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Family Support Worker
Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of children with disabilities? Do you want to join a charity dedicated to helping children with disabilities and additional needs reach their full potential?
This driven charity is seeking a compassionate and proactive Family Support Worker to join the team in this brand-new role, shaped by feedback from families to help them move closer to achieving a 'whole family' approach to support.
Position: Family Support Worker
Location: Bridgwater / Hybrid* occasionally
Hours: Part-time, 30 hours per week over 5 days
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £23,114 - £24,702 per annum pro rata (£18,491.20 per annum based on 30 hours per week)
Closing date: Monday 14th April 2025 at 9.00am
Interview Date: Week commencing 28th April 2025
About the role:
As the Family Support Worker, you will be crucial in ensuring this brand-new role is a success with consistent communications and comprehensive team support, all whilst maintaining a positive and collaborative approach.
In this role, you will:
• Provide personalised advice, advocacy, and emotional support to parent carers, assessing their needs and signposting them to appropriate services.
• Develop and implement 'whole family' support services, including peer support groups, workshops, and online resources.
• Monitor and report on the impact of our services, identifying gaps and proposing user-led solutions to improve outcomes.
• Collaborate with the Family Support Coordinator to provide follow-up support and cover during periods of absence or increased demand.
About You
The ideal candidate will have excellent communication skills, a proactive mindset, and a strong commitment to supporting families of children with disabilities and additional needs. Experience in family advocacy, service development, or working with nonprofit organisations is highly desirable.
You will have:
• Proven experience in advice and information work in a similar role, preferably within a charity or non-profit organisation.
• Experience in developing and implementing support services for families, preferably within the field of disability and / or additional needs.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage time effectively, prioritise tasks, and work independently.
• Experience of supporting parent carers or individuals with disabilities/additional needs in an advice, information giving or advocacy role.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build rapport and establish trusting relationships with diverse individuals and families.
You will be asked to send your CV along with a covering letter (no longer than two sides of A4) explaining why you are interested in this role and why you believe you would be a good fit. In your letter, detail how your experience aligns with the role and how you meet the requirements outlined in our person specification.
This role is a face to face role and is required to be available to work at our National Therapy Assessment Centre based in Bridgwater, Somerset with occasional working from home.
About the Organisation
The charity exists to help children with disabilities achieve greater independence by aiming to improve their mobility, communication skills and learning potential through a range of specialist therapies, and the children it works with have a range of conditions including autism, cerebral palsy and genetic disorders such as Down syndrome.
Benefits include:
• Flexible/hybrid working including ways to maintain home / work life balance
• Minimum 29 days annual leave pro rata (includes three days for Christmas shutdown and one for employee’s birthday) + 8 public holidays per annum pro rata, this increases with length of service to a maximum of 34 days + 8 bank holidays pro rata
• Enhanced sick leave
• 3% Employer pension contribution
• Training and Development opportunities
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Long service awards
The charity is an equal opportunity employer and celebrates diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
Other roles you may have experience with could include Family Support Worker, Mental Health Support Worker, Support Worker, Care Worker, Support Team Leader, Social Care Worker, Carer Support, #INDSCP
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation
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Role: Case and Progress Coordinator(s)
Reports to: Service Manager
Hours: 25 – 37 hours a week with weekend availability required
Salary: Band 6: £23,569 - £25,974 (pro rata) + benefits.
Salary is based on FT (37 hours) and will be dependent on hours worked.
Contract: Permanent subject to ongoing funding
Purpose
The purpose of this post is to support the delivery of our Homeless Hub, Community Hub and Community Outreach. You will work across our Homeless Hub and Community Hub as part of an integrated team supporting people who are in Hunger, Hardship and Homelessness
You will support front line staff in the delivery of a person centered, trauma informed approach. You will oversee the operational policies within the service and support with general operational delivery.
You will work as a member of a small, dedicated staff team. You will work in close partnership with our student placements and volunteer team members who, alongside our staff team, provide ongoing support to homeless and community-based individuals with the aim of moving them into permanent accommodation wherever possible.
You will engage/re-engage, refer, and support dependent alcohol and drug users to access evidence-based harm reduction, treatment, and recovery support programs to initiate recovery, build/or utilize recovery to move into long term sustained recovery and social (re)integration.
This role involves extensive work with clients with multiple complex needs, so if you have experience of working independently or delivering therapeutic groups in a Substance or Alcohol Misuse setting, we would especially like to hear from you.
We work with multiple partners, and often our role is identifying the challenges individuals may be facing or have previously faced, so we can facilitate other partners’ support based on the needs identified.
This role is an important role within the charity, ensuring all our teams work together to deliver high quality and successful services to those in need.
Responsibilities
Case and Progress Coordination
· To oversee the delivery of effective, trauma informed, person centred support across all our homeless services. You will have a casework portfolio; be directly responsible for meeting regularly and identifying support required.
· To contribute to effective case management and coordination covering areas of risk, problematic behavior, housing, social functioning, employability, psychological and physical health of our service users.
· To engage with and actively listen to clients’ views and to be able to use this to improve the service delivery where possible.
· To provide education and raise awareness to help service users manage factors which affect their mental health, substance misuse and physical wellbeing.
· To listen to service users and encourage positive steps towards their personal development.
· To provide advice, information and practical and emotional support to service users regarding support they require.
· To develop, alongside service users, flexible and realistic person-centred plans with agreed guidelines.
· To signpost and make appropriate onwards referrals, with consent, to meet needs not addressed by our integrated service.
· To advocate for service users, where necessary with external services.
· To support clients by prompting and helping them to attend appointments.
· To encourage service users’ involvement in personal progression in the form of education, training, employment activity or volunteering, if appropriate.
· To work closely and collaboratively with the Council’s single Homelessness Team ensuring a joined-up support offer, avoiding any unnecessary duplication of work.
· To work with clients to improve their skills and overcome barriers so they are able to successfully move on to independent housing.
· To ensure service users engage in the support on offer.
· To effectively liaise with a range of service providers and agencies, in order to establish, or improve, services for clients.
· To report daily on operational outcomes, highlighting positive changes in users of the service.
· To Complete weekly reports on service users’ progression, highlighting positive changes in users of the service.
· To champion recovery within the project through promoting Peer led activities.
· To train and progress ‘Lived Experienced Volunteers’ in leading and supporting groups.
Drug and Alcohol Support:
· To be part of an integrated rough sleeper’s substance misuse service, specifically for alcohol and drug dependence and complex needs within a range of treatment and recovery pathways.
· To promote and support individuals into both abstinences based and medically assisted forms of recovery.
· To contribute to the overall performance of the integrated service to ensure that contractual output targets are achieved. To support the delivery of leading therapeutic group work with service users related to substance misuse.
· To support the delivery of overdose prevention training.
· To provide harm reduction advice, information and support to reduce drug and alcohol related deaths and blood-borne virus infections, with an emphasis on safer drug and alcohol use.
