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Youth Project Worker
Transform the lives of young people with learning disabilities and autism who are avoiding school . Use creativity, advocacy and relationship-building to help them articulate their needs, re-enter education and rebuild social connections.
You'll work with 35 young people with learning disabilities and autism in Coventry each year , helping them to:
- Articulate their needs and wishes through creative one-to-one advocacy and support
- Re-enter education in a way that works for them as complex individuals
- Re-build social skills and connections to protect their wellbeing and enrich their lives
These young people may be learning-disabled or autistic, in special or mainstream education, or not in education, employment or training (NEET). They include school avoiders, those on reduced timetables, and young people with unmet mental health needs. Without support, their outcomes are often bleak - but you can change that.
What You'll Do
You'll meet young people where they feel most comfortable - at times that suit them, using WhatsApp, Zoom, or face-to-face. Together, you'll:
- Create multimedia person-centred 'back to learning and community' plans using video, voice recording, photographs, artwork or graphics
- Build their confidence through weekly one-to-one sessions, with gradual group engagement on their terms
- Advocate for their views and support them to develop self-advocacy skills
- Connect them with meaningful opportunities across the city
- Work collaboratively with parents, schools, and other professionals
- Complete risk assessments, travel plans and project monitoring
A fun and creative touch is essential - you'll co-design all activities with young people, focusing on what matters to them.
About You
We're looking for someone who:
- Has experience in youth work, particularly one-to-one or small group personal and social development
- Has worked with teenagers experiencing mental health difficulties, special educational needs and disabilities
- Is creative and confident with multiple media platforms and social media
- Can help young people think broadly and creatively about their choices
- Works collaboratively with families, colleagues, and external professionals
- Has a deep listening ability - picking up on young people's signals, cues and feelings
- Is nurturing, non-judgmental and sees past first impressions
- Has tenacity and resilience with the ability to walk in young people's shoes
- Believes disabled young people should lead fulfilling lives as equal citizens
You'll need to be brilliant with young people, adaptable, and bring a flair for doing things differently. You'll have responsibility and autonomy, with the support of a strong team behind you.
Desirable: Qualifications in youth work, psychology or child and youth care; knowledge of person-centred and trauma-informed approaches.
About Grapevine
Grapevine is an award-winning charity bringing people who are marginalised into the centre of their communities. We're nationally acclaimed for our person-centred, strengths-based approach built on 30 years of curiosity and innovation.
Why work for us?
- Flexible working arrangements
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- 8% non-contributory pension (we pay the full amount!)
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Supportive culture focused on uncovering your potential
- Real impact - your work directly changes lives
- Continuous learning through reflective practice and peer learning
- Freedom with support - shape your projects but never feel alone
We're committed to diversity and inclusion, welcoming people from all backgrounds. We actively work to create a workplace where everyone feels respected, valued and able to be themselves.
The Impact
Since 2021, Next Steps has been achieving outstanding outcomes:
- 74% of young people felt more confident about school and the future
- 100% were able to do things that matter to them in a way they like
- 62% showed improved scores across every baseline area
- 34% increased school attendance within 4 months
Now it's your turn to be part of this success story.
Registered Charity
21 - 50
Strengthening people, sparking community and shifting power in Coventry and beyond
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Project Worker – Mockingbird Programme
We are seeking a confident communicator and skilled relationship builder to support the delivery of the Mockingbird programme across the UK.
Salary: £32,480 to £37,555 plus London weighting if eligible
Location: Home based in East England or East London, with regular UK travel
Hours: Full time, 35 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Closing date: 4 December 2025
Interview date: 17 December 2025 (in London)
This role focuses on helping fostering services understand, implement and sustain the Mockingbird model. You will make a real impact on the lives of foster families and children by supporting stronger, more resilient communities within fostering.
The role is home based, however applicants must live in the East England or East London area. Regular travel and occasional overnight stays across the UK will be required.
About the role
The Mockingbird programme is an evidence based model that creates sustainable foster care through the power of community. You will join a team of dedicated project workers who provide guidance, training and ongoing support to fostering services taking part in the programme.
Key responsibilities include:
- Providing ongoing coaching, guidance and quality assurance to delivery partners across the UK
- Supporting training and learning, both online and in person
- Building and maintaining strong working relationships with internal teams and external stakeholders
- Contributing to the development of training and quality assurance tools
- Supporting national programme events and activities
- Managing project administration, planning and reporting
About you
This role suits someone who is confident presenting, supporting others and managing a busy workload with competing deadlines. The work is varied, meaningful and directly linked to improving outcomes for foster families and young people.
