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Resettlement Officer - Part Time 18 hours Location: Castlecroft - Bury Salary: £26, 968 - Pro Rata - Pay Award Pending (1/4/26) Reporting to the Housing and Wellbeing Manager, the Housing and Wellbeing Officer is responsible for working with customers to promote and maximise their independence, assisting them to move on to greater self-reliance within a customer focused environment and in line with the Independence and Wellbeing framework. This post has a specific focus on move on, resettlement work and creating strong partnerships with landlords that will lead to increased move on and homelessness prevention. What you’ll be doing • To assist our customers to identify their strengths, development needs and risks to jointly develop a move on plan to build on or address these, including coaching and assisting customers to achieve greater independence;, • To encourage community cohesion, identifying opportunities for individuals to come together, share their experiences, culture and celebrate diversity., • To assist customers to access other agencies and their services and know of the services within the wider community;, • To coach and assist customers to maintain their occupancy agreement and fully understand their responsibilities; and understand the different types of tenure., • To ensure safeguarding concerns are dealt with promptly and in line with guide lines and appropriate action is taken;, • To develop and maintain effective working relationships with peers in relevant organisations or agencies to ensure customers are properly supported in accordance with their identified plans;, • To create partnerships with social landlords, private landlords and explore various different options for the tenants What you’ll need • Relevant professional qualifications/ memberships (Institute of Customer Service qualification) OR willing to study towards, • Qualified to minimum level 2 in English and Maths, • Evidence of well-developed IT and keyboard skills, • Hold a full UK driving license and have access to a vehicle for use at work. What we need from you • You will be required to attend a number of face to face training sessions as well as virtual sessions and e-learning this part of your role is vital and of equal importance as the day to day aspects., • Experience of working in Housing Management is desirable., • Experience of move on and resettlement work is required, • Experience of using a strength based approach to assist customers to achieve their goals is desirable., • Experience of administration and recording procedures, with an in depth understanding of confidentiality., • Ability to engage and to build relationships with partnering or potential partner agencies or organisations., • Experience and understanding of safeguarding., • Good written and verbal communication., • Effective liaison with colleagues and other stakeholders to give, or find, information to resolve problems., • Experience of providing or signposting customers towards a responsive, timely, quality assured welfare benefit advice service that provides a holistic and integrated solution to support them solve their problem., • Demonstrable coaching skills in promoting independence., • Use of the relevant range of Microsoft Office applications What we give you in return for your hard work and commitment • Pension ¦DC Scheme (up to 10% contribution from both colleague and our client), • WPA ¦Healthcare auto enrolled at no contribution level with £1250 of savings available- option to increase & add on family members, • The Market Place ¦High street, restaurant & supermarket discounts, gym memberships, cycle to work, smart tech loans and much more, • Annual Leave ¦Start at 26 days annual leave, increasing up to 30 days within 5 years+ Bank Holidays, • Reward & Recognition ¦ You Count Rewards are individual reward’s for going ‘above & beyond’, • Help with transport ¦ We offer season ticket loans, an affordable way to purchase season tickets for public transport at discounted rates ., • Wage Stream ¦ You can access savings opportunities and early access to wages Our client believes the wellbeing of our colleagues is vital to enable them to deliver to great services, all your benefits can be used inside and outside of work. “Our client is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expects all our colleagues to share this commitment. All successful applicant(s) will be subject to an enhanced criminal records background check (Child and Adult Workforce, Child Barred List). Further detail on our commitment to safeguarding children/young people & vulnerable adults can be found in our clients Safeguarding Policy & Recruitment Policy on our website”. Closing date: 8th April 2026 Shortlist date: 9th April 2026 Interview date: TBC

Housing Options Officer • Location: Victoria Square, Bolton, BL1, • Pay: £16.43 per hour Day-to-day of the role: • Manage all aspects of homelessness casework from initial presentation through to decisions, temporary accommodation, and securing long-term housing solutions., • Provide detailed housing options advice, advocacy, and support to households with a wide range of needs., • Work in accordance with the Housing Act 1996 (as amended), the Homelessness Act 2002, and relevant Codes of Guidance., • Collaborate with internal departments, external partners, landlords, and support agencies to prevent homelessness and enable sustainable re-housing., • Organise and participate in multi-agency meetings for complex cases., • Maintain accurate case records, prepare reports, and provide monitoring information as required., • Produce clear written correspondence to customers, councillors, MPs, and partner organisations., • Support the development of homelessness services and contribute to policy and practice improvements., • Knowledge of housing need, homelessness issues, and relevant legislation., • Strong interviewing and customer-facing skills, with the ability to handle sensitive and complex cases., • Ability to assess situations, make informed decisions, and recommend appropriate actions., • Excellent communication skills — written and verbal., • Effective organisational and time-management skills., • Ability to work both independently and as part of a team., • Experience working with vulnerable customers or in a related front-line service area., • Awareness of safeguarding in relation to children and vulnerable adults., • Ability to work with multiple agencies and negotiate on behalf of customers., • Thorough working knowledge of homelessness legislation and best practice., • Experience of managing a varied and complex caseload within a homelessness or housing options environment., • Demonstrated track record of achieving positive outcomes for households with complex needs.

