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About the role:

This is an exciting opportunity for someone looking to continue their career, within an organisation with real potential to progress into service management or specialist roles. Based within Single Homeless Project's (SHP) Islington Complex Needs Accommodation Service, you will work closely with the Regional Services Manager and a multi-disciplinary team to deliver intensive, person-centred support to clients at our Ashley Road project. This is a high-impact role, designed to support individuals with multiple and complex needs, including mental and physical health challenges, substance use, and a history of offending. You will support and empower our clients as they move from crisis towards stability, independence, and meaningful engagement in the community.

As a Project Worker, you will have a direct and lasting impact on the lives of some of the most marginalised people in our society. You will play a vital role in helping clients sustain accommodation, access services, and develop the skills and confidence needed to take control of their lives. You will work in close partnership with external agencies and professionals to deliver coordinated support, while also playing a key part in preventing homelessness and promoting long-term inclusion. This is not only a chance to make a tangible difference, but also an incredible platform for professional development in a service that values innovation, resilience and progression.

The working rota for this post is Monday - Friday, with no weekend shifts. The rota will consist of a mixture of earlies (8am - 3.30pm) & lates (3pm - 10.30pm).

About you:

• Previous experience of working with people with complex support needs.
• Ability to manage a caseload and deliver positive outcomes utilising your knowledge of the health, social care and criminal justice sector.   
• A flexible, innovative and creative approach to working with a sometimes hard to engage and challenging client group, is also required.

About us:

Single Homeless Project is a London-wide charity. Our vision is of a society where everyone has a place to call home and the chance to live a fulfilling life.

We help single Londoners by preventing homelessness, providing support and accommodation, promoting wellbeing, enhancing opportunity, and being a voice for change. From supporting people in crisis to helping people take the final steps towards independence and employment, we make a difference to 12,000 lives every year across all 32 boroughs.

We offer you more than a job; we offer you a chance to be part of a compassionate, driven team that's committed to making a real difference in people's lives. You'll have the opportunity to lead, co-create, and inspire change while enjoying a collaborative, growth-oriented environment.

Join us in creating a brighter, more hopeful future for individuals in need. 

Important info:

Closing date: Sunday 4th May at midnight

Interview date: Monday 12th May at SHP Head Office in Kings Cross

This post will require an Enhanced DBS check to be processed (by SHP) for the successful applicant.

Citizens Advice Westminster works to make a difference to the lives of people in Westminster. We deliver a high quality, agile advice service which reflects community issues and needs. Our service puts people first.

As a Gateway Assessor you will be part of a busy team at Citizens Advice Westminster, answering phone, face to face and digital social welfare law enquiries from residents across the City Council and providing them with information and assessment. You will be provided with full training and support, in order to ensure client’s needs are accurately and quickly assessed within Citizens Advice guidelines and standards.

Do you share the same passion as us that no one should be left disadvantaged due to lack of knowledge about one’s rights and responsibilities?

You will need to be a strong communicator with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to deal with a diverse range of people including vulnerable clients, and be able to communicate at all levels. You would also need to have good working knowledge of Microsoft ICT packages, and be flexible to work a later shift up to once a week if required.

We will offer the right candidate a generous salary along with other benefits such as annual season ticket loans, career breaks, and the opportunity to develop yourself professionally. You will be part of a warm and friendly work culture where opinions are valued. We can also offer a flexible hybrid working environment where you can work some days from home.

If you are ready to be a part of this community organisation offering a vital service to people who need our help, then click apply and complete the application process, demonstrating how you meet the competencies in the Person Specification in your supporting statement.

Citizens Advice Westminster value diversity, promote equality and challenge discrimination. We strongly encourage applicants from all parts of society and believe that diversity is what makes us the leaders in what we do.

Closing Date: 23rd April 2025, 5pm

The North West England Methodist District (NWED) is seeking to appoint a District Property Secretary. The role is home-based, with travel throughout the District. They will be the first point of contact on all matters relating to property and will work in collaboration with the churches and circuits within the District, providing oversight of the properties owned by the District. The post holder will give support and assistance to a range of stakeholders on property-related matters, in the context of Methodist Church governance.

Our partner is seeking a Project Finance Officer to join a close knit finance team, within an impactful international charity. The role in addition to having a focus on financial processing & accounting, has a significant focus on business partnering and providing support to country offices.

Responsibilities

• Supporting country office staff with their finance data inputting, ensuring that these are accurate and complete; monitoring their cashflow, managing funding requests and processing intercompany invoices, reviewing and analysing bank and balance sheet reconciliations, and supporting with processing payroll.
• Maintaing budget holder reports.
• Support the team with the internal audit and annual year-end audit processes.
• Support with HR & other administrative tasks as required.

