Up to 22 administrative and support jobs are being cut at Jewish Care as the charity looks to chop £2.5 million off its budget for the financial year starting in April.
Faced with the prospect of increased costs and less voluntary and statutory income, Jewish Care hopes to save £1 million through the redundancies, with the remainder clawed back through a range of savings initiatives at its properties.
Around one-in-six of the staff at its Merit House, Colindale, base will lose their jobs and the consultation process is under way.
Chief executive Simon Morris said: “These decisions were not taken lightly”. The charity was not immune to the effects of the economic downturn: “I know the community would expect Jewish Care to do everything it can to protect the services we provide to the more vulnerable members of the community.”