Job Vacancy: Employability and Skills Co-ordinator

Employability and Skills Co-ordinator

AFC Fylde Community Foundation is looking to recruit an Employability and Skills Co-ordinator to join its successful and respected team to co-ordinate a number of existing employability and skills programmes, establishing and maintaining relationships with key partners and work closely with the Senior Management Team to implement a wide range of new activities.

Length of Contract: Fixed term until 31st March 2025 (subject to additional funding)

Salary: £24,000 - £26,000 per annum

You will:

·       Co-ordinate and deliver a number of employability and skills projects including Fylde Focus that both up-skill and raise the aspirations of young people and adults.

·       Identify and recruit participants, working alongside local partners and the Foundation’s marketing team.

·       Provide mentoring support to participants, develop individual learning plans to help them achieve their best and identify suitable exit routes into employment, education or training.

·       Facilitate work experience placements that support both the participant and the employer.

·       Be proactive and constantly seek new opportunities and ways to develop the employability and skills section of the Foundation.

You will have:

·       A degree (or equivalent) in a related subject.

·       A proven track record of working on employability and skills programmes.

·       A proven track record of mentoring either young people or adults in an employability and skills environment.

·       Demonstrable experience of working within partnership and multi-agency programmes.

·       Experience of using online monitoring and evaluation tools to manage projects/ programmes.

Benefits:

·       Company pension scheme

·       25 days annual leave plus public bank holidays

·       Company laptop and mobile phone

·       Access to charity worker discounts

·       Staff Uniform

·       Free on-site parking

To apply for the position through Indeed please click HERE or alternatively send your CV and Cover Letter to Assistant Foundation Director, AFC Fylde Community Foundation, Fylde Sports and Education Centre, Coronation Way, Wesham, PR4 3JZ or to community@afcfylde.co.uk.

Closing date for applications: 5pm, Thursday 28th March 2024

Interview date: Wednesday 3rd April 2024

AFC Fylde Community Foundation is committed to the principle of equal opportunity in employment and its employment policies for recruitment are designed to ensure that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of age, disability, gender re-assignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

The Foundation is committed to safeguarding all children, young people and adults at risk involved in its activities and events. The trust recognises its responsibility to safeguard the welfare of these vulnerable groups by a commitment to procedures to protect them. The Foundation expects all staff and volunteers to fully support and promote these commitments.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.