Employability Lead

3 months ago

Cardiff, United Kingdom FareShare Cymru Full time

**Reporting to** Head of Development

**Responsible fo**r Volunteering Lead; relevant volunteers

**Contract** Fixed-term until March 2026

**Hours** 37.5 hours per week. This will mean working some hours during evening and weekends as the job and cover requirements dictate.

**Terms** 25 days paid leave in addition to bank holidays

**Salary** £27,000 - £28,000 per annum

**Employer** Food Redistribution Wales Ltd (FareShare Cymru)

**FareShare Cymru**

FareShare Cymru is an independent charity and part of the national FareShare U.K. network of surplus food redistribution charities.

We fight food poverty by tackling food waste. We source quality surplus food - from food retailers, manufacturers, and suppliers - engaging volunteers to redistribute to local charities and community groups that provide meals to vulnerable people (individuals who are homeless, unemployed, socially isolated, recovering from addictions). Our food is a vital lifeline for children and families, people on low incomes, people who have lost their jobs, the homeless, refugees, domestic abuse survivors, the elderly and keyworkers.

This is a new role and an exciting opportunity to be instrumental in setting the next phase of our development.

**Circumstances**

Based on-site between our two Cardiff-based warehouses, some homeworking may be possible. The role may require the post holder to travel throughout Wales and attend events out of hours.

**Purpose of Role**

Lead on the employability programme, implementing and ensuring it’s continued success. This will involve creating partnerships with organisations to help meet the aims of the project, overseeing the rollout of the programme within our operations, and supporting individuals looking to enter employment, education or training. The Employability Lead will work with individuals within a variety of settings and work will include 1-2-1s, work experience, group work, and providing training, as well as working with partnership organisations.

**Programme Design and Implementation**

Develop new relationships and partnerships to facilitate the success of the employability programme

Work with the operations team to develop the warehousing experience side of the employability programme

Design the programme structure including practical work experience, training, and employability support e.g. CV writing, job searching

Rollout and refine the programme to beneficiaries, learning from experience

Market, promote and communicate the employability programme to referral partners

Meet programme targets

Develop relationships with potential employers and training providers to develop a forward path for participants/clients

Prepare written reports, presentations and updates as required and follow prescribed filing and data accuracy requirements to ensure the confidentiality of participant information and a robust audit trail for internal and external review.

Work with other members of the team to develop internal training

**Employability Support**

Recruit participants and provide inductions

Provide training to beneficiaries both 1-2-1 and in groups

Support beneficiaries with work experience

Provide pastoral support to programme beneficiaries and implement a structure for this

To engage and support participants to achieve an improved work readiness position through mentoring and support..

Work with clients/participants to identify barriers to their progression and agree an action plan with the client To identify suitable opportunities to which participants can be matched - i.e. employment or training opportunities

Other Development Work

Ensure all beneficiary records are maintained

Develop and undertake any surveys of beneficiaries as required

Ensure the project is on track and targets are met

Ensure any monitoring and reporting is undertaken and completed as required

Continuation funding research as required

Work with other officers and other programmes to ensure that opportunities available through this programme reach the required audience and facilitate appropriate training and learning opportunities.

**Management**

Direct Line management responsibility for the Volunteering Lead

Ensure that appraisals are completed and documented

Other Duties

Be prepared to provide cover for any other member of the staff team during absences as required

Carry out any other duties which may be necessary in order to fulfil the post and/or the functioning of FareShare Cymru

**Person Specification**

**Experience**

Demonstrable experience of supporting people who are unemployed and/ or supporting people to improve their employability skills - such as through education, training, or volunteering

Demonstrable experience of delivering training

Experience of building and developing relationships and partnerships

Experience of working as part of a team supporting and delivering projects to agreed time, cost and quality indicators

People management

Knowledge of the statutory and vol

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