Work for us

At our organisation, every team member shares a passion for transforming the lives of those we support. With around 40+ full and part-time staff working remotely across the Thames Valley counties, our diverse team is dedicated to making a real difference.

We offer an excellent employee benefit package including:  generous annual leave (+ Birthday day off), paid sick leave, a pension fund, group life assurance, Long Service recognition and access to an Employee Assistance Programme.

If you are offered a post with us please note that we routinely check references,  proof of eligibility to work in the UK, proof of identity – and most roles are also subject to a criminal records check.

We are an equal opportunities employer; our policy aims to ensure no job applicant, employee or worker is discriminated against either directly or indirectly on the grounds of race, colour, ethnic or national origin, religious belief, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, age or disability.

NEW VACANCIES!

We currently have 3 exciting new roles.  All are permanent roles offering  hybrid working (in addition to the above mentioned benefits) and will require the ability to  travel across the Thames Valley area. 

Grants and Trusts Fundraiser  – £28,000 pro rata  – 22.5 (3 days) a week
You will lead in making sure that Hope After Harm is maximising its income from grants and trusts. You will be scanning the horizon for opportunities large and small – and your compelling content will give us a high success rate. You will work closely with the CEO to submit outstanding bids to a variety of funders both local and national.  View Job Description here : Grants and Trusts Fundraiser Jan 2025

Corporate Fundraiser – £28,000 pro rata  – 22.5 (3 days) a week
To be the driving force behind our engagement with corporates.  You will get Hope After Harm “out there”.  Identifying opportunities, networking, and bringing in funding all at the same time as making sure our corporate supporters feel engaged and excited.  You will work closely with the CEO, to define and deliver our approach and priorities.  View Job Description here: Corporate Fundraiser Jan 2025

Service Delivery Manager – £40, 000 pro rata – 30 hours a week (4 days)
You will be managing two of our flagship programmes, one supporting Young People through mentoring and Restorative Justice interventions and the other supporting Families who have experienced “The Knock”*.  Your commitment to excellence in delivery alongside embedding lived experience in our service delivery model will ensure that we deliver an outstanding service to are clients as well as meeting funder expectations.  You will be comfortable working with and promoting our services to a wide range of people as well as being happy to get hands on with delivery if required.   Your passion for what we do and your commitment to taking an anti-discriminatory, trauma informed approach will inspire the teams that you manage. And you will share our commitment to wellbeing in the workplace and demonstrate this in the way that you support your team in their work.  You will be an important member of our senior management team taking a leadership role in the charity with a commitment to making Hope After Harm a great place to work.
View Job Description here: Service Delivery Manager Jan 2025

 

The closing date for all roles is:      Friday 14thFebruary 2025 at 17:00hrs  (interviews will be done virtually tbc)

Application Process: Please email covering letter expressing your interest, with a resume of your skills and experience to amanda.thomson@hopeafterharm.org.uk.

VOLUNTARY ROLES

Volunteer Mentors :  Our Young People Project provides a support structure for vulnerable young people through a  carefully managed, risk-assessed process.  We are looking to recruit volunteer mentors across the Thames Valley area (Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, and Oxfordshire) including specific areas of Milton Keynes, Oxford, Maidenhead, and Slough.  For this voluntary role you will:

  • Be interested in supporting vulnerable young people through engaging with them, offering support and guidance in a number of key areas
  • Have your own transport
  • Be able to commit to meeting weekly with the young person during school hours, and be available by telephone

Early Intervention

A mobile phone, any necessary equipment and full induction/training will be provided. All our volunteering roles are subject to an Enhanced DBS check and references. We reimburse expenses incurred whilst volunteering.

 Please email your show of interest to Gavin at youngpeople@hopeafterharm.org.uk

Trustee Positions:  We have a number of Trustee vacancies we wish to fill, to complement our existing Board and guide our successful and growing organisation into the next phase of development. As well as those with general Trustee experience,  to expand the knowledge base and help strengthen the Board overall we are also specifically looking for those with experience in the following areas:

  • lived experience as a victim of crime, or as an offender who has made changes to their life
  • HR 
  • Finance (Treasurer role)
  • Fundraising 
  • Marketing & Communications 
  • Legal

Trustees Recruitment Pack 2024
Trustee – Role Description
Treasurer Role Description Sept 2024
Trustee Advert

If you have a passion and commitment to support a value-driven organisation, strategic vision, independent judgement and a willingness to devote the necessary time and effort we would be delighted to hear from you!    Find out more about our current Board here.

Please email covering letter expressing your interest, with a resume of your skills and experience to amanda.thomson@hopeafterharm.org.uk.