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Are you passionate about protecting the vulnerable and inspiring young people? Lead our client's Safeguarding and Youth Inclusion work to make a real difference in the community! Safeguarding and Youth Inclusion Manager Job reference: VAC000402 Location: Aylesbury, Bucks, HP20 Salary: £55,027 - £56,042 per annum Contract: Permanent Hours: Full Time, 37-hour week Package: Local Government Pension Scheme Good annual leave entitlement Employee benefits Employee Assistance Programme Occupational Health Onsite gym facilities About the Employer: Our client, a Fire & Rescue Service, serves a population of more than 800,000 in the Southeast of England. Around 400 firefighters operate from 19 fire stations from the outskirts of London to the South Midlands. They employ around 100 specialist support staff, from ICT to fire prevention. They are a diverse, welcoming community - will you join them? This Service is only as good as its people. When employees are engaged and supported, this Service thrives. This why they support flexible and hybrid working. About the Role: You will be responsible for (but not limited to): Overseeing daily safeguarding operations, including alerts, referrals, risk assessments, and follow-up visits, ensuring timely and proportionate responses Acting as the Service's professional lead for safeguarding, providing advice, guidance, and updates to the Designated Safeguarding Lead and senior leadership team Developing clear procedures, training, and risk assessments to ensure safe, consistent, and high-quality delivery of safeguarding and youth engagement work Building strong partnerships with schools, youth organisations, and other key stakeholders to deliver innovative and impactful community interventions Leading and supporting a multidisciplinary team, ensuring they are trained, motivated, and delivering to a high standard About You: They are looking for someone who is: Professional: Acting with integrity, compassion, and respect, and championing equality, diversity, and inclusion in everything you do Connected: A strong communicator and relationship-builder who works effectively with internal teams, external partners, and multi-agency forums Empowering: Skilled at mentoring and coaching others, supporting their development, and creating a culture of accountability and learning Ambitious: A creative problem solver who looks for new and better ways to deliver safeguarding and youth engagement, and who can juggle multiple priorities with confidence Experience and Qualifications Required: Essential: Qualifications & Training: Degree-level education or equivalent, extensive practical experience within safeguarding, youth inclusion, or a related field Level 1, 2, and 3 Children's & Adults Safeguarding Training (or willingness to obtain within agreed timescales) Prevent, FGM, Modern Day Slavery, and Exploitation training (or willingness to obtain). IOSH qualification or working towards Full, valid UK driving licence. Experience: Proven experience in safeguarding case management and/or youth inclusion work at a strategic or operational level. Demonstrable management and leadership skills, including line management of staff or volunteers Experience working with multi-agency partners (e.g., children's services, education, youth justice, voluntary sector) Strong influencing, consultation, and communication skills, with confidence to act as a subject matter expert Experience in designing or delivering safeguarding training and promoting learning across teams Track record of engaging effectively with diverse communities and vulnerable groups Desirable Qualifications & Training: Expert witness report writing Working towards Level 4 Children's & Adults Safeguarding Training Internal Quality Assurance (IQA) qualification Experience: Experience in teaching, training delivery, or curriculum design Experience leading youth inclusion initiatives (e.g., cadets, mentoring programs, targeted interventions) Experience presenting business cases or funding bids for program development Closing date: 19th October 2025 Interested? To find out more information, please click the apply button. You will be taken to a simple CHM Recruit form and then redirected to complete your application for this position. Our client is an equal opportunity employer. Applications from people of any colour, race, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, marital status or disability are welcome. If there are any adaptions or adjustments they can make to help you in your application, or with the recruitment process, you will be able to contact them. Everyone who works with this Service is required to have a DBS check. Abatement and Protected Pension: If are in receipt of a Firefighter's pension, before taking up employment with this Fire Authority you are required to notify Human Resources as Abatement Rules may apply. No agencies please.

