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We are looking for an EDI Programme Manager for a fixed term period until early February 2026 to cover a secondment to support us in our exciting mission to transform the physics landscape for the UK and Ireland, and ensure a thriving physics ecosystem that contributes to innovation, discovery, research, growth and debate in the UK, Ireland and beyond. We are very proud of our innovative strategy and you can see our website for more information about our work.
What is it like working at the IOP?
The IOP is a friendly and ambitious organisation. Inclusion and diversity are central to our work, and we have a ‘work anywhere’ policy to make working at the IOP as flexible as possible. Looking after our colleagues and supporting them in life and work is our priority, ensuring they can live their best lives, with competitive salaries and generous benefits.
What will I be doing?
- Managing the Physics Inclusion Award end to end
- Ensuring our externally facing work is delivered to a high quality
- Working with key stakeholders and IOP members to deliver programmes and projects and providing EDI advice and guidance as required.
Projects you work on will include:
- The Physics Inclusion Award
- The LGBT+ Physical Sciences “Exploring the Workplace” follow up report
Who will I work with?
- The Equality Diversity and Inclusion team
- Colleagues across the IOP in all departments
- IOP members and members of the physics community in academia and industry
Ideally, we hope you’ll apply if your skills include:
Essential Criteria
- Programme management knowledge with a strong background in stakeholder management
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise and pick tasks up quickly
- Good level of EDI knowledge and experience
Nice to have
- Experience of working with academics
- Knowledge of Awards systems such as Award Force would be beneficial
No candidate will meet every single desired qualification. If your experience looks a little different from what we've identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we'd love to learn more about you!
Application
Alongside your CV, please ensure you include a cover letter stating how you meet the person specification.
How will I be working?
The Institute of Physics is an inclusive employer, and our people are at the heart of our approach to delivery. Following the impact of COVID-19, we have developed a new, innovative and exciting trust-based model of flexible working called How We Work. This empowers our staff to choose both individually and as a team how, when and where they work to deliver the goals of the organisation, acknowledging that there will be occasions where in-person meetings, collaborations and events will help generate greater impact. The How We Work initiative is based on the principles of collaboration, trust, flexibility and agility. You will be allocated a ‘base’ office which can also be a chosen place of work.
Why should I want to work for the IOP?
The Institute of Physics (IOP) is the professional body and learned society for physics in the UK and Ireland - we seek to raise public awareness and understanding of physics and support the development of a diverse and inclusive physics community. As a charity, we’re here to ensure that physics delivers on its exceptional potential to benefit society.
There’s never been a more exciting time to join the IOP - watch our film to find out more about our work.
As well as a competitive salary and professional development opportunities, we offer employees a comprehensive benefits package including:
- An excellent pension scheme - (up to 12% company contribution)
- Private medical insurance , gym membership, life assurance, dental insurance, health care cash plan (via salary sacrifice) eye care vouchers, annual flu vaccinations, long service awards, employee assistance programme
- Generous annual leave plus (25 days starting as a standard plus floating bank holidays)
- Flexible working
To apply for this role please click the link below, best of luck with your applications!
The Institute of Physics is an open and inclusive organisation that welcomes and celebrates diversity.
We strive to make physics accessible to people from all backgrounds.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Chief Executive – Providence House
Location: Battersea, London
Salary: £40,000 per annum + 5% pension contribution
Contract: Full-time, permanent
Are you a passionate and inspiring leader ready to shape the future of a thriving youth and community charity? Providence House, a Christian charity with over 60 years’ experience of serving the communities of Battersea, south London, is looking for an inspiring Chief Executive to lead its mission to empower local children, young people and families.
We’re looking for someone with:
- A personal Christian faith, aligned with our mission and values.
- Proven leadership experience in the charity or not-for-profit sector.
- A track record in strategic leadership, operational management and income generation.
- Exceptional relational and communication skills to collaborate with our team, Trustees, funders, partners and the wider community.
This is an opportunity to bring your vision, expertise and faith to a role where you’ll make a real difference.
For the Job Application Pack, visit our website (google us).
Do contact Ian Smith, Chair of Trustees for an informal chat about this role (his email is in the Job Application Pack.
Closing Date: 9.00am, Monday, 13th January 2025
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Please include a Personal Statement to tell us how you see your skills and life experience fitting with the requirements of the role.
Hours: 26 per week
Location: London Borough of Hounslow
Contract type: Permanent
Interview date: 9th January 2025
About the role
This is an engaging and rewarding opportunity to join our experienced Hounslow team. We provide personalised support and information to people diagnosed with dementia and their carers, helping them to maintain their independence.
You will;
- Improve people’s sense of well-being and control of their lives.
- Assist with the identification of needs, providing information and access to relevant services.
- Accurately record your work on our database information system
- Visit clients in their own homes, so be able to travel independently across the borough.
- Promote our service and build relationships with a range of health and social care professionals.
About you
You will need to be self-motivated and resilient, an empathic team player who pays attention to detail. We particularly welcome applications from people who are representative of the communities we serve in the borough.
You will have;
- Determination to support people to maintain their independence, improve their sense of well-being and put them in more control of their lives
- Compassionate understanding of the needs of people affected by dementia
- Ability to work inclusively with all people affected by dementia, along with an understanding of the need for confidentiality.
- Clear communication skills, adapting your approach to ensure understanding at all levels. Language skills would be an advantage.
- Good IT skills and experience working with data systems.
