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Status:	CLOSED	Application Close Date: 14/06/2010
Vacancy ID:	1848
Project Type:	Community Development
Position:	Community Employability Officer (Working4U)
Location:	Cross Keys, Peterborough
Project County:	Cambridgeshire
Employer:	SFS Services Ltd
Host Organisation:	Cross Keys Homes
Telephone Interview Week Commencing:	14/06/2010
Interview Date:	24/06/2010
Project Start Date:	12/07/2010
Duration:	12 weeks
Project End Date:	01/10/2010
Salary:	£14500pa
Hours Per week:	25
Work Out of Normal Hrs?:	none
SFS Contact:	Jenny Mace
Background:
Cross Keys Homes (CKH) is Peterborough’s largest housing association following the transfer of 10,000 council properties in October 2004. The company’s principal activity is the management of social housing, including general needs provision, housing for older people, and specialist supported housing for the homeless. Cross Keys Homes launched its five-year community strategy in early 2008 to help improve the quality of life for those living on our estates and the surrounding communities. Worklessness is one of a number of strands of the strategy and we are focusing on this over the next few years as we consider that this is one of the main building blocks to success in delivering the overall strategy. Our project, branded as ‘Working 4 U’, focuses on improving employability through skills and confidence building of those in some of the most deprived communities in Peterborough. The company is a large organisation with a good reputation which would make it beneficial for a graduate to work with.
Objective:
The overall aim of the project is to deliver on the regional economic strategy in terms of skills development aiming to tackle the increasing gap between thriving areas and areas that are adapting. The aim is to help people who are unemployed or at threat of redundancy to increase skills and confidence, leading to getting back into employment, setting up a business or into voluntary roles. There are a number of targets to be reached for the project which is funded through The East of England Development Agency and Cross Keys Homes. The targets for the project are – 400 individuals across the five target areas of Westwood and Ravensthorpe, Orton, East and Dogsthorpe will be moved closer to the labour market benefitting from improved employability and skills. 400 individuals will have improved confidence and skills through access to tailored Information, Advice and Guidance (IAG) • 50 people will be accessing volunteering placements and/or work trials and experiencing daily routine and preparation for employment, • 5 communities will have an increasingly positive outlook and aspirations towards employment, • Many aspects of those factors contributing to child poverty will be addressed through pro-active work with unemployed single parents (who will be a large part of the target market), • 50 people will receive advice on business start up, 3 people will be able to start their own business, 18 people will achieve skills for life qualification (year 2) The success of the project from March 2010- April 2011 will be measured against these targets.
Benefits To Graduate
The graduate will build on their existing communication skills through the door knocking activities. Alongside this they will gain experience of working in deprived communities and learn about some of the issues faced by those who are currently out of employment.
Employment Potential and Options Post Project Work
The graduates may obtain similar work carrying out door knocking for other organisations and shall gain experience of this subject matter.
Outputs:
1. Door knocking all properties in the 4 areas of operation for the Working 4 U to sign 400 people up for the scheme telling them about the project and what it can offer.
2. Engage with people to encourage them to attend the project launch event and/or taster sessions and other project activities
3. Ensure that if people are not available when door knocking, that they receive a flyer through their door about the project.
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Essential Selection Criteria:
1. Good communication skills
2. Good organisation skills
3. Effective time keeping
4. Ability to work on own initiative
5. Experience of working with and communicating with people
6. Ability to record accurate data
7. Drivers Lisence: Willing to travel by their own car to the destinations of door-knocking within Peterborough or to use public transport (neither reimbursed as seen as ‘travelling to work’)
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Desirable Selection Criteria:
1. Enthusiastic and conscientious
2. Familiar with the area of Peterborough.
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Key Tasks:
1. Communicating with residents in the areas of operation for the project to let people know about Working 4 U
2. A good understanding of the project in order to effectively promote it when carrying out the door knocking
3. Good time keeping and organisation skills in order to ensure effective use of time during the door knocking process. Organisation will be a key factor in ensuring that all properties within the geographical area are covered in the desired timescale.
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