Requirements

• Astute individual, with a degree in or studying towards an accounting qualification such as ACA, CIMA or ACCA, and interested in a career in international charity finance.
• Strong technical background and understanding of double entry bookkeeping and data entry, strong attention to detail.
• Experience in developing systems, working with complex consolidation systems, and on grants financial management is desirable.
• Good numeracy & IT skills.
• Good relationship building and communication skills, able to work effectively with overseas staff with sensitivity, and support them with any queries/issues they have.
• Able to work effectively, prioritising a varied workload.  
• Working knowledge or fluency in French is strongly desirable.

This role is permanent, and is only open to candidates with the RTW in the UK. This role requires the individual to be in the office once a week. In addition to the salary on offer, the organisation will offer some support for those candidates studing towards an accounting qualification. 

Starting Salary: £34,629 - £37,868 (pro rata) This is the full-time amount, and the salary will be prorated based on the hours of the post. 

Hours: Part-time time 4 days per week (28 hours per week)

Contract: Permanent

Location:Nottingham Diocese volunteer centre currently in Nottingham 

The successful candidate must be able to travel widely around the area covered 

Job Profile

CAFOD’s work in the Catholic community of England and Wales is to inspire and resource Catholics to participate in the Church’s mission to overcome poverty and injustice in partnership with CAFOD. 

The main purpose of this role is to inspire and increase the participation in CAFOD’s work of Catholic parishes, schools and the broader Catholic community within the Nottingham Diocese. This will be accomplished partly by the recruitment and support of a team of committed, inspired and well-resourced volunteers working in parish and school communities to enable and equip Catholics to give, act and pray. The work will also involve meeting gatekeepers, networks and other stakeholders within the diocese to build fruitful and positive relationships.

The Community Participation Co-ordinator (CPC) is part of a regional team working across a group of dioceses and whilst having a primary focus on one diocese, is responsible for the results of the regional team plans in relation to volunteer recruitment and retention and parishion and school participation.

The role will be hybrid (40-60% of time at home and 40-60% based from the volunteer centre) or fully based from CAFOD’s Nottingham Diocese volunteer centre currently in Nottingham city centre, although it is expected that the post holder will be mobile and flexible to meet volunteers, clergy and other stakeholders as required. The post holder will also be meeting with other regional team members as required both virtually and face to face. At times it will be necessary to transport some equipment and resources and to be flexible to work evenings and weekends. 

The role requires a willingness to be adaptable to support the work of the regional team, deploying skills, knowledge and at times activity in other parts of the regional team area. This is likely to require some additional travel (which would be reimbursed by CAFOD). The post also requires weekend and evening work for while time off in lieu (toil) can be claimed.

CPCs are accountable for delivering CAFOD’s annual participation plans locally across England and Wales. As well as growing the number of parishes participating, the plan is also focused on enabling parish communities to expand the breadth of their participation. Through greater numbers and activity of schools volunteers and volunteer co-ordinators, more schools will be visited by a CAFOD volunteer. It is not expected that the post-holder will routinely visit schools but that the vast majority of visits be completed by volunteers. 

The post reports to the Community Participation Manager. 

Key Responsibilities

Delivering participation plans  

• Share accountability for delivery of annual participation plans for the region (a group of dioceses) with a primary focus on one diocese, and for fundraising, education, campaigns, and other targets, as delineated by the participation plan for the region. It is anticipated that the role will have an 80% focus on parish communities and a 20% focus on school communities 

• Contribute to the development and delivery of a regional plan across a number of dioceses in support of the annual participation plans and appropriate for local contexts 

• Achieve targets for increasing parishioner and children & young people participation primarily through recruitment and retention of volunteers and working with gatekeepers 

• Be willing and able to share reports and information around community participation and recruitment, activity, development and retention of volunteers

• Closely monitor parish participation activity

Managing volunteers  

• Be the local volunteer manager in a specific diocese or dioceses 

• Hold the relationship with, and coordinate the work of, a number of volunteers in order to achieve the annual participation plan in the region 

• Contribute to increasing the number and activity of parish and school volunteers and volunteer co-ordinators in line with the regional team plan 

• Contribute to development of volunteering opportunities especially the growth of volunteer leaders 

• Match the offers, skills, experiences and expectations of volunteers with opportunities and needs in relation to CAFOD’s plans for parishioners and children & young people 

• Ensure each volunteer is appropriately inducted, briefed, trained and resourced

• Increase and ensure volunteer retention through induction, support, affirmation and effective management of the volunteer throughout their involvement with CAFOD 

• Organize and promote volunteer meetings and training opportunities to be delivered either by national programme teams or self or members of her/his regional team 

• Ensure volunteer records are accurate and up to date on the database. 