Head of Governance Services and Information Compliance (College Secretary) Salary: £50,000 - £54,000 p.a depending on experience + benefits Contract: Permanent Hours: Full time, 36.25 hours per week Location: Cambridge, CB2 (with the possibility of some hybrid working as agreed with the Bursar/Master). The Role The Head of Governance Services/College Secretary and Information Compliance will provide high-level governance support to this College's Master and Fellows in the annual planning, governance and administration of College Life. They will need to stay abreast of regulatory requirements affecting the College and to take a lead in ensuring compliance in relation to the requirements of the Charity Commission, the OIA and the ICO, as well as taking the lead on Data Protection, Records Management, FOIA and Subject Access Requests. About the Employer This is a wonderful opportunity to work for one of the oldest establishments in Cambridge. Regarded as progressive and informal, this College is renowned in its field for achieving the highest levels, whilst also being welcoming, forward-thinking, and inclusive. Located in the heart of Cambridge city centre, the site is extraordinarily beautiful and famed for its gardens that overlook the River Cam. These gardens are widely renowned as some of the best in the area and are valued by all those involved, as well as their guests. A Grade I listed building is at the centre of the site and is unique among the ancient buildings of Cambridge in having maintained its architectural integrity over the course of its history. Salary and Benefits The annual salary will be between £50,000 and £54,000 p.a. depending on experience. This is a full time role 36.25 hours per week with the possibility of some hybrid working as agreed with the Bursar/Master. Included in the benefits package is lunch, membership of a defined contribution pension scheme, membership of a medical cashback scheme, parking, and non-contractual bonus paid in November of each year subject to eligibility. Closing date: Monday 27th of October 2025 Interviews will take on the afternoon of the 6th of November 2025 in person at the College. Interested? Please click the job board apply button to be taken to the next stage where you can find out more information and complete your application by following the instructions (you may need to scroll down). This College is is an Equal Opportunities Employer and is committed to treating all job applications on their merit irrespective of sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, marital status or civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity or gender, where any of these cannot be shown to be a requirement of the job concerned. Recruitment, selection and promotion procedures will be monitored to ensure that individuals are selected, promoted and treated on the basis of their relevant merits and abilities. No agencies please.

This organisation is hiring two enthusiastic Dad Matters Coordinators to support the expansion of their project in Surrey and drive their vital work forward. Job Title: Dad Matters Coordinator x2 Hours: Part time, 18.5 hours a week. Work patterns and hours will be agreed with the successful candidates. Salary: £27,000 - £32,000 per annum, pro rata Location: These roles cover locations across Surrey, offering the chance to work face-to-face in community and partner venues. Every day is varied and rewarding, as you help improve the lives of families. About the Employer Our client is a voluntary organisation committed to promoting the welfare of families with young children. Their mission is to give children the best start in life by supporting parents, especially during challenging times. This service exists to support dads to have the best possible relationship with their families. They do this by providing 1:1 and group peer support, helping Dads make sense of parenthood, and providing or signposting Dads to mental health support and access to relevant services. Working closely with other professionals, they are able to better support dads in the first 1001 days of their parenting journey. As Dad Matters Coordinator your key responsibilities will include: Deliver face-to-face support and engagement with dads. Raise awareness of mental health and parenting support available to fathers. Support volunteers with lived experience of fatherhood. Collaborate with internal/parallel Coordinators to ensure holistic family support. They are looking for someone who is: Passionate about supporting dads and families. An excellent communicator and relationship-builder. Confident working independently and as part of a small team. Knowledgeable about perinatal mental health and the challenges faced by dads. What this employer offers: Flexible working hours and locations. A supportive, values-driven team culture. The chance to make a real, lasting impact on families in your community. Deadline for applications: 5pm Friday 31st October First Interviews: w/c 10th November Second interviews: w/c 17th November Interested? Please click 'Apply' and follow the job board process. You will receive an email from CHM Recruit containing further information on how to apply for the role. Please note that although you may be asked by the job board to upload a CV, you are not applying at this stage. This charity is committed to equal opportunities and safeguarding children. All roles are subject to an enhanced DBS check and references. No agencies please.

