Working with us
For almost 200 years, we’ve supported the people of Greater Manchester and our amazing team of staff. A couple of recent things we’re really proud of are receiving a strong Silver accreditation from Investors in People (IiP) in February this year and also that we support the Greater Manchester Good Employment Charter, to improve employment standards across the region.
We don’t just talk the talk about investing in our people – we have a staff wellbeing support scheme, as well as ample training and development opportunities, Plus we offer other benefits like flexible working arrangements and wellbeing days. You’ll see from some of the quotes below how our staff feel about working here.
If you want to make a positive impact on the community and work in a supportive environment, we encourage you to apply to join us.
We are part of the national living wage scheme and have a 35 hour working week. And it doesn’t stop there. There’s also:
- Hybrid working
- Personal pension scheme
- 25 days’ holiday entitlement
- A day off for your birthday
- A winter wellbeing day
- Weekly meditation sessions
- Management training and development
- Staff support scheme
- Increasing annual leave allocation for continued long service
- Enhanced maternity package
- Death in service benefit
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How to apply
We welcome applications from everyone irrespective of sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnicity, faith and religion, disability and age.
To apply for a vacancy below, please complete our application form and return to hr@gaddum.org.uk.
Current Vacancies
Carers Manchester Contact Point Helpline Worker
Responsible to: Carers Manchester Contact Point Co-ordinator
Accountable to: Assistant Head of Operations
Salary: £24,412 per annum
Hours: 35 Hours
Location: Hybrid working from home / Greenfish Resource Centre, Oldham Street, Manchester, dependent on the service requirements.
Job Purpose
Carers Manchester Contact Point (CMCP) is the first point of contact for unpaid carers seeking information, advice and support to help them with their caring role.
The service delivers a free confidential helpline for carers weekdays (Monday – Friday, 10am – 4pm). These times are subject to change, based on the needs and requirements of carers using the service.
The aim of this role is to be part of a team providing a comprehensive information, advice and support to carers in Manchester. The post holder will work alongside colleagues from Gaddum and potentially other organisations to be the first contact in a busy service providing advice via a telephone advice line and managing referral made through digital sources. They will provide information and advice and refer more complex issues to the appropriate agencies delivering the Manchester Carers
Pathway.
Finance Assistant (Accounts Payable and Receivable)
Responsible to: Finance & Resources Director
Accountable to: Chief Executive
Salary: £22,932 per annum
Hours: 35 Hours
Location: Greenfish Resource Centre, Oldham Street, Manchester (hybrid and flexible working based on prior arrangements)
Contract: Permanent
Closing date: Tuesday 3rd June
Potential interview date: Tuesday 10th June
Role Context and Purpose
Following recent and projected growth of the organisation, Gaddum is looking to recruit
additional resource within the Central team to bolster its support to the organisation ensuring
it delivers safe and high quality services.
The post holder, line managed by the Finance and Resources Director, will join the finance team and play a crucial role in the day-to-day financial administration of the charity. You will also play a key role in improving our financial systems and process as we continue to grow. This is a 35 hours per week role, working flexibly and hybrid to suit the needs of the organisation and individual.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
General
• Ensure robust financial administration of all supplier payments and funder receipts including all entries into accounting system to relevant programme and project budgets and the subsequent filing of all payment documentation.
• To provide a professional and comprehensive service in dealing with finance queries raised by suppliers, customers and funders
Accounts Payable
• Ensure goods and services invoiced have been ordered and charged in accordance with the approved purchase order
• Raise regular BACs payments, ensuring all creditors are paid in accordance with internal policies
• Fulfilling orders and booking requests using company credit card on an adhoc basis
• Record all transactions on SAGE
• Reconcile the creditors account on a regular basis
Accounts Receivable
• Ensure all invoices are processed in line with requests
• Record all receipts in SAGE
• Manage credit control function, ensuring that all debts are received in line with internal policies and procedures
Cash Management & Bank
• To oversee the distribution of petty cash when required and reconcile receipts
• Perform bank reconciliation on a regular basis and ensure all payment information is updated
• To support the Finance Assistant (Trust and Grants) in periods of absence
Other Duties and Responsibilities
• To meet regularly with Finance & Resources Director for supervisions
• Undertake additional duties within competence of post holds as required by the Finance & Resources Director
• Flexible approach to working patterns and in-office working days.
