Job Description

Remote (expectation for travel and overnight stays as and when required) 35 hours per week (Monday-Friday) 28,000 per annum (plus a 300 per annum working from home allowance) 29 days annual leave (plus Bank Holidays) Pension - matched company contribution up to 6% Company sick pay
Home-based, with regular travel and occasional overnight stays across the UK.

Purpose of the Role

The Sleep Advice Consultant will play a key role in the development, promotion, and delivery of the Cerebra Sleep Advice Service.

This full-time post will work closely with the existing Sleep Advice Consultants and the Sleep Team Manager to expand the reach and quality of the service, ensuring consistent, high-quality advice across the UK.

The Sleep Advice Consultant will contribute to the promotion and delivery of the Cerebra Sleep Advice Service for children with neurological conditions with empathy, professionalism, and a commitment to inclusion.

Key Areas of Responsibility

1. Supporting Delivery of Sleep Advice

Deliver the Cerebra Sleep Advice Service in line with agreed service standards, ensuring an inclusive, respectful, and person-centred approach.

Provide accessible sleep support to parents, carers, and families with a child with a neurological condition through Cerebra Sleep Workshops and online Sleep Seminars across the UK and individual one-to-one telephone consultations and sleep clinics.

Work collaboratively with families from diverse backgrounds to assess and manage children's sleep challenges in a supportive and empowering way.

Assess the existing sleep patterns of the neurodiverse child from the submitted sleep diary, referral and initial telephone consultation.

Develop tailored sleep strategies that meet the unique needs, values, and circumstances of each neurodiverse child and their family.

Participate in monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of the Cerebra Sleep Service, using feedback to inform service improvements and development.

Contribute to internal and external meetings, including multidisciplinary and partnership teams, promoting open dialogue and mutual learning.

Help create and review sleep-related materials that are clear, accessible, and meet Cerebra's quality standards.

Build and maintain respectful, collaborative relationships with other professionals, organisations, and services.

Engage in ongoing learning and development, including training from sleep specialists and other relevant sources, and from within Cerebra.

Share stories or case studies to help illustrate the impact of the Cerebra Sleep Service, with appropriate consent, anonymity where required and sensitivity.

Actively contribute to awareness and engagement activities such as Cerebra Sleep Week and fundraising activities where possible.

2. Team and Organisational Responsibilities

Take part in regular supervision sessions and team meetings, keeping your line manager informed and contributing to a positive team culture.

Uphold Cerebra's Data Protection Policies and all relevant confidentiality and safeguarding policies.

Take ownership of your workload, ensuring services are delivered effectively, ethically, and with compassion.

Carry out any other reasonable duties in line with the needs of the team and organisation.

3. General Responsibilities

Adhere to Cerebra's Data Protection Policy and maintain strict confidentiality at all times.

Take responsibility for personal workload, ensuring deadlines and quality standards are consistently met.

Work collaboratively and flexibly as part of a dynamic, multi-disciplinary team and with other teams within Cerebra.

Undertake any other reasonable duties in line with the role and the evolving needs of the charity.

Person Specification

Essential

Qualifications - A background in sleep support or a related field (e.g. child development, health and social care, psychology, nursing, education, or social work) including professional, voluntary, or lived experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience - At least two years' experience supporting children and/or families -- professionally, voluntarily, or through personal lived experience.

Strong communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to adapt communication for diverse audiences.

Confidence and competence in presenting to groups or speaking in public, including online.

Ability to work independently, manage time effectively, and contribute to a supportive and collaborative team environment.

Strong interpersonal skills with a respectful, compassionate approach to working with families and professionals from all backgrounds.

Experience of case management, support planning, or one-to-one support.

Competent digital and IT skills, including use of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and digital communication platforms (e.g. Zoom, Teams).

Desired

Qualification in training facilitation, teaching, or presentation skills.

Accredited sleep training from recognised providers (e.g. Sleep Scotland, Sleep Charity, EDS, Sleep Southampton).

Knowledge, Skills and Experience - Experience of supporting or working with children with neurodevelopmental conditions (e.g. autism, ADHD, learning disabilities).

Awareness of how social media can be used to raise awareness and share information about services.

Experience in using Client Relationship Management (CRM) systems or similar digital tools for recording and tracking support work.

Personal, family, or lived experience of neurodevelopmental conditions.

Personal Circumstances

Ability to travel throughout the UK, including occasional overnight stays.

Eligible to live and work in the UK.

Flexibility to work occasionally on evenings or weekends as required.

Full, clean UK driving licence.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 28,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Company pension Sick pay Work from home
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Carmarthen SA31 3LW