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Overview
At Young Roots, we want to see a compassionate and welcoming society for young refugees and asylum seekers in the UK. We work alongside young people seeking safety in the UK, building trusted relationships, providing practical and emotional support and promoting young people’s rights and power.
Our youth clubs and casework are transformative for young refugees, allowing young people who have fled danger, had traumatic journeys and who are often here alone, to find community and connection, have a space to be a young person and access support in addressing a whole range of practical challenges they face. We also draw on our evidence from working every day with young refugees and asylum seekers to call for change to the laws and policies which are harming young people.
The Youth Development Coordinator is responsible for the development and delivery of our youth development programme for young refugees and asylum seekers.
You will be focused on ensuring our programme activities achieve our outcomes, are in line with our strategy and identify areas for change and development under the direction of the Head of Services. An excellent communicator and skilled at working with partners, you will be key in the implementation and running all of our weekly youth activities, including a Youth Club and Advice and Support Hub working closely with the Youth Development Worker and having oversight of our weekly Young Women’s group.
As an experienced manager, you will lead our team of skilled youth workers, working alongside the Brent team to provide holistic support to young asylum seekers and refugees in Brent.
You will prioritise the participation of young people in all activities, ensuring excellent safeguarding by following our policy and protocols, and ensure that we collect excellent data for monitoring and evaluation and to aid our future planning. You will also assist with staff and volunteer recruitment and reporting to our funding partners.
The Youth Development Coordinator will hold a Designated Safeguarding Officer role at Young Roots for which they will receive full training.
To work alongside young people seeking safety in the UK, building trusted relationships, providing practical and emotional support.
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Are you looking for a dynamic and rewarding role working for an organisation with the feminist agenda at the core of its ethos? Then Advance Charity could be the career choice for you!
We are looking for a Benefits and Debt Worker
Salary: £28,000 - £32,000
Location: Hammersmith
Hours: 35 Hours per week
Contract: Permanent
This post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.
Please note: Any offer of employment will be made subject to references, confirmation of the right to work in the UK, and satisfactory enhanced DBS check. This role is also subject to Police Vetting.
About us
Advance is an award-winning and innovative women-only organisation, established in 1998, providing emotional and practical support to women and girls survivors of domestic abuse and supporting women with short-term sentences to reduce offending. We believe in empowering women and girls to lead safe, non-violent, equal lives so that they can flourish and contribute to the community.
We are a community-based organisation who lead in best practice approaches to supporting women in their local community. We achieve this by being available to meet and support women in local settings and at our women’s centres, and by working in close partnership with other agencies.
Our values are to listen and support, to empower and respect, collaboration, innovation, and accountability.
About the role:
We are recruiting for a talented Benefits and Debt Worker who has a background in supporting women or children who have experienced domestic violence to make a genuine difference to the lives of survivors. We believe in empowering women and girls to lead safe, non-violent, equal lives and you will play a key role in helping us deliver vital services to those who need them the most. As a Benefits and Debt Worker you will provide service users with advice and support on finance and debt. Carrying out comprehensive assessments, via phone and face-to-face, and you will provide advocacy and support that empowers survivors primarily during crises and in the short term. You will also proactively work with other agencies on the service users’ behalf. You will hold a caseload of survivors and work as part of our duty team on a rota basis which will involve completing intake assessments and providing crisis intervention support.
About You:
To be successful as the Benefits and Debt Worker you will need the below experience and skills:
You will have the ability to encourage user engagement with the service through proactive contact. Maintain project logs and collate data from the logs for Team Managers. Proactively assess the needs and safety of any children that women using the service may have. Bring your experience of providing benefit, and debt advice and successfully, managing high numbers of calls and/or cases and have a solid understanding (possibly experience) of supporting women who have experienced domestic violence, forced marriage or ‘honour-based violence.
How to apply:
Please submit your up-to-date CV with a supporting statement. Please note that only applications made via the job advert on the Advance careers page, and those that include a cover letter will be considered.
Closing Date for Applications: 4th May 2025
Interviews are taking place on a rolling basis
*Advance reserves the right to close the advert early, or on the appointment of a candidate.
What we can offer you - Employee Benefits:
A 35-hour working week
An exceptional 30 days of paid holiday per year (pro rata for part time), PLUS public holidays on top (that's nearly 40 days paid holiday per year!)
Additional days off to celebrate International Women’s Day, and for religious observance and moving home
Perkbox - an employee discount platform where you can receive free rewards as well as take advantage of savings on clothes, groceries, travel, leisure and more
Pension scheme
Enhanced maternity/adoption provision
Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
Employee eye-care scheme
Clinical supervision for front line staff and first line management roles
Refer a Friend Scheme - £250 for each referral who passes probation
Organisation wide away days
Thorough induction and training
Career development pathways
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Under the Equality Act 2010, we are required to make any reasonable adjustments. If you have a disability as defined under this act and/or have special needs, please email the Talent Acquisition Team via the Advance website and will aim to make the necessary arrangements to accommodate your needs.
Diversity, Inclusion and Equal Opportunities
We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and actively seek to recruit people from groups underrepresented in our current team. We have policies and processes in place to ensure that all employees are offered an equal opportunity in recruitment and selection, promotion, training, pay and benefits.
Safeguarding
Advance is committed to safeguarding and creating a culture of zero-tolerance of harm and expects all staff, including volunteers to share this commitment. We believe all individuals have the right to live their life free from violence and abuse and the right to feel and be safe. We have a suite of safeguarding policies, procedures and practice guidance, accessible to all staff, which promotes safeguarding and safer working practices across all our services and activities. When we recruit staff, we follow rigorous safer recruitment practices, this involves carrying out pre-employment checks including references, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks, and identity checks. We ensure all staff undertake mandatory safeguarding training relevant to their role and responsibilities, to empower them to be competent and feel confident in recognising and responding appropriately to safeguarding issues and promote wellbeing.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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We seek an Advice Coordinator and IAA supervisor IAA L2 (IAA L3 desirable), or solicitor with equivalent qualifications for an exciting position leading partnership projects with Shelter, London Youth Gateway, and the East London Foundation Trust Mental Health Services. The post holder will manage and supervise a team of IAA level 1 and 2 immigration advisors providing specialist immigration advice and casework to migrants at risk in London. You will play a key role in coordinating service delivery, including advice drop-ins and outreach visits in mental health settings.
Praxis is a dynamic, award-winning human rights charity supporting migrants in crisis or at-risk, ensuring that their essential human needs are met and that they are able to overcome the barriers they face. We work to build community, challenge exclusion and discrimination, influence policy and improve services. We advocate and campaign for lasting changes to policy and practice to address the root causes of the issues faced by at-risk migrants.
