Early and Volunteer Coordinator

Position: Early Help and Volunteer Coordinator
## Early Help and Volunteer Coordinator Job Reference:1897

Location:

South Yorkshire Hours of Work:25 - 29.6 hours per week (part-time)
Salary:£28,884 FTE per annum rising to £31,698 FTE per annum (pro-rata for part-time)
Contract Type:

Permanent Closing Date:19 Oct 2026
** 1897 - JDPS - Early Help and Volunteer **### About the role Early Help and Volunteer Coordinator    Service:
Neurodiversity Sheffield    Salary:
Starting at £28,884 FTE per annum rising to £31,698 FTE per annum   (£23,107.20 - £25,358.40 per annum for part time, 29.6 hours a week)

Location:

Sheffield office base with flexibility to work from home. Role will be covering drop-in sessions across the city.

Hours:

25 - 29.6 hours per week (3.5 - 4 days per week, part-time)    We offer flexible working arrangements - please see below for more details.

Contract:

Permanent contract    Family Action & the Role’s Impact:  At Family Action we support people through change, challenge or crisis. It’s what we’ve done for over 150 years. We protect children, support young people and adults and offer direct, practical help to families and communities.
We see first-hand the power of family to shape lives, for better or worse, so we speak up for the importance of family in national and local policy making, amplify family voices and represent the changing needs of families in the UK today.
Family Action are delighted to offer a rare opportunity for the right person to join a small staff team delivering a highly regarded service to support families in Sheffield with neurodiverse children and young people, or who want to know more about neurodiversity.  All our work is shaped by the families we work with. Our service is about ‘doing with, not to’ and puts children, young people and their families at the heart of everything we do.

Our work is informed by evidence-based research and practice and we value coproduction. We are delighted to be able to offer volunteering opportunities across the service.

Main Responsibilities:

• Leading the organisation and delivery of drop-in sessions for open door, early support  
• Leading on the recruitment and training of parent/carer volunteers  
• Working directly with parents/carers to help shape the service  
• Developing marketing materials and social media content to promote the service  
• Support with delivery of parent information sessions    Main Requirements (for details check the job description and person specification):  
• An ability to work with families in an inclusive way  
• Experience or knowledge of working with volunteers  
• Experience and understanding of Neurodiversity    We are particularly interested to hear from applicants who have lived experience of SEND and/or experience of working with families with SEND in an educational environment, local authority or voluntary organisation.

• Demonstrable ability to work on your own initiative and have excellent verbal and written communication skills.  
• You will hold a recognised professional qualification NVQ4 or above in social work or social care, health or education., or equivalent experience.  
• Appointments are subject to Family Action receiving a satisfactory disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service – Enhanced DBS    What will we offer you?  You will join a small but mighty team, passionate about delivering high-quality innovative services with a strong commitment to continuous learning and development. You will be supported to develop your knowledge and skills with the opportunity to thrive in an innovative organisation that values your opinion, encourages learning and has the needs of children and families at its core.

You will be offered regular individual supervision.
Benefits:  
• an annual paid leave entitlement that commences at 25…