About Alzheimer's Society
Dementia is the biggest health and social challenge of our time.
There are currently estimated to be 900,000 people in the UK with dementia. Many are undiagnosed and facing the realities of their condition alone.
At Alzheimer’s Society we’re working towards a world where dementia no longer devastates lives. We do this by giving help to those living with dementia today and providing hope for the future. We’re here for everyone living with dementia.
As a Society, we are made up of people with dementia, carers, trusted experts, campaigners, researchers and clinicians. We are the UK’s largest collective force of people with unparalleled knowledge and over 40 years of experience addressing the biggest challenges facing people living with dementia.
Our Values
We are Determined to make a difference when and where it matters most, by being passionate, focussed and making a lasting impact for people affected by dementia.
Every one of us is a Trusted expert, listening, learning and using evidence and experience. We are Better together by being open, combining our strengths, helping us to achieve more together. We are Compassionate, we are kind and honest, and we don’t shy away from challenges.
Through our values we will make the greatest difference for people affected by dementia.
Equal Opportunities
We want everyone we work with, as a colleague, volunteer, supporter, or someone we support, to feel included and that they belong at Alzheimer's Society.
We are committed to building a diverse organisation that represents the communities we serve and ensuring inclusion in everything we do. During your recruitment process we want to make sure that you bring your whole self and be at your best.
Back Up is the only charity in the UK that has dedicated services for children and young people with a spinal cord injury.
When a child or young person sustains a spinal cord injury it is a life changing experience. Lots of things that seemed certain for their future, suddenly seem to be thrown into doubt.
Building confidence and independence after spinal cord injury is so important to a child or young person’s adjustment and wellbeing. Knowing what support and information is available, how to access it, and finding answers to questions are vital in helping to ensure that all children and young people have the tools to live the life they want after spinal cord injury.
Back Up does this by offering information, advice and guidance, fun courses, support in returning to education, mentoring, and opportunities for young people to come together and share their experiences through our Youth Advisory Group.
This role will focus on providing specialist information, advice and guidance. Whether that be returning to education post injury or navigating the services and support available, you’ll be a natural at supporting and empowering young people and their families to thrive.
This is an exciting opportunity to expand and develop this groundbreaking service into the future. As someone with lived experience of spinal cord injury, you’ll be naturally passionate about empowering children and young people to use their voice to get the support they need.
About us:
At Back Up, we have big ambitions. Over the next few years, we’re going to be transforming the lives of even more people affected by spinal cord injury.
Together we’ll be working hard to make sure everyone affected by spinal cord injury has access to the support they deserve; and we are the only spinal cord injury charity in the UK providing dedicated services to children and young people.
At Back Up, inclusion is at the heart of everything we do. Please read our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Policy Statement. We are committed to creating an inclusive working environment where all our employees are encouraged to reach their full potential, and individual differences are valued and respected. We particularly welcome applications from those from black, Asian or ethnic minority backgrounds or those with higher level spinal injuries.
In 2024 Back Up won The Times and The Sunday Times Spotlight Award for Best place to work for disabled employees. As well as this, Back Up has been voted one of the top ten charities to work for (Third Sector Best Charities 2020). The enthusiastic, inclusive and supportive spirit of our very skilled staff ensure excellence in the services we deliver.
How to apply
Please apply by emailing recruitment @ backuptrust . org . uk by midnight on 1st January 2025 with:
· A CV detailing salary information for your most recent post and two referees, one of whom should be your present or most recent employer. We will contact them after interview.
· A (maximum) two side A4 supporting statement, saying why you want the job and explaining how you meet the criteria in the job description. This statement is crucial; CVs alone will not be accepted.
· A completed equal opportunities form. This form will be kept separate from your application, and not viewed by the recruiting manager. It is used to help us assess the diversity of our applicants to ensure our processes are fair to all. It is optional to fill in but it will help us improve and maintain high standards.
We will acknowledge receipt of your application, and then let you know if you are to be invited to interview. First interviews will be held from w/c 6th January 2025. If you cannot make any of those dates, please indicate this when you apply.
What will the process involve?
The process will involve at least one interview round which will be either in person or online. There will be a panel interviewing you and you may be asked to complete a task beforehand to present to the panel. If you need any support or adjustment to the recruitment process at any step, do please ask and we’d be pleased to work with you to put these in place so that you can perform to the best of your abilities throughout the process and demonstrate your suitability for the role. Please email recruitment @ backuptrust . org . uk
Guaranteed Interview Scheme
As a ‘Disability Confident’ employer we are committed to the inclusion of candidates and employees with disabilities. If you have a disability and meet the minimum criteria of the role, set out as essential criteria in the job description, we will invite you to interview. Please let us know if you would qualify and want to take advantage of this scheme by emailing: recruitment @ backuptrust . org . uk .
Don’t meet every single requirement?
At Back Up we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every criteria in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles at Back Up.
Please apply by emailing:
• A CV detailing salary information for your most recent post and two referees, one of whom should be your present or most recent employer. We will contact them after interview.
• A (maximum) two side A4 supporting statement, saying why you want the job and explaining how you meet the criteria in the job description. This statement is crucial; CVs alone will not be accepted.
• A completed equal opportunities form. This form will be kept separate from your application, and not viewed by the recruiting manager. It is used to help us assess the diversity of our applicants to ensure our processes are fair to all. It is optional to fill in but it will help us improve and maintain high standards.
