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We're looking for a organised,creative and resilient Part-time Chef to join our Homelessness and Complex needs service in Westminster
£11,967.00 per annum, working 17.5 hours per week.
Want to feel like you have an exciting future? You'll feel at home here.
Making you feel at home here means helping you thrive in every way. That's why we offer a wide range of benefits, award-winning Learning & Development and a culture that welcomes all. These aren't token gestures - we've thought long and hard about how best to support our team. After all, our people are doing something amazing: helping to transform lives every day.
Our benefits include:
* Annual leave increasing up to 30 days with length of service
* Free DBS (take this out if BSW advert)
* Exclusive discounts and cashback via Reward Gateway® and opportunity to buy a Blue Light Card
* Fully paid induction programme and further training
* ILM courses and Apprenticeship Programmes
* Healthcare Cashplan through our partner Healthshield
* Cycle to work scheme
* Employee Assistance Programme for 24-7 confidential support
* Online wellbeing resources
* A generous pension - we will contribute up to 4% and life assurance cover up to £10,000 (T&Cs apply)
* Quarterly Staff Awards to reward & recognise our amazing staff's commitment and contribution
All applicants must be legally eligible to work in the UK by the start of employment as Look Ahead are not able to offer sponsorship.
Our kitchen chef will prepare and cook meals for residents according to agreed menus. Oversees the service kitchen by managing any other members of the food preparation team, deciding what dishes to serve and adjusting orders to meet client's requests. Will assist in prep work and cleaning kitchen, but more often will be involved in cooking and serving dishes. There will be an expectation that the chef designs a menu based on client requirements in line with a set weekly budget. The chef will be expected to create calm, welcoming environment for a client group with complex needs.
The shift pattern for this role includes Monday-Friday 3.30pm-7.30pm. 17.5 hours per week.
What you'll do:
* To be responsible for the day-to-day supervision for all staff working in the kitchen/dining room
* To prepare and cook meals for residents according to agreed menus
* To ensure that meals are provided on time in accordance advertised meal times
* To ensure food kitchen hygiene meets a high standard at all times
* To ensure that all meals are appropriately presented and served
* To monitor all kitchen staff in safe methods of working with equipment and machinery
* To report any accident, breakage or fault in accordance with the stated procedure
* To maintain a high level of cleanliness and hygiene in all food preparation and serving areas
* To provide a high standard of service to customers at all times and to deal with customers comments and complaints appropriately
* Any other duties as designated by the line manager
This is not an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time and is subject to change in accordance with the needs of Look Ahead
About you:
* Enjoys social interaction and the company of others, joins in local activities to encourage customer involvement
* Approachable and open behaviour
* Prefers working as part of a group or team
* Is fundamentally calm and resilient, does not let emotion adversely affect them or obscure their judgement
* Has a practical and logical mind and is naturally well organised
* Thrives on change and enjoys dynamic diverse environments
What you'll bring:
Essential:
* Holds a level 3 food safety certificate
Desirable:
* Previously worked in a kitchen environment
About us:
Look Ahead is a leading, not-for-profit care and support provider in London and the South East. Our vision is to build better lives through social care and housing in local communities. As an organisation we deliver over 100 services, providing support to thousands of customers each year. Our mission is to co-design and deliver services that offer innovative social care solutions and support people to thrive. We work across mental health, homelessness and complex needs, young people and care leavers and learning disabilities so there are plenty of opportunities to grow and progress your career with us.
We have a strong social purpose and we live and work by our values:
* We focus on Excellence and innovation.
* We are Caring and Compassionate.
* We are Inclusive and Trusted.
* We work in Partnership and are One-Team.
Look Ahead is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk, and expects all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment.
If your application for this role is unsuccessful, but we feel that you would be suitable for another role, we may contact you to discuss alternative opportunities. If this occurs you would not need to submit another application for the alternative role.
We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date.
We are committed to diversity and inclusion at work and are accredited with Silver in the Inclusive Employers Standard 2021. We are a proud member of the Employers Domestic Abuse Covenant and encourage applications from a diverse range of applicants of all backgrounds.
Please see our website for full Job description
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!
The Yehudi Menuhin School (YMS), a specialist music school based in Stoke D'Abernon, Cobham, Surrey takes great pride in pupils growth, shaping a positive, supportive learning environment.
The School is looking for a Marketing Executive to start as soon as possible on a permanent, full-time basis (40 hours per week) to support the Director of Development and Marketing with marketing campaigns, events, digital marketing, and the creation of marketing materials. This is a vital role in promoting both the School and the Menuhin Hall, our 300-seat concert venue.
The salary is £25,000 to £30,000 per annum (depending on experience). The holiday entitlement is 25 days per annum plus public holidays (which fall outside of term time).
YMS offers great benefits including a very generous pension scheme (contributing 13.5% every month, with the employee contributing at least 6%), free school lunch during term times, free parking, use of the School's swimming pool (when available), free lunchtime concerts, discounted tickets to other school events, Life Assurance and a health cash plan provided by Medicash.
The Key Duties and Responsibilities include the following:
Hall Marketing
- Assist the Director of Development and Marketing to define and deliver a sales and marketing strategy for the concert season at the Menuhin Hall to ensure sales targets are achieved or exceeded.
Marketing Campaigns
- Assist the Director of Development and Marketing to define and lead a comprehensive marketing campaign for the Summer School, utilising both print and digital channels to drive maximum participation.
Marketing and Communications
- Be responsible for the day-to-day management and maintenance of the School and Menuhin Hall website, including making edits and creating new content, ensuring it is kept up-to-date and accurate.
Branding
- Act as a brand guardian to ensure that all communications and marketing are delivered in accordance with brand standards.
