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YMCA Black Country Group

Reference: NPV33

40 hours per week

Salary: £12.36 per hour

Base: YMCA Pelsall Village Day Nursery, WS3 4LX

We are looking for a Level 3 qualified Nursery Practitioner for our Pelsall Village Nursery where we offer childcare places for up to approximately 45 children.

Responsibilities for the role of a Nursery Practitioner include but aren’t limited to:

• Contributing to promoting good practice and maintaining a high-quality provision
• Completing observations, planning, and prepare a variety of learning enriched activities for your key group using the Early Years Foundation Stage
• Offering support and guidance to parents/carers enabling them to extend their own skills, and by boosting their confidence and self-esteem, ensure the emotional wellbeing of their child.

You will be efficient, ideally with experience of planning and implementing the Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum and be motivated and passionate about working with children and their families, striving to provide a safe and stimulating learning environment for children to develop.

Benefits

Apart from the opportunity to work for a company that is passionate about giving back to the community, the successful applicant will also receive:

• 24/7 Confidential Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Wellbeing Support
• Access to benefits on our IMHR Plus online portal, offering discounts at major brands and retailers
• 25 days annual leave, plus 8 bank holidays and an increase depending on length of service
• SimplyHealth cash plan e.g. dental care, physiotherapy, diagnostic consultation, scans and more
• Staff discount for: childcare at our nurseries, YGym membership, and Coffee at the Clock prices
• Life Assurance scheme
• Ongoing opportunities for CPD & various career progression routes

Successful applicant must complete an enhanced DBS check before taking up the role.

Closing date:

26th January 2026

We reserve the right to close this vacancy before this date should we receive sufficient applications. Please complete the YMCA Application form to ensure you are considered for this role. You can email hr.recruitment@ymcabc.org.uk for support with this. We do not accept CV’s.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. Therefore, we encourage and support the recruitment, retention and career development of people from as wide a range as possible of ethnic, cultural and social backgrounds.

YMCA BCG is a trauma-informed organisation; we recognise and understand the widespread impact of trauma on individuals to shape policies, practices, and culture. We are sensitive and responsive to the needs of those who have endured trauma to prevent its recurrence among clients and staff.

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Wysing Arts Centre and St Peter’s School are inviting applications from artists for a paid residency built around an academic year embedded within the school environment.

Now entering its fifth year, this established programme supports sustained creative engagement between an artist and young people. The selected artist will work directly with Year 7 and Year 8 students (ages 11–13), delivering 44 creative workshop sessions on Fridays during term time from September 2026 to June 2027. These workshops form part of the school’s Learn Aspire Exceed (LAE) curriculum, which provides students with enriching experiences beyond the core curriculum.

Find out more on opportunities.

Statutory fundraising manager

Overview

• ID

  301367

• Salary

  £46,947 (inclusive of inner London weighting)

• Type

  Permanent - Full Time

• Location

  London

• Hours

  37.5

• Closing Date

  15/02/2026

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About the role

We’re looking for a Statutory Fundraising Manager to lead and grow our statutory income at a pivotal time for Sense. Statutory fundraising is a key growth area, and this role will shape our approach to securing funding from government bodies, lottery funders and public sector partners.

Working closely with the Head of High Value Relationships, the CEO, and senior colleagues across operations and finance, you’ll develop and deliver a clear statutory fundraising strategy. You’ll collaborate with teams across the organisation to design compelling programmes, secure significant funding, and ensure excellent stewardship of our funders.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced statutory fundraiser who wants to see their work directly enable high-quality, person-centred services for disabled people with complex needs.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and deliver a statutory fundraising strategy to maximise income from government, NHS, lottery and public sector funders.
• Identify and secure new funding opportunities, including six-figure (and ideally seven-figure) grants.
• Lead the development of high-quality funding bids, working with senior leaders and operational teams to shape strong programme proposals.
• Manage relationships with statutory funders, acting as the main point of contact and overseeing all narrative and financial reporting.
• Take responsibility for statutory income and expenditure budgets, ensuring accurate financial and programme reporting.
• Stay up to date with sector developments to identify emerging opportunities aligned with Sense’s strategy.
• Develop and contribute to partnership and consortia bids with external organisations, academic institutions and service providers.
• Work collaboratively across Fundraising and Marketing and the wider organisation to support shared goals and learning.
• Ensure compliance with GDPR, the Chartered Institute of Fundraising Code of Practice and all relevant policies and procedures.

