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The Employment & Talent Network Project Facilitator
14 hours per week flexi-time available over 5 days
£32,760 per annum pro rata (£13,104 actual)
Monday 4th December
Wednesday 13th December

This is not a traditional employment project; we are seeking a creative Project Facilitator to enable Deaf and Disabled People to achieve their ambitions. Where people are frequently told what they cannot do, you will help identify talents and interests and match them to opportunities.

If you can organise events and negotiate your way into a corporate head office this job may be for you. Alongside positive role models you should be able to support, inspire and encourage others.

As Network Facilitator you will coproduce a structured programme of events linked to assessed needs and goals, including the Laugh-Able Stand-Up Comedy Course. Organisational skills and the ability to plan and deliver accessible workshops are therefore essential.

As a confident communicator, you will be able to build rapport with people, positively influence, engage and motivate people. Creating volunteering, training, placement and employment opportunities by engaging employers and the wider education, training and employment support stakeholder group.

We encourage applications from those who are underrepresented in segments of the employment market, including, but not exclusive to:

  • Disabled, D/deaf and neuro divergent people
  • Non-graduates
  • LGBTQ+ people
  • People from Black, Asian and minoritised ethnic communities

We welcome applicants from a range of educational backgrounds and therefore do not require a minimum formal qualification for this role.

OPE offers a range of benefits for employees that includes 5% employers pension contribution, flexible hybrid working, wellbeing activities, access to external therapeutic supervision, Assistive Technology and support for your personal and career development.

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Project Coordinator – RVC Good Neighbour Scheme
17.5 hours per week
£30,667 inclusive, pro-rata, per annum
Friday 15 December at 5pm
Week commencing 8 January 2024

We are looking for a Project Coordinator for our RVC Good Neighbour Scheme. This is a service that provides volunteer support for lonely and housebound people. The volunteer support typically includes things like providing transport or escort services for people needing to go to medical appointments, assisting with correspondence, collecting prescriptions, or shopping and providing respite for carers.

The ideal candidate will have lived experience of disability, mental-ill health or caring and an experience in working with volunteers. Could this be you?

We encourage applications from those who are underrepresented in segments of the employment market, including, but not exclusive to:

  • Disabled, D/deaf and neuro divergent people
  • Non-graduates
  • LGBTQ+ people
  • People from Black, Asian and minoritised ethnic communities

OPE offers a range of benefits for employees that includes 5% employers pension contribution, flexible hybrid working, wellbeing activities, access to external therapeutic supervision, Assistive Technology and support for your personal and career development.

Download the JD and Person Spec
Download the Application Form

Volunteering Opportunities

We currently have the following opportunities available:

  • Dementia Befriending
  • Mental Health Befriending
  • Good Neighbour Scheme
  • Peer Support
  • Tech Assistance

For more information please contact the One Place East office on 020 8925 2435 or email info@oneplaceeast.org.

Alternatively, you can download an application form here.

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