All Locations
North Essex - Colchester
Position
Inclusive Employment - Supporting customers
Salary Details:
£29,274.00 per annum
Vacancy Type
Permanent
Inclusive Employment

About The Role

Salary: £29,274.00 per annum
Location: Colchester 
Hours: Full time, 37 hours a week, Monday - Thursday 08:30am - 16:30pm, Friday 08:30am - 16:00pm. Flexibility working outside of the core hours is required, including evenings and weekends.
Contract: Permanent
 
Full driving licence and own vehicle is essential.
 

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 ECL’s delivery of the Local authority funded Supported Employment programme LIVE. 
 

You'll 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.

You’ll 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.

About You

To be considered as Inclusive Employment Volunteering Coordinator, you need:
  • 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 KPI's
  • 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
What we can offer you as Inclusive Employment Volunteering Coordinator:
  • 55p paid per mile tax-free
  • Up to 32 days 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
ECL reserve the right to close this vacancy early depending on application numbers.

About Us

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.

 
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