This is a fantastic opportunity for a Lead Kentown Family Service Co-Ordinator to coordinate and develop our family support offer across the Kentown Programme. You’ll be at the heart of ensuring families caring for children with life-limiting or life-threatening conditions receive the best possible support.
Together for Short Lives is a charity that makes sure seriously ill children and their families get the care they need, especially at the end of life. We work closely with families, care professionals, and services to improve children’s palliative care. We also speak up to government leaders and decision-makers to help make sure families have access to the best support when they need it.
About the Role
As Lead Kentown Family Service Co-ordinator, you will:
- Oversee and support Family Service Co-ordinators across Lancashire, Cumbria, and Greater Manchester.
- Ensure families receive consistent, high-quality support through home visits, events, and online services.
- Co-ordinate complex referrals and help families access financial and practical assistance.
- Build partnerships with health, education, and voluntary sector organisations to widen support for families.
- Support data collection, reporting, and service improvement to strengthen our work and measure impact.
About You
You will bring:
- Experience working with children, young people, or families with complex needs in health, social care or voluntary settings.
- Strong organisational skills to co-ordinate services across multiple regions.
- Experience supporting or supervising staff or volunteers.
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to build trusted relationships with families and professionals.
- A commitment to safeguarding, inclusion, and delivering family-centred support.
Our benefits include:
25 days annual leave plus bank holiday’s
pension scheme
employee assistance programme
days off for volunteering
Flexible working arrangements
How to Apply
If you are interested in applying for this post, please complete the application form and email back to us at recruit@togetherforshortlives.org.uk. CVs will not be accepted. We regret that at this stage we can only consider candidates who have the right to work in the UK.
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If you have any queries or would like to discuss the role please contact recruit@togetherforshortlives.org.uk.
Closing date: Closing date for applications is at 9 AM on Friday 3rd October.
Interview date: Interviews will be held on the 16th or 17th October.
Safeguarding
Together for Short Lives is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and two satisfactory references.
All new staff will receive appropriate safeguarding training as part of their induction. Any concerns about the welfare of a child or vulnerable adult will be taken seriously and reported in accordance with our safeguarding policy.
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
We are an equal opportunities employer and ensure fair, equal treatment regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.