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Overview
- Position Title: Development and Operations Support Worker
- Company: Well Adapt
- Location: Hybrid (Mostly remote with ad-hoc in-person meetings)
- Duration: 13th July 2026 – 12th October 2026 (Contract may be extended for 1 year; this will be confirmed in August, subject to funding)
- Application Deadline: Sunday 28th June 2026, 23:59
- Hours: 12 hours a week (flexible between 10 am and 6 pm on weekdays, with the exception of core meetings)
- Pay: £46,100 (pro-rata) with 3% Employer Matched Pension Contribution
About Well Adapt
Well Adapt is a social enterprise reimagining health and social care through the lens of disability justice.
Disabled and chronically ill people are regularly abandoned by health and social care systems leading to completely avoidable pain, hardship and death.
Well Adapt supports chronically ill people to manage symptoms like pain and fatigue. We work with policymakers, healthcare providers, and communities to build health and social care systems grounded in disability justice – recognising that intersecting marginalisations such race, gender, class, and sexuality all shape how people experience health and care.
Responsibilities
This role is primarily a support role to the CEO, the following:
- Writing grant application and tenders
- Writing and responding to emails
- General administration
Essential Qualifications
These skills and experiences don’t need to have been developed in a professional context. Feel free to think of skills and experiences from your personal life as well.
Skills
- Strong persuasive writing skills
- Strong ability to absorb and organise lots of information
- Strong ability to take verbal instruction
- Attention to detail
Experience
- Experience with writing any kind of fundraising application
Personality
- Feeling confident challenging people in positions of authority
- A genuine enthusiasm for our mission and the topics we cover
Desirable Qualifications
Experience
- Lived experience of disability, chronic illness, or neurodiversity is highly desirable.
- Experience in the disability sector or other social impact sectors OR experience in grassroots activism outside of work
- Experience writing grant applications
- Experience writing government tenders
- Experience forming partnerships (extra points if it’s with disability focused organisations)
Location and Working Hours:
As this is primarily a support role to the CEO, your working hours will need to take place during the CEO’s working hours of between 10am – 6pm Monday to Friday. The specific timings within those hours are flexible except for core meetings. They currently take place on Thursday and Friday mornings but this may be negotiable depending on the availability of the rest of the team. Other meetings between you and the CEO will be negotiated depending on mutual availability.
The role will primarily take place remotely with occasional optional in-person meetings, negotiated on a case-by-case basis.
Please state in your application your current availability for these working hours.
Application Process
1st stage: Initial Application (Deadline Sunday 28 June 2026, 23:59).
Please send a CV and covering letter by email that covers the following:
- Why you think disability advocacy is important (we want to know what you think, not what a generative AI thinks here)
- Your availability throughout the week (please see the above section on location and working hours)
- Any experience or skills not present on your CV (please don’t repeat information that is already on your CV)
You will find the email address to send applications to on the Well Adapt webpage that opens when you click "redirect to recruiter".
We will assess your initial application as follows:
- We will check whether you have followed the application’s instructions. Applications that don’t cover the three points above as asked won’t be considered. This is because one of the skills required is “attention to detail”.
- We will score candidates based on the essential criteria to create a shortlist.
- We will score the desirable criteria from the shortlist to choose 5-6 candidates to invite to the next stage.
2nd Stage: Paid Interview Task on 1st July 2026.
If you are successful at the 2nd stage, you will be notified on the 2nd July.
3rd Stage: Interview on 6th July 2026
If you are successful at the 3rd stage, you will be notified on the 7th July.
Start date of role: 13th July 2026
Accessibility
As an organisation run for and by disabled people, we are committed to meeting the accessibility needs of applicants and employees. Please let us know if there’s anything you need to be able to engage with the recruitment process to the best of your ability by emailing us.
You will find the email address to ask questions to on the Well Adapt webpage that opens when you click "redirect to recruiter".
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Thank you!
Every child deserves support through grief. Join Guy's Gift to provide compassionate bereavement support to children, young people and families across Coventry and Warwickshire.