Job Title: Transport Skills Trainer\nLocation: Bolton / Hybrid\nSalary: £31,000\nAbout Our Client:\nOur client is a leading provider of passenger transport training. They specialise in areas such as transport, business skills, and adult education, with a strong focus on delivering high-quality training programmes.\nThey are committed to the wellbeing of all learners and staff, and take safeguarding, safe recruitment, and their Prevent Duty responsibilities seriously.\nSuccessful applicants will need to complete a DBS check and an online search. You’ll also need to provide proof of your qualifications and your right to work in the UK.\nThe company uses modern technology to support learning and training, which may include occasional audio and video recording as part of quality assurance.\nWith over 35 years of experience, the organisation has grown from its beginnings in Sheffield to more than 500 employees across the UK. They are proud to be part of the AQA charity group.\nThe Role:\nReady to step away from shift work and use your transport experience to help others grow? Our client is looking for experienced industry professionals to train the next generation of safe, reliable bus drivers. No teaching qualification is needed for the Transport Skills Trainer —just your expertise and the drive to support others.\nAs the Transport Skills Trainer you’ll lead structured sessions in the classroom and online, guiding apprentices as they prepare for their assessments. It’s a chance to stay connected to the industry while making a real difference in people’s careers.\nWhilst no two days are ever the same, you can expect to:\n * Plan, prepare, and deliver engaging, inclusive learning and development sessions (classroom and/or online)\n * Tailor workshop content using learners’ initial assessment results\n * Equip learners with the knowledge, skills, and behaviours required for their apprenticeship and future career\n * Prepare and mark learner work, providing constructive feedback and tracking progress\n * The Transport Skills Trainer will support learners in building their portfolio of evidence ready for End Point Assessment (EPA)\n * Schedule and conduct timely learner reviews, gathering feedback from relevant stakeholders\n * Liaise with employers to confirm attendance and coordinate operational requirements such as driver release\n * Maintain accurate records and complete administrative tasks to ensure compliance\n * Uphold high quality standards across all training activities\n * Build positive, professional relationships with learners and employers to create a supportive learning environment\nAbout You:\nThey are looking for someone who:\n * Strong knowledge of bus driving standards, safety, and customer service excellence\n * Passionate about helping others succeed\n * Delivers training that is engaging, inclusive, and high quality\n * Highly organised and able to manage a varied workload\n * Communicates clearly and builds strong working relationships\n * Confident delivering training both face-to-face and online\n * Holds relevant industry qualifications\n * Has a full UK driving licence and access to their own transport\nDesirable (but not essential — they will support you to achieve these):\n * Teaching or assessing qualification\n * Experience delivering structured training or workshops\nPaul Feldman is the National Skills Agency Data Protection Officer. Your data will be stored until notice is given by you for it to be removed. Our Data Protection Policy will be forwarded to you on request. As we get a high number of applications we may be unable to give feedback to unsuccessful candidates. We will retain your details to keep you informed of other opportunities. National Skills Agency Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy and is an Equal Opportunities employer we welcome applicants from all backgrounds

Assistant Accountant\n\nAre you AAT level 3 qualified or working towards the qualification Do you want to work within a fast paced, innovative, young-person centred charity\n\nPosition: Assistant Accountant\n\nLocation: Hybrid working: two days a week in the Bolton office combined with home-working and travel across the network as required.\n\nSalary: £(phone number removed) per annum (dependant on experience)\n\nHours: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week\n\nContract: Permanent\n\nBenefits: Agile working organisation with flexibility in working hours; 25 days annual leave (rising to a maximum of 30 days with length of service) plus bank holidays, birthday leave and annual leave purchase scheme (from day one of employment); company matched pension; company sick, maternity, paternity and adoption pay; voluntary benefits with discounts on health and wellbeing, retail and leisure.\n\nClosing Date: Monday 27th April 2026 at 9am. We may close this role early if we receive a high volume of applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.\n\nFirst stage interviews (virtual): Wednesday 6th May 2026\n\nSecond stage interviews (in-person): Bolton, BL1 4AG. There will also be a short, values-based phone interview between Stage 1 and 2.