We are a progressive organisation, committed to an inclusive workplace which reflects our values and the society we want to live in.
We recognise that how you feel about your work is impacted by what is happening in your life outside of work. As a result, we offer generous family leave policies, with equal parental leave, flexible and hybrid working, and enhanced annual leave through our Life Happens and Religious and Reflective Leave policies. We take care of our staff by thinking about their health and wellbeing and offer reflective practice, a Menstrual Champion and a range of policies to support people at work.
We welcome applications from all backgrounds and particularly encourage applications from candidates with lived experience of the migration system or who have experienced homelessness.
Having a criminal conviction will not automatically disqualify you from this role. We believe in second chances and assess each application on individual merit. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply, regardless of background.
Our Attractive Benefits Package Includes
· Culture of flexible and hybrid working (where appropriate)
· 25 days annual leave increasing to 30 with service (plus paid Bank Holidays)
· Equal parental leave (incl. 26 weeks on full pay, eligible after 1 year in post)
· Religious/reflective leave, life happens leave and menstrual leave
· Reflective practice for all frontline roles
· Employee Assistance Programme offers counselling and support 24/7
· Workplace Pension Scheme and Life Assurance (1x annual salary)
· Financial wellbeing support, including payroll savings, signposted advice and hardship loans
If you need us to make an adjustment or provide additional support as you apply for a role, please email our Recruitment team who will contact you to discuss how we can help.
For more information you can contact Daniel Ashwell
To apply, send us your CV and cover letter demonstrating your capabilities in relation to each of the points of the job description marked ‘A’. Where relevant use your answers to illustrate how your competencies have helped you to achieve positive results. This will give you the best possible chance to be shortlisted. Applications will only be accepted with a cover letter.
To apply, send us your CV and cover letter demonstrating your capabilities in relation to each of the points of the job description marked ‘A’. Where relevant use your answers to illustrate how your competencies have helped you to achieve positive results. This will give you the best possible chance to be shortlisted. Applications will only be accepted with a cover letter.
When politicians treat migrants with cruelty, we refuse to accept it. We give legal support, demand change, and never give in. Join us.





Are you looking for a dynamic and rewarding role working for an organisation with the feminist agenda at the core of its ethos? Then Advance Charity could be the career choice for you!
We are looking for a Loss & Bereavement Specialist Worker
Salary: £26,000- £32,000 pro rata
Location: Advance Headoffice Hammersmith & Women’s centres across London, with co- location at HMP Bronzefield
Hours: 21 hours per week
Contract: Fixed Term – March 2027
This post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.
Please note: Any offer of employment will be made subject to references, confirmation of the right to work in the UK, and satisfactory enhanced DBS check. This role is also subject to Police Vetting.
About us
Advance is an award-winning and innovative women-only organisation, established in 1998, providing emotional and practical support to women and girls survivors of domestic abuse and supporting women with short-term sentences to reduce offending. We believe in empowering women and girls to lead safe, non-violent, equal lives so that they can flourish and contribute to the community.
We are a community-based organisation who lead in best practice approaches to supporting women in their local community. We achieve this by being available to meet and support women in local settings and at our women’s centres, and by working in close partnership with other agencies.
Our values are to listen and support, to empower and respect, collaboration, innovation, and accountability.
About the role:
This is an ideal post for someone with experience and interest in bereavement work, looking to join a forward thinking, new service. This is also a great chance to be working alongside the Healthcare & Education Department within HMP Bronzefield and be part of a prison services team in Advance.
Using a trauma informed approached, the Loss & Bereavement Specialist will conduct a person-centred assessment to understand the extent of the client’s emotional needs and the impact of loss due to imprisonment or contact with the criminal justice system whilst also identifying practical and specialist needs. They will work with women to develop a support plan, ensuring they are equipped with information and knowledge about how to navigate possible changes in circumstances related to her children’s care and offer crisis intervention and support during acute phases of loss/bereavement.
The Loss & Bereavement Specialist Worker will liaise with the Prison Healthcare team, OMU, visits team and the Family Support Officer to facilitate interactions between women and their children/family members, particularly considering support is in place after visits and that the women’s emotional needs are met in custody and community via our Women’s centres.
The Specialist Worker will create a link between prison and the community, helping women to navigate support services and to positively re-integrate into their community upon release. The role will combine a casework- based approach, along with a signposting and advice service for the women. They will be based in the community and will provide a drop-in service in HMP Bronzefield to support women who are close to release.
A car may be desirable for this role, though not essential
About You:
To be successful as the Loss & Bereavement Specialist Worker you will need the below experience and skills:
Experience of working with bereaved individuals and providing grief counselling including knowledge of various therapeutic modalities relevant to grief counselling
Comprehensive understanding of the grieving process and experience of working with bereaved and loss as well as knowledge of traumatic and complex grief/loss.
An understanding of violence against women and girls and its links to women in the criminal justice system.
Proven ability and experience as a caseworker delivering trauma responsive interventions which support resettlement and rehabilitation of vulnerable people in the criminal justice system whether in the community or in prisons
Knowledge and understanding of the requirements of managing a caseload including maintaining and updating records, remaining focused on action plan goals, and keeping to deadlines
How to apply:
Please submit your up-to-date CV with a supporting statement. Please note that only applications made via the job advert on the Advance careers page, and those that include a cover letter will be considered.
Interviews are taking place on a rolling basis
*Advance reserves the right to close the advert early, or on the appointment of a candidate.
What we can offer you - Employee Benefits:
An exceptional 30 days of paid holiday per year (pro rata for part time), PLUS public holidays on top (that's nearly 40 days paid holiday per year!)
Additional days off to celebrate International Women’s Day, and for religious observance and moving home
Perkbox - an employee discount platform where you can receive free rewards as well as take advantage of savings on clothes, groceries, travel, leisure and more
Pension scheme
Enhanced maternity/adoption provision
Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
Employee eye-care scheme
Clinical supervision for front line staff and first line management roles
Refer a Friend Scheme - £250 for each referral who passes probation
Organisation wide away days
Thorough induction and training
Career development pathways
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Under the Equality Act 2010, we are required to make any reasonable adjustments. If you have a disability as defined under this act and/or have special needs, please email the Talent Acquisition Team via the Advance website and will aim to make the necessary arrangements to accommodate your needs.