Managing relationships 

• Build and maintain key relationships including with priests, school staff, academy trusts and others within a diocese as determined in the regional plan. Be point of contact with local Bishop.

• Build and maintain effective working relationships with diocesan communications officers and press and be a point of contact for local broadcast and print media, to increase opportunities for Catholics to hear about CAFOD’s work, working with and through media volunteers where possible. 

All staff are expected: 

• To attend and contribute to regular Team, Group and CAFOD-wide meetings and briefings 

• To participate in training and other activities as requested by the line manager 

• To work as a supportive member of the team, providing cover for and training of other team members and volunteers as required 

• To be accountable for the achievement of objectives set by the line manager 

Safeguarding for Children and Vulnerable Adults  

CAFOD recognises the personal dignity and rights of children and vulnerable adults, towards whom it has a special responsibility and a duty of care and respect. CAFOD, and all its staff and volunteers, undertake to do all in our power to create a safe environment for children, young people and vulnerable adults and to prevent their physical, sexual or emotional abuse. CAFOD is committed to acting at all times in the best interests of children and vulnerable adults, seeing these interests as paramount. Any candidate offered

Person Specification/ Essential Criteria 

Understanding our context  

A Understanding Catholic identity: sympathetic knowledge of the life, culture and structure of the Catholic Church in England and Wales and an ability to work effectively within it and especially an understanding of parish community life 

B Understanding CAFOD: I understand, demonstrate and actively support CAFOD’s vision, mission and values and what we aim to achieve. 

C Understanding international development: I have an understanding of the nature and causes of world poverty and how it affects different individuals, groups and communities 

Working together  

D Managing ourselves:  Strong interpersonal skills including an ability to develop personal relationships quickly and to inspire and convince others.  Ability to be self-motivated and able to work in isolation at times.

E Working with others: builds positive and fruitful partnerships particularly with volunteers; works effectively as part of a regional team to ensure sharing of good practice and shared workload; being willing and able to help other team members and be helped to achieve delivery of a regional team plan

F Communicating: can communicate strongly CAFOD’s vision for community participation and volunteer partnership; share knowledge and information across CAFOD 

G Looking outwards: Collaborates with partners, supporters and donors to achieve the best balance between their objectives and CAFOD’s Mission

Making change happen  

H Managing resources: confident with analysing and using data for planning, monitoring and reporting:  Proven planning, time-management and organisational skills 

I Achieving results: Ability and willingness to focus on achieving results, especially for the delivery of shared regional plans for community participation and income growth 

J Managing our performance:Ability and willingness to work to targets and achieve results

 K Taking the lead: Motivates others to get things done 

Job-specific competencies 

1. A demonstrable commitment to volunteering and understanding of its potential as a force for change
2. Experience of managing multiple relationships eg with clergy, stakeholders and a wide variety of volunteers. 
3. Experience of managing volunteers including recruitment, retention, deployment and celebration.

Please click here for a full list of CAFOD’s Staff Benefits 

Come and join us and help make a real difference in the lives of the world’s poorest communities. 

Safeguarding for Children and Vulnerable Adults

CAFOD recognises the personal dignity and rights of children and vulnerable adults, towards whom it has a special responsibility and a duty of care and respect.  CAFOD, and all its staff and volunteers, undertake to do all in our power to create a safe environment for children, young people and vulnerable adults and to prevent their physical, sexual or emotional abuse.  CAFOD is committed to acting at all times in the best interests of children and vulnerable adults, seeing these interests as paramount.  Any candidate offered a job with CAFOD will be expected to adhere to CAFOD’s Safeguarding policy and sign CAFOD’s Code of Behavior as an appendix to their contract of employment and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these documents.

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references, and appropriate screening checks can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks. CAFOD also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of, and consent to, these recruitment procedures.

CAFOD is an equal opportunities employer. Recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. 

