Working and Volunteering at Friends Centre
Next Step Project Information and Guidance Officer
.6FTE of a salary ranging from £21590-£23034
The Friends Centre has a vacancy for a .6 FTE (3 days a week) Information and Guidance Practitioner. The post is initially until the end of March 2011 with a view to extending this if funding is extended.
The post holder will provide information and advice about learning and work for a wide variety of learners and other eligible individuals. The post requires a pro-active approach, working with partner organisations to identify individuals and conduct interviews, assessments and set up skills accounts.
In addition the post will include elements of support for clients around their literacy and numeracy.
The ideal candidate will have experience in delivering IAG to a broad client base and have a level 4 qualification. They will also have an understanding of the MATRIX standards.
This appointment is initially until March 31st 2011 with the expectation that it will be extended should funding be confirmed.
Closing date for applications: Monday 16th August
We expect to carry out interviews between 24th and 27th August
Please click here to download an application pack
If you'd prefer a hard copy please call 01273 810210 or email info@friendscentre.org
Step by Step Project, Full-time Skills for Life Lead Tutor
Salary range: £21,590-£25,534
The Friends Centre has a vacancy for a full time (37 hrs per Week) Skills for Life tutor to work on our Step by Step project which provides literacy and numeracy teaching and support to homeless people. This post is initially until end of March 2011 with a view to extending this, subject to continued funding.
The project will include consultation and research with homeless and insecurely housed people and housing agency staff in Brighton and Hove, and planning and delivering Skills for Life (Literacy and Numeracy) short and long term courses to people who are homeless or have a history of homelessness. In addition the post will include elements of support, training and advice for housing support staff working with clients around their literacy and numeracy.
The ideal candidate will combine experience of Skills for Life teaching and of working with this client group. This appointment is initially until March 31st 2011 with the expectation that it will be extended should funding be confirmed.
Closing date for applications: Monday 16th August
We expect to carryout interviews between 24th and 27th August
Please click here to download an application pack
If you'd prefer a hard copy please call 01273 810210 or email info@friendscentre.org
Teaching at Friends Centre
We are interested in new tutors for all areas of our work.
If you have teaching skills and experience in areas including:
Art, Design and Craft
Cookery
History, Literature and Cultural Studies
Film, Music and Dance
ICT and digital media
Languages
please contact Helen Osborne h.osborne@friendscentre.org
If you are a qualified tutor in ESOL, we may have opportunities initially for cover work. You would be considered for appropriate teaching vacancies when they arise.
Please complete the Application form and Equal Opportunities Form and return to Adam Williams at a.williams@friendscentre.org
For more information about Literacy or Numeracy teaching contact Kate Jefferson on (01273) 810212 or email k.Jefferson@friendscentre.org
Volunteering at Friends Centre
Friends Centre needs volunteer learning support assistants who are interested in helping others achieve their learning goals. Volunteers help support individual learners in their literacy, numeracy or English language classes. Other volunteers help tutors prepare resources.
What sorts of people make good volunteers?
There is no such thing as the 'ideal' volunteer. Everyone brings their own motivation, skills, experience and personality into their voluntary work. However, there are some qualities that we feel volunteers need to have. These including being:
- Patient and sensitive to the needs of others
- Honest and trustworthy
- Reliable and punctual
- Tolerant, non-judgmental and able to keep confidentiality
- Able to work on their own initiative and as part of a team with the classroom tutor.
Training and support for volunteers
We offer our volunteers a range of training opportunities, including basic skills awareness, disability awareness, supporting adult learners. These may be accredited courses or short workshops.
How to apply for volunteering
For more information download the Volunteer Information Pack (pdf). To apply complete the Volunteer Application Form (word file), and the Equal Opportunities Monitoring form (word file).
Please return them to us at either info@friendscentre.org or Friends Centre, Brighton Junction, Isetta Square, 35 New England Street, Brighton BN1 4GQ (current entrance from Stroudley Road)
Comments from current volunteers
"I am very happy and impressed with the way the organisation runs."
"I think you are reaching out where the needs are in Brighton."
"I think the organisation is very welcoming and I have found the tutor very supportive."
"I think Friends Centre is an excellent organisation."
"I have always found the working environment excellent and other members of staff approachable and very helpful."