Diversity, Inclusion and Equal Opportunities
We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and actively seek to recruit people from groups underrepresented in our current team. We have policies and processes in place to ensure that all employees are offered an equal opportunity in recruitment and selection, promotion, training, pay and benefits.
Safeguarding
Advance is committed to safeguarding and creating a culture of zero-tolerance of harm and expects all staff, including volunteers to share this commitment. We believe all individuals have the right to live their life free from violence and abuse and the right to feel and be safe. We have a suite of safeguarding policies, procedures and practice guidance, accessible to all staff, which promotes safeguarding and safer working practices across all our services and activities. When we recruit staff, we follow rigorous safer recruitment practices, this involves carrying out pre-employment checks including references, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks, and identity checks. We ensure all staff undertake mandatory safeguarding training relevant to their role and responsibilities, to empower them to be competent and feel confident in recognising and responding appropriately to safeguarding issues and promote wellbeing.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Living Well Team:
The Bury Living Well Service is formed from an alliance of mental health services in the Bury area. The staff team is made up of staff from different backgrounds from Pennine Care Foundation Trust, Bury Involvement Group, the Creative Living Centre, and Early Break, and includes both clinical and non-clinical staff who employ a multi-disciplinary team approach to supporting individuals with significant mental health challenges in the community.
Job Summary:
You will form part of the Voluntary, Community, and Social Enterprise (VCSE) provision within the Bury Living Well Model as a member of the Creative Living Centre (CLC) Service Delivery Team. The Link Worker is responsible for case loading adults experiencing mental and emotional distress, offering person-centred and trauma informed support in the community both face to face and via telephone. Ensuring that service users are provided with both initial and ongoing support in either 1:1 or group sessions, as appropriate to their needs which are identified and reviewed on an ongoing basis. You will engage empathically with those you support, providing positive emotional and therapeutic support, through a collaborative approach which focuses on individual strengths rather than deficits, enabling and promoting autonomy and self-care. You will work alongside clinical staff and staff from other VCSE organisations to form multidisciplinary team approach to collaboratively support individuals in the community. You will be supported by the Living Well VCSE Coordinator, Operational Programme Manager and Clinical Lead. CPD opportunities are available and personal interests/skills will be supported to development and growth. This is a new post and there will be an opportunity to help shape and evolve it.
What you can expect in return
The role is 35 hours per week and will have a base in Bury but expected to travel across the Bury area in community settings.
Equal Opportunity Employer: The Creative Living Centre is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.
Please note, this role is subject to the receipt of a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and references. Applicants must also be eligible to work in the UK
Please send a CV and cover letter demonstrating how you meet the criteria on the job description and person specification. The closing date for applications is 29th April 2025. Interviews will be held on the 1st May 2025.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Background to the role
We have teams embedded in four hospitals across East London where they are recognised for the warm, responsive and kind person-centred service they provide for patients. They work in close partnership with ward managers, discharge teams and social workers to ensure the safe and timely discharge of patients, connecting them back to their local communities and ensuring that their chances of a sustained and speedy recovery are maximised. Our model has proven success in reducing re-admissions.
Over the past 12 months we have worked to reorganise how our Home and Settle team works. We have done this to reduce the pressure on individual staff members, increase the extent to which the teams work together and improve the consistency and sustainability of the services. The Discharge and Settle Worker role is key to this new model of delivery.
The postholder will be working in the community and in patients homes to help them settle back into life and to connect with the support and services that will help them avoid another hospital visit as far as possible. Maintaining good relationships with the rest of Age UK East London’s Home and Settle team and will ensure the smooth running of the service and the best possible outcomes for patients.
This is an exciting time to join us as we build on our past learning and successes and increase the extent to which we integrate our services. Fast paced and with no two days the same, this work suits self-motivated team players who enjoy highly rewarding work that makes a difference to people and communities.
Job description
Job Purpose
The home and settle service works collaboratively with hospitals to support people when they are discharged from hospital to return home. You will provide temporary practical and emotional support to service users within their home and make sure they understand the care and treatment choices available to them. The service is time limited, usually up to 6 weeks, to adjust and settle back in their homes.
Key Tasks
- Assess the needs of service users in hospital before discharge, and in their homes, and understand what barriers and enablers there might be to moving home.
- Aid the discharge process and improve patient experience through tasks such as key cutting and co-ordinating with colleagues for the setup of the home environment.
- Provide (and/or arrange) the practical and emotional support needed to enable service users to move home and/or remain safely at home.
- Be vigilant and make referrals/signpost for additional needs that our wider team, or partners can support. E.g. for benefit checks, energy advice, carers support, befriending.
- Help maximise service user independence by adopting an enabling approach.
- Develop a listening and caring relationship with the service user and their families/carers.
- Provide domestic practical support within the home e.g. light cleaning, washing, ironing (service user clothing only) etc.
- Prepare and service drinks and simple meals with or for the service user customer ensuring nutritional needs are met in accordance with individual support plan.
- Accompany service user outside the home e.g. hospital/GP appointments etc.
- Support customers with other tasks e.g. making telephone calls on their behalf, reading and responding to correspondence, completing simple forms (training will be provided) as directed by the customer etc.
- Ensure services provided by AUKEL in the community are safe and person centred.
- Report safeguarding concerns, in accordance with AUKEL safeguarding procedures.
- Work within AUKEL’s expectations of professional boundaries and confidentiality.
- Provide cover in the case of sickness and annual leave periods of colleagues.
- Support service user reviews, ensuring all visiting information is uploaded on to AUKEL’s organisational case management system.
- Meet with volunteers to provide support and guidance.
- Work with a range of professionals including:
- Supporting health and social care professionals with patient discharge
- Liaising with the Hospital health and social care professionals to facilitate smooth supported discharge.
Administration
- Input all records, reviews, and visiting information to service user’s case notes in a timely manner to maintain up-to-date and accurate records on AUKEL’s case management system (currently Charity Log/Call-round App).
- Report all “no access” failed visits, or changes in service users’ condition or circumstances in accordance with AUKEL’s policies and procedures.
- Ensure service user comment sheets are completed.
- Support the return of Customer Comment sheets and general feedback in respect of your own service users.
Quality
- Ensure services provided in the community are delivered in line with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) principles.
- Deliver all work in line with AUKEL quality mark standards.
- Commit to undertaking the Care Certificate, if not already held or in possession of NVQ level 2.
- Complete essential training as required by AUKEL to provide safe services.
Liaison
- Work in collaboration with other agencies providing support within the customer's home.
- Work under the direction of the service manager and project officers.
- Represent AUKEL and participate in appropriate external meetings and events to remain aware of local, regional, and national issues affecting quality and compliance issues affecting care and home support services.
