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We have an exciting opportunity for 2 xCaseworkers to join the Children & Young People team in Lancashire , working 37.5hours a week.

• One vacancy at Preston covering Central and Southern Lancashire.
• One vacancy at Blackpool covering Wyre, Fylde and Lancaster.

Do you want to make a difference every day? Do you want to contribute to change & improvement for those who need it?

Do you have resilience & adaptability? Can you work effectively with a focus on customer service and care?

If yes, then we'd love to hear from you…

What we offer:

At Victim Support we believe in attracting & retaining the best people and offer a competitive rewards & benefits package including:

• Flexible working options including hybrid working
• 28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays, rising to 33 days plus Bank Holidays
• An extra day off for your birthday
• Pension with 5% employer contribution
• Enhanced sick pay allowances, maternity & paternity payments
• High Street, retail, holiday, entertainment & leisure discounts
• Access to our financial wellbeing hub & salary deducted finance
• Employee assistance programme & wellbeing support
• Ongoing training & support with opportunities for career development & progression

About the role:

This role is based from either Blackpool, Lancaster or Preston office. We are looking for 2 Caseworkers, 1 to cover South and Central Preston and 1 to cover Wyre Fylde Lancaster and surrounding areas. You will be working primarily in targeted schools across your area and therefore this role involves regular travel and due to the location, a driving license and access to a vehicle is considered an essential requirement. If you are unable to drive because of a disability please indicate this in your application in your personal statement so we can explore the feasibility of alternative arrangements.

As group work facilitator you will be:

• Delivering Recovery Toolkit to young people in small groups within senior schools and some year six. (8 Groups per week).
• Completing assessments with young people, identifying and addressing and safeguarding concerns.
• Proactively targeting new schools to engage with the service in delivering group interventions.
• Responsible for case management, report writing, outcomes recording and collecting other data.

You will need: -

• Considerable experience of working with children and young people, experience of delivering groups would be advantageous.
• You will have a thorough understanding of the impact of Domestic Abuse on children and young people.
• Experience of risk assessment and case management.

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details.

About Us:

Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity providing a range of specialist services to people who have been affected by crime across England and Wales. We work towards a world where there are fewer victims but who have stronger rights, better support and a real influence in the Criminal Justice System. Everyone at VS is driven by our Vision Ambitions and Values to play their part in making a difference for those who experience crime and traumatic events. Working for VS gives you the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing high quality services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.

Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks may be required.

Victim Support strives to represent the diverse communities we serve and are passionate about creating an environment where all staff and volunteers feel respected and heard. Being a diverse organisation with an inclusive culture is integral to us being able to meet our aim of ensuring that anyone who is a victim of crime gets the support they need.
As part of our commitment to the Race at Work Charter we particularly welcome applicants from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities. VS is also a Disability Confident Employer and we provide a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for candidates that are disabled and meet all essential criteria for a role.

If you have a disability, a learning difficulty such as dyslexia or a medical condition which you believe may affect your performance during any aspect of our selection process, we'll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to perform at your best.

How to apply:

To apply for this role please follow the link below to the Jobs page on our website and complete the application form demonstrating how you meet the essential shortlisting criteria.

We look forward to hearing from you.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, if we receive enough suitable applications to take forward to interview prior to the published closing date.

Job Title: Community Engagament Coordinator x2

Location: At least once a week in our head office in Vauxhall, weekly visits to our refuge’s (travel expenses will be covered) and homeworking
Salary: £28,104 per annum inclusive of London weighting if applicable
Contract type: Full Time, Permanent 

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

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 community engagement coordinator who is passionate about supporting women and children impacted by domestic violence and other forms of abuse. The community engagement coordinator will work as part of a team of the community engagement service working across East, West and South London. The key aims of this new service are to build relationships with specialist providers across south, west, and east London, where our services are clustered, to develop a menu of enhanced support opportunities to meet survivors’ social, health and financial needs.

This is a very important role in Refuge, which will make a real difference to the lives of the women and children that Refuge supports every day. Together as a team, you will create pathways to decrease social inclusion, increase participation in community activities, employment, education and training. You will be skilled at working with a diverse range of audiences and will be adept at creating and developing new partnerships and pathways that improve the lives of survivors of domestic abuse and gender-based violence.

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: 09:00am 17 March 2025

Interview Date: Week commencing 24 March 2025

We have an exciting opportunity for a independent Domestic Violence Advocate- Children & Young People (CYP IDVA) to join the Children & Young People team in Warwickshire , working 37.5 hours a week.

Do you want to make a difference every day? Do you want to contribute to change & improvement for those who need it?

Do you have resilience & adaptability? Can you work effectively with a focus on customer service and care?

