Neurodiversity family support practitioner | Medway Community Healthcare CIC

Dyddiad hysbysebu:	14 Awst 2025
Cyflog:	Heb ei nodi
Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog:	£31,049 - £37,796 per annum
Oriau:	Llawn Amser
Dyddiad cau:	13 Medi 2025
Lleoliad:	Rochester, Strood, ME2 3FF
Cwmni:	Medway Community Healthcare CIC
Math o swydd:	Cytundeb
Cyfeirnod swydd:	7411350/813-203-0825-LR

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Are you passionate about empowering children and young people to express their identity, experiences, and aspirations? Do you thrive in creative, community-focused projects that make a real difference?

Medway Community Healthcare is excited to launch the “This is Me” Project, a dynamic initiative aimed at amplifying the voices of children and young people across Medway. We are seeking a motivated and compassionate Project Lead to drive this work forward over the next 12 months.



As Project Lead, you will:
• Coordinate and deliver the “This is Me” project across Medway.
• Work collaboratively with children, families, schools, and community partners.
• Facilitate workshops, creative sessions, and storytelling activities.
• Capture and showcase the lived experiences of children in meaningful ways.
• Monitor progress, evaluate impact, and report on outcomes.

What are we looking for:
• Experience working with children and young people in health, education, or community settings.
• Strong project management and communication skills.
• A creative and inclusive approach to engagement.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Apply now and help us shape a future where every child can say, “This is Me.”

So what else?
• This is your chance to join a progressive and innovative service in a social enterprise that is patient and staff focused - you’ll even have the opportunity to become an MCH shareholder.
• We encourage staff to get involved in exploring new ways of working and service development.
• We’ll provide well established, in-service training, one to one supervision, and appraisals with regular support.
• You’ll be able to develop your skills in a friendly and supportive team.

Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important work life balance is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.

The small print
• Informal visits can be arranged on request.
• We will offer you the choice of two pension schemes; the NHS Pension scheme and the scottish widows group pension scheme.
• MCH encourages all staff to be double COVID vaccinated to protect themselves, their colleagues, their family and their patients.

Person specification



Criteria



Essential

Desirable

Qualifications

You will need to hold a relevant degree or equivalent experience gained within a health and social care setting (e.g. nursing, social work, occupational therapy, psychology, education, Child development).



You will be able to evidence Specialist qualifications relevant to area of practice

Experience

Experience of working with children with additional needs.



You’ll need to have experience of working with children and young people requiring complex and skilled interventions. As well as experience of and working with children comorbid difficulties and special needs.



You will be experienced in supporting others (mentor / educator / supervisor) experience

You will have experience of delivering training to others



You will have practical experience in managing or assisting with health related projects/complex caseloads





Experience of delivering groups/support classes



Experience with the use of Microsoft Office and a variety of IT packages

Special knowledge / expertise

Understanding of social communication and behavioural needs of children.



You will have a good knowledge and understanding of local and national frameworks relevant to social models of disability/SEND and its application across relevant systems such as health care / social care and educational structures

Experience working with children with social communication and behavioural needs.

Disposition, adjustment, attitude and commitment

Well developed communication skills

Ability to work as part of a team as well as independently

Strategies to deal with stress

Flexible approach to work practice

You’ll need to be adaptable in work as things change as part of working in a wider team.





Skills and abilities

You’ll need have sound communication skills in order to understand and communicate both verbally and in writing some of which may be complex and or sensitive.

You will need to have a customer focussed approach which is essential to;

· Provide children and young people and their families with the best possible experience

· represent the Trust when talking to and working with patients, colleagues and visitors.

· Work together with colleagues and other teams across the Trust.



You will need to be able to be able to use IT systems and databases.



You will need to be able to work well under pressure and be able to organise your own work.



You’ll need to be adaptable in work as things change as part of working in a wider team.



You will have the skill to focus on the details with the ability to spot problems.



You will know when you are able to correct or when to escalate

Car driver

Proficient in use of computer packages such as word, excel, publisher

Ability to manage

You will be able to support the implementation of local and national agendas under the guidance of the senior Practitioner and manager Band 4 staff and below.






This advert closes on Monday 1 Sep 2025

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