Welfare Jobs

We have an exciting opportunity for a passionate individual with a commitment to animal welfare to join our team working in our busy Rehoming Centre. 
We are seeking an Adoption Advisor to work with potential adopters, explaining the adoption process, assessing their requirements for rehoming and matching them to dogs appropriate to their circumstances. To assist other members of the public visiting or calling the rehoming centre with their queries, this may include providing support to people wishing to handover their dogs for rehoming. 

About this job:
As an Adoption Advisor you’ll:

• Deliver the highest level of customer service, discussing rehoming applications, answering queries and matching and rehoming dogs effectively, including translating dog’s character assessments to customers and introduce dogs to potential adopters confidently and safely. 
• Process rehoming and waiting list enquiries received via our customer relationship management software. 
• Assist the Media Coordinator to promote dogs available for rehoming and updating website profiles including photos. 

About you: 
The successful candidate will have a positive, proactive attitude and willingness to work with members of the public, staff and volunteers. They’ll be able to work on their own initiative, have experience in handling dogs and the complexities involved regarding matching dogs to potential adopters. They’ll also have excellent communication (verbal and written), a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office and strong administrative and organisational skills.

About Dogs Trust:
We love dogs. That’s why we do whatever we can to make sure every four-legged friend gets the love they deserve. We’ll never put a healthy dog down, so our work is focused on helping dogs in need, supporting owners every step of the walk, and creating a better world for dogs in the future. It’s what we’ve been doing since 1891 and how we’ve grown to become the UK’s leading dog charity, helping 12,000 loyal friends find their forever homes every year.

About the team: 
Our rehoming centres house thousands of dogs each year until they are able to find a loving new home and the success of our centres wouldn’t be possible without our dedicated team of staff and volunteers; there is a real family-community within each of our centres. Come rain or shine, our team are out in all weathers to make sure the dogs have the best possible life. Dealing with thousands of visitors each month, our rehoming centres are the face of Dogs Trust, and we pride ourselves on our staff providing the very best in customer service. 

What you need to know:
A full, manual driving licence is also essential, as driving will be a part of the role. This role works on a two week rolling rota, including every other weekend, 8:30am-5pm (subject to change and will be discussed during interview).

To apply for this position please click the APPLY NOW button. Our application process requires you submit a CV and a cover letter explaining your interest and suitability for the role. Please note that we may close this vacancy early if we receive enough suitable interest, so to avoid disappointment early application is encouraged.

Dogs are incredibly diverse, much like the humans that love them! At Dogs Trust we value diversity and we're committed to fostering an inclusive culture.  We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, abilities, and cultures and believe that a diverse workforce helps us to achieve our mission. Our colleague networks give our people a voice acting as vehicles for real and meaningful change within Dogs Trust.  We truly want to see every candidate shine throughout the entire job application process, interview stages, and during their time with us. If there's anything on your mind or any adjustments you may need, don't hesitate to reach out to us. We're here to support you every step of the way. 

Job Title: Assistant Manager, Weybridge

Salary: £23,400 FTE, £18,720 pro-rata

Team: Retail

Hours: 30 hours

Location: Weybridge Shop

About Shooting Star Children’s Hospices

We have an exciting opportunity for an Assistant Manager, Weybridge Shop to join our team at Shooting Star Children’s Hospices.

Shooting Star Children’s Hospices provides specialist care and support to families who have a baby, child or young person with a life-limiting condition, or who have been bereaved. Rated ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission, we support families across Surrey, north-west London and south-west London from diagnosis to end of life and throughout bereavement with a range of nursing, practical, emotional and medical care.

At the heart of what we do are our dedicated staff; their exceptional commitment and professionalism means every family has the opportunity to make every moment count.                                         It’s a great time to join Shooting Star Children’s Hospices as we are looking to expand our retail portfolio over the next few years.