General
- Meet regularly with your line manager for support, supervision, and appraisal.
- Attend team and staff meetings, (and other meetings) as required.
- Undertake any other duties within the competence of the post holder as may be required from time to time for the continued smooth running of AUKEL.
- Complete any training which is required to fulfil the role.
- Carry out the duties of the post in accordance with AUKEL policies and procedures including Equal Opportunities, Mental Capacity, Deprivation of Liberty, Food Hygiene, Health & Safety, Confidentiality, Complaints, GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults etc.
- Work within AUKEL’s expectations of professional boundaries and confidentiality
Functional Links
- The post holder report to the Manager.
- Close working with NHS health & social care professionals.
- Close working with external partner agencies e.g. Age UK Redbridge, Barking & Havering, and Age UK Waltham Forest.
- Close working with AUKEL internal departments e.g. information and advice, advocacy, Take Home & Settle services, and volunteering department etc.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of one-to-one work with vulnerable service users, including those with multiple issues and needs either through paid or unpaid position.
Desirable
- Care Certificate or CQF Diploma NVQ Level 2, or equivalent, in Health & Social Care.
- Experience of working collaboratively with external partners.
Knowledge & Understanding
Essential
- Understanding and commitment to empowering individuals to reach their full potential.
- Understanding the principles of confidentiality in practice.
- Understanding of safeguarding and when to raise a concern.
- Understanding of stigma and discrimination, and the impact this has on people’s lives.
Desirable
- Knowledge of local services available to adults and their carers
- Understanding of hospital discharge procedures.
Skills/Attributes
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Good English verbal and written communication skills
- Good planning and organisational skills.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Ability to prioritise and manage time and resources in a competent manner
- IT skills to the level of being able to use Word, email, internet, mobile phone apps and logging information on AUKEL’s CRM
- Can demonstrate AUKEL values (accountable, kind, flexible, inclusive, collaborative) in the way the service is delivered.
Desirable
- Ability to speak community languages e.g. Bengali, Urdu, Punjabi, Turkish etc.
- Able to use Charity Log (CRM used by AUKEL). Training will be provided as necessary.
- Ability to drive with use of own vehicle (mileage and essential car users will be paid).
Additional Requirements
- This post is subject to the relevant check through the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS)
- Flexibility in working hours to meet organisational needs.
- The role is required travel across East London
Employment Details
Hours available
We have different roles available between 16 and 35 per week.
Location
The post holders will be mostly based
- Either within the London boroughs of Tower Hamlets and Hackney including the Royal London and Homerton Hospitals
- Or within the London boroughs of Newham and Waltham Forest including the Newham and Whipps Cross Hospitals
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Emmaus Greenwich is a unique charity that offers a home, work and individual support to people who have experienced homelessness and social exclusion. We don’t just give people a bed for the night; we offer a home, work opportunities and a sense of belonging.
At the heart of Emmaus Greenwich is our companions. Companion is the name given to those who live in an Emmaus community and contributes to the social enterprise, where they support themselves and one another. Living in a stable environment with the opportunity of work and individually tailored support helps our companions to regain lost self-esteem and the confidence needed to get back on their feet.
Some of the things that we are looking for in our Community Manager:
- The ability to focus on impact and deliver results.
- Experience of planning, developing, and managing support services for clients with support needs.
- Knowledge and understanding of Strength-based practice and Trauma informed care.
- Knowledge and understanding of In-form client management system.
- Experience of managing the performance, learning and development of staff.
- Knowledge and understanding of homelessness issues.
- Demonstrable commitment to inclusive working, ensuring equality and valuing diversity.
- A belief in the potential of each individual and an understanding of the importance of the Community in helping an individual achieve their potential
Some of the things you would be responsible for as a Community Manager:
- Responsible for the admission welcome including assess new referrals, interviewing potential Companions, welfare and care of Companions, their integration into the Emmaus Community and the wider community at large, developing a sense of extended family.
- Lead and implement a culture which provides confidentiality, promotes professional boundaries, protects data, and safeguards Companions, Volunteers and staff.
- To manage support relating to Companion’s needs regarding their daily living requirements, physical and mental health, safety and personal development.
- To assist and encourage Companions to move into independent accommodation where appropriate
- Ensure that effective Safeguarding systems are in place and maintained, acting as the organisation’s Designated Safeguarding Person, with delegated responsibility for policy development, implementation, and reporting.
- Working in partnership with the Retail Manager, facilitate, encourage, and support companion engagement and training within the social enterprises to ensure they are viable businesses.
- Assist the Multi Site Property and Facilities Manager in the upkeep and maintenance of the Community, to ensure that it provides a pleasant and comfortable home for the Companions, whilst adhering to health and safety requirements.
So, if you hold optimism for change, advocate for social justice and have in-depth understanding of challenges faced by people with experience of homelessness and migration and have a positive “can do” attitude we would love to hear from you. You will be joining a friendly and enthusiastic team who are passionate about what they do. We would particularly welcome applications from candidates with experience of trauma informed practice, asset-based approaches, quality assurance frameworks or from a background of supporting vulnerable adults into work; experience of working in partnership with a range of agencies to coordinate activities and initiatives and achieve positive outcomes.
Emmaus Greenwich supports people to move on from homelessness




Beyond the Streets is a UK charity with over 20 years’ experience of partnering with women in the sex industry, to see them safe from coercion, violence and abuse. We deliver trauma-informed, person-centred support, provide training, and create resources and reports informed by research, lived experience, and practitioner experience.
Our ‘Direct Work’ is central to the organisation, and we are looking to recruit a new Women’s Support Worker.
Taking a woman-centred approach, your role is to provide phone-based holistic support for women with complex needs who want support or to exit the sex industry.
We are looking for someone with energy, motivation and experience of working with vulnerable adults; someone who a highly developed sense of self-awareness who can work in a gender and trauma informed way.
This role will be part of a small team of support workers, and a service manager, who deliver a call and email-based case work system. You will have frontline experience of working with individuals who experience multiple disadvantage. This might be in the VAWG sector, domestic abuse, substance misuse, mental health or counselling or direct experience of women in the sex industry. You will have a good understanding of working with vulnerable people and be aware of the need and processes around Safeguarding adults and children.
