Current Opportunities

Role: Skills Builder

Hours: 35 hours per week

Salary: £22,000 per annum

Contract: Fixed Term Contract, end date 31st March 2025, in the first instance

Salford Foundation seeks motivated individuals to coordinate and deliver a package of support across multiple colleges, schools and community settings. In collaboration with other National Citizen Service providers, successful candidates will contribute to designing a suite of resources and sessions to upskill 15, 16 & 17 year olds in Greater Manchester

We want young people have greater confidence, resilience and wellbeing, feel able to have an impact on the world and become work-ready. Skills Builder will develop life skills & support independent living; build employability & work-readiness; and provide opportunities for volunteering or social action. As part of a wider Skills Builder team, you will deliver these opportunities to young people throughout Salford, Bolton, Wigan & Trafford to achieve the contractual targets as agreed with our funders.

Key tasks & responsibilities

In particular the post-holder(s) will be responsible for:

• Developing bespoke sessions suitable for school, college and/or community settings which have clear learning objectives as part of the ‘Skills Builder Framework’.
• Liaising with community and business groups to develop social action and volunteering opportunities for your cohort of young people to partake in.
• Liaising with key staff at schools and colleges across identified GM boroughs to effectively promote opportunities, agree strategies and schedule planned delivery.
• Effectively managing good working relationships with schools, colleges and community groups once they have agreed to host activities.
• Delivering sessions and activities in fun and interactive ways to groups of young people in classroom environments and community settings.
• Preparing reports and management information on the project as required/requested.
• Generating and maintaining evaluative evidence to support the qualitative assessments of the impact of the programme.
• To implement and comply with all the Foundation’s policies, including the Safeguarding Children Policy and procedures and ground rules for implementing appropriate behaviour with children and young people.
• Any other duties of a similar level of responsibility as directed by your line manager or a senior manager.

Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge of issues relevant to and affecting the education and development of children

An understanding of Child Protection, Equal Opportunities and anti-discriminatory practices

Desirable

Knowledge of the education system

Knowledge of volunteering and social action

Knowledge of volunteering and social action

Experience

Essential

Experience of working with school and/or college aged young people

Experience of working in education/ voluntary/ community settings

Experience in the use of IT software and of Microsoft Office

Desirable

Experience of delivering large-scale projects in an education/community setting

Experience of working towards deadlines & targets

Experience of organising events

Skills

Essential

Ability to plan, prioritise and organise own workload

Ability to relate well to young people from a wide range of backgrounds

Excellent inter-personal communication skills

Ability to engage young people in activities which support their development Ability to work to targets & deadlines

Desirable

Ability to work independently as part of a wider-team strategy

Ability to adapt presentation style and approach to a varied audience

Application Method: CV and 1 page statement outlining how you meet the requirements of this role, emailed to recruitment@salfordfoundation.org.uk

Deadline: 5pm: Friday 29th November 2024

Role: Employability Coordinator, Men’s Services

Hours: 35 hours per week

Salary: £22,000 per annum

Contract: Fixed Term Contract, end date 31st December 2025, in the first instance

Application Method: CV and 1 page statement outlining how you meet the requirements of this role, emailed to recruitment@salfordfoundation.org.uk

Deadline: 5pm: Friday 29th November 2024

Salford Foundation wishes to recruit a part-time Employability Co-ordinator to engage, empower and support unemployed and economically inactive men in Salford who face multiple barriers to entering the local job market. They will join our Adult Services Team based in central Salford who provide wellbeing, rehabilitation, employment, learning & skills and wider, holistic support for men in partnership with other agencies.

The Co-ordinator will provide initial needs and risk assessments; develop and jointly agree individual learning/action plans and review progress against agreed work related and personal outcomes. They will provide one to one coaching & mentoring, information, advice and guidance (IAG) and deliver group-based employability workshops to build confidence and skills.

The Employability Co-ordinator will also work with the Service Manager, Volunteer Manager and local employers to create, facilitate and broker an enhanced employer experience programme for beneficiaries using corporate volunteers.

The project is designed to be flexible to meet the needs of all men aged 18+ including vulnerable men, socially isolated men, men on probation and ex-offenders.  The length of engagement and support on the project will be dependent on the barriers and needs of the men and will vary from 1-3 months.

Key tasks and responsibilities

• To provide needs & risk assessment, individual learning/action and support plans to meet men’s needs and improve employability
• To provide one to one coaching, mentoring, advocacy, support and signposting, enabling men to overcome barriers to employment
• To deliver a trauma responsive and strengths-based approach to working with men, building confidence and resilience
• To track individual men’s needs and their progress towards the achievement of agreed outputs and outcomes measures, using STAR outcomes, other tools and systems
• To implement a programme of employability workshops for men based around key themes and needs and working closely with the Volunteer Manager and Corporate Volunteers
• To manage referral pathways and protocols internally with Salford Foundation and externally with other agencies
• To recruit and engage eligible men from the target group and promote success stories on social media
• To engage in multi-agency and partnership work with employers, training providers, VCSE agencies to develop employability skills and support progression to education training, employment and enterprise.
• To implement systems for consultation and feedback from beneficiaries, volunteers, staff and from referral partners and multi-agency colleagues
• To record accurate and timely monitoring information in line with GDPR to support the management information and reporting requirements of the grant agreement and the submission of agreed reports to the Senior Management Team
• To implement and comply with all Salford Foundation’s policies, including: GDPR, Equality & Diversity, Safeguarding Policy, Health & Safety and other procedures
• Any other duties reasonably required by Salford Foundation’s Senior Management Team

