Are you in search of a temporary yet fulfilling role? Look no further! We're thrilled to offer an exciting position for our client based in Oxfordshire County Council who are looking to appoint a Migrant Work Experience and Volunteer Co-Ordinator for the 3 months ongoing, at the rate of £21.21 per hour umbrella
Job responsibilities
The purpose of the job is to work as a member of the Children, Education and Families (CEF) team where you will be responsible for developing, leading and managing migrant work experience and voluntary work to an increasing number of newly arrived migrants for whom limited English hinders integration.
Funding supports working with Ukrainian/Afghan/Hong Kong (BNO) residents across the county of Oxfordshire
The postholder will work within the Migrant Education, Employment and Adult Skills team, and also, for the Oxfordshire Migration Partnership. The role is integral to the Migrant Employment Framework that supports newly arrived migrants into work for education. A major focus will be on 16-19 year olds in a co-ordinated approach that links school EAL to adult ESOL.
Job Responsiblities
- Work with a wide range of data sets including local and government sources
- Work with known Oxfordshire organisations who have ongoing established information on EAL/ESOL, (University of Oxford and the Migration Centre) and organisations with up-to-date project data
- Develop a package of support for migrants to enable them to access meaningful work experience and voluntary work experience opportunities, matching individuals' locations, skills, circumstances, mental and other health barriers, and aspirations with the needs of Oxfordshire employer
- Work with recruiters including DWP, New Recruits, Hire to Inspire (H2i) etc to support guests into work experience and voluntary work placements, which match their skills, experience, qualifications and level of spoken and written English
- Develop a work experience and voluntary work support package to ensure migrants work towards and achieve the best possible match to their level of employment they enjoyed in their home country
- Work with DWP and other providers to identify and signpost appropriate work experience and voluntary work
- To support the establishment of Mentor programmes for migrant employees, where appropriate
- To support and use Social Media to communicate with migrant groups, supporting the development and implementation of a new website specifically to address the needs of migrants
- To strategically work in key partnerships across all 5 districts of Oxfordshire to meet the demand of migrant work experience and voluntary work programmes through a package of bespoke courses, events and resources
- Ensure full compliance including health & safety, safeguarding and data and mitigating all risk
- Any other duties as may be deemed necessary to carry out the full remit of the role.
Should your skills match the above please send through your updated CV.
Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.