About the role

Your key purpose will be in the absence of and alongside the Shop Manager, to manage a team of volunteers to maximise sales, deliver excellent customer service and ensure that the shop premises and assets are maintained to a high standard, according to legal requirements and Shooting Star Children’s Hospices (SSCH) policies and procedures

About you

This role requires experience of working in retail and preferably of managing a team.  You will have excellent customer service skills and be sales focussed and target driven. You will have cash handling and excellent administrative skills.  You will also be willing and able to work flexibly across 7 days.

Please see the attached job description for more information about this opportunity at Shooting Star Children’s Hospices.

What we offer

In return you will receive a competitive salary along with a range of benefits, which include:

Pension scheme

• NHS Pension Scheme (for eligible employees) or our stakeholder pension scheme, with up to 7% employer contributions

Annual leave

• 27 days plus Bank Holidays rising with length of service
• 2 weeks paid sabbatical leave after 5, 10 and 15 years’ service

Contractual benefits

• Generous sick pay scheme
• Enhanced maternity, adoption, and paternity leave pay
• Flexible working arrangements
• Death in service benefits
• Reimbursed professional membership fees
• Eye care
• Employee referral scheme
• Blue Light discount card

Health and wellbeing

• Employee Assistance Programme
• Occupational Health
• Cycle to work scheme
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Nutritionally balanced meals at Christopher’s (free for employees) and free fruit at our Hampton site

Safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all our staff to share this commitment. Employment is subject to receipt of satisfactory references and a DBS check.

Equality, diversity and inclusion

Shooting Star Children’s Hospice is committed to inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that getting things right is critical for us to live our organisation’s values: Professionalism, Respect, Integrity, Diversity and Excellence.

We are always trying to improve our way of working to be more inclusive and equal. Our vision is for Shooting Star Children’s Hospice to be a place where people of all backgrounds, groups and communities feel welcomed to work and volunteer.

Please apply online or send a CV and covering letter outlining how your experience meets the criteria set out in the person specification.

Closing Date: Friday, 24th January

Interview Date: Wednesday, 29th January or Friday, 31 January

**To apply please submit a CV and covering letter outlining how your experience meets the criteria set out in the person specification.**

We are currently offering a rewarding opportunity for a motivated and proactive self-starter to join our friendly and dynamic team.

Welfare Benefits Advisor

Salary: £35,000

Full Time (35 hours per week)

We will consider candidates on reduced hours (minimum of 21 hours per week)

This role requires a minimum number of days to be worked onsite which will be dependant on the number of hours worked per week.

Benefits of working for Wandsworth Carers’ Centre:

• Friendly team and working environment
• Annual leave starts at 26 days increasing to 31 days plus bank holidays 
• Contributory company pension,
• Ongoing training and development opportunities 
• Employee assistance program.

Our Charity:

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.

Are you passionate about supporting carers and making a real impact in their lives? We're looking for a dedicated individual to join our busy team provide welfare benefit advice & guidance to those who need it most.

As the successful candidate, you'll bring your knowledge and expertise to provide vital support to Carers, with a comprehensive and up-to-date knowledge in welfare benefits and recent experience of managing a case load.

You will manage your own caseload while also providing mentoring and support to one trainee advisor. 

Your excellent communication skills will help you connect with and support carers, while your IT proficiency will enable you to provide effective, efficient assistance.

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Providing advice & advocacy on welfare benefits and housing. 
• Managing your own case load
• Offering guidance and support to colleagues 
• Maintaining accurate case records, adhering to AQS standards. 

Essential Requirements:

• Experience of providing benefits advice, guidance and support
• Experience of managing a case load
• Experience of representing clients with external bodies / organisations
• Experience of supporting with benefit appeals through to tribunal stage.
• Knowledge of or ability to understand and use relevant legislation.
• Ability to work across the borough and provide home visits

If you're committed to working in the voluntary sector and want to be part of a dynamic team that makes a real difference, this role is for you!

Wandsworth Carers’ Centre is an inclusive employer, committed to the continued development of a diverse workforce.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Human Resources professional to join the leading international horse charity World Horse Welfare.

