77 Temporary jobs in Lincoln

We deliver services for the Department for Work and Pensions, Department for Education, ESFA, NHS and many local authorities. We also deliver community projects for Children in Need, The National Lottery, Shine and more. It's an exciting time to join us. We have big ambitions to grow to provide space and support to help people thrive - through gaining confidence, progress into school, college, university, or work - whatever the goal. Your role is all about helping people see the possibilities, engaging them to sign up to our services that could help them succeed. You will ensure that everyone receives the correct support throughout there individual journey. As an Community Project Officer, a typical day might include:

• You will be leading on projects working with Acis tenants, understanding how we can support themselves further.
• The project will include the creation of a community within the Community Centre (testing new activities)
• Running community engagement activity (involving local residents and stakeholders) to identify local challenges, opportunities and solutions.
• Working up at our Gainsborough uphill community centre, engaging with the local people and groups understanding services they would like us to offer.
• Working with local groups, organisations, partners including universities and support services and internal teams to identify and recruit new people to our services.
• Engage at a street-based level with local community members to identify local need.
• Develop community-led solutions to identified need.
• Support existing community organisations/groups and partners to develop new opportunities.
• Identify and coordinate new routes to market likely to lead to increased engagement and participant numbers.
• Proactively promote and market our services to ensure people know what we offer, how they can sign up and what they can expect, including management of hub based social channels and local marketing initiatives.
• Provide a clear overview of support needs as part of our warm handover to our wider teams for their continued support.
• Owning the customer support journey for your area, working with customers on an individual and group basis, assessing their skills, barriers and challenges and supporting them to produce a personalised action plan
• Ensuring the hub is buzzing with activity - leading the customer service excellence on site through hub site management, general site-based administration and preparation for activities every day.
• Ensuring site cover is in place at all times of opening.
• Following up on enquiries, checking in to ensure satisfaction, and supporting when it is not achieved.
• Following up with all participants after attendance, discussing next steps and booking into their next part of their journey.
• Working as part of the wider engagement team to ensure cover at events, all hubs and activities as required.
• Building relationships with a wide range of other local support services to ensure we can offer a full and holistic package of support, meeting all participant and contract needs.
  
  Are comfortable with, and can engage with people both 1-2-1 and in groups
• Strong communicator with excellent customer service experience and skills
• Ability to work as a team, under pressure and in a fast-paced environment
• A good understanding of the barriers faced by people, and the solutions that may be able to benefit them
• Ability to work collaboratively with others, whether in the same team or external support providers
• Good IT skills, with an eye for detail that's second to none.
• You're a positive, energised and enthusiastic person, with a real zest for helping others
• Engaging and supporting people is what gets you up every day
• Nothing makes you happier than seeing someone progress, knowing you helped them get there.
• Resilience. Working in the education, support and employment sectors is a challenging but rewarding career. You'll be helping to bring real change to peoples' lives.
....and what will make you stand out from the crowd (but is not essential):
• Qualification in Mentoring, Advice and Guidance or similar, or a mental health qualification
• MHFA qualified
• First Aid Trained
• Ability to deal with challenging behaviour at times
• An understanding of the different local services available for customers
• You're interested in supporting the wider team with our wellbeing activities, learning opportunities or employment support - and have some skills to offer in this area
• You'll be adept at change, having got hands-on experience living and breathing new ways of working and knowing how to bring your colleagues along for the experience.
  
  Generous holiday entitlement - 25 days annual leave every year plus bank holidays (pro rata)
• Pension contributions up to 4%
• The opportunity to undertake professional training, funded by us.
• One days paid leave a year for volunteering work (in addition to your Annual leave entitlement)
• Staff benefits with Paycare - A health and benefits scheme giving you support and contributions towards various health benefits such as counselling, eye tests, vaccinations and much more
• Benefits with Acis Perkz - a discount scheme giving you savings off hundreds of schemes including discounts on your coffee, weekly shop, days out and much more!
• Employee recognition scheme, where we celebrate and award our Stars within Acis, including gift vouchers
• Long service awards for our loyal employees
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme to give you confidential advice and support, when you need it
• Professional membership subscription to support your continuous professional development
• Death in service benefit aligned to our pension scheme