitments made to staff, service users, trustees, partners and other stakeholders
- Prompt senior leaders and managers where actions or deadlines are approaching or have not been completed
- Identify gaps between agreed decisions and implementation
- Constructively challenge where commitments appear to be at risk of being missed
- Help the SLT maintain visibility of emerging organisational risks, issues and dependencies
- Support the SLT to maintain oversight of the asset development project, ensuring that key actions, deadlines and dependencies are captured and followed through
- Help coordinate the flow of information between the SLT and the range of external parties involved in the asset project, ensuring that requests, actions and decisions are appropriately followed up
- Help the SLT maintain visibility of emerging organisational and project risks, issues and dependencies
- Escalate concerns appropriately and proportionately
- Support a culture of accountability, transparency and delivery
This will require judgement and courage. The successful candidate must be comfortable respectfully challenging senior colleagues when something does not look right, while maintaining trust and confidentiality.
5. Relationships and Communication
- Communicate confidently and professionally with people at all levels of the organisation
- Contribute to the existing environment where colleagues feel able to share concerns, provide candid information and challenge decisions appropriately
- Handle sensitive conversations with empathy, discretion and objectivity
- Represent the SLT professionally when communicating with internal and external stakeholders
- Maintain appropriate boundaries and confidentiality at all time
Person Specification:
Essential Criteria:
Executive support and organisation
- Minimum 5 years’ experience of providing high-level executive, senior administrative or governance support
- Excellent organisational and time-management skills
- Ability to manage multiple competing priorities and complex schedules
- Exceptional attention to detail and ability to work accurately under pressure
- Experience preparing professional reports, briefings, minutes and correspondence
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
Governance
- Understanding of effective governance and the relationship between trustees and senior leadership
- Experience supporting Boards, committees or senior-level meetings
- Ability to understand complex information and identify actions, risks and gaps
- Strong understanding of confidentiality and appropriate information handling
Technology
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft 365, particularly Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Teams
- Confidence using CRM systems, digital collaboration platforms and online meeting tools
- Ability to use technology to improve organisation, information management and workflow
Judgement and Discretion
- Demonstrable ability to handle highly confidential and sensitive information
- Excellent professional judgement and understanding of when information should be shared, withheld or escalated
- Ability to remain calm, balanced and objective in difficult or sensitive situations
Suitable Candidate Leadership Profile
We are particularly interested in people who demonstrate the following qualities:
- High Courage - You will need the confidence to ask difficult questions, challenge assumptions and respectfully tell senior colleagues when something needs attention
- Deep Empathy - You will understand that leadership decisions affect real people. You will listen carefully, understand different perspectives and approach sensitive situations with humanity
- Sharp Objectivity - You will be able to separate facts from assumptions, remain impartial and provide senior leaders with an honest and clear view of an issue – even when that view may be uncomfortable
- Strategic Thinking - You will understand the bigger picture. You will not simply manage diaries and actions; you will understand why they matter, how they connect to RMC's priorities and where a missed action or emerging issue could create wider organisational risk
What Success Looks Like
Within this role, success will mean:
- The CEO and Executive Director of Services are well organised, properly briefed and able to focus on strategic priorities
- Trustee Board meetings are well planned, professional and supported by accurate information and records
- Board and SLT decisions are translated into clear actions and followed through
- Important commitments do not get lost
- Risks, gaps and emerging issues are identified early and appropriately escalated
- Information provided to senior leaders is accurate, concise and useful
- Internal and external relationships are handled professionally and with discretion
- The SLT has a trusted partner who can provide challenge as well as support
- RMC's governance and executive functions operate with greater consistency, discipline and accountability
The Person We Are Looking For
We are looking for someone who is more than an administrator.
You will be highly organised, but also intellectually curious. You will be discreet, but not passive. You will be supportive of senior leaders, but willing to challenge them. You will be empathetic, but able to remain objective. You will be comfortable dealing with detail while keeping sight of the wider strategic picture.
Above all, you will be someone the SLT and Trustee Board can trust completely, someone who will see what needs to be done, make sure it happens, and have the courage to speak up when it doesn't.
