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Job Title: Gallery Manager Location: London Contemporary Art Gallery, Pimlico, London Role: Full Time or Part Time Salary: £25-30,00 pro rata plus commission. Key Details: Gallery is open Tuesday to Saturday. Some Saturday Availability Required. Are you passionate about contemporary art and have a flair for sales? London Contemporary Art is looking for an enthusiastic, proactive, and highly organised individual with sales experience to join our team as a Gallery Manager. About Us: London Contemporary Art is a distinguished gallery based in the heart of Pimlico, dedicated to showcasing the best in contemporary art. We represent both emerging and established artists from around the world, bringing their works to a discerning audience. As a key member of our small, dedicated team, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the gallery’s operations and contributing to its success. The Role: As Gallery Manager, you will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the gallery, working closely with the two directors. This role offers significant autonomy, as you’ll be working independently, ensuring everything runs smoothly, from managing exhibitions to maintaining the gallery space and handling sales. It’s a diverse role, where your ability to manage multiple tasks and work independently will be key. Your Responsibilities: Artist Liaison: Build and maintain strong relationships with our talented roster of artists, ensuring their needs are met and assisting with exhibition coordination. Sales & Client Relations: Engage with collectors, buyers, and potential clients, offering expert knowledge and building long-lasting relationships to drive sales and elevate the gallery’s reputation. Sales experience is a must—you will be instrumental in driving the gallery’s commercial success. Logistics & Shipping: Manage all logistics, including the safe shipping and installation of artworks, ensuring they arrive on time and in pristine condition. Curation: Play an active role in curating exhibitions, collaborating with the directors on exciting new shows and installations. Administrative Support: Handle essential administrative tasks, such as managing the gallery’s calendar, preparing exhibition materials, creating sales reports, and maintaining accurate records. Gallery Upkeep: Ensure the gallery space is always pristine, welcoming, and well-organised for both visitors and artists. Meetings & Strategy: Assist in strategic planning, attend meetings with artists, clients, and other stakeholders, and contribute ideas for gallery development. What We’re Looking For: Passion for Art: A genuine enthusiasm for contemporary art and a desire to be an integral part of London’s thriving art scene. Organisational Skills: The ability to manage your time effectively, stay organised, and handle multiple tasks while working independently. Proactive & Independent: You will be working mostly alone, so the ability to take initiative, stay motivated, and work independently is essential. Sales Experience: Previous experience in sales is essential—you should be confident in driving sales and managing client relationships, with a proven track record of success. Computer Skills: Proficiency in Photoshop, Mailchimp, Word, and Excel is a bonus. You will need to manage digital communications, create promotional materials, and maintain spreadsheets and other documents with ease. Experience in the Arts Industry: While not required, any prior experience in gallery management or exhibition coordination is a plus. We value passion and dedication above all. People Skills: Strong communication skills and the ability to build meaningful relationships with artists, clients, and collectors. Problem Solver: A calm, resourceful approach to overcoming challenges in managing a gallery. Why Join Us? Independent Work: Enjoy the autonomy of managing the gallery independently, while still being part of a close-knit team. Professional Growth: Opportunities to grow your career, gain exposure to curatorial practices, and develop your professional network in the art world. Creative Environment: Be a part of a team that is passionate about contemporary art and contribute to exciting new exhibitions and projects. Be Part of Something Special: Join a gallery that’s dedicated to promoting world-class contemporary art and shaping the future of the industry. If you are organised, driven, and have the sales experience needed to thrive in a gallery environment, apply now to join London Contemporary Art. To Apply: Please send your CV and a cover letter detailing your experience to join London Contemporary Art.

