Community Outreach Specialist

Bettys & Taylors Group; Harrogate; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK family business is seeking a candidate for a full-time role in their Group Sustainability Team. The position involves excellent communication and organizational skills while working with young people and addressing community needs. Candidates must have a passion for social issues and a full UK driving licence. The role offers various benefits including free meals, employee discounts, and development opportunities, all while being based on-site in Harrogate.

Benefits

Free meals, drinks, and snacks

Quarterly profit-share bonus

Holiday allowance with buy/sell options

Employee discounts

Access to health cash plan

Wellbeing support

Company-funded counselling

Pension enrollment

Qualifications

• Experience working with young people and vulnerable groups required.
• Enthusiasm for understanding social, economic and legislative factors concerning young people's education and skills.
• A full UK driving licence is needed.

Responsibilities

• Join the Group Sustainability Team on a fixed term.
• Communicate with a range of stakeholders.
• Influence stakeholders as needed.

Skills

Listening skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Problem-solving ability

Job description

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for someone with a passion for community to join the Group Sustainability Team at Bettys & Taylors Group on a fixed term basis for 12 months covering Maternity Leave. This is advertised as a full-time role working 37.5 hours per week and you will be based on site at Plumpton Park in Harrogate.

Key Responsibilities

• Excellent listening skills.
• Experience of working with young people and vulnerable people.
• Excellent communication skills; able to communicate with a broad range of people, both verbally and written.
• Ability to influence a wide range of stakeholders where necessary.
• Strong organisational skills.
• Problem solving ability.

Qualifications

Reporting to the Group Community Manager, this role ideally requires someone who has experience of working with young people and an enthusiasm for understanding the social, economic and legislative factors pertaining to young people, education and skills. Please note that this role requires an enhanced DBS check along with a full UK driving licence.

Benefits

As a minimum, all our employees receive free meals, drinks and snacks while at work, a discretionary quarterly profit-share bonus, holiday allowance with the option to buy and (in some cases) sell additional days, company-wide employee discounts, access to our health cash plan, wellbeing support, company funded counselling, and enrolment in the company pension.

Development Opportunities

We also offer a range of development opportunities no matter your role and ambitions. We encourage everyone to explore what makes them the best version of themselves, and we do this through external training programmes, apprenticeships and internal 1:1 coaching schemes.

Our Culture

Great People, Great Culture. We are Bettys & Taylors Group. Our family business is home to three iconic Yorkshire brands - Yorkshire Tea, Bettys and Taylors of Harrogate. Together we share a passion for quality, service and doing things properly. We are driven by our purpose and our values, and we believe our people are what set us apart. We welcome applications from all cultures, backgrounds, and experiences and we are committed to offering an inclusive culture where everyone can thrive.