Fundraising
- Support fundraising activity by publicising donor and supporter events, generating ideas to increase philanthropic support for the School, and ensure supporters are acknolwedged appropriately in all marketing materials.
Database Management
- Develop and maintain a marketing database for the School and the Hall.
Events
- Support with the organisation of events and attend concerts and other events as required.
General
- Manage the Marketing inbox, ensuring that emails are responded to appropriately and in a timely manner.
For further information of the key duties and responsibilities and person specification, please refer to our Candidate Information Pack.
The closing date for applications is Friday 7 March 2025.
Interviews to take place will be confirmed.
If you feel you would be a suitable candidate and are interested in the role, please complete our application form. Your application form should be completed in full and submitted along with a covering letter addressed to the Head, Dr Robin Harskin. Early applications are encouraged, and the School reserves the right to close the application process early should a suitable candidate be found.
The Yehudi Menuhin School is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children. The School is registered with the DBS and successful applicants will be required to complete successfully the Disclosure Procedure at Enhanced level. It is an offence for a person barred from working with children to apply for this post.
The Yehudi Menuhin School is an Equal Opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.
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!
Role Overview:
The Talent Set is thrilled to be working with a fantastic charity as they search for a Community Fundraiser to support them for an initial 3 – 6-month role.
As Community Fundraiser you will develop and implement a national fundraising strategy, managing income and expenditure to maximise net income from community and events fundraising. Ensure compliance with regulations while driving income growth.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead staff and volunteers to execute a fundraising plan.
- Ensure compliance with Charity Law and fundraising best practices.
- Manage budgets to meet or exceed income targets.
- Maintain accurate financial records and Gift Aid tracking.
- Build relationships with key supporters, businesses, and organisations.
- Update and manage the organisation’s relationship database.
- Promote the organisation through presentations, events, and media.
- Plan and oversee fundraising events, ensuring regulatory compliance.
- Expand community fundraising programmes and support fundraisers.
- Conduct risk assessments and ensure health and safety compliance.
- Work with media to enhance awareness of fundraising activities.
- Collaborate across departments to maximise fundraising potential.
- Continuously improve fundraising activities and processes.
- Attend national fundraising meetings and training.
Person Specification:
- Proven experience in developing and delivering fundraising plans and events.
- Community fundraising and supporter development.
- Volunteer recruitment and management.
- Public speaking and stakeholder engagement.
- Budget management and achieving income targets.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and CRM databases.
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
- Attention to detail and ability to apply relevant legislation.
- Self-motivated and able to work independently.
- Strong negotiation and influencing skills.
- Ability to perform under pressure and meet deadlines.
- Event management and organisational skills.
- Willingness to travel and work flexibly, including evenings and weekends.
- Commitment to diversity and equal opportunities.
What’s on Offer:
- A day rate of £130 per-day + daily holiday for the successful candidate.
- A full-time opportunity, working fully remotely from anywhere within the UK.
- An exciting initial 3 – 6-month contract in a fantastic and exciting organisation.
How to Apply:
To apply, please submit your CV demonstrating your suitability for this role by clicking the “apply now” button.
We aim to get back to all successful candidate within 48 working hours.
Commitment to Diversity:
The Talent Set and our partner organisation are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practices, ensuring equal opportunities for all applicants regardless of race, sexual orientation, disability, age, or gender. We actively encourage applications from a wide range of backgrounds and are always happy to make reasonable adjustments to ensure a fair recruitment process.
The RCN Foundation is a UK wide independent charity and grant-maker supporting nurses, midwives and healthcare support workers.
This is a brand-new role within the charity. The post holder will report into the Governance Manager and will be involved in a wide range of work, including Board and Committee support, statutory compliance and ad hoc projects.
Key responsibilities include:
• Provide Board and Committee support by attending meetings, taking accurate and comprehensive minutes.
• Provide advice on governance matters to enable trustees and staff to meet their governance responsibilities.
• Update and maintain the register of interest and biographical details of Trustees and External Advisers.
• Monitor and respond to queries to the Governance team’s inbox.
We are looking for someone with experience in a governance or Board support role, within the charity/not-for-profit sector. You will have
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• The ability to plan and work methodically to manage priorities within tight deadlines.
• A good understanding of charity governance and compliance.
• Experience of preparing agendas and other papers and taking clear minutes at Board and/or committee level.
• A willingness to work flexibly outside of usual working hours to accommodate Board and Committee meetings.
What we offer you
We offer an impressive range of benefits, a broad range of learning development opportunities and an award-winning health and wellbeing programme. We offer annual leave up to 32 days per annum plus bank holidays and three additional days for the Christmas break plus generous maternity, adoption, paternity, and shared parental leave packages.
*We offer a competitive pay structure with annual pay progression until you reach the top of the salary scale. We normally offer new employees the first point of the salary range, although you may be able to negotiate a higher starting salary depending on your skills, experience and current salary.
What we deliver for our applicants is wide and varied so when it comes to how we work one size doesn’t fit all. We also know that to empower our people to do their best work, they must be able to balance the demands of work and home. We are a diverse organisation and understand everyone has different needs and many of our employees enjoy flexible working enabling them to deliver results whilst having a good work life balance. Our hybrid working model allows for up to 60% of your working time to be carried out from home. At least 40% of your working time will be spent in person.
Our selection process
Please click the ‘apply now’ button to submit a CV and answer the supporting questions online demonstrating how you meet the criteria for this role. You may not be shortlisted if you don’t. Please ensure your CV is in a simple format with minimal tables and sections. Any identifying information in your application will automatically be anonymised for shortlisting purposes. We want your experience applying for a job with us to be the best it can be. We may hold our interviews and assessments in person or by video call. If you foresee any problems, please let us know.