\n\nAbout the Role\n\nThis newly defined Assistant Accountant role is designed to work closely within the team together with the Youth Zones to provide proactive financial support service to drive sustainability. This is a varied and interesting role providing support to the Finance Manager in maintaining the accounts for future and current Youth Zone Projects.\n\nThis will involve managing a varied workload and supporting the preparation of monthly management accounts for several organisations. The aim is to deliver sound excellent service, with an entrepreneurial approach, rooted in financial practices that are robust and empower Youth Zones to thrive and deliver their mission effectively.\n\nThe charity has recently started to development systems and processes, and need someone who combines a curious, forward thinking and collaborative mindset to embrace, drive and have a passion for the ongoing development of the financial services. As a growing and ambitious charity, they offer responsibility, variety and the chance to work with a team wholly invested in providing young people with the opportunity to fulfil their potential. This role will support the Finance Manager in delivering accurate financial reporting and maintaining strong financial controls across multiple Youth Zones.\n\nAbout You\n\nYou will have an AAT Level 3 qualified or be working towards it and experience of:\n\nWorking in a finance or accounts function\nMaintaining purchase and sales ledgers, including invoice processing\nBank and balance sheet reconciliations\nUsing finance systems (e.g. Xero) and strong Excel skills\nSupporting month-end processes (journals, accruals, prepayments)\n\nAbout the Organisation\n\nA national charity that believes all young people should have the opportunity to discover their passion and their purpose that fund and build state-of-the-art, multimillion-pound youth centres called Youth Zones in the country’s most economically disadvantaged areas. The organisation trains the amazing people that run them and offers continuing support to youth zones nationwide through a national network of independent youth charities.\n\nAs a growing and ambitious charity, you will be offered responsibility, variety and the chance to work with a team wholly invested in providing young people with the opportunity to fulfil their potential.\n\nAs an equal opportunities’ employer, we welcome applications from under-represented groups; in particular from Black, Asian, Mixed Race & other ethnically diverse individuals, people with disabilities, and members of LGBTQ+ communities. Our dedicated Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Group, with support from the Senior Leadership Team, is actively promoting and advancing diversity and inclusion, ensuring a culture where everyone can be themselves and thrive.\n\nThe organisation will contribute towards reasonable travel costs for candidates invited to attend face-to-face interviews when they are travelling from outside the local area. This approach reflects it’s commitment to fairness and equality of opportunity. #INDNFP\n\nYou may have experience in areas such as Accountant, Part Qual Accountant, Accounts Assistant, Assistant Accountant, Finance Officer, Part Qual Finance Officer, Finance Assistant, Junior Accountant, Trainee Accountant.\n\nPlease note this role is advertised by the recruitment agency acting for the client – Not For Profit People

Role: Senior Finance Officer\n\nLocation: Bolton\n\nSalary: £38-£45k (Depending on Experience)\n\nJob Description\n\nThe Senior Finance Officer role is designed to support the Financial Controller with the recording, summarising, and analysing of the organisation's financial transactions to prepare accurate, compliant financial statements.\n\nThis role will provide the daily management of Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Treasury, Payroll and all Balance Sheet reconciliations.\n\nBeing well organised, self-motivated, punctual, and flexible in their approach to work is essential as well as being a team-player.\n\nResponsibilities & Duties:\n\n * Manage the Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable team and ledgers.\n\n * Provide working capital management and production of cashflow forecasts.\n\n * Control weekly supplier and expense payment runs in line with the cashflow forecast.\n\n * Administer credit control to ensure timely cash receipts in line with cash forecast.\n\n * Prepare and post monthly accruals, prepayments and similar accounting entries.\n\n * Administer all month-end Balance Sheet reconciliations.\n\n * Process payroll, including salaries and deductions working in partnership with our payroll provider.\n\n * Maintain precise payroll records and data confidentiality.\n\n * Provide training and development to members of the finance team.\n\n * Implementing corporate governance procedures, risk management and internal controls.\n\n * Support the year-end audit process.\n\n * Play an active role delivering key Finance projects.\n\n * Any other ad hoc duties as may be required and as are commensurate with the grade of the post.\n\nQualifications, Knowledge, Experience & Skills:\n\nEssential\n\n * Proven experience as a Financial Accountant.\n\n * Solid knowledge of advanced accounting and financial principles.\n\n * Experience of and able to run payroll.\n\n * Credit and ledgr control experience\n\n * Strong background in cash forecasting, and management\n\n * Strong communication skills across all levels of internal and external business. Effective written, verbal and IT skills (incl. Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).\n\nDesirable\n\n * Relevant qualification (e.g., ACCA, ACA, CIMA, part-qualified, qualified by experience).\n\n * Experience of Sage Line 50 and Progress Plus is beneficial

