UX Designer — help build something that changes children's lives (Greater Manchester)
Why this matters
Tooth decay is the number one reason children in England end up in hospital. Nearly all of it is preventable. Almost none of it makes the news, and it hits the poorest children hardest.
We're a dentist-led team building the thing that helps fix it, and we're looking for a designer who wants to help.
Who we are
We run a supervised toothbrushing programme across hundreds of nurseries and schools, and we build the app that carries the habit home, where it has to survive to become a habit for life. Think Duolingo, but for a child's smile, and built with a great deal more care for how a small child actually feels. Every child is on their own journey. We celebrate progress, never shame it.
The role
Both products already exist and are in real use. This isn't a blank canvas. It's the more interesting job: taking something that works and making it genuinely effortless to use. Our users are very young children, busy teachers and nursery staff, and families at home. None of them should need a manual. The real work here is making the features so simple and intuitive that they need almost no explanation or guidance to get going. That's the heart of the brief: lower the barriers, strip out the friction, and make the right thing the easy thing. We're not looking for someone to redecorate. We want someone who understands these users deeply and designs around how they actually behave, with real room to question, test, and bring their own ideas.
Who we're hoping to hear from
There are plenty of candidates who do effective UI/UX, and we appreciate that. What we're really looking for is someone who genuinely wants to make an impact: someone designing a new level of interaction with teachers and children in mind, not just another organisational tool. If you've designed for children, for teachers, or are simply keen to make a difference for these audiences, that matters to us more than any tool on your CV. This is for someone who wants their craft to mean something.
The details
This is a paid freelance project, scoped as focused short-term work (4 to 6 weeks) rather than a long‑term commitment, though there's a good chance of continued work beyond that at a reduced capacity. Part‑time and full‑time will both be considered.
We're Greater Manchester based, and this is a hybrid role with our office in Manchester city centre. There will be a learning curve and a fair amount of back and forth shaping what we need around our experience on the ground, and we'd much rather that happen in person than remotely. For that reason, we're prioritising candidates who can commute into Manchester. We'd want to meet you, walk you through it properly, and introduce you to the small team you'd be helping. We'll discuss rate and structure when we talk.
We're looking to start as soon as possible, so an immediate start would be ideal.
#J-18808-Ljbffr