The details contained in this job description, particularly the principal accountabilities, reflect
the content of the job on the date the job description was prepared. It should be remembered, however, that it is inevitable that over time, the nature of individual jobs will change; existing duties may be lost, and other duties may be gained without changing the general character of the duties or the level of responsibility entailed. Consequently, this job description may be revised from time to time.
All staff are expected to work within all Gaddum policies and procedures. This role is subject
to a basic DBS check.
Volunteer Coordinator (17.5 hpw)
Job Title: Volunteer Coordinator
Reporting to: Student Placement Programme Lead
Location: Greenfish Resource Centre
Salary: £31,597 (pro-rata £15,789.50)
Hours: 17.5 hours per week
Contract: Fixed Term until 31st January 2026
Closing date: Thursday 22nd May at 12 noon
Role Purpose
The purpose of this role is to provide operational leadership and oversight of the Carers Manchester Volunteer Programme and support the wider development of the Volunteer Programme at Gaddum. The Volunteer Coordinator will work with Carers Manchester colleagues to ensure volunteers feel equipped and supported to use their skills and lived experience in a range of established volunteer roles.
They will also work with the team to develop and recruit volunteers for new roles that support Carers Manchester to deliver on its aims and objectives. The role will involve maintaining close working relationships with our Central Team, Health & Safety systems, and compliance responsibilities.
The details contained in this job description, particularly the principal accountabilities, reflect the content of the job on the date the job description was prepared. It should be remembered, however, that it is inevitable that over time, the nature of individual jobs will change; existing duties may be lost, and other duties may be gained without changing the general character of the duties or the level of responsibility entailed. Consequently, this job description may be revised from time to time.
All staff are expected to work within all Gaddum policies and procedures.
This role is subject to a basic DBS check.
Apply to join our Therapy team
If you are interested in working for Gaddum as a therapist please submit a completed application form to hr@gaddum.org.uk outlining whether you would be interested in providing Adult and/or Children and Young People’s therapy.
We will reach out if we have staff or sessional worker vacancies in our team.
Children and Young People’s Therapy
Gaddum’s bereavement services provide therapeutic support to children and young people who have suffered a bereavement in Salford and Manchester area.
As a Bereavement Therapist, you will work with anyone who’s lost someone close to them and they’re finding it difficult to cope with the upsetting emotions that come up when we experience a death of a family member or friend.
Our Therapists offer one-to-one therapeutic, child centred sessions in schools and community venues. Moreover, we provide psychoeducation sessions to parents / carers when requited.
Adult Therapy
Gaddum Talking Therapies is an NHS funded therapy service for people with a common mental health difficulty, like anxiety or depression (formerly known as IAPT).
We offer a range of one-to-one therapy including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), person-centred counselling, integrative therapy and Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprogramming (EMDR) therapy as part of this programme.
As a Therapeutic Counsellor in this service, you will join a diverse team of part-time therapists responsible for delivering time-limited therapy sessions to adults in the City of Manchester.
Volunteering
Visit our volunteer page for details of any current volunteering opportunities.
A typical day
A typical day of some of the team at Gaddum, so you can get a taste into what it’s like to work for us.
Carers Manchester Contact Point Support Worker
What our team say about working for Gaddum
“I don’t think I’ve enjoyed a job as much as this. That’s down to the job itself and those I work with”
“A wealth of talent and expertise exists at Gaddum which I feel empowered by to deliver a first class service to the people we support”
What staff and volunteers say about me
It was lovely seeing the difference Gaddum makes in the community. I’d love to volunteer with Gaddum again in the future.
Gaddum is a great place to work. I have been given flexible working along with training and development opportunities. I have never worked anywhere that went out of their way when I needed it the most like they do.
My line manager is extremely supportive and the best line manager that I have ever had which makes all the difference.
Call me on 0161 834 6069 or send me a message to hr@gaddum.org.uk.