· To engage with dependent alcohol users, high-risk drinkers with complex needs, and drug users, and facilitate access to assessment, treatment, and recovery options.
· To conduct assessments, risk assessments and co-produce care plans and reviews with clients.
· To proactively re-engage service users who are at risk, have dropped out of treatment and recovery activities by engaging at access point, and using motivational techniques to bring people back into treatment.
Service Coordination:
· To always ensure that the Homeless Hub and Community Hub environment is controlled and safe for staff, students, volunteers and service users, managing incidents as they arise and as per procedure.
· To ensure all users are registered and assessed and understand the expectations on them accessing the Homeless Hub and Community Hub.
· To complete registration forms with clients who are new to the service.
· To complete registration forms and risk assessments with clients who are new to service.
· To ensure all acts of inappropriate or challenging behavior are managed and reported to the Service Manager.
· To inform the Service Manager of any issues arising with any service users.
· To liaise closely with staff and uphold Hope Centre and MDT Teams Rules and Treatment Expectations, Confidentiality Policy, and all other policies affecting the role.
· To network with other organisations within and out of the homeless sector, pulling in their resources and expertise.
· To act as a positive role model showing professional and caring attitudes and behaviour towards other team members, service users and partner agencies.
· To ensure a collaborative approach is used, with effective communication links developed with external professional partner agencies who are involved in the provision of support to individuals.
· To promote anti-discriminatory practices, and challenge prejudice and stigma associated with substance and alcohol use, homelessness, and poverty in a professional manner.
· To co-facilitate other treatment groups with Hope Centre and project staff.
· To actively promote and support peer recovery and activities.
· To support volunteers and students working within the Homeless Hub and Community Hub in accordance with Hope Centre’s policies and procedures to maintain order, safety and security.
· To provide supervision and reflective practice of client cases and pathways where appropriate to ensure effective and efficient service delivery.
· To be proactive in evaluating own performance and identifying and acting upon areas of improvement.
· To undertake, as required, any duties relevant to the nature and level of the role.
· To understand, implement and evaluate aims, objectives, policies, procedures, guidelines and principles of good practice.
· To always ensure that the Homeless Hub and Community Hub environment is controlled and safe for staff, students, volunteers and service users, managing incidents as they arise and as per procedure.
· To ensure all acts of inappropriate or challenging behavior are managed and reported to the Service Manage.
· To inform the Service Manager of any issues arising with any service users.
· To liaise closely with staff and uphold Hope Centre and MDT Teams Rules and Treatment Expectations, Confidentiality Policy, and all other policies affecting the role.
· To network with other relevant organisation’s to support to set up sessions and activities within the Community.
· To be proactive in evaluating own performance and identifying and acting upon areas of improvement.
Service delivery:
· To ensure the functional operation of the Homeless Hub service during its operational hours which includes:
o Ensuring stock levels of service paperwork are sufficient for the day.
o Ensuring the service is set up for the day (laundry, toilets, showers).
o Ensuring the Support Hub is cleaned and mopped at the end of service.
o Ensuring the toilets are cleaned, and laundry completed at the end of service.
o To support the clothes store processing and sorting clothes with specific volunteers.
· To ensure all facilities and equipment of the Homeless Hub are operational and functioning including washing machines, showers and toilets, reporting repairs in a timely manner to the Service Manager.
· To ensure the smooth running of the Community Hub (@Ash Street), this includes:
o Assisting with floor support where and when required.
o Ensuring the community café is running smoothly- the cafe itself will be run by volunteers, but the Hope in the Community Team will support volunteers with training and supervision.
o Ensuring the Hub is cleaned and mopped at the end of-service.
o Ensuring the toilets are cleaned, and laundry completed at the end of-service.
· Support the delivery of activities and groups within the Community Hub/ Outreach
· Prepare workspaces and equipment in advance of session start times, as well as ensuring the workspace is kept tidy at all times.
· Implement and comply with health and safety procedures, in relation to the equipment used and activities undertaken.
· Maintain session equipment to a high standard and in form the Service Manager of any repairs or replacement of items.
· Work in accordance with food hygiene regulations and mandatory training.
Policy and administration:
· To complete full, detailed, and accurate records on the database.
· To keep casework records up to date, and to enable the Service Manager(s) to monitor and assess their efficiency and effectiveness.
· To carry out all necessary administration in relation to case work, or the role.
· To always work within Hope Centre’s policies and procedures.
· To promote and uphold The Hope Centre’s Equality, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion policy at all times.
· To support the team and organisation with any additional duties as required.
Safeguarding of Vulnerable Adults / Mental Capacity Act:
· To complete training on Safeguarding of Vulnerable Adults and the Mental Capacity Act and be able to understand and implement SVA and MHA policies and procedures.
· To report all safeguarding concerns to the Safeguarding Lead (Head of Service Delivery and Operational Partnerships) or, where the Safeguarding Lead is unavailable, to the CEO.
General:
· To be an active and effective team member.
· To work some hours outside of normal office hours (including evenings and weekends) - this will especially be expected in Winter months when services are often open longer.
· To carry out every aspect of your duties with due regard to Northampton Hope Centre’s policies and procedures at all times.
· To ensure Northampton Hope Centre’s values are embedded in your service delivery.
· To always maintain a professional level of communication.
· To keep clear records and plans of all contacts with clients, professionals, and meetings with external agencies. To participate in regular supervision and annual appraisal and help identify your own job-related development and training needs.
· To record, monitor and report on service user progress and outcomes.
· To attend staff meetings as and when required.
· To attend relevant training sessions and courses.
· To carry out other reasonable tasks as requested by the Senior Leadership Team.
Other Characteristics:
· Commitment to the values underpinning Hope:
o Person-centred:
§ focus our support on the needs of individuals.
o Empowerment:
§ enable service users, staff and volunteers to take responsibility with the ability to act upon their own initiative.
o Collaboration
§ work positively, effectively, and productively with others both internally and externally.
o Honesty
§ be truthful and transparent in all actions and interactions.
o Personal development
§ encourage the development of skills and knowledge in order to maximise the support of our staff, volunteers and service users.
o Non-judgmental
§ adopt a non-judgmental, non-biased attitude where everyone counts.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Wellbeing Activities and Volunteer Coordinator
This charity has an exciting opportunity as Wellbeing Activities and Volunteer Coordinator to make a real difference to asylum seekers and refugees in the Reading area.
Position: Wellbeing Activities and Volunteer Coordinator
Location: Reading
Hours: Full-time, Office based with an immediate start
Contract: 1-year contract – renewed subject to funding
Salary: £25,584 pro rata + 6% pension
Closing date: Tuesday 15th April 2025, the client will be interviewing on a rolling basis and may close the role early.
Benefits: 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (additional day per year of employment, max 5 days), cycle to work scheme, confidential counselling support and welfare days.
