The Board of Trustees of Better Lives Partnership is recruiting an
Work Experience Support Assistant (Temporary)
('Fixed term - initial 1 year contract subject to funding')
This post is financed by the Stewartry Area Committee
Starting salary: £8.45 per hour for 12 hours/week (FTE: £15,379 pa)
Based in Castle Douglas
Better Lives Partnership has secured funding to employ a Work Experience Support Assistant to:
1. To work with other staff and clients to remove any barriers to progression by supporting travel to and from work experience/volunteering placements where required.
2. To work with other staff and clients to support the young person to settle at their work experience/volunteering placement.
3. To work within the context of each person’s individual circumstance; specifically taking into account the needs of individuals, vulnerable dependents and families and accessing specialist support as required.
4. To support the Project Co-ordinator in delivering an operational service for The Better Lives Partnership.
5. To offer on-going one to one guidance and support to ensure progression is sustained and ensuring transitional arrangements are appropriate to each individual.
6. To work in partnership to provide further support, advice and assistance to respond positively to the needs of individual clients.
7. To provide curricular support, personal support and supervision for children and young people.
The Board is looking for special people to help develop and deliver their flagship project. You will need to share the following values:
Honesty
Empathy
Team Work
Innovation
Resilience
Flexibility
Reliability
This is a great opportunity for a person with experience of the Third Sector, education, employability or working with young people to join an exciting development in Dumfries and Galloway.
CLOSING DATE: Friday 6th July 2018 5pm
For an application form, job description and further details please email
info@betterlivespartnership.org.uk
For an informal conversation about the post, telephone Carolyn Kennedy (Project Coordinator) on
01556 503888