The Signposts Team

Our Staff

Signposts has a large team of full-time, part-time, sessional and volunteer staff  who undertake a variety of roles.

The organisation is managed by a Board of Directors comprising 15 people from with a range of backgrounds and experiences.

The paid workers are as follows:

Full Time Paid

• Chief Executive
• Deputy Chief Executive
• Project Director - Adults and Older People
• Project Director - Community Development/Inclusion including BME
• Project Coordinator - Every Child Matters
• Project Coordinator - Parenting
• Specialist Lead - Adults and Older People
• Specialist Lead - Cumbria
• Specialist Lead - Childcare
• Specialist Lead - Every Child Matters
• Community Centre Coordinator - Farringdon Park
• Outreach Worker linked to SureStart West, Riverbank, St Lawrence (*)
• Administrator

(*) to be advertised shortly

Part Time Paid

• Specialist Lead - Catering
• Community Centre Coordinator - Tanterton
• Project Lead - Young Carers and Access to Leisure
• PA to the Chief Executive
• Business Administration Apprentice
• Outreach Workers - Poulton & Heysham Childcare x 2
• Cleaner/Caretaker x 3 (Grange, Tanterton, Farringdon Park)

• Catering
• Farming and Rural Health
• Working Together
• Working With Young People including Young Carers and Sexual Health
• Family Support
• Travelling Tots (childcare)

• Volunteering
• Information and Advice

The backbone of Signposts is its volunteer team. For more information on volunteering at Signposts follow this link to the <Volunteer Page>.

The organisation also offers placements for Youth and Community Development students from the University of Cumbria and Social Work BA and MA Students.