Equal opportunities for everyone
Equity, diversity and inclusion are a priority for us and we aim to foster an inclusive environment so our people can bring their authentic selves to work. This is integral to our mission to enable you to support our members and ensure their voice is heard by all UK governments to get the best outcomes for them and their patients.
As a proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme we actively encourage applications from people with disabilities.
Contact details
For more information or for an informal discussion please contact Angela Flanagan, Governance Manager at the RCN Foundation.
For more information on the Recruitment & Selection process, please click apply.
Closing date: 11.59pm on Sunday 9 March 2025.
Assessment centre: Monday 24 March 2025 (virtual).
Interview Date: Tuesday 1 April 2025 (in person at RCN UK HQ in London)
The Woodland Trust is looking for an Events & Engagement Officer based at our Hainault Forest Visitor Centre to lead on the events and engagement aspects of our visitor offer.
The Role:
• Based at our Hainault Forest Visitor Centre, the role will lead on the events and engagement aspects of our visitor offer at Hainault Forest, providing a high-quality experience across the forest, and a targeted and innovative programme of events activity across the year.
• The role will engage visitors with the forest in a way that inspires them to take action and connect with our cause. It combines events planning & delivery, visitor & community engagement and communications activity.
• It includes providing an important meet & greet function to visitors as well as signposting, dealing with enquiries, promoting membership and undertaking retail transactions.
• The role will develop and deliver an inspiring and inclusive annual events and engagement plan for Hainault Forest; working alongside partner colleagues at Vision RCL. This plan will identify key activity and audiences to most effectively achieve against our objectives.
• This role is part time, 28 hours per week worked across 4 days on a rota basis, including 2 weekends of every 4.
• You will be expected to travel to and from Hainault Forest Visitor Centre, as your place of work.
• This role may be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check as part of our pre-employment checks or future checks.
The Candidate:
• You’ll have an enthusiasm for the environment and share our core values—Grow Together, Explore, Focus and Make it Count.
• You’ll have hands on experience planning, delivering and evaluating programmes of events tailored to specific audiences, as well as tailoring communications to suit different audiences through multiple channels.
• You’ll have experience of delivering high quality face to face engagement activities and customer service, ideally within a public facing visitor setting.
• You’ll be able to establish relationships with new audiences to create connection and action.
• You’ll have a collaborative approach, with the ability to work with multiple teams, building relationships with both internal and external stakeholders effectively.
• You’ll know about Health and Safety as it relates to public engagement as well as what constitutes a successful visitor experience.
• Your communication skills will be strong, both written and verbal, being able to liaise with internal and external stakeholders, partners, visitors and volunteers using a variety of methods to suit the audience.
Benefits & Wellbeing: Joining our team means you'll be a big part of tackling environmental and climate issues. We take good care of our staff, offering support and training opportunities. We also offer:
• Enhanced Employer Pension
• Life Assurance
• Flexible & Hybrid Working Options
• Generous Annual Leave
• Enhanced Parental Pay
• Employee Assistance Programme
About Us: The Woodland Trust is the UK's leading woodland conservation charity and is dedicated to creating a world where trees and woods thrive for both people and nature. Our mission involves engaging and inspiring individuals to contribute toward tackling the nature and climate crisis through the protection, restoration, and creation of essential woodland habitats.
Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: To achieve our vision of a world where woods and trees thrive for people and nature, we need to better reflect society and the communities we work in. All people, no matter their background, identity, ability, or circumstance, should benefit from trees.
People of colour and disabled people are currently under-represented across the environment and conservation sector. If you identify as a person of colour and/or disabled, we particularly encourage you to apply.
Please contact us to discuss any additional support or adjustments you may need to complete your application.
Application Advice: For fairness we keep our candidates’ personal details hidden from the hiring managers, so they do not see your CV until shortlisting is completed. Make sure that your Personal Statement clearly shows how your skills and knowledge link to the specifications in the job description and you share with us your passion for the role.
Even if you don't meet every requirement of the role, we would encourage you to apply.
Apply Now: If you're ready to make a difference and grow with us, send in your application today. We might close the job opening early if we get a lot of applications, so it's a good idea to apply soon. If we do close the advert early, and you have an application in process, we will email you prior to closing to give you time to complete.
Interviews will be held in person at Hainault Forest Visitor Centre on Tuesday 18th March 2025.
Senior Policy Adviser
Are you passionate about creating real change for children and families? Join the team as a Senior Policy Adviser and lead the charge in shaping impactful policies.
If you want to join an impact driven organisation, improving outcomes for vulnerable children and families… then apply today!
Position: Senior Policy Adviser
Location: London/hybrid
Hours: Full time 35 hours per week (flexible working available)
Salary: £52,000 plus generous benefits
Contract: Permanent
Closing Date: Sunday 30 March 2025 at 11:59pm
Interviews: Week commencing 14 April 2025 (virtual or in person)
The Role
As Senior Policy Adviser, you'll develop and deliver national influencing strategies, build crucial relationships with government and key organisations, and ensure research is relevant and influential.
As a policy expert, you'll provide guidance, produce concise reports and briefings and represent the organisation at high-level events. Your work will be integral in improving early intervention and children's social care services.
The focus is on generating and championing high quality evidence, working directly with government and local leaders to provide practical solutions and encourage change. The organisation has ambitious aims and people are essential to this success.
If you're ready to make a significant impact and value social justice, this is the role for you.
About You
You will have experience in policy and public affairs roles, with a track record of delivering strategic policy, public affairs activity and of developing and managing relationships with senior and sensitive stakeholders
You will also have a personal commitment to improving outcomes for children and young people, and their families.
Once you click to apply, you will be redirected to the organisations website where you will find full details in the job pack on the Job description and benefits and Culture code.