Hours: 35 hours per week  (full-time)

Start Date: As soon as possible

Contract Type: Permanent

Work Location: Hybrid - On-site at Great Ormond Street Hospital, London WC1 and home-working​

About Citizens Advice Camden

Citizens Advice Camden is a well-respected local charity with over 85 years’ experience of delivering free, independent and impartial information, advice and casework services which meet the changing needs of local residents. Our aims are to provide the independent, impartial, confidential and free advice people need for the problems they face and to improve the policies and practices that affect people’s lives.​

We target our services at the most vulnerable in our community with our client profile closely matching local indices of deprivation. We identify trends to ensure our services remain agile and able to respond to changing and emerging advice needs.​

About the Role

We are looking for a dedicated Advice Support Worker to join our well-established family advice service based at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH). As part of Citizens Advice Camden, this service supports families of seriously ill children, who often face complex issues like housing problems, benefits entitlement, and debt. You'll play a key role in ensuring the smooth running of the service through administrative, organisational and communication tasks that enable our Advisers to deliver high quality social welfare advice and casework.​

​The ideal candidate will have strong administrative experience—ideally within the advice or charity sector—along with a working knowledge of issues such as welfare benefits or housing. Excellent IT, organisational and communication skills are essential, as is a sensitive and client-focused approach within a hospital environment. You will need to be able to work both independently and as part of a small supportive team. This hybrid role includes regular on-site presence at GOSH and requires the successful candidate to meet the honorary staff requirements of the hospital, including passing an enhanced DBS check and completing mandatory training.​

If you're passionate about making a real difference in people's lives and want to work in a rewarding environment, we would love to hear from you.

CVs are not accepted.

Closing date for applications: 9.00am Tuesday 22 April 2025

Interview date(s): ​29 or 30 April 2025

Interviews will be held on Zoom.

Who We Are:

Forget everything you think you know about employment services. We do things differently — really differently. We’re a bold, award-winning organisation that’s flipping the script when it comes to helping people with convictions rebuild their lives.

Here’s how:

1. We train prisoners as Recruitment Consultants. Yep, real skills, real opportunities. You will be there manager.
2. We bring employers inside prisons to meet, interview, and sometimes hire talent on the spot.
3. We work closely in the community, breaking down barriers and helping people find meaningful employment after release.

The Role:

As a Community Employment Consultant, you’ll be the crucial bridge between prisons, employers, and the community. You’ll champion our candidates, support the senior team, and work closely with our inspiring peer-led team behind bars.

What You'll Be Doing:

✨ Build strong, collaborative relationships with prison staff.
✨ Work alongside the Head of Inside Job to organise buzzing monthly interview days.
✨ Connect with local and national employers, selling them on the incredible potential of our candidates.
✨ Craft creative strategies to engage employers who want to make a difference.
✨ Build vital relationships with Probation, DWP, Local Authorities, and third-sector heroes.
✨ Keep everything ticking over using our snazzy custom CRM portal.
✨ Provide hands-on, compassionate case management to individuals in the community, helping them overcome hurdles and land jobs.

Who You Are:

We’re not big on box-ticking, but here’s the sort of person who thrives in this role:

�� Comfortable and confident working in Prisons and Young Offender Institutions (you’ll need to pass vetting, of course!)
�� Empathetic, non-judgemental, and a brilliant listener
�� Aware of the barriers facing people with convictions, and ready to help smash them
�� Curious about the world of work, local industries, and employment trends
�� A natural relationship-builder who can talk to anyone — from CEOs to candidates
�� Organised, IT-savvy (MS Office etc.), and able to keep good records
�� Strong writer – whether it’s CVs, disclosure letters, or impactful emails

Bonus points if you’ve got recruitment or case management experience .
Even bigger bonus points if you’ve got lived experience of the criminal justice system — we value it highly.

Ideally you will need to drive for the role as our prisons are located on the outskirts of Birmingham and you will need to visit it once a week. The office is located in the city centre. 

Why Join Us?

This isn’t just another job. It’s an opportunity to be part of something genuinely groundbreaking. It’s a cliché but we mean it.

Our team is proudly diverse. Many of us — including our amazing Community Consultants — have lived through the criminal justice system. Your background and story matter to us.

You’ll get:

✔️ A salary that recognises your skills (£30-35K)
✔️ Real impact: you’ll change lives every day
✔️ Supportive, inspiring colleagues who care about what they do
✔️ Flexibility: Interviews can be online or face-to-face
✔️ A warm, welcoming team coffee catch-up to cap off the 

Fundraising Officer (Community and Events)
Salary: £16,800 per annum (£28,000 full time equivalent)
Part time: 21 hours (worked over three to four days)
Closing date: 9am on 25th April 2025
Interview dates: 30th April and 1st May 2025
Benefits: Employees are eligible for Medicash (a non-contractual benefit), 33 days paid holiday (full-time equivalent), access to Cyclescheme (for discounted bikes and accessories), and a long service award (after five years).

New Hope’s crucial work depends upon our Head Office team, which includes the following functions: HR, volunteering, finance, workforce development, fundraising and communications, maintenance, health and safety, and IT. New Hope’s Leadership Team, which oversees all operational and strategic activity, is also part of the Head Office team.