About the role:
As the Wellbeing Activities and Volunteer Coordinator, you will manage the recruitment and support of volunteers and run projects and events aimed at supporting asylum and refugees in engaging in social and wellbeing activities, building networks, and getting to know the local area. Through a programme of holistic activities including, wellbeing activities, language support, employment support and cultural / community activities.
The Wellbeing Activities Coordinator and Volunteer Coordinator will introduce and support clients to different activities that will improve the mental health and wellbeing of asylum seekers and refugees through reducing isolation.
Key areas of responsibility include:
Wellbeing Activities
• To run the weekly drop in centre.
• To plan and run different client activities & events promoting wellbeing and integration.
• Organising group activities to bring people together, provide opportunities to make social connections and reduce isolation. By running creative activities such as music, arts and crafts, social events, trips and other programmes as agreed with the line manager.
• Run at least three information sessions about mental health and access to treatment for refugees and asylum seekers in Reading.
• Liaise and communicate with other projects and organisations in Reading as appropriate, signpost and refer clients to group activities, and advertise programmes to promote maximum participation.
• To promote activities and events amongst the client group through appropriate means (emailing, texting posters, fliers, word of mouth)
Volunteer Coordinator
• To recruit and select suitable volunteers in line with the policies and procedures.
• To liaise with other staff members on recruitment needs for volunteers.
• To support staff members who themselves manage volunteers regarding any volunteering issues.
• Be the contact point for volunteers
• To deliver basic induction training for volunteers and appropriate ongoing and ad hoc training in coordination with staff members.
• Ensure appropriate and regular supervision meetings are held
• Maintaining and developing projects managed by volunteers and supporting volunteers in this process.
About you:
The role would suit someone who is confident in communication, has some cultural awareness and can uphold the values of the charity. All candidates should have strong ethical standards, and team spirit and be passionate about working with asylum seekers and refugees. You will have practical IT skills, be able to work to strict deadlines and have good organisational and methodical skills.
Key skills required for this role:
• Ability to work from the office – Reading
• Knowledge and understanding of the voluntary/community sector
• IT experience in using Word, Excel, email, database management
• The charity encourages applications from people with lived experience of being a refugee but this not essential
• Experience managing volunteers and running group activities
• Good organisational skills and ability to set up new systems
• Excellent communication skills in networking, speaking and writing
• Ability to empathise and work co-operatively with all stakeholders
• Experience of being a volunteer (desirable)
• Experience of working with refugees and asylum seekers (desirable)
• Knowledge of the asylum process and refugee issues (desirable)
About the organisation:
The employer is a charity in Berkshire that offers comprehensive assistance to refugees, including free legal advice through IAA (formerly OISC) accredited solicitors, integration support via a drop-in centre, social activities, and a refugee football team. They also engage in advocacy and campaigns for refugee rights. The organization encourages community involvement through fundraising, volunteering, and membership. They have made significant impacts, such as providing extensive casework support and distributing food parcels.
The employer aims to be an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
You may also have experience in areas such as: Learning and Development Coordinator, Recruitment, Volunteer Coordinator, Volunteer Lead, Wellbeing Officer, Wellbeing Lead, HR Officer, HR Lead, Opportunities Officer, Community Coordinator, Placement Coordinator, etc.
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
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We care about healthy communities.
We’re looking for a Health Coordinator to help power our pre-treatment work.
Health Coordinator
Location: Woolwich Service Users Project (WSUP), Woolwich, SE18 6BJ
Salary: £33,000 per annum + benefits
Hours: Full-time (flexible working considered)
Contract: Fixed-term 12 months
Reporting to: CEO
Closing date: 28th April 2025
About Woolwich Service Users Project (WSUP)
WSUP is a grassroots charity providing holistic support for people experiencing homelessness, poverty, addiction, and mental health challenges. With a focus on lived experience and implementation of trauma-informed practice, we offer a range of essential services, from haircuts and healthcare screenings to wellbeing activities and community advocacy.
In recognition of our impact, WSUP won the Best of Royal Greenwich Business Award 2024 in the Health and Wellbeing category, highlighting our commitment to tackling health inequalities and improving community wellbeing.
We are looking for a passionate Health Coordinator to lead our efforts in improving healthcare access, preventing homelessness, and supporting public health initiatives in the community.
The Health Coordinator will play a key role in connecting people to essential healthcare services, strengthening early intervention work, and supporting community-led public health initiatives. The role will also focus on homelessness prevention and ensuring that people face challenges with housing, mental health, and substance use receive the right support at the right time.
This role is ideal for someone with experience in public health, healthcare coordination, or homelessness support who is committed to addressing health inequalities in Greenwich.
Key Responsibilities
1. Access to healthcare and preventive support
- Implement a pre-treatment approach across all WSUP’s activities, ensuring that people who are not yet ready to engage with formal healthcare services receive support and information, including harm reduction, peer mentorship and stabilisation services.
- Link people to healthcare providers, mental health services and addiction recovery programs.
- Monitor preventative care initiatives, including TB and Hepatitis C screenings, to promote early detection and intervention.
- Lead public health campaigns to increase awareness, challenge stigma and promote access to healthcare.
- Develop partnerships with GPs, the Rough Sleeping Health Working Group and local health teams to coordinate care and share resources.
- Use data-driven insights to identify gaps in services and advocate for improved health provision.
2. Prevent homelessness
- Implement a casework framework to support people at risk of homelessness.
- Develop referral pathways with GP practices to ensure healthcare professionals can refer people at risk of housing instability.
- Collaborate with housing organisations and local authorities to secure rapid interventions for those facing homelessness.
- Monitor and evaluate outcomes using the In-Form Community Case Management System (CMS) to improve service effectiveness.
3. Strengthen volunteer and safeguarding capacity
- Recruit, train and mentor Peer Support Volunteers, ensuring they are equipped to provide outreach and advocacy.
- Ensure strong safeguarding practices across all health and homelessness prevention initiatives.
- Engage with the community to shape WSUP's health programs based on lived experiences and local needs.
- Build long-term capacity, embedding Trauma-Informed Care (TIC) and Psychologically Informed Environments (PIE) into WSUP’s services.
Person Specification
Essential skills & experience
- Experience working in healthcare (non-clinical), public health, social work, or homelessness services.
- Strong knowledge of health inequalities, mental health challenges and addiction recovery pathways.
- Experience implementing pre-treatment approaches or harm reduction models in community settings.
- Ability to develop and manage partnerships with healthcare providers and local services.
- Experience working with people experiencing homelessness, poverty, or addiction.
- Strong data management skills, ideally with experience using case management systems (e.g., In-Form CMS).
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage and empower individuals with lived experience.
- Commitment to safeguarding and embedding Trauma-Informed Care (TIC) approaches.
Desirable skills & experience
- Lived experience of homelessness, addiction recovery, or mental health challenges.
- Knowledge of housing policy, benefits, and homelessness prevention strategies.
