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Details for Project
No: 1874
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| Status: |
CLOSED | Application Close Date: 04/07/2010 |
| Vacancy
ID: |
1874 | |
Project
Type: |
Community Development | |
| Position: |
Employee Manager - Future Jobs Fund | |
| Location: |
Peterborough | |
| Project
County: |
Cambridgeshire | |
| Employer: |
SFS Employment Service Ltd | |
| Host
Organisation: |
Peterborough City Council | |
Telephone
Interview Week Commencing: |
05/07/2010 | |
Interview
Date: |
15/07/2010 | |
| Project
Start Date: |
02/08/2010 | |
| Duration: |
48 weeks | |
Project
End Date: |
01/07/2011 | |
| Salary: |
£18,453pa | |
Hours
Per week: |
37.5 | |
Work
Out of Normal Hrs?: |
Some evening and occasional weekend work | |
SFS
Contact: |
Emma Trahearn | |
| Background: |
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| The Future Jobs Fund is a fund of around £1 billion to support the creation of jobs for long term unemployed young people and others who face significant disadvantage in the labour market. The Fund was announced in Budget 2009. As the Future Jobs Fund is a challenge fund, not all organisations that submit bids will be successful. The fund is run by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) in partnership with the Department for Communities and Local Government (CLG) and with input from Jobcentre Plus and Regional Government Offices in England. The Fund aims to create 150,000 jobs. 100,000 will be aimed at 18-24 year olds who have been out of work for nearly a year. Future Jobs Fund forms part of the Young Persons Guarantee. From early 2010, everyone between the ages of 18 and 24 who has been looking for work for a year will get an offer of a job, work experience, or training lasting at least 6 months. | ||
Objective: |
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| To assist the project team in delivering all aspects of the future jobs fund programme for Peterborough City Council, the Greater Peterborough Partnership and partner organisations. To increase employment opportunities and work experience for those who are long term unemployed and particularly young people aged 18-24 years old. To harness opportunities for employment from the programme To assist the project team in supporting employees who are part of the programme. | ||
Benefits To Graduate |
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| This role offers graduates an opportunity to combine a challenging internship-style position with a large degree of responsibility and autonomy. It offers exceptional scope for professional and personal development through ongoing training and the chance to develop areas of personal interest within sustainability. Experience of coordinating projects with a broad range of topics in the sustainability sector providing experience of sustainability issues in the bigger picture Opportunity to gain specialist knowledge of a sustainability topic. Development of effective communication skills Fantastic networking opportunities Experience for the next job interviews, as an interviewer and through training. Work with other graduates with similar interests and career goals. Experience of working in a busy office environment and allowing development of a wide range of office and administration skills essential for the workplace environment. Acess to a wide range of wokshops that focus on developing transferable skills Additional qualifications e.g. City and Guilds Professional Development Award. 50% off the cost of membership of a professional body. | ||
Employment Potential and Options Post Project Work |
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| The majority of our Sustainable Projects Coordinators leave after their contract ends to take up full time positions in local government, community organisations, consultancies and businesses. For example, previous coordinators have become Rural Transport Officers, Business and Environment Coordinators, Communtiy Engagement Officers, Recycling Coordinators and Environmental Consultants. The job enables you to gain many transferable skills and knowledge of a broad range of sustainability sectors. | ||
Outputs: |
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| 1. To assist the project team in delivering all aspects of the future jobs fund programme for Peterborough City Council, the Greater Peterborough Partnership and partner organisations. | ||
| 2. To increase employment opportunities and work experience for those who are long term unemployed and particularly young people aged 18-24 years old. | ||
| 3. To harness opportunities for employment from the programme | ||
| 4. To assist the project team in supporting employees who are part of the programme. | ||
| 5. | ||
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| 1. Understanding of the issues affecting those who are long term unemployed and the barriers in moving into employment. | ||
| 2. Ability to work on own intiative within an agreed set of objectives to achieve results | ||
| 3. Good written and verbal communication skills | ||
| 4. Ability to work with a large group of employees at any one time, prioritising their needs and support offered as appropriate | ||
| 5. Ability to manage several partners at any one time, harnessing opportunities for employees | ||
| 6. Ability to work on a 1 to 1 level with employees to provide guidance, advice and support | ||
| 7. Ability to report performance information and to maintain accurate records | ||
| 8. Ability to anticipate risk and effectively problem solve | ||
| 9. Experience of sourcing support and help for individuals based on a wide range of need | ||
| 10.Candidates must demonstrate understanding of, acceptance and commitment to the principals underlying equal opportunities | ||
Desirable Selection Criteria: |
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| 1. Knowledge and understanding of effective customer care | ||
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Key Tasks: |
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| 1. Acting as an Advisor to up to 80 employees on the programme at any one time, on a case work basis. To support employees by providing advice that will help them to settle into work and, help them to access organisations that offer support and guidance on personal issues and maximise the opportunities available to them through work and training via the programme over the 26 week period. | ||
| 2. Building good working relationships with a range of local employers who are hosting employees so that employers and employees are supported and have a dedicated point of contact within the project team to assist with any issues that arise during the course of employment. | ||
| 3. Working in partnership with Job Centre Plus (JCP) and Next Step to ensure a good match between candidates and placements. Through effective partnership working, ensure that JCP and Next Step deliver candidates on time so that placement opportunities are maximised. | ||
| 4. Assisting the project team in putting in place effective mentoring arrangements for each employee on the programme. Liaising with mentors and employees to ensure that mentoring opportunities are taken up and that employees are benefitting from having a personal mentor. | ||
| 5. Working collaboratively with partners to source support and advice for employees whilst on the programme and to support their transition into permanent employment. | ||
| 6. Preparing and writing reports for the Project Manager and partners on the evaluation of outcome for employees. | ||
| 7. Assisting the project team with communication activities to maximise public relations opportunities for the programme. | ||
| 8. Carrying out all responsibilities with regard to the Councils Equalities Policy and Procedures and Customer Care Policy. | ||
| 9. Complying with all Health & Safety at work requirements as laid down by the employer. | ||
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