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Project Officer - Working Forward, Essex

Employer
Gingerbread
Location
Based in Essex with regular travel to the London office
Salary
£26,769 pro rata
Closing date
25 Nov 2018

17.5 hours per week | Fixed term to December 2019

Gingerbread provides expert advice, practical support, and campaigns to improve the lives of single parent families. We work with single parents, who face substantial barriers to entering education, training or work, to help them gain confidence and skills, and become ready to progress into work or further learning.

Working Forward is a Big Lottery ESF Funded programme offering comprehensive and holistic support for disadvantaged lone parents living in Essex. It utilises Gingerbread’s experience of delivering support which helps lone parents progress closer to the labour market and into employment in combination with specifically selected specialist interventions which will be provided by local partners.

As Project Officer, you will use your skills to:

  • Recruit single parents to our programmes including planning and attending engagement events;
  • Provide guidance and ongoing support;
  • Deliver training and workshops to single parents;
  • Support accreditation and verification activities;
  • Arrange work experience and/or volunteering placements;
  • Provide coaching and pre- and post-programme support.

As our ideal candidate, you will have:

  • Experience of supporting disadvantaged individuals to commence the transition to progress towards paid work, education or training;
  • Relevant and recent IT skills particularly in updating and maintaining databases and participant records;
  • Experience of delivering training workshops;
  • An understanding of the issues affecting single parents;
  • Excellent communications skills to inspire single parents and work in partnership;
  • Proven ability to work to tight deadlines, demonstrate strong attention to detail and understand the importance of meeting contractual targets.

This post is based in Essex with regular travel to the London office for team meetings and support.

In return for your dedication to making our programmes a success, we will provide you with support and development.

For further information about the role and to apply, please see the jobs page of our website.

Closing date: Midnight on Sunday, 25 November 2018.

Interview date: Thursday, 6 December 2018.

As this role will be working with families and children, an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service is required.

We welcome applications from all sections of the community, including single parents and those with caring responsibilities. We offer excellent work-life balance policies for all staff.

Gingerbread, the charity for single parent families is registered in England and Wales as a company limited by guarantee, no. 402748, and a charity, no. 230750.

 

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