This is a newly created role to support the Head of Human Resources with the day to day running of the department, overseeing administrative tasks and providing guidance to managers and employees on policies and procedures. As part of this role, you will actively engage in enhancing communication channels and building working relationships. Working closely with the Head of HR and Departmental Managers across the charity, you will play a vital role in enhancing employee engagement and fostering a positive culture within the charity. You will also be responsible for administering payroll.

We are looking for someone who has active experience in HR administration, undertaking formal investigations and report writing, subject access requests and payroll administration. Volunteer co-ordination would be advantageous. You must be proactive, confident and capable of working with people at all levels in a variety of spheres. You must have a flexible approach to your work and be willing to work outside of normal office hours where necessary. Highly organised with excellent attention to detail is a must for this role.

CIPD Foundation Certificate is highly desirable but not essential.

The role is based in Norfolk and is a hybrid split of a minimum of 2 days in our head office in Snetterton and a maximum of 3 days at home. You will be required to visit our satellite locations based in Somerset, Lancashire and Aberdeenshire as well as attend events around the UK.

Benefits include a generous pension scheme and cash health plan, paid employee sickness absence scheme and a minimum of 31 days’ holiday (including bank/public holidays and mandatory shutdown between Christmas and New Year). Death in service, free parking and bike to work scheme.

World Horse Welfare is committed to championing equality and diversity in all aspects of employment and in the services that it provides. We encourage applications from under-represented groups, particularly ethnically diverse communities, LGBTQ+ and disabled people.

World Horse Welfare takes great pride in being realistic, compassionate and forward-thinking and the successful applicant will be expected to share these values.

Role Description

This role combines expertise in safeguarding with collaboration across communities, clubs, and organisations. Acting as a trusted and proactive safeguarding presence, this role ensures that everyone engaging in physical activity experiences safe, inclusive, and equitable environments. The Safeguarding and Welfare Advisor will play a key role in strengthening existing safeguarding structures while building new opportunities for collaboration and best practice across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent.

Role Outcomes

• Together Active’s programmes are compliant with the latest safeguarding and welfare standards, particularly in relation to inclusivity.
• Increased trust in safeguarding processes among local clubs and organisations delivering physical activity.
• Tangible improvements in safeguarding and welfare standards across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent.

What Does This Mean Day to Day?

• Collaborate with local clubs and organisations to strengthen safeguarding and welfare practices.
• Facilitate connections between community safeguarding officers, National Governing Bodies, and statutory services.
• Deliver training and guidance to Club Welfare Officers to ensure they are confident and well-equipped to fulfil their roles.
• Visit local clubs and events to raise safeguarding awareness among participants, parents/carers, and volunteers.
• Support community organisations in developing and implementing safeguarding action plans.
• Collate examples of learning and best practices to share locally and nationally.
• Promote safeguarding campaigns and initiatives to raise awareness of key welfare issues.

How We Value You

• Generous annual leave allowance: 27.5 days upon commencement of employment plus bank holidays, increasing by an additional day per year after two years of continuous employment (up to an additional 5 days).
• Three concessionary days leave over Christmas and New Year (pro rata for part-time staff).
• Death in service scheme up to the value of three times actual salary.
• Wellbeing Grant: £50 voucher per year to spend on health and wellbeing.
• Volunteer day to support an organisation or cause of your choice.
• Up to 8% employer contribution to the pension scheme.
• Reimbursement of the cost of a standard eye test as a user of visual display equipment.
• Access to Cyclescheme.
• Annual CPD courses offered by Staffordshire University.
• Online skills training platform for personal and professional development.
• Access to counselling services.

Services Welfare Officer 
Based at one of the military bases within the UK (relocating to a new site every two years)

Would you like to help our Armed Forces in a unique and challenging way? Then we have the job for you.

Are you looking for your next unique role like no other and a chance to make a positive lasting impact?

Do you have experience in working with young people or adults in a wellbeing environment and want to use that knowledge to really make a difference?

Would the opportunity to travel the UK and potentially overseas excite you?

Our Services Welfare Officers provide vital welfare support to the Armed Forces to both new recruits and service personnel at military bases within the UK and overseas.

