Working across Thurrock Building relationships and connections with and between local people and local social associations (including community groups, faith networks, art groups, environmental groups etc.), Thurrock Council, supermarkets, shops and restaurants providing food or those who contribute food.
The role is a varied one and the post-holder will work with communities to identify local projects that support the distribution or provision of food to individuals and communities with the aim of avoiding excess food in one area, co-ordination across projects and avoiding waste.
A highly visible presence within communities will be required, including possible evening and weekend work which will fit into the flexible roles.
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At the Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Association we an exciting opportunity for an MND Connect Adviser to join our Care Directorate at our national office in Moulton Park, Northampton on a part-time basis.
Salary: 'Competitive' plus benefits
Location: Northampton
Hours: Part-time 25 hours per week
Working Pattern: 5 hours per day, 1200 - 1700
Contract Type: Permanent
About the role
The MND Connect Team offers information and support on all aspects of motor neurone disease, including symptom control, practical management, improving quality of life, clinical research and signposting to other organisations.
As an MND Connect Adviser you will provide a professional and accurate service, providing practical and emotional support to people living with or affected by MND, their carers, and family members.
You will also be an important source of information, resources and support for healthcare professionals, MND Association staff and volunteers.
What are we looking for?
We strive to ensure the highest standard of care and support for people living with MND, and therefore it would be beneficial to have a professional knowledge of terminal illness and its impact, or an understanding of disability issues.
Key skills:
- Excellent listening and communication skills both oral and written
- An excellent telephone manner, demonstrating tact, sensitivity and empathy
- The ability to produce and present information to a wide range of professional and lay audiences
- Good analytical and problem-solving skills, with a calm, confident and flexible approach
- Ability to self-organise and to work without direct supervision
- Good computer literacy and attention to detail
- A sound understanding of confidentiality
To view the full role responsibilities please view the job description on our careers site.
This role is 25 hours per week and you will be required to work 12:00 - 17:00 Monday to Friday.
This role is currently based remotely due to the covid pandemic. In normal circumstances this role will based from our national office in Northampton, where we operate an agile working environment with the flexibility to work from the office and home.
How to apply?
We would love to hear from you and encourage early applications.
If this sounds like the perfect opportunity for you, apply online now and submit a supporting statement and CV.
About Us
We have been through some exciting changes - embracing agile working, introducing new technology and a recent move to a new, flexible office space.
These changes, together with a high level of trust and performance driven culture, will give staff the freedom and flexibility to work in the best way for them, the Association and, most importantly, people with MND.
The MND Association was founded in 1979. Our mission is to improve care and support for people with MND, their families and carers. We also fund and promote research that leads to new understanding and treatments and brings us closer to a cure for MND. The Association also campaigns and raises awareness so the needs of people with MND, and everyone who cares for them, are recognised and addressed by wider society.
Important Notices
Please submit your application as soon as possible; due to the high volumes of applications we receive, and we reserve the right to close any adverts before the closing date once we have received sufficient applications.
Our selection process will be multi stage; this may include video call screening, psychometric assessments and competency based interview/s.
At the MND Association we are committed to equalities and value diversity. We are working hard to remove perceived and actual barriers to participation by people with and affected by MND, current and future staff and volunteers and stakeholders.
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Salary: London - £43,795 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Location: London
Contract: Permanent
The National Housing Federation (NHF) is the voice of housing associations in England. We are the trade body to almost 600 housing associations, who have grown from philanthropic roots to provide 2.6 million homes to around 6 million people.
Housing associations are social landlords, and are the largest providers of homes for social rents in the country. We and our members, believe that everyone should be able to live in a great quality home that they can afford.
Many housing associations are also developers in their own right, building around a quarter of new homes every year, and build almost all new social housing. Our sector is not-for-profit, investing its revenues into the people and communities we serve.
We’re looking for an adviser who will work directly to the chief executive and support the smooth running, intelligence sharing and decision making across the NHF. You will have both confident verbal communication skills and excellent written skills, with the opportunity to craft speeches and draft briefings for the chief executive on our vital work, ranging from ending homelessness to decarbonising the nation’s homes. By working with colleagues across the organisation you will ensure the chief executive is well briefed ahead of meetings with government, officials, stakeholders and members.
