SfYP Project Officer

Hertfordshire County Council; Hemel Hempstead; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in the UK is seeking a Project Officer to lead the Future Ready Programme for young people in Hemel Hempstead. The role focuses on delivering immersive work experiences aimed at improving the career readiness of disadvantaged youth. Candidates should possess excellent organizational skills, a driving license, and the ability to build relationships between young people and education settings. This position involves safeguarding checks and a commitment to supporting disabled applicants.

Qualifications

• Legal rights to work in the UK.
• Driving licence and access to a vehicle.
• Able to understand the barriers that young people face.
• Ability to build rapport with young people and education settings.
• Ability to build relationships between local/national employers and the school caseload.

Responsibilities

• Deliver the Future Ready Programme to enhance career readiness.
• Provide immersive work experiences for socio-economically disadvantaged young people.
• Increase employer capacity for quality work experiences.

Skills

Excellent organisation and administrative skills

Interpersonal skills

Good ICT skills

Job description

Hertfordshire County Council Services for Young People (HCC SfYP) is recruiting a Project Officer to deliver the Future Ready Programme to 375 students across Hertfordshire to receive 10 days of immersive, progressive multi‑year work experience aimed at improving career readiness and foundational employability skills. This programme is based on the equalex approach to modern work experience. You will deliver bespoke and progressive high‑quality modern work experiences to socio‑economically disadvantaged young people to improve their career readiness, employability and foundational work readiness skills. Increase the capability and capacity of employers to deliver high quality work experience to disadvantaged young people. Improve the evidence base and dissemination of how to deliver best‑in‑class work experience opportunities for disadvantaged young people.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Legal rights to work in the UK.
• Driving licence and access to a vehicle.
• Excellent organisation and administrative skills with good attention to detail.
• Interpersonal skills.
• Able to understand the barriers that young people face.
• Ability to build rapport with young people and education settings.
• Ability to build relationships between local/national employers and the school caseload.
• Good ICT skills.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

Safeguarding: This role has been identified as requiring a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check.

English Fluency: The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (for those whose language is a signed language the provision of a sign language interpreter who speaks English to the necessary standard of fluency will be required). Further information about the legal requirement can be found here.