Flexibility
In order to deliver the stated aims of this post, a degree of flexibility is needed and the post holder may be required to perform work not specifically referred to above. This could include data, administrative and/or project support to other cross-organisational departments. Such duties will fall within the scope of the job within the appropriate pay grade. The job description will therefore be subject to periodic review with the post holder to ensure it accurately reflects the duties that are being performed.
Equal Opportunities
We're an equal opportunity employer, which means we'll consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status or any other protected characteristic. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and their passion for creating better outcomes, and we're committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
Closing Date: Thursday 1st October 2026
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.
Please note that RMC is not a sponsoring organisation. If your visa requires an extension within the next 12 months with the support of employer sponsorship, the RMC Charity is unable to provide assistance with this.
Our mission is to ensure effective financial and risk management of Southbank Centre and be acknowledged as a key partner in achieving its aims and objectives.
Our vision is to:
- Provide accurate, reliable and timely information so that departments manage and administer their budgets with independence and accountability; future plans and strategy are fit for purpose and risks are understood, managed and mitigated.
- Create efficient, effective and appropriate procedures to protect the assets of the company and ensure compliance with Southbank Centre policies and other legislative requirements.
- Collaborate as a partner throughout the company on all aspects of our business that require financial input and expertise.
- Work as a team and develop each team member to the maximum so we are collectively and individually brilliant.
- At all times align our objectives with those of Southbank Centre.
Please download the attached Job Description for a full overview of this role's responsibilities.
The annual salary stated is based on the Full-Time Equivalent (40 hours per week). If the job is part-time, the weekly hours will be stated within the advert.
The deadline for applications is 23:59 on the closing date for the job posting.
We endeavour to keep job adverts open for at least two weeks for prospective applicants to apply. However, if we receive a high volume of applications for a role, we reserve the right to close the vacancy early. Therefore, we encourage you to submit your application as early as possible to ensure consideration for shortlisting.
Please note, applications sent via Email or 3rd party agencies will not be considered.
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Location: London (hybrid, 3 days/week in the office)
Contract: permanent, full-time
Salary: Range £108,457 - £119,517, inclusive of annual bonus per annum. For an exceptional candidate with substantial relevant experience, appointment may be made towards the upper end of the salary.
Are you an accomplished finance leader looking to shape the future of a global organisation?
The International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) represents nearly 20 million transport workers through more than 700 affiliated trade unions in over 150 countries. Working across every transport sector, we campaign for better rights, safer workplaces and fairer conditions for transport workers worldwide.
We are seeking an exceptional Finance Director to provide strategic financial leadership for one of the world's leading international trade union federations.
Working closely with the General Secretary, Executive Board and elected officials, and reporting to the Director of Operations, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the ITF remains financially sustainable, resilient and well-governed.
This is an opportunity to shape the financial strategy of a complex international organisation, lead an experienced finance function and provide trusted advice that influences decisions across the organisation.
The Role
As Finance Director, you will lead the ITF's global finance function and oversee the financial stewardship of the ITF Group and its parent organisation, subsidiaries and branches.
Working across a complex international organisation, you will ensure the organisation's financial sustainability while providing strategic leadership across financial planning, governance, investments, compliance and organisational performance.
You will help translate organisational priorities into long term sustainable financial strategies, providing high-quality financial insight that supports effective decision-making by the General Secretary, Executive Board, Congress and senior leadership.
Alongside leading an experienced finance team, you will drive continuous improvement across financial systems, reporting and controls, ensuring the organisation remains agile, compliant and well positioned to support its membership.
What you'll do
As Finance Director, you will:
- Lead the strategic financial direction of the ITF, ensuring long-term financial sustainability.
- Develop financial strategies that support organisational priorities, future growth and organisational resilience.
- Provide trusted financial advice and strategic reports to the General Secretary, Executive Board, Congress, elected officials and senior leadership.
- Lead treasury management, including oversight of the ITF's investment portfolio, reserves and fixed assets.
- Ensure robust financial governance through effective internal controls, financial reporting and regulatory compliance.
- Oversee statutory financial reporting, tax compliance and relationships with external auditors, ITF lay auditors and other independent auditors.
- Coordinate the development of global financial policies, standards and financial management guidance across the organisation.
- Strengthen financial accountability and governance across the ITF's eleven regional offices.
- Lead the continuous development of modern financial systems that support organisational performance, decision-making and future growth.