Excellent organisational and project management skills and abilities are also essential as you will be responsible for coordinating the business planning process and supporting the chief executive and Leadership Team in reporting our progress within the organisation and to members. Our members, housing associations, provide homes for around six million people. You will be required to put these members at the heart of the work you do, and support our ambitious vision – for a country where everyone can live in a quality home they can afford.
The NHF has recently published its equality, diversity and inclusion strategy, which was co-created with staff. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and we value the contribution each individual makes to our work. The NHF is committed to ensuring our workforce reflects the diversity of the society in which we live and encourage applications from people of all different backgrounds, regardless of all protected characteristics or social background.
We are a disability confident employer and if you are a disabled person who demonstrates you meet the skills and experience we consider essential for the role, we will offer you an interview.
Closing date for applications: 25 January 2021
Interview date: 5 February 2021
Please note: if we receive a high number of applications, we reserve the right to close the advert, before the closing date
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Starfish Health and Wellbeing provides a range of primary care psychological therapies service that offers support to people who are emotionally distressed and looks at how we can support them in their recovery. We are seeking to recruit Midlands based Social Prescribing Link Worker for a range of periods of fixed term employment up to three years working in a partnership between Starfish Health and Wellbeing and the Primary Care Network.
Job Title: Community Link Advisor
Location: Staffordshire
Contract: 22.5 hours, Fixed Term to 31/08/2021
Salary: £22,000 pa FTE, depending upon qualifications and experience
The areas the project will cover are Aelfgar, Brereton and Great Haywood Stafford.
Social prescribing empowers people to take control of their health and wellbeing through referral to non-medical ‘link workers’ who give time, focus on ‘what matters to me’ and take a holistic approach, connecting people to community groups and statutory services for practical and emotional support.
Link Workers will support existing groups to be accessible and sustainable working collaboratively with local partners.
Key tasks of the role include: taking referrals from a wide range of agencies, working with GP practices within primary care networks, hospital discharge teams, pharmacies, job centres etc to promote social prescribing and its role in self-management; providing personalised support to individuals, their families and carers to improve their health outcomes; help people identify the wider issues that impact on their health and wellbeing, such as debt, loneliness, unemployment etc; working with individuals to co-produce simple personalised support plans, including helping people to gain skills for meaningful employment, where appropriate; supporting community groups to receive referrals; working collectively with all local partners to ensure sustainable community groups and with commissioners and local partners to identify unmet needs within the community; recruiting and developing a team of volunteers to provide ‘buddying support’ for people, starting new groups and finding creative community solutions to local issues, providing regular ‘confidence surveys’ to community groups receiving referrals, to ensure strength and sustainability and data capture.
The role will require the successful candidates to manage and prioritise their own caseload.
All Starfish appointments are subject to a six- month probationary period.
Closing date: 24th January 2021.
Please click the 'Apply Now' button for more information on how to complete your application.
A DBS disclosure will be requested for the successful applicant.
Starfish is an Equal Opportunities Employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
No agencies please.
Capital Advisor / Quantity Surveyor
(Ref: SUS3076)
£35,743 per annum
37.5 hours per week
Location: Edinburgh or Glasgow
Initial home working may be expected due to office closures and restrictions.
About the Role
At Sustrans, we are proud to be making Scotland a healthy, happy place to live, work and play. We now have an exciting opportunity to join our team in a brand new role as a Capital Advisor.
Playing a key part in driving forward our active travel infrastructure programme for Transport Scotland, you will have the opportunity to manage a wide range of high profile medium to large sized capital funded projects, helping us to ensure they deliver excellent value. You will also play a key part in supporting our grant making offer including providing support and guidance to colleagues throughout the lifecycle of the grant.
About You
We are looking for excellent communicators with previous experience in a similar role to join us and bring your expertise. So, if you are a quantity surveyor who is passionate and committed to the ideals of sustainable transport, this could be the role for you.
Apply today and help us get things done, together.
Interviews
Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 9am on Wednesday 20 January 2021. Interviews will take place via Teams on Wednesday 3 February 2021.
Should Sustrans receive an overwhelming number of applications for this vacancy, the decision may be taken to close it earlier than the advertised closing date, so please ensure your application is submitted as soon as possible.
Equality, diversity and inclusion
Sustrans is committed to reducing inequality, valuing diversity and enabling inclusion.
