Job Title : FUEL Project Assistant
Location : Hybrid remote in Twickenham TW1
Company : Achieving for Children
Salary :
Open Date : 2023-03-20
Close Date : 2023-07-20

Job Information

Achieving for Children is a Community Interest Company that has a public sector ethos, combined with the freedom to innovate enabling us to do things differently. As a not-for-profit social enterprise owned by three local authorities (Windsor & Maidenhead, Kingston and Richmond), we offer the freedoms of a social enterprise with the employment benefits of local government. To find out more about us

We are responsible for the entire range of children’s education, health and social care services in all three boroughs. We use a Signs of Safety practice model and approach which ensures the voice of the child is at the heart of everything we do. There’s never been a better time to join AfC, we are growing our workforce, implementing new flexible working arrangements and have increased our virtual wellbeing offer.

We now have the following job opportunity available and we would be delighted to receive your application to continue our story. You can download the Job Profile which is shown within the "Documents" heading on the left hand side, above the map.

Are you friendly and enthusiastic? Are you organised with great administrative skills? Do you want to help children and young people? Do you want to get into project management? If yes to all of these, then we've got the job for you! We're looking for a Project Assistant to come in and provide high quality administrative support to our holiday activity and food programme (HAF) which we call FUEL (Feed Ur Everyday Lives). HAF is funded by the Department for Education and provides children who receive benefits-related free school meals with the opportunity to attend free activities during certain school holidays, with a hot meal also being provided.

About the role

The post holder will support the development, implementation, and monitoring of an engaging holiday activity programme during the Easter, Summer and Christmas holidays for 5-16 year olds eligible for free school meals as part of the HAF programme. Working collaboratively with partners both internally and externally to develop a broad and engaging range of provision that offer activities, nutritional education, and food to encourage children and young people to be active, eat well and have fun through the holidays. The post would involve the following:

• Supporting the day to day operational delivery of the programme including the implementation and coordination of a range of partnerships and collaborations.
• Supporting the development and delivery of a programme plan in line with funding terms and conditions.
• Supporting the effective engagement with delivery partners to ensure that systems are in place to monitor and evaluate the programme on an ongoing basis and to support the oversight of the established provider network arrangements.
• With the Policy and Project Officer, identifying gaps in provision and work with partners to develop new initiatives to provide services targeting those areas most in need.
• Supporting the monitoring and reviewing of the outputs and outcomes across the programme and the development of regular reports and updates at appropriate boards and within clear timeframes.
• Supporting the financial operations of the programme and provide financial updates as required.

For further information about this role, please contact Henry Kilpin by email [email protected] for an informal discussion.

About you

As a Project Assistant for FUEL: HAF, you will be passionate about making a positive difference to the lives of children and young people as well as demonstrating the following points:

• Some project management support experience.
• Experience of working in a business support capacity, providing a wide range of administrative support.
• Experience of building partnerships and relationships with a range of stakeholders.
• Experience of keeping basic records, both manual and electronic.
• Some knowledge of how to collate statistical information and reports.

About our benefits

We are focused on creating a positive supportive environment, where you will have access to a really wide range of resources, as well as a competitive salary and all the perks to enable hybrid working. In AfC you will also have access to:

• 29 days annual leave, increasing to 33 days after 2 years and 35 days after 4 years.
• Tailored induction sessions commencing on the date you start working for AfC
• Stable and supportive leadership
• Hybrid and mobile working (between home and work) with latest technology to facilitate this
• Local Government salary and pension scheme (LGPS or Teachers Pension)
• Flexible working options - helping to keep a good work life balance
• A comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme
• A range of staff benefits and discounts
• An excellent learning and development offer to support your career pathway

To find out about all of the breadth of benefits of working for Achieving for Children

Important Information

Start dates: Achieving for Children have set start dates meaning successful candidates join on a set date in each month. Candidates are advised to prepare for this should a job offer be accepted to ensure eligible continuous service is not affected.

Right to work: The UK has introduced a new points-based immigration system affecting EU and Non-EU workers and sponsorship requirements. We advise checking the GOV.UK website for right to work guidance.

Equality: We particularly welcome applications from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our teams. Achieving for Children are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions and can improve the way we deliver services. We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer.

Safeguarding: We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. Therefore, it is strongly advised that you complete and return your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

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