If this amazing experience sounds like something you could do – read on!

As a Services Welfare Officer you will manage our WRVS facility on a military site. This will involve:

- Providing an independent, confidential and sensitive welfare support
- Supporting service personnel on a one-to-one basis
- Helping them find solutions to personal and practical issues
- Using your judgement to signpost them to other support agencies or our military colleagues where appropriate.

You will be provided with free one-person military accommodation based on site in the UK with the opportunity to be considered to work abroad at a later stage. Your food and drink is also subsidised!

About You

We are looking for applicants with broad experience in working with young adults and more experienced service personnel in a welfare setting.

You may have previously worked in youth and community work, social work, counselling, education or healthcare settings.

Ideally you will have:

- Experience of working with young or vulnerable adults
- Previous experience of effective networking with other agencies
- To be prepared to live in one person accommodation (provided)
- The flexibility to live anywhere within the UK or overseas for prolonged periods of time, i.e. two years
- Basic IT skills
- A full, valid driving licence
- A valid UK passport

You will also need:

- To demonstrate flexibility to relocate at short notice, be self-motivated and approachable
- To demonstrate proven excellent written and verbal communication skills
- To possess time-management, planning and prioritisation abilities
- The ability to demonstrate confidentiality when dealing with sensitive issues
- A good track record of working effectively within a team

A relevant qualification in an area such as youth work, social work, teaching or similar, would be beneficial to your application, as would knowledge of the military environment but this is not a deal breaker!

Please see the attached role profile for full details of this excellent opportunity.

Benefits:

- Salary of £24,355 per annum which increases to £26,651 on successful completion of the 6 month probationary period
- Free accommodation and subsidised meals
- 37 days’ holiday per annum as you will be working six days per week, plus UK bank holidays
- 3 x WRVS Salary Death in Service Benefit, subject to qualification
- Company sick pay
- An employee benefits package that gives access to an exclusive rewards website, 24-hour doctor line, financial support with dental/optical and other therapies
- A great pension scheme (10% employer contribution)
- A free and confidential employee assistance programme with up to six face-to-face sessions built-in
- Access to award-winning e-learning and development
- Opportunities to develop new skills

If this sounds exciting and you would love the opportunity of this unique role, please select the apply button shown.

The closing date for applications is 14th February 2025, we reserve the right to close this advert prior to this date due to level of applications.

WRVS & Royal Voluntary Service is committed to building inclusive and diverse teams across the charity. To find out more about our commitment to EDI, visit our website.

Other organisations may call this role Services Support Officer, Welfare Support Officer, Welfare Support Co-ordinator, Welfare Officer, Welfare Information Officer, Welfare Advisor, or Youth Worker.

Chief Operating Officer – Job Description

Reports to: Chief Executive Officer & Scientific Director.

Role Summary

The Chief Operating Officer (COO) is a new role for the Charities. The COO will become a key member of the Senior Management Team. The primary role of the successful candidate will be to ensure efficient running of the two charities, to manage major internal projects and to contribute to the overall strategic direction of the two charities.

Job Description

Business Operations/Charity Management

• Working with SMT colleagues and the CEO, help to develop the strategic plans for the charity and be collectively responsible for their successful delivery.
• Contribute to the setting of the charities’ annual budgets and to manage the budgets for their areas of responsibility.
•  Develop and manage systems to ensure that consulting work and other paid activities are managed efficiently, ensuring full-cost recovery for such services.
• Deputise for the CEO and/or Secretary during periods of absence.
• Attend board meetings and sub-committee meetings as appropriate.
•  Prepare verbal and written updates for the board on key activities in their areas of responsibility.
• In conjunction with the CEO & Secretary arrange board meeting venues and agendas, ensure that the board are provided with all necessary papers for meeting..
• Manage contracts and tenders to ensure that major projects are awarded in a fair and transparent way to the bidder who offers the best combination of value for money and ability to achieve the desired outcome.
• Monitor ongoing contracts to ensure they are delivered on time and on budget.
•  Maintain an understanding of the financial procedures and controls of both charities such that they can deputise for the Secretary in their absence.
•  Ensure the charities meet their obligations to comply with laws and regulations (including health & safety, data protection, HR etc.).
• Provide regular reports to the SMT and Board on compliance.
• Manage the Charities’ risk register ensuring that risks are well understood, and minimised. Report on risk management to the Board.
•  Act as a line manager for junior staff as appropriate.

