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Become part of the Charlie Waller Trust team

The Charlie Waller Trust was created by the Waller family in 1997 in response to the loss of their son and brother Charlie to suicide, having suffered from depression. We have since become one of the UK’s most respected mental health charities.

We provide mental health training and resources with a focus on children and young people. We equip parents, carers, teachers and communities with the best and latest evidence-based strategies. We give them the knowledge and confidence to help young people thrive.

If you’re interested in joining our team, we may have an opportunity for you – within our head office, as part of our network of freelance trainers, or as a volunteer.

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Working for the Trust

The Charlie Waller Trust is a great place to work. We care about mental health and wellbeing in our team and have a positive, enabling workplace culture. Our values drive our work:

  • Positive: We focus on prevention, early intervention and the importance of offering hope.
  • Collaborative: Partnership and cooperation are at the core of our work; we seek the views of those we wish to support and aim to put them at the centre of our activity.
  • Inclusive: We strive towards better mental health for all children and young people, promoting diversity and equity as mechanisms for more inclusive and accessible systems of support.
  • Compassionate: We believe empathetic human connections are central to good mental health. We aim to reflect that in all our relationships with stakeholders; going above and beyond for people on an individual level.
  • Accountable: We maintain integrity and transparency, taking responsibility as individuals and as an organisation for the quality of our work; robustly measuring our outcomes enables us to garner the trust and respect of those around us.    

We are committed to equity, diversity and inclusion and are working to ensure that our staff represent the communities we aim to support. We activity utilise positive action as set out in the Equalities Act (2010) to ensure we attract and recruit candidates from backgrounds and groups that are currently underrepresented in our workforce. We therefore particularly encourage applications from men, trans and non-binary folk, and those from Black, Asian and minoritised backgrounds.

When we recruit, we will ask all our shortlisted candidates to tell us about any reasonable adjustments they need. Our current office is only accessible via a flight of stairs. We would of course discuss home based working and holding team meetings in an accessible location as appropriate. 

We want people to thrive at the Trust; we believe you do your best work when you feel your best. That being the case, our team comes first, and we are proud of our culture: we offer a supportive, flexible and enjoyable place to work.

As part of our employed team, the following benefits are available to you:

  • Flexible working policy - we're committed to helping you find a healthy work-life balance.
  • Generous annual leave allowance - pro rata 25 days annual leave (increasing to 30 days after 5 years' service), PLUS bank holidays PLUS the period between Christmas and New Year.
  • Option to purchase up to 3 days additional annual leave.
  • A workplace pension scheme to support you with saving for your retirement, into which we pay 5% (higher matched contributions after lengths of service).
  • Access to a 'Mental Health and Wellbeing Plan' - helping staff to stay mentally well and to support them through periods of poor mental health. This includes support for the cost of talking therapies where these are not available via the NHS.
  • Opportunities to experience our charitable activities and impact at first hand by attending training and events and through involvement in relevant projects.
  • Learning and development opportunities specific to job roles and on mental health and wellbeing topics.
  • Coaching (offered to CWT pro bono, depending on team member and need).
  • Social events and team days.
  • Bike to work scheme.
  • Time off for volunteering.
  • Unpaid leave/sabbatical particularly if this supports personal or professional development (offered after 2 years in post).

You can view our staff handbook by clicking the button below.

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Current vacancies at the Charlie Waller Trust

Part-time (2 roles available, 1 x 0.8 FTE and 1 x 0.6 FTE)

The role is based at the Trust’s office in West Berkshire with a minimum of two days per week expected to be worked at our Newbury office. Flexible working arrangements are available with the understanding that this must meet the objectives of the charity and requirements of the role.

  • Part-time (0.6 FTE / 21 hours per week)
  • Part-time (0.8 FTE / 28 hours per week) 

Salary: £26,936-£30,318 pro rata

This is an exciting new role supporting the delivery of the events and partnerships programme within a leading mental health charity.

We are looking for someone with a love for events and a passion for supporting people, who is excited by the prospect of raising funds that make a difference for young people’s mental health. You will be an excellent communicator, highly organised, and able to work on multiple projects concurrently. You will be committed to delivering an exceptional supporter experience for our event participants and corporate and community partners. Experience within the third sector is desirable but not a necessity.

As an Events and Partnerships Officer, your role is to support the planning, delivery and promotion of an exciting calendar of fundraising events, and support our corporate and community partners in their fundraising efforts.

If you would like an informal discussion about the role with our Head of Fundraising, this can be arranged via email to recruitment@charliewaller.org.

The deadline for applications is 12 noon on Tuesday 18th November 2025. Please submit via your chosen job website, or send your CV and a supporting statement to recruitment@charliewaller.org.

We ask that you structure your supporting statement, by providing relevant information under person specification bullet points (combining these if multiple points are effectively responded to by one experience). Please try to keep your supporting statement to a maximum of 800 words, excluding headers.