The Organisation
This is a great place to work, where everyone is high performing and where together everyone can achieve impact that makes a real difference for vulnerable children and families. Focussing on using and championing high-quality evidence, working directly with government and local leaders, the team provide practical solutions and encourage change. This is an organisation with ambitious aims and people are essential to its success.
Some of the great benefits include:
• 30 days annual leave, plus one extra day off for your birthday
• Paid bank holidays, up to 3 can be switched for religious observance
• Up to five days carers’ leave, in a 12-month period, three days paid
• Paid compassionate leave
• Enhanced sick pay
• Enhanced parental leave and pay
• 6% employer and 3% employee contribution. No limit on any additional employee contributions made via auto enrolment.
• Employee Assistance Programme with 24/7 counselling, legal & information line
• Unlimited access to 24/7 GP
• Mental health support
• Life cover at 4 x annual salary
• Bike to work scheme
The organisations values and celebrates diversity and are committed to providing an inclusive environment for all employees. People are at the heart of what it does, and it’s vital that the workforce reflects the diversity of stakeholders and the wider society in the UK. We actively seek candidates from diverse backgrounds and communities and offer excellent salaries, learning and development opportunities and a great office location situated in the heart of St James’. The team work in a hybrid and flexible way and recognises the importance of a good work-life balance.
You may have experience in other areas such Policy, Public Affairs, Policy Adviser, Public Affairs, Senior Policy Adviser, Senior Public Affairs, Policy and Public Affairs Advisor.
You will have experience in policy and public affairs roles, with a track-record of delivering strategic policy, public affairs activity and of developing and managing relationships with senior and sensitive stakeholders
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
We're looking for a 2 kind, compassionate and resilient Support Workers to join our Mental Health service in Slough
£24,960.00 per annum, working 40 hours per week.
Want to feel like you have an exciting future? You'll feel at home here.
Making you feel at home here means helping you thrive in every way. That's why we offer a wide range of benefits, award-winning Learning & Development and a culture that welcomes all. These aren't token gestures - we've thought long and hard about how best to support our team. After all, our people are doing something amazing: helping to transform lives every day.
Our benefits include:
* Annual leave increasing up to 30 days with length of service
* Free DBS (take this out if BSW advert)
* Exclusive discounts and cashback via Reward Gateway® and opportunity to buy a Blue Light Card
* Fully paid induction programme and further training
* ILM courses and Apprenticeship Programmes
* Healthcare Cashplan through our partner Healthshield
* Cycle to work scheme
* Employee Assistance Programme for 24-7 confidential support
* Online wellbeing resources
* A generous pension - we will contribute up to 4% and life assurance cover up to £10,000 (T&Cs apply)
* Quarterly Staff Awards to reward & recognise our amazing staff's commitment and contribution
All applicants must be legally eligible to work in the UK by the start of employment as Look Ahead are not able to offer sponsorship.
Support Workers will provide support to customers to help them develop the life skills they require to meet the assessed needs of the customers of the service. In some services, this will include providing physical, domestic, emotional and social care. They will work with customers to promote social inclusion and alongside other members of the team to promote independent living, encouraging customers to maximise their skills and choices.
This role involves working on a rota pattern made by early, late, weekend and bank holidays.
What you'll do:
- Undertake key-working responsibilities for a caseload assigned by the Team Leader/ Manager
- Undertake initial and continuous assessment of needs and potential risks and agree levels of support and actions
- Create support/action plans for providing appropriate services based on the assessment and reflecting the services and resources available
- Support customers to undertake all domestic tasks wherever possible, including practical assistance where they have not yet developed the skills, to ensure customers enjoy a high quality of accommodation
- Develop and maintain links with all key agencies and service providers in the local community
- Empower customers to ensure they receive the service and benefits they are entitled to
- Undertake all administrative work and keep accurate and comprehensive tenant/customer records to professional standards
This is not an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time and is subject to change in accordance with the needs of Look Ahead
About you:
- Enjoys social interaction and the company of others, joins in local activities to encourage customer involvement
- Approachable and open behaviour
- Prefers working as part of a group or team
- Is fundamentally calm and resilient, does not let emotion adversely affect them or obscure their judgement
- Has a practical and logical mind and is naturally well organised
- Flexible
- Open to feedback and self development
- Thrives on change and enjoys dynamic diverse environments
What you'll bring:
Essential:
- Up to NVQ Level 2/3 or equivalent or experience in the social care/charity sector
Desirable:
- Experience working in mental health
About us:
Look Ahead is a leading, not-for-profit care and support provider in London and the South East. Our vision is to build better lives through social care and housing in local communities. As an organisation we deliver over 100 services, providing support to thousands of customers each year. Our mission is to co-design and deliver services that offer innovative social care solutions and support people to thrive. We work across mental health, homelessness and complex needs, young people and care leavers and learning disabilities so there are plenty of opportunities to grow and progress your career with us.
We have a strong social purpose and we live and work by our values:
* We focus on Excellence and innovation.
* We are Caring and Compassionate.
* We are Inclusive and Trusted.
* We work in Partnership and are One-Team.
Look Ahead is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk, and expects all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment.
If your application for this role is unsuccessful, but we feel that you would be suitable for another role, we may contact you to discuss alternative opportunities. If this occurs you would not need to submit another application for the alternative role.
We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date.
We are committed to diversity and inclusion at work and are accredited with Silver in the Inclusive Employers Standard 2021. We are a proud member of the Employers Domestic Abuse Covenant and encourage applications from a diverse range of applicants of all backgrounds.
Please see our website for the full Job Description
Are you a warm, self-motivated, and highly organised person who loves building relationships and making a difference? You’re great at engaging people over the phone, and, with the training we’ll provide, you’ll confidently and compassionately guide supporters as they consider leaving a gift to support.
