Current Opportunities

Job Title:  Employability Co-ordinator (Greater Manchester and Cheshire)
Reporting to:  Service Manager / Team Leader
Salary:  £20,000 per annum
Hours:  35 hours per week
Contract to May 2023 in the first instance

Salford Foundation is a social inclusion charity providing opportunities for young people and adults to create better futures. We have a vacancy within our Adult Services team for an Employability Co-ordinator.

We are seeking to recruit an Employability Co-ordinator to support people leaving custody, to achieve employment outcomes. The successful applicant will raise aspirations, develop personal and social skills and begin the journey towards a successful transition into employment.

** This post is Car User Essential and subject to an enhanced DBS Disclosure

For the Job Description/Person Specification, Application Form and Equal Opportunity Form please see the Downloads section below.

• Application closing date is 12 noon on Monday 27th June 2022
• Interviews will be held on Thursday 30th June 2022

If you would like to be considered for this role please send you completed Application Form and Equal Opportunity Form to Recruitment, Salford Foundation, Foundation House, 3 Jo Street, Salford M5 4BD or via email to recruitment@salfordfoundation.org.uk

Please note that CVs will not be accepted for this post.

Only applicants who have completed the Salford Foundation Application Form will be considered.

No agencies please.

Job Title:               Youth Services Co-ordinator

Reporting to:        Youth Services Team Leader

Location:               Foundation House, Jo Street, Salford

Salary:                    £20,000

Hours:                     Full-time: 35 hours

We are looking for a Youth Services Co-ordinator will work on our Engage programme supporting young people aged 8 to 18 from Trafford.

Engage is commissioned through Trafford Council to deliver one to one mentoring and group work to young people open to Early Help. All young people have been identified as needing additional support to enable them to reduce their risk taking behaviours and/or increase their confidence, skills and resilience, enabling them to lead healthy, happy and aspirational lives. You will provide them with a range of learning and developmental opportunities, positive activities and personal support, mentoring and advocacy which will support them to achieve agreed outcomes. You will assist the mentees to improve their attendance at school or engage in alternative educational experiences. You will enable them to increase their self-esteem, confidence, health and general well-being.

Job Title:  Senior Co-ordinator
Reporting to:  The Shed Manager
Location:  Foundation House, Salford / Home-based
Salary:  £22,000 – £24,000 per annum depending on experience
Hours:  35 hours per week
Contract:  Fixed Term Contract, 12 months, subject to funding

We are seeking to recruit a Senior Co-ordinator to work on our Men’s Shed project which offers guidance and support to males aged 18+ living in Salford, Manchester and Trafford. The main focus of the project is to support ex-offenders to move forward in their lives and reach their potential. This is achieved through a combination of professional help, peer support and suitable referrals. The Shed provides support to men on a wide range of themes and topics.

The successful candidate must have previous experience working with offenders and ex-offenders, experience of delivering short courses or workshops and experience working with vulnerable groups.

You must have an excellent understanding of barriers and challenges faced by vulnerable adults, to achieve positive future destinations and a good knowledge of the Criminal Justice Sector.

• This post is subject to an enhanced-level DBS check
• The post-holder must hold a full driving licence and have a car available to be used for business purposes

For more information please find the Job Description & Person Specification in the downloads section below.

To apply for the role, please complete the application form and send to recruitment@salfordfoundation.org.uk

Closing date: 12 noon on Monday 27th 2022
Interview date:  Thursday 30th June 2022

No agencies please.

Job Title:                            National Citizen Service Group Leader

Reporting to:                    NCS Coordinator

Location:                            Foundation House, Salford

Salary:                                   2-week contract (10 days + training) = £1,086

The NCS Group Leaders will collaborate with another staff member to be responsible for a cohort of 15 young people (year-11 school leavers) for one full residential week. Successful candidates will then supervise the group to plan and deliver a social action project based at a local community venue the following week. You will be involved with a national initiative to shape young people and improve communities.