Following an increase in our community and events fundraising, we are looking to recruit for a new role developing and delivering these activities. You will have excellent interpersonal skills, be a strong communicator, flexible and with a can-do and proactive attitude. Able to manage competing demands and projects, you will be able to work independently and as part of a small and busy fundraising and communications team. You will be a team player who thrives in an inclusive environment, ready to contribute your skills towards our shared goal of preventing homelessness and transforming lives.

You may be looking to start a career in fundraising and are keen to develop and learn from an experienced team.

This is an office based role.

Interested? Click apply and upload your CV and Cover Letter now.

Business Development Manager

Do you want to be part of a passionate team and help support a lifesaving cause? If so then read on for more details as to how you can work for our Charity!

This exciting new role within the Fundraising team will lead on generating funds by developing and promoting new income streams.

There is no typical week as a Business Development Manager and the role requires a proactive approach. The post holder will identify and deliver profitable business development activity for the following areas: (i) sales related to MAAC training provider - securing group/individual bookings for our training and education courses; (ii) the sale of room hire at our Airbase and Charity Headquarters and (iii) support with other ad hoc income generation projects. .

Working in collaboration with the Chief Operating Officer, Group Events Lead, and Head of Education and Training, the Business Development Manager will develop and execute a plan to promote and grow these revenue streams, building strong relationships with businesses, community groups, and educational institutions.

#Business_Development_Manager #Business_Development #Income_Generation #Business_Development_Strategy #Fundraising #Fundraising_Management #Fundraising_Strategy 

Can you inspire people to fundraise and support children with life-limiting conditions and complex disabilities? Have you a proven track record of building sustainable, long-term relationships? Do you enjoy a challenge and want to build new partnerships that will allow our charity to increase its reach and impact across Britain and Ireland?

Lifelites is a unique charity that has been providing innovative assistive and sensory equipment, specialist training and technical support to the children’s palliative care sector for 25 years.

Our inclusive technology empowers over 13,500 children to play, create and communicate, helping families build joyful memories and experience moments of fun and connectivity.

We are looking for an experienced relationship fundraiser to join our small team and help us engage with, and fundraise from, corporates, membership organisations, special interest groups and community groups across the southern half of England and Wales.  

This is an amazing opportunity to join an established charity looking to grow and diversify both its fundraising and service provision over the next 5 years.

Whether you are looking for a new challenge or are ready for the next step in your career, we would love to hear from you.

Applications close: Saturday 10th May 2025 at 5pm
Interviews: from Monday 19th May 2025 (first interview online)

Community Relationship Fundraiser

Hours: full-time 36.25 hours worked between the hours of 8am–6pm Mon-Fri (there is flexibility to adapt the working pattern to suit you)

Working pattern: Remote work with occasional travel as required. Applicants must be based in the UK.

Deadline for applications: 4th May 2025 (we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications)

Interviews to be conducted: early May (interviews conducted remotely)

Start date in role: Early June

Rare opportunity: Create lasting change with Brake, the renowned road safety charity.

Who we are: Brake has been supporting victims of road carnage since 1995, and we're on a mission to prevent future collisions. Every 20 minutes, someone is killed or seriously injured on our roads, impacting lives profoundly.

What we offer:

- A generous 35 days of annual leave (including bank holidays and 3-day end of year shutdown period, pro-rata for part-time working patterns)

- Annual leave entitlement increases to 37 days following 5 years of service

- Birthday day off

- Enhanced sick pay and compassionate leave

- Death in service benefit

- Pension

- Employee Assistance Programme

- Flexible working

- A rewarding role with purpose

- Be part of a skilled, friendly team with an engaged Board of Trustees 

Who you are: We're searching for a compassionate, and energised, self-starter with competent IT skills to work remotely and outstanding communication skills.

Job purpose:

Reporting to the Fundraising manager & team lead and in the Income Generation team, you will support and guide individuals who raise funds for Brake in our communities, helping them reach their goals and, in turn, raise essential funds for our cause. The Community Relationship Fundraiser plays a key role in developing and growing our community fundraising programme. You will be responsible for inspiring and supporting individuals and groups who undertake community fundraising on behalf of Brake.

You will be supporting Brake's work by increasing income generated from community fundraisers, including individuals, community groups, clubs and associations. Working together with teams across the organisation, you will contribute to a culture of innovation and collaboration to maximise the overall fundraising objectives. 

Make sure you take a look at the job description for further information.