We welcome applications from people from all parts of the community, particularly where we are under-represented. Currently, this includes people who identify as having a disability, and those from Black, Asian and minority ethnic groups.
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Job Title: Community Link Advisor
Location: Stafford
Contract: 37.5 hours, Fixed Term to 31/08/2021
Salary: £22,000 pa depending upon qualifications and experience
Starfish Health and Wellbeing provides a range of primary care psychological therapies service that offers support to people who are emotionally distressed and looks at how we can support them in their recovery. We are seeking to recruit Midlands based Social Prescribing Link Worker for a range of periods of fixed term employment up to three years working in a partnership between Starfish Health and Wellbeing and the Primary Care Network.
The areas the project will cover are Aelfgar, Brereton and Great Haywood Stafford.
Social prescribing empowers people to take control of their health and wellbeing through referral to non-medical ‘link workers’ who give time, focus on ‘what matters to me’ and take a holistic approach, connecting people to community groups and statutory services for practical and emotional support.
Link Workers will support existing groups to be accessible and sustainable working collaboratively with local partners.
Key tasks of the role include: taking referrals from a wide range of agencies, working with GP practices within primary care networks, hospital discharge teams, pharmacies, job centres etc to promote social prescribing and its role in self-management; providing personalised support to individuals, their families and carers to improve their health outcomes; help people identify the wider issues that impact on their health and wellbeing, such as debt, loneliness, unemployment etc; working with individuals to co-produce simple personalised support plans, including helping people to gain skills for meaningful employment, where appropriate; supporting community groups to receive referrals; working collectively with all local partners to ensure sustainable community groups and with commissioners and local partners to identify unmet needs within the community; recruiting and developing a team of volunteers to provide ‘buddying support’ for people, starting new groups and finding creative community solutions to local issues, providing regular ‘confidence surveys’ to community groups receiving referrals, to ensure strength and sustainability and data capture.
The role will require the successful candidates to manage and prioritise their own caseload.
All Starfish appointments are subject to a six- month probationary period.
Closing date: 24th January 2021.
A DBS disclosure will be requested for the successful applicant.
Starfish is an Equal Opportunities Employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
No agencies please.
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Cardiff Women's Aid, this fantastic charity are working to prevent and respond to domestic and sexual violence and all other forms of violence against women and girls. The IPA will need to provide a high-quality frontline service to victims of domestic and sexual abuse and wider VAWDASV issues. Delivering a range of crisis intervention, early intervention and prevention work, intensive support, and accommodation-based support. Please note the service is 24/7 so we need people who can and will work outside normal office hours.
Due to the sensitive nature of the charity’s work this vacancy is open to women only (exempt under the Equality Act 2010 Schedule 9, Part 1).
Key responsibilities
Identify and assess the risks and needs of service users using the CWA specialist intervention toolkit.
Providing advocacy, emotional and practical support and information in relation to legal options, housing, health, finance and recovery.
Help maintain accurate and confidential case management records and databases and contribute to monitoring information for the service.
Comply with GDPR/data protection legislation, confidentiality and information sharing policy and procedures and all legislation connected to your work.
Remain up-to-date and compliant with all organisational procedures policies and professional codes of conduct and uphold standards of best practice.
Out of hours responsibilities not limited to:
Answering calls coming into the service
Responding to police call outs within the hour.
Contacting all referrals in a timely manner.
Attending the Intake and Assessment facility when a new resident access accommodation.
Completing an assessment of risk and need with all referrals.
Person responsibilities
Have a good understanding of domestic violence/ abuse including the impact of domestic violence/ abuse on victims and their children.
Have theoretical, practical, and procedural knowledge of civil and criminal justice remedies for victims of domestic abuse and their children.
Understand child protection issues, how to respond to effectively safeguard, and the legal responsibilities surrounding these issues.
Understand the principles of risk assessment, safety planning and risk management for victims of domestic violence/ abuse and their children.
Understand and be committed to equal opportunities and diversity issues in policy and practice.
Key responsibilities
Identify and assess the risks and needs of service users using the CWA specialist intervention toolkit.
Providing advocacy, emotional and practical support and information in relation to legal options, housing, health, finance and recovery.
Help maintain accurate and confidential case management records and databases and contribute to monitoring information for the service.
Comply with GDPR/data protection legislation, confidentiality and information sharing policy and procedures and all legislation connected to your work.
