We have regular vacancies across our adult and youth services.
We are Real Living Wage employer and an accredited member of the Greater Manchester Good Employment Charter.
We offer a competitive staff benefits package including 26 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), 6% employer pension contribution, employee assistance programme, healthcare scheme and other benefits.
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To express an interest, please email your CV confirming the post you are interested in to recruitment@salfordfoundation.org.uk
If you are shortlisted, you will be asked to prepare a 2 page personal statement outlining how you meet the person specification.
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Paid Position
Group Work Facilitator
Job Title:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Group Work Facilitator
Hours of Work:Â Â Â 21 hours per week
Contract Type:Â Â Â Temporary, to 31 March 2026, in the first instance
Location:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Acton Square, SalfordÂ
Role Purpose:
Salford Foundation is seeking to recruit a Group Facilitator to work in our Men’s Wellbeing Hub which offers guidance and support to vulnerable males aged 18+. The main goals of this project is to plan, deliver, and evaluate engaging wellbeing sessions for our adult male clients, with a focus on practical, therapeutic, and skill-building group activities such as cooking, gardening, and general wellbeing workshops. The facilitator will foster a safe, inclusive environment where clients can build confidence, develop life skills, improve wellbeing, and connect with others.
Our centre provides support to men on a wide range of themes and topics including:
· Aspirations and goals
· Independent living skills
· Employability and training
· Health and wellbeing
· Benefits, finance and energy advice
· Fitness, hobbies and interests
The Wellbeing Hub’s programme of work combines one-to-one and small group sessions, delivered face-to-face in our Salford centre, or in various community venues across Salford.
Key Responsibilities:
- Plan and deliver structured group sessions with service users with the aim of meeting personal goals
- Build positive relationships with service users, encouraging participation and engagement.
- Adapt sessions to meet the diverse needs, abilities, and interests of the client group.
- Support clients in building confidence, life skills, and social connections.
- Maintain a safe and welcoming space, ensuring safeguarding and health & safety protocols are followed at all times.
- Work closely with other staff and volunteers to ensure sessions complement wider Shed activities and services.
- Record attendance and progress using agreed tools (e.g., Outcomes Star, Updating Systems and feedback forms).
- Contribute to the planning and development of new activities based on client feedback and service goals.
- Assist with the setup, tidying, and maintenance of the activity space and equipment.
- Represent The Shed in a professional manner, promoting the values of Salford Foundation.
Person Specification:
Essential:
- Experience of delivering group-based activities with adults in a community or wellbeing setting.
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build rapport with vulnerable or marginalised individuals.
- Practical experience and confidence in facilitating varied sessions
- An understanding of mental health and the barriers some clients may face in participating.
- Good organisational skills and the ability to plan and lead sessions independently.
- Commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusive practice.
- A flexible and proactive approach to team working.
Desirable:
- Qualification in community work, support work, health and wellbeing, or a related field.
- Experience working with men or in a non-clinical therapeutic environment.
- Basic food hygiene or health and safety qualifications.
- Experience of outcome monitoring or reporting.
Values and Attitudes
- Fully committed to Salford Foundation’s Core Values
- Fully committed to valuing equality and diversity, challenging prejudice and discrimination and overcoming barriers and barriers to participation
- A ‘can do’ attitude; focused on solutions, not problems
- A commitment to your own personal and professional development
Special Conditions
- The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced level DBS check
Closing date for applications will be Friday 10th October 2025.
Please provide your CV and a 1 page explanation of you would fulfil the requirements of this role, no later than Friday 10th October 2025
Paid Position
Homeless Prevention Coordinator (Maternity Cover)
Role:Â Â Â Â Â Homeless Prevention Co-ordinator, The Shed
Location:Â Â The Shed, Acton Square, Salford
Hours of Work:Â Â Â 9.00am to 5.00pm, (Monday to Friday)
Contract:Â Â Fixed Term to 31 March 2026
Salford Foundation is looking to recruit a Homeless Prevention Co-ordinator to empower and support vulnerably housed and socially isolated men in Salford who are at risk of becoming homeless. The Co-ordinator will provide emergency and crisis support, advocacy, coaching and mentoring, welfare assistance, services and support. They will enable and empower beneficiaries to develop a range of transferable skills including personal budgeting, money management and independent living to build resilience, manage their housing and plan for the future.
