Project Officer, Rotherham

2 weeks ago


Rotherham South Yorkshire, United Kingdom Webrecruit Full time

Project Officer, Rotherham

£26,000 per year pro rata / £15,600 (0.6 FTE)

Part-time, 21 hours per week

Fixed-term contract for 12 months

Based in Rotherham, as a home working role

Our client empowers people with the reading and writing skills they need to succeed in life. Together, theyre helping people change their stories. You could join our client to support their work with volunteers across Rotherham.

What youll be doing

Our clients project identifies, trains and supports volunteers who work with them to design new and exciting ways to promote reading and writing in their community.

Our client is recruiting a Project Officer to deliver this work in Rotherham. Working alongside their national communities team, you will develop new strategies for recruiting volunteers and mobilising key community partnerships to increase our clients reach and build sustainability. You will also organise and deliver training events and maintain regular contact with volunteers, gather data, share learning and develop case studies to build an evidence base of impact.

You will be based in Rotherham, working from home with regular travel locally, as well as occasional national travel when necessary.

What our client is looking for

You will be experienced in recruiting, training and supporting volunteers, and providing project support in a charity or educational context. You will have excellent knowledge of education issues, working with schools and community-based organisations, coupled with experience of developing resources and training materials.

Due to the nature of delivery, you will need a full clean driving licence and access to your own vehicle. You will also manage book stocks and other resources.

Why our clients work is so vital

Reading and writing changes everything.

It gives you the tools to get the most out of life, and the power to shape your future. Its the key to knowledge, confidence and inspiration. Its better results at school, and better jobs. If children grow up without the tools to communicate, without books to read nor opportunities to write, its harder to get where you want to go.

Our client is an independent charity helping people overcome these challenges and change their life chances through the power of words reading, writing, speaking and listening. From first words, through school days to training, jobs and beyond.

- They work collaboratively in local communities, focusing their work in 20 areas of the UK that are facing the biggest challenges.

- They support schools, developing the most effective tools and techniques and providing resources and programmes to engage and inspire children.

- They campaign to make reading and writing a priority for politicians and decision-makers.

- They support vulnerable adults, people in the criminal justice system and young offenders institutions to build their reading and writing skills.

What our client offers you

Our clients team are passionate about their mission and they have a strong and positive working culture, based on shared values and respect. Our client offers a range of flexible working options and promotes a workplace where you can be yourself and contribute to their success, whoever you are.

As well as a competitive salary, our client offer benefits including a generous leave allowance totalling 39 days (including bank holidays and office closure between Christmas and New Year), pension contributions of 8% of annual salary, a cycle to work scheme, employee assistance programme and other health and wellbeing benefits.

Our client supports flexible working and promote a workplace where you can be yourself and contribute to their success, whoever you are.

Application details

Our clients people are their most important asset, and they value and respect diversity in all its forms (seen and unseen). Our client particularly welcomes applications from those from Black and Asian backgrounds, as well as candidates with disabilities and from the communities in which they work. Our client would like to increase representation of these groups among their staff as they know greater diversity will lead to an even greater impact for their work.

To apply, visit our clients website.

Closing date: 10am, Thursday 6 June 2024

Please note our client does not accept CVs. No agencies or recruitment sites.

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