We are keen to talk to you.
- Salary: £27,000–£30,000 (pro-rata) + benefits
- Location: Home based or the option of a desk at our office in Oxford
- Terms of appointment: Part-time 18.75 hours per week (0.5 FTE). Permanent
- Closing date: Friday 21 March at 9am
- Interview date: Interviews will be held in Oxford on Monday 31 March
Key responsibilities:
- Supporter engagement and stewardship
- Legacy fundraising and marketing
- Database and donor journey management
*More details can be found in the job pack.
Benefits include:
- 33 days’ annual leave, including bank holidays (pro-rata)
- Employer pension contributions up to 7.5%
- Fully employer-funded life assurance
- 24/7 employee assistance programme for emotional and practical support
- Tax-free home-working allowance
- Family-friendly employer
- Monthly in-person team days in Oxfordshire or the Chilterns (expenses covered)
- Hot-desking facility at Oxford office
- Fully paid-for professional development opportunities.
This post is subject to an occupational requirement under Schedule 9 of the Equality Act that the postholder be a practising Christian (see application pack for details).
Please see the application pack which contains more information and the job description for the role.
A world where everyone can know Jesus through the Bible

The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Locations: Home Based with some travel to London
Contract type: Contract
Salary: No remuneration will be payable. Trustees may be paid reasonable expenses
Concern Worldwide (UK) is seeking a new trustee and Audit and Finance Committee (AFC) member.
About Concern Worldwide (UK)
For over 50 years, Concern has been working to make its vision a reality. Today, a global team of over 3,900 highly skilled and dedicated professionals work with more than 30 million people living in the most difficult situations across 25 of the world’s poorest countries. Often these are humanitarian crises arising because of people fleeing conflict or natural disasters, increasingly related to climate change. In these settings, Concern works to rebuild lives, livelihoods and communities.
The global organisation was founded in 1968 in response to the devastating famine in war-torn Biafra. In 2004, the UK operation was formally established, with an office in Belfast and a base in London. Concern (UK) is an integral part of Concern Worldwide, operates as its subsidiary and plays a vital role by providing funding, advocacy and technical assistance, as well as by raising awareness of its work and the voices and stories of those it supports. Concern (UK) does not directly implement programmes overseas but supports Concern Worldwide to do so.
About the Role
We are looking for an individual who is ready to join us to tackle extreme poverty head-on and oversee the work the charity does in the UK and around the world. This work is vital at a time when conflict, food insecurity and the climate crisis is affecting millions of people.
A charity trustee plays a vital role in the governance and leadership of the charity, ensuring that it operates effectively, ethically, and in accordance with its mission, values and legal obligations.
This individual will also serve as an independent and objective member of the Audit and Finance Committee, contributing expertise and skills to help the Board of Trustees discharge its responsibility for effective scrutiny and oversight of the charity. The AFC Trustee is responsible for overseeing the organisation’s financial integrity, internal controls, risk management and compliance processes.
Person specification
- We are currently seeking to appoint a new trustee with the expertise to ensure the strategic oversight of Concern’s finances and to support appropriate decisions and good governance by the board. The Audit and Finance Committee assists the Board of Trustees in its oversight of:
- The integrity of the charity’s financial statements and its financial reporting and disclosure practices
- The soundness of the charity’s systems of internal control and risk management
- The effectiveness of the charity’s internal audit arrangements
- The independence and performance of the charity’s external auditors
We are seeking a trustee who has the skills to help Concern Worldwide (UK) fulfil its ambitions and navigate this rapidly changing context. Trustees should have an interest or background in international development and, through strong strategic vision and leadership coupled with excellent financial expertise, will work with Concern’s management team to maximise the organisation’s impact.
For full details of the role and person specification, please see attached the recruitment pack.
Condition of Appointment
Tenure: Each Trustee may serve a maximum period of nine years.
Location: Four board meetings are held each year – at least two are virtual and two are planned as face-to-face, although being conscious of our carbon footprint, there will be an opportunity to join remotely. There is an annual away day which would be in a central London location.
Time Commitment:
Board meetings - held four times per year and lasting approximately two hours. These are usually scheduled on weekday evenings.
AFC meetings - held five times per year and lasting 90 minutes. These are usually scheduled on a weekday within UK working hours.
Annual away day/strategy day - participation in an annual planning or strategy session, usually in London for a full day.
Remuneration
No remuneration will be payable. Trustees may be paid reasonable expenses incurred in attending and returning from meetings of the board or any committee or in connection with the affairs of Concern.
Equality, diversity and inclusion:
Concern Worldwide (UK) is deeply committed to addressing inequality. Not only would we like to see greater representation of people from diverse groups within our office, we want to ensure that all staff and board members, regardless of identity and background, are welcomed, respected for who they are, and supported to thrive. This is fundamental to our core value of equality. Concern is taking a strategic approach to workplace equality, diversity and inclusion, in order to ensure coherence and co-ordination in addressing barriers and changing practices to address inequality in the workplace.
You may also have experience in the following: Trustee, Voluntary, Committee Member, Finance Committee, Audit, ACA, ACCA, CIMA, Board Membership, Charity, Charities. Third Sector, Not for Profit, NFP, etc.
REF-219 821
Community Clinical Nurse Specialist / Paramedic
Location: Buckinghamshire Locality
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 pa Pro-rata (Rennie Grove Peace Band 7)
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, part-time hours considered
Closing date: 14 March 2025 at 12:00 noon
Interview date: 24 March 2025
The Role
The purpose of the role is to provide high quality specialist palliative practitioner care, skills, advice and support to patients, carers and those important to the patient. This role will support the delivery of planned and unplanned care across our clients locations.
You will therefore need to demonstrate your abilities in the following areas
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Actively participate in the development of the organisations planned and unplanned community model of care.
