Engagement Officer

Engagement Officer
Salary: Circa £24,735 per annum
Hours: Full Time - 37 Hours per week
Contract: Fixed term until 31 March 2025
Location: Covering Newcastle, Northumberland & North Tyneside
Based at: Annfield Plain, Stanley

Our client aims to be the UK’s leading regeneration charity, working through partnership to create communities in which people are proud to live and work. This programme will deliver the charity's mission of supporting people to improve their prospects and reach their full potential.

About the role

As an Engagement Officer, you will manage a caseload of participants, providing tailored 1:1 and group support to help them overcome barriers to employment. You will guide participants in accessing job search resources, volunteering opportunities, employment, training, and self-employment options, whilst helping them address barriers and achieve their aspirations.

In this role, you will be responsible for sourcing new referrals, primarily targeting economically inactive individuals. You will complete enrolment paperwork, including development plans and eligibility checks. Additionally, you will attend events and present the delivery model to referral sources to attract new participants. Occasionally, you may need to work outside of normal hours to meet the needs of the role.

Successful engagement officers believe in the potential of every individual they work with.

This role is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure endorsed by the Disclosure and Barring Service

A bit about you

The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in the welfare-to-work sector and a thorough understanding of the voluntary and community sector. You will bring exceptional interpersonal skills to the role, enabling you to effectively support participants in building their confidence and motivation. Your goal will be to help them achieve their personal and professional aspirations.

Additionally, you will be responsible for ensuring that all services provided are of the highest quality and consistently meet the needs of the participants. This role demands a proactive, empathetic, and organised individual who is committed to making a positive impact in the community.

Closing date: Midnight on Sunday 21st July 2024

Interested?

To apply, please click the apply button. You will be taken to a simple CHM Recruit form where you can find out more information and complete your application by following the instructions.

Make yourself at home
The charity want you to be yourself and they value everything that makes you unique. They recognise and celebrate your difference and together you will make the organisation a special and great place to work.

As a Disability Confident employer they offer a guaranteed interview to applicants with a disability who meet the essential criteria for the role.

They ensure that they provide a safe environment for adults, children and young people to take part in any activity or service that they organise. They are committed to creating a culture that promotes safeguarding and the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk. Their safer recruitment practices support this by ensuring that there is a consistent and comprehensive process of obtaining, collating, analysing and evaluating information from and about candidates to ensure that all the people they appoint are suitable to work with their children, young people and adults.

No agencies please.