Children, Families, and Schools Lead -

Full Time (Part time options considered)

We are looking for someone to lead, develop, and grow our thriving ministry among children and families within our church, the community, and local schools.

In September 2023 a core team from Saint Mary’s Southampton joined with the existing congregation in Lord’s Hill to revitalise and grow a church community there. Now over 2 years in, the church has thriving Sunday services and mid-week provision for all ages. The purpose of this role is to actively lead, grow, and develop the existing ministry among the children, families, and local schools in this next season.

Great flexibility and agility will be required from the Children, Families, and Schools Lead who will be required to take a senior leadership role within the church and have wider responsibilities relating to the church’s mission and ministry.

The Children, Families, and Schools Lead will report to the Vicar of Lord’s Hill Church and office space is provided at the church. As a Christian organisation our faith is an integral part of our working culture.

This role is in partnership with Winchester Diocese and Lord’s Hill Church Southampton, an HTB Network Church.

You can find the role description and application form at https://lordshill.church/jobs

To apply, please submit your completed application form along with a 60 second video briefly introducing yourself and stating your suitability for this role to recruitment@lordshill.church

If you have any questions, please contact recruitment@lordshill.church

The closing date for applications is

Saturday 31st Jan 2026.

Lord's Hill Church (HTB Network), Southampton

We are an HTB Network Church plant on the edge of Southampton with a growing team and congregation. We have a vision to follow the way of Jesus, playing our part in the renewal of the city, expressed through our values of community, generosity, and adventure.

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Administration Officer – Children’s Home

Location: St Elizabeth’s Centre, Much Hadham, HertfordshireContract: Full-Time, Monday – Friday, 9:00am - 5:00pm (37.5 hours per week)Salary: £26,706 – £28,446 per annum (dependent on experience)

Keep things running smoothly — and support lives every day.

About St Elizabeth’s Centre

Set in 60 acres of peaceful Hertfordshire countryside, St Elizabeth’s is a national charity supporting children, young people and adults with epilepsy and complex medical needs. We provide a unique combination of education, residential care, health, and therapy services — all designed to help those we support Live Life to the Full.

Our values — aspirational, collaborative, joyful and compassionate — are at the heart of everything we do. Now, we’re looking for an organised, approachable and proactive Administration Officer to support the smooth running of our Children’s Home.

About the Role

As the first point of contact for our Children’s Home, you’ll play a vital role in helping our team stay on top of daily admin, reporting and communication. Working closely with the management team and other departments, your skills will ensure that every child’s experience at St Elizabeth’s is supported by efficient, thoughtful processes behind the scenes.

What you’ll do:

• Provide responsive admin and secretarial support to the Children’s Home management team
• Handle queries from families, professionals and colleagues with warmth and professionalism
• Support the preparation and submission of reports to regulatory bodies
• Arrange and attend key meetings, take minutes, and circulate documentation
• Monitor actions and ensure deadlines are met across key operational areas
• Contribute to the positive, can-do culture of the wider care team

About You

You’re highly organised, a great communicator, and enjoy working in a role where no two days are the same. You understand the importance of discretion, especially in a setting that supports children and young people with additional needs.

• Experience in a busy admin or secretarial role, ideally in health, social care or education
• Strong IT skills, especially Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook
• Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining excellent attention to detail
• Friendly and confident when dealing with external partners, families, and colleagues
• Knowledge or understanding of children’s residential care settings is desirable but not essential

Why Join St Elizabeth’s?

When you work at St Elizabeth’s, you join a community where your contribution is valued, and your development is supported.

• 23 days’ holiday + bank holidays (plus up to 5 extra service days)
• Blue Light Card – discounts with major retailers
• Discounted on-site gym membership
• Paid-for enhanced DBS
• Free on-site parking
• Life assurance and Employee Assistance Programme
• Recommend a Friend scheme (up to £500 for selected roles)
• Staff recognition scheme
• Contributory pension scheme – up to 5% matched after 3 months
• Ongoing training and development opportunities

How to Apply

Please apply via our website by submitting an application form and uploading your most up-to-date CV. Interviews will be arranged on a rolling basis — early applications are encouraged, as we may close the advert once we receive sufficient interest.

Please note: We are not on a public transport route, so access to your own transport is beneficial. Final salary offer will depend on experience and qualifications.

If you require reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please email: recruitment@stelizabeths.org.uk

Safeguarding, Diversity & Inclusion

St Elizabeth’s is proud to be an Investor in People and a Disability Confident Employer. We value a diverse workforce and welcome applications from all backgrounds. We are committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone feels supported and respected.

We are also committed to safeguarding the welfare of children, young people a...

8-13s Children’s and Youth Worker

Join us!

The Role 

You’ll support children to build strong friendships, ask big questions, and explore the Christian faith for themselves in a safe and welcoming space. You'll play a critical role in transitioning our children into our youth work, working closely with our wider Children, Youth & Families team.

If you’re passionate about reaching children and youth with the good news of Jesus and helping them grow as disciples, then we’d love to hear from you!

