Neurodiversity family support practitioner - band 4 | Medway Community Healthcare CIC

Posting date:	14 August 2025
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	£27,485 - £30,162 pro rata
Hours:	Part time
Closing date:	13 September 2025
Location:	Rochester, ME2 3FF
Company:	Medway Community Healthcare CIC
Job type:	Contract
Job reference:	7411351/813-204-0825-LR

Summary

Are you passionate about supporting children and young people to share their stories and celebrate their individuality? Do you enjoy working in creative, community-focused environments?

Medway Community Healthcare is proud to launch the “This is Me” Project, a vibrant initiative designed to amplify the voices of children and young people across Medway. We are looking for a dedicated Project Support Practitionerto help bring this vision to life over the next 12 months. Apply now and help us ensure every child can proudly say, “This is Me.”

As Project Support Practitioner, you will:
• Assist in the planning and delivery of creative sessions and workshops.
• Support children and young people to express themselves through storytelling, art, and other media.
• Help coordinate project activities, resources, and logistics.
• Build positive relationships with families, schools, and community partners.
• Contribute to monitoring and evaluation of project outcomes.

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

GCSE or equivalent in English.experience gained within a health and social care setting (e.g. nursing, social work, occupational therapy, education, Child development).



Diploma in health and social care

Experience

Experience of working with children with additional 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 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 be able to support the implementation of local and national agendas under the guidance of the senior Practitioner



Practical / intellectual skills

Excellent interpersonal skills including observation, listening and empathy skills

Good negotiation and problem solving skills

Good analytical and reflective skills

Good presentation skills, both written and verbal

Good organisational skills

Prioritisation skills

Knowledge of the principles of clinical governance/audit

Able to travel to dispersed sites in a timely manner

Keyboard skills

Car driver

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






This advert closes on Monday 1 Sep 2025

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