Human Resources

• Manage HR including liaison with our external HR consultants.
• Keep abreast of developments in HR in general, and the charity sector in particular through external awareness.
• Review, and where appropriate update, internal procedures and processes to ensure efficient running of the charities.
• Review, update and maintain the staff handbook and other relevant staff policy documents.
• Manage the recruitment process for new staff and onboarding of all newly appointed staff.
• Ensure that the charities maintain an inclusive workplace and that recruitment of staff is fair and equitable.
• Report to the board on HR issues.
• Monitor overall employee performance metrics including sickness and absence etc..
• Regularly review and develop the organisations’ supervision, appraisal, and personal development processes. Ensure that line managers have access to, and training in, people management.
• Manage the operation of the disciplinary and grievance process.
• Manage the organisation’s training budget ensuring that employees receive appropriate training.

Estate Management

•  Manage the charities’ office provision.
• Take the lead on an upcoming office relocation including sale of our current property and relocation to new office space.
•  Manage the charities’ virtual office infrastructure including our digital systems.

IT

•  Liaise with our external IT consultants to ensure efficient running of IT systems.
•  Ensure that all staff have appropriate IT and telecommunications equipment and software.
• Conduct an annual review of IT equipment and software provision.
• Ensure that all workstations including those used by homeworkers are adequate and comply with H&S regulations.
• Ensure that appropriate IT security provision is in place for all systems.
•  Manage the ongoing digital transformation of the charities including implementation of new systems.

Skills/Competencies/Qualifications

Essential.

•  Experience of management of an NGO/charity or similar organisation at a senior level.
• Experience of line management of staff including effective performance management.
• Experience of policy review and development, in particular HR, governance, risk and finance policy.
•  A high level of digital literacy (including expertise with Microsoft Office 365, SharePoint, OneDrive etc.).
• Working knowledge of charity finance (SORP), budget setting, accounting/book-keeping and reporting.
• Understanding of UK charity governance and reporting requirements (ideally including experience with charities registered in both England and Scotland).
• Demonstrable project management skills (ideally with experience of project management tools such as Clickup, Asana, Microsoft Tasks/Project etc.).
• Familiarity with charity CRM systems, ideally Beacon.
• Excellent relationship skills, with the ability to confidently communicate with a range of individuals from different backgrounds.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage several different projects and activities in parallel.
• Enthusiasm and temperament to work in a small but ambitious team.
• Ability and willingness to promote the Charities including at events both locally and internationally.
• Strong written and oral communication skills, including confidence in preparing presentations using PowerPoint.
•  Experience of online HR systems (ideally Breathe HR) and utilising these to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of HR functions.
• A good understanding of data protection regulations including GDPR.The legal right to live and work in the UK.

Desirable.

• HR expertise including an understanding of UK employment law and best practice.
• Evidence of CPD/training in charity management, HR, finance etc.
• An interest in animal welfare and a willingness to learn about and help promote animal welfare science.
• Experience of working for an animal-welfare, animal-based or science-based cause.
• A detailed understanding of budget setting and monitoring.
• Familiarity with accounting software (ideally Sage and/or Xero)
• Experience of strategy development and implementation.
• Experience of event organisation and management (the charities frequently organise conferences, symposia and other events).

Personal Qualities

The candidate must be comfortable with the charities’ approach to animal welfare which includes co-operation with the livestock and slaughter industry, as well as laboratory animal researchers. Whilst both charities promote the highest standards of animal welfare, they do not oppose the use of animals by humans for research or food.

