Project Officer 14 Month Ftc

Newground Together is the charitable arm of Together Housing Group, with the aim of empowering people to create sustainable communities that are connected, resilient, healthy, and prosperous to achieve our ambition, better lives, and opportunities for our communities. Newground are a non-profit organisation, meaning any money made is invested back into the company for the benefit of our residents and local communities.

As an organisation we are committed to having a Diverse and Inclusive workforce. We would therefore welcome applications from candidates with any of the nine protected characteristics. We are also proud to be a Disability Confident employer.

We are looking for a Project Officer (14 Month FTC) to join the team in this exciting new role. As a Project Officer (14 Month FTC), you will work closely with the project lead and local partners to develop, deliver and monitor a range of upskilling and mentoring support of people aged 16 plus.

Requirements

Outline of key responsibilities for the Project Officer (14 Month FTC)...

• Conducting a thorough assessment of clients' needs in specific neighbourhoods and consistently providing effective solutions through consultation and collaborative efforts.
• To support in the development and delivery a range of interventions and personal development activities and community projects within identified neighbourhoods ensuring safe and effective target outputs and outcomes are achieved.
• To develop positive relationships with key agencies
• To actively recruit and engage participants in sessions and activities
• To help individuals and families develop confidence and overcome barriers
• To support in the development, delivery, monitoring and evaluation of a wide range of universal, targeted interventions that individuals/groups of people/families want to participate in - at a time and place suitable to meet their needs.  
• To effectively manage caseloads, achieve targets and objectives, and demonstrate impact, accurate recording of activities on the management system is required through the use of ICT.
• To complete and carry out Risk Assessments for all activities and initiatives prior to them taking place, recording, and storing them on the Management System for approval from Health and Safety representatives.
• To ensure familiarity with and compliance to Newground's policies and procedures particularly Safeguarding, Health and Safety and the Environment.
• Working with internal teams and external stakeholders to ensure effective project communication and collaboration. Preparing project documentation, reports, and presentations.

We are looking for someone who has...

• Valid full driving license and access to a car
• Relevant experience in a similar role
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Experience of working with adults from 16-65 years old.
• Ability to motivate and empower customers  
• Experience of developing positive working relationships.
• Experience of developing and delivering needs led interventions and programmes to promote positive lifestyle choices within the local community and helping people into employment.

Benefits

In return, we are offering the successful candidate in the Project Officer (14 Month FTC) role:

• You will be working out of Offshoots in Burnley, BB11
• Salary: £25,583 per annum
• Annual salary increment increases
• 27 days annual leave (rising to 32 over 5 years' service) + bank holidays
• A flexible working environment, with a range of family friendly policies
• You will be working 37 hours per week, Monday - Friday. Working arrangements are flexible in line with our Smart working culture
• Working throughout Burnley and surrounding areas
• Wide range of professional, and personal development training opportunities
• Attractive pension scheme
• A range of financial, health and lifestyle benefits including cycle to work, vehicle leasing and financial advice
• To view the full range of our benefits click on the Employee Benefits Link

THG reserves the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient numbers of applicants are received. Therefore, please apply without delay!

Please ensure you fully answer the questions on the application form.

Due to the nature of the role involving work with vulnerable members of society, this post is subject to a Fully Enhanced Criminal Disclosure, which will be carried out when a conditional offer is made.