Programme Coordinator Loughborough, England
Job description
Looking for a new challenge?
Work with Sense and make a real difference to the lives of the people we support and their families. Our No-One Left Out of Life strategy 2022-26 includes our ambitious hub expansion programme in Loughborough, Leeds and Belfast. Sense Hub Loughborough will reach communities of people with complex disabilities and their families and supporters to provide a varied programme of activity across age ranges. This will include arts and wellbeing, employment services, support for children and families and sports and physical activity.
We are looking for a Hub Programme Coordinator to ensure the smooth day to day running and delivery of Sense Hub and coordinate support to the people who access our programmes, coordinate staff and programmes and help with the development of the hub programmes.
This will be a 3 year fixed term contract, working 37.5 hours per week based at our new hub in Loughborough.
We’re looking for enthusiastic applicants who have:
Excellent knowledge of MS Office packages and other applications including Sharepoint, Teams and Zoom
Experience of responding to enquiries from a variety of stakeholders
Proven experience of using information from systems to produce reports and dashboards
Excellent customer service skills and the ability to develop working relationships with children and families, based on respect, trust and confidence
Why work for Sense?
Sense is a national disability charity supporting everyone who is deafblind or has complex disabilities. We believe everyone should be able to take part in life, no matter their disability.
Our work empowers thousands of people who are deafblind or have complex disabilities to communicate, experience the world and fulfill their potential.
Work at Sense can be demanding and so isn’t for everyone, but it is also incredibly rewarding and valuable. Take a look at the video below to see why we do what we do.
Benefits
24 days of annual leave.
Matched pension contributions up to 5%.
Free life assurance policy.
Cashback and discounts on high street brands (and 10% off at Sense charity shops!).
Cycle to work scheme.
Travel season ticket loans.
Enhanced sick pay.
Free DBS check if your role needs one.
A £350 refer-a-friend scheme.
Free access to over 100 online and face-to-face training courses, including the care certificate.
Ready to make a difference?
To apply
Please use the link below to complete your application. Managers will use your supporting statement to shortlist candidates for interview; in relation to the Personal Specification. Therefore, it is very important you complete this section thoroughly. We would recommend that you read the candidate guidelines, job description and person specification (found at the base of this advert) before applying.
Please note to avoid disappointment, we advise you to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close posts at any time.
No agency submissions please: any submissions without prior authorisation from the Sense Recruitment Team will be treated as our own and as such no fee will be payable.
If you require any further assistance, or wish to apply via an alternative means, please contact the Recruitment Team on 0121 415 6735 or [email protected]
Sense is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable children and adults and expects all employees to share this commitment. Therefore, all offers of employment, where appropriate, are subject to an enhanced DBS check.
For this role we particularly welcome applications from candidates from underrepresented ethnic minority backgrounds and candidates with disabilities. Sense is committed to equality of opportunity, and to promoting and celebrating the diversity of staff, volunteers and the people we work with. Everyone's contribution is valued and we ensure they're given the opportunity to realise their potential. We welcome applications from talented people from all sections of the community who share our values and belief that no one, no matter how complex their disabilities, should be isolated, left out, or unable to fulfil their potential. For more information please visit: https://www.sense.org.uk/about-us/equality-and-diversity/
