Project Support Officer - Literacy and Numeracy for Refugee Women

Coventry City Council; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in the UK is seeking a motivated individual to support the integration of refugee women through a dedicated project. This role involves providing tailored support, organizing literacy sessions, and helping candidates recognize their skills. The successful candidate will help to improve the wellbeing and future pathways of refugee women during an 18-month fixed-term contract of 37 hours per week. Candidates must have the right to work in the UK and are not currently offering sponsorship for this role.

Qualifications

• Experience working in supportive roles, especially with vulnerable communities.
• Passion for promoting diversity and inclusion.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Provide one-to-one support to refugee women.
• Deliver literacy and numeracy sessions.
• Facilitate tailored ESOL and mentoring.
• Organize volunteering and work placement opportunities.

Skills

Experience working with refugee women

Strong communication skills

Ability to mentor and support others

Digital literacy

Job description

We value diverse perspectives and experiences and are striving to create a workplace culture that is inclusive,痛. Coventry is proud to be a City of Sanctuary and an International City of Peace and Reconciliation. Coventry City Council’s Migration Team exists to meet the needs of newly arriving communities and facilitate a successful integration journey into the city. As recognised leaders in refugee resettlement, we provide tailored support to vulnerable individuals throughaktion that promote employment, education, language acquisition and training, empowering people to contribute to the economic, civic and social fabric of our vibrant city. We work in close partnership with local organisations and national programmes to deliver innovative projects. Previously projects like the EU‑funded “Mi‑Friendly Cities”, CMF‑funded “Building Bridges” and AMIF venez My Coventry celebrated diversity and championed equality while ensuring that theရွိ and opportunities were

Our Values

• Open and fair: We are fair, open, and transparent.
• Nurture and develop: We help and encourage everyone to be their best and do their best.
• Engage and empower: We talk and listen to others, working together as one.
• Create and innovate: We embrace new ways of working to continuously improve.
• Own and be accountable: We work together to deliver the best services for our residents.
• Value and respect: We put diversity and inclusion at the heart of all we do.

What is the job role?

This post has a genuine occupational requirement for the successful candidate to be a female. DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE ROLE we are only able to accept applications from female candidates. We have received funding to deliver an exciting project in partnership with World Jewish Relief. The aim is to support the successful integration of refugee women who have made Coventry their home. The project aims to enable refugee women to:

1. Develop and improve their confidence and wellbeing
2. Recognise their skills and experience as valuable assets
3. Plan their future pathways and involvement in the community.

To achieve the above outcomes, the project will focus on delivering:

• one to one support
• literacy and numeracy sessions
• tailored ESOL
• digital and financial literacy
• mentoring as well as providing volunteering and work placement opportunities

We are looking for a highly motivated individual with experience of working with refugee women. This is a 18 month fixed-term contract, 37 hours a week. Working with the Programme Delivery Manager and Project Manager you will be a natural self‑starter with a can‑do attitude. This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). All candidates must have the Right to Work in the UK. We are currently not offering sponsorship for this role.

Who are we looking for?

We’re looking for someone who champions Coventry’s diversity and is passionate about breaking down barriers to integration.

Guaranteed Interview Scheme

As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role and identify with one of the below criteria:

• Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
• Are currently in care or have previously been in care
• If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long‑term health condition

Interview Format

Panel and presentation.

About Coventry

Coventry has a proud, innovative and creative spirit that throughout its history has seen communities come together to tackle problems and bring about real social change. We are cutting-edge, challenging, youthful, vibrant and diverse. At Coventry we are committed to excellence in everything we do. With around 5,100 staff from a range of different backgrounds, our aim is to recruit and develop talented people who will focus on our customers, take responsibility, work together and find better ways of doing things. To deliver the best services to our residents, we need the best people working for us to make a difference to our communities.

If youකා join us, we will provide a fantastic rewards and benefits package – to find out more please visit https://www.coventry.gov.uk/council-vacancies