- Experience leading public health campaigns or community engagement initiatives.
- Training or experience in safeguarding.
What we offer
- A chance to make a real impact in tackling health inequalities and homelessness.
- A supportive and inclusive team environment, where lived experience is valued.
- Ongoing professional development and training opportunities.
- Flexible working arrangements.
- Access to WSUP's volunteer network and community support
How to apply
To apply, please use Quick Apply and add your CV and a cover letter of no more than two A4 pages outlining your suitability for the role (in response to person specification).
WSUP is committed to being an inclusive and equal opportunities employer. We actively welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, and we particularly encourage individuals with lived experience of social exclusion to apply.
The role is subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at the appropriate level, proof of the right to work in the UK, and receipt of two satisfactory references.
Our mission is to support people in crisis with compassion and dignity, using lived experience to build healthier, more resilient communities.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
This is a new role in our Participation Team to help us deliver work that amplifies the voices of people with lived experience to find solutions to homelessness and health inequalities. The post holder will lead a few projects and partnerships, with responsibility for planning and delivering activities and monitoring their progress.
Some examples of current projects are:
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Coordinating and supporting a group of six people with lived experience to co-design an immersive audio story and campaign to improve the health of people living in temporary accommodation in London.
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Working with the City of London Corporation to embed meaningful co-production practices in their homelessness services; bringing people with experience of homelessness, frontline staff, and commissioners together to improve service design and delivery.
Your main task will be to coordinate groups of people with lived experience of homelessness and health inequalities, alongside Groundswell peers and colleagues, services, local authorities, funders and policymakers.
We are looking for someone with great interpersonal skills who can comfortably engage with different stakeholders. You will be well-organised, self-motivated, and confident facilitating groups to co-create positive change.
We encourage a culture of learning and knowledge sharing. We are looking for someone who thrives on a flexible and varied workload and embodies participatory approaches. Above all, you will be enthusiastic to represent an organisation that puts people with lived experience at the heart of everything they do.
The post holder will play a key role in delivering Groundswell’s new strategy and our Stronger Voices goal (see our Strategy on our website for more details).
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Volunteering Coordinator
Reporting to: Volunteer Recruitment Manager
Salary: £24,570 - £25,340 pro rata
Hours: Flexible between 30-37.5 hours per week
Terms: Permanent, 25 days Holiday pa (pro rata, exc. Bank Holidays), 5% pension contribution
Location: Bristol with occasional travel
Closing Date: 9:00am 14th April with interviews being held on 21st, 23rd and 24th April, however applications will be reviewed as they are received and FSSW may close the role at an earlier date.
About FareShare South West
FareShare South West (FSSW) joins the dots between food waste and hunger, empowering communities to turn an environmental problem into lasting social good. We rescue tonnes of quality surplus food from the industry and share it with charities and schools to bring health, dignity and routes out of poverty for people across the south west. Our supportive volunteering and employability programmes offer local people the opportunity to thrive.
By joining us, you’ll be part of an inclusive, friendly team in a small but fast-growing charity that helps fight the injustice of who gets to afford a healthy diet.
FSSW is an independent local charity, working in partnership with FareShare UK. By being part of the national FareShare network, we can help rescue more food. By being small and independent, we can remain close to our local partners and people and continuously adapt to meet the needs of local communities. The member charities we share food with transform lives, using food to connect people with other support and routes out of poverty, including children and families, people on low incomes, homeless people, refugees, domestic abuse survivors, people in recovery, older people and many others.
Purpose of the role:
Volunteers are the backbone of our operation at FSSW, we recruit over 350 volunteers from a myriad of backgrounds, who make up around 90% of our team. The volunteers help with every aspect of the operation from driving our vans, picking orders to administrative duties. They gift their time to FSSW for many reasons including wanting to be part of the solution to food waste, ensuring perfectly good in-date surplus reaches people in need, giving back to their local community or some are looking for professional and/or personal development.
We have built a volunteer programme which supports a wide demographic of people. This role will primarily lead on:
Rota and Data Management
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Work with the Warehouse Managers and the wider FSSW team to ensure the roles advertised reflect the needs of the operation
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Work with the Volunteer Recruitment Manager to ensure the rota is filled and monitor patterns, themes or fluctuations.
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Attend any required meetings with the operations team around volunteer roles, rota, and retention.
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Ensure the CRM system (Salesforce) is kept up to date
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Maintain volunteer information and confidentiality, ensuring compliance with GDPR and safeguarding policies
Recruitment and Retention Support
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Support the Volunteer recruitment manager in aspects of the recruitment process including responding to enquiries, inductions and developing the volunteer retention and recruitment plan.
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Work with the wider FSSW team to support and develop volunteering opportunities for corporate supporters and food partners
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Work with the Head of Department, volunteering team & employability teams to feed into volunteer and employability programmes
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Analyse and monitor volunteer retention, noting positive reasons for moving on and be part of developing strategies to improve retention
Communications
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Respond to/answer any enquiries/communications via telephone, email, in person or via inhouse IT/systems
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Respond to volunteer no shows or gaps in the rota to solve any connected issues
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Be part of delivering an ongoing internal communications plan to ensure staff and volunteers are up to date with plans, developments and activities involving volunteers
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Work with the communications and volunteering teams to actively engage and promote the volunteer programme across Bristol
Volunteer experience and pastoral care
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Maintain a positive and supportive volunteer programme and experience
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Lead on volunteer wellbeing throughout the shift and provide appropriate support where needed
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Host corporate volunteering days across Bristol
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Support and progress the volunteers FSSW journey and experience to create positive community impact and support volunteer retention
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Work with the volunteer team to develop opportunities within the volunteer shift or events that enhance the volunteer experience, wellbeing, and retention.
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Ensure volunteer policies, procedures, and risk assessments are adhered to, including safeguarding with vulnerable adults
Person specification – knowledge, skills, experience, and values:
It is not expected that the successful candidate will necessarily have all the following criteria. FareShare South West is committed to helping individuals develop professionally and personally, and your application is encouraged.
Essential
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A working knowledge of the voluntary sector and/or experience of carrying out voluntary work
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An understanding of what drives volunteers
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Experience managing and supporting volunteers and/or teams
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Ability to establish and develop positive relationships with volunteers as well as a range of external partnerships and beneficiaries
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Excellent organisational and time management skills to prioritise work, handle conflicting demands and meet tight deadlines
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Working knowledge of software packages and databases and good IT skills
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Ability to contribute data to and write reports for internal management purposes
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Ability to inspire and motivate volunteers across the organisation
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Willingness of occasional travel and work outside of standard working hours for specific events/requirements.
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An interest in and commitment to FareShare South West’s mission and core values
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Integrity and sensitivity to vulnerability issues and different support needs
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Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills with volunteers
Desirable
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Ability to remain calm and solution-focused under pressure
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Ability to follow processes with an attention to detail
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Ability to analyse workforce requirements and targets
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Administration experience, including database and record-keeping
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Experience of supporting the pastoral care and professional development of others
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Driving Licence
Why work for FareShare South West?
