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Carney’s Community is looking for an experienced bicycle mechanic to join us on a three-month contract, covering a member of staff who is on sick leave. You’ll supervise the repairs at Carney’s Cycles, our Saturday social enterprise bike shop, and help deliver our basic bike maintenance course for young people on Thursdays. Carney’s Cycles is open to the public every Saturday for repairs, servicing and refurbished donated bikes. It’s staffed by young people aged 14+ who have completed our maintenance course, giving them paid work and real training. We’re looking for someone with experience of both bike mechanics and working with young people. The role at a glance Job title: Interim Senior Bicycle Mechanic Pay: £16 per hour Contract: 3 month fixed term (sick leave cover), with possible extension Hours: 9 hours per week — Thursdays 16:15–20:15 and Saturdays 09:45–14:45, plus meetings Start date: Immediate start preferred Location: 30 Petworth […]

We are looking for a Key Work Manager to cover a period of maternity leave. It is one of the most important roles at Carney’s: you’ll lead our key work project, carry your own caseload of young people, and manage the small team who walk alongside them day in, day out. The young people we key work are aged 11–30 and living in and around Wandsworth. Many are care-experienced or involved in the criminal justice system. What we offer them is long-term, consistent, unconditional support — and this role sits right at the heart of that. The role at a glance Job title: Key Work Manager (Maternity Cover) Salary: £37,800 per annum Contract: 12 month fixed term, with possible extension Hours: 37.5 hours per week, including some evening and occasional weekend work Earliest start date: 2 November 2026 Location: 30 Petworth Street, Battersea, London SW11 4QW, and within the local […]

We’re recruiting! Carney’s Community is looking for a Chief Operating Officer (Maternity Cover) to join our management team and help lead the day-to-day running of the charity while we continue supporting some of the most disadvantaged young people in London. This is a senior role covering fundraising, HR, finance oversight, facilities and administration — a real opportunity to make an impact in a high-energy, high-impact youth charity in Battersea. The Chief Operating Officer role at a glance Contract: 6-month fixed term (with possible extension) Hours: 30 hours per week (0.8 FTE), including occasional evening work Salary: £45,000–£55,000 FTE, dependent on experience Location: Hybrid — minimum 2 days per week at 30 Petworth Street, Battersea, SW11 4QW, plus flexible working Earliest start: 1 December 2026 Benefits: Workplace pension, free use of our gym, discounts in our bike shop, 28 days’ holiday (incl. bank holidays, pro rata) What you’ll do Reporting to […]

Thank you! Together, we reached our target for our Summer Fundraising campaign: Carney’s Youth Club. Once again, we have been overwhelmed by your generosity of our community. Thanks to your donations, shares, encouragement and support, we not only reached our £30,000 target but raised an incredible total of £31,154. Every donation will help keep Carney’s Youth Club open and thriving for the young people who need it most. For many of the young people who come through our doors, life can be incredibly challenging. Exclusion, family difficulties and the pressures of growing up in disadvantaged circumstances can have a huge impact on their wellbeing and opportunities. That’s why having a safe, welcoming place to go is so important. Your support helps us provide stability, positive experiences and opportunities that many of our young people might not otherwise have access to. It helps us create a space where they can build […]

Carney’s youth club is more than just games, it’s a conversation over a hot meal with a mentor who’s the first person that day they felt really listened to them, it’s a chance to explore their creative side through the music studio and it’s a place where they can relax knowing there are safe and trusted people around them. To help keep youth club running we’re aiming to raise £30,000 through our Fundraising Campaign from 2nd to 16th June. Every donation made during these two weeks through the Big Give Platform will be matched, doubling every pound you give! Whatever you are able to give will make a difference.   How to Help: ● Add a calendar reminder to your diary for Tuesday 2nd June at 12pm, including this link https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS00000BrxWfYAJ. The donate button will appear on this page when the campaign starts at 12pm (midday). ● We’d doubly appreciate […]

  Battersea Society Pub Quiz in Support of Carney’s Community We’re delighted to share that The Battersea Society will be hosting a special Battersea-themed pub quiz this March, all proceeds from the evening will be donated to Carney’s Community. The quiz will take place at the Duke of Cambridge (228 Battersea Bridge Road, London, SW11 3AA) on: Thursday 19 March 2026 6:30pm – 8:30pm Every question will have a Battersea focus, making it a fantastic opportunity to test your local knowledge while supporting a brilliant local cause. Entry is £3.50 per person If you, or anyone you know would like to take part, full details can be found here: https://www.batterseasociety.org.uk/events-list/mw86nsc2f8grxya98hb42b9n2r6mah  

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