Youth Progression Coordinator and Schools & Programme Coordinator

We have vacancies for both roles please see individual JD’s for details

Salary: £23,000 to £28,000 p.a. FTE, dependent upon experience

Location:  You will be based at our London office in Bermondsey but will be expected to travel across London boroughs and occasionally beyond London

12 month fixed contract. Full-Time, Part-Time and Term-Time working will be considered.

Construction Youth Trust is a forward-thinking charity whose mission is to help young people reach their full potential and take their first steps towards a rewarding working life. We prepare young people for the world of work, support them to build their skills and confidence and connect them with opportunities and employers aligned with their individual strengths and interests. We prioritise young people from disadvantaged backgrounds, under-represented groups and those facing significant barriers to work.

Due to an increase in demand for our programmes, we are seeking to expand our committed team of Youth Coordinators and Schools & Programme Coordinators who work directly with young people, as well as build relationships with schools, referral partners, community groups and potential employers. An important focus of both roles is to help young people furthest from the jobs market to prepare for the world of work and achieve positive progress on their individual career journeys.

We strongly believe that a diverse and inclusive team is vital to our work. We are especially interested in hearing from individuals who are Black, Asian or from a minority ethnic background and/or those with a lived experience of the young people we support.

If you are passionate about transforming the life chances of young people, especially those facing disadvantage and exclusion, please send your CV and a written statement (no more than 500 words) explaining the specific role you are interested in and why the role interests you, your experience of supporting young people to make successful transitions into the world of work and how you meet the person specification.

Closing date for applications – 9am on Wednesday 22nd September 2021. However, we may close the recruitment early if the demand dictates it so please apply as soon as possible.

Interviews to take place on Tuesday 28th September 2021.

Previous applicants need not apply.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All roles are subject to safer recruitment practices, and this position will require an Enhanced Disclosure with Barred list check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)

Office Co-ordinator

Hours

24 hours, over 4 days

Grade

Grade 1, point 1

£11,852.80 (already pro-rated to 24 hours)

Location

Cheadle - Therapy & Specialist Support

Reports to

Head of Therapy

Job purpose

The purpose of the Office Co-ordinator is to support the Therapy & Specialist Support (TSS) team to provide a high quality and efficient service to families, young people, professionals and colleagues working in a range of settings and services both within and external to the Trust.

You will join an established team of office-based co-ordinator colleagues as a key member of our TSS team - including Speech & Language Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Sleep Services, PBS and Psychology,providing support as required

You will represent the Together Trust, often being the first point of contact for families and professionals who seek support, information and advice.

About the role

We would like to welcome a new office coordinator to join Therapy & Specialist Support team at the Trust. Working alongside office-based coordinator colleagues, you will play a key role in supporting our team of professionals as well as making a difference to the many who contact us for support and advice.

The Office Co-ordinator works closely with the TSS Head of Therapy Services to establish integrated and effective communication between Therapy & Specialist Support and other departments within the Together Trust.

You will attend and participate in staff meetings, supervision, training and appraisals as agreed with the Head of Therapy.

You must be flexible in their approach and be able to work independently, and use their initiative to undertake tasks which may not be explicit within the job description.

About you

Qualifications

• Educated to minimum A Level and/or NVQ Level 3
• Very good literacy and numeracy skills

Experience & Knowledge

• Experience of working with SEN legislation
• Experience of liaising with families who require support for their children who have additional needs
• Knowledge and understanding of Autism Spectrum Conditions and the impact that ASC may have on young people and their family

Skills, abilities and aptitudes relevant to this post

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Excellent telephone manner, professional and courteous
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and other IT systems including databases
• Ability to work independently demonstrating initiative and proactivity
• Ability to work in an organised and methodical manner
• Ability to develop and maintain efficient record keeping systems
• Ability to communicate with a wide range of audiences, including other employees within the Together Trust, parents, SENCOs and other professionals
• Ability to identify work priorities and manage own workload to meet deadlines whilst ensuing that lower priority work is kept up to date
• Ability to show sensitivity and objectivity in dealing with confidential issues
  • Receptive to new ideas, approaches and challenges

Personal Qualities

• Committed to high standards of customer service
• Committed to equality and diversity
• Committed to own continuing professional development
• Appreciates the significance of safeguarding and shows a personal commitment to safeguarding
• An conscientious, reliable person who is punctual and flexible

Our client is the UK's leading dementia charity. They provide information and support, improve care, fund research, and create lasting change for people affected by dementia.