Job Title: Trainee Dental Nurse Job Type: Full-time, Permanent Working Hours: Monday to Saturday, 9am - 5pm, with occasional emergency appointments. About the Practice: Our practice is committed to promoting preventive dental care for patients of all ages. We offer both NHS and private services, delivering a high standard of care across both sectors. As part of a larger dental group, our locations are easily accessible by public transport. In addition to general dentistry, we provide a range of private cosmetic treatments, including dental implants, Invisalign (clear aligners), crowns, veneers, white fillings, hygiene treatments, and teeth whitening. Key Responsibilities: - Ensure strict infection control standards are maintained while preparing treatment rooms - Provide chairside assistance to dentists during procedures - Offer patients advice on oral health and aftercare - Maintain accurate patient records and assist with appointment management - Support with the safe handling and maintenance of dental instruments and equipment Person Specification: - A keen interest in dental care and oral health - Strong communication skills - Ability to follow instructions and show initiative when needed - A team player who is compassionate and patient-focused - Basic IT proficiency - Willingness to comply with hygiene and infection control protocols - Commitment to patient confidentiality - Enrolled/Planning to enrol in a GDC-recognised dental nursing course - Punctual, reliable, and professionally presented - Must be eligible to work in the UK, including necessary visas or permits, if applicable What We Offer: - Competitive salary - Comprehensive training, no prior experience required - Uniform and protective equipment provided - Health and safety support - Pension scheme - Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) - Basic healthcare cover - Ongoing professional development and performance reviews - Cycle to work scheme - Discounted gym membership

Little Footsteps has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Nursery Manager who is passionate about delivering high quality services to children. Main activities: • Overall day to day management responsibility for the nursery. • To be responsible for the efficient running of the nursery and overall delivery of a high quality service. • To ensure that the nursery provides a safe, caring, stimulating educational environment, both indoors and outdoors, at all times. • To ensure that the nursery plans an appropriate play based Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum that enables children to make individual progress. • To ensure the nursery meets Ofsted requirements at all times. • To manage, supervise and support the nursery staff. • To work as a member of the team to contribute to the childcare and help deliver the Early Years Curriculum. • To work with other professionals in the local area for the benefit of children and families. • To ensure all staff understand and work to nursery policies and procedures, including how to deal with child protection issues appropriately and how to respond to incidents, accidents, complaints and emergencies. • Take responsibility for planning, which ensures each child is working towards their early learning goals. • To organise and participate in the key person system. • To conduct staff appraisals and supervisions as appropriate and to identify staff training needs. • To ensure all records are properly maintained in accordance with the policies and procedures of the Charity. • To liaise closely with parents/carers, informing them about the nursery and its curriculum, exchanging information about children’s progress and encouraging parents’ involvement. • To undertake any other reasonable duties as directed by the Director • To maintain accurate records for the nursery and produce management information as required.

Job Title: WK Events Manager Days/Hours This is a 18-22 hour/ 4 day a week role. You will work up to 45 hours in 'peak season' per week (roughly May-September) but off peak will be considerably less. 4-5 day working week as standard. Mondays off when weekend work is required. Event work can happen at irregular times! Location: SW18 based and other locations (on events) London locations + outside of London events travel Salary Offered £15ph (admin and small events) Up to £20ph (larger events) Reporting to: Ops Manager/ MD Requirements: Full UK Manual Driving License, Confident driver with various vehicles. OVERVIEW OF WELL KNEADED Company Overview Well Kneaded Ltd is a unique farm-table pizzeria, events company and Charity based in South West London. We serve an exciting and innovative seasonal menu of sourdough pizza, amazing pasta, locally-sourced salads, small plates and top quality drinks. We’ve won awards recognising our sustainable sourcing and supply chain, and are a charity because of our employment practices offering opportunities to young people who have faced barriers to employment. Well Kneaded has a great team culture and we’re committed to a supportive and enjoyable working environment for all our team. OVERVIEW OF EVENTS ROLE The events manager role combines client and on-event management with business development and event ops. It is a hands on role for someone who wants a great combination of management & office based work with practical on-event management. We have a busy calendar of weddings and events, especially from May- September but you will help us fill that all year round. You will be able to hit the ground running, making sure our events setups outfits look the part, are well organised, and are health and safety compliant. The events we cater span weddings, birthdays, street parties, festivals, in-house pizzeria events and corporate workshops (more recently) and more. You will be responsible for creating the amazing Well Kneaded experience ‘off-site’. A key part of your role will be clear communication with the head chef at the pizzeria and the event teams, in order that events operations are well planned and smoothly executed. The role requires your high capacity for planning and organisation.! You will be strategic and able to quickly understand the bigger operational picture of Well Kneaded for diary management and coordination, and will be an excellent team player and motivator. You will be a natural problem solver, managing both client and team expectations with an energetic flair, in the lead up to an event, and also the wind down. Responsibilities PRIMARY - Being the first point of contact for all event enquiries, responding promptly and clearly communicating how Well Kneaded can provide great food to employ great people for a greater planet and converting those enquiries into bookings. - Clarify with the client and put in place specific requirements for event logistics and staffing. - -Maintain clear records of past and upcoming events and pro-actively communicate these with accountants & internal team when needed. - Responsible for execution of our events work in line with WK Vision & values to give our clients the best events experience (internally and