Community Outreach Worker - Adult Learning/Employability. Job in Dudley Education & Training Jobs

Connect2Dudley; Dudley; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A community engagement organization in Dudley is seeking individuals dedicated to supporting local communities through recruitment and adult guidance. The role involves collaborating with partners, delivering necessary information and advice, and enhancing learner progression and quality. Ideal candidates will be flexible, proactive, and committed to community improvement efforts.

Responsibilities

• Undertake proactive recruitment of the local community into learning opportunities.
• Deliver information and advice work to adults; refer to support services.
• Engage in capacity building of community and voluntary groups.
• Conduct needs analysis of local communities.
• Liaise with FE Colleges for course access.
• Monitor quality of provision using learner feedback.
• Support learners in achieving personal goals.
• Track individuals' progression.
• Collate management information for contract requirements.
• Engage in marketing activities for community awareness.
• Advise on potential service development opportunities.
• Ensure effective service delivery with partners.
• Participate in supervision for staff development.
• Undertake training as required.
• Be flexible to work at various times.

Job description

Connect2Dudley is a trading style of Dudley & Kent Commercial Services LTD - A joint venture between Dudley Metropolitan Council & Commercial Services Kent Ltd. Connect2Dudley is an equal opportunities Employment Agency & Business. It positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates.

• To undertake the proactive recruitment and engagement of the local community into appropriate learning opportunities.
• Undertake delivery of information, advice and guidance work to adults ensuring referral to appropriate support services as required.

• Undertake partnership working with employment services and other relevant agencies to ensure vacancy awareness and workforce development needs are known and shared

• Engage in appropriate capacity building of community and voluntary groups within the locality.
• Undertake a needs analysis of local communities working with other partners and providers.
• Liaise with designated FE Colleges within the Joint Working Partnership to ensure learners access appropriate courses in community settings and the provision of appropriate tutors.
• Gain appropriate learner feedback in order to monitor and improve the quality of provision.
• Support learners/placements/participants to ensure that personal learning goals are achieved
• Tracking individuals' progression as appropriate
• Ensure that all Management Information including enrolment, retention, attendance and achievement recording of all learners is collated and available in respect of contract requirements, inspections and all performance management targets and that appropriate income claims are completed on time.
• Work with the I Can Dudley team and partners to agree targets and service delivery to meet identified local needs.
• Engage in relevant marketing activities to ensure that the work of the I Can Dudley team is well known within the local area.
• Advise managers of potential development opportunities to ensure that the service remains responsive and proactive to the needs of local residents
• Work with partners from relevant services and agencies to ensure service delivery is effective and co-operative, value for money and does not duplicate or compete with other provision within the areas.
• Participate in supervision processes in support of personal development and ensure that relevant staff development needs are shared with Line Management.
• Undertake training as appropriate to meet any changes in standards or appropriate legal requirements as required.
• Able to be flexible to work daytimes, evenings and weekends as required