The Brain Charity

Job title: HeadStart Coordinator

Base: Full Sutton, York: HMP Milliske (travel required to our Liverpool (Norton Street) centre on occasion)

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Contract: Permanent

Salary: £27,985 per annum

Role summary:

Join our team as a HeadStart Coordinator at HMP Millsike, and support individuals with neurological conditions within prison settings.

You will conduct neurological screenings, provide education on conditions and their impact, manage symptoms, and offer lifestyle advice.

Additionally, you will assist with practical matters such as future employment choices, housing, and other transitional planning.

As a HeadStart Coordinator, you will be part of an enthusiastic and committed community of staff and volunteers within The Brain Charity, which offers a range of services for the broader neurological community.

Your main tasks will include:

• Supporting prisoners through referrals
• Screening for various neurological conditions
• Educating inmates about their conditions
• Referring them to specialist medical interventions
• Providing casework
• Hands-on practical help and advocacy
• Emotional support

Furthermore, you will attend strategic meetings to advise partners integral to the delivery of services, ensuring the needs of prisoners with neurological conditions are considered during the planning process.

You will actively build relationships within the prison, provide expert advice and guidance to staff, support professionals to improve their expertise on neurological conditions, and recruit and supervise volunteers as required.

Background to The Brain Charity:

Life for any of us can change in an instant. Experiencing a road traffic accident, a major stroke or being diagnosed with dementia can happen completely unexpectedly and can change our lives forever.

The Brain Charity offers emotional support, practical help and social activities to anyone with a neurological condition and to their family, friends and carers. 

There are hundreds of different neurological conditions including stroke, brain tumour, brain injury, Alzheimer’s disease and many rarer conditions.

Click here to find out more about The Brain Charity, or click here to read our annual report.

Applicant information:

To apply, you will need to complete the application form in the pack you can download by clicking the button below.

Please do not send in your CV, as this will not be counted.

Closing date: 5pm, Wednesday 14^th May 2025. Please note: we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.

Interviews for successful applicants will take place during the week commencing Monday 19^th May 2025.

Please e-mail HR@thebraincharity.org.uk or ring 0151 298 2999 if you have any questions.