At Back Up, we inspire people affected by spinal cord injury to get the most out of life.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Our talented and inspiring workforce are key to our success. Over 50 coaches and volunteers deliver inclusive sport to disabled people across London. We are looking for an equally driven person to manage this incredible team.
You will be recruiting new coaches and volunteers, developing a robust method to upskill and provide continued professional development so our coaches continue to be the best they can be.
You will support coaches to meet our delivery standards, working with them to understand the importance of our systems and processes. You will empower them to feel connected with Disability Sports Coach’s aims and objectives by working collaboratively with the charity’s core staff team.
You will establish communication channels to gather feedback and insights on the impact of our sessions from coaches working on the ground.
A large part of your role is acting as the project lead on our unique Inclusive Activity Leaders (IAL) programme. Delivered in partnership with Nike, IAL upskills aspiring disabled and non-disabled people to become qualified sports coaches, creating a more diverse coaching workforce. Your responsibilities include recruiting the cohort, planning and coordinating all aspects of delivery, providing ongoing support to Leaders, and overseeing project monitoring and evaluation.
This role will sit within a small and inclusive delivery team. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, who may not meet every qualification but are passionate and bring relevant skills and experience. Positive, team-oriented attitude and a learning mindset is key! If you are excited by the challenge of breaking barriers for disabled people, we want to hear from you.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Are you looking for a dynamic and rewarding role working for an organisation with the feminist agenda at the core of its ethos? Then Advance Charity could be the career choice for you!
We are looking for a Community Key Worker
Salary: £22,000 - £26,000
Location: Keyworking across Basildon and Thurrock. Must attend our main office once a week in Chelmsford
Contract: Fixed Term until 31st March 2026 (with possibility of extension)
Hours p/w Full Time 35hrs per week
This post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.
Please note: Any offer of employment will be made subject to references, confirmation of the right to work in the UK, and satisfactory enhanced DBS check. This role is also subject to Police & Prison Vetting.
About us
Advance is an award-winning and innovative women-only organisation, established in 1998, providing emotional and practical support to women and girls survivors of domestic abuse and supporting women with short-term sentences to reduce offending. We believe in empowering women and girls to lead safe, non-violent, equal lives so that they can flourish and contribute to the community.
We are a community-based organisation who lead in best practice approaches to supporting women in their local community. We achieve this by being available to meet and support women in local settings and at our women’s centres, and by working in close partnership with other agencies.
Our values are to listen and support, to empower and respect, collaboration, innovation, and accountability.
About the role:
Are you an excellent relationship builder who can work with women and a diverse range of delivery partners to ensure that she meets her potential and successfully progresses through and beyond her probation supervision? Can you meet a women wherever she is at in her journey and work with her to create an individualised support package that gives her the best chance of breaking the cycle of offending?
Are you looking for a dynamic and rewarding role working for a feminist organisation who understand that supporting women in the criminal justice system requires a specialist and gendered approach? Do you believe in our values; to listen and support, to empower and respect, collaborate, innovate, and take accountability?
In your role as a Community Keyworker, you will be working with women involved in the Criminal Justice System; those on Probation in the Community and those women being released from Prison as part of their Post Sentence Supervision; providing some in-reach and ‘Through the Gate’ support. You will be working in a team of Community Keyworkers in your region. Each Keyworker will provide holistic one to one community support to women with a variety of needs.
About You:
Are you a strong believer in advocating for others? Are you empathetic, patient and determined? Then this opportunity could be right for you.
The Minerva London service provides holistic, trauma-informed support for women in touch with the Criminal Justice System. We do this through offering dedicated one to one support, safer women’s centre spaces and specialist interventions and partnerships.
To be successful as the Community Key Worker you will need the below experience and skills.
You will be working in a supportive, friendly, and welcoming team whilst having oversight of a caseload of women, who may be under the supervision of the National Probation Service or in custody, enhancing the offer of holistic support and advocacy services available to them throughout their journey.
Building relationships with other statutory and non-statutory agencies in local communities is vital to build referral pathways and provide a whole system approach to supporting individuals.
To carry out this work you will meet women in the community in your designated borough and co-locate with other agencies including the National Probation Service, as well as regularly attending Advance’s North London vibrant Women’s Centre/office space.
You will be a creative self-starter who will support the service and look for innovative solutions to support clients with complex needs. You are confident professional relationship builder and has good awareness of Safeguarding procedures. Strong Administration skills and understanding of compliant behaviours also experience of supporting. With good knowledge of the criminal justice system and awareness of other support provisions.
- Interviews are taking place on a rolling basis
*Advance reserves the right to close the advert early, or on the appointment of a candidate
What we can offer you - Employee Benefits:
- A 35-hour working week
- An exceptional 30 days of paid holiday per year (pro rata for part time), PLUS public holidays on top (that's nearly 40 days paid holiday per year!) if working a 35 a hour week.
- Additional days off to celebrate International Women’s Day, and for religious observance and moving home
- Perkbox - an employee discount platform where you can receive free rewards as well as take advantage of savings on clothes, groceries, travel, leisure and more
- Pension scheme
- Enhanced maternity/adoption provision
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
- Employee eye-care scheme
- Clinical supervision for front line staff and first line management roles
- Refer a Friend Scheme - £250 for each referral who passes probation
- Organisation wide away days
- Thorough induction and training
- Career development pathways
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Under the Equality Act 2010, we are required to make any reasonable adjustments. If you have a disability as defined under this act and/or have any additional needs,please email talent and the Talent Acquisition Team will aim to make the necessary arrangements to accommodate your needs.