- Provide strategic financial analysis to support major organisational initiatives, investment decisions and long-term planning.
- Lead and develop a high-performing international finance function, creating a culture of collaboration, accountability and continuous improvement.
- Work collaboratively across the organisation to identify opportunities to improve financial effectiveness, efficiency and value for money.
About You
You will be a strategic and hands on finance leader who combines professional credibility with sound judgement, collaborative leadership and the ability to influence at the highest levels of an international organisation.
You will bring substantial experience of leading financial matters within a complex organisation and will be equally comfortable discussing long-term strategy with senior leaders as you are ensuring strong financial governance and compliance.
You will have:
- A professional accounting qualification and membership of a UK or internationally recognised accounting body (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or international equivalent).
- Significant post-qualification experience in senior finance leadership roles.
- Extensive experience of board governance, audit, treasury management, investment oversight and risk management.
- Strong experience of financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, reporting and financial control.
- Experience of ensuring compliance with UK financial, tax and regulatory requirements within a UK-regulated organisation.
- Experience leading finance within a complex organisation, ideally with international operations and multiple jurisdictions.
- Experience of developing financial strategy that supports organisational growth and long-term sustainability.
- A successful track record of leading organisational change and continuous improvement.
- Experience of building, motivating and developing high-performing professional teams.
- Excellent communication, presentation and influencing skills, with the ability to explain complex financial issues to a wide range of audiences.
- Strong digital skills and experience of modern financial systems and Microsoft Office applications.
- A willingness to travel internationally and work flexibly when required.
Desirable
- Experience working within an international not-for-profit, membership or trade union environment.
- Experience working with donors and donor compliance requirements.
Why join the ITF?
This is more than a Finance Director role.
You'll help shape the financial future of an organisation that works every day to improve the lives of transport workers across the globe.
You'll join a collaborative senior leadership team, influence strategic decision-making at the highest level and lead a finance function that enables the ITF to deliver its mission with confidence, integrity and impact.
In return, you'll have the opportunity to work internationally, contribute to meaningful organisational change and play a central role in ensuring the long-term success of one of the world's leading global trade union federations.
Our Commitment
The ITF is committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone is treated with dignity and respect. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.
Every day transport workers keep the world moving – connecting millions of people across our cities and countries

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Our client is one of the UK's leading independent funders, committed to improving our natural world, securing a fairer future and strengthening the bonds within communities. Each year, the Foundation distributes around £50 million in grants and makes social and impact investments that help organisations create lasting social and environmental change.
Its strategy focuses on three interdependent aims: Our Natural World, A Fairer Future and Creative, Confident Communities. Alongside funding, the foundation uses its influence, convenes and brokers alliances, and commissions research to drive systemic change and maximise impact.
Prospectus is delighted to be partnering with the foundation to recruit a Lead Funding Manager for its Creative, Confident Communities team. This is a full-time role (0.8 FTE considered) and a rare opportunity to play a leading role in shaping place-based change across the UK.
Creative, Confident Communities seeks to strengthen the social, cultural and economic fabric of places by supporting local people to lead change themselves. The programme has three priorities: ensuring communities have the power to influence decisions that affect them, helping local economies work better for local people, and enabling culture and creativity to build thriving communities.
The role
Reporting to the Director of Creative, Confident Communities, you will provide strategic leadership for the foudnation's Community-Led Arts and Creativity priority. You will lead the development and delivery of funding strategies, manage a portfolio of significant grants, assess high-value and strategically important proposals, and build influential relationships across the sector.
This is a role for someone who wants to do more than fund good work. You will identify opportunities for change, convene partners, commission learning and research, and help shape the Foundation's response to emerging opportunities and challenges within the community-led arts and culture sector. As a visible ambassador for theh foundation, you will represent the Foundation across networks, partnerships and sector forums, helping to advance its mission and influence. Work will include resourcing community-led activity that gives local people agency through community co-design, decision-making and leadership. The role will also work with others to ensure local authority cultural strategies are shaped by local people and to catalyse opportunities from them.
The culture at the foundation is collaborative, ambitious and deeply values-driven. You will join a supportive team that encourages curiosity, learning and shared leadership.