Specifically seeking candidates with:

Essential

• Demonstrate a commitment to ongoing learning and development and to participate in any training relevant to the role and to advance your competencies 

• Previous experience of working successfully within a fundraising role & good knowledge of the charity sector 

• Proven experience of working to and achieving financial targets 

• Strong ability to innovate and drive income growth across different fundraising channels 

• Excellent attention to detail, experience of managing a busy workload, showing resilience, self-motivation, adaptability, working to tight deadlines and meeting your objectives successfully both as an individual and as part of a team 

• A good communicator, with the ability to converse sensitively and empathetically with members of the public, who may be going through current or recent emotional and challenging experiences 

• Good interpersonal and verbal communication skills, professional telephone manner. 

• Flexible, embraces change and development, and can work occasional evenings and weekends when necessary. 

• Proven strong experience of using IT software such as Microsoft Office (Word/Excel/PowerPoint), Outlook, Teams and databases to enhance and improve the delivery of your duties 

• Ability to work proactively and independently 

Desirable

• Ability to analyse data to identify trends and report on findings to support decision making processes 

• Experience of using a CRM database

• Knowledge and understanding of fundraising rules and regulations 

Join our mission: This role is critical in expanding our supporter base, increasing engagement, and maximising fundraising income, ultimately enabling the charity to achieve more.

About us: Brake is passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that values diversity. We welcome your application whatever your background or situation. We particularly welcome applications from those who are part of the global majority, the LGBTQIA+ community or disabled. We are proud to be a disability confident employer. We don’t want you to ‘fit’ our culture, we want you to enrich it. So, if you have a passion for making a difference and share in our vision for a world where no one is killed on our roads, we would love to hear from you.

Apply now: If you're up for a new challenge and have the skills, apply now. We'd like to get to know the real you through your application, not an AI version. If you do use AI to write your cover letter, please check it and make sure it reflects who you are.

Not for traffic offenders: Due to the nature of our work we can't accept applications from traffic offenders. Candidates will be asked to disclose whether they have any unspent points on their licence at interview.

Join us today and be part of the solution! 

Salary: £41,208 per annum + £750 per annum Homeworking Allowance + £1,500 per annum Out of Hours Allowance

Hours: 35 Hours per week 

Contract: Permanent or Fixed Term Contract 

Location: Homebased - We are interested in applicants located in North Northamptonshire, Central Leicestershire, South Derbyshire or Peterborough,  as the postholder will be required to travel across these areas to conduct home visits to support carers and children. Travel is also required to attend staff meetings and team away days in Northamptonshire and other parts of the East Midlands.

As a ‘not for profit’ organisation, TACT puts the needs of our children and carers first and looks to appoint individuals who are as passionate about fostering as we are. We are a homeworking organisation, and we pride ourselves on our flexible working opportunities, available from day one, an extensive wellbeing programme and our benefits package, all curated to nurture a healthy work life balance for all our employees so they can give an excellent service to our carers and the young people and children we care for.

As a foster care charity, TACT invests all surplus income into services, staff, carers, and child development. This means that we have been able to invest in unique projects like TACT Connect, our unique and ground-breaking scheme for TACT care experienced young people and adults,  as well as our expanding TACT Education Service and our new Health Service. All our activities are built on our commitment to becoming a fully trauma-informed organisation, in line with our key values and ethos.

TACT achieved 16th place in the UK Best Companies Work For survey results in 2023, with 91% of employees acknowledging that the organisation is run on strong values and principles and 94% stating they feel proud to work for this organisation.  

As a Fostering Senior Supervising Social Worker with TACT East Midlands, you will be a part of our amazing team of professionals working with our organisational values at the heart of their everyday practice.  

This is an exciting opportunity to join the TACT East Midlands team as either a permanent or fixed term member of staff. The duration of the fixed term contract will be discussed/confirmed at interview.

If you want to be valued as a professional, be appreciated at work and contribute to better outcomes for the children and young people connected with TACT, apply now. 

Overall Duties of the Senior Supervising Social Worker will include:

• An appropriate social work qualification
• Up-to-date registration with Social Work England
• A minimum of 2 years post-qualifying experience in regulated fostering service
• Experience in supporting and supervising 10-12 foster families to meet the complex needs of the looked-after young people
• A proven track record in working with and on behalf of children, respecting and maintaining their individuality, and promoting their positive development.
• Experience in group work and/or delivery of training.
• Up-to-date knowledge of relevant legislation and regulations including the Children's Act and NMS Fostering Standards.
• Experience of working with/supporting looked after children and their foster carers.
• Ability to prioritise, plan and self-organise efficiently.
• Capable of using electronic records systems and IT effectively, including participating in virtual meetings and webinars