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Offer advice, support and education to the primary health care team as part of an interdisciplinary team.
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The management of a specialist palliative planned care caseload within a set Primary Care Network (PCN) and cross cover other surgeries as required to maintain our service.
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To work from an interdisciplinary approach to care.
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To engage in the full range of activities consistent with the role of a Clinical Nurse Specialist/ Clinical Paramedic Specialist.
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Demonstrate specialist skills and expertise in palliative care, the post holder will deliver high standards of personalised care.
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Improve patient outcomes and experience by providing physical and emotional support to their patients, coordinating their care services, and informing and advising them on clinical and practical issues associated with their illness.
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Participate activities such as audits and case reviews to improve the Hospice @Home service
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Act as an ambassador within the community, actively demonstrating our values and positively promoting the specialist care we provide.
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As required, work across geographical areas to support safe and effective service delivery.
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If successful, you'll join on the first working Monday of the month so they can best support you with their structured induction programme.
Applications will be reviewed and invited to interview as received. Our client reserve the right to close the advert at any time, therefore they encourage applicants to apply as soon as possible.
Our commitment to equality and diversity.
Our client strive to continuously demonstrate their values. These values are embedded in their recruitment and selection process and they are fully committed to equality, diversity and inclusion in both their workforce and within their culture.
Department – Communications
Salary - £27,008 per annum (London Living Wage)
Contract Type – Permanent, Full Time
Benefits - 8% non-contributary pension, private medical healthcare, life insurance, 25 days annual leave FTE (with additional non-contractual time at Christmas when the office is closed), season ticket loan scheme
Location – Lords Cricket Ground, St John's Wood Rd, London NW8 8QN
Reporting to – Senior Digital Communications Officer
Closing Date – Friday 7th March
1. Background
Chance to Shine is a national children’s charity. We change young people’s lives through cricket giving them the opportunity to play, learn and develop through the sport. We keep them physically active, teach them vital skills like teamwork, communication and leadership. And above all, they have fun.
Since 2005 our Chance to Shine Schools programme has helped reverse the decline of cricket in state schools with over seven million boys and girls playing and learning through cricket. Chance to Shine Street supports young people in under-served communities to access and benefit from cricket in a free, inclusive, fun and nurturing environment.
2. Why apply for this role?
The Communications Assistant will play a key role in driving forward our new digital marketing strategy, bringing our channels to life with creativity and fresh ideas while making a real impact. This position offers an exciting chance to shape and amplify the digital voice of Chance to Shine, with plenty of opportunities to put your own stamp and creativity onto your output. You’ll have the chance to work across various platforms, engage with a passionate community, and play a key role in supporting our charity’s mission. If you’re a proactive self-starter with a love for digital content and social media, this is the perfect role for you!
3. Key Responsibilities
The Communications Assistant’s responsibilities include:
Digital Marketing
• Help to manage the departmental content and marketing calendar
• Create, schedule, and post engaging content across all Chance to Shine social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, etc.)
• Lead on our social media community engagement – responding to messages/replies, moderating where necessary and pinpointing relevant conversations
• Draft and design newsletters and email campaigns to engage key audiences such as supporters, teachers and coaches
Website and Digital Operations
· Produce content for the CTS website
· Support with content and development of CTS Portal
Other Responsibilities
· Support with copywriting for a variety of publications such as newsletters, event programmes and impact reports
· Lead on the maintenance of the digital photo archive
· Assist with the logistical planning and execution of Chance to Shine events, ensuring all materials and resources are prepared.
· Work with the Communications team on supporting adhoc projects and campaigns
4. Key relationships
The job holder will liaise with:
· Chief Executive and the CTS senior management team
· The Chance to Shine delivery network
· National and regional media
- Agencies and partners
· Operations, Fundraising, Finance & Resources and Impact & Evaluation teams
5. Skills, knowledge & personal competencies
The job holder should be able to demonstrate the following:
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent IT skills: knowledge and experience of using MS Office Excel, Word and Outlook
- Strong administrative skills and attention to detail
- Ability to think creatively and draft original concepts
- Able to plan and prioritise and work under pressure
- Able to work on own initiative-confident/self-starter/finisher
- An effective and enthusiastic team player
- Willingness to learn with a can do attitude
6. Experience & qualifications
Essential:
- A good knowledge of major social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, etc.) and their best practices.
- Basic photography and video editing skills
- Strong writing, editing, and proofreading skills with an ability to adapt tone and style for different platforms and audiences
- Genuine interest in social media trends, digital marketing, and the mission of the organisation
Desirable:
- Experience of content creation, content calendars and social media management tools
- Experience in using graphic design tools
- Familiarity with email marketing platforms (e.g., MailChimp) and basic email campaign creation
- Basic understanding of social media analytics and reporting tools
- A passion for cricket
- Full and clean UK driver’s license
Benefits
25 days annual leave pro rata (with additional non-contractual time at Christmas when the office is closed)
· 8% non-contributory employer pension
· Private medical healthcare
· Employee health cash-back plan
· Long-term sickness insurance
· Life assurance - four times your annual basic salary
· Season ticket loan scheme
· Flexible working
· Enhanced maternity/paternity pay
· Generous sick pay
· Volunteering 2 days per year
· OpenBlend - an innovative coaching and performance management tool
· WeCare - 24/7 UK-based online GP, mental health counselling, a get fit programme, legal and financial guidance
· Cycle 2 Work Scheme
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Wouldn’t it be amazing if…
- You could lead a charity that transforms lives through employment, providing second chances to those who need them most?
- You could scale an organisation that reduces waste, protects our planet, and turns reclaimed materials into valuable resources?
- You could do both—and drive real, lasting impact at the crossroads of environmental and social good?