Apprenticeship and Development Manager Responsibilities:

As the Apprenticeship and Development Manager, you will lead the organisation in creating and developing its Apprenticeship and Kickstart programmes. They are excited to be creating new opportunities for people to work with them and for their existing employees to develop, increasing their diversity and inclusion and enabling their people to further contribute to the vital work that they do to supporting people affected by dementia. This is a new role for a great communicator and leader to share their passion for developing people and working with young people. You will be the trusted expert in this area, leading the approach to ensure it is fair and accessible across the three nations in which they work.

Leading a small team, this role will work with colleagues in POD (People and Organisational Development) and across the organisation to identify opportunities to develop apprenticeships for new posts, existing vacant posts and as career development for existing employees. Working at a strategic level, you will be tasked with creating programmes of work which will include setting up evaluation and monitoring processes to ensure objectives are met, as well as identifying further opportunities.

Through building collaborative relationships and a structured project management approach, you will help build greater understanding of and confidence amongst their people in utilising the Apprenticeships and Kickstart programmes and being proactive in identifying other employment initiatives to widen access to the organisation.

Apprenticeship and Development Manager Requirements:

This is an exciting opportunity for someone with a wealth of experience and knowledge of apprenticeships and employability programmes to shape this area of work for our client.

You will have an excellent understanding of apprenticeship programmes and the function of the levy. You will ideally be experienced in developing programmes to support young people into employment. Good communication is essential to enable you to lead and influence across the organisation and to provide updates to senior management and directors. You will have the ability to inspire and bring on board colleagues at all levels. As a leader in this area, you will be passionate about developing their people and the opportunities these programmes provide to enhance diversity and inclusion at the organisation.

About our client:

They are the UK's leading dementia charity. Every day, they work tirelessly to find new treatments and, ultimately, a cure for dementia. They provide expert information, training, and support services to all those who need their help. And they are creating a more dementia-friendly society so people with the condition can live without fear and prejudice.

Position: Apprenticeship and Development Manager
Location: Home Worker (England, Wales and NI)
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time, 35 hours per week
Salary: £32,622 - £35,624 actual per annum (depending on skills and experience) ( + London Allowance of £3,600 if applicable)

Closing Date: 14 October 2021
Interview Date: TBC

You may have experience of the following: Apprenticeships Delivery Manager, Apprenticeship Development Partner, Learning and Development, L&D, HR, Human Resources, Education Coordinator, Apprenticeship, NAS, National Apprenticeship Service, SFA, Skills Funding Agency, Further Education, Apprenticeship Coordinator, Graduate Training Coordinator, Graduate Programme, Graduate Scheme, Talent Acquisition, Talent Planning, etc.

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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly driven leader with strategic experience working within apprenticeships and technical skills to lead on all activities relating to our national competition-based training programme, careers advocacy and Equity, Diversity and Inclusion work. As a fixed term maternity cover post, the successful candidate will need to have had extensive experience in leading and delivering, at pace, multiple programmes that have achieved high profile and impact. With a proven track record of consistently driving high quality results the successful candidate will have a passion for working within a charity that focuses on developing young people from all backgrounds to achieve success in work and life.

At WorldSkills UK, we have big ambitions to help the next generation, our education system and the economy.

We are working to help create a world-class further education system that tackles vocational snobbery head on, so more young people get better opportunities and are not written off because going to University isn’t right for them.

We are working to showcase that the WorldSkills UK way of mainstreaming global best practice is working to drive up standards in training, helping more young people and employers succeed.

We are working to help create a more inclusive skills system that gives more young people from diverse backgrounds a better chance of success in work and life.

We are a unique platform working with leaders in education, business and governments across the UK and our partners across the world.

As an employer ourselves we aim to be truly inclusive, offering a hybrid and collaborative working culture. We pride ourselves on having a flexible approach to our working practices and are happy to discuss flexible working options with suitable candidates. Although operating from a London-based headquarters, we welcome applications from candidates across the UK and will always consider requests to work from other locations on a case-by-case basis subject to business requirements.

