Careers

Join The Sick Children’s Trust team and help us make sure more families with a sick child in hospital can be together.

Join Our Team

Join our committed team at The Sick Children’s Trust and help us to continue giving families with a seriously ill child in hospital a warm and comfortable place to stay when they need it most.

Our Benefits

  • 35 hour working week
  • 25 days annual leave plus your birthday off and a bonus day in December
  • Time off in lieu policy
  • Permanent Health Insurance Scheme
  • Pension
  • Season Ticket loan
  • Commitment to development and training including the opportunity to take part in our Aspire Leadership Training Programme
  • Life Assurance
  • Family friendly policies (flexible working and time off for dependants)
  • Commitment to your well being including an Employee Assistance Programme, Eye care vouchers, and flu jab

Current Vacancies

Finance Officer

Location: London EC2A 2AH

Hours: Full time – 35 hours per week (Hybrid working available)

Would you like to help families with seriously sick children in hospital stay together? Then join The Sick Children’s Trust as our Finance Assistant.

We have an exciting opportunity to join a super-friendly, motivated and supportive Finance and Administration Team.

The role is conveniently located near Liverpool Street and hybrid working is available, working Monday to Wednesday in the office.

You will be an effective team member working alongside the Finance Manager to ensure that income and expenditure are appropriately processed in accordance with The Sick Children’s Trust’s procedures, and that coding and costing are accurate and appropriate. You will work with the Finance Manager to support a range of financial procedures from banking to preparation of budgets and forecasts.

You will be the first point of contact for finance queries. Therefore, strong numeracy skills, previous experience in a finance role and good communication skills are essential.

For further details regarding the role, please see the job description and person specification in the Finance Officer Recruitment pack.

As part of this role, there will be the opportunity to access financial support towards further education in accountancy qualifications, if you so wish.

In addition to the above, we also offer an attractive benefits package to all our employees, supporting a healthy work-life balance.

Benefits include:

  • Hybrid working
  • 25 days holiday, increasing to 30 days dependent on service
  • Access to the Employee Assistance Programme
  • Flexible working hours
  • Pension, life insurance and permanent health insurance

Our vision is to work to a future where every family with a seriously ill child in hospital will be able to stay together, just minutes from their child’s bed during their treatment.

If you strongly believe you can contribute, then join us and we will give you every opportunity to succeed. We look forward to hearing from you.

To apply we ask that you complete and return the questionnaire along with your CV to recruitment@sickchildrenstrust.org

Closing date: 15 September 2024

Finance Officer Questionnaire

Finance Officer Recruitment Pack

Volunteering opportunities

Volunteering with The Sick Children’s Trust is a great way to develop your skills and meet new people from all walks of life. We are always looking for helpful and reliable volunteers no matter how much time you have to spare.

What our colleagues say

  • 97%

    of our colleagues enjoy working at The Sick Children's Trust

  • 95%

    of our colleagues are proud to work at The Sick Children's Trust

  • 94%

    of our colleagues said that the work of the charity inspires them to do a good job

“Being a House Manager for The Sick Children’s Trust is a very rewarding job. Every day I meet new family members and everyone has their own stories and difficulties that they’re going through. I really enjoy being the key support that we give to the families who stay with us. Making them feel at home and giving them one less thing to worry about is so important at a time when they need us most.“

Imtiaz Pathan,
House Manager at Stevenson House, London

“I am constantly amazed by our supporters and their resilience and determination to give back in the face of adversity. Many of our supporters are individuals who have experienced staying in one of our ‘Homes from Home’ and they can’t do enough to fundraise for us and raise awareness of our vital work. This puts a smile on my face every day.”

Elisa Cappello-Dowd,
Community Fundraising Manager

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