Contract: Full time, permanent role but also will consider part time applications

Annual salary: £24,667 - £28,943 depending on qualifications and experience

Starting date: September 2025 or earlier 

If you’d like to request an application pack, discuss the role or arrange a visit, get in touch with people@wycliffe-church.org.uk or call 0118 929 9911. 

We welcome people from all demographics but require the post holder to profess a Christian faith and be willing to become a member of our church family.

Applications will be considered on a rolling basis, so apply early if you’re interested! 

Birmingham Forward Steps is a citywide service delivered collaboratively by Birmingham Community Healthcare Trust working alongside Barnardo's, and other voluntary organisations, operated across 10 districts for children and their parents/ carers from shortly before birth up to the age of five. The service, commissioned by is designed to provide all families of pre-school children with accessible, community-based services in their own homes, GP surgeries, children's centres and a number of other community venues such as places of worship or libraries, with extra help available to those that need it.

Barnardo's is directly managing 4 of those districts and we are seeking to recruit a Full time - 37hours per week – Early Years Outreach Worker for our Doddington Green Children's Centre/Edgbaston Family Hub.

 As an Early Years and Outreach Worker, you will be required to:

• Provide and promote Stay & Play sessions for target families that promote child development.
• Provide and promote positive play within the Early Years Foundation Stages for children, and support parents/carers in how they play with their children to encourage good child development.
• Provide crèche facilities for under 5s while their parents/carers participate in parent focused activities/programmes.
• Undertake follow up visits to families who are seen to have not engaged with the service at the Health Visitor mandatory visits.
• Support the delivery of Baby Club activities to meet the health and development needs of children and families who attend.
• Collect and help collate evidence that demonstrates outcomes for children.
• Ensure suitability, safety and cleanliness of toys and other equipment, replenishing the supply of toys as required within the constraints of the budget.
• Support parents who have children under 5 with SEND needs ensuring inclusive practice and signposting to additional specialist support as required.
• Make effective links to family support ensuring all relevant information is shared, as appropriate, in relation to the children and parents.

This role will require you to travel independently across the Edgbaston District therefore you must be flexible and adaptable, particularly in relation to working hours and location. A full driving licence and use of your own vehicle would be an advantage.

The working pattern for this role is Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm but may include some occasional evenings. Barnardo's believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance and are therefore open to offering flexible working arrangements.

At Barnardo's we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and we expect all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. Our safer recruitment processes mean that the safety and welfare of the child is paramount at every stage of the process and therefore, we adopt rigorous scrutiny in our pre-employment checking. This post is subject to a range of pre-employment checks including a Criminal Records Enhanced Disclosure for the successful candidate.

When completing your application please refer to your skills knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification, Job Description and Additional Information document. This should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described. Please note, we do not accept CVs.

For further information please contact Alison Edmond, Recruiting Manager, via email: alison.edmond@barnardos.org.uk 

Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.

Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.

We know that our colleagues go above and beyond in delivering our vital work, driven by their passion and commitment to Barnardo's values.  We also know that we can only realise our ambitions and achieve better outcomes for more children, thanks to the talent, hard work and creativity of our people. 

For all these reasons, we are committed to a new approach to pay and reward, to ensure it is fair, attractive and progressive, which was rolled out in April 2023. This is a positive change for the charity, and a part of our People & Culture Strategy. It will assist us in supporting colleagues to belong, thrive and grow in their colleag...

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Children’s Independent Sexual Violence Advocate
Based in Barnsley town centre
To September 2028
£29,869 per annum, increasing to £30,811 upon successful
completion of ISVA accreditation
37 hours per week

This post is open to female applicants only *

About BSARCS
In 1987 a small group of women from a variety of backgrounds came together on a voluntary
basis with the aim of developing a support service for women and girls in Barnsley.  Two years
later, they opened a helpline service for women  who had experienced sexual harm, initially
operating on a very limited budget and for two hours a week, with no premises of their own
and the bare minimum of equipment.

In  the years  since  then  BSARCS  has  grown  beyond  recognition  and  in  the  year  2024/25  we
provided specialist therapy, advocacy and support to around 1500 women, men and children
who have experienced sexual violence or harm as well as to their relatives.
In the same year, we also delivered specialist training courses to over 800 professionals in the
borough.

BSARCS is governed by a Board of Trustees and currently has around 30 individuals working
from  our  Barnsley  premises,  including  our  CEO,  Business  Support  Team,  Training  &
Development Team, Adult Services and Children’s Services.  We also have a team of volunteers
supporting our work.

We are committed to partnership working and, as a result, our funding streams are diverse,
attracting both statutory funding and charitable grants.

Why work for us?
We are an innovative, flexible and supportive employer, committed to the personal and
professional development and wellbeing of our employees, offering the following benefits:

  30 days paid leave plus statutory holidays (pro rata for part time employees)
  Christmas Closure
  A competitive pension scheme
  Westfield Health membership
  Free car parking

We really value our staff team and are constantly reviewing our policies and practice, looking
for ways in which we can better demonstrate this.  We also recognise the potential impact of
working in this field and provide clinical supervision to all of our employees, irrelevant of their
role.