If yes, then we'd love to hear from you…

This role involves regular travel and due to the location, a driving license and access to a vehicle is considered an essential requirement. If you are unable to drive because of a disability please indicate this in your application in your personal statement so we can explore the feasibility of alternative arrangements.

What we offer:

At Victim Support we believe in attracting & retaining the best people and offer a competitive rewards & benefits package including:

• Flexible working options including hybrid working
• 28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays, rising to 33 days plus Bank Holidays
• An extra day off for your birthday
• Pension with 5% employer contribution
• Enhanced sick pay allowances, maternity & paternity payments
• High Street, retail, holiday, entertainment & leisure discounts
• Access to our financial wellbeing hub & salary deducted finance
• Employee assistance programme & wellbeing support
• Ongoing training & support with opportunities for career development & progression

About the role:

As a Children & Young People Domestic Violence Advocate you will:

• Provide one to one support to children and young people put in, and on occasions you may need to support with group work to children and young people.
• Proactively promote the service, raise awareness of services & work collaboratively with professionals to improve the access to and quality of services for children & young people.
• Play a vital role in ensuring we provide high quality, end-to-end support to children & young people to help them to recover from abuse.
• Undertake risk and needs assessments to address the specific needs of the client in line with VS operating procedures. To follow relevant safeguarding policies and procedures, working with safeguarding leads and other agencies to ensure an integrated approach to address any safeguarding concerns.

You will need:

• Experience of working with children and young people.
• Excellent communication skills
• A good understanding of the impact of Domestic Abuse
• Knowledge of risk assessment, safety planning and risk management for victims of domestic abuse

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details.

About Us:

Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity providing a range of specialist services to people who have been affected by crime across England and Wales. We work towards a world where there are fewer victims but who have stronger rights, better support and a real influence in the Criminal Justice System. Everyone at VS is driven by our Vision Ambitions and Values to play their part in making a difference for those who experience crime and traumatic events. Working for VS gives you the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing high quality services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.

Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks may be required.

Victim Support strives to represent the diverse communities we serve and are passionate about creating an environment where all staff and volunteers feel respected and heard. Being a diverse organisation with an inclusive culture is integral to us being able to meet our aim of ensuring that anyone who is a victim of crime gets the support they need.
As part of our commitment to the Race at Work Charter we particularly welcome applicants from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities. VS is also a Disability Confident Employer and we provide a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for candidates that are disabled and meet all essential criteria for a role.

If you have a disability, a learning difficulty such as dyslexia or a medical condition which you believe may affect your performance during any aspect of our selection process, we'll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to perform at your best.

How to apply:

To apply for this role please follow the link below to the Jobs page on our website and complete the application form demonstrating how you meet the essential shortlisting criteria.

We look forward to hearing from you.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, if we receive enough suitable applications to take forward to interview prior to the published closing date.

We're looking for a kind, compassionate and resilient Specialist Support Worker to join our Mental Health service in Lambeth.

£23,776.10 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
* 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.
The role of the Specialist Support Worker is to enable our customers to develop greater independence and fulfilling lives. As part of your role, you will be required to oversee Medication compliance, provide practical support to those with general needs issues.

What you'll do:
Medication Observance:

- Support people who are struggling with medication concordance between the hours of 8am to 8pm 7 days a week

- Complete home visits to observe customers take medication in the borough of Lambeth- Brixton, Streatham, West Norwood, Kennington, Clapham, Oval, and Vauxhall

- Able to lone work in the community- Using available forms of transport to complete home visits.

- Support people who are stepping down to more independence. This could be from registered to lower support accommodation; people returning to their homes after prolonged hospital admission.

Key Support Working:
- You will work with clients diagnosed with a mental health condition and living within the borough of Lambeth in their own homes.
- Your role as a support worker is to enable the customer to develop greater independence and fulfilling lives.
- As part of your role, you will be required to oversee all Support planning and Risk management plans and maintain contact with the customers on an agreed basis.

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
- Exudes a warm friendly presence and open behaviour
- Working well as part of a group or team as well as independently
- Is fundamentally calm and resilient, does not let emotion adversely affect them or obscure their judgement

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 will 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 the Inclusive Employers Standard 2020. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

What you'll bring:

Essential:
* Excellent organisational skills
* Emotional resilience
* Able to assess risk.
* Computer literate
* Self-reflection
* Ability to work independently.
* Candidates must demonstrate an understanding of the challenges facing people with mental health needs

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.

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

We're looking for a kind, compassionate and resilient Hospital Independent Domestic Violence Advisor to join our Kent Family Service in Kent.

£28,949.00 per annum, working 40 hours per week. Benefits include 25 days Annual Leave, pension schemes, staff discounts, healthcare and career progression.