The person
We are seeking an experienced and strategic funding professional with a strong understanding of community-led arts, creativity and place-based approaches. You may have gained this expertise within a funder, charitable trust, community organisation, local authority or wider voluntary sector environment. Experience of leading impactful work in the arts and cultural sector, community development and strategic design experience will be important.
You will bring excellent judgement, strong analytical skills and the ability to assess complex organisational and financial information with confidence. An accomplished relationship builder, you will be comfortable convening diverse stakeholders, influencing at a senior level and turning insight into action.
Most importantly, you will be motivated by the foundation's mission and share its commitment to social justice, equity and community-led change. This is an exceptional opportunity to make a tangible contribution to one of the UK's most influential foundations and help shape stronger, more creative and more confident communities across the UK.
To undertake bookkeeping, monthly management reporting, financial reporting, work with the external auditors during their annual review and assist with the design/implementation of internal controls within the finance department. The exact tasks will vary and flexibility is key, but will include the following:
- Assist the trustee treasurer and region manager by preparing financial documents and other information as required for trustee, finance group, steering group and operations group meetings.
- Assist with the preparation of the annual budget. Undertake a forecast, assist budget holders, interrogate data, report and offer advice on results.
- Prepare timely and accurate quarterly management accounts, complete with analysis both qualitative and quantitative.
- Ensure the financial reporting statements are complete and accurate, reflecting a true and fair picture of the charity’s position, including accruals, prepayments and payroll journals.
- Prepare the year end accounts for review by external auditors and for inclusion into the annual report.
- Work with staff and lead volunteers undertaking large-scale events such as international trips and region events to support their financial record keeping.
- Attend meetings with staff and volunteers online and in person, providing updates on tasks and deadlines as required, and actioning feedback or requests from volunteers after meetings. Meetings involving volunteers may take place outside of regular working hours, for which you will be given Time Off in Lieu (TOIL).
- Build and maintain a good working relationship with external stakeholders, including but not limited to the payroll company, pension provider, investment management company, auditors and banks.
- Work with internal stakeholders to provide support and guidance. Stakeholders comprise trustees, volunteers and staff.
- Monitor the finance email account and respond to queries in a professional and timely manner.
- Review, assess and (where appropriate) process grant applications from members and units in Girlguiding London and South East England.
- Ensure that designated and restricted funds are accurately accounted for.
- Maintain knowledge of current Girlguiding policies, resources and initiatives, and communicate in line with Girlguiding branding and tone of voice guidelines.
- Maintain a high level of confidentiality, storing and handling data and images in line with GDPR regulations, as well as Girlguiding and Girlguiding London and South East England data protection policies.
- Take initiative and work efficiently on your own and as part of the team to ensure that Girlguiding London and South East England's strategic priorities and relevant areas of the business plan are delivered on time.
- IT skills – you will need to apply your up-to-date knowledge and experience of using Quickbooks, Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook and Teams. As part of this role, you are also likely to need to use Zoom, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Soldo, and the Girlguiding CRM database.
- The role may also require you to identify grant opportunities and/or alternative income streams.
- Carry out other duties not detailed above, as directed by the region manager.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Join us to make a real difference in the lives of people across County Durham.
Job Title: Healthier & Wealthier Adviser
Salary: £26,988 per annum
Hours: Full Time (37 hours per week) and Part Time roles available
Contract: Permanent
Location: Head Office, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 – working across County Durham
About us
Groundwork NE & Cumbria is a long established environmental and community charity with over 30 years of experience creating greener, healthier and more resilient places across the region. Our mission centres on Creating Better Places, Improving People’s Prospects, and Promoting Greener Living, helping communities thrive no matter the challenges they face.
We deliver hundreds of locally led projects each year, including initiatives that support young people and adults into education, training and employment, helping them overcome barriers, build life skills, and reach their full potential.
About the Role
We are recruiting for a Healthier & Wealthier Adviser.
We are seeking a compassionate, proactive, and client-focused Healthier & Wealthier Adviser to join our team. In this role, you will deliver high-quality advice and guidance to residents across County Durham, helping them navigate welfare benefits, debt, housing, energy, budgeting, employment, family support, and more.
Job Purpose
You will primarily provide telephone-based advice, with additional support via face-to-face meetings, email, online chat, and video appointments. You will work with clients referred from Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) and other health organisations, gathering information about their circumstances, offering tailored guidance, and acting on their behalf when required.
