Community Welfare Assistant (South)

ciswo; Mansfield; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 20,000; Part time

Job summary

CISWO in Mansfield invites applications for a Part-Time, Permanent Community Welfare Assistant (South) to support miners’ welfare charities across England and Wales. The role includes governance, funding, trustee training, site visits and presenting training materials.

It requires flexibility to work evenings and some regional travel, with a collaborative approach to improve community welfare outcomes and deliver practical tools for trustees.

Qualifications

• Experience in community development or charity sector.
• Experience supporting or working with volunteers.
• Experience designing and delivering training.
• Excellent planning, organisational and problem-solving skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication, including report writing.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and data management systems.
• Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle.
• Excellent teamwork with flexible, creative service delivery.
• GCSEs (Maths and English) or equivalent.
• Ability to work flexibly including some evening work.

Responsibilities

• Support governance, funding and sustainability of miners’ welfare charities.
• Deliver training and develop resources for trustees.
• Undertake site visits and engage with local charity trustees.
• Deliver training events and forums to support trustees to network and learn.
• Assist with evidence gathering for funding applications and reporting.
• Maintain up-to-date information in organisational databases.
• Promote CISWO services and attend events to raise the profile.

Skills

Community development

Volunteer support

Training delivery

Planning & organisation

Communication skills

MS Office

Full UK driving licence

Teamwork

GCSE Maths & English

Evening flexibility

Education

GCSEs in Maths and English

Job description

Job Title: Community Welfare Assistant (South)

Reports To: Development Manager (South)

Location: Mansfield (with regional travel)

Salary: £18,118 pa (£30,197 pro rata)

Job Type: Part-Time, Permanent

Hours:Part time,22.5 hours per weekwith flexibility to work during the evening whenrequired(working days to be agreed with successful candidate)

As part of the exciting growth of CISWO’s Community Welfare Service, we are expanding our dedicated regional support teams working to support and sustain miners’ welfare charities across England and Wales.

These newly created roles will play a vital part in helping local miners’ welfare charities thrive by providing practical guidance, resources and training to volunteer trustees. Working closely with the Development Manager in each region, the postholders will support charities with governance, funding, financial sustainability and capacity building, ensuring they are well equipped to continue serving their communities.

These roles are people-focused, involving regular engagement with local volunteer trustees, site visits, delivery of training and events, and contributing to the development of tools and resources that respond to the needs of miners’ welfare organisations. They offer a unique opportunity to be part of a growing team within the organisation and to make a meaningful impact in former coalfield communities.

Learn more about our Community Welfare Service s: https://www.facebook.com/reel/1920629035240779

Job Purpose

To assist the Development Manager in providing support for local mining charities in the South England region with issues such as charity governance, funding, financial sustainability, and trustee training.

Key Responsibilities

• Supportthe creation of tools,resourcesand training content to support miners’welfare trustees manage their charities.
• Support the development of policies and proceduretemplatesto enable charity trustees undertake their role effectively.
• Support the delivery of a range of training and networking events for miners’welfare trustees.
• Undertake site visits to miners’ welfare charitiesacross the region,meetingwith local charity trustees, highlighting good practice,identifyingpotential areas for support,andnurturing development opportunities.
• In co-ordination with the Development Manager, deliver in person and online training events and forums to support local trustees tonetwork and engage in learning opportunities.
• Support the gathering of evidence and information for producing internal and external funding applications.
• To undertake monitoring and reporting with regards funding, activitymonitoringand evaluation.
• Support with the delivery of marketing activity toraise awareness of thesupport we offer for miners’welfares,the impact we have, andattend events to raise our profileand help to promote wider CISWO services.
• Take an active role in ensuring CISWO holds up to date information on miners’welfare charities.
• Utiliseorganisationdatabasestoassistwithrecording,evaluationand reporting purposestoevidencethe impact of our work.
• Attend training, staffmeetingsand external forums relevant to the role.
• Any other duties as reasonablyrequiredto meet theobjectivesof the organisation.

Skills/Qualifications/Experience

Essential:

• Experience of workingincommunity development, charitysectoror related area
• Experience of supportingor working withvolunteers
• Experience of designing and delivering training
• Excellent planning, organisational and problem-solving skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including report writing.
• Proficiencyin Microsoft Office and data management systems.
• Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle.
• Excellent team working skills, with a strong work ethic and flexible and creative approach to service delivery.
• Good standard of education, with GCSE or equivalent (grade C or 4, or above) in Maths and English.
• Ability to work flexibly including some evening working.

Desirable:

• Experience of funding for charitable organisations.
• Knowledge and understanding of former coalfield areas.

This job description reflects the major tasks to be carried out by the jobholder andidentifiesthe level of responsibility at which the jobholder willbe requiredto work.

This job description may be subject to review and/ or amendment at any time to reflect the requirements of the organisation.