The ideal candidate will enjoy working as part of a small team, but also be confident to take the lead and work unsupervised when necessary. Since many people in the organisation work remotely, they should be comfortable communicating with colleagues using online tools.

Eligibility

Because the charities are based in the UK you must be legally entitled to work and reside in the UK. The successful candidate will be expected to reside in the UK whilst employed by the charities.

We envisage this role as a full-time one but are willing to consider other working patterns for the right candidate.

Please note, that if you wish to work from home, we require a reliable internet connection with a minimum 10Mb/s broadband.

The Benefits Service within SEL Mind is a well-established offer of support to clients who need to access welfare benefits they are entitled to receive.

The service currently provides casework support for people who need to challenge benefits decisions across the three boroughs of Bromley, Lewisham and Greenwich. There is also a cross-area team of volunteers who assist with form filling and all aspects of the assessment process. During 2024, we have consolidated management of the benefits service to provide a robust and accountable level of support. This role will take responsibility for the team and have a leading role in developing the service for the future.

We are looking for a Benefits Service Manager with significant experience of working within welfare benefits. You will have a good understanding of the needs of people with mental health problems and the links with welfare issues. Applicants should have previous experience of thinking strategically to develop a service and ideally of managing a team to deliver the support. An ability to work independently but collaboratively, to be proactive and show initiative is essential for this role.  

Closing date: Thursday 16th January (11:59pm)

Likely interview date: Monday 27th January 2025

Successful applicants will be expected to undergo an Enhanced Level Disclosure and Barring Service check.

About Us

SEL Mind supports people with mental health problems and dementia in the boroughs of Bromley, Greenwich, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark. We are proud of our diverse workforce and know that our organisation is made stronger by the variety of backgrounds, experience, and ideas within it. We promote a culture of inclusion and representation, and are working hard to build a workforce that even better reflects the communities we support.

SEL Mind is somewhere that you can be your authentic self without fear of discrimination on the grounds of ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, neurodivergence, gender, age, lived experience of mental health problems or anything else that’s part of who you are.

Read more about staff benefits and why staff love working here on our website.

Are you passionate about rebuilding lives and working towards a future without homelessness? Join C4WS Homeless Project, a dedicated charity providing year-round support for people experiencing homelessness. From our well-established winter night shelter in Camden to our Jobs Club, counselling, hosting scheme, and more, we are committed to helping individuals move towards independent living with dignity and care.

About C4WS Homeless Project

Each winter, we collaborate with churches across Camden to run a rotating night shelter accommodating up to 16 guests each evening. Guests receive a warm evening meal, a camp bed for the night, and a hearty breakfast in the morning. During the day, we offer tailored advice, advocacy, and access to essential services, including our weekly Friday Club where former guests can continue receiving support.

The Role

We are seeking a Senior Caseworker to lead on delivering holistic welfare support to our guests and ensure long-term stability in their lives. You will work with a small, dedicated team, providing advice and practical assistance both during and after guests’ time in the night shelter.

In this role, you will also support the night shelter for up to two evenings a week during the winter season (November–April), occasionally including weekends. This involves leading volunteers to ensure the safe and compassionate running of the shelter.

As part of C4WS, you will join a passionate network of referral partners, volunteers, and faith-based communities who have supported our mission for over 20 years.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide direct welfare support to shelter guests and service users.
• Lead on assessing risks and putting safety measures in place.
• Oversee case management, ensuring guests transition to stability and independence.
• Be present at the shelter for up to two evenings a week during the shelter season.
• Collaborate with volunteers, staff, trustees, and partner agencies to maintain excellent service delivery.
• Support and manage challenging behavior, incidents, and emergencies when necessary.

Essential Criteria

• Experience working with homeless people or similarly vulnerable/disadvantaged groups.
• Highly organised with the ability to prioritise and meet deadlines.
• Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to work effectively with guests, volunteers, staff, and partners.
• Proven experience assessing risks and implementing appropriate measures.
• Experience managing challenging situations and emergencies.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Punctual, reliable, and capable of working unsupervised.
• Proficient in office administration and computer literacy.
• Flexible and collaborative approach.
• Willingness to undertake relevant training.

