Community Engagement Assistant

Community Engagement Assistant (Part-Time, Flexible)

Location: Swindon & surrounding community

Are you passionate about your local community? Do you love meeting people, building relationships and making a real difference?

At Dressability, we believe clothing should never be a barrier to dignity, comfort or independence. Every year, we support adults and children with disabilities, older people, and those facing physical challenges by providing specialist clothing alterations and adaptations that truly transform lives.

Now, we’re looking for someone from Swindon to help us take that mission even further.

MAIN PURPOSES OF ROLE

The Community Engagement Assistant will be a public face for Dressability, a charity providing specialist clothing alterations and adaptations for people with disabilities, limited dexterity and other dressing challenges. You will build links with local groups and organisations to help promote our service, increase our visibility in the community and make sure that everyone who needs our help knows about us.

KEY ACTIVITIES OF THIS JOB:

Community Activities

·       Build ongoing relationships with relevant organisations & groups in the local area – community hubs, GP’s, OT units, care facilities, support groups and more

·       Deliver talks and presentations to raise awareness of the charity’s services

·       Represent the charity at community events

·       Position posters, leaflets and other marketing materials in community hubs

·       Proactively identify new opportunities for talks, locations for marketing & other awareness building activities

Internal

·       Build thorough understanding of the organisation and its services

·       Maintain accurate records of engagement opportunities and activities

·       Adhere to safeguarding, health and safety and all other relevant procedures

·       Attend monthly staff meetings and undergo regular supervision and training

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Skills & experience

Essential:

·       Thorough local knowledge, able to identify relevant opportunities

• Awareness and understanding of disability issues
• Excellent interpersonal skills; able to build rapport with a diverse range of people

·       Full driving licence and own transport (with business insurance)

• Basic IT skills (email, word, excel, social media etc.)

Desirable:

·       Experience of community engagement, outreach or partnership working

• Experience of working with people with disabilities and carers

Personal attributes

• Sociable, friendly and empathetic
• Articulate public speaker and confident representing the charity at events
• Self-motivated and comfortable working independently

• Organised with good time management and prioritization