Make a difference in your community

We are looking for someone with great motivation and energy to join our Short Breaks service supporting children and young people aged 8-19 years with an additional need/ disability.

You’ll plan an engaging programme of early evening activities, Saturday clubs and school holiday trips for young people living in Ashford, that inspires participants and supports them to build confidence and self-esteem, develop resilience, make friends and try new things. You’ll then lead the activities, working alongside colleagues and volunteers to support the young people to participate, interact, have fun and make choices and decisions together. It’s great to see children and young people trying new experiences and achieving goals.

You will also arrange and support a range of Family Days across Ashford, Canterbury, Dover, Maidstone, Swale and Thanet, providing opportunities for families to network and form a community with other families whilst accessing local provisions, venues, and fun activities.
You will work with existing participants and manage new referrals, working with young people and their families to create and update care plans.

Applicants should have relevant experience of working or volunteering in education, health or social care, and have exceptional organisation and communication skills.

This is a full-time role (includes 2 Saturdays per month in term-time and occasional early evenings). It’s essential that applicants have their own car and are willing to train to drive a minibus.

Do a job that is amazing!

We offer our employees:
• Inclusive values-based environment
• Competitive remuneration package
• Workplace pension scheme
• Generous 31 days annual leave entitlement plus bank holidays
• Opportunities for hybrid working
• Benenden Health Care
• Death in Service Benefit
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Employee Supported Volunteering scheme
• Development opportunities
• and more

Imago is committed to Safer Recruitment practices, and the post is subject to references and an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.
Please either submit your CV with a short covering note or visit our website at www.imago.community for full details.

Imago recognises that many people in our society experience discrimination or lack of opportunity for reasons that are not fair. We aim to create a culture that respects and values each other’s differences, and see these differences as an asset, as they improve our ability to meet the needs of the organisations and people we work with. We proactively seek to increase opportunities for inclusion, and celebrate diversity across our organisation and within communities.

Imago recognises its duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of the children, young people and adults at risk who access its services or with whom it comes into contact.


About Imago
Imago is a well-respected social action charity working across Kent, Medway, East Sussex and London. Through our services and projects, we aim to support independence, reduce social isolation and empower individuals and communities.

We deliver a wide range of services to children and young people, older people, carers, and volunteers, in partnership with funders, public sector commissioners and private sector sponsors.

We apply our commitment to excellence, evidencing impact and safeguarding vulnerable people to all aspects of our work.