Some travel will be required to visit Sense services across England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

About you

You’ll be an experienced statutory fundraiser with a strong track record of securing significant funding and managing funder relationships. You’ll be confident working with senior stakeholders, comfortable with financial and impact reporting, and motivated by the opportunity to make a meaningful difference.

You’ll bring:

• Proven success securing income from statutory and lottery funders, including six-figure grants (seven-figure desirable).
• Experience developing funding proposals aligned to organisational strategy, including monitoring and evaluation frameworks.
• Strong experience managing relationships with government and public sector funders.
• Confidence in budget setting, financial reporting and income/expenditure management.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including bid and report writing.
• Strong planning, organisational and stakeholder-management skills.
• A collaborative approach and the confidence to influence senior colleagues.

Desirable experience includes:

• Working with consortia or acting as a lead grant holder.
• Knowledge of tendering, contracting or unit-pricing models.
• Experience using CRM systems, ideally Microsoft Dynamics.

About Sense

We believe that every disabled person should have the opportunity to connect with others and be included in the world. We use our knowledge and expertise to deliver personalised, creative and flexible support at every stage of life. Sense is proud to be a disability confident leader.

Working at Sense can be incredibly rewarding; we offer the opp...

Do you want to create a better world for animals? At the RSPCA, we believe all animals deserve kindness and respect. We work for the benefit of every animal – as well as pets, that includes farmed animals, wildlife, and animals used in science. Choose a career with us and make a difference for every kind.

We are looking for a new team member as a Chief of Research for our new Animal Welfare Evidence Centre, where you will work closely with the Evidence Centre's Advisory Board and senior stakeholders across the animal welfare sector and beyond.

Contract: Permanent 

Working hours: 35 hours  - Monday to Friday.

Location: Hybrid role: your base will be at Home and the London and Horsham offices. 

The Animal Welfare Evidence Centre: Driving Systemic Change.

The Animal Welfare Evidence Centre is a newly established unit within the RSPCA's Policy, Prevention and Campaigns function. It is powered by a significant initial investment of £10 million; demonstrating a strong commitment to evidence led change.

Hosted by the RSPCA, the Centre will be overseen by an Advisory board with representatives of leading animal welfare organisations.

The Centre's mission is to drive systemic and cultural change in animal welfare by building evidence and knowledge about the causes and prevention of animal cruelty and neglect. It exists to serve the entire animal welfare sector.

The Chief of Research role is essential to the success of the Evidence Centre, so this is a fantastic opportunity to make a huge contribution to lasting change.

As the senior executive within this new venture, you will steward the Centre's mission and lead its operations, culture, and strategy. You will be a credible entity in the world of research and we will look to you to build expertise and knowledge, particularly filling gaps in understanding what leads to animal mistreatment; using evidence to build a foundation for change.

You will ensure the Centre acts pragmatically, entrepreneurially and innovatively.

A key focus of the role will be to lead the development of the Centre's research, evidence, analysis, and convening activities. You will ensure the programme is relevant, has real world impact, and maintains a high quality standard of excellence. You will ensure the Centre has a learning approach and an impact measurement framework.

The success of this role will depend upon your ability to build and maintain strong relationships with a broad network of stakeholders; establishing the Centre as a key piece of infrastructure and a convenor for the animal welfare sector.

Key partnerships include:

• The RSPCA
• Founding Partners
• Other animal welfare NGOs
• Academics (Universities)
• Intersecting sectors like the Police, local authorities, and the NHS; established bodies who will use the research.

Our Chief of Research will be an important figure within the RSPCA but will also maintain an externally facing role, acting as a convenor, spokesperson, and figurehead for the Centre and will support the organisation in landing grants and seeking further funding opportunities. They will also oversee the effective operations and budget of the Centre, ensuring it has the resources and culture required to pursue its mission with vigour.

To succeed within this high profile role, you must be a credible entity in the world of research, with a proven in-depth and senior experience within a research, evidence, or an analytical role, coupled with significant leadership experience at a senior Executive level or equivalent.

You must also be a strong and strategic leader, with experience driving change programmes within complex environments (charitable, public, or private sector).