TACT offer an excellent employee benefits package including:

• 31 days paid holiday plus annual bank holidays.
• Flexible working arrangements (including compressed hours, flexibility around core hours, and volunteer days policy).
• Family friendly policies.
• Homeworking ‘bundle’ including annual allowance, IT equipment and a loan for home office set up.
• Help@Hand Employee Assistance Programme (including CBT counselling, 24/7 remote GP appointments, physiotherapy, mental health support and second opinions on serious diagnoses).
• An hour a week of live, expert-led activities through the Annual Employee Wellbeing Programme.
• Menopause Policy and free Menopause Clinician Appointments.
• Stakeholder Pension Scheme (salary sacrifice).
• Fantastic learning and development opportunities for all roles.

An Enhanced DBS clearance is required for this role and will be processed by TACT on your behalf.

Closing Date: Monday, 28th April 2025

• Interview Date: Thursday, 8th May 2025 (via Teams)

Safeguarding is everyone’s business and TACT believes that only the people with the right skills and values should work in social work.  As part of TACT’s commitment to safeguarding, we properly examine the skills, experience, qualifications, and values of potential staff in relation to our work with vulnerable young children.  We use rigorous and consistent recruitment approaches to help safeguard TACT’s young people.  All our staff are expected to work in line with TACT’s safeguarding policies.

We reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than advertised if the volume of applications is excessive, you are therefore advised to apply at your earliest convenience.

TACT does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies, nor the fees associated with them.

Job Purpose

The Specialist Policy Officer plays a vital role within Clinks’ National Influencing & Networks team, delivering high-quality policy work that supports systemic change in the criminal justice system. The postholder will contribute to shaping evidence-based policy and influencing decision-makers, working closely with colleagues across Clinks and external stakeholders. More information about our policy work please visit our website.

Duties and key responsibilities

1. Policy Intelligence and Research

· Lead horizon scanning of central, local and devolved government policy developments (with the Senior Engagement & Development Officer – Wales) to assess implications for the voluntary sector.

· Conduct member-focused research to inform Clinks’ consultation responses and policy publications, including blogs, briefings, and outputs from the Reducing Reoffending Third Sector Advisory Group (RR3).

· Lead the design, delivery, and publication of Clinks’ annual State of the Sector research.

2. Policy Development and Influence

· Draft clear, evidence-based policy materials for engagement with political stakeholders, including Ministers and officials.

· Develop mechanisms and opportunities for voluntary sector organisations to engage in policy development with statutory agencies.

· Provide policy support and analysis for Clinks’ Chief Executive and Director of National Influencing & Networks in high-level meetings.

3. Internal Collaboration and Support

· Work closely with Clinks' Area Engagement & Partnerships team to ensure member experiences and regional insights inform national policy work.

· Support colleagues across Clinks to understand policy contexts and improve their influencing work—including restricted specialist projects.

· Share policy updates and emerging trends during internal staff meetings.

4. External Representation and Stakeholder Engagement

· Represent Clinks at external meetings and events, including with senior political stakeholders and at Clinks-facilitated regional forums.

· Contribute to the development and operation of policy-focused groups, networks, and advisory structures.

· Work with the communications and admin team to maintain Clinks’ stakeholder database and ensure the distribution of policy content.

5. Content and Communications

· Collaborate with the Specialist Communications Officer to produce accessible and engaging social media and website content related to policy.

· Contribute written materials that engage audiences, influence decision-makers, and promote understanding of key issues.

General responsibilities

· Act as a positive ambassador for Clinks and uphold its mission and values.

· Work flexibly, supporting other duties as required in line with the role.

· Champion equity, diversity, and inclusion in all aspects of work.

· Work collaboratively and constructively across teams.

This job description does not form part of your contract of employment and can be amended from time to time as the needs of the organisation require.

Person specification

· Working well in a team with a flexible approach to work

· Ability to manage multiple and sometimes competing priorities

· Personal resilience and ability to stay focused in a rapidly changing environment

· Commitment to anti-discriminatory practice and equal opportunities, including for people with lived experience of the criminal justice system

· Ability to apply awareness of diversity issues to all areas of work

· Commitment to upholding the rights of people facing disadvantage and discrimination in the criminal justice system

Education and experience

· Experience in a criminal justice-related policy role

· Demonstrated experience of drafting policy positions for use with political stakeholders.

· Experience of developing evidence-based policy positions

· Experience of utilising different research methods in order to support the case for systemic change of the criminal justice system

Skills and abilities

· Written communication skills which engage audiences, persuade, and encourages understanding and participation

· Strong critical thinking and analytical skills; confident summarising complex policy.

