Community Fundraiser

**Job Title: Community Fundraiser**

**Salary**:30k**

**Team**:Supporter Engagement / Fundraising**

**Hours**:37.5 hours per week**

**Location: Shooting Star House (Hampton) & WFH (Hybrid)**

**About Shooting Star Children’s Hospices**

We have an exciting opportunity for a Community Fundraiser to join our team at Shooting Star Children’s Hospices. Shooting Star Children’s Hospices provides specialist care and support to families who have a baby, child or young person with a life-limiting condition, or who have been bereaved. Rated ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission, we support families across Surrey, north-west London and south-west London from diagnosis to end of life and throughout bereavement with a range of nursing, practical, emotional and medical care. At the heart of what we do are our dedicated staff; their exceptional commitment and professionalism means every family has the opportunity to **make every moment count**.

It’s a great time to join Shooting Star Children’s Hospices as we have exciting plans for expansion and further enhancing our services to support even more families in need. If you’re passionate about making a difference and want to be part of a team dedicated to raising vital funds and awareness in the community, we’d love to hear from you.

**About the role**

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Community Fundraiser to join our Community Fundraising team. Community is at the heart of Shooting Star Children’s Hospices, and our community fundraising team play a vital role in building relationships and raising funds across our community and catchment. As a Community Fundraiser you will enjoy working with people and supporting the community to maximise, they’re fundraising efforts for Shooting Star.

Shooting Star Children’s Hospices is a leading children’s hospice charity caring for babies, children and young people with life-limiting conditions, and their families. We support families across Surrey and London from diagnosis to end of life and throughout bereavement with a range of nursing, practical, emotional and medical care.

**The post will be based at the hospice in Hampton, but you may need to travel extensively throughout Shooting Star Children’s Hospices catchment area and therefore it is essential you are a car owner and driver.**

**You may be required to attend events and meetings throughout the catchment area during weekends, early mornings or evenings and you should be prepared for this.**

**What we offer**

In return you will receive a competitive salary along with a range of benefits, which include:
**Pension scheme**
- NHS Pension Scheme (for eligible employees) or our stakeholder pension scheme, with up to 7% employer contributions

**Annual leave**
- 27 days plus Bank Holidays rising with length of service
- 2 weeks paid sabbatical leave after 5, 10 and 15 years’ service

**Contractual benefits**
- Generous sick pay scheme
- Enhanced maternity, adoption, and paternity leave pay
- Flexible working arrangements
- Death in service benefits
- Reimbursed professional membership fees
- Eye care
- Employee referral scheme
- Blue Light discount card

**Health and wellbeing**
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Occupational Health
- Mindfulness sessions
- Cycle to work scheme
- Mental Health First Aiders
- Nutritionally balanced meals at Christopher’s (free for employees) and free fruit at our Hampton site

**Safeguarding**

**Equality, diversity and inclusion**

Shooting Star Children’s Hospice is committed to inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that getting things right is critical for us to live our organisation’s values: Professionalism, Respect, Integrity, Diversity and Excellence.

We are always trying to improve our way of working to be more inclusive and equal. Our vision is for Shooting Star Children’s Hospice to be a place where people of all backgrounds, groups and communities feel welcomed to work and volunteer.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £30,000.00-£32,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Referral programme
- Sabbatical
- Work from home

Work authorisation:

- United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Hampton, TW12 3RA

Application deadline: 08/08/2025
Reference ID: FU1-CF-0725