Empowering Disabled Children, Young Adults And Their Families

Empowering Disabled Children, Young Adults And Their Families

Job Information

Job Closing Date: 15/09/2026

Looking for a rewarding role where you can help disabled children and young people become more active, confident and connected?

Join the friendly team at Umbrella Derby & Derbyshire as our Health and Activity Coordinator, leading an exciting new programme designed to help disabled children, young people and their families access and enjoy physical activity.

This is a varied role where you’ll plan and coordinate inclusive group activities, work alongside specialist facilitators and build relationships with families, community organisations and local partners. You’ll help create opportunities that support health, wellbeing and ongoing participation in physical activity.

What you’ll receive:

  • £28,100 – £31,842 per annum, pro rata to 18 hours, depending on experience
  • 22 days annual leave, pro rata to hours, plus 8 Bank Holidays
  • Umbrella pension scheme
  • Mileage allowance for work-related travel
  • A rewarding role supporting disabled children, young people and their families
  • The opportunity to develop and shape an exciting new health and activity programme
  • A welcoming and supportive team

Primary Location: Kirk Hallam
Secondary Location: Marble Hall, Nightingale Road, Derby, DE24 8BG

Hours: 18 hours per week, including some evening and weekend work

Contract: Initially funded for 18 months, with the potential to extend subject to future funding

The Role

As our Health and Activity Coordinator, you’ll be responsible for planning, organising and delivering safe, structured and inclusive group sessions that help disabled children and young people access and benefit from physical activity.

Your role will include:

  • Planning, organising and delivering engaging group activity sessions.
  • Working with specialist facilitators where required.
  • Developing session plans that support the aims of the programme.
  • Adapting activities to suit different abilities and levels of support.
  • Coordinating staff, volunteers and venues to make sure sessions run safely and effectively.
  • Developing opportunities for participants to continue being active, including through digital tools and connections with mainstream activities.
  • Monitoring engagement and progress and responding to participants’ changing needs.
  • Working closely with colleagues across Umbrella.
  • Building strong relationships with local organisations, community partners and other stakeholders.
  • Acting as a key point of contact for participants and their families and involving them in the planning and evaluation of the programme.

Job Requirments

  • Experience coordinating or delivering group-based activities.
  • The ability to adapt activities for people with different support needs.
  • Strong organisational and time management skills.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Experience working with volunteers or small teams.
  • The confidence to work independently, use your initiative and manage your own workload.
  • A driving licence and access to a vehicle. Mileage allowance will be paid for work-related travel.

As this role involves working with children and young people, the successful applicant will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check before starting employment.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

If you’re passionate about making physical activity more accessible and want to play a key role in developing an exciting new programme for disabled children, young people and their families, we’d love to hear from you.

Want more information about this role?

For more information about this role, please contact:

Kelly.Noble@umbrella.uk.net

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