Executive Fundraising Director Skills, Experience, Qualifications, If you have the right match for this opportunity, then make sure to apply today. We are excited to be recruiting for an Executive Fundraising Director to build on the great work the Charity is doing and to help achieve even more. Join a charity that supports communities in areas of high deprivation to work collectively to give children and young people the best start in life. Position: Executive Fundraising Director Location: North West (Contractually based from one of our clients of ces with exibility to work from home, subject to business requirements and line manager approval. Travel across UK as required) Salary: £67,600 to £70,720 (5% employer pension contribution, Medicash and group life assurance, 27 days annual leave per annum for FTE plus bank holidays) Hours: Full Time 37.5 hours per week Monday-Friday Contract: Permanent Closing Date: 9.00am on Friday 17th April 2026 1st interview: Friday 24th April 2026 2nd interview & Presentation: Friday 1st May 2026 The Role We are looking for an Executive Fundraising Director to strategically oversee and manage the Fundraising function. In order to support the increasing level of demand for this work, over the next five years, the fundraising team will embark on an ambitious growth strategy as they look to grow income from £9 million this year to £20 million by 2029, increasing the breadth, depth and number of communities that the charity serves. The successful candidate will play a key role in leading the development and delivery of the fundraising strategy to ensure that children and young people have the best start in life. They will be responsible for a broad range of income streams with a particular focus on growth across high net worth individuals, individual giving, corporate and digital, whilst continuing to effectively maintain and build upon strong funder base in trusts, foundations, philanthropy and statutory support. They will also directly oversee the wider fundraising team, which currently includes the fundraising manager and fundraising officer roles. Key areas of responsibility include: • Fundraising, • Reporting, compliance and stewardship You will be educated to degree level or equivalent, demonstrated through relevant professional experience or an accredited qualification. You will have experience of: • Fundraising, with at least 5 years in a senior leadership role., • Meeting and exceeding fundraising targets in a senior fundraising role., • Leading the development and implementation of a successful fundraising strategy, generating significant organisational income., • Working across different forms of fundraising including trusts & foundations, high net worth individuals, individual giving, corporate and statutory/public sector., • Leading, managing and inspiring high performing fundraising teams. research, strategic planning, budgeting and monitoring., • Fostering successful relationships and partnerships with key internal and external stakeholders., • Bringing together influential funders and policy makers to increase awareness and support of key issues., • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to facilitate senior stakeholder meetings, speak engagingly to a wide range of audiences and to represent RtS externally., • Understanding of the issues facing the children, young people and communities that we serve., • 5% employer pension contribution, • 27 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), • Medicash health plan, • Group life assurance, • Flexible working arrangements The charity works with communities in areas of high deprivation to remove barriers to education and create better outcomes for children and young people. Since launching in 2015, we've supported over 50,000 children and young people across 10 communities, with our approach described as “a potential template for community transformation nationally.” Since launching in 2015, we've been working with schools, colleges, and local authorities across Blackpool, Rochdale, Birkenhead, and the Liverpool City Region to build inclusive education systems and improve literacy. We are an equal opportunities employer and particularly welcome applications from those with lived experience of the challenges our programmes seek to address. As a Disability Confident employer, we will provide any support needed in the recruitment process. Other roles you may have experience in could include Fundraising, Fundraiser, Executive Fundraising, Trusts, Foundations, High Net Worth, Major Donor, Individual Giving Corporate Fundraising, Fundraising Manager, Director of Fundraising, Head of Fundraising, Senior Fundraiser. xrnqpay Please note this role is advertised by the recruitment agency acting for the client, Not For Profit People.

A local government authority in Bury seeks a Senior Planning Officer to manage a diverse caseload of planning applications, including complex proposals.