Spurgeons

2 job(s) at Spurgeons

Spurgeons
Dec 19, 2025
Contractor
Lead People Business Partner This is an exciting opportunity for a confident and experienced HR professional who enjoys improving practice, coaching others, and ensuring managers are equipped to lead their teams well. Position: Lead People Business Partner Location: Remote Salary: £45,129.36 Hours: 37 per week Contract: 12 month fixed term contract Closing Date: 18th January 2026 You will be working for one of the UK's leading children's charities, firmly supported by Christian beliefs and values, helping to support disadvantaged children and their families through delivering projects to support children, young people, their families, and communities to find long-lasting solutions to the challenges they face. The Role The People and Culture team plays a vital role in enabling frontline services to deliver the best possible support to children, young people and families. By partnering with managers, strengthening HR practice, supporting wellbeing and ensuring colleagues feel equipped and valued, you will help create the conditions for teams to thrive. When people are supported, confident and able to do their best work, the children and families the charity serve feel the benefit. This role sits at the heart of that mission. As Lead People Business Partner, you will play a key role in developing and enhancing the HR Business Partnering function. Join the team and help make a difference where it matters most. About You We re looking for someone who is confident, people focused and committed to developing others. You will bring: Experience as an HR Business Partner or HR Manager, with a strong understanding of partnering practice. Proven ability to coach, mentor and grow HR colleagues and managers to build capability and confidence. Skilled and confident handling complex ER cases with a balanced, fair and pragmatic approach. Strong knowledge of UK employment law and best practice in policy development. Experience supporting organisational change (restructures, role redesign, TUPE). The ability to juggle multiple priorities, stay organised and deliver to deadlines. Strong presentation and facilitation skills for delivering training and workshops. A calm, diplomatic communication style that builds trust and credibility at all levels. A proactive, solutions focused mindset with an eye for improvements in process and practice. Ability to travel independently to services across Birmingham, Wiltshire and Surrey as required. Most of all, you will be passionate about enabling our people to thrive so that they can deliver their very best for the children, young people and families we support. About the Organisation An innovative leading children's charity delivering projects to support disadvantaged children, young people, their families, and communities, working with a range of partners to provide creative solutions including children and family centres, school counselling, preschool nurseries, family support and children affected by imprisonment and offending. Benefits include: Continuous professional development In house learning platform Employee Assistance Programme Salary sacrifice pension with employers contribution of up to 7% Enhanced maternity and paternity pay BHFS Health Cash Plan Life assurance 2 times annual salary Enhanced annual leave Additional paid time off at Christmas Flu vouchers Eye test reclaim The charity is committed to making a positive impact, and we're looking for someone like you. If you're ready to take the next step in your fundraising career and make a lasting difference in the lives of those who need it most, we invite you to apply and be part of the team. We actively encourage applications from a broad and deep range of backgrounds and experiences. This post is subject to necessary safeguarding checks including an appropriate level DBS Disclosure. The organisation is a Living Wage Employer. Other roles you may have experience with could include HR, Human Resources, Personnel, People, HR Business Partner, Human Resources Business Partner, Personnel Business Partner, People Business Partner, HR Manager, Human Resources Manager, Personnel Manager. PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
Spurgeons City, Birmingham
Dec 18, 2025
Full time
Senior Practitioner Family Support We are looking for a Senior Practitioner to join the team providing early years and family support for children aged 0 19 (or 25 with SEND). Position: Senior Practitioner Family Support Location: Dyson Gardens Children s Centre, Highfield Rd, Birmingham B8 3QF Salary: £31,879.51 Hours: 37 per week Contract: Permanent Closing Date: 11/01/2026 You will be working for one of the UK's leading children's charities, firmly supported by Christian beliefs and values, helping to support disadvantaged children and their families through delivering projects to support children, young people, their families, and communities to find long-lasting solutions to the challenges they face. The Role As part of the Birmingham Forward Steps Partnership, the team provide early years and family support for children aged 0 19 (or 25 with SEND). The Children s Centres and Family Hubs across Erdington, Hodge Hill, Perry Barr and Sutton Coldfield offer safe, welcoming spaces where families can access support, advice, and activities. From parenting groups and sensory rooms to health referrals and stay-and-play sessions, the experienced teams walk alongside families, helping them build on their strengths and navigate challenges. The organisations also offers links to childcare, midwifery, and employment support. Whether face-to-face or through the Digital Family Hub, everything we do is driven by compassion, fairness, and a commitment to children s wellbeing. Key areas of responsibility include: Lead and manage the Family Support team to deliver effective support for families with children aged 0 19 (with a 0 5 primary focus). Act as Designated Safeguarding Lead, overseeing safeguarding practice, training and compliance. Ensure high-quality assessments, planning and delivery of 1-1 and group interventions. Provide reflective supervision, annual appraisals and support staff to develop their skills and confidence. Oversee adherence to Health & Safety, including Lone Working and safe home-visiting practice. Build strong multi-agency partnerships to achieve positive, sustained outcomes for families. Lead engagement strategies to reach and support hard-to-reach families. Ensure robust data quality, case recording, and preparation for audits and inspections (e.g., Ofsted, safeguarding audits). Join the team and help make a difference where it matters most. About You We are looking for someone with: A NVQ Level 3 in Childcare, Health, Social Care or related field. Leadership experience, supervising, supporting and motivating staff. Experience in early intervention with vulnerable families, including assessments, home visits and group facilitation. Strong safeguarding knowledge and experience managing safeguarding concerns. Experience engaging hard to reach families and delivering evidence based family support programmes. Strong multi agency partnership working skills. Ability to maintain high quality case files, data records and monitoring information. About the Organisation An innovative leading children's charity delivering projects to support disadvantaged children, young people, their families, and communities, working with a range of partners to provide creative solutions including children and family centres, school counselling, preschool nurseries, family support and children affected by imprisonment and offending. Benefits include: Continuous professional development In house learning platform Employee Assistance Programme Salary sacrifice pension with employers contribution of up to 7% Enhanced maternity and paternity pay BHFS Health Cash Plan Life assurance 2 times annual salary Enhanced annual leave Additional paid time off at Christmas Flu vouchers Eye test reclaim The charity is committed to making a positive impact, and we're looking for someone like you. If you're ready to take the next step in your fundraising career and make a lasting difference in the lives of those who need it most, we invite you to apply and be part of the team. We actively encourage applications from a broad and deep range of backgrounds and experiences. This post is subject to necessary safeguarding checks including an appropriate level DBS Disclosure. The organisation is a Living Wage Employer. Other roles you may have experience with could include Family Support, Child Support, Community, Family Support Practitioner, Child Support Practitioner, Community Practitioner, Social Care, Childcare, Children, Health Worker, Family Support Worker, Child Support Worker. PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.