Diversity, Inclusion and Equal Opportunities
We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and actively seek to recruit people from groups underrepresented in our current team. We have policies and processes in place to ensure that all employees are offered an equal opportunity in recruitment and selection, promotion, training, pay and benefits.
Safeguarding
Advance is committed to safeguarding and creating a culture of zero-tolerance of harm and expects all staff, including volunteers to share this commitment. We believe all individuals have the right to live their life free from violence and abuse and the right to feel and be safe.
We have a suite of safeguarding policies, procedures and practice guidance, accessible to all staff, which promotes safeguarding and safer working practices across all our services and activities. When we recruit staff, we follow rigorous safer recruitment practices, this involves carrying out pre-employment checks including references, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks, and identity checks. We ensure all staff undertake mandatory safeguarding training relevant to their role and responsibilities, to empower them to be competent and feel confident in recognising and responding appropriately to safeguarding issues and promote wellbeing.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Longleigh is a grant-making foundation dedicated to supporting individuals and communities served by the social housing sector.
We are a small but mighty, and values-driven organisation, and are fully committed to being compassionate, collaborative, agile, insightful and ethical, in all our actions, work and interactions.
We are looking for someone to join our small, fully remote working team to work with our Head of Finance & Operations. The role is to help ensure the efficient, accurate and effectve running of Longleigh’s back-office functions and processes, primarily in delivering the organisation’s day-to-day finance administration , as well as supporting our Finance and Operations Manager with the administrative side of our HR and IT services.
To apply, upload your CV and a cover letter detailing how you meet the person specification sections, with examples (no more than two/three sides of A4, size 12 font please)
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
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!
Do you want to make a positive difference to the wider community? Do you what flexible working hours? Do you want to be part of an awesome and innovative team?
Your role will be to work alongside the Business Manager to co-ordinate all administrative and financial functions of Sunderland People First to ensure the smooth running of the business and processes.
Salary: £32,000pa
Hours: Full time - 35 hours per week (and part of an on-call rota)
Days and times: Monday - Friday, 09:00am - 17:00pm
Contract: Permanent
Employed by: Age UK Hillingdon, Harrow & Brent
Location: Age UK Buckinghamshire office 145 Meadowcroft, Aylesbury, HP19 9HH - Age UK HHB operate a hybrid and flexible working policy on successful completion of induction.
Interviews: These will take place on a rolling basis on receipt of applications
ACCESS TO A CAR AND A CLEAN FULL DRIVING LICENCE IS A REQUIREMENT OF THIS POSITION
This is an exciting opportunity for a leader who is passionate about delivering services to make a difference to the lives of people especially older people.
Are you organised, able to make decisions using your own intuition, a driver of change?
This is a full-time role working with Age UK Buckinghamshire to deliver the Hospital Discharge Support Service. The post holder will manage and deliver the day-to-day operation of the service supporting the staff and volunteers from the Age UK Buckinghamshire offices in Aylesbury. In a typical year more than a thousand patients will be taken home by our teams and helped to settle in safely. This service supports people aged 18 and over who are leaving hospital after a stay. Older people are highly represented in this client group.
The post holder will work closely with the Community Team who support residents post discharge by liaising with other services and offering practical support to settle in at home.
If you would like an opportunity to make a difference, we are keen to hear from you!
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Position: Senior Events Fundraiser (Third Party Events)
Type: Full-time (35 hours a week)
Contract: Permanent
Location: Office-based from one of our national offices (London, Cardiff, Belfast, or Edinburgh) with flexibility to work remotely
Salary: Starting from £32,301 per annum plus excellent benefits
Salary Band and Job Family: Band 2*, Charity
*you’ll start at our entry point salary of £32,301 per annum, increasing to £34,320 after 6 months service and satisfactory performance and to £36,338 after a further 6 months.
About us
We make sure people living with MS are at the centre of everything we do. And it’s this commitment that unites us across the UK.
Our strategy is based on what people affected by MS have told us is important to them. It gives us a clear and determined focus.
Our work is based on the hopes and aspirations of our MS community. Together we campaign at all levels, fund ground-breaking research and provide award winning support and information.
Our people are our greatest asset and the key to our success. We offer a vibrant, progressive working environment where you'll be able to make a difference.
About this job
We’re looking for a Senior Events Fundraiser to join our Community, Events, and Retail Fundraising team, leading on the delivery of our third party events activities.
You’ll plan, develop, and promote a well-established portfolio of third party challenge events, working to achieve set income targets, while ensuring an outstanding supporter experience for our event participants.
You’ll also be responsible for developing our third party events portfolio; monitoring and evaluating products, as well as innovating, to create opportunities for future growth.
Closing date for applications: 9:00 on Monday 6 January 2025
Interested?
PLEASE PRESS THE 'HOW TO APPLY' BUTTON FOR MORE INFORMATION.
Equal Opportunities
We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities and or from ethnic minority backgrounds.
We’d be grateful if you downloaded and completed the equality and diversity monitoring form and submit it with your application.
Disability Confident Employer
We’re a Disability Confident Employer and we’re committed to promoting equality and diversity.
You can ask for reasonable adjustments as part of both our recruitment and new starter on-boarding processes.
If you need any help or adjustments to apply for this role, please contact us. You can also ask for the application materials to be sent to you in a different format. Such as for them to be sent to you by email or in a larger word format.