We are keen to hear from people who can demonstrate:
- Experience providing support, coaching or training to staff or customers
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
- The ability to manage sensitive situations with professionalism
- Confidence using online communication tools including Microsoft Teams
- Strong organisation and planning skills
- Ability to work independently and within a team
- Comfort with regular travel and occasional evening or weekend work when required
- Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion
It would be an advantage if you have knowledge of foster care or children’s services, although this is not essential.
About the organisation
You will be part of a passionate UK wide team working to improve the experiences of foster families and young people. The organisation works collaboratively with local authority fostering services, independent fostering providers, foster carers and stakeholders across the sector, leading national change and delivering lasting impact.
Other roles you may have experience of could include: Project Coordinator, Youth Services Project Worker, Training and Development Officer, Family Support Worker, Participation Worker, Practice Support Officer, Programme Coordinator.
CVs are not accepted for this role. If you would like to apply you will be redirected to our client’s site and asked to complete an application form and covering email outlining why this role interests you.
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Support Coordinator
We’re looking for an innovative, passionate and professional individual with excellent communication and organisational skills to join the Stroke Recovery Service based in the Bury area.
This is an exciting opportunity to work with stroke survivors and their families to support them following a stroke.
Position: S11325 Stroke Support Coordinator
Location: Home-based, Bury. However, regular travel will be required as part of this role (will include team meetings and other work-related meetings)
Hours: Part-time, 28 hours per week
Salary: Circa £21,900 per annum (FTE circa £27,435 per annum)
Contract: This is a fixed-term contract until 31 March 2026. Services are contracted and there is currently funding for this contract until 31 March 2026. Continued funding beyond this period is subject to future contract renewals and cannot be guaranteed.
Benefits: 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (this will increase with service up to 30 days, full time equivalent) cashback and discount scheme, employee assistance programme, learning and development, pension scheme, Life Assurance, Eye Care vouchers, Long Service Award, Tax-free childcare, Health Cash Plan, Working Pattern Agreement, flexible working opportunities available.
Closing Date: 30 November 2025. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.
Interview Date: 15 and 16 December 2025. Interviews will be held via video conferencing. Please let us know if this will present any challenges when you email your application.
The Role
The service aims to identify and address the needs of stroke survivors and carers across the stroke pathway, by providing a range of innovative support solutions, supporting them to meet their desired outcomes.
A key part of the role will be to recruit, train and manage a team of volunteers, to support service users and the delivery of the service.
The Stroke Support Coordinator will:
- Support new stroke survivors and their carers from hospital discharge into the community.
- Provide personalised information, advice and support.
- Support clients to make informed lifestyle changes that will help them to prevent further strokes.
- Be accountable for volunteers, so experience of recruiting, training and managing volunteers would be an advantage.
About You
The post holder will have experience/background in:
- A caring profession, ideally with experience in supporting people with disabilities.
- Setting up and running support groups.
This role requires regular travel across a large geographical locality to visit people at home and in community settings. Candidates must be able to demonstrate how they can meet this requirement of the role.
To fulfil the role, you must be a resident of the UK and have the right to work in the UK.
When you click to apply, you will be able to see the full responsibilities and person specification for further information on the role.
Please submit your CV, (including details of your current address), and a supporting statement of no more than two pages, demonstrating how you meet the person specification and what you bring to the role in terms of your skills and experience.
Finding strength through support
The organisation is the only charity in the UK providing lifelong support for all stroke survivors and their families. Providing tailored support to tens of thousands of stroke survivors each year. This support includes one-to-one and group support, funding vital scientific research into stroke prevention, acute treatment, recovery and long-term care, and campaigning to secure the best care for everyone affected by stroke.
They are here for stroke survivors and their loved ones, from the moment they enter the new and frightening post-stroke world, supporting them every step of the way as they find their strength and their way back to life.
It’s only thanks to the generosity of supporters and donors that they can provide vital support.
The Association is driven by an ambition to improve the lives of everyone affected by stroke. This means they’re determined to create an equitable and inclusive workplace that benefits from the difference, and thrives on the diversity, of our people. Guided by an approach to solving inequity in stroke, the team are prioritising listening to, and learning from, lived experience across the charity.