Join us, if you are ambitious to shape the future of further education, change lives and help create a world-class skills economy for the UK. Because when young people succeed, we all succeed. WorldSkills UK is an independent charity and a partnership between employers, education, and governments. Together, we are using international best practice to raise standards in apprenticeships and technical education so more young people and employers succeed.

To help us achieve our mission, we are recruiting qualified social workers with direct experience of working with children and families, and knowledge and experience of supporting social work students. We are looking for candidates who can lead the delivery of teaching across the year, support participants in their local authority units and supervise participants during the 2nd year of the Frontline programme.

Practice Tutors (PTs) work closely as a peer group to share effective ways of working across participant units, local authorities and regions. They play a key role within the development and delivery of our social work curriculum, contributing knowledge and expertise to create a culture that promotes outstanding social work education and enables teams to do their best work.

PTs are responsible for teaching and developing participants at the five-week summer institute, regional recall days and, in the participant units within local authorities. PTs support a number of units, based within statutory children’s social care services. Each unit is led by a Consultant Social Worker (CSW).  Core to the Practice Tutor role is the ability to provide support, challenge and guidance to participants and CSWs to ensure a high quality practice learning experience.

Applicants need a good understanding of the social work role and have the ability to make links with adults’ and children’s services. To apply you need excellent social work practice skills, experience of developing others and a commitment to educating a new generation of social workers. This role provides the opportunity to genuinely align practice and theory. In doing so you to be a committed to evidence informed practice models and have an appetite to exploring different and innovative approaches to teaching these models. PTs are supported to gain fellowship status with the HEA if not already held.

We are committed to increasing the diversity of our organisation and therefore are actively encouraging applications from ethnic minority and/or disabled candidates.

The location of this role is flexible, with frequent national travel required, including occasional travel to our head office in central London. We have office bases in London, Manchester, Birmingham, Newcastle and Bristol.

This is an exciting opportunity to lead the delivery and growth of the Firstline leadership programme and our new leadership programme for Heads of Service (Headline) starting in October 2021. These are both national leadership development programmes which target good social work managers and Heads of Service to become excellent leaders in the social care field. Building on our successful track record in social care leadership, the team is now expanding to recruit a Programme manager to help us continue to strengthen and grow the programmes. There is a high autonomy culture within the team and organisation, so the role requires someone who is well organised, pro-active and can use their initiative to do what works. The successful candidates will have strong project management skills, stakeholder management and experience of large scale programme delivery.

We are committed to increasing the diversity of our organisation and therefore are actively encouraging applications from ethnic minority and/or disabled candidates.

Over the past seven years, Frontline has leveraged its success to build committed, high impact partnerships with a number of prestigious supporters including corporates, individuals, trusts and foundations. Our new fundraising strategy focuses on increasing our network of supporters, growing our fundraising events and identifying new potential funders.

We are looking for an experienced fundraising officer to join the fundraising team, which sits within the external relations division. The fundraising team is responsible for raising between £1m and £1.5m in philanthropic revenue annually, from corporate foundations, trusts and high net-worth donors. Frontline’s philanthropic revenue compliments the contract revenue it receives from central and local government and enables the charity to carry out its broader mission to create social change for hundreds of thousands of disadvantaged children by developing excellent social work.

This position is one of two fundraising officer roles within the fundraising team. The successful candidate will work closely with the head of fundraising and other fundraising officer to implement Frontline’s annual fundraising plan, taking specific responsibility for researching and engaging new corporate, trust and foundations funders, developing strong relationships and writing thoughtful and creative funding proposals. They will also be responsible for managing a number of key existing accounts, ensuring a high level of engagement with Frontline, and the delivery of high-quality grant reports. The successful candidate will also support the rest of the team in identifying new donors and new sources of revenue, including but not restricted to HNWI, event fundraising and small donor programmes. The fundraising team is supported by the marketing, events and communications staff of the external relations division. 

Please use the email address on our careers page if you would like us to send you the job pack in a different file format.

Do you want to improve the lives of people with disabilities and vulnerable people?

Humanity & Inclusion (HI) is an award-winning international development aid organisation working in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict and disaster.

HI UK is looking for an experienced, highly organised and results-driven fundraiser to join our exceptional team as our Fundraising Officer. If you are keen to work for an international organisation, are happy to be hands-on in a small team and have a can-do attitude, this job is for you!

