Job Description:

Helping a family understand their rights, navigate complex SEND services and make sure their voice is heard can have a lasting impact on their future. As an Advocacy and Projects Support Coordinator, you’ll combine hands-on work with parents and carers with the practical organisation needed to keep important charity projects moving forward.

You’ll support families of disabled children and young people, particularly those from Black, South Asian, Minoritised Ethnic and marginalised communities, while helping coordinate projects, monitoring outcomes and supporting engagement across the organisation. It’s a varied position where your knowledge of SEND, advocacy and project administration will contribute directly to better access to information, services and opportunities.

What’s in it for you

• Salary of £26,000 pro rata, equivalent to £21,312 for 30 hours per week
• The opportunity to make a tangible difference to disabled children, young people and their families
• Varied work combining direct family advocacy with wider charity projects and community engagement
• The chance to support families navigating education, health, social care, assessments and EHCP processes
• An 18-month fixed-term contract, with the organisation currently seeking further funding to potentially extend contracts by a further three to five years
• The opportunity to contribute to events, workshops, training and activities promoting disability rights, equality and inclusion

Your responsibilities as Advocacy and Projects Support Coordinator

• Provide information, practical assistance and individual advocacy to parents and carers navigating SEND processes, services and support
• Help families understand their rights, prepare for meetings and communicate effectively with schools, local authorities, health professionals and social care services
• Coordinate activities and provide administrative and operational assistance across multiple charity projects
• Maintain accurate records, databases, referral documentation, monitoring information and evidence of project outcomes
• Collate quantitative and qualitative information to support evaluation, progress updates and funder reporting
• Help coordinate events, workshops, training, consultations and meetings, including virtual and hybrid sessions

What we’re looking for in an Advocacy and Projects Support Coordinator

• Experience supporting children and young people with SEND and their parents or carers, with knowledge of SEND processes, EHCPs and relevant education, health and social care provision
• Understanding of disability, equality, safeguarding and the barriers experienced by Black, South Asian, Minoritised Ethnic and marginalised communities
• Strong project administration skills, including maintaining databases, collating monitoring information and supporting evaluation and reporting
• Experience working with voluntary, community and statutory organisations and engaging effectively with a range of stakeholders
• Relevant A Level, O Level, GCSE or NVQ Level 3 qualification in social care or special needs, a project management qualification, or equivalent

Working hours: 30 hours per week, with availability required for occasional evening and weekend meetings and events.

If you want to use your SEND and project experience to help families access the support, information and opportunities they need, apply for the Advocacy and Projects Support Coordinator position by sending your CV and supporting statement.

Applications close at 5pm on Monday 12 October 2026, with applications reviewed on a rolling basis and interviews planned for the weeks commencing 19 and 26 October 2026.

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