Do you have experience working in Faith settings and the ability to work in partnership on an exciting new project supporting organisations to better safeguard children? Are you motivated by making a difference for third sector organisations and the communities they work in?
We have an exciting opportunity to join VAL as our Project Worker for Safeguarding in Faith communities.
We are looking for someone to lead on a project working with faith-based communities to co-produce faith-specific versions of our Safeguarding ‘BASICS’ training, and support safeguarding leads from faith-based organisations to deliver this training within their communities. You will work with the wider Safeguarding team to support faith-based organisations to improve their safeguarding practice, share good practice with peers, and establish strong policies safeguarding children.
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Meg Russell, Coordinator for Networks, Forums and Research – [email protected]
We’d love to hear from you if have experience:
- Bringing partnerships together
- Co-production and co-design with communities
- Interpreting policy and practice for a non specialist audience
- Developing training materials
In return we can offer good terms and conditions of employment, flexible working, enrolment to the Simply Health Scheme and a 6.5% pension contribution. VAL is a Living Wage Employer and a Mindful Employer.
Salary: NJC Scale SO1 SP 23 – 25, £30,151 pro rata (£6,030 actual), 7.5 hours per week.
Contract: This is a fixed-term contract (12 months). We would welcome discussions around secondment opportunities.
As an equal opportunities’ employer, Voluntary Action Leeds is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.
We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us.
How to Apply
Please read the Recruitment Pack and supporting documents, complete the application form and equality and diversity monitoring form and email these to [email protected]. You can download these documents here:
If you need the information in a different format, please let us know and we will do our best to provide this for you.
Deadline for Applications: 17:00, 14 April
Shortlisting: w/c 17 April
Interviews: w/c 24 April
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