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Real Living Wage employer
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Benchmarked pay scales
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Employee Assistance Programme – free advice and counselling
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Access to a free professional coach
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Annual budget for personal development training for every staff member
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Staff wellbeing group
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Inclusive, welcoming culture
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Rewarding roles with genuine positive impact on the environment and local people through food, volunteering and employability skills
We actively encourage applications from people of all lived experiences, including but not limited to people from the global majority, LGBTQIA+ people, disabled people, a working-class background, not from a University-attending family. We value the positive impact that wide representation has on FareShare South West.
We want to work with you to make sure that the recruitment process is accessible for you. If you have any questions about the post, please contact Samantha Robinson and Kate Meyler at 0117 954 2220 to let us know how we can support your access needs.
To apply please send your CV and a cover letter explaining why you would be a good fit for the role.
Our mission is a future where no food is wasted, and all people can thrive.





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On The Water Project Coordinator
Location: Homebased / Remote with regular travel to Birmingham, London and Edinburgh
Contract: Fixed term until 31st December 2025, full time 35hrs per week
Salary: £32,250 gross per annum
Closing Date: Monday 21 April 2025
Interview: Interviews to be held on Friday 2 April
Are you looking for a new opportunity?
The Marine Society & Sea Cadets (MSSC) is a vibrant and growing charity delivering life changing nautical adventure for young people through the Sea Cadets to give them the best possible head start in life. We also provide personal and professional development opportunities for seafarers with the Marine Society. Working with our staff, cadets, and volunteers, we have built a vision and five-year strategy to take us forward and further improve the astounding contribution already made through our work to the lives of thousands of young people and seafarers, while fully supporting our volunteers who are vital to our success.
We are currently looking for an On The Water Project Coordinator to join our team.
About the role
This is an exciting opportunity to lead on an externally funded outreach project providing hard to reach young people with the opportunity to try free boating sessions over the summer holidays.
This is a very varied and rewarding role that requires someone who is self-motivated, organised, creative, tenacious, positive and IT competent with experience in project management.
You need to be able to motivate and inspire your project team, ensuring that the project is on target through continuous monitoring and evaluation. The On The Water Project Coordinator will be responsible for the line management of 3 fixed-term Project Assistants.
Whilst this role is homebased for the majority of the time, it requires the post holder to travel to each of the locations intensively throughout the 5 week delivery period, as well as regular travel for both the planning and evaluation periods. Travel expenses are covered as part of the role.
Responsibilities
Coordinate and ensure the delivery of the On the Water project.
- To manage the temporary Project Assistants at Royal Docks, Midlands and Port Edgar Boat Stations
- Work with the Project Assistants and Growth and Development Workers to enable the effective recruitment of young people, particularly those facing difficulties or disadvantage to the project through recruitment and referrals from local authorities, schools and other relevant bodies
- Devise, plan and implement systems to record and report on the project’s activity, progress and outcomes
- Manage the budget in accordance with the agreed expenditure targets, ensuring that accurate records are maintained
- Ensure the safe and smooth running of delivery in line with all internal policies
- Manage the evaluation, wrap up and future planning of the project
- Ensure the project meets it's targets and funders have timely and accurate reports
- Develop robust monitoring and booking systems and ensure they are rolled out, understood, and used across all 3 sites
Requirements
- Experience of working with young people or community development in a wide variety of community groups
- Experience of planning, delivering and evaluating projects and/or activities
- Proven leadership skills
- Building partnerships
- Excellent internal and external stakeholders skills
- Line management responsibility
- Full Driving Licence
Desirable
- Qualification in Project Management
- Line management of a remote team
Benefits
- Flexible Working hours and a hybrid culture
- Cycle to work scheme and Season Ticket Loan
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Life assurance (4x salary) for those that join the pension
- Private medical insurance
- Pension (employer contribution up to 10%)
- Wellbeing portal and EAP with 121 counselling
- Employee development: We are investing in our employees' development and have an annual calendar of learning and development opportunities, designed to support employees to develop into their roles and stretch them to achieve their full potential.
If you are interested in this On The Water Project Coordinator vacancy, please apply now!
Additional Information
MSSC positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates from all backgrounds. Equity, diversity, and inclusion really matters to us, so we can best serve our beneficiaries from every community. We work to ensure a fair and consistent recruitment process and aim to be a charity where diversity of experience, identity and skills are valued and welcomed. MSSC is an equal opportunities employer.
We recognise our responsibilities to safeguard and protect the young people and vulnerable adults with whom we work. We do all we can to promote their health, safety and wellbeing, and we expect our staff to share this commitment and work in line with safeguarding policy, the MSSC’s values and ethos of inclusivity. We adhere to safer recruitment practices and therefore employment is subject to detailed pre-employment checks for successful candidates, including references and criminal disclosure checks and the completion of a disclosure questionnaire.
All successful applicants are required to attend safeguarding training and undergo a criminal record check.
We help launch young people for life through adventure.




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Volunteering Coordinator
£28,725 FTE or £17235 Pro rata + 7% pension contribution
Shrewsbury, Shropshire - flexible, hybrid working
21 hours a week
Permanent
Closing date: 9am on 10th April 2025
Interview dates: 10th April 2025 onwards
We’re looking for a Volunteering Coordinator to join our team!
We're looking for someone to ensure we have skilled and motivated volunteers supporting all areas of the Trust’s work. You'll support a thriving network of local branches and community groups all aiming to tackle the biodiversity and climate crises and well as inspiring action for nature.
While delivering this role, the postholder will need to work with due regard to Health and Safety, the UK General Data Protection Regulations, the Fundraising Code of Practice, Safeguarding and other policies and procedures.
We’re looking for those who:
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Have a passion for nature and volunteering
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Have worked with communities or networks to empower action
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Have volunteer management experience
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Understand the motivations of volunteers as well as the health and safety needs of working with volunteers
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Have a track record of managing people
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Are top class administrators
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Are people persons: able to communicate clearly, forge excellent working relationships with a wide range of people and have difficult conversations where needed
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Are computer literate with MS Office and database experience
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Hold a full UK driving licence.
The Trust is committed to building an equal, diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from a diverse range of suitably qualified candidates. Please let us know if you require any adjustments to make our recruitment process more accessible.
Why work for us - benefits we offer:
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25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays and Service related holiday (pro-rated for part time staff)
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Salary sacrifice benefits
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Life assurance
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Generous pension - company contribution 7%, employee contribution 3%
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Enhanced Sick Pay
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Flexible working policy
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Employee Assistance Programme
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Staff discounts
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Employee away days
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Coaching
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Support with training and development to assist career progression
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Inclusive & supportive work atmosphere
Safeguarding:
Shropshire Wildlife Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk. For applicable roles, applicants must be willing to undergo reference checks with past employers and Disclosure and Barring Service checks at the appropriate level
No enquiries from agencies or for further advertising will be taken.
