YOUTH AND COMMUNITY WORKER (PAID INTERNSHIP)

Based at London Waterloo, SE1

Part-Time, 36 hours per week, 1 Year Fixed Term Contract

Salary £20,311 per annum (including London Weighting)

• Have you ever thought about supporting young people in your neighbourhood?  
• Are you aged 18 – 25 and live local to SE1?
• Do you want to grow, be challenged and have loads of life changing experiences?
• Keen to learn how to make a positive difference in the community?

If you’ve answered YES to these questions, please read on.

Along with your ambition, we would like a special blend of character & skills/experience such as…

CHARACTER: Reliable, honest, caring, fun and passionate.

SKILLS/EXPERIENCE: Team player, organised, good communication skills and has some experience of working with young people.

IMPORTANTLY, WE DON’T WANT YOUR PAST TO BE A BARRIER FOR YOUR FUTURE!

Still think you can do it?

If you are interested, and would like to find out more then please come in for a chat.

We have three opportunities where you can come and chat with us. This will give you a chance to find out more about the job and us, and if this is the right role for you.  Dates and times when you can pop in for a chat are:

Tuesday 16th March 1.30—3.30,

Wednesday 17th March 3.30— 5.30pm

Tuesday 23rd March 10.30—12.30

If you want to apply for this life changing role, please:

Your Supporting Statement (max of two A4 pages) has to address the following questions:

1. What difference will this role make to your life and why?
2. What qualities (character, skills & experience and ambition) will you bring to this role?
3. What difference will you make to the young people and community, and how?
4. What would you like to improve if you were in this role and why?
5. How would you seek to incorporate the Oasis ethos into your life and work?

Please remember to include your CV and Supporting Statement.

Shortlisted candidates will be invited for an interview. This will be a very interactive interview with young people involved and may be delivered as a ‘group interview’ with a structured interview as part of the process.

We actively encourage applications from people of all ethnic backgrounds and minority and underrepresented groups.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to undergo appropriate checks, including enhanced DBS checks.

• Closing date for applications is 9am Tuesday 30th March 2021.
• Interviews will be held on Tuesday 6th April 2021.
• Role to commence before 30th April 2021.

Oasis supports Equal Opportunities.  Registered Charity No. 1026487

The Operations Assistant will help power everything that we do – this is a great opportunity to learn first hand how a startup charity operates and play a key role in our future success.

This role is temporarily home-based due to covid-19. 

The Charity

Founded in 2015, Breaking Barriers is a charity with a mission to help refugees in London gain the knowledge, confidence and experience to secure stable and fulfilling employment in their new home. We offer effective and flexible employment support in direct partnership with businesses that help refugees secure work, progress into better jobs, and successfully integrate into UK society. We have a unique approach, working with corporate partners to help refugees develop careers that match their skills, experience and aspirations. 

Since Breaking Barriers’ inception in 2015, we have supported over 1,100 people from a refugee background and have ambitious plans to expand this as part of our strategic plan. We concentrate on getting things done in a flexible environment where everyone is encouraged to take ownership and contribute. We are a team of 36 employees supported by several hundred volunteers, who are all driven and committed to helping London’s refugee community. We are looking for a similarly driven and ambitious individual keen to join an enterprising organisation where they can benefit from the opportunity to innovate and shape the direction of the charity. Colleagues who thrive are passionate, driven and have the confidence to work autonomously while remaining team players and sharing credit with all involved. 

 We are looking for someone who lives and breathes our values: 

• Mission-led: our clients come before everything else. 
• Welcoming: we want all people to feel happy, comfortable and secure with us. 
• Collaborative: we are supportive and considerate, curiously exploring other viewpoints to find solutions. 
• Enterprising: we are discerningly bold, entrepreneurial and have the courage to give things a go. 

Role overview

The overall purpose of this role is to create a safe, welcoming and confidential office environment for Breaking Barriers staff, volunteers and clients. With an eye for detail, this team member will be entrusted vital administrative and operational tasks and to provide day to day support for the charity’s core functions, including Finance, HR and IT. Juggling routine workstreams with ad hoc tasks, this role will involve coordinating petty cash, onboarding new staff, confidential data management, and helping to troubleshoot issues that arise in day to day work.

The postholder should be excited about the work Breaking Barriers does and willing to serve their colleagues in helping the charity to achieve its mission. They will demonstrate flexibility, a can-do attitude, sound judgment, reliability and discretion. This role is a great opportunity for someone with a hands on mindset who is always looking to get stuck in and execute operational tasks in an efficient and effective way.

Key Responsibilities​

We are a fast growing charity that prides itself on its flexibility and responsiveness so your responsibilities may change, develop and grow according to the needs and development of our programmes.

Office and facilities management

• Take overall responsibility and ownership for the Breaking Barriers office, ensuring it is a welcoming, secure and safe environment for staff, volunteers and clients.
• Assist staff with remote working and facilitate flexible working patterns
• Liaise with building management and third party providers to resolve general facilities issues.
• Support the Health and Safety lead in identifying and implementing improvements to office safety and security.
• Maintain inventory of office assets and accounts to ensure charity property is being used responsibly and in line with GDPR.
• Ensure cleaning and hotdesking systems are working effectively to create a positive and clean working environment.
• Provide ad hoc support to staff on practical and technical issues.

Finance support

• Carrying out daily petty cash duties to ensure the smooth running of operations when face-to-face delivery resumes
• Helping to improve controls and process around finance and operations to ensure the smooth running of the organisation
• Supporting the finance function with other finance processes
• Supporting on large contract management to maintain good working relationships

HR support

• Supporting line managers with onboarding process for new starters, including new equipment, logins and paperwork, as well as administrative processes for leavers.

IT support

• Ordering of new equipment, including laptops, phones, tablets and electronic accessories.
• Reallocating and monitoring existing equipment as necessary.

General operational support

• Responding to general enquiries or redirecting complex enquiries to different teams.
• Contributing to the wider team by participating in projects, working groups and other initiatives.

Person Specification

Essential

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Meticulous and detailed in completing forms and paperwork.
• Ability to manage and schedule time and prioritise tasks in a busy environment.
• Able to follow set processes, and to identify and implement improvements.
• Excellent computer skills including proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Advanced IT skills
• Able to find creative solutions and has a continuous improvement mindset. Looks for new and better ways to do things.
• Ability to work with confidential and sensitive information.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to interact confidently and with diplomacy both internally and externally.
• A demonstrable interest and commitment to working with marginalised populations, particularly refugees.

Desirable

• Experience of data protection and health and safety protocols.
• Lived experience. We welcome applicants from a refugee background.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.