The Homeless Prevention Co-ordinator will provide outreach, triage needs, develop and jointly agree action plans, review progress against agreed outcomes. They will design and deliver group-based workshops around key themes and barriers that men in Salford face as well as helping beneficiaries to navigate housing options and specialist support. The Co-ordinator will also work closely with our new Volunteer Development Manager to design, develop, deliver and/or facilitate an engagement and enrichment programme for beneficiaries using corporate volunteers.
The project is designed to be flexible to meet the needs of all men aged 18+.including vulnerably housed men, socially isolated men, men on probation and ex-offenders. This includes men in temporary accommodation, social housing and private housing. The length of engagement and support on the project will be dependent on the barriers and needs of the men and will vary from 1-3 months.
Key tasks and responsibilities
- To provide triage assessment, needs & risk assessment, action and support plans to meet men’s needs and prevent homelessness
- To provide one to one coaching, mentoring, advocacy, support and signposting, enabling men to overcome barriers
- To deliver a trauma responsive and strengths-based approach to working with men, building confidence and resilience
- To track individual men’s needs and their progress towards the achievement of agreed outputs and outcomes measures, using STAR outcomes, other tools and systems
- To design and deliver a programme of engagement activities and workshops for men based around key themes and needs and working closely with the Volunteer Manager and Corporate Volunteers
- To develop and manage referral pathways and protocols internally with Salford Foundation and externally with other agencies
- To recruit and engage eligible men from the target group and promote success stories on social media
- To engage in multi-agency and partnership work with criminal justice, statutory and VCSE agencies to co-ordinate holistic and specialist support to prevent homelessness
- To establish systems for consultation and feedback from beneficiaries, volunteers, staff and from referral partners and multi-agency colleagues
- To record accurate and timely monitoring information in line with GDPR to support the management information and reporting requirements of the grant agreement and the submission of agreed reports to the Senior Management Team
- To implement and comply with all Salford Foundation’s policies, including: GDPR, Equality & Diversity, Safeguarding Policy, Health & Safety and other procedures
- Any other duties reasonably required by Salford Foundation’s Senior Management Team
Person Specification
Knowledge
- Understanding of the needs and challenges facing men who are homeless and/or at risk of homelessness,
- Knowledge of the range of statutory and VCSE support services including welfare benefits, debt advice, housing, available for Greater Manchester
- Robust working knowledge of safeguarding procedures and policies
- Understanding of risk management when working with offenders and people on probation
Experience
- Experience of working with vulnerable and socially excluded men with complex needs
- Experience of delivering face to face and one to one support to adults
- Experience of designing and delivering group-based engagement activities and workshops
- Experience of working with volunteers and corporate partners (desirable)
- Experience of multi-agency partnership working and safeguarding
Skills
- Excellent written communication and interpersonal skills
- Demonstrable ability to engage and achieve impact with vulnerable men with complex needs
- Ability to plan and organise your own workload and work remotely
- Ability to use ICT packages, including Microsoft Office & Microsoft Teams
- Ability to work as part of a wider team and develop partnerships with agencies
- Ability to work to targets and report on performance
Values and Attitudes
- Fully committed to Salford Foundation’s Core Values
- Fully committed to valuing equality and diversity, challenging prejudice and discrimination and overcoming barriers and barriers to participation
- A ‘can do’ attitude; focused on solutions, not problems
- A commitment to your own personal and professional development
Special Conditions
- The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced level DBS check
- The post holder must have a full current driving licence and have a car available to be used for business purposes
- The successful candidate may be expected to work occasional evening and weekends for which time will be given back in lieu
Closing date for applications is Friday 17th October 2025.
Please provide your CV and more information on how you fulfil the requirements of this role by no later than the closing date.