About us:
Shropshire Wildlife Trust (SWT) has a vision of a thriving natural world, where Shropshire's wildlife and natural habitats play a valued role in addressing the climate and ecological emergencies, and people are inspired and empowered to take action for nature. We combine projects across Shropshire (including Telford & Wrekin) with advocacy and campaigning to restore nature and to engage people. We manage over 40 nature reserves and have almost 50 staff, 300 volunteers, and over 9000 members. SWT is an autonomous charity, but we are increasingly working collectively, as part of The Wildlife Trusts (TWT), to ensure that our local actions have a national impact and help to address global issues.
Horatio’s Garden is a nationwide charity creating and nurturing beautifully designed gardens in NHS spinal injury centres. We are seeking a friendly, organised and energetic person with a warm and welcoming manner for the new role of Garden Coordinator.
The Garden Coordinator will join a team of several other dedicated staff across the charity’s existing projects. You will work closely with the Head Gardener, Arts Programme Manager and a team of volunteers to nurture the beautiful garden for people with spinal injuries and their visitors.
You will be responsible for the administration of the garden and coordination of the large group of volunteers. With the Head Gardener you will also arrange seasonal events for patients, their friends and family throughout the year.
Supported by the central Arts Programme Manager you will also be responsible for organising and running a range of social and creative activities for people with spinal injuries and their families and friends to enjoy creating an uplifting, friendly atmosphere in Horatio’s Garden and garden room. These sessions will need to be held on a weekend afternoon which is a critical time in the garden when most patients are available and often have friends and family to visit.
Currently the Arts programme includes crafts, quizzes, seasonal celebrations with lunches, in addition sessional creative experts also deliver glass fusing workshops, felting, printing, talks, painting, ceramic workshop live music performances,
You will need to be a highly organised person with great IT skills and a proactive can-do attitude. You will be confident working both independently and as part of a team in the garden.
This is a fantastic opportunity for a confident, self-driven individual who is efficient, well-organised and has an outgoing personality. You will need to be adaptable and happy working with a wide range of stakeholders including people with spinal injuries and their families, NHS staff, volunteers and many different teams within the charity. An understanding of the healing benefits of gardens would be beneficial.
Key details
- Salary: £16,070 (FTE £28,030)
- Location: The Welsh Spinal Cord Injury and Neuro Rehabilitation Centre,
University Hospital Llandough, Cardiff - Contract type/hours: Part-time, 21.5 hours
- Closing date: Sunday 13 April 2025
The role is part-time, 21.5 hours a week as follows:
- 17 hours, over 2 or 3 week days, to provide garden and arts administration
- 4.5 hours, one weekend afternoon, to provide arts/creative programme
You will need to be flexible with your availability.
Horatio’s Garden is a charity that creates and cares for beautiful gardens in NHS spinal injury centres. Leading garden designers develop the stunning sanctuaries for patients and their family and friends, creating an environment which becomes an integral part of their lives and care whilst spending many months in hospital. The beautiful garden includes stunning planting, a water feature and a large garden room to give patients a warm sheltered place to enjoy the garden in all weathers. The garden also features a large glasshouse, an area of raised beds for patients where garden therapy sessions will be held, and a comfortable office for garden staff.
We are looking for someone who has
Essential
- Outstanding interpersonal skills with experience of stakeholder engagement and networking
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- High level IT competency, specifically proficient with Microsoft Office 365 including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint
- Experience of planning and event organising
- Confident working alone and as part of a team
- Excellent time management skills
- Outstanding attention to detail
Desirable
- Highly competent administrative experience, at least 2 years
- Experience of working with the NHS or in a healthcare setting
- Bookkeeping
- Experience of volunteer coordination and recruitment
Qualities
- Upbeat and outgoing personality with brilliant people skills
- Professional and confident with a proactive, can-do attitude
- Empathetic and kind
- Calm under pressure and able to thrive in a busy role
- Ability to prioritise and adapt the programme to suit the interests of changing patient groups
- Self-motivated and capable of working with the minimum of direction but understanding the limits of your knowledge and able to seek advice when required
Key responsibilities
- Volunteer coordination, training and recruitment
- Support the Head Gardener with administrative duties
- Ensure the garden and buildings are presented to a high standard at all times, including sharing in the upkeep and cleanliness of the kitchen and garden room
- Develop administration methods to support the efficient running of the garden
- Provide support to plan and run events in the garden
- Support visitors to the garden, booking in visits and assisting with garden tours
- Collating the banking of donations and managing petty cash
- Creating a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere, encouraging people with spinal injuries and their families to engage in the Entertainments Programme that are organised in the garden
- Coordinating catering arrangements and serving food and drinks
- Making posters and advertising events and activities via word of mouth
- Visiting wards to help patients to come out to the garden and garden room in hospital beds or wheelchairs.
- Handling the administrative side of the role, including risk assessments, ordering materials and budget-monitoring
- Working directly with patients and with the Arts Programme Manager to plan activities that reflect the patients’ interests
- Booking high-quality speakers, entertainers and freelance creative people to run sessions
- Working alongside session facilitators to support them.
- You will also be required to run sessions yourself, organise social activities and run quizzes
The role is a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic all-rounder to be involved in a dynamic charity, helping to make a difference to people who have experienced spinal injuries.
As a Charity we are committed to creating and promoting a culture that protects and preserves the welfare of the vulnerable people in our care. Our safer recruitment practices support this by ensuring that there is a consistent and thorough process of obtaining and evaluating information from and about candidates including criminal record checks, to ensure that all persons appointed are suitable to work for our Charity.
We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all sectors of society.
To apply, Please write a one-page covering letter, explaining why you would be suited to this role and send this along with a one-page CV.
NOTE: DBS, medical and reference checks will be conducted as part of the recruitment process.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Do you want to support people with mental health issues in a moment of crisis? Are you calm, non-judgmental and able to work effectively with people experiencing distress?
Can you demonstrate our values of Hope, Courage, Togetherness, and Responsiveness and want to be part of our mission to create opportunities for individuals to make choices, find their own solutions, build resilience and manage their whole life and wellbeing?
If the answer to all of these is yes, we want to hear from you.
Crisis Cafe Coordinator
Reference: 273
Responsible to: Crisis Cafe Team Leader
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £25,000 - £27,764 per annum, pro rata
Hours: Part time (22.5 or 30 hours per week)
Working Base(s): Stevenage Crisis Café
Work pattern: A full-time pattern will be a 7-day flexible rota, working 17:30 - 01:30.
This role is managing a shift delivering emotional support to those in mental health crisis, face to face and over the telephone through our helpline.
