Karis Neighbour Scheme: Project Coordinator Children and Families

Birmingham Churches Together; Park Central; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Birmingham Churches Together seeks a Project Coordinator for their Karis Neighbour Scheme, focusing on supporting families with young children. This role involves training volunteers and developing programs in collaboration with community services. The position is initially fixed-term for 12 months, based in Ladywood, Birmingham, with a strong emphasis on community engagement and volunteer management.

Qualifications

• Experience in community projects or working with families.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to oversee and train volunteers.

Responsibilities

• Support families with young children in focus areas.
• Oversee training and supervision of volunteers.
• Develop programs collaboratively with statutory and voluntary professionals.

Skills

Training

Support

Advocacy

Teamwork

Job description

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Karis Neighbour Scheme: Project Coordinator Children and Families

Contract: Initially 12 months fixed term

Location: Ladywood, Birmingham and surrounding areas

The Project Co-ordinator for the Children and families work will support families with young children living or moving into our focus area.

To oversee those aspects of Karis Neighbour Scheme’s work that particularly relate to families living in our focus areas.

This will be done through the training and supervision of a team of volunteers, to provide befriending, advocacy, support and practical help to parents and families in the area. This will involve working alongside statutory and other voluntary sector professionals in order to develop a coherent programme of services offered to parents and families.

The worker will be part of a wider team and a group of volunteers who support the project.

Karis Neighbour Scheme is a small and responsive charity, working with volunteers to run valued community projects. The projects aim to provide emotional, practical, befriending and advocacy support in a variety of different ways.

If you would like to find out more about the role before applying please call: Harry Naylor on 0121 455 7524.

Closing Date 4 th August 2025. Interviews to be held 11 th August.