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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

The Volunteer Programme Lead will be part of Coin Street’s Youth and Community Programmes Team, reporting to the Community Participation Manager. Coin Street have partnered with Bright Centres, St John’s Waterloo and Oasis Hub Waterloo, who jointly support up to 200 volunteers annually, investing their time and skills to benefit the Waterloo community. 

As Volunteer Programme Lead, you will work closely with our four organisations, taking a lead role in recruiting volunteers, and improving systems and processes. You will ensure that volunteers are onboarded, trained and better able to access the broad range of volunteering opportunities on offer. This will include removing barriers to ensure volunteering is inclusive and more accessible for people with disabilities and additional needs. 

Specific responsibilities will include: auditing the existing reach and scope of volunteering across the four organisations; developing a rich and varied programme of volunteering activities; identifying and recruiting local people who would benefit the most from volunteering; connecting individuals to opportunities; managing a budget; risk assessments and safeguarding compliance; planning meet ups and events; and monitoring and evaluation. The post holder will also chair quarterly meetings and strengthen the relationship between partner organisations. 

To be a successful candidate, you will need to demonstrate experience of volunteer management, including knowledge of best policies and practice. You should have project management skills, experience in developing and implementing effective systems and processes, and an ability to support diverse communities. The candidate must have a sound working knowledge of safeguarding and proficiency in Microsoft Office.

Ideally you will have experience in reporting to stakeholders, knowledge of the local area, and expertise in promoting inclusion and accessibility. 

About Coin Street Community Builders 

We provide the opportunities and spaces for people to lead their own change.  

Our activities are wide and far reaching. From giving families and children the best start in life through our childcare and family support, to creating and maintaining high quality spaces to live, work and play on the land that we own.  

We promote enterprise, creativity and lifelong learning whether that’s through providing employment, volunteering opportunities, nurturing enterprise or delivering programmes and activities.  We provide housing that supports our community; we champion co-operative housing and influence local and national housing policy.  

From sports and dance to healthy eating and gardening, we offer a range of facilities and activities accessible to everyone to support health and wellbeing in our community.   

    

Contract   

Fixed-Term (24 months), Full-Time (35 hours per week) 

Salary   

£40,000 per annum  

Extras 

• 27 days’ annual leave (excluding bank holidays)/Equivalent of 35 days annual leave (including Bank holidays), pro rata for part-time staff 

• 8% contributory pension scheme (5% employer contribution, 3% employee contribution)/Auto-enrolment qualifying pension for zero hours staff 

• Health and wellbeing support, including online mental health therapy sessions   

• Free gym membership at Colombo, annual flu jabs 

• Commitment to training and development 

Closing Date   

Please submit your application by midday on Wednesday 9 April 2025. Please note that incomplete applications will not be considered.

We are encouraging people who live in Waterloo and surrounding areas to apply for the role. We will be hosting a drop-in coffee morning on Thursday 26 March from 9-11AM at Waterloo Action Centre. Please attend to learn more about the role and ask any questions. 

Interviews will be held at St John’s Waterloo (Waterloo Road, London SE1 8TY) on Thursday 24 April 2025, and will be expected to last up to two hours. There will be a 20-minute activity that candidates will lead with volunteers, followed by a written activity.

Successful candidates will be required to undertake an Enhanced DBS check.    

Do you want to make life better for LGBT victims and survivors of abuse?

Our client is seeking a Sexual Violence Caseworker to support LGBT Sexual Violence survivors across the UK.

Our client works directly with thousands of LGBT people who have experienced abuse and violence every year. They specialise in supporting victims and survivors of domestic abuse, sexual violence, hate crime, and other forms of abuse including honour-based abuse, forced marriage, and so-called conversion therapies. They are a service run by LGBT people, for LGBT people, and the needs of their community are at the centre of what they do.

They run a national support helpline for LGBT victims and survivors of: domestic abuse; hate crime; rape and sexual abuse; and so-called “conversion therapy”. They provide advocacy services, both in London and nationally, for LGBT victims who need longer-term support. They are person-centred, empowerment-based, and trauma-informed – meaning our focus is always on helping their clients decide what is best for them, and then supporting them through their journey.

