Job vacancies
Please see details below of our current vacancies:
Training Assistant
Salary: £14,962 (based on a full-time equivalent salary of £24,937)
Reports to: Training and Engagement Coordinator
Term of contract: Open-Ended
Hours: 0.6 FTE / 22.5 hours per week
Location: Based at our Sheffield offices, with occasional travel across South Yorkshire.
Closing Date: 22/03/2026
About the role
Our training programme involves providing regular sessions to professionals across a range of sectors, and researching and developing bespoke and specialist content, on request. You will play a key supportive role within SYEDA’s training and education team, working alongside our Training and Education Coordinator to provide administrative, organizational and delivery based support to our high-quality training programmes. This role will directly contribute to our mission of raising awareness of eating disorders, supporting early identification, and improving confidence among healthcare, education, and community professionals.
You will support the smooth running of workshops (online, in-person, and pre-recorded sessions), assist in preparing materials and resources, liaise with our partners to understand training needs, manage our training diary and bookings, collect data, and contribute to the delivery of our training sessions.
For a full job description and person specification, please follow the link below.
How to apply
To apply for this position, please email your CV and cover letter to info@syeda.org.uk for the attention of Alana.
Eating Disorders Support Worker (2 posts available)
Salary: £12,468.50 (based on a full-time equivalent salary of £24,937)
Reports to: Occupational Therapist
Term of contract: Open-Ended
Hours: 0.5 FTE / 18.75 hours per week
Location: Sheffield
Closing Date: 22/03/2026
About the role
The Eating Disorder Support Workers are newly created posts to provide practical support for young people aged 16-25 with eating disorders, or disordered eating. These roles will each be 0.5FTE, and will work to complement the therapeutic work of SYEDA’s clinical team. Our Eating Disorder Support Workers will work closely with our Occupational Therapist, to support workshops, and to devise new activities for young people such as craft-based activities, and psychoeducational sessions. You will also support young people with goals-based activities, such as eating out, as well as supporting transitions between SYEDA and community, or inpatient eating disorder services.
These roles will involve discussing sensitive topics relating to eating disorders and to broader mental health.
How to apply
To apply for this position, please email your CV and cover letter to info@syeda.org.uk for the attention of Alana.
