Inclusive Employment Volunteering Coordinator
Job Location:
Colchester - UK
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Job Summary
Do you have experience of delivering community-based or volunteering outcomes
Join ECL in an exciting new position within our Inclusive Employment team supporting individuals with barriers to employment in finding and sustaining work and volunteering outcomes. The Volunteering Coordinator will be instrumental in ECLs delivery of the Local authorityfunded Supported Employment programme LIVE.Youll provide end-to-end support for individuals seeking volunteering work experience and/or community outcomes using a person-centred approach to ensure individuals are matched based on skills and experience. You will be completing community profile assessments providing support and/or job coaching and working closely with organisations offering voluntary opportunities.
Youll use your initiative outstanding communication skills and pro-active problem-solving ability to create pathways for our customers and ensure customer-centric outcomes are delivered in line with contractual targets.
- Supported Employment Diploma Level 3 or Health and Social Care equivalent (holding or working towards)
- Experience delivering to an employment service or social care contract
- Experience working in a target-driven environment in line with KPIs
- Experience directly supporting individuals into employment or volunteering
- Understanding of the needs of employers and individuals with barriers to employment
- Experience providing employment support as part of a government scheme (desirable)
- A full driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes
- 55p paid per mile tax-free
- Up to 32days annual leave a year (inclusive of bank holidays)
- Fully paid induction and training with ongoing support
- Career development opportunities with access to paid for qualifications
- Annual salary reviews
- Annual performance-related bonus
- Company smart phone provided
- Enhanced DBS and renewals paid for by ECL
- Company pension - Enhanced contributory NEST scheme - we contribute up to 6%
- Healthcare support scheme via Healthshield paid for by ECL
- Employee Loyalty Scheme with long service awards
- Employee referral program - 350 for referring a friend
- Employee Assistance Programme available 24/7
- Access to Blue Light Card
- Mental health first aiders in every service
- Reimbursement of professional membership related to your role
At ECL we offer care and support to thousands of people to live safely and independently within their own homes and local communities in South East England. We provide high quality social care services in Essex London Borough of Havering London Borough of Barking & Dagenham and West Sussex aimed at wellbeing prevention and increasing independence.
We are an equal opportunities employer and positively encourage applications from suitable candidates regardless of sex race disability age sexual orientation gender reassignment religion or belief marital status or pregnancy and maternity.
We are proud to be part of the Disability Confident scheme which helps to employ support and promote disabled people in the workplace.
Please note that while ECL does hold a visa sponsor licence we do not currently accept direct applications from candidates requiring visa sponsorship. Instead we work with a designated third-party provider to support sponsorship arrangements. Therefore applicants who do not already have the right to work in the UK and/or require visa sponsorship to continue working in the UK cannot be considered for this role through direct application.
Required Experience:
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About Company
Providing care services in Essex, Havering & West Sussex, supporting thousands of people to live safely & independently within their own homes and local communities.
