12 jobs in Gillespie Recruitment ltd

Are you an experienced family support or social care professional looking for your next step into a leadership role? Do you have experience in safeguarding, working with vulnerable families, and managing complex situations? We are recruiting for a Child Contact Centre Coordinator to lead a well‑established service supporting children and families across South Shields and the surrounding area. This is an excellent opportunity to join a values‑driven organisation and play a key role in delivering safe, structured, and supportive contact sessions for families.

• Coordinate the day‑to‑day running of a busy Child Contact Centre
• Lead, supervise, and support sessional contact staff
• Ensure safe, high‑quality supervised and supported contact sessions
• Work directly with children and families experiencing complex circumstances
• Manage safeguarding and risk in line with best practice
• Maintain strong relationships with families and partner agencies

• Level 3 qualification in Childcare, Social Care, or related field
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in family support, social care, or children’s services
• Strong understanding of safeguarding and child protection
• Experience working with families in conflict or challenging situations
• Excellent communication and organisational skills

• Higher qualification (e.g. Cert HE or equivalent)
• HCPC registration

• Full‑time – 35 hours per week
• Alternate weekends (9am‑6pm)
• Flexible mid‑week working

• £29,000 – £34,000 (DOE)
• Flexible working options
• Supportive and community‑focused organisation
• Opportunity to make a real difference in children’s lives

This role is subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.

Apply Now: If you are interested in this Child Contact Centre Coordinator job in South Shields, apply today with your CV.

Lead Exciting Marketing Campaigns and Build Lasting Client Relationships

We are recruiting on behalf of a successful and growing marketing agency for aSenior Account Manager opportunity in Newcastle upon Tyne. This is an excellent opportunity for an experiencedSenior Account Manager to join a collaborative agency environment where you'll work with a diverse portfolio of clients, lead high-impact campaigns, and play a key role in driving business growth.

If you're passionate about delivering exceptional client service, developing marketing strategies, and managing projects from concept to completion, this could be the perfect next step in your career.

The Role

As aSenior Account Manager , you will be responsible for managing client relationships, overseeing integrated marketing campaigns, and ensuring projects are delivered successfully, on time, and within budget.

Key responsibilities include:

• Managing a portfolio of client accounts and acting as their main point of contact
• Building strong, long-lasting relationships and providing strategic marketing advice
• Leading the planning, delivery, reporting, and evaluation of marketing campaigns
• Managing project timelines, budgets, and resources effectively
• Working closely with creative, digital, content, and PR teams to deliver outstanding results
• Identifying opportunities to grow client accounts and support business development activities
• Mentoring and supporting junior team members across the agency

About You

We're looking for a confident and commercially minded Senior Account Manager who thrives in a fast-paced agency environment.

Ideal candidates will have:

• Previous experience in an Account Manager or Senior Account Manager role within a marketing, communications, PR, or creative agency
• Excellent client relationship and stakeholder management skills
• Strong project management and organisational abilities
• Experience managing multiple campaigns and competing deadlines
• Commercial awareness and budget management experience
• Outstanding communication and presentation skills
• A proactive, strategic, and solutions-focused approach

What's On Offer?

• Flexible full-time or part-time working options
• A varied client portfolio spanning multiple sectors
• A supportive and collaborative agency culture
• Opportunities for professional development and career progression
• The chance to lead exciting campaigns and make a genuine impact

Apply Today

If you're looking for your nextSenior Account Manager job in Newcastle upon Tyne and want to join an agency where your expertise, ideas, and leadership will be valued, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply now to find out more about this opportunity.

Make a Real Difference

We're recruiting for a Residential Support Worker to join a specialist residential childcare service in Sunderland.

This Residential Support Worker opportunity is ideal for caring, resilient individuals who are passionate about supporting children and young people to achieve positive outcomes in a safe and nurturing environment.

