 After leaving Brighton, Parris played one league game on a non-contract basis for Southend and also played for non-league clubs Kettering Town, St Leonards, where he was also assistant manager, and Shoreham, where he was player-manager.After retiring from playing, he worked as a part-time activities organiser at the Ovingdean Hall School for deaf children in Sussex, and went on to work as a sports coach at the University of Sussex.In April 2008 he was appointed manager of Sussex County League club Whitehawk.