Desirable Criteria

• Knowledge of welfare benefits processes.
• Experience representing an organisation publicly (e.g., at events or in the media).
• Familiarity with homelessness issues in Camden.

Salary and Contract

• Salary: £40,000 per annum.
• Contract: Permanent

Interviews: Will take place during the week of 3rd February 2025.

C4WS Homeless Project is an equal opportunities employer. We particularly welcome applications from individuals who understand Christian compassion for those without a home and are committed to social justice.

We are excited to announce that we are looking for a motivated and compassionate veteran with experience in addiction recovery, mental health services or veteran welfare to help us expand and develop the SMART Veterans Programme in Scotland. We will be actively interviewing for this role as suitable candidates come forward, so we reserve the right to stop accepting applications earlier than the stated deadline.

You need to have experience of working with vulnerable people, or in supporting the welfare of individuals, ideally military personnel or veterans. Facilitation of meetings, training and group sessions is essential as is your knowledge of the needs veterans have when they leave service. You should have knowledge of best practice in facilitation and possess good presentation skills. Knowledge of what addiction recovery is and how recovery programmes work is important with knowledge of the SMART Recovery 4-point Programme being highly beneficial.

We accept applications from individuals who have lived experience of addiction either directly or through family and friends, and be able to demonstrate living a balanced life. You need to demonstrate excellent communication and organisational skills, be able to motivate yourself and others and manage your time efficiently. Self-motivation is crucial as this is a home-based role with lots of virtual meetings. We will also consider a secondment from existing employment elsewhere.

Experience working with or being a volunteer is essential and experience of delivering training would equip you well for the role. The ability to support people with adverse lived experiences in a grounded manner and be able to provide support within professional boundaries is very important. Giving and receiving feedback, gathering data and other evidence to inform service development, and exercising reflective practice are all essential attributes.

The role is home-based, and you will be provided with all office equipment and a travel budget as needed. In order to manage your time and travel effectively you will need to be comfortable forming and developing relationships online, attending and hosting meetings via zoom or MS Teams (this is both business meetings with partner organisations and mutual aid recovery meetings). You will be required to conduct national travel and occasional overnight stays, visiting SMART meetings and facilitators in your area delivering a package of support to facilitators and our partners, helping the charity to grow by helping to generate new business. There are also team development residental trips away with the SMART team every year.

In addition, you will contribute to the global development of SMART Recovery via veteran orientated projects identified by SMART Recovery International. It is essential that you can travel and work flexibly to meet the needs of the role.

GDWG has an exciting full-time opportunity to join our team working within the casework team, with responsibility of administrative duties and casework support.

We require blended working from home and from our office in Crawley with Thursday in the office and one other day a week to be agreed. This is a one-year fixed term contract with the likelihood of extension. The role requires an all-rounder who is comfortable giving calm telephone support to people in crisis and can demonstrate a high level of organisational skills including attention to detail and meticulous record-keeping in a fast-paced work environment. 

An exciting new position has arisen for a Finance Administrator to join the team at International Seafarers' Welfare and Assistance Network, an international not-for-profit maritime organisation working to improve the lives of seafarers and their families with services, resources, strategies and advocacy. We are looking for candidate/s with suitable accounting or bookkeeping qualifications, experience of using accounting software and CRM systems such as Quickbooks, Xero, Salesforce, or GlueUp.  This role requires excellent communication skills both written and verbal.

Key responsibilities and responsibilities of the role include:

• Maintain the purchase and sales ledgers
• Respond to supplier and client’s queries
• Process supplier and sales invoices, staff claims and expenses
• Set up bank payments
• Bank reconciliation and journals
• Reconciliation of membership income with accounting software and CRM database
• Basic administrative tasks, such as keeping sickness and absence records, minute taking and filing.

The role can be full time (35 hours p/w) or shared (2 x 17.5 hours p/w). We are a fully remote working organisation with an optional one day a month in London SE1 or other central location.