A demonstrable understanding of the role of research and evidence in driving cultural and systemic change is essential, as is expertise in engaging with people from a diverse range of backgrounds, including under represented communities.

To be considered for this role, you must have outstanding stakeholder management, engagement and relationship building skills.

You will be a natural collaborator with solid negotiation skills, who is able to convene and manage senior stakeholders from diverse communities and groups, for example Founding Partners, government, academia etc.

You will have excellent oral and written communication skills with proven spokesperson experience in a multimedia context.

Our post holder must have demonstrated strategic thinking, planning, action orientation, and a results driven focus on delivery, with proven experience of...

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treatment  on  the  grounds  of  race,  colour,  ethnic  or  national  origin,  religious  belief,  political  opinion  or  affiliation,  sex,  marital  status,
sexual orientation, gender reassignment, age or disability, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to
be justifiable.

Our selection criteria and procedures are frequently reviewed to ensure that individuals are selected, promoted and treated on the basis
of their relevant merits an...

Chef

Chef

Location: Melksham

Pay rate: £14.54

Contracted hours: 40 hours a week - 07:00 - 17:00

ABOUT THE ROLE

Are you an experienced chef, used to catering for large groups of people, looking to design your own menus, cooking with fresh seasonal food?

Are you looking for your next challenge without split shifts and anti-social hours?

Would you like full autonomy over menu development, with the opportunity to cook nutritious, high quality, flavoursome and well-balanced meals that our residents will love?

Working as a Chef in our homes, you’ll oversee all aspects of our kitchen and catering services including management of a small team, ensuring the highest standards of nutrition, hygiene and safety at all times. You may occasionally be asked to cater for meals for other day centres, luncheon clubs and community activities and some weekend work will be required.

Nutrition is an important element of the care package that we provide. You’ll be actively involved in the nutritional needs of our residents to ensure that a high-quality dining experience is received by everyone. You’ll build relationships with our residents and their families so that you understand and can accommodate their personal preferences.

In joining us, you’ll also become part of our extended family. You’ll work alongside other team members who are passionate about providing care, warmth and kindness to all those who live and work in our homes.

AND IN RETURN

The Trust is a great place to work; we’ve been providing care for almost 1,000 years and we’re currently the second largest not-for-profit provider in the UK. Not-for-profit means that we reinvest every penny we make into our residents, colleagues and the care homes we live and work in. Therefore, we offer a great range of benefits, including a competitive salary, training and development. Alongside keeping our colleagues safe with PPE and daily testing

Here are some of the other benefits you’ll enjoy as a valued member of our team:

• 30 days holiday (including Bank Holidays)
• A Company pension
• Free uniform
• Free DBS
• Higher rates of pay at weekends
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Refer a Friend scheme rewarding you up to £1000 for every recommendation you make who successfully starts working for us
• Blue Light Card and “My Rewards” programme, offering you discounts on shopping, days out, restaurants and much more

ABOUT YOU

You’ll need to have previous experience of working in a professional kitchen, providing meals for large numbers, with knowledge of menu planning for specialist diets. Ideally you will hold, or be working towards, a Level 3 Diploma in Hospitality Supervision and Leadership or equivalent but this is not essential.

You’ll have experience of leading, motivating and inspiring a team and be confident in engaging with our elderly residents to understand their individual needs. You’ll know how to manage your budget and stock effectively.

If you think you have the right skills and attitude we’re looking for as a chef within our care homes, then you could be the next to join us. So, apply and get your career started with us today.

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Chef

Chef

Location: Marlborough

Pay rate: £14.54

Contracted hours: 40 hours a week - 4 x 10 hour shifts per weekAlternate weekends

ABOUT THE ROLE

Are you an experienced catering assistant, commis chef or cook that takes pride in your work?

Are you looking for your next challenge without split shifts and anti-social hours?

We’re currently recruiting for a Cook to join our passionate, hard-working and friendly catering team, to create delicious meals for our residents.

Nutrition is an important element of the care package that we provide. You’ll be actively involved in the nutritional needs of our residents, to ensure that a high-quality dining experience is received by everyone. You’ll get to know our residents and their families so that you’ll be motivated to understand and accommodate their personal preferences. Some weekend work will be required.

In joining us, you’ll also become part of our extended family. You’ll work alongside other team members who are passionate about providing care, warmth and kindness to all those who live and work in our homes.