We're looking for a Community Based Bereavement Support Worker or Community Based Bereavement Counsellor to help children and young people navigate grief, build resilience and access the support they need. Working across community settings, you will deliver high-quality support that is timely, child-centred and responsive to the needs of each family.
Location: Hybrid/home-based with travel across Coventry and Warwickshire
Hours: 18 hours per week
Salary:
• Community Based Bereavement Support Worker: £23,500–£25,500 FTE (£11,750–£12,750 pro rata)
• Community Based Bereavement Counsellor: £25,500–£27,500 FTE (£12,750–£13,750 pro rata)
Contract: Initial 12-month fixed-term contract
Reporting to: Delivery Team Leader
Closing date: Wednesday 1 July 2026 at midday
About Guy's Gift
Guy's Gift supports children, young people and families who are experiencing bereavement and change. Our work is rooted in compassion and respect, and we believe that no child should face grief alone. We are passionate about ensuring that every child and young person has access to timely and meaningful support when they need it most.
Appointment will be made as either a Community Based Bereavement Support Worker or Community Based Bereavement Counsellor depending on qualifications, professional registration and experience.
This role provides compassionate, child-centred support to children, young people and families affected by bereavement, helping them navigate grief, build resilience and access support within their communities.
About the Role
This role plays an important part in delivering direct support to bereaved children and young people across Coventry and Warwickshire.
Working closely with the Delivery Team Leader and wider team, the post holder will provide support through group work, one-to-one bereavement support or counselling, and Support to Support pathways for families and professionals.
A central aspect of the role is helping children and young people access the most appropriate support in a timely and meaningful way, including contributing to assessments with families and identifying appropriate pathways of support.
This is a community based role requiring independence, professional judgement and the ability to build positive relationships across a range of settings including schools, community venues and family environments.
You will be joining a small, reflective and supportive team where collaboration, compassion and safe practice are central to how we work.
This is an opportunity to make a meaningful difference to bereaved children and young people within the local community.
How to Apply
Applications are made by completing the Guy's Gift application form. We adhere to safer recruitment and do not accept CVs alone in application for any position with the charity. Please find a full application pack on the Guy's Gift website.
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Registered Charity
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Supporting bereaved children and young people in Coventry and Warwickshire.
Thank you!
At YMCA Sutton Coldfield, we transform the lives of young people with support, respite and safe spaces.
Do you want to make a meaningful difference in the lives of adults with disabilities in Sutton Coldfield and Birmingham? We are looking for a passionate and dedicated Disability Support Worker to join our team, helping adults build confidence, develop independence, and enjoy fulfilling lives within their community.
In this rewarding and varied role, you’ll work collaboratively with colleagues to deliver engaging activities, personalised support, and high-quality care, tailored to each person’s needs and abilities. If you are committed to promoting inclusion and making a positive impact in the community, we would love to hear from you.
As a charity, safeguarding adults and children is part of everything we do and is everyone’s responsibility. We have a strong organisational culture of acceptance and participation, and we believe in leading the way to make our community and the world a more inclusive place.
We are a friendly, inclusive organisation with policies, working arrangements and benefits that support staff wellbeing and learning.
To apply for this role, you need to complete our application form and explain how you meet the person specification as outlined in the job description. We do not accept CVs.
The closing date for applications is 9.00am on Tuesday 30th June 2026
We expect interviews to be held at our Sutton Coldfield office during week commencing 14th July 2026.
Please apply asap. We reserve the right to close the vacancy early without notice if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
YMCA Sutton Coldfield is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young adults and expects staff and volunteers to share that commitment This is reflected in our recruitment and vetting processes which includes asking candidates to provide information about any gaps in employment, pre-employment checks, including references, an identity check, right to work in the UK and proof of qualifications.
A disclosure check will be sought in relation to the successful applicant for this post. This will be shared with Human Resources and may also be shared with the Safeguarding Manager and the relevant management team. All applicants must also complete a self-disclosure.
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion in all we do. We aim to grow an inclusive workforce where everyone feels welcome irrespective of age, class, disability, ethnicity, gender, marital status, religion, sexual orientation or social-economic backgrounds.
YMCA Sutton Coldfield is a registered charity in England (1008752).
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.