EDI Lead

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• Remote WT Time Profile

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• Part time

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• JR009721

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EDI Lead (People Accessing Services) 

Location: Remote Working Hours: Part-time 22 hours per week Contract Type: Permanent Salary: £29,430 - £37,610 per annum (pro rata) 

Make a real difference in your community 

Are you passionate about helping others live safer, healthier and more independent lives?

 
Join Waythrough, one of the UK’s leading mental health and social support charities, and make a lasting impact every day. 

 
We support over 125,000 people each year through our 200 services, empowering individuals to overcome challenges around mental health, housing, and substance use. 

About the Role 

Waythrough wants people of all backgrounds to receive the highest standard of support. We know however that we live in an unequal society, where many people face significant barriers to accessing the support they deserve. This is especially true for substance use, mental health and housing services.

This is where you come in. As an expert in Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, you will play a vital role in identifying and reducing inequality and underrepresentation in our services. You will be part of a small but mighty Inclusion Team, spread across the country. 

What You’ll Do 

• Identify barriers to engaging with our services, speaking with people from underrepresented communities and subject experts to produce recommendations on reducing those barriers together.

• Be physically present in services, sharing knowledge and expertise and promoting visibility and a culture of learning and curiosity.

• Ensure compliance with equality legislation and certified good practice.

• Monitor equality, diversity & inclusion (EDI) data and insights, produce regular reports on our progress.

• Work with service leads to develop and review their EDI action plans, to ensure equality and addressing inequalities are key parts of all strategies, plans and programmes.

• Model our organisational values that sets the tone for people across the organisation.

• Contribute to developing our culture of excellence and care which is collaborative and actively demonstrates our commitment to the people we support, and our core purpose.

• Seek opportunities to develop, learn and continuously improve so that we can develop high quality services.

• Work in accordance with all relevant legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines including safeguarding.

• Keep abreast of latest developments and good practice in own professional areas.

• To promote, adhere to and live our workplace values of kindness, courage and respect

• This job description is non exhaustive, and we reserve the right to amend and review as appropriate

To Succeed in This Role, You’ll Need: 

• A qualification in Health and Social Care or alternative experience

• A deep understanding of the barriers to engagement in health, care and housing services experienced by diverse communities. This understanding can be from lived or learned experience.

• Strong IT skills

• Great relationship building capabilities

• Excellent written and verbal communication

• Ability to work independently, managing a schedule of service visits

• Ability to analyse information from a range of sources and produce impactful reports

To view the full job description and person specification, please click here.

Please be advised, if you are viewing this role on Indeed, the link to the job description will not work. Please click the 'Apply via Company Website' button to be redirected to our careers page, where you will be able to view the job description in full. 

Please note that interviews will be held via video call on Thursday 4th December. The salary advertised above demonstrates the full earning potential for this role, starting salaries will allow for pay progression within the pay band.

About Waythrough 

Formed in 2024 through the merger of Humankind and Richmond Fellowship, Waythrough is now one of the largest mental health and social support charities in England. 

 
With 3,500 staff and volunteers across more than 200 services, we help people to live full, meaningful lives. 

 
Some roles may still appear under our legacy brands (Humankind, Richmond Fellowship, Aquarius) while we complete our integration — but wherever you join us, you’ll be part of one supportive team, sharing one purpose. 

What We Offer 

We value the people who make a difference every day. Alongside meaningful work, you’ll enjoy a comprehensive benefits package:

• 27 days’ annual leave, rising to 32 after 1 year (plus bank holidays)

• Pension scheme with 4.5% employer contribution, matched up to 6.5%

• Life assurance (3× annual salary)

• Enhanced sick pay and family-friendly pay

• Birthday leave and the option to buy up to 5 extra days’ annual leave

• Professional fee reimbursement for relevant qualifications

• 24/7 online GP access and Employee Assistance Programme

• Recognition and long service awards via our

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• Cycle to Work scheme and Credit Union membership

• Discounts via Blue Light Card, Charity Discounts, Extras and Tickets for Good

• Free will writing service and wellbeing initiatives throughout the year

Inclusion and Accessibility 

Waythrough is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and communities — especially those with lived experience of the issues we support.

If you need adjustments or support to apply, please email recruitmentteam@waythrough.org.uk. 

How to Apply 

If you’re viewing this advert on an external platform such as Indeed, please click ‘Apply via Company Website’ to view the full job description and submit your application. 

Please note: The salary listed reflects the full earning potential for this role. Starting salaries depend on experience and progression within the band. 

About Us

Waythrough launched in October 2024 following the merger of Humankind and Richmond Fellowship.

Our vision is to break down the barriers that stop people getting the support they need to live a life they value. We tackle poverty and disadvantage in communities, through mental health, drug and alcohol, housing and related support.

We have almost 200 services around England – and nearly 3,500 amazing staff and volunteers who run them. Every year our services support around 125,000 people.

Bringing together two big organisations is not a small task and it’ll take a while to fully integrate our systems, processes and approaches. That’s why you will notice the jobs here are still branded ‘Richmond Fellowship’ or ‘Aquarius’ (our subsidiary charity in the Midlands). Next year we’ll be fully integrating our recruitment systems but for now they are separate.

Thanks for bearing with us – and don’t forget to check out the Waythrough jobs on the Humankind job site https://peoplekind.my.salesforce-sites.com/recruit/

Aquarius

Aquarius is a subsidiary of Waythrough. Aquarius is a Midlands-based charity supporting individuals to overcome the harms caused by drugs, alcohol and gambling. Aquarius has always held the view that people we support could resolve their problems with support and guidance and that people have the ability to find their own solutions to their problems. Our roles across the organisation include Practitioners and Administrators as well as Team Managers.

Find out more at www.aquarius.org.uk