What You'll Be Doing

• Supporting children and young people with daily routines and activities
• Building positive and trusting relationships
• Encouraging independence, confidence, and life skills
• Promoting emotional wellbeing and positive outcomes
• Creating a safe, stable, and supportive home environment
• Working alongside colleagues, families, and professionals
• Maintaining accurate records and reports
• Following safeguarding policies and best practice standards

What We're Looking For

• Caring, patient, and dependable individuals
• A genuine passion for working with children and young people
• Strong communication and teamwork skills
• Flexibility to work shifts, weekends, and sleep-ins
• Previous experience in care, childcare, support work, or a similar setting is desirable

What's On Offer?

• Ongoing training and development
• Supportive team environment
• Career progression opportunities
• A rewarding Residential Support Worker role where every day is different

Apply Today

If you're looking for a Residential Support Worker job in Sunderland and want to build a meaningful career, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply now for this exciting Residential Support Worker opportunity and take the next step in your career.

Are you a driven sales professional who enjoys building relationships, winning new business, and achieving results?

Gillespie Recruitment are delighted to be working with a growing and successful organisation to recruit a Business Development Executive . This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious Business Development Executive to join a high-performing team with genuine career progression and performance-based rewards.

The Role

As a Business Development Executive , you'll play a key role in driving revenue growth through both new business development and account management. You'll manage the full sales cycle, build lasting client relationships, and work towards achievable sales targets in a supportive, office-based environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify and develop new business opportunities
• Proactively contact prospective customers and generate sales
• Follow up inbound enquiries and warm leads
• Manage and grow existing customer accounts
• Prepare quotations, process orders, and manage sales administration
• Resolve customer queries and deliver excellent service
• Work closely with internal teams to ensure smooth order fulfilment
• Achieve and exceed sales targets

About You

• Previous experience in a sales, telesales, or business development role
• Strong communication and negotiation skills
• Confident using CRM systems and sales tools
• Highly organised and commercially focused
• Motivated by targets, results, and customer success
• Positive, proactive, and resilient approach

What's on Offer?

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Early finish every Friday
• Quarterly and annual incentives
• Health cash plan
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Clear progression opportunities
• Supportive and collaborative team culture

Why Join?

This Business Development Executive opportunity offers the chance to make a real impact within a growing business that values performance, ambition, and initiative. If you're a motivated Business Development Executive looking for your next challenge, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today to be considered for this Business Development Executive role.

Are you an experienced Project Coordinator, Partnership Manager, or Collaboration Manager looking for a role where you can make a genuine impact?

Do you enjoy building strong professional relationships, coordinating complex initiatives, and ensuring successful outcomes?

Looking to join a growing consultancy that offers responsibility, variety, and long-term career development?

Gillespie Recruitment are delighted to be partnering with a growing and ambitious consultancy to recruit a Collaboration Manager to join their expanding team.

This opportunity is ideal for a highly organised professional with strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills. As Collaboration Manager, you will work across a diverse portfolio of initiatives, supporting governance activities, coordinating partnerships, and ensuring key objectives are achieved.

Working closely with senior leaders and external partners, you will play a central role in driving progress, maintaining momentum across multiple workstreams, and helping deliver successful outcomes.

The Role:

As a Collaboration Manager, you will coordinate partnership initiatives, oversee project administration, and support effective decision-making across a range of programmes.

This is a varied position combining project coordination, stakeholder management, governance support, and business engagement. You will work with both internal teams and external organisations, ensuring actions are completed, priorities remain on track, and objectives are delivered efficiently.

The successful Collaboration Manager will also have opportunities to take ownership of meetings, facilitate discussions, and contribute to strategic planning activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate partnership initiatives and collaborative programmes.
• Prepare reports, updates, recommendations, and supporting documentation.
• Organise and facilitate meetings, workshops, and stakeholder forums.
• Maintain project plans, action trackers, risk registers, and key documentation.
• Monitor milestones, deadlines, and dependencies across multiple workstreams.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with partners and stakeholders.
• Support governance processes and decision-making activities.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes and ways of working.

About You

• Experience within a Collaboration Manager, Project Coordinator, Project Manager, Partnership Manager, Programme Coordinator, or similar role.
• Experience coordinating projects, programmes, partnerships, or stakeholder-led initiatives.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills.
• Excellent written communication and reporting abilities.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage competing priorities effectively.
• Confidence communicating with senior stakeholders and external organisations.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills including Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.

