At a Glance
- Tasks: Help individuals overcome barriers and achieve their potential through training and volunteering.
- Company: Join Abri, a leading housing provider dedicated to community growth.
- Benefits: 28 days holiday, flexible working, generous pension, and health packages.
- Other info: Inclusive culture that values diverse backgrounds and experiences.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in people's lives while building your skills and network.
- Qualifications: Passion for community engagement and experience in employability support.
Change lives. Build confidence. Create opportunities. Are you passionate about helping people overcome barriers and achieve their potential? Do you thrive in a role where no two days are the same, and where your work genuinely makes a difference? If so, we’d love to hear from you. We’re looking to recruit an Employment, Volunteering and Training Skills Specialists to join Octavia Foundation’s Volunteering, Skills and Employability service, based in London. Working as part of a newly formed team, you’ll support individuals from a wide range of backgrounds to access training, develop confidence, explore volunteering opportunities and move closer to meaningful employment.
What you’ll do:
- This is a rewarding opportunity for someone who enjoys working directly with people, building trusted relationships and helping individuals navigate challenging or sensitive circumstances.
- You’ll work with customers, residents, local partners, training providers and employers to identify opportunities that improve skills, boost employability and support people on their journey into work.
- Support individuals to identify their strengths, goals and career aspirations.
- Provide advice, guidance and encouragement to help people access skills development, volunteering and employment opportunities.
- Manage sensitive conversations with empathy, professionalism and discretion.
- Develop strategic partnerships with local businesses, training providers, employers and community groups.
- Create meaningful opportunities that help customers move closer to employment, volunteering or further training.
- Attend workshops, events and initiatives that promote learning, skills, confidence and employment.
- Identify barriers to employment and help people access the right support.
- Build strong strategic partnerships across the community to increase participation and engagement.
What you'll need:
We’re looking for someone who is passionate about helping people improve their lives and prospects, and who is confident working face to face with customers, residents and stakeholders. You will be a confident communicator with excellent interpersonal skills, comfortable dealing with sensitive situations and supporting vulnerable individuals with empathy, professionalism and understanding. You’ll bring experience in community engagement, employability support, volunteering, employer engagement, skills brokerage or a related field, alongside a strong understanding of community needs and how to work with local partners to create practical opportunities.
The ideal candidate will be self-motivated, proactive in spotting opportunities and resilient when working with people who may be facing personal challenges, long-term unemployment or other barriers to progression.
Community Development Officer (Volunteering, Skills & Employability) in Bracknell employer: Abri
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