Progression Support Coordinator Eastbourne, England
Job description
Bramber Bakehouse provides women with the confidence, knowledge and skills for a positive future. Our baking, wellbeing and life skills programmes are designed to support women who've experienced abuse, exploitation or displacement.
Progression Support Coordinator
We are looking for a bright, approachable and caring individual to support the women we work with, after graduating from the initial Bramber Bakehouse programme.
The successful candidate will support women in the creation of progression pathways, helping women to understand their purpose and work towards independence. The successful candidate will also create and implement a mentoring scheme, manage volunteers and develop trusted partnerships with businesses and organisations who’re able to provide voluntary or paid work experience opportunities.
Title: Progression Support Coordinator
Location: Hybrid Working - at least one day a week spent in the office, located in Eastbourne. Must be able to travel within the Eastbourne and Brighton areas, supporting women face-to-face where necessary
Hours: 4 days a week / 28 hours per week - we operate a Flexible Working Policy and would be open to flexibility for the right candidate. There will be occasions where evenings or weekends are required but these are not often.
Salary: £24,700 - £27,000 FTE, depending on experience
Length: This is a two year fixed term contract with the possibility of extension, subject to funding
Reporting to: CEO
Role Description
Key Responsibilities
- Create person-centred holistic development plans enabling graduates to become independent – you will assess their needs and set targets on a regular basis.
- Provide individual support and build trusting relationships with graduates, proactively reaching out to arrange sessions, attend appointments with them and check in on their progression.
- Work with the CEO and Programme Coordinators to development, implement and facilitate a mentoring scheme – helping to recruit, train, pair & support volunteer mentors
- Liaise effectively with other agencies involved in the care and support of the women we work with, to ensure their needs are sufficiently met. This includes meetings with external agencies and advocating on behalf or alongside women.
- Respond quickly to safeguarding concerns, reporting appropriately to the Safeguarding Officer and the local council as necessary, supporting the individual appropriately through the process.
- Build relationships, network with and keep open communication with employers offering voluntary or paid work placements or recruiting new staff to offer opportunities to graduates.
- Send regular updates of job opportunities and other relevant opportunities to graduates, supporting them to apply for roles and prepare for interviews to achieve positive outcomes.
- Keep detailed records of all case-working according to best practice and aid in safeguarding, monitoring and evaluation.
- Build relationships with local services relevant for signposting service users to, connecting women with opportunities in line with their support plan.
- Assist the CEO and Fundraising Manager in evaluating the services Bramber Bakehouse offers to report to funders, complete new funding applications and internal monitoring.
- Regularly monitor risks associated with the individual women you are supporting.
- Contribute your experience of best practice to shape the way Bramber Bakehouse operates effectively.
Personal Specification
Essential experience and skills
- Support work or social work experience
- Driven and highly motivated
- Relevant experience with client group - women who’ve experienced abuse, exploitation and/or displacement
- Experience supporting an individual through safeguarding issues
- Personable and patient with excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
- Organised with record keeping and time-keeping
- Competent using IT and digital platforms
- Hard working and able to learn new things quickly
- Able to multitask effectively and cope well in stressful environments
- Able to work both collaboratively and independently
Desirable experience and skills
- Experience/training in offering recruitment or career coaching
- Experience of developing or shaping new services
- Experience creating and implementing mentoring schemes
- Experience managing teams, particularly volunteers
- Qualifications in social work/mental health related disciplines
- Experience delivering group sessions
- Advice & guidance qualification
- Experience of brokering new partnerships
- Lived-experience of abuse, exploitation and/or displacement
Due to the role responsibilities, it is a Genuine Occupational Requirement that the post holder is female, permitted under Schedule 9, part 1 of the Equality Act 2010.
Before accepting anyone for this role, we will ask you to participate in an Enhanced DBS check.
If you have any questions, please email [email protected]
Applications close at midnight on Wednesday 12th April.
_1st interviews take place on Thursday 20th April.
2nd interviews, if selected, take place on Thursday 27th April._
Our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion
We believe organisational diversity matters and we will be more accountable and better able to assess the needs of the women we support if we have a good range of perspectives within our team.
All applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment, regardless of age, race, religion, sexual orientation, disability or nationality. Please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments to enable you to perform at your best during the recruiting process and following appointment.
Job Types: Part-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 24 months
Part-time hours: 28 per week
Salary: £24,700.00-£27,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Flexitime
- Work from home
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Flexitime
- Monday to Friday
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Eastbourne: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Eastbourne
Application deadline: 12/04/2023
