Family Carer Project Worker – Kent and Medway

The Challenging Behaviour Foundation; À distance; EUR 17 000 - 29 000; Temps partiel

Résumé du poste

A national charity is seeking a Family Carer Project Worker to support initiatives for individuals with severe learning disabilities. This role, which requires lived experience with challenging behaviour, involves working collaboratively with family carers and stakeholders. The position offers flexible hours and is home-based, prioritizing passionate individuals motivated to make a difference. Candidates should have strong communication skills and the ability to foster collaborative relationships with families in need.

Qualifications

• Experience in caring for individuals with severe learning disabilities.
• Demonstrated ability to engage with family carers and stakeholders.
• Strong communication skills essential for effective collaborations.

Responsabilités

• Support the delivery of the Forward Together Project plan.
• Identify individuals and groups for project engagement.
• Facilitate meetings and implement follow-up actions.

Connaissances

Lived experience of caring for a relative with severe learning disabilities

Ability to create collaborative relationships

Excellent written and oral communication skills

Passion for making a difference

Description du poste

About

The Challenging Behaviour Foundation is a registered national charity (based in Kent) that makes a difference to the lives of children and adults with severe learning disabilities whose behaviour challenges, and their families. We have a reputation for driving change at an individual, local, and national level.

Position: Family Carer Project Worker – Kent and Medway

Hours: 4 hours a week, worked flexibly

Contract: Fixed term contract (to end June 2027)

Location: Home based (you must live in Kent/Medway) plus attendance at events*

The Role:

To utilise your lived experience to support the delivery of the Forward Together Project plan to improve services and support for people with severe learning disabilities whose behaviour challenges, and their family carers in the Southeast.

You will:

• Use your experience and local/regional knowledge to identify key individuals, groups and initiatives to engage in the project
• Work collaboratively with family carers and stakeholders, facilitate meetings and implement follow up actions
• Contribute your own lived experience

You will have:

• Lived experience of caring for a relative with severe learning disabilities and behaviour described as challenging
• The ability to create and maintain positive and collaborative relationships with family carers and other stakeholders
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• A passion for making a difference to the lives of individuals with severe learning disabilities and behaviours that challenge, and their families

If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you!

How to apply:

If you are passionate about our mission and would like to share your lived experiences to improve the lives of children and adults with severe learning disabilities whose behaviour challenges, please apply by sending us a cover letter (no more than 2 sides of A4) detailing why you are interested in this role.

Application Deadline:

Rolling Deadline – We will be reviewing applications as they come in, with the view to hold interviews in late January 2026. We will close applications once we have found a suitable candidate. We recommend applying as soon as possible.

Join us in making a lasting impact and creating a more inclusive and supportive community for children and adults with severe learning disabilities and behaviours that challenge, and their families! Your participation can help people with severe learning disabilities receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.

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