You’ll be…
- Compassionate – communicate well with women using their chosen methods to support individuality
- Encouraging – promote empowerment and independence where possible & encourage women to achieve personal goals
- Supportive – provide support to ensure the safety & wellbeing of women using our services
- Observant – monitor & report any changes in health or circumstances of women as part of safeguarding their well-being
- Engaging – support women to engage in the local community where possible
You’ll enjoy…
· Competitive pay
· Flexible working
· Career opportunities – develop yourself and your career with a reputable national organisation in the VAWG sector
· Personal development allowance – to further your work-based skills and knowledge
· Cycle to work scheme – tax free allowance to buy
· Tech Buying Scheme – spread the cost of personal technology equipment and homeware across 12 months via payroll
· Travel season ticket loan scheme – an interest-free loan to enable team members to purchase a season ticket for travel between their usual place of residence and their usual place of work
· Clinical supervision – all staff are entitled to clinical supervision on request. A place to discuss work issues and challenges, and their emotional impact, on a regular basis
· Blue light discount – a well-recognised national discount card scheme. For only £4.99 for two years’ membership, the discounts are large, and widely accepted
· Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) – a confidential and independent service designed to help you deal with personal and professional issues that could be affecting your home life, work life, health, and general wellbeing. EAP is available to you and to your immediate family
- You’ll need…
- Good understanding of working with individuals with a variety of support needs, including social, emotional, physical and practical
- Commitment to providing quality, women-lead support
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills including listening, reflecting, summarising and agreeing actions
- Patience, compassion, non-judgemental and motivational attitude
- Resilience to work with women who have often experienced trauma
- A responsible, dedicated and flexible approach to work
- Competent IT knowledge and computer skills
When you join, you’ll receive a structured induction and training plan, including access to all our in-house paid training.
Genuine Occupational Requirement (GOR)
Due to nature of this role in working alongside women with lived experience of violence against women, this post is restricted to female applicants under Section 9 of the Equality Act 2010.
All roles are subject to proof of eligibility to work in the UK, satisfactory references and an enhanced DBS check.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Hospital Liaison Worker
Location: Sheffield
Salary: £24,020 - £30,790 per annum
Waythrough's vision is to break down the barriers that stop people getting the support they need to live a life they value. They tackle poverty and disadvantage in communities, through mental health, drug and alcohol, housing and related support.
They have almost 200 services around England – and nearly 3,500 amazing staff and volunteers who run them. Every year their services support around 125,000 people.
The Role
Using a caring, compassionate and trauma informed approach you will be engaging with individuals who have been admitted to hospital and have a substance use support need. You will deliver a range of interventions including advice, harm reduction and structured psycho-social interventions. You will work closely alongside colleagues within the hospital to ensure that appropriate support is offered to all those in need.
The post will work within the Likewise alcohol and other drug service to establish a high quality hospital liaison service for patients; ensuring and providing appropriate assessments, interventions and co-developing multi-agency discharge plans and pathways to reduce relapse and hospital readmission.
Based within the local hospitals, the post will ensure effective communication with relevant hospital departments (e.g. Mental Health, Hepatology & Gastroenterology, A&E, Maternity) and externally with Together and other community services (e.g. GPs, outreach, housing and community justice services).
The post will provide advice, guidance and training to healthcare professionals in recognition, treatment & management of alcohol and other drug related problems, including the delivery of brief interventions.
As a Hospital Liaison Worker, you will be responsible for:
- Attending hospital ward rounds and maintaining good communication with hospital staff.
- Responding to hospital liaison referrals from within the hospital.
- Delivering interventions to clients face-to-face and over the phone.
- Working autonomously to manage a caseload of their service users, including delivering a range of psychosocial interventions.
- Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team to undertake ongoing assessments, risk assessments, and appropriate referrals within the community
Skills and Qualifications
- A knowledge and understanding of substance misuse and recovery
- Experience of managing, planning, and prioritising your own workload, delivering work of a high standard
- An understanding of safeguarding
- Excellent communication, organisation and time management skills
- The ability to work well in a team environment alongside a range of people and organisations
Benefits
- Generous annual leave entitlement (27 days, plus bank holidays, increasing to 32 after 1 years’ service)
- Annual leave purchase scheme
- Enhanced occupational sick pay
- Enhanced employer contribution to your workplace pension
- Death in service benefit
- Free Will writing
- Eyecare vouchers
- Blue light card discount
- Fantastic learning and development opportunities, including free training courses
- Work-life balance- flexible working and family-friendly policies
- Happy, Healthy You! – their wellbeing offers for their workforce
- Employee Assist Programme and Support Networks
To Apply
If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for this reputable company, please click apply to be redirected to their website to complete your application.
Our vision is to break down the barriers that stop people getting the support they need to live a life they value.





Crisis is the national charity for people experiencing homelessness. In 2024 we embarked on our new 10-year strategy for ending homelessness. We know it is not inevitable. We know together we can end it.
Location: Crisis Skylight Newcastle, City House, City Road, NE1 2AF
Hours: 28 per week, worked over four or five days, Monday to Friday. Working pattern to be discussed at interview.
Contract: Fixed term contract/ secondment until 13 February 2026 (parental leave cover)
About the role
We are looking for someone to join this team to increase our capacity to respond to new and existing members. As the first point of contact, our Engagement and Assessment service greets new and existing members to Crisis, and you will be working in in a fast and dynamic environment to provide a positive and welcoming experience.
No two days are the same, and you will be completing holistic assessments to identify areas of support, helping the person to prioritise their needs, and collaboratively creating a plan to achieve their goals. We aim to achieve stability in the persons situation and address the immediate concerns to then work towards long lasting and sustainable change. This is a key role as you will be part of a members journey out of homelessness.
About you
As part of the Engagement and Assessment team you have a real opportunity to demonstrate your empathy for people experiencing homelessness as our first point of contact.
Sometimes visitors are distressed by their situation and this role would suit someone who is both resilient and compassionate. You will work as part of a busy team in a fast-paced environment and an ability to communicate effectively and prioritise competing demands are essential.
You will have experience in homelessness and have demonstrable skills in understanding homelessness legislation and in advocating on behalf of people. We know that there are many factors that play a significant part in someone's homelessness including issues with health and wellbeing, financial security, social networks etc. Experience of offering support in these areas is essential.
You will have a track record of working with partner agencies, developing, and maintaining strong working relationships and collaborating to achieve the best outcomes for members.
You will be interested in evolving your skills and playing an active role as we continue to develop our Engagement and Assessment service further.
You may have experience in; We would welcome applications from people with direct experience of offering advice and guidance and having a good understanding of homelessness legislation is essential to the role. We are looking for staff with substantial experience of supporting complex and vulnerable individuals that want to play a part in our aim to end homelessness in the Northeast.