... That’s exactly the opportunity in front of you at Oxford Wood Recycling
About Oxford Wood Recycling (OWR)
Established in 2005, Oxford Wood Recycling (OWR) is a pioneering social enterprise and charity dedicated to tackling two of the biggest challenges of our time: environmental sustainability and social inclusion.
We specialise in wood waste collection, recycling, and the sale of reclaimed timber and wood products, preventing tonnes of wood from ending up in landfill each year. But we don’t stop there. We believe in second chances—not just for wood, but for people.
Our “Wood to Work” program is a transformative employability initiative, offering life-changing opportunities to individuals facing barriers to work.
We create a positive, inclusive environment where people can rebuild confidence, gain valuable skills, and take meaningful steps toward employment.
Now, we are at a pivotal moment in our journey, and we need an exceptional leader to take OWR to the next level.
About You
You are a visionary leader with a passion for sustainability and social justice. You don’t just want to run an organisation—you want to transform it. You bring strategic thinking, business acumen, and the ability to inspire others to join our mission. You are driven by impact, committed to growth, and excited about the opportunity to scale an organisation that changes both lives and landscapes.
You have experience at the highest levels of leadership, whether in the charity, social enterprise, or business world. You know how to build relationships, secure funding, and drive innovation. You are ready to roll up your sleeves, lead from the front, and make OWR a nationally recognised force for good.
You’ll need:
- Experience working at board level with multiple stakeholders.
- ·Director-level leadership within a social enterprise, charity, or related sector.
- ·Strong financial acumen and experience managing budgets, cash flow, and revenue streams.
- Proven track record in funding development and income generation.
- Strategic planning and execution skills, with a focus on growth and impact.
- Experience working with or as part of a Board of Trustees/Directors.
- Demonstrated experience working with neurodiverse colleagues or individuals facing employment barriers.
- Exceptional communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership
- Define and execute an ambitious growth strategy for OWR, in alignment with our charitable mission.
- Lead the organisation through its next phase, establishing a clear vision for our hybrid funding model, combining trading income with charitable fundraising.
- Radically increase OWR’s profile, positioning it as a leader in social and environmental impact.
- Drive storytelling that highlights the powerful connections between sustainability, employment, and community benefit.
Operational Oversight
- Ensure the effective management of daily operations, including wood waste collection, retail activities, and the Wood to Work program.
- Develop our social impact reporting to showcase the tangible benefits of our work, feeding into broader environmental impact reporting.
Financial Management
- Oversee financial planning, budgeting, and reporting, ensuring long-term sustainability.
- Monitor and address cash flow challenges while identifying and implementing new revenue streams.
- Ensure the resilience of OWR through a balanced mix of commercial income and fundraising.
Fundraising Leadership
- Develop and execute a comprehensive fundraising strategy to secure major (£100,000+) and smaller (<£10,000) grants.
- Build relationships with funders, corporate sponsors, and individual donors to secure sustainable funding.
- Lead the creation of compelling proposals, case studies, and marketing materials to drive fundraising success.
- Enhance OWR’s online presence to better communicate its charitable mission and fundraising needs.
Fundrising Development
- Identify and pursue opportunities to expand OWR’s services, including online sales and new market segments.
- Leverage partnerships and customer relationships to amplify our mission and impact.
- Develop corporate training and engagement opportunities that align with social and environmental goals.
Stakeholder Engagement
- Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, including customers, partners, funders, and the wider community.
- Actively engage with businesses and clients to feed into their social and environmental reporting.
- Develop training days and customer engagement opportunities to further spread our mission.
Team Leadership
- Recruit, lead, and mentor a diverse senior leadership team, creating a culture of collaboration, inclusion, and high performance.
- Ensure OWR continues to be a welcoming and supportive workplace for neurodiverse colleagues and those facing employment barriers.
Governance
- Work closely with the Board of Trustees to ensure good governance and compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.
- Provide regular updates to the Board, ensuring transparency and strategic alignment.
Key Challenges
Financial Stability - Ensuring a sustainable income mix while managing cash flow challenges.
Leadership Transition – Navigating OWR through a critical period of change and opportunity.
Market Awareness – Strengthening our brand, expanding our reach, and increasing engagement with key stakeholders.
Why this role? Why now?
Oxford Wood Recycling is at an inflection point, ready to significantly expand its impact. This is an extraordinary opportunity to lead an organisation that is redefining what a sustainable, socially driven enterprise can achieve. You will have the chance to shape its future, elevate its profile, and create lasting change in the community and beyond.
If you are an ambitious, strategic leader with a passion for both people and the planet, this is the role for you. Come and take OWR to the next level.
How to Apply
If this opportunity excites you and you believe you have the skills, experience, and passion to lead Oxford Wood Recycling, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today and be part of something extraordinary.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Cardiff Students’ Union is looking for a forward-thinking and experienced leader to head our newly merged People and Governance team. This pivotal role requires a strategic mindset, a passion for supporting people, and a commitment to ensuring excellence in governance.
As the Head of People and Governance, you will lead a dynamic team that provides professional HR services and robust governance support to over 100 career staff, 600 student staff, and our trustees. You’ll have the opportunity to shape the future of our people and governance functions, streamline processes, and drive cultural and operational improvements.
This is an exciting opportunity to take on a leadership role in a progressive organisation, championing a people-focused approach while safeguarding governance excellence. If you’re ready to make a meaningful impact, apply today!
Reporting to the Deputy CEO, the Head of People and Governance will oversee the strategic and operational delivery of HR and governance services across the organisation.
Please note, we reserve the right to close or extend this position depending on application numbers. Therefore we would urge candidates to submit an application as early as possible.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Health and Wellbeing Coach – Mental Health
We have a rewarding opportunity for a Health and Wellbeing Coach to work in North Solihull, providing one to one and group support to patients with low level mental health support needs.
