Near You Coordinator – Nottingham in London

RNID Near You Coordinator – NottinghamLocation: Home working in NottinghamSalary: £25,780 per annumHours: 35 Hours per weekContract type: 12 months Fixed Term ContractApplication deadline: 9 February 2026Interview Dates: w/c 16 February 2026

Please note: The post requires travel across Nottingham so living within the area is an essential requirement.

Who We AreWe are RNID: the national charity supporting the 18 million people in the UK who are deaf, have hearing loss or tinnitus. Together, we will end the discrimination faced by our communities, help people hear better now and fund world‐class research to restore hearing and silence tinnitus.

We work with our communities and partners across industry, government, charity, education and more to change life for the better. RNID has a proud history and big ambitions. We also know the value of a friendly face in local communities to support people where they need it most.

Join our teamWe are a remote working organisation, with colleagues based across the UK in locations from Cornwall to the Shetland Isles and everywhere in between. We come together in person two or three times a year for our Staff Summits, inspirational events for sharing skills and ideas, hearing from external speakers and spending quality time with colleagues. Working in this way, we bring together the best of digital and in‐person working in a modern, progressive organisation. We know our colleagues have responsibilities and interests outside work and we want to support that, which is why we offer a sector‐leading flexible working policy to all our staff from day one.

Our values are at the heart of how we work and communicate with each other, and the outside world. We strive to be an organisation that is connected, insightful, curious and passionate in everything we do.

This role is important to us and this is where you come in…

What You Will Be Doing

Be responsible for setting up and co‐ordinating sessions across the region

Be able to recruit, train and manage a team of up to 30 volunteers to deliver the service across Nottingham

Work with Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust audiology team to induct and train our volunteers to high standards

Promote this service within the NHS Trust area to ensure maximum engagement and uptake

Ensure all paperwork is processed correctly and reports to stakeholders are timely completed

About YouYou want to make a difference in people\’s lives and love to interact with various audiences, including volunteers, health professionals and people using our services.

You have experience managing events, your own workload and able to work evenings/ weekends if required.

You can physically assist people with hearing aids sensitively, giving clear guidance and considering individual wishes and health needs.

You are ready to work for a home‐working organisation and have good IT skills, particularly with Microsoft Office applications including Outlook, Excel, Word.

We are looking to appoint a motivated person with a keen interest in supporting people with their hearing loss. While you will be home based, there will be some regular travel to services which will be volunteer delivered.

What We Can Offer You

28 days annual leave plus all bank holidays

Plus 2 wellbeing days for extra flexibility

Sickness benefit entitlement from day 1

Fully remote working with no core hours

£26 remote working allowance every month

In person whole staff conferences throughout the year

Pension scheme with 4% employer contribution

Employee assistance programme that provides counselling sessions

Additional benefits for maternity, paternity and adoption

Hospital Saturday Fund health benefit

Access to an event ticketing platform

Our commitment to diversityWe are committed to supporting our staff including making reasonable adjustments. If you require support to apply for or fulfil the requirements of this role, please inform us so we can discuss the options with you.

Disability ConfidentDisability Confident is a government scheme designed to encourage employers to recruit and retain disabled people and those with health conditions. It has replaced the previous Two Ticks Positive About Disabled People scheme that you may have heard of.

RNID is proud to be a member of Disability Confident and as a Disability Confident Leader we recognise the value disabled people bring to RNID. We offer interviews to any candidate that tells us they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the role.

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