Service Coordinator

Birkenhead - UK

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 24-10-2025

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Description

Role: Service Coordinator

Salary:32000 per annum (pro-rata)

Contract/Hours: Fixed Term Contract 12 months - Part Time 22.5 hours a week.

Location: Wirral Merseyside

Benefits:

29 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays with up to 5 additional days for continuous service and option to buy or sell leave.
Gain professional qualifications and excellent training/development opportunities.
Flexible maternity adoption and paternity packages
Pension with up to 7% employer contribution with included life assurance cover
Blue Light Card eligibility with 15000 national retailers discounts.

Vulnerable children in the UK need your help.

Wherever you work in the Action for Children family youll be helping to change the lives of the most vulnerable children in the UK. Last year we helped more than 687000 children and families across the UK. From direct work in communities to national campaigning we are focused on making sure every child has a safe and happy childhood and the foundations they need to thrive.

Why Action for Children

Working here is more than a job. Everyone in the Action for Children family is passionate about protecting and supporting children. Its the sense of purpose that drives us every single day. Because we know that when we work together we can make a huge difference to bring lasting improvements to vulnerable childrens lives.

About The Role.

Wirral Emotional Health and Wellbeing is a newly formed alliance comprising Open Door Charity Action for Children Kooth Utopia and Koala NW with support from Family Toolbox and associate member CAMHS. Commissioned by Wirral Childrens Services Public Health and NHS Cheshire and Merseyside the alliance has secured funding to deliver targeted emotional health and wellbeing interventions for children young people and their families.

The Service Coordinator will oversee the delivery of preventative interventions for children and young people experiencing low to moderate emotional health and wellbeing challenges.

This includes coordinating peer and group-based programmes psychoeducation sessions and training for trusted adults within the children and young peoples workforce.

This role will be the period of 12 months to cover a maternity leave within the service. We are looking for the successful applicant to start in January 2026.

The postholder will be responsible for managing three Practitioners.

You must be able to travel and support programme delivery across Wirral.

The position location is hybrid with a hot desk/shared office space with Open Door Charity at their base in Birkenhead.

What you will be doing:

Coordinating peer provision of evidence-based programmes.
Ensuring fidelity of psycho-education programmes.
Deliver training to trusted adults in the children and young peoples workforce.
Timely completion of the return of KPIs.

What we require from you:

To be able to communicate with internal and external stakeholders.
Be able to seek new external partners and market our offer to promote the programmes and operate in a range of settings i.e. schools community groups and establish relationships.
Have a sound understanding of Wirral Branchs strategic priority regarding the mental health and promote this.
Experience of line management of staff.
Experience of co-ordination and/or delivery of group work programmes.
Be able to travel across the Wirral footprint.
Have a sound understanding of the needs of vulnerable children young people and families and be able to offer solutions to meet their support needs.
Have vision for this flexible collaborative and different approach to working within an alliance.

Talent Pool.

We know talent when we see it. But sometimes we find the right person but not for the right job. Wed love to keep your details for when the right job comes up. Let us know if youd rather we didnt.

Contact:Sarah Manderfield by email atquoting reference 12109

Diversity equality and inclusion.

At Action for Children were dedicated to building a diverse inclusive and authentic workplace. Weactivelyencourageapplications from Black Asian & Minority Ethnic and disabled candidates as they are under-represented within Action for Children. We want to take deliberate and purposeful action to ensure equal opportunity to all groups in society and for Action for Children.

Male staff are under-represented within our Children Service roles. We would like to encourage more male applicants for our Children Service roles.

Dont meet every single requirement

Studies show that women and Black Asian & Minority Ethnic people are less likely to apply for a job unless they meet every qualification. So if youre excited about this role but your experience doesnt align perfectly with the job description wed love you to apply anyway. You might just be the perfect person for this role or another role within the Action for Children family.

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Job Description

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Action for Children Employee Benefits

Action for Children - Driven by Love

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Required Experience:

DescriptionRole: Service CoordinatorSalary:32000 per annum (pro-rata)Contract/Hours: Fixed Term Contract 12 months - Part Time 22.5 hours a week.Location: Wirral MerseysideBenefits:29 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays with up to 5 additional days for continuous service and option to buy or sell...