If you feel you have skills or experience in providing this type of support and are keen to work for a forward-thinking community organisation and have the ability to shape the service, we’d love to hear from you!
Position: Health and Wellbeing Coach
Location: North Solihull Area (practice based)
Hours: Full and part time hours available
Salary: £26 - £28k per annum pro rata (dependant on qualifications and experience)
Contract: Fixed term for 1 year (with possible extension beyond this)
Benefits: The provision of workplace wellbeing support and activities, enhanced annual leave, access to an Employee Assistance programme and 24 hour GP as well as a discount website.
Closing Date: Sunday 23rd March (Midnight)
Interview Dates: Tuesday 1st and Wednesday 2nd April
The Health and Wellbeing Coach will be integrated into the wider multi-disciplinary team of a PCN and Primary Care practice working alongside Social Prescribing Link Workers and practice staff.
The Role
As Health and Wellbeing Coach for Mental Health, you will provide one-to-one and group support (where appropriate) to people who are referred to you by GPs and the wider PCN team, providing low intensity interventions to support patients to manager their own recovery and self-management. Sessions will focus on motivational interviewing, goal setting and action planning with support spanning a short time frame. Patients who are unsuitable for the service should be referred to higher level mental health support through approved pathways.
The Health and Wellbeing Coach will manage a caseload of patients and maintain accurate record keeping to support outcome monitoring and understand trends and emerging needs.
The role will build trusting relationships with people, devising shared plans and agree type of intervention with patients which may include online sessions, group and one to one support in practice or community venues, or telephone support.
The post holder will create strong relationships with primary care staff and wider organisations including Social Prescribers, VCSE Organisations and specialist support agencies as well as Mental Health services in the area.
About You
Required skills and experience:
- Have experience of supporting people in a mental health setting, be this through clinical practice or support work
- Be a good listener who is able to motivate patients to change using recognised techniques
- Have the ability to manage own time and workload to provide an efficient, effective service to patients and the PCN
- Make decisions on suitability of the service for patients and flag to colleagues where a referral is inappropriate or a patient requires a higher intensity intervention or service
An interview is guaranteed to suitably qualified and experienced people with disabilities. All successful applicants will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.
About the Organisation
A leading provider of services to the health and social care sector, our aim is to reduce inequalities in learning, employment and health. As an employer the organisation is proud to offer a range of benefits to our staff including provision of workplace wellbeing support and activities, flexible working and a range of family friendly policies and subsidised parking.
You may also have experience in areas such as: Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner, Mental Health Support Worker, Support Time and Recovery Worker, Counsellor or Therapist, Health and Wellbeing Coach or similar. #INDNFP
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
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Full-time (35 hrs per week)
Location: Brent
REF: SSW-251
Are you a proactive, highly organised and compassionate individual with a proven record of supporting vulnerable young people, who have multiple and complex needs within a supported accommodation setting? Do you have sound experience of supervising staff and/or volunteers?
If so, St Giles has a highly rewarding opportunity for a Senior Support Worker to join us and to use your expertise to undertake Case Management and support Caseworkers and volunteers.
About St Giles Trust
An ambitious, well-established charity that helps people facing adversity to find jobs, homes and the right support they need. Central to our ethos is our belief that people with first-hand experience of successfully overcoming issues such as an offending background, homelessness, addictions and gang involvement, hold the key to positive change in others.
St Giles is now a kickstart employer, so we are part of the scheme which provides job opportunities for 16-24 year-olds who are currently on Universal Credit and are at risk of long-term unemployment.
About this key role
London Borough of Lambeth is commissioning a trauma-informed, multi-disciplinary residential support service for young people at risk of serious youth violence who are already caught up in the criminal justice system and at high risk of remaining part of the system. The service will work to enable young people to exit environments involving youth violence, reach their goals and aspirations and move on successfully to independent living, and importantly to sustain this life.
As a Senior Support Worker, you will lead by example, be the day-to-day expert within team and be a positive role model to the team of caseworkers and escalate concerns to the Team Leader or Service Manager. We will count on you to work with young people at risk of youth violence in residential settings and to provide support, advice and advocacy to them and their families, regarding accommodation. You will achieve this by using a strength-based approach and working through person-centred support plans designed to promote choice and control for young people.
The service will provide small-scale accommodation outside of Lambeth (London Borough of Brent) for young people, with a maximum length of stay of twelve months. A consortium of service providers will provide support services, alongside accommodation-based provisions to young people accommodated within the service.
What we are looking for
- Proven experience of engaging positively with vulnerable young people or other vulnerable groups
- Experience of using support plans to enable young people to successfully access and sustain accommodation and support services
- Substantial experience of providing support, advice and advocacy and communicating effectively the needs of young people to other professionals
- Experience of working as part of a multi-agency team in a high intensity environment
- A relevant qualification to a good standard or be working towards one
- Excellent interpersonal, relationship-building and communication skills, both verbal and written
- A flexible, collaborative and professional approach to your work.
Please note this role requires Enhanced Adult and Children DBS Checks.
In return, you can expect a competitive salary, generous leave allowance, staff pension, flexible working, a mentoring programme, an advice and counselling service, season ticket loan and much more.
We are an equity and inclusion confident employer. We welcome all applications and we particularly encourage applications from people of the global majority (black, brown, multi- heritage) and those who identify as disabled, neuroexpansive, neurodiverse, with any protected characteristics and/or social barriers or challenges. We value the empowering and informative impact that all lived experiences and diversity of thought can offer the organisation.
St Giles will guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria set out in the Job Description for the vacancy.
Closing date: 11 p.m. on 15 March 2025
Interview date: 25 March 2025