Job Title | Speed-You-Up Project Assistant |
Salary | PROJECT ASSISTANT DEVON MIND
£10,400 - 11,700 pro rata (£19,500) |
Contract | Fixed term until 31 June 2022
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Location | Devon Mind, Plymouth. Currently remote due to Covid, but this is a Plymouth based role with requirement to travel to wider Devon as needed. Some EU travel may be required.
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Hours | 20 or 22.5 hours/week worked over 3 days. |
Main Purpose | To support the delivery, monitoring, and reporting of the EU Interreg Speed-You-Up project.
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Reporting to | Speed-You-Up & CPD Coordinator |
Disclosure Level | Enhanced (costs covered by Devon Mind)
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Annual Leave | 31 days/year (includes 8 bank holiday). Pro-rata for part-time hours. |
Pension |
Auto-enrolment scheme in place.
Email for applications to: donna@devonmind.com
Application deadline noon on 29th March
Interview dates: 6th & 8th April
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Summary Overview |
Students and NEET young people, Professionals and Educators work on Employability and Entrepreneurial skills in the battle against school Dropout and Youth UnemPloyment (Speed-You-Up). This project runs from 01.01.2020 to 30.06.2022 and is funded by the EU Interreg 2Seas Programme.
Devon Mind is one of 13 partners across the Two Seas Region (UK, Belgium, Netherlands, and France) on the Speed-You-Up project and aims to work with young people from two target groups:
young people in schools (at risk of becoming NEETs); young people in our community who are currently NEETs.
The overall objectives of this project are to:
increase the number of at-risk NEETs in schools who stay in education, training, or more on to (self) employment; increase the number of young people who NEETS who return to education, training or (self) employment.
From 01.01.2020, the partners have worked on setting up all the resources and tools for the project that will be used to support young people to develop employability and entrepreneurial skills. We are now looking to deliver this to young people in our communities. |
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Main Duties and Responsibilities |
With the support of the SYU team the role in brief is to:
Promote the project to schools and the wider community. Deliver the Speed You Up course to young people in schools who are at risk of becoming NEET as the young people become ‘social media consultants’ as they work voluntarily and help small businesses with their social media marketing. Deliver the Speed You Up course to young people who are NEET as the young people become ‘social media consultants’ as they work voluntarily and help small businesses with their social media marketing. Conduct school and community registrations, maintain records and look after the administration outputs of the project. Support teachers, facilitators, and community groups as they deliver the SYU course and support them to monitor outcomes, keep and maintain records. Support the schools and community groups and help deliver the project session (if required) Support the schools and community groups to identify and liaise with external stakeholders (e.g. local businesses) to gain their support for project activities. Attend project meetings when required (locally, UK or EU). Support the promotion of the project through social media and the website.
ADMIN Receive and disseminate any communication about the project. Take minutes during internal project meetings. Assisting in the preparation of reports of the project activities. Ensuring all relevant documentation is complete and properly archived. Ensure project deadlines are met and reported on. Ensure project deadlines are met. Develop materials and resources to a high standard as required by the project. Create and upload website and social media content as required for the project.
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Other Specific Duties
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Act as an ambassador for Devon Mind at external events, meetings, and other appropriate fora.
Represent Devon Mind at external events when required.
Devon Mind is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults, children and young people, and expects all its staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Commit to and undertake regular training sessions to extend and update own knowledge of health and wellbeing issues and attend a safeguarding course.
Act in accordance with the provisions of the EU GDPR 2018 and Information Governance Policies.
Comply with legal and regulatory requirements such as provisions set out in the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.
Act in accordance with Devon Mind’s Health & Safety and Safeguarding policies and to notify your line manager promptly if there are any concerns.
Promote Devon Mind’s Equal Opportunities policies.
Participate in regular supervision and appraisal and undertake any relevant training as appropriate to the role.
Work in accordance with Devon Mind’s operating procedures and those of external regulators or professional bodies.
Undertake any other duties as required, commensurate with the post and requirements of the organisation.
Whilst every effort has been made to explain the main duties and responsibilities for the post, each individual task undertaken may not be identified, especially in the context of a growing charity which requires flexibility in all of its employees. This job description is current at the date shown but, in consultation with the postholder, may be changed by the CEO to reflect or anticipate changes in the job commensurate with the post and requirements of the organisation.
A full clean driving licence, and access to own transport, is required for this role.
A valid passport is required for this role.
Project Worker Person Specification |
Criterion | Essential | Desirable |
Education/ Qualifications | University degree or other relevant professional qualification/experience | PGCE, Level 3 Award in Education and Training, Youth Work or other training qualification. |
Experience | Interest in or experience of delivering workshops/sessions/working with young people. Experience of paid or voluntary work in: organising and running workshops and larger events. gathering and collating data. of preparing resources and materials to a high standard. using videoconferencing platforms such as Teams, Zoom, Skype.
| Experience of communicating with and engaging stakeholders across different types of organisations and communities. A project assistant role. Working with customers or clients.
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Knowledge & Understanding | Working knowledge of legislation about data protection. Understanding of Safeguarding. Understanding of Health & Safety. Understanding of data protection and confidentiality. | Understanding of the importance of data collection for monitoring outcomes and meeting funding requirements.
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Skills & Attributes | High level of IT skills including excellent working knowledge of MS Office programmes including MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Interest and experience of social media Customer service or client experience. Ability to manage relationships with a wide variety of organisations and individuals. Self-motivated, dynamic, and able to work without close supervision. Excellent oral, written and listening skills. Ability to write and present clear and detailed reports. Ability to manage multiple workstreams with competing deadlines. Commitment to maintaining confidentiality. Ability to manage and prioritise own workload. Ability to problem solve. High degree of emotional resilience in managing the demands of working in an ever-changing and challenging sector. Ability to work flexibly in a fast-paced environment with competing demands for time and resources. Able to work autonomously and prioritise own workload and that of the team to meet the needs of the organisation. | Experience of designing marketing materials and updating websites. |