The summer NCS programme consists of:

• A 5-day (4 night) personal development residential in North Wales (‘Be Epic & Live Life’)

• One youth led week of social action project planning & delivery that will benefit the local community (‘Do Good’)

We require 70 additional staff to support young people through residential opportunities followed by a full-time non-residential week. All candidates must be dynamic team-players capable of motivating and inspiring young people.

If you would like to be considered for a Group Leader role, please email your CV to ncsstaffing@salfordfoundation.org.uk

Job Title: Raising Aspirations Coordinator

Reporting to: Senior team Leader

Location: Foundation House, Salford /Home working with travel to schools

Salary: £12,000 per annum

Hours: Full Time – 21 hours

Our Raising Aspirations programmes (Raising Aspirations mentoring, Business Education Partnership and the BNY Mellon-funded Financial and Digital programmes) work with young people from primary age through to college-aged students. All of these programmes focus on preparing young people for the next stage in their lives; this may be from primary to secondary school, from education into the world of work, all whilst equipping them with life skills.

The Raising Aspirations team focusses on linking businesses to schools for the mutual benefit of pupils and employees. Business engagement in schools helps raise aspirations with regard to the world of work and develop students’ skills. Businesses benefit from developing communication and leadership skills while gaining a better understanding of the next generation of employees.

Applicants for this post will have a passion for education and experience working with children and young people in schools or education-related settings. You will be confident in developing lesson plans with clear learning objectives and delivering lessons or learning activities effectively. You must be a highly motivated self-starter who can work flexibly to manage different tasks and priorities. You will have a professional attitude and a confident approach to working with corporate organisations and forming partnerships with businesses and community organisations. You will have a good working knowledge of school systems and processes, education policy, and work-related learning curricular issues.

For more information please find the Job Description & Person Specification below in the downloads section.

To apply for the role, please complete the application form and send to recruitment@salfordfoundation.org.uk

Job Title:              Domestic Abuse Support Worker (Safe in Salford)
Reporting to:     Domestic Abuse Service Manager
Location:             Foundation House, Salford
Hours:                  Full-time (35 hours per week)
Salary:                 £22,500 to £25,000 per annum, contributory pension 6% and
31 days annual leave which includes bank holidays
Contract:             Until 30^th May 2023 in the first instance with anticipated continuation funding

NOTE:  This service will be offered in women only spaces and women only need apply (Paragraph 1, Schedule 9 Equality Act 2010).

Introduction
A new partnership of charities has been selected to provide Domestic Abuse services in Salford. Salford Foundation, Pankhurst Trust, Talk, Listen Change and Trafford Domestic Abuse Service have come together to create The Safe in Salford service. The model has a “one front door” approach and aims to improve outcomes for those impacted and affected by domestic abuse.

Our vision is for all women in Salford to live happier and safer lives free from domestic abuse and violence.

We are looking to recruit two experienced and highly motivated Support Workers to support the delivery of Safe in Salford Domestic Abuse Step Down Service.  The service will provide information, education, awareness as part of early help and prevention for victims/survivors to reduce service demand and provide step-down from IDVA & IRIS services.

The service will provide longer term emotional and practical care and support for 6-12 months and will include community outreach, weekly surgeries, drop-in advice, information and 1:1 support including referral on to specialist agencies.

Additionally, support workers will provide targeted group work covering issues such as post separation contact, understanding the types and stages of abuse, honour-based violence, FGM, BAME, parents, LGBTQ+ service users.

Peer Support is an essential element of the delivery and victims/survivors with lived experience will be trained and developed to support service delivery.

Successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced level DBS check and must have a full current driving licence and have a car available to be used for business purposes.

Please see the Job Description/Person Specification for more information which is in the downloads section below.

Please complete the Application Form (in the downloads section below) and email to recruitment@salfordfoundation.org.uk by the closing date.

Closing date: 27th May 2022