HI UK is committed to diversity and inclusion. We recognise that discrimination shapes the opportunities that many people have in society and that people have different needs in order to realise their full potential. Addressing this requires organisations to be proactive in creating environments that encourage the inclusion and development of all. Though we still have a long way to go, inclusion is central to our identity at HI UK and we are strongly committed to the continuous work that it requires.

We are particularly interested in hearing from candidates with disabilities and/or from Black and minority ethnic backgrounds, to help make us more representative. If you have a disability and meet the minimum requirements for the role, we will guarantee you an interview.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION AND PURPOSE OF THE POST

Humanity & Inclusion’s 2016-25 global strategy, recently reviewed at its mid-point, translates into an ambitious delivery plan in the UK. Our aim is to build on our success to date and achieve a step-change in private fundraising, including individual giving.

This role will support the Fundraising Manager to deliver our fundraising strategy by developing and running our individual-giving campaigns.

The Fundraising Officer will:

• Be responsible for the day-to-day delivery of an ambitious and integrated individual-giving strategy, in line with UK and Federation priorities
• Manage our donor database to ensure the data is kept in line with GDPR and is used to amplify campaigns, import and export data and create relevant reports
• Liaise with Finance colleagues on reconciliation processes, with the support of the Fundraising Manager
• Work with the Fundraising Manager on creating relevant, resource-based fundraising campaigns and adapting them as necessary
• Work with the Team Manager on a cohesive supporter journey and communications strategy
• Work with other colleagues in the Fundraising team and support the team assistants on a day-to-day basis to create a positive working environment

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Fundraising Campaign Management

• Manage the day-to-day set-up and implementation of fundraising campaigns to raise private (unrestricted) funds, balancing retention of existing supporters and new income generation
• Write high standard fundraising and donor copy, across our lead-to-call, mail and email campaigns
• Manage the database to ensure donor information is accurate and data is imported / exported accurately
• Provide support and input into campaigns with the Fundraising Manager
• Develop content for our digital channels
• Work with the Team Assistants to develop a market-leading approach to donor care and to ensure all donor enquiries are well managed

Finance and Reporting

• Support the Fundraising Manager in producing finance and other requested reports to manage campaigns and reconcile income

Other duties

• Maintain a positive and collaborative working relationship with HI UK colleagues and the Federation’s Fundraising and Communication team
• Represent the organisation at relevant external events and meetings
• Keep up to date and adhere with any changes in legislation, regulatory procedures, innovation, best practice and industry standards in relation to private fundraising
• Any other activities commensurate with the level of the post, as may be required by the Fundraising Manager or other members of the team

To apply, please send your CV and a covering letter along with the diversity monitoring form by email or post. 

If you wish to use an alternative way of applying, please contact us to ensure that this is submitted in the best format.

If you disclose a disability during your application process and you meet the minimum criteria for the role, we will contact you to discuss any reasonable adjustment you might need at the interview. However, if you have not disclosed, please be aware that any candidate invited for interview will be asked if any reasonable adjustments are needed.

If you wish to disclose a disability, please do so in your covering letter.

Your role is to lead a team to build and maintain partnerships with local authorities (LAs) and children’s trusts, in order to develop and support 600+ Fellows (alumni) annually through our key programmes. This is directly linked to achieving Frontline’s organisational objective of having 4,000 impactful Fellows by 2025, who will create social change for children without a safe or stable home.

This is a relatively new team created by consolidating activities and accountability across the organisation to become the lead interface to Frontline partners for all our programmes and initiatives.  We are looking for a Head of Partnerships and Placements to lead this team and ensure targets are met for partnerships, programme places, and overall partner satisfaction.  Additionally they will play an active role within Frontline’s Leadership Group.

We have increased the diversity of Frontline’s workforce in the last 12 months, but we need to do more to have greater ethnic minority representation in our senior roles. We know the value ethnic minority voices bring and therefore, we are strongly encouraging applicants from these backgrounds to apply and will keep applications open until we have satisfactory representation on the shortlist.

We need an outgoing self-motivated person to enhance our work in the West Midlands.

At the forefront of the organisation, you will be responsible for maintaining partnerships, supporting tutors/coaches and delivering our programmes from volunteer recruitment and workshop delivery all the way through to evaluation. This is an “in-at-the-deep-end” role and you will flourish in a small dynamic team with real influence. 

