Employability Workshop Manager

Employability Workshop Manager Part-Time (0.8 FTE, 28 hours per week) Salary: £30,000 - £33,000 FTE (£24,000 - £26,400 actual salary)

Location:

Bristol

Contract:

Fixed-Term, 2 years Help young people build confidence, skills and pathways into employment.

Our client is an independent charity based in Bristol and they are seeking an enthusiastic and experienced Employability Workshop Manager to deliver their Employment and Skills programme workshops for young people aged 16 - 25 who are not in education, employment or training (NEET). We're helping a Bristol based charity who work across the West of England to tackle inequality of opportunity for young people.

They connect local businesses with schools and young people to raise aspiration, improve attainment, and help every child develop the skills and confidence they need to thrive.

This role is ideal for someone who has experience planning and delivering engaging workshops, can build positive relationships with young people facing barriers to progression and is passionate about helping them develop the skills and confidence needed for employment.

Alongside workshop delivery, you will support the collection of programme impact data on the organisation's secondary school career mentoring programme and contribute to reporting for their business partners.

You will work closely with existing members of the team, including the Employment and Skills Project Manager, who oversees the programme, the Employment and Skills Project Assistant, who supports programme administration and the Senior Programme Manager, who manages and oversees all school-based programmes.

You will be responsible for workshop delivery as part of the Employment and Skills Programme which take place during:

• September to October (approximately 4 - 5 weeks)
• April to May (approximately 4 - 5 weeks)

During these periods, you will deliver workshops 2-days per week and join young people on 1-day work insight sessions at local businesses.

Between delivery periods, you will refresh workshop content, support programme evaluation and reporting and work alongside the Senior Programme Manager attending Career Mentoring sessions in secondary schools and local businesses to gather impact data and case studies.

• Plan and deliver engaging employability workshops for young people 16 - 25 who are NEET.
• Adapt workshop content for different groups and learning needs.
• Review and update workshop materials to ensure content is relevant and engaging.
• Support young people to build confidence, employability skills and positive next steps.
• Attend selected Career Mentoring workshops in schools and workplaces.
• Observe sessions and collect evaluation data from students, volunteers and partners.
• Support the gathering of evidence demonstrating programme impact.

• Collect participant feedback, outcome data and case studies.
• Produce impact reports for funders and business partners.

• Experience planning and delivering workshops, training or group sessions.
• Experience working directly with young people aged 16 - 25.
• Experience supporting young people who are NEET or facing barriers to education, employment or training.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• Experience collecting and reporting on programme outcomes, feedback or impact data.
• Ability to work independently while contributing effectively as part of a small team.
• Experience working within employability, youth work, careers education or skills programmes.
• Experience collecting case studies and writing impact reports.
• Experience working with secondary schools.
• Full driving licence and access to a vehicle.

Our client is an independent charity tackling inequality of opportunity for young people across the West of England.

They harness the skills and commitment of business volunteers, working in partnership with schools and employers to help young people aged 7 - 25 develop the skills, confidence and networks they need to thrive.