Outreach Worker

Salary: 27k

Newlon Fusion, the community development and training charity of Newlon Group, is seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Outreach Worker to work on the Ways into Work employment and skills initiative in Hackney. You will engage with unemployed residents in Clapton Park and across Newlon Housing Trust’s housing stock to assist them into work and training.

You will have:

• Excellent communication, written, verbal and organisational skills.
• Experience of liaising and successfully engaging with hard to reach groups.
• Experience of working with parents and lone parents, particularly those from deprived backgrounds.
• Experience of providing information on support and guidance around training, employment and skills development.
• An ability to engage with individuals, colleagues and partners effectively.
• An understanding of good practice in the field of community engagement and client support particularly within the filed of employment and skills development.
• An NVQ3 in information, advice and guidance or a willingness to achieve this qualification.
  

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Please apply by CV and covering letter, addressing all elements of the Person Specification to Yeliz Akpinar, Regeneration Programmes Assistant, Newlon Fusion, Newlon House, 204 Hoxton Street, London N1 5LH or email yakpinar@newlonfusion.org.uk.

Closing date: Tuesday 1st July 2009
Interview: Thursday 9th July 2009

If you have any queries about the position please call Christopher Newport, Regeneration Projects Manager on 020 7033 4654.