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.
The role of an IDVA is to address the safety of victims and survivors at high risk of harm. IDVAs work with their customers from the point of crisis by safety planning and risk assessing using the DASH to ascertain the level of risk to the victim. They will also raise awareness of male domestic abuse with partners and within the community.
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.

What you'll do:

Look Ahead IDVAs have the personal qualities required to manage customer expectations alongside the responsibilities of their role. Day to day IDVA activities include:
* Manage client referrals, completing Dash Risk Assessments and obtaining and maintaining all relevant paperwork.
* Building supportive, trusting relationships with clients and creating a positive atmosphere.
* Knowledge of the criminal justice system. Understanding of Marac protocols.
* Regular attendance at Marac and completion of all Marac referrals.
* Support Customers to obtain Non Molestation Orders where needed and any other civil remedies available to them.
* Working proactively with other members of the team to handle the service caseload and administrative responsibilities.
* Attending all court and Case Management hearings with or as a representative for clients.
* Supporting clients to set personalised goals in the form of a Safety and Support Plan.
* Assisting in the recording and reporting of customer incidents.
* Creating a safety plan with clients.
* Developing productive relationships with partner organisations to improve service outcomes.
* Adhering to lone working protocols and maintaining high levels of awareness in relation to the health and safety of yourself and colleagues.
* Encouraging customers to attend relevant programmes when appropriate i.e Own My Life.

This role's shift patterns is Mon- Fri: 9am-5pm

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
* Exudes a warm friendly presence 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 organized
* Able to apply the right balance of care and support dependant on the needs of the customer
* Thrives on change and enjoys dynamic diverse environments

What you'll bring:

Essential:
* IDVA qualification
* Previous experience managing a caseload

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 120 services, providing support to around 6000 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, young people 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

Horsham Matters seeks a visionary CEO to lead our dynamic charity in transforming the lives of those facing poverty and hardship across the Horsham District. As a cornerstone organisation addressing both immediate needs and long‐term solutions, we are looking for an inspiring leader to set our strategic vision, empower our team, and secure sustainable growth across our diverse range of community services.

For over fifteen years, Horsham Matters has been at the heart of the community, dedicated to preventing and relieving poverty by providing essential food supplies, expert advice, and holistic support to those in need. As a Christian charity, we are driven by our values of compassion, dignity, and service, ensuring that everyone in crisis receives the help they need, regardless of background or circumstance. We embrace all people regardless of their faith, and this can be seen across our staff and volunteer teams as well as with our clients. We operate a wide range of initiatives designed to address both the immediate and long-term challenges faced by individuals and families experiencing hardship.

Through our committed team of 17 staff and wide network of volunteers and supporters, we deliver a range of innovative projects including our mobile "Hub on the Move", which takes vital support directly into local communities, ensuring that people who may struggle to access traditional services can still receive the help they need. We also run an expanding network of foodbank sessions, which provide not just emergency food parcels but also wraparound services such as budgeting advice, energy support, and signposting to other agencies. Our community cafés offer warm spaces where people can access affordable meals, social connections, and guidance in a welcoming and non-judgmental environment. Beyond food provision, we are committed to early intervention, working to address the root causes of poverty through advocacy, training, and targeted support services.

As we build on this strong foundation, we are seeking a CEO who can skilfully balance strategic leadership with hands-on operational management, fostering collaboration across all areas of the charity. This role is about more than just overseeing services, it’s about driving innovation, securing long-term sustainability, and ensuring that our programmes continue to evolve in response to the changing needs of our community. With increasing demand for our services and the need to diversify funding streams, we want to grow to deliver more impact for our community. The incoming CEO will play a pivotal role in making this vision a reality, shaping the future of Horsham Matters and strengthening our ability to provide life-changing support to those who need it most.

Key details:
Job title: Chief Executive Officer (CEO) – Horsham Matters

Location: Horsham, with up to 1 day per week working from home

Salary: £55,000 – £60,000 Contract: Permanent, full-time

Key Responsibilities:

• Strategic Leadership: Develop and articulate a compelling vision and strategic direction that aligns with our mission and values.
• Operational Excellence: Oversee the delivery of high-quality, integrated services – from foodbank operations and early intervention to advocacy and community outreach.
• Financial Sustainability: Secure and diversify income streams, replacing expiring grants and driving our ambition towards a £1 million turnover within five years.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Build robust relationships with local authorities, funders, corporate partners, and community stakeholders, representing Horsham Matters as a key ambassador
• Organisational Culture & Team Leadership: Empower staff and volunteers by fostering a collaborative, high-performing culture, and promoting continuous improvement.