Key Areas of Responsibility

Contributing to the development of the WM region:

• Generating new school leads and securing programmes
• Supporting a strong and supportive network of schools, Multi-Academy Trusts (MATs), universities, corporate partners and others
• Ensuring retention of volunteer coaches (meeting minimum targets set termly)
• Maintaining relationships with coaches, pupils and teachers

Create a thriving community of social mobility advocates among university students and young professionals:

• Meeting recruitment targets for tutors/coaches across the region each term.
• Training volunteers in tutoring/coaching and our pedagogy.

Oversee multiple in-school and online programmes (university student led and peer to peer) across the West Midlands:

• Setting timelines for programme start and finish dates
• Communicating with school staff weekly to provide feedback after sessions
• Visiting schools to oversee quality.
• Managing and running online sessions.

Programme Design and Delivery:

• Contributing to the design of current workshops and creating new workshops when needed
• Running in-school or digital workshops for groups of pupils (KS3-5) and facilitating university trips at the start and end of our programmes

Line managing a team of Head Coaches:

• Delivering training for Head Coaches
• Holding 1-1 appraisals to monitor performance and set actions

Embodying our values (humility, high expectations, service, responsibility and resilience) and demonstrating commitment to our mission.

Person Specification

Essential characteristics and experience:

• Passion for social mobility: we have big aims and are looking for those who share our desire to make education fairer in the UK so a person’s background does not determine their future.
• Relationship building and facilitating: this a public-facing role so you will love delivering workshops to groups as well as communicating our mission to a wide range of stakeholders (businesses, senior members of MATs, universities etc.
• Organisation: working in a fast paced young organisation you’ll be able to work between different programmes and workstreams.
• Independence: this role requires you to work independently/alone from time to time in the office and/or from home
• Resourcefulness: we’re a small, dedicated team - you must be a self-starter prepared for practical roles with lots of responsibility. A willingness to stay solution-focused with last minute challenges is a must!
• Young People: experience in a school or youth organisation/working with young people.
• Flexibility: the role will occasionally involve working evenings & weekends

Desirable knowledge/experience:

• Experience working with young people in a school or youth work setting.
• Experience recruiting volunteers.
• Experience measuring and evaluating impact
• Knowledge of programme design, pedagogy or tutoring/coaching.
• Knowledge of UK schools and UK university sector.

Benefits:

• An opportunity to contribute to a young, exciting social enterprise with scope to input widely and take on new roles.
• Starting Salary: £22k per annum • Annual Leave: 28 days pro rata
• Office space: West Midlands Office, Handsworth Wood Girls Academy, Church Lane, Handsworth, Birmingham B20 2HL
• Training: we are a reflective organisation and keen to support your professional development.

Key Information:

• Length: permanent
• Hours: Full Time
• Reporting to: Head of Region
• Responsible for: Individual Programmes
• Start Date: November 2021

GASP Motor Project is in an exciting period of development and growth and we are looking for a dynamic, ambitious and positive fundraiser to join our team.  We are an exceptional education charity delivering Early Intervention programmes to young people who may be on the periphery of mainstream education, in danger of entering the youth justice system or disengaged with their lives and future.

We are looking for someone with the drive and determination to deliver the increase in income required to execute our strategic development and growth.  You will be responsible for raising core and operational income from charitable trusts and grants, as well as developing corporate and strategic partnerships.  Capitalising on our success and reputation, you will engage with high-profile individuals and organisations; provide the highest levels of stewardship and ensure existing supporters are engaged and managed.  

This role requires an individual who can multi-task and manage their own work timetable. The post-holder will be an experienced, out-come driven individual who understands the needs of the charity and the young people we work with.