This organisation is hiring two enthusiastic Dad Matters Coordinators to support the expansion of their project in Surrey and drive their vital work forward. Job Title: Dad Matters Coordinator x2 Hours: Part time, 18.5 hours a week. Work patterns and hours will be agreed with the successful candidates. Salary: £27,000 - £32,000 per annum, pro rata Location: These roles cover locations across Surrey, offering the chance to work face-to-face in community and partner venues. Every day is varied and rewarding, as you help improve the lives of families. About the Employer Our client is a voluntary organisation committed to promoting the welfare of families with young children. Their mission is to give children the best start in life by supporting parents, especially during challenging times. This service exists to support dads to have the best possible relationship with their families. They do this by providing 1:1 and group peer support, helping Dads make sense of parenthood, and providing or signposting Dads to mental health support and access to relevant services. Working closely with other professionals, they are able to better support dads in the first 1001 days of their parenting journey. As Dad Matters Coordinator your key responsibilities will include: Deliver face-to-face support and engagement with dads. Raise awareness of mental health and parenting support available to fathers. Support volunteers with lived experience of fatherhood. Collaborate with internal/parallel Coordinators to ensure holistic family support. They are looking for someone who is: Passionate about supporting dads and families. An excellent communicator and relationship-builder. Confident working independently and as part of a small team. Knowledgeable about perinatal mental health and the challenges faced by dads. What this employer offers: Flexible working hours and locations. A supportive, values-driven team culture. The chance to make a real, lasting impact on families in your community. Deadline for applications: 5pm Friday 31st October First Interviews: w/c 10th November Second interviews: w/c 17th November Interested? Please click 'Apply' and follow the job board process. You will receive an email from CHM Recruit containing further information on how to apply for the role. Please note that although you may be asked by the job board to upload a CV, you are not applying at this stage. This charity is committed to equal opportunities and safeguarding children. All roles are subject to an enhanced DBS check and references. ?No agencies please.

Job title: Service Coordinator Contract Type: Employed, permanent Hours: 17.5 per week (0.5 FTE) - term time only Blended working: Office (Cambridge)/Home based with travel across Cambridgeshire Salary: £12,737 per annum (£29,700 FTE) Start: November 2025 This charity is looking for an enthusiastic and committed professional to join their friendly office team as their Service Coordinator. About the Employer This charity provides specialist wellbeing and arts based mental health support and therapy in local schools across Cambridgeshire. They help children struggling with anxiety, grief, anger and other emotional problems so they can enjoy happier childhoods and build brighter futures. The children they support are at the heart of everything they do and they are proud to take a whole school approach to their work. About the Role You will manage the delivery of this charity's services to schools within one or more geographical areas across Cambridgeshire - Cambridge City, West Cambs, East Cambs, Peterborough or Fenland. The employer is particularly interested in hearing from candidates who wish to work in the Peterborough area. You will work closely with the other Service Coordinator to ensure that high-quality, safe and effective services are delivered to children. You will use your organisational and administrative skills to support a pool of self-employed therapists and facilitators; providing induction, case allocation, risk management, safeguarding, and reflective practice so that they are able to deliver clinical work to a high standard. The Service Coordinator will use their therapeutic knowledge and experience and excellent interpersonal skills to collaborate with the wider team; working with the Fundraising team to promote this charity and its service to local organisations, the Data & Evaluation Lead to support the collection of service information, and the Clinical Services Manager to develop the organisation's services and promote them to schools. This is an exciting time for this charity, as they continue to grow the service, and this role offers candidates the opportunity to support clinical service innovation. This employer can offer you a competitive salary, with a commitment to the Real Living Wage. They offer a supportive working environment including flexible working and a focus on the professional development of all staff. As a mental health charity, they focus on staff wellbeing and a positive work/life balance. Safeguarding is central to all of this organisation's activities, and they recognise that the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk, is paramount and that all have equal rights of protection. The organisation has a duty of care when these people are in their charge, and they will do everything they can to provide a safe and caring environment whilst they attend this charity's activities. Closing date for applications: Wednesday 24th September Interviews to be held on: Wednesday 1st and Thursday 2nd October Interested? Please click the job board apply button to be taken to the next stage where you can find out more information and complete your application by following the instructions (you may need to scroll down). No agencies please.