· Sound knowledge of parliamentary processes and policy levers.

· Skilled at balancing competing priorities and managing stakeholder relationships.

· Confident working both independently and in a team.

· Organisational, administrative and IT skills at a level that supports notetaking, producing timely and accurate minutes and managing email correspondence

· Ability to work both independently and as part of a team

· Ability to balance and prioritise competing tasks in order to meet tight deadlines

· Adaptability and flexibility in being able to take on new roles and manage a range of internal and external relationships.

Knowledge

A good and critical understanding of issues related to:

· The role of the voluntary sector in addressing social exclusion and inequalities

· The criminal justice system, in particular prisons and probation.

· A thorough understanding of the policy development process

Other requirements

· Able to travel nationally across England and Wales.

· Able to work evenings and weekends and stay away from home overnight where necessary.

· Commitment to anti-discriminatory practice and equal opportunities.

· Commitment to the values and ethos of supporting people in the criminal justice system.

Change Grow Live are a charity dedicated to the belief that we can make a difference to our Service Users lives, offering support and respect in a safe environment, treating each person as an individual and working with them to find the right treatment and care options.

Our core values are ‘Be open, be compassionate and be bold’ and our team members apply these daily to achieve our mission of helping people change the direction of their lives, grow as individuals, and live life to its full potential. 

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join CGL Newham Rise children and young people’s team, this role includes delivering targeted interventions to young people around drug and alcohol awareness, education and prevention. You will hold a caseload of young people and support them on a one-to-one basis through our different treatment pathways. You will run and plan our group work programmes and support young people through our treatment pathways, aswell as interact with partner agencies to ensure young people accessing the service can improve and change their lives. Don’t worry, there is a wide array of training and development opportunities to help support you in your work.

Where: This role will be based across the borough of Newham

Hours: 37.5 per week (full time)

Salary: £27,861.26 - £32,002.35 (based on full time hours, pro rata for part time)

Allowance: Inner London Weighting of £4,133.14 (based on full time hours, pro rata for part time)

Responsibilities

About the role: 

• Supporting young people from point of entry into the service and through their treatment journey 
• You will lead on supporting young people who require specialist substance use interventions who are also open to the Newham youth justice service.
• Providing screening, assessment, psychosocial interventions, integrated care planning, post treatment support, including transfer of care 
• Identifying and responding effectively to potential safeguarding issues 
• Reducing drug and alcohol related harm to young people and the wider community 
• Promoting carer, service user and community involvement 
• Providing advocacy for access to partnership services 
• Working with young people to support positive, holistic outcomes in relation to their health and wellbeing, enabling them to lead safe, healthy, and purposeful lives: reducing risk and increasing resilience 
• Working flexibly across sites where required

About you: 

• Experience of working with young people and knowledge of the issues they face 
• Knowledge of safeguarding concerns in relation to children and young people and the Fraser Competence framework 
• Have an excellent understanding of drug and alcohol issues and experience of working within a related field 
• Knowledge of working with evidence-based practice around young people’s substance misuse treatment services and methods, including relevant best practice guidance 
• An accomplished communicator, both verbal and written with a high degree of personal IT competency 
• Be able to accurately update and maintain records and to work to deadlines for the submission of information, e.g., reports 
• Have excellent team working and interpersonal skills, maintaining a highly cooperative 
• approach to supporting colleagues in delivering service objectives 

What we will give to you: 

• 25 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays. Additionally, you'll receive one extra day of annual leave for each year of service during your first five years, therefore you will enjoy 30 days of leave after five years with us.

• Paid ‘Wellness’ hour each week along with a ‘Wellness’ hub and Employee Assist Programme 
• Contributory pension scheme 
• A great selection of benefits incl. discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc. 
• A friendly and supportive team 
• Training, career development & progression opportunities 
• Refer a friend scheme. 

Please ensure that when completing your application form and supporting statement, you reflect on the details outlined in the job description. This will help us understand how your skills and experiences align with the requirements of the role. 

Make a Real Impact with Change Grow Live. Apply Today!

**please note: Full-time hours at Change Grow Live are 37.5 hours per week. For part-time roles, the salary and payments will be pro rata based on contracted hours.

If you require sponsorship, please note that this role is not eligible for a Health and Care Worker visa. You may be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route but must meet the minimum salary requirements for the role. You can find out more here 

Salary Range (pro rata if part time)

CGL points 23 to 28 (£27,861.26 - £32,002.35)

ILW / OLW /Fringe

Inner London Weighting (£4,133.14)

Interview Date

1/5/2025

Closing Date

23/4/2025

This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.