Job description
This post is subject to funding and is for the duration of 1 year
Aspiring Communities Funding with support from the European Social fund have allowed us to provide an exciting opportunity to deliver a crucial and much needed project in the Garelochhead area. The main target group will be, but not exclusively veterans of the armed forces. The ideal candidate will develop and run a new, flagship project providing a health and wellbeing hub for the local community experiencing isolation and loneliness including those in recovery from adversity.
Key Responsibilities
- Overall responsibility for all aspects of development and management of the project
- Management and supervision of peers and volunteers identifying social enterprise opportunities
- The ability to be decisive and work in a confident self-managed approach, being creative and innovative in the process, particularly in securing a varied set of options to assist individuals in achieving their specific goals
- Developing appropriate and relevant partnerships to ensure the best outcomes for participants
- Support and promote shared values, approach and ethos of Garelochhead Station Trust and Kilmarnock Station Railway Heritage Trust
- Develop a business plan with a view to long term strategic sustainability of the Hub
- Establishment of a drop-in facility for veterans to share experiences and develop peer support
- Implementation of a structured programme of activity aimed at assisting veterans with the challenges they face
- Report to Kilmarnock Station Railway Heritage Trust Board on the impact of the project on participants and the wider community
- Carry out all reporting requirements in line with funders expectations
- Promote and develop key partner working with key stakeholders using a continuous approach. These should include community covenant partnerships, MoD, CPP’s and other stakeholder partners
- Established liaison with elected members and MSP’s in order to further promote the project
- Identifying and securing funding opportunities to further develop and increase sustainability of the project
- Embedding and developing long term sustainable partnership relationships with existing and new funding partners
- Being mindful of applying a cost effective approach to finance and delivery of the project, ensuring a value for money methodology is applied
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