Children & Young People's Practitioners - Children's Home (Full-Time & Part-Time) Hours: Full-Time (36 hours pw - shift work including weekends) & Part-Time (24 Hrs pw - fixed shifts, working days TBC) Salary: £27,400 to £29,000 (pro-rata) pa + benefits Location: London, Zone 2 - Lambeth SW8 Women only - Genuine Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010 Do you want to make a real difference to the lives of young women in care aged 13-17? This organisation provides a safe, nurturing, and empowering home for young women aged 13-17. Many of the young people that they support have experienced trauma, loss, and instability. This organisation's role is to offer care that is unconditional, trauma-informed, and compassionate - building trust, promoting healing, and inspiring hope for the future. This employer is passionate about learning and development - for staff as much as for young people. Shortly after probation, they will enrol you on a Diploma qualification and provide the support, time, and financial incentives you need to succeed. They are looking for women with: Experience of supporting young people in settings such as residential care, mentoring, teaching, or youth work. Warmth, kindness, humour, and the ability to build safe and trusting relationships. Strong values and a genuine commitment to equality and inclusion. Confidence to recognise and respond appropriately to risk and safeguarding concerns. Resilience, reflection, and ambition for professional growth. About the role As a Children & Young People's Practitioner, you will: Support young women's health, education, and day-to-day living needs. Lead on a specialist strand of work, such as promoting sports, culture, or the arts. Be part of a dedicated team that places love, kindness, and authenticity at the heart of everything they do. This organisation believes all staff should be paid well for work that delivers excellent services and changes the lives of young people in and leaving care. This employer offers: Competitive sector salaries Staff well-being initiatives that promote selfcare and underpin reflective practice A pension A generous training budget Paid work-related travel Timescales: Applications submissions: ASAP and before 5pm Friday 19th September Interviews 1st Round online on Teams from Monday 15th September Start date: October 2025 Application Process: To find out more information, please click the apply button. You will be taken to a simple CHM Recruit form and then redirected to complete your application for this position. Investing in their People This employer values the importance of determining the right strategy, keeping everyone on board, enhancing management practices and continuously evaluating what's working or needs further improvement. They deliver services in an increasingly competitive, rapidly changing sector with limited resources. For them, the effective development of their collective talents and career prospects is the only way they can ensure sustained growth and competitive advantage. Diversity, Inclusion and Equality This employer is committed to embedding inclusive practices, promoting equality and valuing diversity in all of their activities. They understand and acknowledge the positive benefits that this commitment will bring to the young people they support, their staff and their partner organisations. They are striving to be an employer of choice for all and take measures to ensure that they attract recruits from the most skilled and committed people regardless of their background. Whilst they can already be proud of some examples of excellent practice, they are not complacent and recognise that they can always do better. No agencies please.

Education Programme Manager - Education and Equalities Location : London Fields, Hackney. Hybrid Salary : £44,170 - Band 5 Contract : Permanent or Fixed Term 18 Months Hours : Full Time Please note that our client is recruiting for both a permanent position and a fixed term (18 months) position. For over 60 years this children's charity has been building a better childhood for all. This is an exciting opportunity to join the organisation's highly skilled and passionate Education & Equalities team. The organisation champions the rights of disabled children and young people and those with special educational needs (SEN), helping schools and early years settings to become more inclusive, equitable and welcoming. About You and the Role As an Education Programme Manager, you will manage and deliver programmes across the organisation's education and equalities work. Current areas include the Healthy Schools and Healthy Early Years London programmes, the EYSEND Partnership supporting early years and family hubs to improve inclusion, and national networks such as the Special Educational Consortium (SEC). Alongside programme delivery, you will gather and analyse evidence, contribute to consultation responses and help build consensus among a wide range of stakeholders. This work supports the charity's aim to influence and improve practice and policy for disabled children and those with SEN. The role involves managing complex programmes from planning through delivery and evaluation. You will monitor budgets, produce resources and reports, and organise engaging events and training for education professionals. You will work closely with schools, early years settings, local authorities, health and public health partners, professional and voluntary sector networks, funders and policy makers, as well as parents, carers and children and young people, turning evidence and insight into practical impact for education. The organisation is actively seeking to broaden the diversity of their staff group and warmly welcome applications from candidates underrepresented in the charity sector, including those from Black and Global Majority communities, disabled people, LGBTQ+ individuals, and people with lived experience of the issues the organisation works on. About the Employer For more than 60 years the organisation has been making a big difference to lives of children and young people across the country, particularly the most disadvantaged. They are proud of having been instrumental in delivering major government reforms such as the changes to special educational need provision in schools, the extension of high quality early years provision and support to allow children to remain in foster care beyond their 18th birthday. Today the charity works across a range of important issues affecting the lives of millions of children. Their priority areas are currently focused on early years, special education needs and disability, health and social care and education and learning. This is a dynamic and multifaceted organisation at an exciting stage in their development - a review of their purpose around a virtuous cycle of evidence gathering, research, influencing and practice improvement. Closing Date: 10th October 2025 Please note that the right is reserved the right to close this vacancy early should this employer receive a high volume of applications. It is encouraged that interested candidates submit their applications as soon as possible Interested? To apply, please click the apply button. You will be taken to a simple CHM Recruit form where you can find out more information and complete your application by following the instructions. No agencies please.