Your right to work in the UK
You must have the right to work in the UK to work in paid employment with us. You’ll need to share documents showing you’re eligible to work in the UK if we offer you employment.
You can find the UK visas and permits granting you the right to work in the UK on the UK Government website. We currently don’t have a Sponsor Licence agreement with the Home Office and aren’t able to support you with your visa applications.
More about our employee benefits:
We have a wide range of employee benefits including (but not limited to):
Encouraging work life balance
- 38 days paid annual leave (including bank holidays), pro-rata for part-time
- More annual leave entitlement, based on length of employment
- Smart working options (with the opportunity to work remotely and find a smart working pattern that suits both you and us)
- Flexible working options
Caring for you and your family
- Generous sick pay entitlement
- More sick pay entitlement, based on length of employment
- Opportunity to buy and sell annual leave in each calendar year
- Free access to a GP virtually 24 hours a day/7 days a week allowing you unlimited advice, reassurance and where appropriate diagnosis
- Enhanced leave for new parents
- Free access to a confidential 24 hours a day/7 days a week helpline service for both you and your family with a specialist range of support and information
- Special leave options (such as up to 5 days paid leave for domestic or personal emergencies a year)
- 10 days paid disability leave a year, pro-rata for part-time
- 10 days paid carers’ leave a year, pro-rata for part-time
- Cycle to work scheme
- Death in service scheme
- New family-friendly benefits, including paid leave:
- In the event of miscarriage or still birth
- To support fertility treatments
- For antenatal appointments for both parents
Thinking about your finances
- Enhanced salary sacrifice pension scheme
- Discounted season ticket loan and interest-free emergency loans
- Give as you earn to support other charities of your choice before tax
- New employee portal including lifestyle savings vouchers and personal wellbeing
Enriching your life at work
- Personalised development plans with a wide range of training courses and opportunities to source additional training options with your line manager
- Yearly internal apprenticeship opportunities
- New, modern offices that embrace working together both in-person and remotely
- Various opportunities to influence how we internally operate (including surveys, and focus and committee groups)
- Active and supportive internal employee networking groups for collaboration and peer support
- 2 days paid leave a year for volunteering for MS Society activities during normal working hours (such as fundraising events, or campaigning in the local community)
- 2 days paid leave a year for volunteering with other charities during normal
Safeguarding
We’re committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of everyone who uses our services and we come into contact with.
This is regardless of Gender, Race, Disability, Sexual orientation, Religion or belief, Pregnancy, Gender reassignment.
We recognise our particular responsibility to make sure vulnerable adults and children are protected.
We have measures in place to protect everyone we come into contact with from abuse and maltreatment of all kinds.
No agencies please.
To fund world-leading research, share the latest information and campaign for everyone's rights. Together we are a community. Together we can stop MS
We are recruiting for a Children's Support Worker to join our team in Hammersmith and Fulham; the scope on this job involves….
Job Title: Children's Support Worker
Location: Hammersmith and Fulham
Salary: £28,104 per annum
Contract type: Permanent, Full-time
Hours: 37.5
We want kind and empathic people to work at Refuge, who believe in equality, diversity, and inclusion, are experts in their area of knowledge, want to make a positive difference and improve the lives of the women and children we support.
This is an opportunity to join Refuge as a Children Support Worker to provide high quality practical and emotional support to survivors of domestic violence and their children living in our refuges.
This post is restricted to women due to the nature of the role. The Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies.
Closing date: 9am on 3 January 2025
Interview date: 8 January 2025
Benefits
Refuge offers a variety of exciting opportunities to learn, develop and grow in your career. We recognise the value everyone brings to the organisation to achieve our aims and are dedicated to developing and rewarding our staff. More details of our benefits can be found in Job Information Pack.
Using Anonymous Recruitment
This organisation is using Anonymous Recruitment to reduce bias in the first stages of the hiring process. Submit your application as normal and our system will anonymise it for you. Your personal information will be hidden until the recruiter contacts you.
This is an exciting new opportunity to help Cambridge City Foodbank (CCFb) grow and develop the talent and skills of its large volunteer workforce. Reporting to the Operations Manager, you will have a critical impact on CCFb’s ability to meet the need for emergency and affordable food. This post builds on the findings of CCFb’s externally commissioned Volunteer Learning Project.
Main Duties:
● Lead the recruitment, retention and development of the volunteer workforce; working to support Team Leaders, and to ensure there is clarity of responsibility and accountability.
● Oversee the Volunteer Development Team, including recruiting to vacant posts, line management of the team and the team’s workflow. The team comprises of 3 x Volunteer Administrators specialising in volunteer recruitment, volunteer journey and supermarket collection days.
● Coordinate the special supermarket collection day volunteer teams, that take place periodically throughout the year.
● Complete the transition to the ‘Assembly’ volunteer database and oversee the maintenance of accurate records.
● Create and deliver an action plan which builds on the findings of the Volunteer Learning Project (with the support of the CEO and Operations Manager) in the following areas:
o Living the Ethos – ensuring our Vision, Mission and Values are understood and embraced by our volunteers
o Connection & Community – creating strong connections with the organisation and a sense of community across the whole volunteer supporter base.
o Diversity, Inclusion and Lived Experience – proactive action to engage diverse communities in volunteering, including widening age, ethnicity, and lived experience.
o Continual Learning and Progression – ensuring effective volunteer induction, training and ongoing development opportunities take place, throughout a volunteers’ journey.
o Operational Excellence – improving volunteer procedures and administrative systems.