About the Service
Our Nightlight Service (Cafés, Helpline, 24/7 Crisis House and Daylight provision) is proud to provide urgent support, crisis intervention and emotional support to people experiencing a mental health crisis in Hertfordshire as an alternative to statutory pathways.
We provide support to adults across Hertfordshire 7 days a week, 365 days a year through our helpline, crisis centres, crisis cafes and a weekend Crisis House. We aim to provide a safe space for people in crisis to talk and feel supported, be listened to without judgement, access relevant support with problem solving and facilitate access to external services when necessary. As a member of our team you will work closely with service users in crisis by using a person-centred approach as to ensure that each individual is supported with dignity and respect. By honouring the individual experience of each service user, we are able to respect their autonomy as well as encourage and facilitate positive steps towards management of crisis and recovery.
The objectives of Hertfordshire Mind Network’s (HMN) Nightlight Mental Health Crisis Services are:
- To improve the mental wellbeing of people experiencing mental health crisis in Hertfordshire.
- To increase early access to help for people experiencing mental health crisis in Hertfordshire, by providing a clear and effective pathway to services provided by Herts Mind Network and other third sector and statutory providers.
- To contribute to an improvement in individual mental wellbeing.
- To remain a source of independent support for all clients.
- To provide an alternative pathway to people in distress and crisis to support better outcomes and reduce the demand on statutory crisis services and emergency services.
- At the Crisis Cafes we promote and enable people to access support in a way that suits them, whether that’s through talking to someone or simply by providing a safe space to have time alone or engage with trained staff.
About the Role
Alongside other Crisis Cafe Coordinators, you will be a key member of the Crisis team, providing effective operational leadership delivering the Nightlight Mental Health Crisis Café and Helpline Service. You will be ensuring the delivery and development of quality crisis support services and instilling Hertfordshire Mind Network’s values throughout the provision. You will provide management support to Crisis Café and Helpline Mental Health Support Workers and volunteers and support the Crisis Café Team Leader in ensuring practice within the service is safe, effective and person centred.
We offer:
- Annual leave entitlement of 25 days per year pro rata, rising in increments to a max. of 29 days after 5 years employment (plus 8 days Bank Holidays)
- An additional day of leave each year for your birthday following completion of probation period.
- Ongoing training relevant to your role.
- An Employee Assistance Programme.
- Health cover (after 6 months employment) – compensation payment for Optical, Dental, Chiropody and Therapy Treatments.
Closing date for applications is 25th April 2025.
Interviews will be held week commencing 12th May 2025.
Please note: We reserve the right to close this advertisement early if sufficient applications are received so would encourage early applications.
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.
Equal Opportunities
We welcome applications from all suitably-qualified candidates, irrespective of gender, disability, marital or parental status, racial, ethnic or social origin, colour, religion, belief, or sexual orientation. In addition, during the various stages of recruitment, specific measures can be taken to ensure equal opportunities for candidates with disabilities or special needs.
Hertfordshire Mind Network is committed to the Disability Confident and Mindful Employer charters. We actively recruit staff who have a lived experience of mental ill health. We recognise and value the unique combination of skills, knowledge and perspective that employing people with a lived experience, at all levels across the organisation, brings. We create an environment where the sharing of experiences and vulnerabilities to support others and create positive change is welcomed and work towards breaking down the ‘them’ and ‘us’ culture. The organisation is committed to nurturing peer relationships that allow all staff to thrive.
No agencies please.
Contract: Full-time, fixed term contract (Up to 12 months)
Location: Hybrid working for 2 days per week at home
Salary: c.£27,000-£28,000 per annum dependant on experience
Closing date: 30 April 2025 *They will review applications and conduct interviews as they are received and therefore this post may be filled before the closing date if a suitable candidate is found. For this reason, early applications are advised.
Are you a creative and motivated marketing professional looking for an opportunity to make a real impact? Join Our client and help promote excellence in the veterinary profession.
The role:
As a Marketing Coordinator, you’ll play a key role in planning, developing, and delivering engaging marketing campaigns that drive awareness, engagement, and sales across their education, publications, and events.
Working closely with the Communications and Marketing Manager, you’ll:
- Create and publish compelling content across social media, email, website, and print.
- Develop integrated campaigns to drive registrations for courses and events, encourage membership sign-ups, and increase sales of publications.
- Work alongside internal teams to align marketing plans with business objectives.
- Analyse campaign performance and apply insights to improve future activity.
- Ensure all marketing outputs are aligned with their brand and best practices.
Skills and experience:
They are looking for someone with:
- Experience in a marketing role, ideally in a membership or education-driven environment.
- A creative mindset, with excellent copywriting and content creation skills.
- Strong digital marketing experience, including social media, email, and website content.
- Confidence in analysing campaign data and using insights to optimise results.
- Understanding of GDPR and PECR compliance.
Experience with CRM and CMS systems, event marketing, and the not-for-profit sector would be advantageous.
The person:
They’re looking for a self-motivated, enthusiastic, and creative individual with a passion for marketing. You’ll have excellent communication skills, a keen eye for detail, and the ability to adapt your writing style for different audiences and platforms.
You’ll thrive in a collaborative team environment, bringing fresh ideas, sharing insights, and working closely with colleagues to achieve shared goals. A flexible and proactive approach is essential, as is the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines effectively.
Their members are at the heart of everything they do, so they’re looking for someone who is committed to a member-focused approach, ensuring their marketing activities deliver real impact for both them and the association. A genuine interest in not-for-profit organisations, the veterinary profession and companion animals would be a real advantage.
About the Organisation
They are is a leading professional membership organisation dedicated to supporting veterinary professionals in the UK and beyond. With a thriving community of over 10,000 members, including vets, veterinary nurses, and students, we are committed to advancing small animal veterinary practice through education, research, and professional development.
They offer:
- Holiday entitlement starting at 25 days per year, plus bank holidays, and increases by one day per year up to a maximum of 28 days. Additionally, employees receive one extra day for every five years of service.
- Support for hybrid working for their employees, meaning you can work at home for up to two days a week and they also have a comprehensive Flexible Working Policy.
- Generous employer pension contributions starting at 7% and increasing up to 10% with length of service.
- Ongoing training and development opportunities to support you in fulfilling your role.
- Bupa dental plan to help with dental care costs.
- Enhanced family leave benefits, including maternity, paternity, adoption, and other family-related leave.
- Life assurance providing cover at three times your annual salary.
- A free legal helpline, offering access to specialist lawyers for advice on a range of legal matters.
- Health and wellbeing support, including a 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme, a network of mental health first aiders, enhanced company sick pay, access to private medical insurance after 12 months’ service, occupational health services, and annual flu vaccinations.
- Free onsite parking and a Cycle to Work scheme, offering a discounted purchase of a bicycle and accessories to support healthy, low-carbon commuting.
- Regular social activities and events for those who wish to get involved!
