Work with Us

Join our incredibly talented team

Our unique charity is a fun and inspiring place to work offering job opportunities across hospitality, retail, arts and wellbeing, office administration and facilities management.

  • Great office space in the heart of Bethnal Green, in a historic Georgian building

  • The ability to learn, progress and develop your skills

  • The opportunity to contribute directly to the growth and success of a fast-paced exciting charity

  • A fun, exciting workplace with people who love and care about what they do

St Margaret’s House is an equal opportunities employer and all applications will be judged according to an equal opportunities policy. We particularly encourage candidates who are D/deaf or disabled or of Global Majority heritage to apply, as these groups are currently under-represented in the arts and charity sectors.

Current Vacancies

Participation Manager

We’re looking for an experienced and energetic participatory arts professional to join our team as Participation Manager from the end of September/early October 2025.

SMH is a community arts and wellbeing centre in Bethnal Green with a mission to deliver affordable and sustainable creative health practices for all. This is achieved through: curating unique, meaningful, free or low-cost creative activities, rooted in social change, to support health and wellbeing; creating spaces that are safe and open where people can take part, shop sustainably and enjoy healthy food; and giving support to emerging artists to refine their work and take creative risks.

The St Margaret’s House Participation Manager

  • will oversee the delivery of arts and wellbeing workshops at St Margaret’s House (SMH), generating first-time and continued attendance to sessions through outreach and pastoral support of participants.

  • will coordinate the day-to-day delivery of Creative Health initiatives including social prescribing.

  • will work collaboratively with the rest of the Arts and Wellbeing team to ensure the smooth planning and running, promotion and evaluation of the arts and wellbeing programme.

Application: CV and Covering Letter

Candidate Pack: Download here

Closing Date: Thursday 17th July at 10am

Any questions about the role? Contact Beccy Allen, Arts and Wellbeing Director (beccy@stmargaretshouse.org.uk)
(Please be aware that Beccy will be out of the office between Monday 30th June and Friday 11th July)

Volunteer with us

All our current paid opportunities are advertised via this page. If there are no current job vacancies or nothing that fits what you’re looking for, see our latest volunteer opportunities for St Margaret’s House events and in our charity boutique, Ayoka.

You never know where it could lead!

Join our board of trustees

We have a dedicated board of trustees who cover a spectrum of different skillsets. Though we do not have a specific role available on our board at the moment, we are always keen to meet people who might be looking to join us at some point in the future, as current board members step down at the end of their tenures.

We would benefit from trustees with any of the following skillsets so please get in touch if this sounds like you:

  • Legal

  • Human Resources

  • Catering and Retail Sectors

  • Heritage and Archives