Hours of Work: 37.5 hours per week – Monday – Friday 09:00-17:00 with some flexibility. Open to also consider individuals undertaking the role at reduced hours. Please specify this in your cover letter if applicable.
Location: Role is hybrid, with option to work from home or be based in an office location.
Contract: Fixed term until May 2027
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Project Description
Gwent BOOST is run as a partnership between The Wallich, St Giles Trust, Cyfannol Women’s Aid, Welsh Refugee Council, Aneurin Bevan University Health Board and Tai Pawb, the aim of the service is to make homelessness rare, brief and non-recurrent. The project delivers a range of activities to give people with lived experience of homelessness opportunities to access training, gain worthwhile qualifications, undertake volunteering and secure paid work. It promotes more inclusive practices, psychologically informed approaches and adopts the principles of co-production.
Purpose of Role
We are seeking a dynamic individual to manage Gwent BOOST; a five-year National Lottery Community Funded Gwent Helping End Homelessness project.
The postholder will be adept at managing multiple stakeholder relationships, building strong connections across various sectors and be a creative problem solver.
A knowledge of the homelessness and housing sector would be beneficial, but we are open to applicants from other sectors who can bring across new ways of working and innovative approaches.
For more information or to discuss the role please contact David Bennett on david.bennett@thewallich.net or 07717 574267
This role is subject to a Basic DBS disclosure.
Driving licence and access to own vehicle is essential for this role.
We are not utilising agencies with this role and kindly ask that agencies do not approach to assist us with this vacancy.
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Closing date for this vacancy is 4th November 2024 at 09:00am.
The Wallich reserves the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received. Therefore, we encourage early applications to ensure consideration.
At The Wallich, we’re fully committed to supporting and improving Equity, Diversity and Inclusion to ensure we’re the best community we can be. There is always still room to evolve and improve and we are striving to create an environment where all staff can bring their authentic selves to the workplace. We welcome and encourage applications from all backgrounds and if you would like any support with your application or to discuss any adjustments that you may require, please contact recruitment@thewallich.net or call 02920 668 464