Person Specification

Knowledge

• Understanding of the needs and challenges facing men who are low skilled, unemployed and economically inactive
• Knowledge of welfare to work programmes, adult education, skills & training provision and/or self-employment/enterprise support available for Greater Manchester
• Robust working knowledge of safeguarding procedures and policies
• Understanding of risk management when working with offenders and people on probation

Experience

• Experience of working with vulnerable and socially excluded men with complex needs
• Experience of delivering face to face and one to one coaching, IAG and employability support to adults
• Experience of designing and delivering group-based employability workshops
• Experience of working with corporate volunteers and corporate partners (desirable)
• Experience of multi-agency partnership working and safeguarding

Skills

• Excellent written communication and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrable ability to engage and achieve impact with vulnerable men with complex needs
• Ability to plan and organise your own workload and work remotely
• Ability to use ICT packages, including Microsoft Office & Microsoft Teams
• Ability to work as part of a wider team and develop partnerships with agencies
• Ability to work to targets and report on performance

Values and Attitudes

• Fully committed to Salford Foundation’s Core Values
• Fully committed to valuing equality and diversity, challenging prejudice and discrimination and overcoming barriers and barriers to participation
• A ‘can do’ attitude; focused on solutions, not problems

• A commitment to your own personal and professional development

Special Conditions

• The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced level DBS check
• The post holder must have a full current driving licence and have a car available to be used for business purposes
• The successful candidate may be expected to work occasional evening and weekends for which time will be given back in lieu

Role: Primary School Mentor – Blocks, Manchester

Hours:  21 hours per week

Salary:  £13,200 per annum (full time £22,000)

Contract:  Fixed Term Contract, ending 30th September 2025, in the first instance

Salford Foundation are seeking to recruit an experienced Co-ordinator to support young people aged 8-12 who have experienced trauma and are at risk of making negative choices. The programme will help provide young people with the tools to transition to secondary school effectively and support them through the changes that transitions bring.

You will provide them with a range of learning and development opportunities, mentoring and coaching and positive activities designed to increase aspiration and resilience. You will support them in reducing the risk of young people making negative future choices.

The programme is part of Greater Manchester’s Violence Reduction Unit’s funding round and works closely with an evaluation partner to understand the success of the programme and the opportunities for next steps.

Key Responsibilities:

• Building relationships with young people and their families
• Facilitating referral procedures and developing a close partnership with schools
• Completing research-based evaluation tools with young people on the programme
• Ensuring interventions are tailored to meet the needs of the individual
• Ensuring behaviour is sustained long-term
• Engaging in multi-agency work to meet the needs of young people
• Ensuring the support for the client is coherent, co-ordinated and consistent
• Tracking and monitoring of progress and outcomes including liaison with parents/ families
• Acting as an advocate or supporter in assisting service users to better access mainstream services
• The maintenance of relationships with key organisations in the city which work with young people on the programme
• Ensuring evaluation evidence is captured on an ongoing basis to determine the value of the service to users
• Implementing and complying with all the Foundation’s policies, including Safeguarding Policy and procedures and ground rules for implementing appropriate behaviour with children, young people and adults

Special Requirements:

• Enhanced-level DBS check will be completed by the employer
• Successful candidates will be expected to work occasional evenings and weekends, for which time will be given back in lieu

Driving license preferred due to working across multiple sites

Application Method: CV and 1 page statement outlining how you meet the requirements of this role, email to recruitment@salfordfoundation.org.uk

Deadline: 5pm: Friday 13th November 2024

Job Title:  Meet and Greet Volunteer (Acton Square)
Team:  Targeted Adult Services
Dept:  Adult Services
Reporting to: Volunteer Development Manager
Location:  Acton Square, Salford
Salary:  N/A
Hours:  3 or more hours on Tuesdays, Wednesdays or Thursdays

Salford Foundation is looking for multiple volunteers with time to spare on weekdays to act as a first port of call for visitors entering our Acton Square site, ensuring they get to where they need to be and providing a warm welcome to men in Salford accessing our wellbeing hub.

See below for our volunteer role description and volunteer application form; to apply, please email your completed form to volunteer@salfordfoundation.org.uk

Job Title:  Meet and Greet Volunteer (Foundation House)
Team:  Multiple teams within Women’s and Survivors’ Services
Dept:  Women’s and Survivors’ Services
Reporting to: Volunteer Development Manager
Location:  Jill Rogerson Centre, Foundation House, Salford
Salary:  N/A
Hours:  3 or more hours on Tuesdays, Wednesdays or Thursdays

Meet and Greet Volunteers help to create the positive, friendly environment enjoyed by visitors, clients and staff alike in the Jill Rogerson Centre. By helping out a few hours a week, you will be assisting with the smooth running of day-to-day activities in the space, opening the door to women in Salford and helping them settle into the centre while they wait for their appointment.

See below for our volunteer role description and volunteer application form; to apply, please email your completed form to volunteer@salfordfoundation.org.uk