Key Skills and Experience:

• Proven senior leadership experience within the charitable or not-for-profit sector, with a track record of driving organisational transformation and sustainable growth.
• Strong financial acumen, including experience in budgeting, financial planning, and securing diverse income streams.
• Demonstrable ability to manage complex, multi-faceted operations and implement effective delegation models.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the capacity to inspire and engage a wide range of stakeholders.
• A commitment to addressing poverty and enhancing community welfare, with a demonstrable alignment to our Christian values.
• Experience in fundraising and stakeholder engagement, with an enterprising approach to driving innovation in service delivery.

 
If you would like to receive an Information Pack for this role with details on how to apply, please send an expression of interest and (optional but appreciated) a CV or professional profile in confidence to our consultant, Jenny Hills at via the apply button. For an informal and confidential conversation about this position, please contact Jenny at the above address with suitable times to speak.

Job Title: Independent Gender Violence Advocate (IGVA)

Location: The Gaia Centre, Lambeth
Salary: £14,052 per annum, inlcuding London weighting
Contract type: Part Time, Permanent

Hours: 18.75 hours per week (working days to be discussed)

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.

The independent gender violence advocate will work closely with victims of gender-based violence from the point of crisis, to provide high quality independent advocacy and support to survivors of gender-based violence at the highest risk and their children.

The role will be part of increasing the ability of partner agencies to recognise, reject and respond appropriately and safely to all forms of gender-based violence (including domestic violence, sexual, financial and emotional abuse, female genital mutilation, forced marriage and honour-based violence). The post holder will empower survivors by providing them with emotional, practical and personal welfare support. The job involves ensuring that women are provided with a safe, supportive and welcoming environment, enabling them to access their rights, make decisions and increase their life options. 

The job involves working within a multi-agency framework consisting of the MARAC and local partnership protocols and procedures that prioritise the safety of survivors. The job involves informing survivors of the full range of civil, criminal, and practical options that might increase their safety. 

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: 09:00am 17 March 2025

Interview Date: 24 March 2025

Global Canopy is a data-driven not for profit that targets the market forces destroying nature. We do this by improving transparency and accountability. We provide innovative open-access data, clear metrics, and actionable insights to leading companies, financial institutions, governments and campaigning organisations worldwide. 

Corporate Performance: A growing number of companies and financial institutions are seeking to mitigate their impacts on nature. But many have made commitments that are not being met, and others are failing to take any action at all. Through our Corporate Performance work and Forest 500 project, we assess the policies and performance of influential companies and financial institutions. Our newly launched Deforestation Action Tracker monitors financial institutions with significant climate commitments to track their action on deforestation and associated human rights abuses.

We also support financial institutions and investors by providing a suite of guidance including our Deforestation-free finance Roadmap, Pensions Guidance and our Deforestation-free investment mandate. And we support the finance sector, policy makers and other stakeholders by providing market-leading data on deforestation and ESG metrics through our Forest IQ project. 

Role overview

Global Canopy is seeking a hands-on Data Engineer to help modernise and automate our data platform as we scale. As well as performing data uploads, data cleaning and other routine tasks using existing methods, you will suggest and implement improvements to make these tasks more straightforward and robust. You will be well versed in best practices for data engineering and will be comfortable following industry-standard development processes.

Our data is complex and text-heavy, with both internal and third-party data sources. We are aiming to reduce the number of manual interventions required in its processing and make our systems more reliable and efficient. Tasks you will be involved with include:

• Building data pipelines using appropriate tooling.

• Adding new and altering existing cloud data infrastructure.

• Creating automated CI/CD pipelines.

• Fixing issues found in the data, and implementing checks to ensure they don’t recur.

Key requirements

To be successful in this role, these are the things that will matter the most: 

• Experience building robust ETL pipelines.

• Experience working with common cloud data engineering tools.

• Strong SQL and python skills.

Essential behavioural competencies: 

• Engaging and developing good working relationships with multiple stakeholders.

• Attention to detail and quality.

• A problem-solving approach and ability to identify opportunities to improve data systems.

• Good organisational skills and ability to manage a varied workload.

Preferred tech stack:

• SQL (ideally Postgres)

• Python (including pandas)

• R

• Terraform for infrastructure as code

• Git for source control

• GitHub actions for CI/CD

• Cloud infrastructure (ideally AWS)

• Airflow or other pipeline orchestration tool

• dbt or other transformation tool

At Global Canopy, we value diversity and inclusion. You can read our diversity statement on our website. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and are committed to having a team with a diverse set of skills, experiences and abilities. We are committed to reducing systemic barriers in our recruitment processes. 

Global Canopy works on issues of tropical deforestation. We are particularly interested in strengthening our team to include those with a background from forest regions such as Latin America and South East Asia. We welcome applications from people from these regions.

Global Canopy is an inclusive employer and accommodations will be made to allow anyone who requires additional support to apply for this role. Please get in touch with us if you require any additional support.

To find out more, download the recruitment pack or visit our website.