Your role will include:
- Providing high-quality advice and guidance via phone, email, online chat, video, and face-to-face appointments.
- Gathering detailed client information to offer personalised support and make referrals to specialist agencies when needed.
- Maintaining accurate case records and ensuring all work meets quality standards.
- Responding to enquiries promptly and supporting the general advice line during busy periods.
You’ll be part of a supportive, collaborative team that values learning, innovation, and continuous improvement.
About You
We’re looking for someone who is:
- Empathetic and approachable, with excellent listening and communication skills.
- Experienced in providing information, advice, and guidance (experience in welfare rights, housing, or debt advice is desirable).
- Organised and proactive, able to manage a varied workload and meet deadlines.
- Committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion in service delivery.
- Adaptable, with a willingness to travel and work flexibly to meet client needs.
Join us to make a real difference in the lives of people across County Durham, helping them to be healthier, wealthier, and more empowered.
Closing date: Monday 7th September 2026
Please note, should we receive a high volume of applications, we may look to close the role early, therefore we recommend an early application.
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.
This role is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure endorsed by the Disclosure and Barring Service.
We want you to be yourself at Groundwork and we value everything that makes you unique. We recognise and celebrate your difference and together we make Groundwork a special and great place to work. As a Disability Confident employer we offer a guaranteed interview to applicants with a disability who meet the essential criteria for the role
At Groundwork we ensure that we provide a safe environment for adults, children and young people to take part in any activity or service that we organise. We are committed to creating a culture that promotes safeguarding and the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk. Our safer recruitment practices support this by ensuring that there is a consistent and comprehensive process of obtaining, collating, analysing and evaluating information from and about candidates to ensure that all the people we appoint are suitable to work with our children, young people and adults.
This role is not eligible for UK Visa Sponsorship – the successful applicant will need to have a pre-existing Right to Work in the UK in order to be offered an employment contract.
No agencies please.
37.5 hours per week / permanent / working onsite on a seven-day rolling rota, including evenings, weekends and bank holidays.
YMCA DownsLink Group is the leading charity for children and young people across Sussex and Surrey. We offer safe homes, mental health support and trusted advice.
We believe that every child and young person has the right to be safe, heard and to shape their own future. We work alongside them to make that happen.
We are here for children and young people, many of whom face multiple challenges and need our support.
Our Values - we do what’s right, we work with heart, and we build real connections – guide us in all our actions.
Our 16+ Older Looked After Young People (OLYP), Care Leavers and Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children (UASC) services delivers specialist 24-hour supported accommodation where young people are supported to acquire the necessary skills in preparation for living independently, safely explore their increased freedom of choice and develop responsibilities associated with adulthood, whilst still having the appropriate level of support from an experienced team.
We adopt a trauma informed and psychologically informed approach to supporting our residents to help them build essential life skills, identify their goals and support residents into independent accommodation. We have a dedicated team of Support Workers, Night Workers and additional Bank Workers who provide support, guidance, and signposting around areas such as housing, budgeting, living skills, jobs and relationship building.
We are looking for a Supported Housing Support Worker to join our Ewhurst Road, Crawley team, who will hold a caseload of residents and meet with them weekly to build a support plan.
Main areas of responsibilities are:
Housing:
- Coach young people to manage their occupancy agreement and adhere to house rules, in preparation for independent living
- Promote a credit culture, encouraging young people to keep up to date with all payments for rent
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of housing and welfare benefits for young people and be well-informed on significant changes to housing law
- Deal effectively with non-compliance issues, such as non-payment of rent or damage to room, using restorative practices and working collaboratively with the rest of the team
Coaching and Engagement:
- Coach young people so they can articulate their aspirations and ambitions and take the lead in acquiring the skills they need to live independent and fulfilling lives
- Ensure young people are encouraged to take responsibility for their own personal development, to engage with the services on offer and build strong networks and connections within the local community
- Ensure consistent standards of safeguarding and Trauma Informed Practice when supporting young people, observing our safeguarding procedures, and keeping yourself and residents safe by respecting professional boundaries
- Maintain client records on In-Form (client database) detailing the young person’s journey in relation to their strengths and needs, any risks, and any outcomes (to monitor service performance)
General:
- Work as part of a team, on a rota shift pattern, ensuring young people at the service have non-judgemental, objective, and supportive staff during the day/evening, along with taking responsibility for personal safety during periods of lone working
- Contribute to a great working environment, with a calm, yet assertive manner, being able to handle potentially difficult situations
- Participate in relevant continuing professional development and utilise Reflective Practice Supervision as part of leading psychologically informed practice
There will be times when lone working will be a requirement for this role, but you will get to know the team and service, along with an induction and training prior to starting on a rota.