They use what they learn through working on the frontlines with clients to work on national and local policy change, to improve outcomes for LGBT victims and survivors of abuse and violence. They build evidence through key pieces of research, like their upcoming report into LGBT experiences of sexual violence. They push for legislative change, improved statutory guidance for victims, and better understanding of the needs of LGBT people around the country.

They are looking forward to someone to join their advocacy and support team, providing recovery support to LGBT survivors of sexual violence across the UK. You will work directly with LGBT victims/survivors of sexual violence, offering practical recovery based support and psychoeducation to support clients in their recovery journey from sexual violence related trauma. You will also facilitate groups for survivors with a focus on recovery from the impacts of abuse and violence.

Your work will focus on needs specifically related experiences of sexual violence, including issues such as wellbeing, safety and access to other services to enable survivors to cope and recover. You will be empathetic and thoughtful in your approach to understanding your clients’ needs, while remaining boundaried and mindful of self-care

You will have expertise in delivering needs-led specialist support services, adhering to best practice when working with victims/survivors of sexual violence and maintaining accurate records. You will ensure that data is collected on those they support to ensure that we continue to build an evidence base on the kinds of people we are supporting. You will need to be solutions-focussed and enjoy working collaboratively across a diverse and committed team. You’ll need to have good resilience and self-care, and be prepared to work in an environment where abuse and violence are regularly talked about. You’ll need to understand the impact of trauma and how that affects their team.

Location: London. This role will be hybrid working, with both home working and working from the office.
Hours: Full Time (35 hours per week)
Contract: Until 31 March 2026 (extension subject to funding)
Reports to: Advocacy and Support Manager
Salary: £31,359.72 - £36,008.37 (Including inner London weighting of £4,129.42)

Closing Date

Applications should be submitted by 10am on Monday 21st April 2025
Interviews will be held on Thursday 1st May 2025 and Friday 2nd May 2025

REF-220632

Contracted Weekly Hours: 37.5. Monday to Friday 9am-5pm

Contract Type: Fixed contract till Dec 2027

Annual leave: 25 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays per annum

Salary: £26,000 – £28,000

Location: ICN office in Bournemouth

International Care Network (ICN) is a Christian charity whose aim is to help to rebuild the lives of refugees, asylum seekers and vulnerable migrants. We are seeking a passionate, innovative and committed Wellbeing Coordinator to lead the development and implementation of a new wellbeing service designed specifically for refugees and asylum seekers in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) and other parts of Dorset. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of the challenges faced by refugees and asylum seekers together with a mental health/wellbeing qualification and/or equivalent experience.  They will be dedicated to providing warm, welcoming, culturally-sensitive and person-centred mental health and wellbeing support. They will work pro-actively and collaboratively with ICN service users, staff, partners and local services to co-develop, deliver and evaluate a local service that enables individuals to build resilience and agency on their recovery journey. They will be confident in providing trauma-informed support and guidance including referral to counselling and other services, particularly for those who experience barriers in this process.

The role is funded by the National Lottery Community Fund until December 2027 and has the Lived Experience support of Dorset’s leading charity in this area, the Dorset Mental Health Forum (DMHF).

ICN provides benefits to staff including:

• Company pension scheme.
• Travel costs paid for at 45p per mile, not including travel to and from work.
• Staff welfare opportunities including socials and access to external clinical supervision.
• Training opportunities relevant to role.

ICN will seek to ensure that all existing and potential employees are given equal opportunities. We are committed to diversity and equality of opportunity in our employment policies and practices. Our aim is to promote diversity so that no employee or potential employee will be subject to unlawful or unfair discrimination because of gender, age, marital or civil partnership status, colour, race, nationality or other ethnic or national origin, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity or membership or non-membership of a trade union or political beliefs. We will seek to ensure that no applicant for employment is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which cannot be justified.

ICN take the safeguarding of service users, staff and volunteers very seriously, with a robust safeguarding policy and process in place. As part of this ICN are committed to developing a safe culture ensuring that all steps are taken to recruit staff and volunteers who are safe to work with our service users and staff, including requiring relevant DBS checks to be taken for roles working with children and/or vulnerable adults.

Development officer at World Physiotherapy 

Location: hybrid, London or home-based 

Salary: £30,000 per annum 

Contract: Fixed-term (May 2025-April 2026) 

Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week 

Application Deadline: 11/04/2025 

About World Physiotherapy: World Physiotherapy is a leading international professional association and UK Registered Charity. Founded in 1951, we represent the global physiotherapy profession and are dedicated to advancing our profession, advocating for universal access to improve health and wellbeing. 

