Community Engagement & External Partnerships

• Develop positive working relationships with local organisations, community volunteering groups, education and training providers, along with other external agencies.
• Liaise with external organisations to arrange appropriate learning sessions, workshops, activities, and community opportunities for service users.
• Identify new organisations and opportunities that could benefit the service users.
• Represent the organisation professionally when working with external partners and members of the wider community.
• Identify suitable volunteering opportunities that reflect the interests, abilities, and aspirations of the service users.
• Build relationships with local volunteering organisations, charities, and community groups.
• Liaise with external organisations to arrange and coordinate volunteering opportunities.
• Help individuals develop transferable skills such as communication, teamwork, time-keeping, responsibility, and confidence.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues to resolve any barriers or concerns.

Risk Management & Safeguarding

• Complete and contribute to appropriate risk assessments for activities and community visits.
• Ensure activities are planned with appropriate consideration of health, safety, safeguarding, accessibility, staffing, equipment, and individual support needs.
• Follow the organisational safeguarding, health and safety, incident reporting, and risk management procedures.
• Ensure risk assessments and activity plans are reviewed when circumstances change.

Planning & Resources

• Plan activities and opportunities in advance, ensuring appropriate resources, staffing, transport are available.
• Manage activity resources responsibly and within agreed budgets.
• Coordinate activity programmes effectively.
• Be prepared to adapt plans when required while maintaining a safe and person-centred approach.

Person Specification

• Experience of working with people in a care, support, education, community activities, learning, or similar environment.
• Experience of developing positive relationships with individuals and understanding their interests, strengths, and goals.
• Experience of planning and organising activities, sessions, events, or projects.
• Ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of people.
• Ability to work independently, use initiative, and manage competing priorities.
• Good organisational and forward planning skills.
• Ability to complete risk assessments and identify appropriate measures.
• Ability to plan and resource effectively.
• Ability to maintain accurate records and communicate information clearly.

We Are Looking For Someone Who

• Is approachable and able to build rapport quickly and respectfully.
• Is enthusiastic about helping people learn, develop, and try new things.
• Is creative and enjoys finding imaginative solutions and new opportunities.
• Takes initiative rather than always waiting to be asked.
• Is adaptable and able to respond positively when plans change.
• Is confident communicating with service users, colleagues, and external organisations.
• Is enthusiastic about community engagement and helping people become more connected to their local community.
• Can combine enthusiasm and spontaneity with appropriate professional boundaries and safe working practices.

Adullam Offers The Following Benefits

• Salary £27,475.50 per annum dependent on experience for 37.5 hours per week.
• Competitive Annual Leave (25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, with an additional 2 days awarded annually for full attendance – prorated for part-time employees).
• Training and career advancement.
• Discounted Goods and services.
• Group Personal Pension Plan.
• Access to Thrive app.
• Access to Medicash.
• Access to Blue Light Card.
• Life Assurance (4x Basic annual salary from the start of employment).
• Multidimensional wellbeing programmes and family-friendly policies for staff.
• Refer a friend policy.

We are passionate about actively encouraging applicants from all cultures, backgrounds, and identities. We are committed to treating our teams fairly and with respect, irrespective of their background, disability, or any other protected characteristic and this starts with our recruitment process.

Adullam Homes Housing Association Ltd. is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and adults accessing our services. We expect all staff, volunteers, and workers to share this commitment. As part of our commitment to safer recruitment, the successful candidate will be subject to an Enhanced with Barred List Adult Only DBS check, scrutiny of employment history, satisfactory pre-employment checks, and robust references checks.

Please note applicants must be authorised to work in the UK as we are unable to provide Visa sponsorships.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early and/or make an appointment before the advertised closing date if a suitable candidate is identified.

Adullam Homes Housing Association was created in 1972 to support vulnerable individuals and households. From the simple beginning of a single property in Birmingham, Adullam has expanded into new geographical locations and developed new services.

Over the years, it has introduced and run innovative projects to offer tenants, residents, and service users opportunities for housing, support, education, and training.