Remain up-to-date and compliant with all organisational procedures policies and professional codes of conduct and uphold standards of best practice.
Out of hours responsibilities not limited to:
Answering calls coming into the service
Responding to police call outs within the hour.
Contacting all referrals in a timely manner.
Attending the Intake and Assessment facility when a new resident access accommodation.
Completing an assessment of risk and need with all referrals.
Person responsibilities
Have a good understanding of domestic violence/ abuse including the impact of domestic violence/ abuse on victims and their children.
Have theoretical, practical, and procedural knowledge of civil and criminal justice remedies for victims of domestic abuse and their children.
Understand child protection issues, how to respond to effectively safeguard, and the legal responsibilities surrounding these issues.
Understand the principles of risk assessment, safety planning and risk management for victims of domestic violence/ abuse and their children.
Understand and be committed to equal opportunities and diversity issues in policy and practice.
SUPPORTER SERVICES INBOUND ADVISORS
Salary: Circa £19,200 per annum + benefits
Positions Available: 5
Contract length: Fixed term until October 2021
Location: Sterling House, Oxford / home-based
Application Deadline: Sunday 24th January 2021, 23:55
Are you a self-motivated and sharp minded individual with strong customer service experience that can help us beat cancer?
Why we need you
We have an exciting opportunity for 5 passionate individuals to join us as Supporter Services Inbound Advisors. We need you to provide excellent customer service to our supporters on the phone, via email and letters and, in the process, recognise opportunities to support income generation.
What will I be doing?
Make an impact every day by…
Communicating with supporters and providing personalised and tailored responses to all enquiries and complaints
Listening to the needs of each supporter, and considering and understanding their personal experiences and motivations
Resolving supporter enquiries at the first point of contact where possible
Using interactions to cross promote CRUK's range of engagement opportunities and services
Being an information specialist and maintaining a broad knowledge of CRUK's campaigns
Maximising supporter contribution to CRUK through the promotion of Gift Aid.
In this role, you'll act as an ambassador for Cancer Research UK to engender loyalty and trust from our supporters. Every interaction with our supporters is a unique opportunity and chance to further strengthen the relationship, which is where you can really make a difference.
To view a full job description please click here:
What skills are you looking for?
You'll be able to bring to the role…
Passion for delivering excellent customer service
Experience of working in a service related environment, including communicating with customers
Experience of conversing confidently over the phone
Experience of writing letters and emails with a high standard of grammar
Strong interpersonal skills
Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
What will I gain?
Without you we wouldn't be able to achieve our aim of seeing 3 in 4 people survive cancer by 2034. So we want to reward you in as many ways as possible. Our benefits package includes discounts on anything from travel to technology, generous holiday allowance, gym membership, childcare vouchers and much more. You'll also be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. And ultimately you'll know that you'll be changing lives through your work.
If you're as ambitious as we are, join our collective force and enjoy an excellent career, as we save lives and add years.
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HR Advisor, Scotland and Northern Ireland
(Ref: SUS3096)
£27,528 per annum
30 - 37.5 hours per week over 4 or 5 days per week
Location: Edinburgh
Initial home working may be expected due to office closures and restrictions.
About the Role
At Sustrans, we are proud to have one of the highest employee net promoter scores across all sectors in the UK, being in the top third of all employers for people experience and engagement, due to our highly motivated, energised, friendly and committed workforce. We now have a new opportunity for a skilled HR generalist to join us and help play a key part in our people agenda.
Advising a team of passionate staff and managers in Scotland and Northern Ireland on a wide range of HR topics, your role will be ideally placed to build strong relationships as a key local contact. As part of your role, you will be based in Edinburgh but will travel to other UK Sustrans offices to undertake projects where necessary.
About You
As a HR professional, you will ideally be part qualified or working towards membership of the CIPD and will have previous experience of advising managers on topics including absence, conflict resolution and both physical and mental wellbeing. Able to work independently, you will have excellent organisational skills, be a confident communicator and comfortable both taking responsibility and escalating actions to others.
So, if you are a HR generalist used to working within a confidential environment, and are passionate and committed to the ideals of sustainable transport, this could be the role for you.
In return we can offer you genuine flexibility around working patterns. We embrace values-driven and inclusive leadership and we listen and make time for innovation through our people-centered culture
Apply to join our talented and dedicated team today and help us work together to make change happen.