£26,000-£29,000 per year (pro- rated for part time), plus home working allowance and life assurance.

At Ambitious about Autism, we're currently looking for a Commercial Development Partner to join our team.

You'll work closely with the Head of Employability, Skills and Training within the National Services department to develop, shape and grow our offer. We are looking for a commercially minded individual who can build our income generation pathway within National Services.

We have been working with employers, schools and higher education institutes for several years in the development of our Employ Autism programme, providing training and consultancy for employers and education providers as well as paid work experience for autistic young people. We are at an exciting time where we have a mixture of existing offers (training and consultancy and Employ Autism) as well as new products ready to launch, including, Autism Confidence, e-learning and our Careers Education Framework.

You'll secure income from employers, providers and partners for our Employability and Training team through our Employ Autism programme, developing and implementing a sales plan to secure new long-term strategic partnerships with nationwide businesses.

We are looking for someone who has:

• Sales, new business and/or experience of managing multiple client relationships.
• A demonstrable track record of working successfully with businesses in a development capacity to acquire and maximise relationships.
• Good knowledge of the commercial sector and employability/training services.
• Excellent presentation skills to engage a range of internal/external stakeholders.

In return, we offer great benefits including a generous holiday allowance and commitment to continued professional development (CPD), flexible, hybrid working and more!

This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious individual who would like to work for a forward-thinking, open and honest organisation and make a real impact to the young people we work with. Please find our full recruitment pack on the link below.

If you have any questions about the role or would like to have a confidential chat, please contact James Axford, Recruitment Officer.

Ambitious about Autism is fully committed to equality of opportunity and diversity and we warmly welcome applications from all suitably-qualified candidates. We welcome applications regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, disability, or age. All applications will be considered solely on merit.

Ambitious about Autism is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check. As part of our Safer Recruitment checks, an online search maybe carried out in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.

The Safeguarding responsibilities of the post as per the job description and personal specification.
Whether the post is exempt from the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendment to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2021. This means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected', so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS Filter Guidance.

We are recruiting a Grants and Trusts Fundraiser to identify and maximise opportunities to raise unrestricted and restricted funds from grant making bodies and charitable trusts.

What you will do:

Develop and nurture strong relationships with current and historic funders, cultivating relationships with new or prospective funders with the view to create fruitful long-term relationships.

Generate new leads and drive the prospecting process through regular meetings and communication with existing and prospective funders.

Ensure that all grants are administered correctly, including the recording and draw-down of funds is administered correctly.

Write compelling cases for support in line with the organisational strategy.

To be successful in this role you will have:

Understanding of grant-making charitable trust fundraising

Understanding of statutory grants and bid-writing

Understanding of fundraising principals and practice

Confident and persuasive communicator with good attention to detail

Ability to manage a varied and complex workload prioritising competing demands

Strong analytical skills

Competence in the use of IT tools including Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Please visit the careers site for the full job description and person specification for the role.

Salary: £30,559 per annum (SCP 18) progressing by increments to £33,366 per annum (SCP 23) If based in the London office, you will receive an additional cost of living allowance of £5,000 per annum.

Hours: 36 hours per week  Contract: Permanent

Location: Warrington, London, Leeds, Birmingham, Cardiff, Belfast, or Glasgow. There is a requirement to travel across the UK.

Benefits: You will receive 28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays (pro rata for part time workers), hybrid and flexible working arrangements, an attractive pension scheme, Simply Health membership, enhanced sick pay and enhanced parental pay. Please visit our website for more details.

Closing date: Sunday 19th January 2024

We reserve the right to close the vacancy earlier if we receive sufficient applications so, please submit your application as soon as possible.

PAPYRUS is committed to the principle of equal opportunity in employment and its recruitment policies are designed to ensure that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of age, disability, gender re-assignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

PAPYRUS is committed to safeguarding all children, young people and adults at risk that interact with the organisation. The organisation recognises its responsibility to safeguard the welfare of these vulnerable groups by a commitment to procedures to protect them. The charity expects all staff and volunteers to fully support and promote these commitments.