The Role
As one of three Groups and Short Breaks Coordinators, you will play a key role in delivering and developing our Short Breaks and group-based services for autistic children and young people with a wide range of support needs.
This is a flexible role:
• Depending on skills, experience and need, each Coordinator will take the lead on specific areas of the service for example; term-time clubs, holiday schemes, Ofsted registered under 8s provision, Family Days etc.
• All Coordinators will be needed to do some weekend and evening work and to contribute to direct group delivery, service planning, staff supervision and ensuring high-quality and safe support across our offer.
You will work closely with the Head of Service and fellow Coordinators to help shape a vibrant, inclusive and responsive service aligned with RfA’s 2025–2030 strategy.
Main Responsibilities:
The role will combine leading groups for autistic children and young people with a range of needs, supporting the delivery of others as needed and setting up and successfully running under 8’s clubs in line with Ofsted best practice requirements. Your time will be dedicated to delivering high quality, impactful services, associated admin related tasks, overseeing some groups, ensuring delivery standards are consistent, and supporting the development of our teams.
Responsibilities will also include but are not limited to:
Service Delivery & Development:
• Oversee and be part of the delivery of group services for children and young people, including term-time and holiday programmes.
• Where allocated, support the development and/or delivery of specialist areas such as: Ofsted registered under 8s provision, Family Days, scheme planning and logistical coordination • Develop activity programmes and plans, sometimes these will need to be in line with Ofsted requirements, ensuring these are person centred and autism specific.
• Monitor service quality, ensuring activities are well-planned, inclusive, and meet the needs of individuals with both complex and lower support needs.
• Analyse service data and feedback to identify trends, challenges, and opportunities for development.
• With your team, develop processes and procedures to develop the services. • Lead and deliver autism specific sessions, including session planning, meaningful activities and set up of resources and equipment.
• Facilitate pre and post session team meetings to reflect on the session, activities, and young people’s needs.
• Oversee staff-child ratios, individual support plans and medical plans.
• Offer high quality autism specific support based on the young people’s interests and needs. • To be involved in the Family Days we will deliver across the year.
Safeguarding, Risk & Behaviour Support:
• Actively promote the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of all children, young people and vulnerable adults accessing the service.
• Follow organisational safeguarding policies, procedures and codes of conduct at all times. • Maintain clear professional boundaries and model safe, respectful and appropriate behaviour.
• Recognise and respond appropriately to safeguarding, welfare or behaviour-related concerns, reporting these promptly and in line with organisational procedures.
• Work in a way that reduces risk and supports positive behaviour, emotional regulation and individual communication needs.
• Contribute to a culture where safeguarding concerns are shared appropriately, listened to, and taken seriously.
Core duties for all staff:
• Uphold and adhere to the values of RfA at all time
• Ensure there is always compliance with RfA’s safeguarding policies and procedures • All staff are expected to promote equality in the workplace and in our services • Undertake any other duties asked of you that are commensurate with your grade …The Role
As one of three Groups and Short Breaks Coordinators, you will play a key role in delivering and developing our Short Breaks and group-based services for autistic children and young people with a wide range of support needs.
This is a flexible role:
• Depending on skills, experience and need, each Coordinator will take the lead on specific areas of the service for example; term-time clubs, holiday schemes, Ofsted registered under 8s provision, Family Days etc.
• All Coordinators will be needed to do some weekend and evening work and to contribute to direct group delivery, service planning, staff supervision and ensuring high-quality and safe support across our offer.
You will work closely with the Head of Service and fellow Coordinators to help shape a vibrant, inclusive and responsive service aligned with RfA’s 2025–2030 strategy.
Main Responsibilities:
The role will combine leading groups for autistic children and young people with a range of needs, supporting the delivery of others as needed and setting up and successfully running under 8’s clubs in line with Ofsted best practice requirements. Your time will be dedicated to delivering high quality, impactful services, associated admin related tasks, overseeing some groups, ensuring delivery standards are consistent, and supporting the development of our teams.
Responsibilities will also include but are not limited to:
Service Delivery & Development:
• Oversee and be part of the delivery of group services for children and young people, including term-time and holiday programmes.
• Where allocated, support the development and/or delivery of specialist areas such as: Ofsted registered under 8s provision, Family Days, scheme planning and logistical coordination • Develop activity programmes and plans, sometimes these will need to be in line with Ofsted requirements, ensuring these are person centred and autism specific.
• Monitor service quality, ensuring activities are well-planned, inclusive, and meet the needs of individuals with both complex and lower support needs.
• Analyse service data and feedback to identify trends, challenges, and opportunities for development.
• With your team, develop processes and procedures to develop the services. • Lead and deliver autism specific sessions, including session planning, meaningful activities and set up of resources and equipment.
• Facilitate pre and post session team meetings to reflect on the session, activities, and young people’s needs.
• Oversee staff-child ratios, individual support plans and medical plans.
• Offer high quality autism specific support based on the young people’s interests and needs. • To be involved in the Family Days we will deliver across the year.
Safeguarding, Risk & Behaviour Support:
• Actively promote the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of all children, young people and vulnerable adults accessing the service.
• Follow organisational safeguarding policies, procedures and codes of conduct at all times. • Maintain clear professional boundaries and model safe, respectful and appropriate behaviour.
• Recognise and respond appropriately to safeguarding, welfare or behaviour-related concerns, reporting these promptly and in line with organisational procedures.
• Work in a way that reduces risk and supports positive behaviour, emotional regulation and individual communication needs.
• Contribute to a culture where safeguarding concerns are shared appropriately, listened to, and taken seriously.
Core duties for all staff:
• Uphold and adhere to the values of RfA at all time
• Ensure there is always compliance with RfA’s safeguarding policies and procedures • All staff are expected to promote equality in the workplace and in our services • Undertake any other duties asked of you that are commensurate with your grade WWWWW…