You will be required to

• Working with the CEO, develop and implement the fundraising strategy to support the growth of GASP.
• Develop and grow GASPs network of Trusts, Foundations and supporters to ensure long-term income generation and sustainability.
• Create, manage and maintain a fundraising database.
• Identify, research and engage with Grant-making Trusts, Foundations, Corporations and HNWIs to maximise opportunities for income generation.
• Develop and submit high-quality and compelling funding applications, ensuring approaches match interests and priorities, to secure operational and core income.
• Provide the highest levels of stewardship, ensuring current and future supporters feel valued and effective.
• Initiate a programme of meetings/visits for funders and supporters to ensure sustained engagement with the GASP programmes and young people we work with.
• Ensure funders receive the correct level of acknowledgement, recognition and feedback on the monitoring of inputs, outputs and outcomes as per their specific requirements.
• Liaise with the GASP Programme Coordinator to monitor progress on funded programmes and collate information for dissemination to funders as required.
• Work with the GASP team to monitor restricted income and ensure it is allocated in line with the funders wishes.
• Work with the CEO to agree annual fundraised income and expenditure targets; identify appropriate activity plans to ensure these targets are met or exceeded.
• Prepare budgets and reforecasts in line with activity plans and progress to ensure the timing and value of planned income is correct.
• Prepare quarterly fundraising reports for the CEO and Board of Trustees.

This role is for 16 hours per week, and we are flexibile regarding days and times of work.  We have a great team at our Albury site, however homeworking can be considered for the right candidate

Company Description

Catch22 is a social business, a not for profit business with a social mission. For over 200 years we have designed and delivered services that build resilience and aspiration in people and communities. Our 1600 colleagues work at every stage of the social welfare cycle, supporting 44,000 individuals from cradle to career. 

We are investing in the expansion of the Catch22 Employability Team and working towards securing further exciting contracts and opportunities.
 

Job Description

Our Employability division is expanding due to the procurement of new contracts and we therefore look to grow our frontline delivery team.

You will be an experienced Employment Coach/Advisor that reports to the Operations Manager and sit within an employability team delivering a targeted employability contract to young West London NEETs. The contract you will be working on is likely to be funded by ESF and the Mayor of London.

The role is outreach based (West London – Harrow) and you will be an Employment Advisor working within local communities to support NEET young people to progress into sustainable employment or education and training.

We seek a diverse workforce and therefore are open to a range of backgrounds and experience however seek an individual who is proactive, organised and resilient to deal with the varying demands of the role.
 

Main Duties & Accountabilities

• To deliver a range of supportive interventions to help a wide range of participants achieve sustainable employment.
• To effectively engage participants and attach them to existing and new employability programmes/interventions.
• To deliver high quality end to end Information, Advice and Guidance to participants on our employability programmes.
• To induct, assess and `on-board’ participants.
• To promote and develop the mind-set, emotional intelligence qualities, self-confidence and esteem so that the participants succeed in the world of work.
• To complete goal focused action plans/ILRs for all referred participants and provide support and motivation for clients to implement their action plans.
• To `coach’ the participants on a one to one and group basis based on the Catch22 Apprenticeships and Employability Methodology.
• To prepare CVs, cover letter and job/apprenticeship application forms with participants.
• To introduce participants to a `strengths based’ recruitment approach to succeeding in job interviews.
• To undertake job search with the participants using relevant web-based software and packages.
• To short list, pre-select and match/submit participants to vacancies/work experience opportunities generated by Catch22 Account Managers.
• To prepare job packs on specific vacancies/work experience opportunities for participants.
• To arrange interviews for participants where appropriate.
• To prepare participants to a high standard for interview with employers.

This list is not exhaustive.

Qualifications

• Five GCSEs or equivalent at Grade C or above.
• Relevant professional qualification.

Additional information

Location: Harrow, West London (4 days remote, 1 day in our Canning Town office)

Salary: £26,500 - £27,500 per annum

Contract: Full time (37 hours per week)

• 28 days annual leave + bank holidays, rising to 33 days with service.
• Pension scheme with matching contributions of up to 4%
• Discounted shopping opportunities

We need an outgoing self-motivated person to lead our marketing work communicating our mission to schools, coaches and pupils through social media and email communications.

You will be responsible for our social media, email campaigns and play a key role in building our pupil and coach communities.

About Us

We are a social mobility movement committed to ensuring that every young person experiences educational equity.

As an award-winning, fast-growing charity our mission is to support young people from disadvantaged communities to identify and fulfil their potential. Working in partnership with schools, we deliver academic tutoring programmes that improve a pupil’s grades, confidence and independence so they can win places at top universities and on high level apprenticeships.

Having turned six years old in February 2020, we’re at an exciting stage of growth and have ambitious plans to scale our impact and reach. This academic year, we are supporting over 4000 pupils. Currently working across London, the South East, the West Midlands and the South East, we are looking to thoughtfully scale our academic programmes into hard-to-reach deprivation areas.