Interviews
Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 9am on Friday 29 January 2021. Interviews will take place via MS Teams on Tuesday 9 February 2021.
Should Sustrans receive an overwhelming number of applications for this vacancy, the decision may be taken to close it earlier than the advertised closing date, so please ensure your application is submitted as soon as possible.
Equality, diversity and inclusion
Sustrans is committed to reducing inequality, valuing diversity and enabling inclusion.
We welcome applications from people from all parts of the community, particularly where we are under-represented. Currently, this includes people who identify as having a disability, and those from Black, Asian and minority ethnic groups.
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Position: HR Advisor (Training Lead)
Type: Part-time (21 hours per week), permanent
Location: MS National Centre, London (some remote working will be possible) – currently home-based
Salary: £19,963 - £22,703 per annum (FTE £33,273 - £37,839) plus excellent benefits
Salary Band: Band E, Level 2
Department: Human Resources
At the MS Society, we make sure people living with MS are at the centre of everything we do. And it’s this commitment that unites us across the UK.
Our work is based on the hopes and aspirations of our MS community. Together we campaign at all levels, fund ground-breaking research and provide award winning support and information.
Our people are our greatest asset and the key to our success. We offer a vibrant, progressive environment where you will make a difference.
About this job
In this role, you’ll work closely with colleagues across the MS Society to deliver an efficient HR administration service, ensuring that all HR records are up to date and that contractual documentation is issued promptly, accurately and in compliance with current regulations.
As part of the HR Operations team, you’ll be the first point of contact on general administrative HR enquiries and you will have an important role in managing our HRIS system. You will be supporting our Learning and OD Manager in the design and delivery of our training for colleagues across the organisation.
Experience of working with an HRIS system previously, excellent organisational and time management skills and a strong attention to detail are essential.
We offer 27 days annual leave (excluding bank holidays), a travel loan and various other benefits such as supported developmental opportunities.
The MS Society is in the midst of an exciting, transformational, period which builds on our great history and will drive us towards achieving our mission and vision as we embark on our new 5 year strategy.
Part of this exciting transformation will include an office move from our current National Centre in Cricklewood, NW London to a different location in London. We are currently defining where and what type of accommodation this will be and we really want our staff to be involved in that decision.
Closing date: 9am on Wednesday 27th January
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity.
No agencies please.
Your application answers will be reviewed blind to ensure fairness. Your responses will be randomised and the shortlisting panel will not see any details about you, including your CV. Your CV will only be seen after shortlisting if you have been invited to an interview.
Please note your application will be automatically rejected if you are not a qualified social worker.
We are recruiting talented Leadership Development Advisors to deliver 1-to-1 and group coaching sessions to Firstline Leaders (FLLs). We currently lack racial diversity in our coaching pool and want our organisation to better reflect the communities we serve. Therefore, we are actively seeking applicants from Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds for these roles.
Job Description
Firstline is a tailored leadership development programme based on Frontline’s leadership capability framework and a carefully cultivated curriculum.
First line managers are the primary engine for championing reflective leadership practice and systemic change in social work.
Two ten-month cohorts run each year, the first starting in the spring, the second in autumn. The participant journey on the Firstline programme includes a number of residential leadership modules, workshops and extensive coaching by our Leadership Development Advisors.
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My client, a leading charity providing essential support to some of the most vulnerable groups in our society now urgently requires an HR Adviser to join them for a fixed term period of 9 months.
As HR Adviser you will be responsible for managing and sustaining relationships with a range of managers, teams and external contacts and providing advice and support staff and managers in all areas of HR matters including, recruitment, employment, policy and procedures. You will also take the lead on HR casework and employee relations with regards to conduct, performance, grievance, TUPE, restructures and sickness absence. In addition you will support the Head of HR with the provision of timely and accurate information, reports and analysis, using the CIPHR HR Database.
To be considered you will require proven experience of working in a HR role at Advisor level or above and ideally already hold, or be studying towards CIPD Level 5 or equivalent qualification. You will require an up-to-date knowledge of relevant employment law and its practical application in the workplace and be able to find the right balance between upholding HR best practice and being understanding and sensitive to the difficult situations in which managers can find themselves. Practical experience of using IT packages including HR databases is also required.
Please note, an immediate start is required.
