Current vacancy
Access & Participant Support Practitioner
Remove practical barriers to participation and provide calm, bounded support around workshops, visits and showcase activity.
Applications close: Saturday 26 September 2026 at 17:00 UK time.
At a glance
Know the commitment before you apply.
Up to 6 paid support sessions are currently planned. This is needs-led, so the final number may be lower and sessions are confirmed individually.
£80–£100 per session
Saturday 26 September 2026 at 17:00 UK time
Welcome/access planning: Mon 4 to Fri 15 Jan 2027. Workshop support may be required on 23 Jan, 20 Feb, 20 Mar and 17 Apr 2027, usually 10:00–16:00.
Freelance / needs-led sessional contractor
Why this role exists
A real delivery responsibility, not a generic job title.
Make the programme genuinely usable for people who might otherwise drop out because of communication, confidence, mobility, sensory, language, travel or other practical barriers.
What you will own
Responsibilities
- Identify reasonable adjustments with participants rather than making assumptions.
- Support accessible pre-session information and participant check-ins.
- Provide agreed on-the-day support for selected sessions or visits.
- Help the team improve access by design.
- Escalate safeguarding or wellbeing concerns through the agreed route.
What we need delivered
- Practical adjustment plans where needed.
- Useful and proportionate access notes.
- Clear closure of identified access follow-ups.
What you should bring
- Experience in community support, access, inclusion or participant care.
- Excellent boundaries and calm judgement.
- Ability to support adults without over-managing them.
Helpful, not mandatory
- Knowledge of local transport and rural access barriers.
- Experience supporting creative or community programmes.
Success in the role
What good looks like.
Fewer people miss activity because of avoidable barriers.Participants feel informed and respected rather than singled out.
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Deadline: Saturday 26 September 2026 at 17:00 UK time. This form is specific to this vacancy. When successfully submitted, the application is added to the Common Ground HQ recruitment desk against Access & Participant Support Practitioner.