● Liaise with colleagues across the Trussell network; sharing best practice and participating in learning opportunities, to further the work of Cambridge City Foodbank.
● Other activities may be requested from time to time by the CEO, Operations Manager and senior staff, consistent with the needs of the Charity.
Personal Specification:
Technical skills and minimum knowledge:
● Excellent people management skills, with a good understanding of the differences in supervising volunteers compared to employees, gained from personal experience with the voluntary sector.
● Strong coordination experience, highly organised, and able to effectively juggle multiple administrative tasks at the same time!
● Competent in the use of Zoom/Teams and MS Office software.
● Excellent written and verbal communication and relationship management skills.
Behaviours and competencies:
● Friendly, trustworthy and able to maintain confidentiality.
● Able to demonstrate empathy for people from disadvantaged, marginalised or socially-excluded backgrounds.
● Be committed to the vision, respect the ethos and uphold the values of Cambridge City Foodbank and Trussell.
Our Vision, Ethos & Values:
Our Vision is for a UK without the need for foodbanks. Each day we meet the need for emergency and affordable food, and tackle the causes of poverty, by harnessing the power of the community. We are an independent local charity and member of the Trussell Trust network.
We value dignity, justice, compassion, community and impact, in all that we do. We serve local people regardless of background, inspired by our Christian ethos and values.
As part of our commitment to inclusion, diversity and equity, we actively encourage applications from under-represented groups such as returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people who are LGBT+, from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds, with a disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, with caring responsibilities, from different nations and regions and those with a lived experience of poverty as well as any other under-represented group in our workforce. We are committed to ensuring the safety and protection of our employees from all forms of harm.
Currently: our amazing team of over 200 volunteers assisted by a small staff team, provided over 17,500 3-day emergency food parcels to people across Cambridge (around one-third are children) and distribute in excess of 170,000 Kilos of food.
Applications close on 30th December 2024.
Interviews will be held on Friday 17th January 2025
We meet the need for emergency and affordable food, and tackle the causes of poverty, by harnessing the power of the community.
The Owned Events Lead is a key role in the development of our growing fundraising events programme. The role provides strategic and operational leadership to the Owned Events team, making sure they’re enabled to deliver our annual portfolio of MS Society organised events across the UK.
Owned Events Lead
Type: Full-time (35 hours a week), Fixed Term until 31 January 2026 (Maternity Cover)
Location: Office-based from one of our national offices (London, Cardiff, Belfast, or Edinburgh) with flexibility to work remotely
Salary: £39,717* per annum plus excellent benefits
Salary Band and Job Family: Band 3, Charity
*you will start at our entry point salary of £39,717 per annum, increasing to £42,199 after 6 months service and satisfactory performance and to £44,681 after a further 6 months
About us
We make sure people living with MS are at the centre of everything we do. And it’s this commitment that unites us across the UK.
Our strategy is based on what people affected by MS have told us is important to them. It gives us a clear and determined focus.
Our work is based on the hopes and aspirations of our MS community. Together we campaign at all levels, fund ground-breaking research and provide award winning support and information.
Our people are our greatest asset and the key to our success. We offer a vibrant, progressive working environment where you'll be able to make a difference.
About this job
Please note this is fixed term contract until 31 January 2026.
In this role you’ll be responsible for ensuring our fundraising events are delivered safely, on time and on budget, as well as being a key part of our Community and Events Fundraising leadership team. Our role is to deliver engaging, high quality and innovative fundraising to our amazing supporters and provide an attractive, inclusive programme of events and activities throughout the year.
Closing date for applications: 9:00 on 3 January 2025
Interested?
PLEASE PRESS THE 'HOW TO APPLY' BUTTON FOR MORE INFORMATION.
Equal Opportunities
We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities and or from ethnic minority backgrounds.
We’d be grateful if you downloaded and completed the equality and diversity monitoring form and submit it with your application.
Disability Confident Employer
We’re a Disability Confident Employer and we’re committed to promoting equality and diversity.
You can ask for reasonable adjustments as part of both our recruitment and new starter on-boarding processes.
If you need any help or adjustments to apply for this role, please contact us. You can also ask for the application materials to be sent to you in a different format. Such as for them to be sent to you by email or in a larger word format.
More about our employee benefits:
We have a wide range of employee benefits including (but not limited to):
Encouraging work life balance
- 38 days paid annual leave (including bank holidays), pro-rata for part-time
- More annual leave entitlement, based on length of employment
- Smart working options (with the opportunity to work remotely and find a smart working pattern that suits both you and us)
- Flexible working options
Caring for you and your family
- Generous sick pay entitlement
- More sick pay entitlement, based on length of employment
- Opportunity to buy and sell annual leave in each calendar year
- Free access to a GP virtually 24 hours a day/7 days a week allowing you unlimited advice, reassurance and where appropriate diagnosis
- Enhanced leave for new parents
- Free access to a confidential 24 hours a day/7 days a week helpline service for both you and your family with a specialist range of support and information
- Special leave options (such as up to 5 days paid leave for domestic or personal emergencies a year)
- 10 days paid disability leave a year, pro-rata for part-time
- 10 days paid carers’ leave a year, pro-rata for part-time
- Cycle to work scheme
- Death in service scheme
- New family-friendly benefits, including paid leave:
- In the event of miscarriage or still birth
- To support fertility treatments
- For antenatal appointments for both parents
Thinking about your finances
- Enhanced salary sacrifice pension scheme
- Discounted season ticket loan and interest-free emergency loans
- Give as you earn to support other charities of your choice before tax
- New employee portal including lifestyle savings vouchers and personal wellbeing
Enriching your life at work
- Personalised development plans with a wide range of training courses and opportunities to source additional training options with your line manager
- Yearly internal apprenticeship opportunities
- New, modern offices that embrace working together both in-person and remotely
- Various opportunities to influence how we internally operate (including surveys, and focus and committee groups)
- Active and supportive internal employee networking groups for collaboration and peer support
- 2 days paid leave a year for volunteering for MS Society activities during normal working hours (such as fundraising events, or campaigning in the local community)
- 2 days paid leave a year for volunteering with other charities during normal
Safeguarding
We’re committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of everyone who uses our services and we come into contact with.