How to apply:
In order to be considered for this role, please submit your CV and a cover letter detailing how you meet the requirements in the role description which is on their vacancy page.
By applying for this position, you consent to them holding the information in your CV for six months.
Their commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) underpins their belief that they can make the Association stronger through the unique contributions they can all bring. They create inclusive teams aligned to their values and encourage applications from a diverse range of suitably qualified candidates.
Marketing Campaign Executive, Marketing & Content Executive, Digital Marketing & Events Coordinator, Integrated Marketing Executive, Engagement & Marketing Coordinator, Marketing and Communications Executive, Membership Marketing Coordinator, Education & Events Marketing Officer, Marketing & Engagement Officer, Outreach & Marketing Coordinator, etc.
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Permanent with funding until 31st March 2026
17.5 hours per week
£26,100 per annum / £13,050 pro rata (plus allowances)
Location Wythenshawe ( travel required across Cheshire East and Cheshire West)
The Children's Society has been helping children and young people in this country for over 140 years. We run local services that support children when they are at their most vulnerable and in desperate need of help. We're there for children, every step of the way.
This role sits within our Children and Families Directorate specifically within Cheshire Children's Rights.
TYPE OF PERSON WE ARE LOOKING FOR
We are currently looking for an experienced practitioner to join our dynamic, ambitious team.
A key part of this role will be your ability to engage successfully with young people, volunteers and other professionals.
KEY SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES
In order to be successful in this role, you must have:
-A full UK drivers license and have access to your own transport.
-Excellent communication and organisational skills.
-Experience of working with young people and in particular have knowledge around issues Young people who are Cared for may be facing.
INFORMATION ABOUT THE CHILDREN'S SOCIETY
The Children's Society runs over 100 local services that help thousands of young people who desperately need our support, and we campaign to get laws and policies changed to make children's lives happier and safer.
Every day we're changing the lives of children in this country for the better - and with your help, tomorrow we can be there for even more.
The Children's Society is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services.
Therefore, candidates applying for work in our Youth Impact Domain will be required to complete an “Employment history_template” document prior to interview. The fully completed document should be loaded by the candidate at the point of uploading your CV.
The closing date for applications is midnight on 20th of April 2025. If after 14 days we have received enough applications for this role, we reserve the right to close this vacancy from the 7th April onwards.
Interview date TBC
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Programme Coordinator
We are recruiting for a Programme Coordinator, who will support the delivery of the Maternity Neonatal Voices Partnership project.
Position: Programme Coordinator (Maternity Voices Partnership)
Location: Remote/covering Birmingham and Solihull
Hours: Full time role covering 2 MNVP areas (BSOL) or 2 part time roles of 18.5 hours each available
Contract: Fixed term contract until 30th June 2026
Salary: £26,272 per annum pro rata
Benefits: The provision of workplace wellbeing support and activities, hybrid working where the role allows, flexible working and a range of family friendly policies and subsidised parking.
Closing Date: Sunday 27th April 2025 at 12pm
Shortlisting: Monday 28th April 2025
Interview date: Thursday 1st May 2025
The Role
The organisation is responsible for delivery of MNVPs for both Birmingham and Solihull ICB. Travelling is required to engage and meet with service user reps, leads and relevant stakeholders. Part time applicants will be assigned specific trust to work within (again travel will be required within the specified area). Some level of cover will also be required across the 2 areas in cases of absence, annual leave etc.
This is a fixed term role which will involve supervision and line management of a team of volunteers, leads and delivery of the MNVP forums and associated activities as well as supporting the administration of the contract.
Main activities within the role include:
• Recruitment of MNVP members and volunteers
• Build strong working relationships with commissioners, partners and local parents and families
• Ensure parent and families views are fed back in a clear, understandable matter to commissioners
• Production of a range of reports including data to senior managers and commissioners
• Active use of Social Media to engage with service users and partners including managing meetings via these channels
• Coproduction of communications with Local Maternity Neonatal Systems ensuring service users views are listened to and included in actions
• Attendance at a range of meetings with stakeholders and partners
• Active engagement with other MNVP Forums across the country including through the use of social media
About You
You must have the natural ability to build effective relationships, be approachable and have an outgoing personality as well as being IT literate and a good communicator at all levels. Experience of working with midwifery services is helpful as is knowledge of MNVP priorities and aims.
Applicants for this post must be willing to work flexible hours based around the needs of the service and travel to a range of locations across Birmingham and Solihull. This role does have elements of remote
working.
About the Organisation
A leading provider of services to the health and social care sector, with the aim is to reduce inequalities in learning, employment and health. As an employer, the organisation is proud to offer a range of benefits to staff including provision of workplace wellbeing support and activities, flexible working and a range of family friendly policies and subsidised parking.
You may also have experience in areas such as Nurse, Midwife, Midwifery, Volunteer Management, Volunteer Recruitment, Partnerships Manager, Partnerships Coordinator, Partnerships, Parent, Family, Community Engagement, Patient Engagement. #INDNFP
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
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Barnet Mencap is a charity based in Finchley that provides support and runs a multitude of projects for people with learning disabilities and/or Autism. We are dynamic, enthusiastic, diverse, and committed to equal opportunities and the safeguarding of children and adults at risk.
There is currently a vacancy within our Children’s Team for someone with experience working with families of children or young people with disabilities and who has strong interpersonal and communication skills. Please view the Job Description and Person Specification for a better idea of what the role entails and what we’re looking for.
The successful candidate will have the ability to:
· empathise with parents/carers of children or young people with disabilities
· effectively facilitate group discussions
· prepare reports and provide monitoring evidence
· objectively assess and respond to parents’ needs
· knowledge of current legislation relevant to working with children with disabilities
The successful candidate will be required to complete an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check in line with Section 115 of The Police Act 1997.
Barnet Mencap is the leading charity for children and adults with a learning disability and their families in the London Borough of Barnet




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Recovery Coordinator Location: London, DA8 1RQ Salary: £26,250 - £34,650 per annum ’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 As a member of the multi disciplinary team, you will be running a variety of peer support groups as well as working with service users one-on-one in order to build their recovery capital and achieve their recovery goals. They aim to help people to build and sustain long-term recovery from addiction and encourage self-efficacy believing that everyone is an expert in themselves, they often need a helping hand on their journey. The team consists of 7 Recovery Coordinators and 1 Trainee Recovery Coordinators working alongside 2 Criminal Justice RC's. The role will be based at Erith health centre, which is a drug and alcohol service for people over the age of 18 in Bexley. It is ran by SLAM and focus' on psychosocial interventions working within prison and probation services. They are seeking a positive and motivated individuals who have the ability to navigate a fast-paced and challenging client group with a variety of complex needs. Direct substance use knowledge is not essential but preferred, and they encourage applications from those with transferrable skills and experience. You will be expected to:
Skills and Qualifications Ideally you will have:
Benefits
To Apply If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for Waythrough, 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.