externally) in London including developing relationships with new venues/ clients and working with online platforms to market our events offerings. - -Maintain WK Events storage areas, including the WK lockup and any areas used in the pizzeria. - Responsibility for health and hygiene and food safety procedure on events, ensuring 100% operationally safe events, and that all events team are trained and prepared in this. This includes responsibility for regular maintenance of all events set up - -Weekly meetings with Events/Ops team to discuss anything events based. - -Manual handling of events equipment and food - SECONDARY - Grow our KERB opportunities as well as our regular client database and communications/ marketing strategy. - Take responsibility for events P&L (after 6 months in role) - Develop marketing materials (alongside ops & marketing manager) including promotions for events offerings in order to retain and grow events stakeholders (clients, venues, tasting participants, potential partnerships with local schools/ mums groups/venues, etc) - Weekly meetings with Head of Food to develop events offerings where you see gaps, within budget - If capacity, develop and market downstairs basement kitchen and/or garden for pizzeria private events together with Ops Manager and head of front of house. - Add posts directly to Instagram/ Facebook that are pertinent to events/ the team and also the pizzeria if required. - Position Type - Event role has possibility to be a job share between a senior event manager and events coordinator where the events manager has overall oversight & a focus on driving growth and coordinator has on-event/ day to day ops focus. This means role could be 2-2.5 days/ week. - EXPECTATIONS & LIMITING FACTORS - Be able to handle emergencies and last-minute changes of plan under pressure. - There is an event-staff holiday freeze in July (No holiday can be taken in July due to the full nature of the WK calendar) - The nature of the job involves a lot of weekend and evening work, so days off are generally Sundays and Mondays, with one full weekend off per month (except June/July). In quieter seasons there will be more flexibility on this. - Being able to confidently drive a manual vehicle - PERSON SPECIFICATION - The Events Manager will be committed to the Well Kneaded vision and values, with a keen interest in sustainable food and amazing event creation and will have the following: - Previous experience in events or managing/ leading a team. Including examples of responsibility for running events from start to finish. - Proficient in Microsoft Office, especially Word, Excel and Powerpoint - Confident to take initiative and is pro-active in project and event management. Is as good at starting a project as well as is at finishing it, and feeding back in. - Highly organised and excellent at planning. - At least an active interest in sustainability - English; strong in both written & verbal communication, if not your first language - UK Drivers License - confident to drive multiple vehicles including a vintage van. - Strong relational skills PERKS/ BENEFITS/ HOLIDAY - 29 days holiday (statutory plus an extra for your birthday) + sick pay + pension (holiday increases 1 days/ year worked with WK after year 2, up to 4 extra days) pro rata if not full time. - 6-8 weekly reviews with line manager. - Friends and family discount (20% off bill when you eat in with f&f) - Christmas day & Easter Sunday off - If full time- Management/ Leadership training plus up to 2 team days per year Free delicious food - Being part of a team who champions each other. - 2 Complimentary tickets per year for friends and family to in-house events - Seeing transformation in the lives of young people - Pension contribution and sick pay Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent, Fixed term contract, Freelance Pay: £15.00-£20.00 per hour Additional pay: Yearly bonus Benefits: Additional leave Canteen Casual dress Company events Company pension Discounted or free food Employee discount Flexitime Paid volunteer time Sick pay Store discount Work from home Schedule: 10 hour shift 12 hour shift 8 hour shift Day shift Holidays Monday to Friday Overtime Weekend availability Ability to commute/relocate: South West London: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required) Experience: Event Management or Leadership: 1 year (preferred) Licence/Certification: UK FULL MANUAL DRIVING LICENSE (required) Work authorisation: United Kingdom (required) Work Location: Hybrid remote in South West London Expected start date: 06/01/2025

ADI Driving Instructor Reports To: Head of Operations Contract Type: Self Employed (Part Time or Full Time) The Role: RJ Driving School are seeking a patient and enthusiastic ADI Driving Instructor to join our growing business to teach and prepare students for their driving tests and to teach advanced driving courses (Pass Plus) to newly qualified drivers who wish to advance their driving skills. Responsibilities: - Teach learner drivers the fundamentals of learning to drive (vehicle controls and operations, vehicle checks, road safety, highway code, vehicle checks, parking, road signs, dealing with emergency situations, test preparation). - Teach newly qualified drivers who wish to advance their driving skills advanced driving courses (Pass Plus). - Teach Advanced and Intensive Driving Courses - Plan lessons and self-manage your diary of the day of when students will be taking lessons. - Keeping records of appointments and payments. - Monitor students progress, performance, and attendance. - Keep up to date with the latest driving laws, regulations, theory, hazard, and highway code changes. Skills: - Teaching learners and advanced drivers beginner and advanced driving skills. - Excellent customer service skills (speaking to new and existing students to book lessons). - Patience and ability to remain calm in stressful situations. - Excellent verbal communication skills. - Ability to work on your own. - Excellent attention to detail. - Ability to act and make decisions quickly. - Excellent problem-solving skills, ability to address challenges that may arise during lessons. - Ability to conduct basic tasks on an electronic device (mobile, laptop or tablet). Requirements: - Must have a full UK Driving License - Proven experience as a driving instructor or seeking to become an instructor. - Clear of criminal convictions and has a clear driving record. - Must have a valid up to date standard DBS. - Ability to work during weekends, or evenings as required. - Reliable, punctual and good time management skills. - Must have Right To Work status - ADI Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 - Must be PDI Trained or a qualified ADI. - Must be within London [North, East, South, West] Benefits: - Free headboard - Unlimited Students - No contract tie ins - Work for a growing buisness - Career growth and Progression - Car Lease options We are hiring for multiple positions for this role in areas within South London, if this role is for you please do apply and submit your CV, we would love to hear from you!