Key Areas of Responsibility

Social Media:

• Lead on using our platforms to communicate with our pupils, coaches and teachers (Instagram, Linkedin, Twitter and Facebook)
• Create and schedule original content for our platforms
• Collaborate with the programmes team to ensure the latest delivery news is shared

Email campaigns:

• Create and deliver targeted campaigns to our key stakeholders so they feel part of our social mobility movement,

Joint brand engagement with partners:

• Engage our school and wider partners on our marketing messages
• Build relationships with other marketing teams to ensure wider reach and engagement.

Press and Media coverage

• Write press releases on key CoachBright news and updates
• Engage journalists directly on stories critical to the charity

Person Specification

Essential characteristics and experience

• Passion for social mobility: we have big aims and are looking for those who share our desire to make education fairer in the UK so a person’s background does not determine their future.
• Independence: this role requires you to work independently/alone from time to time in the office and/or from home
• Resourcefulness: we’re a small, dedicated team - you must be a self-starter prepared for practical roles with lots of responsibility. A willingness to stay solution-focused with last minute challenges is a must!
• Marketing/Communications: experience leading or supporting marketing for an organisation
• Social Media management: experience managing social media accounts for an organisation.

Desirable knowledge/experience:

• Experience of using video editing software (Final Cut Pro) to create short clips for social media
• Experience using social media management tools (Hootsuite, Tweetdeck)
• Experience editing photos (Adobe Photoshop)

Our client is a large and successful social enterprise which helps to change the lives and prospects of young people and adults for the better through learning and work.

An opportunity has arisen for a Keyworker within their Accelerate Team reporting to the Employment and Skills Project Lead Coordinator. The suitable candidate will be responsible for working across areas, delivering accredited and non-regulated learning provision to support young people 15 to 24 years, at risk of and those already NEET to increase their skills, confidence and ability to progress into Apprenticeships, Traineeships, Education and Employment. This programme is closely aligned with Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) Skills Plans and will be delivered in schools, community settings and remote. They are looking for candidates with a proven track record of success working with young people to engage them in education and IAG service provision through regulated and non-regulated delivery.

Keyworker Responsibilities:

• Deliver group sessions across the areas on accredited qualifications through digital and face to face models
• Deliver information, advice and guidance to young people pre 16 at risk of NEET and 16-24 NEET
• Plan, schedule, organise and deliver regulated and non-regulated modular programmes of work which increase young people’s employability, confidence and raise aspirations, including work experience
• Progress young people back into education, employment, apprenticeships and traineeships
• Work towards meeting contract profile through caseload management

Keyworker Requirements:

Essential

• Experience of working with young people, delivering accredited learning.
• Experience of IAG and/or training programmes to young people
• Experience of presenting information to a wide variety of Audiences
• Experience of working with learning providers and/or employers
• Experience of working pre/post 16 risk of NEET/NEET young people
• Experience of delivering regulated qualifications
• Qualified to NVQ Level 3 IAG or Equivalent
• Willingness to work towards NVQ Level 6 IAG
• Education systems and options for young people 15 to 24 years
• Understanding of labour market intelligence and its use in CEIAG
• Understanding of the NEET cohort and the barriers faced by Young people who are NEET or at risk of becoming NEET
• Equality & Diversity, Data Protection, GDPR, Safeguarding
• Satisfactory Enhanced DBS Disclosure
• Able to commit to a level of early evening and limited weekend working
• Ability to travel independently across Yorkshire & the Humber

Desirable

• Qualified to NVQ Level 4 IAG or equivalent
• Qualified to Level 3 CTTLS

If you have the skills, commitment and determination needed to achieve in these challenging but highly rewarding roles, supporting young people to succeed, they would like to hear from you

About our client:

They are committed to helping individuals, organisations and communities succeed through learning and work. They have a strong track record of successfully delivering government funded initiatives and contracts including ESF contracts and Study Programmes. They are also a provider of advice and support services to young people and adults in the Yorkshire and Humber area.

Location: Flexible across the Humber region
Contract Type: Permanent (subject to funding)
Hours: Full Time, 37 hrs per week (Pro Rata-Term Time only will be considered)
Salary: £21,210 - £25,957 per annum plus competitive benefits

In the event that a sufficient volume of suitable applications is received, the post may close prior to the specified closing date. Please apply as soon as possible if interested

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