Job profile

Job reference

REQ004721

Date posted

03/05/2023

Application closing date

03/06/2023

Location

Berkshire

Salary

£19,847.00 per annum

Package

Benefits include 25 days Annual Leave, pension schemes, staff discounts, healthcare and career progression.

Contractual hours

32

Basis

Part time

Job category/type

Part Time, Permanent

Job description

We’re looking for a kind, compassionate and resilient Young Persons Engagement Officer to join our Young People service in Bracknell. No personal care or experience is required, just the right values.

£19,847.00 per annum, working 32 hours per week. Benefits include 25 days Annual Leave, pension schemes, staff discounts, healthcare and career progression.

Want to feel like you’re part of one team? You’ll feel at home here.

Making you feel at home here means helping you thrive in every way. That’s why we offer a wide range of benefits, award-winning Learning & Development and a culture that welcomes all. These aren’t token gestures - we’ve thought long and hard about how best to support our team. After all, our people are doing something amazing: helping to transform lives every day.

This role requires a valid Right to Work for the UK as Look Ahead are not a sponsoring organisation.

What you’ll do:

The post-holder will assess the employment, training and education (ETE) needs of tenants and support them to maximise their engagement with ETE providers in Bracknell. The post-holder will work to maximise the tenants’ engagement within the Bracknell services, this will include organising training & life skill workshops, activities and leading on tenant meetings. The role will include a small element of fund raising to enable tenant activities. They will support staff in the development of their knowledge of ETE opportunities and maximum the use of the on site training facilities for use by tenants.

This is not an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time and is subject to change in accordance with the needs of Look Ahead

About you:

This is not an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time and is subject to change in accordance with the needs of Look Ahead.

• To act as a resource for the team, making links with ETE providers to access opportunities for tenants as required
• To establish targeted job search facilities
• To establish and maintain up to date resource information on local opportunities
• To oversee the publication of a monthly newsletter with a strong focus on ETE
• To be the local contact with Look Ahead’s Learning & Development Team and disseminate ETE information and opportunities to staff and tenants
• To meet with all new tenants during the first 2 weeks of their tenancy to establish a plan to support the tenant with their ETE support needs
• To ensure a high profile for provision of meaningful occupation activity within the service and ensure appropriate links
• To oversee the use of the Look Ahead Life skills fund across all services
• To establish and maintain an accessible database of ETE information
• To maintain statistics around tenant engagement and use of the training room
• To initiate and organise meetings, sessions or events to promote specific opportunities
• To provide support and advice for the staff team and to disseminate information on ETE resources
• To establish and maintain effective links with key organisations and to represent Look Ahead at external meetings as appropriate
• To link with other ETE activities across other Look Ahead services
• To establish and maintain links with local businesses and employer organisations to achieve opportunities for work placements for tenants
• To undertake fundraising as required for ETE projects
• To work with identified tenants on a 1 to 1 basis to deliver ETE advice
• To attend relevant internal / external meetings and contribute as and when required
• To facilitate tenant use of training courses and support them during that process
• The ability to be self servicing in terms of IT packages such as Word, Excel, Outlook is a requirement of the post

What you’ll bring:

• Enjoys social interaction and the company of others, joins in local activities to encourage tenant involvement
• Exudes a warm friendly presence and open behaviour
• Is fundamentally calm and resilient, does not let emotion adversely affect them or obscure their judgement
• Has a practical and logical mind and is naturally well organised
• Is confident with high levels of self-esteem
• Is respectful, articulate and sensitive in style of communication
• Is motivated towards excellence and improvement of personal performance with a can do attitude
• Ability to cope positively with challenging and diverse behaviour
• Understands that hard to reach young people may be difficult to engage with
• Will need to work innovatively and creatively in order to maximise engagement with young people.

Essential:

• IT skills and experience of working with Microsoft Office Word, Excel and Outlook

Desirable:

• Experience of working with young people
• Experience of working with ETE establishments
• Experience of fund raising

About us:

Look Ahead is a dynamic, leading, not-for-profit care and support provider in London and the South East. As an organisation we deliver over 110 services, providing support to around 7000 customers each year. We work across mental health, homelessness, young people and learning disabilities so there are plenty of opportunities to grow and progress your career with us.

Look Ahead is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk, and expects all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment.

If your application for this role is unsuccessful, but we feel that you would be suitable for another role, we may contact you to discuss alternative opportunities. If this occurs you would not need to submit another application for the alternative role.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date.

We are committed to diversity and inclusion at work and are accredited with Silver in the Inclusive Employers Standard 2021. We are a proud member of the Employers Domestic Abuse Covenant and encourage applications from a diverse range of applicants of all backgrounds.