Pathways Learning & Engagement Co -Ordinator - 20 Hours Per Week

The Pathways Team serves to empower clients to make the journey from homelessness to belonging in community (this could include employment or other meaningful activities). The Learning & Engagement Co-ordinator develops and facilitates accessible activities and skills learning, provides one-to-one support to build trust and encourage progression, and is actively involved in enabling clients to keep moving forward toward engaging with mainstream community, education, volunteering and employment, according to abilities and needs.

In conjunction with the other members of the team and with relevant supervision, the post holder will support the Pathways Team Leader to provide a service that is co-produced and developed with members of the Pathways Community and reflects the needs and interests of course attendees. A successful candidate will be passionate about ensuring that the Pathways Community remains dynamic, client-led and solution-focused.

Pathways team deliver several services, including:

• Organising and delivering a holistic course programme for clients throughout Bedford who are homeless, at risk of homelessness or have recently been homeless.
• The monthly course programme includes activities to develop employability skills, independent living skills and social skills.
• Through the Employment Program we support and facilitate Voluntary and Paid work opportunities for those with lived experience of homelessness.
• We strongly believe that all course attendees can have a positive impact on the development of the Pathways Community. We actively seek to encourage participation, feedback and ideas from individuals to enrich the service we provide.

This role carries a requirement to be part of the evening and weekend on-call team, with additional holiday provided for this task.

You can see and download a full job description above.

We reserve the right to withdraw this vacancy in the event of a successful candidate being appointed.

Next Step

If this sounds like you, please see Role Description and complete our application form and Equal Opportunities form.