PEGS Project Lead – Creative Wellbeing Programme; Armed Forces Community hybr

Location:

Shropshire (with flexible/home working) |

Hours:

14 hours per week |

Contract:

Fixed-term (12 months) | Salary: £16.50 per hour (approx. £12,000 total) |

Start Date:

asap

PEGS (Parental Education Growth Support) is an online nationwide Community Interest Company that supports parents and carers victims of child‑to‑parent abuse, empowering them with guidance, skills and support to navigate difficult situations with confidence. We also provide training for professionals on child‑to‑parent abuse.

Project Lead to deliver a 12‑month creative wellbeing programme to parents and carers victims of child‑to‑parent abuse referred to PEGS, with a focus on those serving personnel, veterans or having direct family member connections to the Armed Forces. In partnership with the VC Gallery you will coordinate creative workshops, support participant engagement, and deliver a final exhibition showcasing participants’ work.

• Lead the day‑to‑day delivery of the project from June to May
• Support qualified parents referred to PEGS to access this project
• Coordinate creative workshops with partner artists from the VC Gallery
• Organise and send letterbox art packs to participants
• Facilitate engagement with parents and carers victims of CPA through online weekly group sessions (e.g. “NAAFI & natter”)
• Provide light‑touch 1:1 wellbeing support where needed, over the phone or online (no in‑person meetings)
• Support participants to share their work (post or digital)
• Coordinate a final exhibition and digital gallery
• Collect feedback and wellbeing data (ONS4) to evidence impact and support with reporting

• Veteran or significant experience working with Armed Forces communities
• Experience delivering or supporting community or wellbeing projects
• Evidence of creative practice such as journaling, creative writing or other artistic expression
• Confidence building relationships and engaging participants in a trauma‑informed way
• Good understanding of the challenges faced by serving personnel and veterans in the context of child‑to‑parent abuse
• Organised, proactive and able to manage own workload
• Comfortable working independently and collaboratively
• Highly proficient in digital tools such as Canva, Zoom and Google Suite
• Informed about domestic abuse, safeguarding or support services

• The role includes light‑touch 1:1 support only; specialist needs will be referred to appropriate services
• Flexible working is supported, with a mix of home working and occasional in‑person activity
• The project culminates in a final exhibition in May, followed by evaluation and reporting
• Enhanced DBS check required for this role