Community Engagement Officer (BAME LGBTQ+ MALES)

BBS are looking for a Community Engagement Officer with a specific focus on engaging with Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) clients, males, and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (or questioning) (LGBTQ) clients. The post-holder will be leading the organisations aim to become more diverse and will engage with these specific communities to increase awareness of BBS’s service, to improve the mental health and wellbeing of individuals in Bradford Metropolitan area affected by bereavement aged 16 years or over. A key outcome will be to see an increase in referrals by these communities to BBS’s services.

BBS are committed to Equal Opportunities and welcomes applications from all minority groups, including but not limited to the BAME community and the LGBTQ+ Community.

Main Duties & Responsibilities:

  • Plan, design and deliver a community engagement programme of activities for Bradford Metropolitan District
  • Build and develop networking relationships with key communities, community groups and other organisations that represent the BAME, MALE & LGBTQ+ population.
  • Deliver a range of activities to promote BBS to the BAME, MALE & LGBTQ+ population and improve our referrals rates from these demographics.
  • Undertake all administrative duties involved in delivering projects within the community engagement programme, in line with BBS policies and procedures to ensure their safe and smooth running and responding to, and reporting on, any issues that may arise.
  • Establish a monitoring and evaluation system to measure success against objectives
  • Demonstrate the impact of the community engagement programme and provide information required by funders, individuals, or internal stakeholders regarding outcomes for specific activities.
  • Report on the outcomes, financial and non-financial, of each activity stream regularly and accurately to the Service Manager

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Working in line with BBS safeguarding standards - ensuring highest levels of support, opportunities, best practice principles and outcomes are achieved.

To be familiar with BBS as an organisation, its philosophy, aims and working methods, and to communicate this information to others as necessary.

To ensure confidentiality is always maintained and equal opportunities are promoted.

Duties will be subject to regular appraisal and will be discussed, reviewed, and updated as appropriate. Any amendments will be made in consultation and agreement with the post holder.

Other general duties as and when required by the Service Manager.

To apply please submit your CV along with a covering letter to Chloe.Hopkins@bradfordbereavement.org.uk

Closing dates for applications are 14th January 2022

Interviews to be held from Mid- January 2022 onwards

Interviews are likely to be online, will involve a presentation, interview, and short IT test.

If you wish to have an informal chat first please contact Chloe Hopkins via email first to arrange. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Chloe.Hopkins@bradfordbereavement.org.uk

Job Description

Closing date: 14th January 2022 12:00am
Hours: 30 per week
Salary: £20,000
Salary Frequency: Per annum
Further details available at: https://www.bradfordbereavement.org.uk/
This job is connected with: Bradford Bereavement Support