The role: We seek a dynamic development officer to join our team. This role is key to enhancing our funding base and ensuring the long-term financial sustainability of our development programs. The successful candidate will focus on securing funds through grants, sponsorships, partnerships, and donations to support our strategic initiatives and expand our global impact. 

Key responsibilities: 

• Collaborate with the head of programmes and development to identify and develop new project ideas and impactful initiatives. 

• Conduct research to identify potential funding sources and develop a tailored roster of donors. 

• Write and submit compelling grant proposals and funding applications, ensuring they align with funder criteria and deadlines. 

• Build and maintain relationships with donors, providing regular updates on project progress and impact. 

• Develop strategies for donor retention and growth, including targeted campaigns to attract and retain corporate sponsors and high-net-worth individuals. 

• Work closely with the communications team to ensure cohesive messaging across proposals, campaigns, and public communications. 

Requirements: 

• Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, nonprofit management, or a related field. 

• 3 to 5 years of experience in fundraising or development roles, with a proven track record of securing funding. 

• Strong writing and verbal communication skills, proficiency in English (additional languages desirable). 

• Experience with CRM software and fundraising platforms is advantageous. 

• Must be able to work independently and take initiative, with strong organisational skills and attention to detail. 

• Should be personable, collaborative, and culturally sensitive, with a commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion. 

What we offer: 

• A vibrant, international work environment committed to global health improvement. 

• The opportunity to make a significant impact in advancing physiotherapy standards worldwide. 

• A competitive salary and the flexibility of a hybrid/remote work arrangement. 

How to apply: Interested candidates should submit their CV (maximum of 3 pages) and a cover letter (maximum of 2 pages) detailing their suitability for the role. Applications must be received by 11/04/2025. 

World Physiotherapy is dedicated to fostering an inclusive environment that reflects our diverse membership. We adhere to best practices in equity, diversity, and inclusion in our recruitment process. 

Join us and contribute to a connected global community dedicated to health and well-being through physiotherapy! 

HR Administrator £31,000 per annum– full time,  Permanent, based in East Croydon (3 days per week in the office)

Full Job Description attached below

 

The Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Centre (South London) is looking for an experienced, passionate and professional HR Administrator.   
 

The successful candidate will play a vital role in recruitment, onboarding, payroll administration, and compliance while ensuring all HR processes run smoothly and effectively. 

Responsible to the People & Culture Manager you will be a key member of the People team at RASASC, working alongside our frontline services to ensure they have the support and working environment they need to be able to provide services to survivors. The successful candidate will have a strong track record of HR processes. 

The post is open to female applicants only as the role is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010. 

To apply, please upload an up-to-date CV and cover letter (of up to 1,500 words) identifying how you meet the essential and any desirable qualifications, skills and experience by clicking on the ‘Apply’ button. 

 
Interviews will be rolling from week to week.
 

RASASC is an equal opportunities employer, and we are particularly keen to receive applications from women underrepresented in management and leadership roles in the violence against women and girls movement.
 
 All positions are located in the UK and require the right to work in the UK.

Would you like to use your lived experience as a Carer to make a difference for Carers and families supporting someone with a mental health condition?

If so, this could be the job for you!

This peer support project is delivered in partnership with South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust, to support Carers of people with mental health conditions.  This project will work to support Carers through one-to-one support, outreach, training and peer support groups.

About The Role:

Using your lived experience of caring for someone with a mental health condition, and a strengths-based approach, you will support mental health Carers in their caring role.  You will provide person centred one-to-one- support, information, signposting, and advocacy, develop, and facilitate peer support groups in response to identified need and deliver training and outreach sessions at different locations across the borough. You will work in partnership with South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust (SWLStG), to ensure Carers are identified and routinely referred into the service. You will have responsibility for line managing the Mental Health Carers Peer Support Worker.

Key Requirements Include:

- Lived experience of Caring for someone with a mental health condition

- Experience of direct work with clients, providing information, advocacy and 1:1 support, including assessing  need.

- Experience of / ability to develop and facilitate peer support groups and training.