Desirable Experience

• Social Housing.
• Construction, Procurement, or Supply Chain environments.
• Property and Real Estate.
• Local Government, Public Sector, or Consultancy organisations.

What's On Offer?

• Salary of 35,000.
• Opportunity to join a growing consultancy.
• Professional development and career progression opportunities.
• Exposure to senior leadership and meaningful business projects.

Apply Now

If you're an experienced Collaboration Manager, Project Manager, Partnership Manager, Programme Coordinator, Governance Coordinator, or Stakeholder Engagement professional looking for your next opportunity, we'd love to hear from you.

Even if your experience doesn't match every requirement, we encourage you to apply. Your skills and potential could be exactly what our client is looking for.

Apply today to take the next step in your career.

We're looking for a practical and reliable Handyman to join our clients Facilities Team. This is a varied role supporting multiple business centres, carrying out maintenance, repairs, and general building upkeep to ensure the sites remain safe, professional, and welcoming.

Key Duties of a Handyman:

• General maintenance and repair work
• Basic plumbing, electrical, carpentry and DIY tasks
• Painting and decorating
• Setting up meeting rooms and moving furniture
• Site inspections and reporting repairs
• Monitoring contractors on site
• Supporting waste and recycling processes
• Providing customer assistance when required
• Travelling between centres to support operations

About You

• Previous experience as a Handyman , Maintenance Operative or Facilities Assistant
• Good all-round DIY and repair skills
• Positive and flexible approach
• Able to work independently and as part of a team
• Good customer service and communication skills
• Strong awareness of Health & Safety

Essential Requirements

• Full UK Driving Licence
• Experience carrying out building maintenance and repairs
• Ability to travel between sites
• Occasional out-of-hours emergency callout availability

What We Offer

• £27,626 per annum
• Permanent full-time role
• Friendly and supportive team
• Varied work across multiple sites
• Company benefits package

If you're an experienced Handyman looking for a varied, hands-on role, apply today.

Sunderland | 55,000 - 70,000 DOE | Senior Leadership Opportunity

Gillespie Recruitment are delighted to be partnering with a growing and respected care provider to recruit an experienced Responsible Individual to oversee multiple children's residential services across the region.

This is an exceptional opportunity for a senior leader within children's residential care to join an organisation committed to delivering high-quality, person-centred support and achieving the very best outcomes for children and young people.

The successful candidate will play a key role in shaping service delivery, supporting Registered Managers, maintaining regulatory excellence, and driving continuous improvement across the organisation.

About the Organisation

Our client is a well-established and expanding care provider with a strong reputation for delivering high-quality, person-centred services that place the needs of individuals at the heart of everything they do. The organisation works closely with families, local authorities and external professionals to provide tailored support that promotes independence, wellbeing and positive outcomes.

With a strong focus on quality, safeguarding and continuous improvement, they are committed to developing outstanding services and investing in both the people they support and the teams who deliver those services.

The Role

As Responsible Individual, you will provide strategic leadership and oversight across a portfolio of children's residential homes.

Working closely with Registered Managers and senior leadership colleagues, you will ensure services remain compliant, safe, effective and focused on delivering exceptional care.

This role would suit an experienced Responsible Individual, Operations Manager, Regional Manager or high-performing Registered Manager looking to take the next step in their career.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the Responsible Individual in accordance with Ofsted requirements
• Ensure compliance with Children's Homes Regulations and Quality Standards
• Provide leadership and strategic oversight across multiple services
• Support, coach and develop Registered Managers
• Drive quality assurance, safeguarding and continuous improvement initiatives
• Monitor service performance and implement improvement plans where required
• Conduct audits and maintain inspection readiness across all homes
• Build strong relationships with Ofsted, local authorities and external stakeholders
• Promote a positive, child-centred culture across services
• Support organisational growth and future service development

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Residential Childcare (or equivalent)
• Significant experience within children's residential care
• Experience as a Responsible Individual, Operations Manager, Regional Manager or Registered Manager
• Strong knowledge of Ofsted regulations and safeguarding requirements
• Proven experience driving service improvements and achieving positive outcomes
• Excellent leadership, communication and organisational skills
• The ability to effectively support and influence teams across multiple sites

What's On Offer

• Salary of 55,000 - 70,000 DOE
• Senior leadership role within a growing organisation
• Opportunity to influence and shape service delivery
• Supportive and progressive working environment
• Ongoing professional development
• Genuine career progression opportunities
• Opportunity to make a lasting difference to the lives of children and young people

Safeguarding

This role is subject to an Enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references. Our client is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.