If you are enthusiastic about this opportunity but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every requirement, we encourage you to apply anyway and demonstrate how your experience is transferrable.You may be just the right candidate.
This is a dynamic and varied role; you will be passionate about being involved in the support and growth of young people.
Experience and Knowledge:
- Experience relating to housing, support work, and/or working with young people at risk
- Experience of working proactively with a caseload of young people with multiple and complex needs to enable them to achieve independent living
- Knowledge of statutory and voluntary resources available to young people with multiple and complex needs
- Knowledge of good safeguarding procedures in relation to young people and the ability to maintain effective professional boundaries
- Demonstrated confidence and competence in recording notes/actions in service log, incident forms and health and safety check lists
Skills and Abilities:
- Ability to communicate clearly both verbally and in writing for appropriate recording of a resident’s progression, and to evidence outcomes achieved
- Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with all stakeholders, including signposting and advocating for clients as necessary
- Ability to work autonomously, and use own initiative, as well as being part of a team
- Clear verbal and written communication skills, good IT, and keyboard skills
- Ability to de-escalate volatile situations and manage challenging behaviour appropriately
CLOSING DATE: Sunday 27 September at midnight.
PLEASE NOTE: We are unable to provide work permits or visa sponsorship for this role, so applicants must already have the right to live and work in the UK independently.
An inclusive workplace We are committed to policies and practices of equity, diversity, and inclusion and to supporting our people to make sure our culture is consistent with this commitment.
Accessibility If you require assistance or have questions regarding the application process, please do contact us.
YMCA DLG requires all staff and volunteers to be committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and to respond proactively to safeguarding concerns.
Successful applicants will undergo a thorough background screening process, conducted by an accredited third-party provider. This includes an Enhanced DBS check (with Children’s and Adults’ Barred Lists) as well as comprehensive reference and activity checks.
Our mission is to help children and young people have a fair chance to be who they want to be.

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Help transform healthcare for patients across Bristol, Weston and beyond
At Bristol & Weston Hospitals Charity, we do great things for everyone. From first breaths to final goodbyes, our work touches over 1.75 million patients across our hospitals. Together with our supporters, NHS colleagues and partners, we fund projects that bring comfort, hope and innovation to patients and their families.
We're looking for an experienced and strategic finance leader to join our Senior Management Team during an exciting period of delivery and growth following our recent merger with Southmead Hospital Charity.
This is a rare opportunity to use your expertise to help improve healthcare for patients, families and NHS staff across the region. Reporting directly to the CEO, you'll play a pivotal role in shaping the charity's future, ensuring strong financial stewardship, effective governance and operational excellence across the organisation so that together we can create the greatest possible impact.
About the role
As Director of Finance & Operations, you'll provide strategic leadership across finance, operations, governance, risk management and charitable grant-making. You'll work closely with the CEO, Trustees and senior colleagues, helping guide key decisions that support the charity's long-term sustainability and impact.
No two days will be the same. One moment you could be presenting financial insights to the Board, the next working alongside NHS colleagues to identify where charitable funding can make the greatest difference for patients, families and staff. You might be leading an operational improvement project, overseeing risk and governance, supporting investment decisions, or helping develop our people and culture. You'll also have opportunities to meet the incredible supporters, donors and fundraisers whose generosity makes our work possible, giving you a direct connection to the impact of the charity and the communities we serve.
You'll lead and support a talented team, including our Financial Controller, Head of Grants and Head of Operations, creating an environment where people can thrive and continue delivering outstanding results.
About you
We're looking for a qualified accountant with significant senior leadership experience in the charity sector and a track record of providing strategic financial leadership at executive or director level.
You'll bring:
- Strong experience presenting to boards and trustees and influencing decision-making.