AND IN RETURN

The Trust is a great place to work; we’ve been providing care for almost 1,000 years and we’re currently the second largest not-for-profit provider in the UK. Not-for-profit means that we reinvest every penny we make into our residents, colleagues and the care homes we live and work in. Therefore, we offer a great range of benefits, including a competitive salary, training and development..

Here are some of the other benefits you’ll enjoy as a valued member of our team:

• 28 days holiday (including Bank Holidays)
• A workplace pension
• Free uniform
• Free DBS
• Higher rates of pay at weekends
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Refer a Friend scheme rewarding you up to £1000 for every recommendation you make who successfully starts working for us
• Blue Light Card and “My Rewards” programme, offering you discounts on shopping, days out, restaurants and much more

ABOUT YOU

You’ll need to have previous experience of working in a professional kitchen and catering for specialist diets, providing meals for large groups of people, alongside a Basic Food Hygiene Certificate. Ideally you’ll also be working towards a Level 2 Diploma in Food Production and Cooking or equivalent but this is not essential.

You’ll be confident in engaging with our elderly residents to understand their individual needs and enjoy being part of the wider team in the home.

If you think you have the right skills and attitude we’re looking for as a Cook within our care homes, then you could be the next to join us. So, apply and get your career started with us today

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Chef

Chef

Location: Madley Park House, Witney, Oxfordshire

Pay rate: £15.64 per hour (plus weekend and NVQ enhancements available)

Contracted hours: 37.25 Per Week

Shift Times: Monday - Friday 7am -2.30pm (working alternate weekends)

ABOUT THE ROLE

Are you an experienced chef, used to catering for large groups of people, looking to design your own menus, cooking with fresh seasonal food?

Are you looking for your next challenge without split shifts and anti-social hours?

Would you like full autonomy over menu development, with the opportunity to cook nutritious, high quality, flavoursome and well-balanced meals that our residents will love?

Working as a Chef in our homes, you’ll oversee all aspects of our kitchen and catering services including management of a small team, ensuring the highest standards of nutrition, hygiene and safety at all times. You may occasionally be asked to cater for meals for other day centres, luncheon clubs and community activities and some weekend work will be required.

Nutrition is an important element of the care package that we provide. You’ll be actively involved in the nutritional needs of our residents to ensure that a high-quality dining experience is received by everyone. You’ll build relationships with our residents and their families so that you understand and can accommodate their personal preferences.

In joining us, you’ll also become part of our extended family. You’ll work alongside other team members who are passionate about providing care, warmth and kindness to all those who live and work in our homes.

Madley Park House is a warm and welcoming 'home from home' offering round the clock residential, early-stage dementia and respite care with a range of amenities including a hair salon and residents' shop. Situated in a quiet location in the thriving market town of Witney, the home has strong links to the local community.

AND IN RETURN

The Trust is a great place to work; we’ve been providing care for almost 1,000 years and we’re currently the second largest not-for-profit provider in the UK. Not-for-profit means that we reinvest every penny we make into our residents, colleagues and the care homes we live and work in. Therefore, we offer a great range of benefits, including a competitive salary, training and development.

Here are some of the other benefits you’ll enjoy as a valued member of our team:

• 30 days holiday (including Bank Holidays)
• A Company pension
• Free uniform
• Free DBS
• Higher rates of pay at weekends
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Refer a Friend scheme rewarding you up to £1000 for every recommendation you make who successfully starts working for us
• Blue Light Card and “My Rewards” programme, offering you discounts on shopping, days out, restaurants and much more

ABOUT YOU

You’ll need to have previous experience of working in a professional kitchen, providing meals for large numbers, with knowledge of menu planning for specialist diets. Ideally you will hold, or be working towards, a Level 3 Diploma in Hospitality Supervision and Leadership or equivalent but this is not essential.

You’ll have experience of leading, motivating and inspiring a team and be confident in engaging with our elderly residents to understand their individual needs. You’ll know how to manage your budget and stock effectively.

If you think you have the right skills and attitude we’re looking for as a chef within our care homes, then you could be the next to join us. So, apply and get your career started with us today.

We reserve the right to close this role before the closing date, with no advance notice. We do encourage you to complete an application as soon as possible if interested.

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