We are looking for someone with experience of working with young adults with SEN (special educational needs) to work within Cardiff on our SAFE in the city project.
Educating young adults with ALN how to navigate relationships, online safety and wellbeing. Facilitating group sessions with volunteer peer led sessions, recruiting supporting volunteers, building referral pathways and partnership working.
- 24 1/2 hours per week (fixed-term contract for 12 months)
- Job Ref: V
- Hours/Days per week: 3.5 days per week – (Flexible days/hours)
- Salary: £17,935.50 plus attractive employee benefits package
- Start date: ASAP
- Location: Homebased with extensive travel across Cardiff
- Closing date: 21st July 2026
Full UK driving licence essential
Interview date and Location: Online Teams (time and date to be confirmed).
Volunteering Matters
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SAFE Cardiff
SAFE in the City is a pilot project that brings our award-winning SAFE project to the City of Cardiff area. Funded by the Moondance Foundation and the Baily Thomas Charitable Fund, SAFE (Sexual Awareness for Everyone) is a project that empowers young people with learning disabilities a peer-led environment. It aims to improve the knowledge of topics relating to healthy relationships and sexual health, mate crime, and internet safety. It focuses on young people aged 16-35 with additional learning needs in addition to offering support to their families.
SAFE is facilitated with peer-led workshops. The aim of this project is to empower young people with additional learning needs to lead the conversation and education around their own relationships improving knowledge and awareness of these topics for our beneficiaries of this project.
Job purpose
The successful candidate will deliver a pilot project, taking our SAFE project to Cardiff. You’ll be responsible for forging new connections and seeking opportunities in the area to deliver our SAFE workshops, encouraging the participation of volunteers wherever possible. The role will involve workshop delivery as well as volunteer recruitment and management. Working alongside an existing colleague in Gwent, you’ll develop and consolidate our workshop materials, to ensure that they’re meeting the needs of the young people participating.
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