- Efficient organisation and time management skills with the ability to balance and prioritise a busy and varied workload.

- Developed IT skills, with experience using databases and communication platforms.

- Experience of liaising with a wide range of statutory and voluntary agencies at all levels.

- Experience of report writing, including statistical data

- Experience of project management including managing staff         

About Wandsworth Carers’ Centre:

We are a busy, ambitious charity operating at the heart of the Wandsworth community since 1995, helping thousands of people across the borough in unpaid Caring roles. We give information and advice, organise respite, offer complementary therapies, deliver training, provide peer support, arrange fun events and much more.  In short, we are the Carer's friend and advocate, often helping Carers through difficult times.

Wandsworth Carers’ Centre is an inclusive employer. We are committed to building a diverse organisation that represents the communities we serve and ensuring inclusion in everything we do.

Benefits of working for Wandsworth Carers’ Centre:  

Friendly team and working environment, mix of remote and office-based work, some weekend and evening work with time off during the week, annual leave starts at 26 days increasing to 31 days plus bank and public holidays, contributory company pension, ongoing training and development opportunities and an employee assistance program. 

Job Title: Wellbeing Consultant
Ref: WBC349
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part-time - 30 hours per week, based at the GenesisCare centre (worked over 4 days Monday – Thursday 8.30-4.30pm)
Salary: £28,080 - £33,280 pro rata (dependent upon experience)
Location: GenesisCare Cromwell, Cromwell hospital, 164-178 Cromwell Rd, Kensington, London, SW5 0TU

About Us

Penny Brohn UK is the cancer health and wellbeing charity. We help people feel better in mind, body and spirit by offering support through our team of cancer support experts (which includes doctors, nutritionists, counsellors and exercise therapists)

Penny Brohn UK helps people with cancer to feel more physically and emotionally able to manage the impacts of their diagnosis and treatment, be more in control of their choices and have the best quality of life possible. By making our services freely available, our aim is for all people with cancer to be able to access the high-quality support they need.

Penny Brohn UK have been working in partnership with GenesisCare UK, a private healthcare company, since 2013. We deliver an integrated cancer care approach which includes complementary treatment support and lifestyle advice for patients undergoing chemotherapy and radiotherapy at all of their 14 centres across the UK. For over 40 years, Penny Brohn UK has supported people with cancer to feel more physically and emotionally able to manage the impacts of their diagnosis and treatment, be more in control of their choices and have the best quality of life possible.

The role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced healthcare profession/health related professional to join our existing team of Wellbeing Consultants embedded within established UK GenesisCare cancer treatment centres.

This role requires excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build and maintain relationships with patients, relatives, GenesisCare staff team and Wellbeing consultant team and the wider Penny Brohn UK organization. We are looking for a professional who can work in a flexible, proactive, intelligent, and creative way. Candidates should have experience of working within private or national health related services and have knowledge, experience/understanding of complementary therapies or other support services.

Key role considerations

•  This role will involve working alongside our partner GenesisCare to ensure a holistic approach is taken in aspects of support and treatment.
• The bulk of the patient work is delivery of one-to-one sessions – completing holistic needs assessments, review appointments, consultations, mindfulness, and relaxation sessions.
• The Wellbeing Consultant is responsible for ensuring that patients and their relatives have a positive experience as they move through the Penny Brohn UK treatment support services at GenesisCare.

In return for your hard work and dedication you will enjoy a wide variety of benefits including:

• 30 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays (pro rata)
• Enhanced sick pay after six month’s service
• Auto enrolment into the Penny Brohn UK pension scheme
• Free Life Assurance
• Family friendly policies with enhanced maternity and paternity leave after one year of service
• Specsavers Corporate eyecare test
• Cycle to work scheme

Timetable for appointment 
Closing date: Monday 7 April at 9am
First interview: Via Teams, Thursday 10 April 2025
Second interview: In person, Monday 14 April 2025 at the Penny Brohn UK National Centre, Pill, Bristol, BS20 0HH
Start date: ASAP, to be agreed upon appointment with successful candidate

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.

At Penny Brohn UK, we are committed to promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion throughout the organisation. We are proactively taking action to support EDI and Wellbeing to support our ethos of creating a diverse culture that is reflective of both our employees and the lived experience of all communities touched by cancer. We welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds regardless of age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith or disability.

