Young Person's Engagement Officer - Berkshire, United Kingdom - Look Ahead Housing and Care

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Job profile:


  • The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.
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Job details:
Job details:

Job reference

  • REQ00472
  • Date posted
  • 03/05/202 Application closing date
  • 17/06/202 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
  • 3 Basis
  • Part time
  • Job category/type
  • Part Time, Permanent
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Young Person's Engagement Officer:

Job description

  • We're looking for a kind, compassionate and resilient
    Young Persons Engagement Officer to join our Y
    oung 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.


About you:


  • 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 selfesteem
  • 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 M

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