Please see the full Job Pack linked below, for a full list of requirements for this role. We realise that long lists of criteria can be daunting, and you may not want to apply for a role unless you feel 100% qualified. However, if you feel you have relevant examples to answer the screening questions, we encourage you to apply.
We believe diversity is a strength, and our aim is to make sure that Crisis truly reflects the communities we serve. We are actively working towards our organisation being a place where everyone can thrive and make their best contribution to our mission of ending homelessness for good. We know that the more perspectives, voices, and experiences we can bring to this work, the better. We particularly welcome applications from people who have lived experience of homelessness, and people from all marginalised groups, communities, and backgrounds.
Working at Crisis
Our values, Bold, Impactful, Collaborative and Equitable, are at the heart of everything we do as we continue in our mission to end homelessness.
Our staff, members and volunteers are vital to getting the right government policies in place, providing breakthrough services, and building a supportive community. We’ll lead by example to nurture a positive and ambitious workplace guided by ending homelessness.
As a member of the team, you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:
- A competitive salary. Please note, our salaries are fixed to counter inequity and we do not negotiate at offer stage.
- Interest free loans for travel season ticket, cycle to work, and deposit to secure a tenancy.
- Pension scheme with an employer contribution of 8.5%
- 28 days’ annual leave (pro rata) which increases with service to 31 days and the option to purchase up to 10 additional days leave.
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental, and adoption pay.
- Wellbeing Leave to be used flexibly and more! (Full list of benefits available on website)
Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience, and career.
When you join us, you will have the opportunity to join our staff diversity networks, which aim to champion issues across the organisation, enable staff to be their authentic and best selves and contribute to making Crisis a truly diverse organisation.
How do I apply?
Please click on the 'Apply for Job' button below. Our shortlisting process is anonymised as part of our commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion. We do not ask for CVs, instead we ask you complete the work history section and answer the screening questions for us to be able to assess you fairly and objectively. At least two members of staff score all applications.
Closing date: Sunday 27 April 2025 23:55
Interviews will take place w/c 5 May 2025 at Crisis Skylight Newcastle, City House, City Road, NE1 2AF
Can I use Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology for my application?
We strongly discourage applicants from using AI technology at any stage of the recruitment process. This is so we can run a fair, transparent process which gives all applicants an equitable chance of success. We want to hear about your own experience and perspectives in your application and if shortlisted, during the interview too.
Accessibility
We want our recruitment process to be as accessible as possible. If you need us to make an adjustment or provide additional support as you apply for a role, please email our Talent Acquisition team to discuss how we can help.
Registered Charity Numbers: E&W1082947, SC040094
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
As a committed, motivated, and outgoing individual, you will support sexual health education and prevention as part of the Integrated Sexual health Service (ISHS) in Hertfordshire. You will provide interventions in sexual health in outreach locations across the county. Sexual health sessions will take place in groups as well as in a 1:1 capacity, and will require you to focus on providing information about sexual health to those who are vulnerable or at risk, encouraging service users to complete a chlamydia and gonorrhoea screen, and register to the free condom scheme.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Using Anonymous Recruitment
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Our Recovery Worker will be an integral part of the 121 floating support service which is an integrated, coordinated and holistic service aiming to support individuals with mental health needs within the community.
You will have a case load of clients to manage their health and wellbeing, maintain independence and identify strengths, goals and aspirations.
Your focus will be reducing social isolation and building social networks of support and signposting clients to local community resources. You will help the team in promoting an environment where service users are experts by their experience.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job Title: Domestic Abuse and Housing Support Worker
Location: Pathway Project Lichfield Office Based
Salary: £ 24,347 Full time equivalent – Actual salary is £19,478
Hours of Work: 30 Hours per week (over 4 or 5 days)
Responsible to : Team Leader – Outreach Team
This role is open to women only
The postholder will require a driving licence and access to a vehicle to undertake this role.
This post is open to women only under the Equality Act 2010 pursuant to Schedule 9, Part 1. We value diversity and are committed to ensuring that our organisation is an inclusive place to work. We encourage applications from women from all backgrounds and communities and actively welcome applicants from Black, Asian, or other ethnic minority backgrounds and women with a disability
About Pathway Project
We are a domestic and sexual abuse service based in Lichfield & Tamworth, Staffordshire.
We offer a range of support services and run two refuges in confidential locations.
We have been operating for over 30 years helping adults and children overcome domestic abuse, and to build a future where they live in safety and are free from fear.
Since our founder, Kathy Coe MBE, created Pathway Project, we have helped over 25,000 people, with 5,814 hours of support provided in the last year.
We offer a wide range of services, including adult and children outreach and community support, mental health, wellbeing and financial advice.
We support victims in their journey to become survivors and offer specialist counselling, advocacy and care to all who need us.
Pathway Project believes in working as a cohesive team and are service user led.
Our helpline is access to all and is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Why work for us?
Pathway Project is an inspiring and caring place to be, we are a charity with big ambitions and huge energy.
We have a string belief in staff development and are currently evolving a bold new strategy and a passion for excellence in service delivery.
Supported by a driven and energetic board of trustees the new Chief Executive is leading Pathway Project through their ambitious plans.
It’s a really fantastic time to join our amazing charity as we move into the next phase of our exciting journey.
We are a flexible and supportive employer, committed to the personal and professional development and wellbeing of our employees. We welcome applications from women with lived experience of domestic abuse and from minority or under-represented groups.
We offer the following benefits:
- 25 days paid leave plus statutory holidays (pro rata)
- A competitive pension scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme delivered by Health Assured which offers incredible support to staff and their families
We value our colleagues and are constantly reviewing our policies and practice, looking for ways in which we can better demonstrate this. We also recognise the potential impact of working in this field and provide clinical supervision to all of our employees, whatever their role.
JOB SUMMARY
She will be responsible for the co-ordination of an effective support plan for clients dealing with issues around domestic abuse and housing.
She will provide emotional and practical support from the point of crisis, meeting their immediate needs and working towards a holistic, multi-agency approach to their long term safety, risk reduction and recovery.
She will be responsible for the co-ordination of an effective support plan for adults dealing with issues around domestic abuse. She will provide emotional and practical support from the point of crisis, meeting their immediate needs and working towards a holistic, multi-agency approach to their long-term safety, risk reduction and recovery.
She will ensure that they are informed of the full range of emotional, practical and referral options that are available to them, and to facilitate access to this support, both internally and externally.
This support will be based in the community, including client’s homes where risk appropriate, and the Hope Centre and will involve utilising all of Pathway Projects available services, as well as referring into other appropriate agencies.