The charity are working to improve the representation of this lived experience at all levels within the Association and are eager to recruit applicants from a variety of communities and backgrounds. We are keen to receive applications from people affected by stroke, people of colour, members of LGBT+ communities, and disabled people because these identities and experiences are underrepresented and would add enormous value to how the organisation work.
A Disability Confident employer, the organisation is making great progress focusing on flexible working, reasonable adjustments and access to work. The charity has a variety of staff network groups and are committed to continuously improving diversity and inclusion efforts. If you have questions, or access needs, we’re happy to discuss any support and adjustments we can make throughout the recruitment process so that you’re able to contribute your best in a way that meets your needs.
You may also have experience in areas such as Care Coordinator, Stroke Support, Stroke, Care, Care Worker, Support Worker, Carer, Care Team Leader, Support Team Leader, Volunteering Manager, Volunteer Coordinator, Support Group, Support and Advice, Social Care, Carer Support, Support Service. #INDNFP
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
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Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Catch22 exists to help build a society where everyone has a good place to live, good people around them, and a fulfilling purpose. We call these our '3Ps'.
We achieve this in two ways. First, we improve lives on the frontline through delivery of public services. Secondly, we use our knowledge to change 'the system', to fix the complex web that can trap and disempower those it was set up to help. With the heart of a charity and the mindset of a business, we are uniquely placed to deliver on this challenging agenda.
Our Young People & Families (YP&F) Operational Hub delivers a wide range of integrated support services designed to help resolve complex difficulties experienced by young people and their families/carers.
Support is provided to people who find themselves in a range of circumstances; they may be missing from home or have emotional, housing or substance misuse issues. We also support families where parents/carers are experiencing domestic abuse, substance misuse, emotional issues, youth violence, exploitation, homelessness or unemployment. Whatever the situation, we work alongside young people and their carers to find a way of stabilising their lives.
Redthread is one of our services delivered as part of the Young People and Families Hub within Catch22.
Job Description
Redthread is a hospital based youth work service, working alongside NHS staff and other professionals in emergency departments.
Our experienced, specialist youth workers engage with and support young people, aiming to reduce serious youth violence. We often meet young people at a moment of change and work with them to find a positive way forward.
We provide long-term, holistic support. We consider every aspect of a young person’s life and build support around them.
The Youth Violence Intervention Practitioner role is to be part of the youth work team within Redthread with a primary focus on youth violence interventions in a health care setting. In this role you will be part of the Youth Violence Intervention Programme team in Birmingham. You will be based within two hospitals: Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham and Heartlands Hospital. You will support young people aged, 11-25 years old, who present to hospital following an incident of violence of for whom them there are concerns around exploitation or extra-familial farm. You will work with the young person in the hospital as well as supporting them post discharge to ensure they have the support in place that they need and want.
Main responsibilities include:
- Holding a caseload of young people and support them in a range of settings and support their personal, emotional, educational and health and social development through all interactions
- Work within a multi-disciplinary team to safeguarding young people
- Ensure young people's details and case records are kept up to date on our case management system
- Support the delivery of training to clinicians
Key Skills and Qualifications are:
- Significant professional experience of working with vulnerable young people in a range of activities and settings
- Experience of working as an effective team member
- Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team
- Experience of working autonomously
- A thorough knowledge and understanding of the physical, social and emotional developmental needs of young people
- Understanding of the issues faced by young people living in inner city areas
- An awareness of child protection and safeguarding issues and knowledge of current best practice within the youth work sector
- A knowledge of best practice in case recording
Additional information
Contract: Permanent
Hours & work pattern: Full time, 37 hours per week including regular weekend and evening working. Week day shifts cover 9am - 9pm, with one late shift a week from 1pm - 9pm. Weekend shift is 9am -5pm.
Salary: £26,302
Location: Queen Elizabeth Hospital and Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham
Closing date: Applications for this role will close on Wednesday, 26th November. If we receive a high number of applications, applications may be closed sooner than this date. We suggest applying as soon as possible.
Interviews: An online first round interview will be held on Friday, 5th December.
Screening: Successful admission to post subject to enhanced DBS check, and employer Right To Work in the UK check. The post-holder must have right to work in the UK. Catch22 does not currently provide a licence to sponsor visas but please see this register to see those that do.
To Apply: Please provide your CV and cover letter, along with the completion of the screening questions to express your interest in this opportunity. Please note, in the interest of safer recruitment and ensuring that applicants are a right fit for the role, submitted applications must contain a CV, satisfactory responses to the screening questions, and information detailing interest in the role, to be considered for this position.
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