Peabody
Children & Families Project Officer
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Are you passionate about supporting children and families to thrive? Do you enjoy building partnerships, delivering community programmes and creating opportunities that make a lasting difference?
We're looking for a motivated and community-focused Children and Families Project Officer to deliver impactful programmes across Greenwich and Bexley. This is an exciting opportunity to work alongside residents, partners and stakeholders to improve outcomes for children, young people and families, helping communities become healthier, wealthier and happier.
What Your Role Will Look Like
- Deliver projects and programmes that support children, young people and families across Greenwich and Bexley
- Build and maintain partnerships across local authorities, health services, schools and community organisations
- Support the development of services that reflect the needs and voices of local residents
- Ensure programmes are high quality, inclusive and demonstrate positive outcomes
- Monitor performance, evaluate impact and contribute to funder and stakeholder reporting
- Support the promotion of services and opportunities to increase resident engagement
- Ensure safeguarding remains central to all aspects of delivery
What Your Day Might Look Like
- Meeting with partners to coordinate services and opportunities for families
- Engaging with residents to understand local needs and priorities
- Reviewing project performance and tracking progress against plans and targets
- Producing reports, gathering insight and analysing data to demonstrate impact
- Working with colleagues to promote programmes and strengthen community participation
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What You’ll Need
- Experience delivering programmes that improve outcomes for children, families or young people
- Strong project management and organisational skills
- Experience working collaboratively with a range of partners and stakeholders
- Knowledge of safeguarding and best practice when working with children and families
- Experience monitoring, evaluating and demonstrating project impact
- Excellent communication, relationship-building and influencing skills
- Confidence using data, reporting information and Microsoft Office applications
It would be great if you also have
- A relevant professional qualification
- Experience working within housing, regeneration or community development settings
You'll be
- Passionate about improving outcomes for children and families
- Collaborative and relationship-focused
- Organised, proactive and resilient
- Analytical and able to use insight to inform decisions
- Committed to equality, diversity and inclusion
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Why Join Us?
When you join Peabody, you’re joining a team guided by our values, Be Kind, Do the Right Thing, Love New Ideas, Celebrate Diversity, Keep Our Promises, and Pull Together. We believe in creating a workplace where everyone feels supported, included, and empowered.
What We Offer
- Up to 30 days’ annual holiday, plus bank holidays
- Two additional paid volunteering days each year
- Flexible benefits scheme, including family friendly benefits and access to a discount portal
- 4 x salary life assurance
- Up to 10% pension contribution
Please Read Before Applying
Peabody does not provide sponsorship as a licensed UK employer.
Interview Date: We are looking to conduct in person interviews which will include a written assessment on Thursday 6th August in Thamesmead
We reserve the right to close this advert early should we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
If this sounds like the right opportunity for you and you’d like to be part of Peabody, we’d love to hear from you. Please apply by submitting an anonymised CV and a short supporting statement explaining why you're a great fit for the role.
If you have any questions about the role, please contact Talent Specialist Joanne Ayliffe at Joanne.Ayliffe@peabody.org.uk.
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