.MAIN DUTIES
· To work as part of the outreach team in providing information, support, guidance, advice, signposting, emergency accommodation and resettlement help for adults experiencing or escaping domestic abuse.
· To support the aims and principles of Pathway Project in empowering and supporting adults who have experienced domestic abuse to make their own decisions and take control of their own lives.
· Take all possible steps to ensure the safety and confidentiality of the users, staff and management of Pathway Project.
· To take referrals for people affected by domestic abuse and housing issues, and provide preventative and risk reducing work with regards to both the domestic abuse and housing.
· To provide a multi-agency approach to support and wellbeing for clients.
· To provide non-judgemental, one to one emotional and practical support to clients accessing the service.
· To provide advice and guidance on the full range of services, options and legal remedies open to them.
· To complete risk assessments, and develop risk management plans to address the risk of harm, including referral into MARAC where appropriate.
· To undertake safety planning with clients, that addresses all areas of risk, with the focus on risk reduction.
· To complete needs assessments and individual support plans with the client to ensure their emotional and practical support needs are being met
· To provide support to clients, alongside colleagues around registering as homeless, bidding on properties, attending appropriate meetings, applying for grants, budgeting for necessary items and necessary life skills for maintaining a property.
OUTREACH DUTIES
· To provide support to adults in the community, at the centre and their own homes, around physical, emotional, financial, sexual and social abuse.
· To provide emotional support and, where necessary, signpost to appropriate counselling provisions.
· To provide practical support and advice around welfare benefits, housing, debt relief, substance misuse, training, employment, mental health and legal issues, including the use of signposting to other appropriate members of staff and agencies.
· To provide advocacy and liaise with other agencies on behalf of the client where appropriate and necessary.
· To attend multi agency and professionals meetings to represent the needs of the client and Pathway Project.
· To attend appointments with the client where required, and if necessary help with the completion of paperwork, including legal documents.
· To attend court with the client where required.
· To promote the work of the project through training, presentations and representation at meetings.
· To assist with the setting up and maintaining of local support networks.
· To assist with the delivery of client support groups where appropriate.
GENERAL
- Manage a caseload of appropriate to the number of hours worked.
- Maintain, update and keep accurate and factual case records.
- Follow procedures and protocols with other services so that the safety of the service user is kept central to any process.
- Keep other relevant agencies informed about important changes in service user’s situations, within information sharing protocols.
- Develop and maintain effective communication systems with key partners including housing, Police, CPS, court service, social services, education, health, victim support, witness service, voluntary sector organisations, CAFCASS.
- Contribute to the development of service policies, protocols, guidelines and strategies within area of practice as necessary.
- To ensure that the security of sensitive data is maintained and complies with the policies, procedures and guidelines of the organisation.
OTHER
· Any other duties the CEO or Board of Trustees consider appropriate.
· The post holder must have a commitment to the aims of the Pathway Project, and uphold all agreed policies and procedures.
Person Specification
Essential
Ability to drive with a clean driving license and access to a vehicle.
Confident and eloquent speaker and networker.
Ability to write clear and concise reports and case notes.
Experience of Housing issues and supporting adults with Housing queries.
Experience of or the ability to work with challenging individuals or situations.
Experience of supporting clients in any form.
Has an understanding of the issues facing domestic abuse victims.
Experience of working with vulnerable clients.
Experience of multi-agency working.
Experience of and an understanding of Safeguarding practice.
Desirable
Confident presenter.
Ability to write and deliver workshops to groups of adults.
Ability to manage a diverse caseload and manage competing priorities.
Experience of Domestic Abuse or worked in the domestic abuse field.
Knowledge of working in the third sector.
Ability to manage a crisis situation and remain calm and in control.
The ability to use initiative and be self directed in their work.
The ability to maintain professional boundaries and yet still build a rapport.
Being self motivated and able to generate connections and network locally to further the work of Pathway Project.
Please complete the application form and attach a CV along with a covering letter.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Are you looking for a dynamic and rewarding role working for an organisation with the feminist agenda at the core of its ethos? Then Advance Charity could be the career choice for you!
We are looking for a Social Care IDVA - RBKC
Salary: £28,000 - £32,000
Location: Across three locations within RBKC and Hammersmith Head Office
Contract: Permanent
Hours p/w 35 hours per week (some working from home up to 2 days)
This post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.
Please note: Any offer of employment will be made subject to references, confirmation of the right to work in the UK, and satisfactory enhanced DBS check. This role is also subject to Police Vetting.
About us
Advance is an award-winning and innovative women-only organisation, established in 1998, providing emotional and practical support to women and girls survivors of domestic abuse and supporting women with short-term sentences to reduce offending. We believe in empowering women and girls to lead safe, non-violent, equal lives so that they can flourish and contribute to the community.
We are a community-based organisation who lead in best practice approaches to supporting women in their local community. We achieve this by being available to meet and support women in local settings and at our women’s centres, and by working in close partnership with other agencies.
Our values are to listen and support, to empower and respect, collaboration, innovation, and accountability.
About the role:
The Social Care IDVA will work within a dynamic, fast paced, crisis intervention, advocacy, and support service to ensure the voice of survivors informs every stage of the process, specialising in working with women whose families are involved with Family Children Services and risk to children is a factor. You will work to make proactive contact and provide high quality advocacy and support based upon a client led needs and risk assessment to women, focusing on working with those aged 18 and over who access the domestic abuse service. This role is part advocacy, part training/education and project work to improve response to victim/survivors experiencing domestic abuse. You will be embedded in the local authority Family Children Services team, working with Social Care professionals to ensure they adopt a trauma informed approach, can recognise the dynamics of domestic abuse and are providing more holistic support. You will be the domestic abuse subject matter expert on site, upskilling fellow professionals and acting as a point of contact for any clients experiencing domestic abuse and support requirements from Family Children Services.
The Social Care project was established in 2021 and has been working in partnership with Hammersmith and Fulham Family Children Services, so the IDVAs will inherit strong working relationships and a commitment from all parties to offering more trauma-informed services. The borough has a focus on prioritising and developing good DA work in social care and this is an opportunity to be a major player in institutional change, ensuring that women accessing Family Children services for their children have an improved experience and that the local authorities are leading the way for all survivors engaging with their services.
Advance delivers nationally accredited, quality marked services in Hammersmith & Fulham, Westminster, Kensington & Chelsea, Brent, Ealing, and across parts of East London. We work within a coordinated partnership response to domestic violence to provide independent domestic violence advocacy and support for women, children and young people and women’s community services for women who are involved in the criminal justice system, in anti-social behaviour or are at risk of breaking the law.