About the role
South Yorkshire Sexual Violence Partnership (SYSVP) is made up of four specialist sexual
violence partners in Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield to deliver a regional ISVA
service, commissioned by South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA).

Each partner employs Independent Sexual Violence Advocates (ISVA) to deliver advocacy,
practical and emotional support to survivors of sexual violence and abuse, both within and
outside of the criminal justice system.

You will be joining an existing team and will provide high quality support and advocacy to
children and young people who have experienced sexual abuse or harm, and to their families,
using a trauma informed approach.

We are proud that our services meet the national ISVA quality standards and will require the
successful applicant to complete the ISVA development programme at the first available
opportunity, if they haven’t already done so.

The role will be closely linked to other services, both internal and external, and you will work
flexibly and collaboratively to enable children to access the appropriate services at the right
time.

Your work will be overseen by the Children’s Services Manager, who will also provide you
with regular casework supervision and line management.  In addition, you will participate
fully in regular clinical supervision to support your personal wellbeing and address any issues
of vicarious trauma.

You must hold a full driving licence and must have access to your own vehicle to be
considered for this role.

Role specific responsibilities

  Providing effective emotional, practical support and advocacy to children and young
people, involving their families where appropriate in line with ISVA quality standards
and organisational policies and safeguarding frameworks

  To  deliver  effective  support  to  young survivors,  and  their  families,  to  cope  with  and

recover from, the experience of sexual harm

  Assessing the needs of your clients, developing individual risk and support plans which
address them, maintaining clear, concise and prompt written records of all work
undertaken

  Ensuring that your clients (and their carers, where appropriate) are aware of the

services and support they are entitled to and assisting them to develop an effective
support network

  Working with children and young people in their own homes and educational settings

and accompanying them to meetings and appointments, as appropriate

  Working collaboratively with other agencies, attending meetings, contributing to the
overall plan for the child and promote trauma informed responses (from all agencies)
to best support the needs of the child

  Prioritising the safety of your clients and associ...

The Bridge Foundation: The Bridge in Schools

Placement Opportunity for Honorary Child Counsellor/Therapist

The  Bridge  Foundation  provides  a  specialist  mental  health  service  for  staff,  parents,
children and families in primary and secondary schools.

Honorary  Counsellors/  Psychotherapists  are  asked  to  carry  a  caseload  of  up  to  4
sessions per week. There is no remuneration, but in exchange for offering these hours,
Honorary counsellors/psychotherapists are given fortnightly clinical supervision with an
experienced child therapist, attend school team meetings, and are invited to attend
staff clinical meetings and CPD.  The clinical hours are arranged at the convenience
of  the  therapist/school.  All  supervision  and  service  meetings  take  place  each
Wednesday morning during term time at the Bridge Foundation.

The honorary counsellor/therapist will be based in a school serving a deprived area of
the  city.  S/he  will  provide  counseling/therapy  sessions  for  troubled  children/young
people  who  have  exhausted  the  school  pastoral  support  system,  and  whose
emotional needs remain a cause for concern. Case management will be provided
by the Bridge therapist in post at the school.
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The post will be for up to 1.5 days per week, comprised of 4 sessions in school and
half a day to attend supervision and team meetings on a Wednesday morning at
the Bridge Foundation. However, we would consider less hours dependent on
applications received.

The time commitment is a minimum of one year.  Confirmation of appointment
would be subject to two satisfactory references, of which one should be from a
current clinical supervisor.

Child protection and other relevant training is provided in line with service
requirements.
Honorary therapists are also entitled to free places at Bridge conferences.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Essential

•  Experience of working with children
•  Counselling training/qualification (or completing psychodynamic training)
•  Experience / evidence of interest in working within a psychodynamic

framework

•  Evidence of the capacity to work with colleagues in teams

Desirable

o  Relevant knowledge, skills, interest and experience, amongst which

might be experience with / qualifications in working
  with BME and/or refugee/asylum seekers
  with parents/families in community settings
  with diversity

o  Experience or training in working with interpreters
o  Capacity to maintain records and prepare written reports and make

presentations.

o  Experience of working with other agencies, including statutory services

JOB DESCRIPTION

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To carry out initial client assessments, with support from the case manager.
To provide psychotherapy/counselling sessions to children.
To take clinical notes and keep up clinical records
To record relevant information as a contribution to project monitoring and
evaluation
To participate in, contribute to, and learn from, regular supervision sessions
To liaise with school staff over referrals and assessment
To liaise with other agencies, including statutory services, if necessary
To carry responsibility for equipment, records, and the use of space for
counselling sessions
To attend regular relevant management and Bridge Foundation team meetings
where appropriate
To work with interpreters as necessary
To comply with and work within the Bridge Foundation’s policies, procedures and
guidelines, including those related to Equal Opportunities, Health & Safety,
Confidentiality of Information, Child Protection and Record Keeping