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Location

Cirencester, Gloucestershire | United Kingdom

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Job description

We are seeking a friendly, enthusiastic and motivated Employment Outreach Worker to join our Community Wellbeing Service supporting people who are economically inactive through the Employment and Skills Outreach Hub project supported by the UK Shared Prosperity funding.

The post will involve providing 1:1 support for people who are economically inactive to help them achieve their employment and skills aspirations. The Project Worker will cover the Cotswold District which will include Cirencester, Tetbury and Moreton-In-Marsh and surrounding villages. The project will provide community-based support to enable people to move closer to or into education, employment, work experience, training or voluntary work. This includes supporting people through vocational profiling, action planning, holistic, wraparound support and job searching.
The role will suit someone who is enthusiastic and committed to helping people identify and reach goals specifically in relation to education, training, work experience and employment. You will need a good understanding of the challenges people face and the barriers that prevent them from accessing the job market. You will need to be able to work as part of a team and use your own initiative being resourceful and adaptable with good administration and IT skills.

The Churn Project is an independent charity working for the past 23 years in Cirencester and the surrounding villages. In 2022/23, we supported over 1300 people to reduce isolation and loneliness, improve wellbeing, learn new skills, and feel part of their community. Our vision is that all people should be included, involved and invested in their community, feel supported and valued and given the opportunity to achieve their potential.

THE ROLE

As an employment and skills hub outreach worker, you will be primarily responsible for the supporting people individually who are referred to the employment hub who will meet the criteria for economically inactive. You will provide 1:1 support to help them achieve identified outcomes regarding job searching, training, work experience, volunteering and education. This includes supporting people with vocational profiling, action planning and wraparound support. You will use a strengths-based approach to ensure people feel valued, connected, and included.
We are seeking a friendly, enthusiastic and motivated Employment Outreach Worker to join our Community Wellbeing Service supporting people who are economically inactive through the Employment and Skills Outreach Hub project supported by the UK Shared Prosperity funding.

The role will suit someone who is enthusiastic and committed to helping people identify and reach goals specifically in relation to education, training, work experience and employment. You will need a good understanding of the challenges people face and the barriers that prevent them from accessing the job market. You will need to be able to work as part of a team and use your own initiative being resourceful and adaptable with good administration and IT skills.

The Churn Project is an independent charity working for the past 22 years in Cirencester and the surrounding villages. In 2022/23, we supported over 1300 people to reduce isolation and loneliness, improve wellbeing, learn new skills, and feel part of their community. Our vision is that all people should be included, involved and invested in their community, feel supported and valued and given the opportunity to achieve their potential.

This project is funded by the UK government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.

The UK Shared Prosperity Fund is a central pillar of the UK government’s Levelling Up agenda and provides £2.6 billion of funding for local investment by March 2025. The Fund aims to improve pride in place and increase life chances across the UK investing in communities and place, supporting local business, and people and skills. For more information, visit

TO APPLY:
Please contact us for an application form, job description and person specification via email [email protected] or telephone 01285 380038. We accept CV’s only if they are accompanied by a supporting letter which clearly explains how you meet the requirements of the role and the person specification.

Closing date: Monday 25th March 2024 at 9am.

Interview date: Thursday 4th April 2024

Conditions of Employment
• 33 days annual leave (FTE) per year including public holidays
• 30 hours per week
• Monday to Thursday with occasional evening and weekend events. Working pattern to be discussed at interview.
• 6-month probation period
• All our roles are subject to a clear enhanced DBS check
• Auto enrolment into pension after 3 months
• Simply Health employee assistance scheme

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Salary

£19.86k per annum