No agencies please.

Do you want to be part of an exciting service, supporting children and young people with mental health issues or emotional wellbeing needs?

Are you calm, non-judgemental and able to work effectively with people experiencing distress?

Can you demonstrate our values of Hope, Courage, Together and Responsive?

Do you want to be part of our vision that every person in Hertfordshire will feel supported with their mental health?

If the answer to all of these is yes, we want to hear from you.

Job title: CYP Support Worker – WithYOUth Service (Children and Young People)
Reference: 269
Salary: £23,809 - £24,750 per annum incl. Outer London Weighting
Hours: 37.5 hours to be worked flexibly across a 7-day week, between the hours of 2pm – 10pm, excluding bank holidays.
Contract: Fixed Term until September 2026 (with possibility to extend)
Working base: Watford Wellbeing Centre (expectation of working flexibly in our centres across Hertfordshire and from home)

About the Project

Hertfordshire Mind Network (HMN) has been awarded Hertfordshire’s CAMHS Early Help Digital Intervention Service (WithYOUth). The WithYOUth Service is an innovative partnership between BfB Labs and Hertfordshire Mind Network to provide a countywide digital service that is accessible to children and young people aged 5 – 18, at the earliest point of an emerging emotional wellbeing and/ or mental health need. The service will operate between 14:00 – 22:00 seven days a week.

Purpose of Post

As a CYP Support Worker you will be responsible for delivering this exciting service as part of a wider team, and whilst experience is advantageous, the most important thing to us and the children and young people we support is having the right values, skills and commitment to being part of this dynamic, new provision.

Our trauma-informed model offers a range of support options for CYP, based around digital interventions and supported by one-to-one and group sessions, so children and young people can engage in the way that works best for them. The service will build resilience in CYP by working with them to develop coping strategies and solutions that will enable them to improve their own health and wellbeing. We will also provide advice and guidance to parents/families/carers and professionals to provide a holistic response to supporting CYP and creating a network around them to empower and enable positive change.

We are looking for passionate, creative and committed individuals who wants to support children and young people to thrive.

We offer:

• Annual leave entitlement of 25 days per year pro rata, rising in increments to a max. of 29 days pro rata 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 receipt of applications is 13th April 2025.
Please note: We will close the advert prior to this date if we receive sufficient applications.
Interviews to be held week beginning 21st April 2025 and will be held online via Teams.

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.

COUNSELLOR – BAND 6

Closing Date: 8 April 2025

Primary Location: Erdington, although occasional cross site working may be

required

Hours: 22.5 hours

Duration: Permanent

Salary:  Clinical Band 6, £36,276 - £43,683 per year pro rata

(Actual salary:  £21,765 – £26,209)

DBS Requirement: Enhanced check with Adult Barring List

“Happy to talk about flexible working”

 

Do you want to be part of an excellent therapeutic counselling service where every day is different, where you can help people help themselves, and provide a platform for clients to make positive changes?

We have an opportunity for a caring, compassionate, and committed professional to join our Wellbeing Team as a Counsellor.

At Birmingham Hospice our teams are committed to improving the quality of life for people living with life-limiting conditions, as well as supporting their families and loved ones during one of the most challenging periods they will ever face.

Our Counselling team is on an incredible journey. They are developing a new pioneering private service whilst also enhancing the service they provide for Hospice clients.

As part of the team, you will support groups, individuals, and the service, by providing holistic counselling to explore bereavement and grief for patients and their families known to the Hospice both pre

and post bereavement, and for bereaved clients not known to the Hospice. 

You will provide a comprehensive, therapeutic service for clients referred by other professionals or who have self-referred, based upon psychological principles, working within the context of palliative care services and as indicated in NICE guidelines.

Requirements

 

· A qualified counsellor who is registered with an approved professional counselling body (e.g. BACP) and with experience and understanding of the needs associated with loss, grief and bereavement.

· Advanced training in the theory and practice of counselling.

· Practitioner level knowledge of at least two models of psychological therapy

· Significant experience of providing counselling

· Experience of clinical assessment in a counselling setting
 

To view the full job description for this role and to apply for this vacancy please visit our vacancies portal on our website.

