UK remote
Project Coordinator
About this role
At The Baked Bean Charity, we believe everyone deserves the opportunity to thrive. Every day, we support adults and young people with learning disabilities through creative, educational and wellbeing services that build confidence, develop independence and create genuine opportunities for people to reach their full potential. We're looking for an exceptional problem solver, organiser and creative people person to join our team of Project Coordinators What you'll be doing Project Coordinators at The Baked Bean Charity play a vital role in the day to day success of our projects, supporting students, staff, and the wider organisation.
Acting as a key link between the Service Lead, Senior Leadership Team and the delivery of Baked Bean sessions, they provide guidance, advice, and practical support to Facilitators and Workshop Assistants to ensure our programmes run smoothly and effectively. You will: · Lead and develop our complex needs provisions , overseeing a range of creative, educational and wellbeing projects that support students to thrive.
· Support and empower your team , providing line management, supervision, mentoring and training to help staff grow in confidence and deliver their best work. · Champion person-centred support , getting to know students as individuals and ensuring their interests, preferences and support needs shape engaging, meaningful activities. · Maintain high standards of care and delivery , supporting student welfare, safeguarding, risk assessments and effective responses to challenges as they arise.
· Get hands-on with delivery , working directly with students, modelling good practice and providing facilitator cover and practical support when needed. · Keep projects running smoothly , coordinating staff, planning, resources and records, while working closely with colleagues, families and external partners. · Be a reliable point of support , helping colleagues navigate day-to-day issues, responding calmly under pressure and contributing to the wider success of Baked Bean.
About you · You have at least two years' facilitation experience in performing or creative arts based education, or a comparable organisation, with experience supporting people with learning disabilities and autism. · You have at least two years’ experience supporting adults and/or young people with learning disabilities and complex needs , with the skills to develop and implement person-centred strategies that promote progression, wellbeing, engagement and positive responses to situations of dysregulation.