Applications will not be considered without a supporting statement. You will hear back from us by Friday 21st November, if not before and should you be shortlisted, an interview will take place w/c 24th November and will involve a competency interview along with a short presentation.

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Maternity cover, fixed term contract – starting asap to August 2026, Part-time (0.8 FTE / 28 hours per week) £27,745 FTE pro rata

The role is based at the Trust’s office in West Berkshire with a minimum of two days per week expected to be worked at our Newbury office.

The Fundraising Development Officer supports the delivery of our individual giving programme, helping to nurture current supporters and attract new ones.

You will be responsible for building our regular giving support, implementing supporter journeys and co-ordinating our annual appeals. You will also work closely with the Head of Fundraising in developing our major donor plans, and support with other individual giving channels, including in-memory giving and legacy giving.

We are looking for someone who has great communication and relationship management skills, and a collaborative approach. You will be a self-motivated, proactive and analytical individual with the ability to build, manage and develop relationships across teams.

While a background in fundraising is desirable, it is not essential. If you bring the right skills and are willing to learn, we'd love to hear from you.

If you would like an informal discussion about the role with our Head of Fundraising, this can be arranged via email to recruitment@charliewaller.org. 

The deadline for applications is 12 noon on Monday 24th November 2025.

Please submit via your chosen job website, or send your CV and a supporting statement to recruitment(at)charliewaller(dot)org. We ask that you structure your supporting statement, by providing relevant information under person specification bullet points (combining these if multiple points are effectively responded to by one experience). Please try to keep your supporting statement to a maximum of 800 words, excluding headers. Applications will not be considered without a supporting statement.

You will hear back from us by Friday 28th November, if not before and should you be shortlisted, an interview will take place w/c 1st December and will involve a competency interview along with a short written task relevant to the role.

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Maternity cover, fixed term contract - starting January 2026 for 11 months. Part-time (0.6 FTE / 21 hours per week) £26,936 FTE pro rata

The role is based at the Trust’s office in West Berkshire with a minimum of two days per week expected to be worked at our Newbury office.

As finance assistant, your role is to support the Finance and Operations Manager with all financial processing and record-keeping. Your primary goal is to facilitate responsible and compliant financial management of our children and young people’s mental health charity.

We are looking for an efficient, diligent and confident finance professional with experience of providing a confidential service. The role is varied and would suit someone with experience of working in finance or accounts, who enjoys working with numbers. The role sits within the operations team supporting all areas of the Trust including fundraising, communications and charitable activity.

If you would like an informal discussion about the role with our Finance & Operations manager, this can be arranged via email to recruitment@charliewaller.org.


The deadline for applications is 12 noon on 24th November 2025.


Please submit via your chosen job website or send your CV and a supporting statement to recruitment@charliewaller.org. We ask that you structure your supporting statement, by providing relevant information under person specification bullet points (combining these if multiple points are effectively responded to by one experience). Please try to keep your supporting statement to a maximum of 800 words, excluding headers. Applications will not be considered without a supporting statement.


You will hear back from us by Friday 28th November, if not before and should you be shortlisted, an interview will take place w/c 1st December and will involve a competency interview along with a short finance task relevant to the role.

 

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Full-time, permanent role, £32,164 - £34,123, depending on experience

The role is based at the Trust’s office in West Berkshire with a minimum of three days per week expected to be worked at our Newbury office. Flexible working arrangements are available with the understanding that this must meet the objectives of the charity and requirements of the role.

We are looking for someone with a love of producing engaging digital and visual content, who will be excited to manage the Trust’s social media presence and social media channels. The postholder will maintain a strong, consistent brand identity across all materials and ensure content supports fundraising, awareness, and charitable activities.


As the Content and Creative Marketing Manager, your role provides significant contribution to the organisation’s overall communications strategy and has operational leadership for marketing and campaign management, with particular responsibility for the development and delivery of creative, high-quality design and content that brings the Trust’s mission and impact to life across all channels.

If you would like an informal discussion about the role with our Head of Communications, this can be arranged via email to recruitment@charliewaller.org.
The deadline for applications is 12 noon on Sunday 30th November 2025.
Please submit via your chosen job website, or send your CV, a portfolio of creative work, and a supporting statement to recruitment@charliewaller.org. We ask that you structure your supporting statement, by providing relevant information under person specification bullet points (combining these if multiple points are effectively responded to by one experience). Please try to keep your supporting statement to a maximum of 800 words, excluding headers. Applications will not be considered without a portfolio and a supporting statement.
You will hear back from us by Wednesday 3rd December, if not before and should you be shortlisted, an interview will take place w/c 8th December and will involve a competency interview along with a short design based task relevant to the role.
We will provide details about the task 24 hours in advance to allow candidates time to prepare and we will also provide 50% of the interview questions in advance so that all candidates can perform at their best.

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