About us
NCT is a charity with a clear mission: to support people as they become parents, through pregnancy, birth, and early parenthood.
With a 65-year history of transformative change, we are a vibrant community of volunteers, practitioners, peer supporters, members and advocates. We are the largest parenting charity in the country and over the decades we’ve supported millions of people on their unique journey into parenthood.
While many know us for our antenatal classes, we also do much more. We campaign on issues that matter to parents, provide infant feeding support, and run thousands of free community events and activities led by our amazing volunteers. We also support families facing challenges like social isolation, feeding difficulties, and poor mental health. We offer support in communities, in hospitals and online.
Job Title: Kent Infant Feeding Project Coordinator
Contract/Job type: Fixed term to 1st January 2029
Contract Type: Full time
Hours per week: 35 hours per week
Location: Home based with travel around the Kent region
Salary: £24,500 FTE
Closing date: Sunday 9th November 2025
Interview date: Interviews will be conducted week commencing 17th November 2025
About the role
Join our passionate team and contribute to the meaningful work that transforms the love of parents and families. The Kent Infant Feeding Project Coordinator role is vital in the delivery of community Infant Feeding Peer Support within the region. Offering support to the infant feeding peer supporters and project team, ensuring the service runs efficiently and effectively and leading on the delivery of the post discharge contacts to families within Kent.
Your role will include:
· Extensively advertise service and recruit volunteering opportunities using a variety of platforms including social media and locally.
· Provide clear guidance and information to potential volunteers on the roles, responsibilities and training requirements.
· Have a good understanding of each of the regions within the projects the community groups and the hospitals in which our staff and volunteers offer support.
· Collate and enter all information as and when necessary, into the Kent Infant Feeding database to ensure service users are registered on the system and touch points with the service users are logged.
· Attend meetings relevant to safeguarding duties to ensure effective and informed practice, responding to and supporting safeguarding concerns. To work on safeguarding cases as and when required.
About you
· Have a passion for breastfeeding and ensuring every family in Kent has accessible support.
· Working with families from diverse backgrounds.
· Good interpersonal skills with the ability to create rapport with a range of people.
· Experience of data collection and performing accurate data entry
· Have knowledge of the local perinatal services and communities within the Kent area.
Our Benefits – What we offer you
We value our team and offer fantastic benefits to support your well-being and professional growth:
· 30 days annual leave (excluding Bank Holidays)
· Pension matched up to 5%
· Flexible working options to suite your lifestyle
· Employee Assistance Programme, including 24/7 GP access, personalised counselling, legal advice and more
· Cycle to work scheme to support sustainable commuting
· Life Assurance for peace of mind
· Free eye test for all staff, with further discounts
· Blue Light discount card
At NCT, we’re committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workforce. If you need reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process or within your role, please let us know—we’re here to support you. Ready to make a difference? Apply now and be part of something truly special!
How to apply
Visit our website for details on how to apply