Job purpose
As our Senior Young Dads Worker (Neurodiverse), you will play a key and active role in increasing NEYDL’s reach with, and quality of support for, neurodivergent young dads. You will provide direct, adapted one-to-one and group support, and help build NEYDL’s wider organisational understanding of how to work effectively and inclusively with neurodivergent young dads and their families.
Salary - £30,321.00 gross per annum (FTE); pro rata for 17.5 hours per week
Hours - Part-time (17.5 hours per week), worked flexibly across the week by agreement, with some evening and weekend work expected to meet the needs of the young dads we support
Location - Hybrid, home-based with regular travel across County Durham, Tees Valley and Tyne and Wear.
Key responsibilities
1. Outreach
- Identify neurodivergent young dads, expectant dads and non-birthing people across County Durham, Tees Valley and Tyne and Wear through a comprehensive outreach plan
- Build relationships with diagnostic, educational and support services relevant to neurodivergent people and their families (e.g. SEND services, autism and ADHD support organisations, educational psychology services, special schools)
- Work with NEYDL’s wider frontline team to identify young dads already engaged with NEYDL who may benefit from additional neurodiversity-informed support
2. Support
- Provide effective, high-quality, one-to-one support to neurodivergent young dads, both virtually and in-person, adapting communication and approach to individual needs
- Establish, coordinate and co-facilitate peer support groups and peer moderated video gaming groups for neurodivergent young dads, where desired
- Support young dads to register, access and complete DigiDAD e-learning content, adapting support to individual learning needs
- Support the delivery of training and educational activities that respond to the identified needs of neurodivergent young dads and their families
3. Building organisational understanding
- Act as a point of expertise within NEYDL on the needs of neurodivergent young dads, supporting colleagues to adapt their own practice where appropriate
- Contribute to making NEYDL’s wider service offer, including group activities, events and communications, genuinely accessible to neurodivergent young dads
4. Research, monitoring and evaluation
- Effectively record, monitor and report programme performance via NEYDL’s data management system and evaluation framework
- Ensure all relevant data is recorded and stored accurately, on time and in line with NEYDL’s Data Protection Policy
- Comply with monitoring, evaluation and reporting requirements as part of NEYDL’s internal processes and any grant funding or commissioning requirements
- Support the work of NEYDL’s research partners and independent evaluators as required
5. Collaboration
- Work in partnership with key stakeholders to improve the service offer for neurodivergent young dads
6. Advocacy
- Represent NEYDL at external events and meetings to raise awareness of the service and influence other organisations
- Develop and build effective networks and working relationships with principal stakeholders and supporters
- Promote, campaign and advocate with and on behalf of neurodivergent young men, ensuring NEYDL continues to be a leading voice for positive change
7. Personal development
- Attend fortnightly team meetings and internal and external supervision
- Take responsibility for your own professional development, including identification of training needs
8. Recruitment
- Support the recruitment and advancement of young dads seeking to progress into meaningful volunteering roles (including DigiDAD content creators, peer researchers, AmbassaDADS, Community Cycling Group Leaders and Community Beekeepers)
- Strive to ensure that young dads who access NEYDL’s programmes and services are reflective of the diverse communities in which we work
9. Engagement
- Support NEYDL’s communications and engagement strategy, such as writing copy and sourcing images for annual reports, social media campaigns and local news media
10. Other
- Deputise for the Programme Manager as required
- Report to the Board of Trustees in person or in writing on a quarterly basis as required
11. Standard clauses
- The post holder must carry out their responsibilities at all times with due regard to NEYDL’s Equity, Diversity and Inclusion strategy, policy and statement, and Safeguarding Policy
- The post holder is responsible for ensuring that policies and procedures relating to health and safety in the workplace are adhered to at all times
- The post holder must respect the confidentiality of data stored electronically and by other means, in line with NEYDL’s Data Protection Policy
- This role requires satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) clearance prior to appointment
This job description is not exhaustive. NEYDL reserves the right to reasonably add to or revise it at any time in agreement with the post holder.
How to apply
To apply, please send your CV (no more than four pages, including two references who can be contacted if successful) and either:
- A covering letter of no more than two sides of A4 (Arial, size 12)
- Or a video of no more than four minutes
In your application, please address:
- What excites you most about this role and how it connects to your skills and experience, bearing in mind the person specification
- What relevant lived experience you would bring to this role
- What experience of engaging with neurodivergent young people, families or communities you would bring to this role
Send your application to [email protected] with the subject line ‘Job Application - Senior Young Dads Worker (Neurodiverse)’.
Applications must be received by midnight, Sunday 16 August. For an informal conversation about the role, please email [email protected]
Shortlisting: 17 & 18 August. Interviews: Friday 21 August.
NEYDL is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and particularly encourage applications from people with lived experience relevant to the communities we serve.
Pay: £16.66 per hour
Application question(s):
- Do you have a valid driving license?
- Please paste your cover letter below.
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Durham
