Does the thought of working for a Christian charity appeal to you?

Do you want to make a positive difference to the lives of highly vulnerable and disadvantaged people?

Urban Outreach is run by a dedicated team of talented staff aided by an army of wonderful volunteers.

Those who work with us:

• meet people from all walks of life
• make a positive difference to people’s lives – helping to address poverty and disadvantage
• work together in small teams with like-minded people
• use their skills and experience to bring change in difficult situations

Do you have:

• compassion and a commitment to helping people make changes?
• patience and organisational skills?
• a good track record of managing or dealing with change?
• an ability to find creative solutions?

Any job vacancy we may currently have will be posted here.

Job Vacancies – June 2026

We are looking for compassionate, highly motivated and skilled individuals to join our Team. We have two vacancies in our Food Services Team. We are looking for:

• A Food Services Support Worker (LWP) to develop and deliver our Local Welfare Provision community café in partnership with Bolton Council
• A Food Services Project Worker to deliver food-related anti-poverty services from our Food Hub.

You can learn more about Urban Outreach and all we do from our website. Successful candidates for these positions will be passionate about developing our work in providing life-transformational support to those affected by poverty and disadvantage in our town, as a practical expression of the Christian faith we share.

Benefits

• Informal and friendly office working environment
• Enhanced sick policy
• Pension through Nest – employer contribution 3%
• 28 days holiday with staged increase up to 30 days
• Training support and personal development commitments
• Wider team opportunities including away days
• Pastoral and wellbeing support

Hours and salary

Ideally, this position is full time (35hrs per week), however part-time may be considered. The full-time salary for this position is £24,486 pa.

Our Recruitment and Selection Process

In the first instance we will carefully consider all the applications that we receive and shortlist candidates. We will invite those that we consider may be suitable for the post to interview.

When interviews have been completed, we will make appointment decisions. Feedback will be provided to all who have been formally interviewed.

How to apply

Please see the job descriptions for the respective roles, application form and application guidance below.

The closing date and time for applications is 17:00 on Friday 17^th July 2026.

If you would like to discuss these roles further, please contact Mark Leeson on 01204 385 848.