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CEREBRA - FOR BRAIN INJURED CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
UK
Full-time
Job Description: Sleep Training Co- Ordinator

Job Title
Sleep Training
Co-Ordinator

Reports To
Sleep Team Manager

Directorate
Research and Support
Services

Team
Sleep

Home-based, with regular travel and occasional overnight stays across the UK.

Purpose of the Role
The Sleep Training Co-Ordinator will play a key role in the development, promotion, and delivery of the
Cerebra Sleep Training Service for professionals.

This full-time post will work closely with the existing Sleep Training Co-Ordinator and the Sleep Team
Manager  to  expand  the  reach  and  quality  of  the  service,  ensuring  consistent,  high-quality  training
provision across the UK.

You  will  contribute  to  all  aspects  of  planning,  logistics,  facilitation,  and  evaluation,  helping  to  make
Cerebra’s Sleep Training Service an outstanding national resource for professionals supporting children
with brain conditions and their families.

Key Areas of Responsibility
1. Supporting Delivery of the Sleep Training Service

•  Assist in the delivery and ongoing development of The Cerebra Sleep Training Service in line

with agreed service standards.

•  Deliver training sessions — both online and face-to-face — for professionals working with

families of children with brain conditions.

•  Provide administrative and logistical support to ensure all training sessions run smoothly and

professionally.

•  Work collaboratively with the Sleep Team Manager and Sleep Training Co-Ordinator to

continually refine and improve the service.

2. Organisation and Administration

•  Coordinate and manage the booking and scheduling of all Sleep Training sessions throughout

the year, acting as a key point of contact for delegates and partner organisations.

•  Handle day-to-day communication with delegates to ensure they can easily access both the

online and in-person components of the course.

•  Maintain accurate and timely records of all enquiries, delegates, and sessions using the

Cerebra CRM system.

•  Oversee practical arrangements such as room hire, catering, accommodation, travel, and

equipment for each training event.

•  Liaise with the Sleep Team Manager and Finance Team to raise purchase orders, manage

invoicing, and ensure timely payments.

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3. Monitoring and Evaluation

•  Collect, record, and analyse feedback from professionals who attend Cerebra’s Sleep Training

sessions.

•  Support the Sleep Team Manager and Sleep Training Co-Ordinator in producing evaluation

reports to demonstrate impact, outcomes, and areas for development.

•  Contribute ideas to enhance training materials and improve participant experience based on

evaluation results.

4. Relationship Management and Promotion

•  Build and maintain positive relationships with professionals and partner organisations across
health, education, and social care sectors (including NHS, CAMHS, schools, and voluntary
agencies).

•  Represent Cerebra at relevant events, conferences, and meetings to promote the Sleep

Training Service.

•  Support the Sleep Team Manager in identifying new opportunities to expand and enhance the

service’s reach.

•  Promote Cerebra’s work through effective use of social media and digital communication.

5. Personal and Professional Development

•  Undertake relevant training in sleep practice and facilitation, including opportunities to learn

from leading sleep specialists.

•  Maintain up-to-date knowledge of sleep research and its application to children with

neurodevelopmental conditions.

•  Participate actively in supervision, team meetings, and reflective practice sessions.

6. 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
Criteria

Qualifications

Essential

Desirable

Degree in a relevant subject, such
as child development, nursing,
psychology, education, health and
social care, or a related field.

Qualification in training
facilitation, teaching, or
presentation skills.

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

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Knowledge, Skills and
Experience

Minimum of one year’s experience
working directly with children
and/or families.

Experience supporting children
with neurodevelopmental or
neurological conditions.

Proven ability to design or adapt
training materials and content.

Knowledge of behavioural sleep
interventions.

Understanding of outcome
evaluation and impact
reporting.
Research, monitoring, or data-
analysis experience.

Familiarity with CRM systems
and data management
processes.

Personal, family, or lived
experience of
neurodevelopmental
conditions.

Excellent presentation and
facilitation skills; able to
communicate confidently with
groups of professionals.

Strong written and verbal
communication skills.

Proven ability to work
independently while contributing
effectively to a collaborative team.

Excellent interpersonal and
relationship-building skills.

Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel,
PowerPoint, and other key IT tools.

Understanding of the role social
media can play in service
promotion.

Experience in a training,
coordination, or project support
role.

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.

Personal Circumstances

Date Reviewed: December 2025

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