About You:
You will have an excellent understanding of domestic violence and its effects on women and children and of best practice within the domestic abuse in various areas of need, with particular knowledge on children safeguarding/legislation. As an experienced domestic violence advocate who has worked with complex and multiple needs, the post holder will be skilled in risk management and safety planning, remaining calm in a crisis and in handling sensitive information on a daily basis. Experience of direct work with female survivors of domestic violence, of supporting women with child safeguarding, needs, and of working within safeguarding procedures is essential for this post, as is the need to adopt and promote a strong partnership approach to service provision.
To be successful as the Social Care IDVA you will need the below experience and skills:
You will establish positive, proactive, and innovative working relationships with housing services and partner agencies.Provide high-quality crisis intervention, information, advocacy, and proactive support to women referred to the service, in respect to risk management and safety planning, criminal and civil remedies, housing, health, welfare rights, and children’s legislation.
Your abilities extend to assessing the needs and risks of survivors, carry out short and longer-term risk management, safety planning and support and identify and refer to services appropriate to their needs.Advising women of their rights and options for seeking help and support from other agencies and proactively advocate to ensure barriers to accessing support and protection are reduced. You will work as an advocate and educator to raise awareness and upskill professionals within Children Social Care plus work with colleagues to successfully develop and deliver training.
How to apply:
Please submit your up-to-date CV with a supporting statement. Please note that only applications made via the job advert on the Advance careers page, and those that include a cover letter will be considered.
· Interviews are taking place on rolling basis
*Advance reserves the right to close the advert early, or on the appointment of a candidate
What we can offer you - Employee Benefits:
- A 35-hour working week
- An exceptional 30 days of paid holiday per year (pro rata for part time), PLUS public holidays on top (that's nearly 40 days paid holiday per year!)
- Additional days off to celebrate International Women’s Day, and for religious observance and moving home
- Perkbox - an employee discount platform where you can receive free rewards as well as take advantage of savings on clothes, groceries, travel, leisure and more
- Pension scheme
- Enhanced maternity/adoption provision
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
- Employee eye-care scheme
- Clinical supervision for front line staff and first line management roles
- Refer a Friend Scheme - £250 for each referral who passes probation
- Organisation wide away days
- Thorough induction and training
- Career development pathways
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Under the Equality Act 2010, we are required to make any reasonable adjustments. If you have a disability as defined under this act and/or have special needs, please email contact the Talent team via our website and the Talent Acquisition Team will aim to make the necessary arrangements to accommodate your needs.
Diversity, Inclusion and Equal Opportunities
We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and actively seek to recruit people from groups underrepresented in our current team. We have policies and processes in place to ensure that all employees are offered an equal opportunity in recruitment and selection, promotion, training, pay and benefits.
Safeguarding
Advance is committed to safeguarding and creating a culture of zero-tolerance of harm and expects all staff, including volunteers to share this commitment. We believe all individuals have the right to live their life free from violence and abuse and the right to feel and be safe. We have a suite of safeguarding policies, procedures and practice guidance, accessible to all staff, which promotes safeguarding and safer working practices across all our services and activities. When we recruit staff, we follow rigorous safer recruitment practices, this involves carrying out pre-employment checks including references, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks, and identity checks. We ensure all staff undertake mandatory safeguarding training relevant to their role and responsibilities, to empower them to be competent and feel confident in recognising and responding appropriately to safeguarding issues and promote wellbeing.
Contract: 6-month fixed term, part-time (17.5 hours per week – flexible on days and hours to suit you)
Salary: £15,000 per annum (FTE £30,000 per annum)
Location: Hybrid – working from home & our Burford, Oxfordshire office
Closing date: Tuesday 6 May 2025
Interview date: 12 (pm) & 14 (pm) May 2025
We’re recruiting a People & Culture Advisor – a passionate and knowledgeable HR professional who’s ready to make a real impact.
If you’re looking for a flexible, part-time role where you can make a meaningful difference and contribute to a compassionate, purpose-driven organisation – we’d love to hear from you.
More about the role
We’re looking for a proactive and people-focused People & Culture Advisor to join our People & Culture team on a part-time, fixed-term basis. You’ll work closely with the P&C Business Partner to help deliver a first-class service to our teams across Blue Cross.
In this varied role, you’ll provide advice and guidance to managers and employees on a wide range of people-related matters – from absence and performance management to employee relations and volunteer support. You’ll also contribute to the development of resources, support policy rollouts, and help drive a consistent and inclusive people experience.
This is a great opportunity if you're looking for flexibility and want to make a meaningful contribution in a values-led organisation. The role is 17.5 hours per week, and we’re open to how those hours are worked – whether that’s shorter days across the week or a couple of longer days – we’ll flex around what works best for you. This is a hybrid role, with a mix of home working and time spent at our Burford office in Oxfordshire.
About you:
You’re a confident and organised HR professional with experience supporting managers and teams across the employee life cycle. You enjoy solving problems, supporting others, and contributing to a positive people culture.
You’ll be comfortable handling sensitive information, producing useful insights from people data, and working with people at all levels. Your communication skills and ability to manage a busy workload will help you thrive in this role.
Essential Qualifications, Skills, and Experience
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HR experience across the employee life cycle
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Strong communication and interpersonal skills
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Good attention to detail and organisation
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Confidence with data and reporting
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Ability to manage sensitive and confidential matters
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IT literacy, including MS Office and HR systems
Desirable Qualifications, Skills, and Experience
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CIPD Level 3 (or working towards it)
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Experience supporting or working with volunteers
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Experience of project or programme support
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Understanding of the voluntary sector
How to apply
Click the apply button below and complete the online application process before the closing date on Tuesday 6 May 2025.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response.
Blue Cross benefits
Our people are the most important part of delivering our purpose. If it weren’t for their amazing efforts and commitment, we wouldn’t be able to make the difference that we do today. In return, we want to provide you with the best working environment we can.
With a wide range of perks aimed at enhancing your life both inside and outside of work, you'll
thrive in a supportive and rewarding environment.
Our generous benefits package includes:
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38 days per year, increasing to 43 with service (including bank holidays). For part-time roles, holiday entitlement is calculated pro-rata.
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Pension scheme with enhanced employer contribution
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Life assurance
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Unlimited access to an employee assistance programme
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Programmes for physical and mental wellbeing support
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Free access to GP via MetLife
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Recognition scheme
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Annual volunteer days
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Claim for professional fees
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Charity worker discounts across a variety of retailers.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.