Cluster Co-ordinator

A career that's life-changing

Cluster Co-ordinators - Derbyshire - 2 vacancies, potential of full time or part time hours. To be discussed at interview.

Up to £32, 900 per annum pro-rata and excellent employee benefits to promote a healthy work life balance

Up to 7 weeks of annual leave (plus bank holidays)

Do you have a strong background in managing and delivering services for children and young people's emotional and mental health? Action for Children are proud to announce that with effect from 1st June 2019, we will be delivering a targeted early intervention service for children and young people aged 0-17 and their families across Derbyshire in partnership with Derbyshire Federation for Mental Health, Derby University and BfB Labs.

The service will work with children and young people who need specialist support but who do not meet the thresholds for more specialist services. These children and young people are likely to present with moderate mental health difficulties (i.e. Anxiety, Conduct disorders) and require support to help them deal with issues such as bereavement, parental separation, self-esteem, bullying, transitions, sexuality, and behaviour at home/school. The collaborative model is designed to increase resilience and reduce the development of more entrenched mental health issues.

We will be running three interventions hubs across Derbyshire and the purpose of the service will be to deliver programmes of one to one/family support based on psychological formulations unique to every child, with an emphasis on building resilience in children and young people, supporting good attachment and establishing evidence-based outcomes. The service will also offer group interventions, a digital offer and evidence-based programmes for children and their parents.

We are looking for two Cluster Co-ordinators, who will be based in our offices in either Chesterfield or Derby City/South Derbyshire area. You will work with a range of professionals to ensure the children and young people you support develop to their full potential. You will manage a team of Family Support Practitioners and hold the highest aspirations for children and young people. You will also liaise closely with our partners to ensure compliance and excellence. We will actively support you in your role and provide you with specialist training, development and supervision.

How Action for Children works

Action for Children does what's right, does what's needed and does what works for children across the UK. Every year, our team changes the lives of over 300,000 children, young people and their families - but for every child who needs help to get help, there's plenty more to do. That's where you come in.

The person

You will have experience of working with children, young people and families in the community as well as supervising staff who are carrying out direct work with children and families. Ideally you will have experience of delivering targeted early interventions to children and young people. You will have a proven record of working collaboratively and responding to safeguarding concerns.



You will be committed to Action for Children's defining statement, "keeping the child at the centre," and promoting our participation standards in your work. You will also be committed to inclusion and promoting diversity in line with Action for Children's values.

The rewards

When you join Action for Children, you will be joining a collaborative, diverse and supportive team of like-minded-individuals, every one of them as passionate as you are. We want all of our employees to feel valued and well rewarded for the vital work they do.

When you work with us, we'll recognise your efforts:

• By paying you a competitive salary and a generous paid holiday allowance- minimum 29 days (pro-rata) plus public/bank holidays with the opportunity to buy/sell up to 5 days leave
• By supporting your work/life balance with a flexible working week. To be discussed at interview
• By supporting you and welcoming new additions to your family - flexible maternity, paternity and adoption packages
• By giving you a pension - we have a contribution scheme that matches a maximum of 7% employee and 7% employer contributions which includes a death in service benefit.

• By providing excellent learning and development opportunities and all the support you need to thrive.
• By giving you access to discounts at hundreds of retailers

This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real difference to vulnerable children's lives and to build a fulfilling and meaningful long term career with a leading UK children's charity.

Action for Children is committed to safer recruitment practices, designed to protect the welfare of the children and young people using our services.

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We are committed to safer recruitment practices to protect our service users, therefore all applicants are expected to have an understanding of and commitment to safeguarding best-practice.

Action for Children is passionate about promoting equality, valuing diversity and working inclusively. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons particularly people with Disabilities and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic applicants, as these groups are currently under-represented in our workforce.