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A worthwhile job that gives work-life balance. I had never thought of doing something like this before but now I am, I realise that its the best job that Ive ever had.

What are your real priorities for your next job? Is work-life balance really important to you and do you want to do something that is genuinely worthwhile? If this is what really matters to you, you may want to broaden your options and think about something you hadnt previously considered.

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• People from all kinds of backgrounds and people of all ages including people shifting careers aged 40‑65 are successful.
• 80% of the staff work 3 or 4 days per week.
• Where you can potentially work your hours at times between 9am to 7pm Monday to Friday and 10am to 3pm on Saturdays.
• Where most staff vary their working hours week to week to fit in around time with family, friends, pets, medical appointments etc? You can even compress your hours over 2 weeks to get blocks of days off.
• Where you generally work within half an hour of your home, you dont have to travel in rush hour, travel time is built into your contract, and you get a travel allowance payment.
• Where the company shuts down over Christmas and New Year for at least a full week, so you can have a proper break.
• Where training is comprehensive but done remotely by home study so no need to travel to a hotel and stay overnight and is followed up with excellent ongoing support and encouragement.

We think supporting a good work‑life balance for our staff is business‑critical. We offer flexible local working and a culture that supports you to maximise your life outside of work. A worthwhile job that also has its rewards.

The role is working as a face‑to‑face charity fundraiser on behalf of Naomi House & Jacks place. Naomi House first opened in 1997 to offer care and support to children who were not expected to live until adulthood. Since then, we have cared for more than 1,000 children and families from across Hampshire, Dorset, Wiltshire, Berkshire, Isle of Wight, West Sussex, Surrey and beyond.

Naomi House nursing and medical staff provide individualised nursing care that helps to enhance short lives and allows local families to make the most of their precious time with their children.

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The care is immensely valuable and free to the families that use it, but it costs around £7.2 million per year to run Naomi House & Jacks place. 10% or less is provided by Government funding and so we rely heavily on voluntary contributions from local people and businesses. As a face‑to‑face fundraiser you can be a vital part of helping Naomi House & Jacks place raise the money that it needs to be able to support local families facing some of the toughest times imaginable.

The role is fundraising as a 3rd‑party agent, employed by The Fundraising Partnership, representing and fundraising on behalf of Naomi House & Jacks place. Your job will be to find more people to support us with a small regular donation so that we can make a big difference to local families. You do this by talking to local people at their homes, being friendly, explaining what Naomi House & Jacks place does, and asking them to become regular supporters via the Naomi House & Jacks place House Lottery programme.

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A typical fundraiser will raise more than £400,000 for the charity every year that they work for. So, you would be doing a job where after 5 years of work, through your professionalism, integrity, and hard work you could raise more than £2 million for charities that deal, quite literally, in matters of life and death. Charity lotteries are vital to keeping these charities going.

Here is a short snapshot of a day in the life of a face‑to‑face fundraiser, who in this example is working on behalf of Derian House Childrens hospice.