Goodman Masson are partnered with Galop to recruit for their new Financial Controller. Galop are the UK's LGBT+ anti-abuse charity. Founded in 1982, they have been championing the needs and safety of the LGBT+ community for nearly 40 years.

Galop works directly with thousands of LGBT+ people who have experienced abuse and violence every year. They specialise in supporting victims and survivors of domestic abuse, sexual violence, hate crime, and other forms of abuse including honour-based abuse, forced marriage, and so-called conversion therapies. Galop are a service run by LGBT+ people, for LGBT+ people, and the needs of their community are at the centre of what they do.

As the Financial Controller, you will be part of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and report into the Chief Executive Officer. You will lead a small team and manage the relationship with their existing outsourced finance team, payroll provider and auditors to deliver high quality professional finance services to the charity.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Annual budget setting for the organisation
• Leading the end-to-end year end process including preparing the statutory accounts and annual report
• Finance business partnering with other teams and senior managers to support them improve their understanding of their department's financials
• Deliver analysis and insight on business opportunities and influence decision-making
• Developing, implementing, and improving financial policies
• Leading the financial analysis and reporting for the organisation, and supporting funding applications
• Managing and developing a Finance Officer

Essentials:

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA Qualified Accountant
• Strong charity sector experience
• Good knowledge of restricted vs unrestricted funding

Salary is circa£60,000 + Benefits. London based with hybrid working on offer.

Applications are being reviewed as and when they are received, therefore please apply ASAP to ensure your details are considered.

In our company values we aim for equity at all stages of the recruitment process, please let us know if we can do anything to make the process more accessible to you.

About the Role: 

Are you passionate about empowering young people and helping them build a brighter future? As a Youth Opportunities Coordinator, you will play a key role in transforming the lives of young people in our accommodation services in Greenwich. This is an exciting opportunity to design and deliver meaningful activities that help young people gain the tools and confidence they need to thrive outside traditional services.

In this role, you will lead the Young People’s Opportunity Programme, providing dynamic workshops and sessions focused on art therapy, sport and health, wellbeing, and life skills. The program is designed to support young people, particularly those who are NEET (Not in Education, Employment, or Training), by helping them develop crucial skills and prepare for the next steps in education, training, or employment. You will work closely with the frontline support team, creating tailored content that promotes positive change, while also collaborating with the wider Opportunities team to share best practices and continuously improve the program.

This is a fantastic opportunity to make a lasting impact on the lives of young people, empowering them to break through barriers and create a future full of potential. At Single Homeless Project, you’ll have the chance to develop your career in a supportive and growing environment, building your expertise and becoming a specialist in youth development.

About you:

• You bring experience working with young people who struggle with change and motivation. 
• Your toolkit includes practical skills in motivation and coaching young people.
• Your approach is creative, analytical, trauma-informed and rooted in person-centred ways of working. 
• You can creatively inspire opportunities for our young people to thrive and to develop to their highest potential. 
• Can multi-task and manage working under pressure. 
• Strong team-working and interpersonal skills, maintaining a collaborative approach to supporting young people achieve the outcomes and goals we support them to set for themselves. 

About us:

Single Homeless Project is a London-wide charity. Our vision is of a society where everyone has a place to call home and the chance to live a fulfilling life.

We help single Londoners by preventing homelessness, providing support and accommodation, promoting wellbeing, enhancing opportunity, and being a voice for change. From supporting people in crisis to helping people take the final steps towards independence and employment, we make a difference to 12,000 lives every year across all 32 boroughs.

We offer you more than a job; we offer you a chance to be part of a compassionate, driven team that's committed to making a real difference in people's lives. You'll have the opportunity to lead, co-create, and inspire change while enjoying a collaborative, growth-oriented environment.

Join us in creating a brighter, more hopeful future for individuals in need. 

Important Info:

Closing Date: Sunday 13th April at midnight 

Interview Date: Wednesday 23rd April at SHP Head Office in Kings Cross

This post will require an Enhanced DBS check to be processed (by SHP) for the successful applicant.

 Ambitious and excited for change you will develop partnerships that support Aurora’s Heritage and Wellbeing services so they can continue to be offered in innovative ways.

Co-ordinate Aurora’s Heritage and Wellbeing programmes of activities to ensure service users’ needs are met. To assist with project evaluation and reporting.

You will manage all curatorial aspects of the Heritage Hub

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.