This is regardless of Gender, Race, Disability, Sexual orientation, Religion or belief, Pregnancy, Gender reassignment.
We recognise our particular responsibility to make sure vulnerable adults and children are protected.
We have measures in place to protect everyone we come into contact with from abuse and maltreatment of all kinds.
Your right to work in the UK
You must have the right to work in the UK to work in paid employment with us. You’ll need to share documents showing you’re eligible to work in the UK if we offer you employment.
You can find the UK visas and permits granting you the right to work in the UK on the UK Government website. We currently don’t have a Sponsor Licence agreement with the Home Office and aren’t able to support you with your visa applications.
No agencies please.
To fund world-leading research, share the latest information and campaign for everyone's rights. Together we are a community. Together we can stop MS
Position: Head of Research
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours a week
Contract: Permanent
Location: Office based in London with flexibility to work remotely
Salary: £63,654 per annum plus excellent benefits
Salary Band and Job Family: Band 4
About us
We make sure people living with MS are at the centre of everything we do. And it’s this commitment that unites us across the UK.
Our strategy is based on what people affected by MS have told us is important to them. It gives us a clear and determined focus.
Our work is based on the hopes and aspirations of our MS community. Together we campaign at all levels, fund ground-breaking research and provide award winning support and information.
Our people are our greatest asset and the key to our success. We offer a vibrant, progressive working environment where you'll be able to make a difference.
About this job
The Head of Research enables successful delivery of the organisation’s ground-breaking Research Strategy. They will provide vital leadership, strategic direction and day to day management of the MS Society’s research programme as well as leadership of the Research Team.
This varied and exciting role also involves developing and maintaining strategically relevant partnerships, annual grant round, new research strategy and acting as a spokesperson for the MS Society as well as being a key ambassador – inspiring internal teams about the MS Society’s research programme.
Closing date for applications: 9:00 on Wednesday 8 January 2025
Interested?
PLEASE PRESS THE 'HOW TO APPLY' BUTTON FOR MORE INFORMATION.
Equal Opportunities
We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities and or from ethnic minority backgrounds.
We’d be grateful if you downloaded and completed the equality and diversity monitoring form and submit it with your application.
Disability Confident Employer
We’re a Disability Confident Employer and we’re committed to promoting equality and diversity.
You can ask for reasonable adjustments as part of both our recruitment and new starter on-boarding processes.
If you need any help or adjustments to apply for this role, please contact us. You can also ask for the application materials to be sent to you in a different format. Such as for them to be sent to you by email or in a larger word format.
Your right to work in the UK
You must have the right to work in the UK to work in paid employment with us. You’ll need to share documents showing you’re eligible to work in the UK if we offer you employment.
You can find the UK visas and permits granting you the right to work in the UK on the UK Government website. We currently don’t have a Sponsor Licence agreement with the Home Office and aren’t able to support you with your visa applications.
More about our employee benefits:
We have a wide range of employee benefits including (but not limited to):
Encouraging work life balance
- 38 days paid annual leave (including bank holidays), pro-rata for part-time
- More annual leave entitlement, based on length of employment
- Smart working options (with the opportunity to work remotely and find a smart working pattern that suits both you and us)
- Flexible working options
Caring for you and your family
- Generous sick pay entitlement
- More sick pay entitlement, based on length of employment
- Opportunity to buy and sell annual leave in each calendar year
- Free access to a GP virtually 24 hours a day/7 days a week allowing you unlimited advice, reassurance and where appropriate diagnosis
- Enhanced leave for new parents
- Free access to a confidential 24 hours a day/7 days a week helpline service for both you and your family with a specialist range of support and information
- Special leave options (such as up to 5 days paid leave for domestic or personal emergencies a year)
- 10 days paid disability leave a year, pro-rata for part-time
- 10 days paid carers’ leave a year, pro-rata for part-time
- Cycle to work scheme
- Death in service scheme
- New family-friendly benefits, including paid leave:
- In the event of miscarriage or still birth
- To support fertility treatments
- For antenatal appointments for both parents
Thinking about your finances
- Enhanced salary sacrifice pension scheme
- Discounted season ticket loan and interest-free emergency loans
- Give as you earn to support other charities of your choice before tax
- New employee portal including lifestyle savings vouchers and personal wellbeing
Enriching your life at work
- Personalised development plans with a wide range of training courses and opportunities to source additional training options with your line manager
- Yearly internal apprenticeship opportunities
- New, modern offices that embrace working together both in-person and remotely
- Various opportunities to influence how we internally operate (including surveys, and focus and committee groups)
- Active and supportive internal employee networking groups for collaboration and peer support
- 2 days paid leave a year for volunteering for MS Society activities during normal working hours (such as fundraising events, or campaigning in the local community)
- 2 days paid leave a year for volunteering with other charities during normal
Safeguarding
We’re committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of everyone who uses our services and we come into contact with.