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Frontline Services Day Adviser x2 posts
Full time at 35 hours
Home based, UK
Salary: £21,000 - £25,000 Dependent on experience
Permanent
GamCare is the UK’s leading provider of information, advice and support for anyone affected by gambling-related harms.
GamCare operate the National Gambling HelpLine to provide information, advice and support for anyone affected by problem gambling as well as providing free treatment across England, Scotland and Wales.
GamCare is now looking to recruit two Frontline Services Day Advisers on a full-time basis to work across our support services.
Advisers Key Responsibilities include:
- Providing empathic advice and support to callers via our Freephone HelpLine and web chat NetLine;
- Identifying appropriate clinical and non-clinical support including referral and signposting to other services;
- Undertaking Brief and Extended Brief Interventions;
- Ensuring safeguarding issues are managed effectively;
- Maintaining caller and call records on our database;
- Moderating our online Forum and Chatrooms.
We operate the National Gambling HelpLine 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. We are looking for people to work flexibly across several shifts, including weekend and evening work on a regular basis between 8am and midnight.
You should have previous experience in working in a helpline or clinical/addiction setting. You should have excellent ICT skills. Training, supervision and a full CPD-programme is offered to staff.
The role is home-based; however, you will occasionally be required to attend training and update sessions in our offices in London. You will need to ensure that you have a confidential space within your home to work from, a home working risk assessment will be carried out by your line manager.
You will form part of an enthusiastic team working and committed to supporting those affected by problem gambling across Great Britain.
This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
To apply, please go onto the GamCare website and complete an application form and Equal Opportunities Monitoring Survey.
If you would like acknowledgement that your application has been received, please ensure the application is attached and put the following subject in your email:
Job application: <name of vacancy>
Please note that if the subject is not correct, you may not receive a confirmation.
To discuss the role further please email Fiona Macleod Senior Service Manager. Application forms forwarded to this email will not be accepted.
Previous applicants need not apply. Please note we do not accept CVs
GamCare is committed to processing your personal data fairly, lawfully and transparently in line with GDPR. For further information on GamCare’s recruitment privacy notice please refer to our website.
Closing date for applications is Monday 15 February 2021 at 9am
Interviews will be held via video conference
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
HideOut Youth Zone’s state-of-the-art £6.6m facility opened in September 2020 to provide an engaging and inspiring place for thousands of young people aged 8 – 19 (up to 25 for those with additional needs) to spend their leisure time. Open 7-nights a week, 52-weeks a year plus school holidays, the Youth Zone’s incredible facilities include a 3G pitch, skate park, 30ft climbing wall, boxing/mixed martial arts gym, 4-court sports hall, sensory room, fitness suite, recreation area and dance, arts, music and media suites and much more.
Manchester has higher than the national average rates of young people 16-18 who are NEET but the Covid-19 pandemic has only intensified this issue and increased risks of young people not securing a positive post 16 destination. This new, exciting role within HideOut Youth Zones management team, will provide the right candidate with an opportunity to establish and shape the youth zone’s employment and enterprise offer. This offer will not only target those young people locally aged 16-18 who are not in employment education or training (NEET) but also develop an early universal information advice and guidance service for young people aged 13+ in parallel with our core youth work offer.
Candidates must:
▪ Have extensive experience of delivering Enterprise and Employability activities to young people aged 8 to 19 (or up to 25 for those with additional needs) in a variety of settings
▪ Be able to engage vulnerable, disengaged or hard to reach young people
▪ Have experience of managing partnerships with employers and training providers
▪ Demonstrate a strong commitment to young people and have the ability to engage and build positive relationships
▪ Be passionate about the aims and mission of HideOut Youth Zone and East Manchester
A role profile with person specification can be found on our website.
This is truly a fantastic opportunity to be part of the HideOut team and to help to create a long-lasting legacy for young people in the area.
In accordance with our Child Protection and Safeguarding procedures, the position requires an enhanced DBS check.
HOW TO APPLY
Please complete a HideOut Youth Zone Application Form and email together with a copy of your up-to-date CV
Deadline for applications: 9am, Monday 25th January 2021
We place huge value on equal opportunities and encourage applications from candidates of diverse backgrounds, communities and abilities. The one thing we all have in common is our desire to raise the aspirations of young people across the country.
For further information about HideOut Youth Zone please visit our website and follow us on Twitter.
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.