- Expertise in financial strategy, budgeting, cashflow management, reporting and audit.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to make complex financial information clear and accessible.
- Experience of charity governance, risk management and regulatory compliance.
- A collaborative leadership style and a talent for building trusted relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.
- Experience leading operational, digital or systems improvement initiatives.
Most importantly, you'll share our commitment to improving healthcare and making a lasting difference for patients and communities across Bristol, Weston and beyond.
Please note we are looking for the successful candidate to start in early to mid October to ensure a handover period with the substantive Director of Finance & Operations before she goes on maternity leave.
Why join us?
This is an opportunity to use your financial and operational expertise for a cause that matters. You'll join a passionate and supportive team and play a key role in helping the charity deliver extraordinary impact in our hospitals every day. In addition, you'll enjoy:
- 27 days annual holiday entitlement plus an additional day off on your birthday and a wellbeing day. Plus, an additional two days leave after five years of service.
- Commitment to hybrid and flexible working.
- Competitive pension scheme. We'll match employee pension contributions up to 8% (minimum 5%).
- Additional support via our enhanced Employee Assistance Programme, including up to eight sessions with a licensed counsellor.
- Life assurance cover - 4x annual salary
- Commitment to training and development with budget set aside
- Medicash health plan - claim cash towards a range of medical costs
- Free Blue Light Card that allows access to hundreds of discounts at major retailers.
If you're an experienced charity finance leader who combines strategic thinking with hands-on delivery, we'd love to hear from you.
1st stage interviews: 23/24th September.2nd stage interviews: 29/30th September.
DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
Bristol & Weston Hospitals Charity is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion.
We are committed to a fair and inclusive recruitment process and use anonymised recruitment, removing personal details such as names and email addresses during shortlisting.
As a Disability Confident and Mindful Employer, we will offer an interview to a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants who meet the eseential criteria for the role. If you wish to share information about a disability or long-term condition and would like us to consider any adjustments, please let us know in your application.
In your covering letter and in no more than two sides of A4 please set out why you are applying to Bristol & Weston Hospitals Charity and how your skills and experience meet the requirements of the role as defined in the job description.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Location: Edinburgh & Lothians
Hours: 35 hours per week
Salary: £25,994.05 per annum
Contract: Permanent
Dates: 31/08/2026 – 14/09/2026
Change Mental Health is looking for a Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner (Outreach) to join our Central Services team.
This is a community-based role supporting adults affected by mental illness to build confidence, resilience and greater independence. You’ll work primarily one-to-one with people in their own homes and communities, with opportunities to contribute to our Hub-based services where needed.
About the role
You’ll provide practical and emotional support tailored to each person, helping them identify goals, develop personal plans and build strategies to self-manage their mental health and wellbeing.
You’ll connect people with community opportunities and wider services, work collaboratively with local partners, and ensure safeguarding or wellbeing concerns are identified and responded to appropriately.
You’ll be part of a supportive team while managing your own workload and building positive, professional relationships with the people you support.
Essential
- Experience providing community-based, recovery-focused or non-clinical mental health support.
- Experience delivering structured 1:1 support and contributing to personal or outcome-focused plans.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- Ability to work independently, manage your workload effectively and contribute positively to a team.
- Understanding of risk assessment and safe decision-making.
- Commitment to person-centred, strengths-based and recovery-focused practice.
- SVQ Level 2 Social Services and Healthcare (Adults) or willingness to work towards this.
- SSSC registration, or willingness to register within six months.
Desirable
- Experience facilitating groups, peer-support or community activities.
- Knowledge of local community services and referral pathways.
- Experience supporting people affected by trauma, isolation or complex circumstances.
- Understanding of co-production, lived-experience approaches or Scottish health and social care policy.
What we offer
- 37 days’ annual leave (pro rata)
- Two paid Mental Wellbeing Days
- Enhanced sick pay and leave entitlements
- Professional development, including funded opportunities
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Blue Light Card eligibility
- Support for flexible working and work-life balance
Hours are typically worked Monday to Friday between 9am and 5pm, although occasional evening and weekend working may be required.
If you’re passionate about helping people live well in their communities and build greater confidence and independence, we’d love to hear from you.
For over 50 years, our mission has remained the same: to help and support people affected by mental illness.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.