This is regardless of Gender, Race, Disability, Sexual orientation, Religion or belief, Pregnancy, Gender reassignment.
We recognise our particular responsibility to make sure vulnerable adults and children are protected.
We have measures in place to protect everyone we come into contact with from abuse and maltreatment of all kinds.
No agencies please.
To fund world-leading research, share the latest information and campaign for everyone's rights. Together we are a community. Together we can stop MS
Please note, due to the nature of the service, it is an occupational requirement that the post holder is female and the post is therefore exempt from the provisions of the Equality Act 2010 in terms of Schedule 9, Part 1, and Paragraph 1 of the Act.
ABOUT THE ROLE
We are looking for a dedicated and experienced Service Manager to step into the role of Domestic Abuse Refuge Manager and lead our service in West London. This is a 9-month fixed-term contract covering maternity leave from February 2025. You will work with a passionate and committed team focused on delivering essential support and safe accommodation to women and children at risk of domestic abuse. In this role, you will guide the ongoing development of the service and the team, ensuring the highest standards of care and best practices are maintained throughout this crucial period.
Penrose Women's Refuge provides support and accommodation to women and children at risk of domestic abuse. The Children and Family Worker will work in partnership with the mums and support mentor to ensure holistic and trauma informed support for children living in the service. This includes developing a range of age appropriate activities, support with accessing schooling and education and supporting the mums during a challenging time. As a team, you will work to develop a structure and a safe space for women and children to heal and thrive. Due the the nature of the service the post code has been removed however, service is based in West London.
Shift Pattern: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday. 9:00AM - 17:00PM, Onsite this is a service based role. You will also be required to take part in our rota for out of hours on call duty.
Salary: £37,000
WHY YOU WILL LOVE THIS ROLE
This role offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact in the lives of women and children at risk of domestic abuse. You will be leading a dedicated and passionate team in a supportive environment, where your expertise and commitment to best practices will directly contribute to creating a safe and nurturing space for families to heal and thrive.
What are we looking for?
- Due to the nature of the service, it is an occupational requirement that the post holder is female and the post is therefore exempt from the provisions of the Equality Act 2010 in terms of Schedule 9, Part 1, and Paragraph 1 of the Act
- Understanding and/or experience of working with people who have been affected by domestic abuse
- Experience of working with and engaging with diverse groups of people from varying backgrounds
- IT Proficiency, including Microsoft Office, and the ability to navigate and learn new case management systems and other types of organisational software
- Ability to promote the service and provide outreach-based provision, with an ability to liaise and work effectively in partnership with stakeholders
What we offer
- 25 days annual leave, increasing with the length of service
- Training and Development, including access to courses, upskilling, and progression plans
- Employee Assistance Programme, including counselling
- Reflective Practice regular sessions with a therapist provided by an external provider to support Mental Health and Wellbeing
- Eligibility to register with Blue Light Discount Card
- Life Assurance Scheme
- Cycle-to-work scheme
- Annual Staff Awards
Other responsibilities than those described above may be required to be undertaken from time to time and will be expected to be performed to as long as it is within the capability and level of the position.
Please refer to the JDPS attached for more details on the vacancy and our requirements/key criteria.
ABOUT US
Social Interest Group (SIG) believes good care and support improve lives. Our values of ambition, empowerment, transparency, and inclusivity drive everything we do. Our mission is to empower people who are marginalised by building powerful partnerships and creative solutions that bridge gaps in provision and aid recovery, reablement and resettlement.
SIG is a not-for-profit organisation providing thousands of people with good-quality support and care in residential, drop-in centres, community floating support settings (including people's own homes), probation settings, and hospitals awaiting discharge. We do so across London, Brighton, Bedfordshire, Luton, and Kent. We believe in the power of well-planned, well-managed services to make a difference. We work with high standards and external and internal regulatory frameworks.
Want to know how we work? Watch our short Theory of Change video to see how we support people towards a brighter future: Theory of Change
Further details can be found on our website here: Theory of Change - Social Interest Group - Social Interest Group.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Please note that this job advert may close early due to screening applications on an ongoing basis. We advise applying as soon as possible for your application to be taken into consideration at the early stages.
Additional information on our company policies including Gender Pay, Equality and Diversity, Company Benefits and our Candidate Privacy Policy can be found on our website.
We are an inclusive employer, committed to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI). We value and celebrate the unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences of all our employees. We have a team of ambassadors who are staff volunteers and actively support us in fortifying our organisational value of Inclusivity. SIG actively encourages applications from individuals from a diverse range of backgrounds, particularly lived experience ; Naturally, we approach any emerging issues with empathy and sensitivity. As an organisation, we’re proud to mention that our staff Ambassadors career aspirations generally benefit from embracing this unique opportunity to develop their respective skill sets in spaces that exist outside of their daily roles.
Please note that as part of our process, we complete an enhanced DBS check, some roles may require further vetting. We are an inclusive employer and encourage applicants from all backgrounds. If you have any questions regarding this, please contact us on the details above.
Unfortunately, we are unable to provide sponsorship, please ensure you have full right to work in the UK prior to applying to our positions.