Business Services Training Co-Ordinator

Job Title: Business Services Training Co-Ordinator
Hours: 37 hours per week (part-time considered to include Fridays)
Salary: £27,041 FTE
Location: Living Options Devon Offices in Exeter
Contract: Temporary contract until 31st March 2025, (likelihood of extension subject to funding)

A great opportunity to join a user-led charity working across the southwest to support Deaf and disabled people to have a voice and to live their life, their way.

The post-holder will support the Business Services Manager to deliver the Oliver McGowan Training Programme, providing impactful training about a range of issues relevant to people with a learning disability or autism, in partnership with people with lived experience.

The role: To co-ordinate the delivery of the Oliver McGowan mandatory training working with the Business Services Manager and Training Co-Ordinators, in line with national requirements

• Provide project management support for the organisation and delivery of activities including the booking of training and provision of equipment and resources to deliver training on the day is in place, for both online and face to face delivery
• Ensure trainers with lived experience are fully supported in the delivery of the sessions, helping them to develop skills and confidence.
• Support promotional activities, including inputting on promotional campaigns, and engaging in appropriate social networks and other marketing activity as required

Living Options Devon exists to ensure people with physical, learning and/or sensory disabilities and Deaf people with sign language can make an active and equal contribution in society. 

To become part of our organisation you should have the following skills:

• Excellent communication skills and ability to easily build rapport
• Excellent attention to detail
• Tactful and diplomatic supportive approach
• Able to co-ordinate a range of people with varied skills and experience, and work collaboratively with partners
• The ability to be proactive and take initiative
• Able to demonstrate the ability to consider the needs of service users and carers
• Able to get on with others and be a team-player as well as the ability to take direction
• Able to plan, manage workload, prioritise tasks and meet deadlines and support others to do so

In return for your hard work and dedication you’ll enjoy a wide range of benefits including:

• Competitive salary
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays increasing with length of service.
• Contributory pension scheme (conditions apply)
• Training and development opportunities.
• Flexible working options
• Cycle to work scheme
• Fully Accessible office with on-site parking

Closing Date: 5pm Tuesday 17^th September 2024

Interview Date: Tuesday 24^th September 2024

Disability Confident

Living Options Devon strives to be user-led in all that we do and we welcome applications from disabled and Deaf people.  All disabled and Deaf people who meet the essential requirements against the person specification will be offered an interview.   This is part of our commitment as a Disability Confident Leader. Just let us know in your application that you are applying under the Offer an Interview Scheme.

Please Note: All applications must be received by a completed application form and returned to jobs@livingoptions.org by the closing date.

An enhanced DBS check is required for this post.

Please contact us if you require the application pack in a different format or any other reasonable adjustments (via jobs@livingoptions.org or telephone 01392 459222.