Job profile

This is not a North Somerset Council vacancy and as such all correspondence must be made directly to Vision North Somerset. The successful applicant will not be employed by North Somerset Council.

Join the friendly team at an effective local charity in North Somerset.

This role offers the chance to lead a project supporting people with visual impairment to reduce digital exclusion in North Somerset. You'll be making a difference every day, enjoying a varied role which can be flexible to suit your needs.

Purpose of role:

To coordinate and deliver Vision North Somerset’s technology support service for people who are visually impaired to reduce the effects of digital exclusion. 

This will involve planning work, and adjusting as needed, working effectively independently and as part of a small team.

You will be working with our Volunteer Coordinator on recruiting, training, and managing a small team of volunteers. You will be curating useful resources and services from other organisations, leading ‘drop ins’ or small group sessions, providing one-to-one training including during home visits. You will lead training for staff and volunteers from Vision North Somerset and other organisations. A clear focus on achieving targets is vital, as is effective output and outcome measurement.

Hours and place of work:

28 hours per week Monday to Friday, working pattern to be agreed.

The role is office-based at 3 Neva Road, Weston-Super-Mare with regular travel around the county. Some homeworking will be possible by agreement after successful completion of probation. Travel can be supported by Access to Work.

Reporting to: Service Manager

Salary and benefits:

Salary is £24,700 to £25,750 pro rata for the 28 hours. Vision North Somerset has generous benefits including 7% pension contributions, an employee wellbeing service with access to a GP helpline, legal advice and counselling, flexible working options, extra annual leave for office closure between Christmas and New Year, mileage paid for work travel.

Main duties:

• Project coordination, planning and reporting
• Recruiting, training, and managing volunteers
• Advice and training
• One-to-one service delivery
• Output and outcome monitoring
• Working as part of a team

About you:

• Live in or near North Somerset and are able to travel around the area.
• Well organised, self-motivated, able to manage a multi-faceted project.
• Paid or voluntary experience managing work to meet targets.
• Patient and focussed teaching manner with service users.
• Paid or voluntary experience in teaching and/or training adults (or children).
• Paid or voluntary experience working with older adults and/or people with disabilities, delivering safe services with flexibility and empathy.
• Clear written and spoken communication including the ability to summarise complex information such as instruction manuals.
• Good IT skills for example MS Office suite including basic Excel, Outlook calendar, meetings using MS Teams or Zoom, online search skills, use of a smart phone, smart speaker, tablet, and apps etc.
• Knowledge of assistive and adaptive technology would be very helpful or the ability to learn quickly through training, investigating and proactively finding information.

Contract details:

For further information about the role, please contact Lauren Williams, Chief Executive, on 07917 413 340.

How to Apply:

To apply, please email a cover letter and CV to lauren.williams@visionns.org.uk by Friday 19th July 2024.