Apply Now

If you're an experienced Responsible Individual, Operations Manager, Regional Manager or Registered Manager looking for your next leadership challenge, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today or contact Gillespie Recruitment for a confidential discussion.

Residential Conveyancer

Stockton-on-Tees | 30,000 - 40,000 DOE | Career Progression Opportunities

Gillespie Recruitment are delighted to be supporting a growing and highly regarded legal practice in the recruitment of an experienced Senior Residential Conveyancer.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a client-focused firm known for delivering a high standard of service and building long-term relationships with its clients. The business has established a strong reputation within the residential property sector and is committed to providing clear, practical legal advice throughout every stage of the conveyancing process.

The successful candidate will join a supportive and experienced team, managing a varied residential conveyancing caseload while playing an important role in the continued growth of the department.

The Role

As a Senior Residential Conveyancer, you will manage transactions from instruction through to completion while maintaining exceptional client service standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Managing a full caseload of residential property transactions from start to finish
• Handling freehold and leasehold sales and purchases
• Managing remortgages, transfers of equity and new build transactions
• Providing clear and practical legal advice to clients throughout the conveyancing process
• Liaising with estate agents, lenders, solicitors and other third parties
• Ensuring files remain compliant with regulatory and internal requirements
• Supporting and mentoring junior team members where appropriate
• Developing and maintaining strong client and referrer relationships
• Contributing to the ongoing growth and success of the residential property department

About You

We're keen to speak with candidates who have:

• A minimum of 5 years' residential conveyancing experience
• Qualification as a Solicitor, Licensed Conveyancer, Chartered Legal Executive or experienced Fee Earner
• Strong technical knowledge of residential property transactions
• The ability to manage a busy caseload independently
• Excellent communication and client care skills
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail
• A professional, proactive and commercially minded approach

Why Join?

• Salary of 30,000 - 40,000 DOE
• Senior position within a growing legal practice
• Supportive and collaborative team environment
• Excellent opportunities for career progression
• Ongoing professional development and training
• Modern office environment
• Opportunity to work for a firm that genuinely prioritises client service and long-term relationships

About the Firm

Our client is a respected legal practice that specialises in delivering tailored residential property services. Their experienced team is committed to providing a personal approach, ensuring clients receive clear communication, expert guidance and support throughout every transaction.

The firm has built a strong reputation through its dedication to client care, technical expertise and commitment to delivering an efficient and stress-free conveyancing experience.

Apply Now

If you are an experienced Residential Conveyancer looking for your next opportunity in Stockton-on-Tees, apply today or contact Gillespie Recruitment for a confidential discussion.

We're looking for an experienced Lettings Negotiator to join a successful and growing estate agency. This is a great opportunity to build your career within a supportive team and established business.

Key Responsibilities of a Lettings Negotiator:

• Conduct property viewings
• Match applicants to suitable properties
• Negotiate offers and secure tenancies
• Progress applications through to completion
• Build relationships with landlords and tenants
• Manage tenancy renewals
• Coordinate maintenance requests
• Carry out property inspections
• Complete check-ins and check-outs
• Maintain tenancy records and compliance

About You:

• Experience as a Lettings Negotiator , Estate Agent or Property Professional
• Strong knowledge of residential lettings
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills
• Strong customer service skills
• Organised and able to manage a busy workload
• Full UK Driving Licence

Benefits

• Salary of £27,000 - £30,000
• Career progression opportunities
• Ongoing training and development
• Friendly and supportive team
• Established independent estate agency
• Long-term career prospects

Apply Now

If you're an experienced Lettings Negotiator looking for your next opportunity in Blyth, we'd love to hear from you.