Lancashire Mind
Children and Young People's School Coordinator
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We’re excited to be recruiting for a Children and Young People’s School Coordinator to join our growing Children and Young People’s Team. This is an exciting opportunity to deliver a range of early intervention and resilience-based projects in primary and secondary schools and colleges across Lancashire, supporting children and young people to improve their mental health and wellbeing.
Job title
Children and Young People’s School Coordinator
Hours
Full-time, 35 hours per week
Contract
Fixed-term until 31 Aug 2027
Starting salary
£25,850 starting salary, with eligibility for pay review after 12 months
Location
Based in our Head Office in Leyland with delivery taking place across Lancashire
Application deadline
9:00AM Monday 3rd August 2026
Interview date
Thursday 13th August 2026
We’re looking for a bold and caring individual to join our Children and Young People’s team. We want someone who has experience of engaging and working with children and young people, ideally within schools, and who is passionate about making a difference to young people’s mental health and wellbeing. In this role, you’ll deliver a range of support in schools and colleges, including assemblies, group programmes and workshops on topics such as resilience, anxiety and wellbeing, as well as 1:1 support where needed. You’ll also work closely with school staff and partners, building strong relationships and ensuring our support meets the needs of children and young people.
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To succeed in the role, you will need:
- Excellent communication skills
- Confidence
- Ability to work independently
- Warm, engaging, and creative
- Ability to build rapport quickly with young people and school staff
- Flexibility
- Understanding of the barriers some young people face in achieving good mental health and wellbeing
- Commitment to early intervention and building resilience
This is an exciting time for Lancashire Mind as our children and young people’s services continue to grow, enabling us to reach and support more people across the county. We’re looking for people who share our vision of a Lancashire where everyone can have the best mental health and wellbeing possible.
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Lancashire Mind has a dedicated workplace wellbeing programme to support staff, including:
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Paid wellbeing half day
- Regular wellbeing activities
- Workplace pension scheme
- Paid emergency time off to care for dependents
- Regular supervision
- Strong commitment to learning and development
We’ve recently enhanced our annual leave offer, with:
- 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
- Additional closure days over Christmas
- Long service leave
- Option to buy or sell annual leave
Above all, we are a friendly and supportive place to work: “Great staff team, positive and supportive culture.”
Please note: This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
Applications must be submitted using the online Lancashire Mind job application form, which can be found on this page.
Registered Charity Number 1081427
Registered Company Number 3888655
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