Children’s Coordinator

About the Job

Service: Change4Life
Location: Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster
Hours: 29.6 hours per week (part-time)
Salary: £32,425 - £35,211 FTE per annum inclusive of Inner London Weighting (£25,940 - £28,168.80 for part-time)
Contract type: Permanent

This role provides a unique opportunity to be part of an innovative service that supports two authorities in tackling childhood obesity and health inequalities, through a holistic health promotion and community-based approach. This role is a perfect fit for someone with experience in behaviour change, nutrition and physical activity.

At [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] we transform lives by providing practical, emotional and financial support to those who are experiencing poverty, disadvantage and social isolation. We have been building stronger families since 1869 and today we work with more than 60,000 families in over 150 community based services, as well as supporting thousands more through national programmes and grants.

We were delighted to be awarded delivery of a Change4Life service across Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster in 2020. Change4Life takes a holistic and community-based approach, improving and promoting the physical and emotional health & wellbeing of children and their families with a lasting impact.

You will join a dynamic service that takes a preventative and whole systems approach to tackling childhood obesity and health inequalities at a time when supporting disadvantaged members of our society is more essential than ever.

Summary of Job

The post holder will share and embrace Public Health Agenda and Outcomes as the model will focus on national and local public health priorities including oral health, healthy eating, emotional wellbeing and physical activity.

The Change4Life Service will:

• Deliver an innovative service with a holistic approach to promoting health and wellbeing.
• Align with other services that promote similar messages
• Promote a whole systems approach to reduce health inequalities
• Be responsive and flexible to changing local needs

To achieve the above in your role as Children’s Coordinator you will be required to:

• Be committed to providing an integrated one-team approach to children, young people & their families with an aim to delivering effective services and interventions as part of the C4L offer.
• Provide support for 5-11 age range and their families by delivering Change4Life Kids Clubs
• Adopt a co-production approach to the establishment of the clubs.
• Use solution focused approach and strength based approaches when working with families on a 1:1 basis to address individual needs and goals.
• To evidence outcomes families achieve through use of evidence-based tools. Monitoring and reporting outcomes in line with contractual requirements.
• Developing and sustaining excellent relationships with key stakeholders especially school staff and other delivery partners.

Your Skills

To achieve the above in your role as Children’s Coordinator you will be required to:

• Be committed to providing an integrated one-team approach to children, young people & their families with an aim to delivering effective services and interventions as part of the C4L offer.
• Ensure that the service is integrated, comprehensive and makes a difference to children and families served with clear focus on improving health outcomes.
• Use solution focused and strength-based approaches when working with families on a 1:1 basis to address individual needs and goals.
• To evidence outcomes families achieve through use of evidence-based tools. Monitoring and reporting outcomes in line with contractual requirements.
• Developing and sustaining excellent relationships with key stakeholders and delivery partners.

What We Offer

We offer flexible working hours, a generous pension scheme and leave entitlements, eye care vouchers, a cycle to work scheme and other great benefits. We have an excellent wellbeing offer and we will invest in your professional development with on-going quality training and career development opportunities. We have six staff diversity networks that offer peer support and contribute to the strategic development of EDI; AccessAbility Network, Anti-Racism and People of Colour Network, Gender Equality Network, Inter-Faith Network, LGBTQIA+ Equality Network and Parents and Carers Equality Network. You’ll join an established, supportive and high-performing service and have the opportunity to thrive in an innovative organisation that values your opinion, encourages learning and has the needs of children and families at its core.

A driver’s license and access to your own car is desirable for this post.

How to Apply

Click the ‘Apply’ link below and fill out our digital application form.
Closing Date: Friday 17th October 2025 at 11.59pm.
Interviews are scheduled to take place week commencing 27th October 2025.
For direct queries or if you would like to discuss any aspect of the selection process or flexible working requests, please email: [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]

Appointments are subject to satisfactory Safer Recruitment checks, including a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check where appropriate to the role.

*Ordinarily [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] appoints new starters at the starting point of the salary scale (with subsequent annual pay progression), unless you have experience that would justify appointment further up the salary scale or there are any other exceptional reasons.

*We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.