The passion and commitment of our staff and volunteers, working from 30 centres across the North East, Yorkshire and Lancashire, makes it possible for us to achieve our ambition - for over 25 years we have successfully enabled those who need us most to realise their goals and make positive changes to their lives. 

Our success in 2010 led to an increase in turnover of 21% securing our place as one of the largest and most successful homegrown charities in the North of England.

Take this exciting opportunity to join us and play a part in delivering pioneering services which reach out to and help some of the most vulnerable young people and adults in the Northern Region.

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If you know your tweeps, fans and friends from your groups, tags and trends then we have an exciting new role for you.

With Facebook reaching its 500 millionth follower and Twitter at an est 200 million we are looking for someone who is switched on to social networking and looking for a career in the marketing sector.

As part of this role you will build long lasting networks with staff and service user groups to ensure key messages are available to feed social networks and local media, whilst your excellent writing skills and creative approach will ensure all communication is attention grabbling and engaging.

Working within a creative and supportive team, you will develop and implement strategies to exploit emerging technologies as key communication channels whilst ensuring we promote our work on a local level. 

An understanding of social networks, a creative and positive approach and unbounded enthusiasm are key to this role.

Informal enquiries can be directed to marketing@disc-vol.org.uk.