Community Events Coordinator

Job Description

At the heart of Jewish Cares reset and reimaging of Community Centres is a new strategy for community and outreach services, which will be implemented throughout 2021/22 and onwards, through Jewish Cares new Community Hubs. The Pandemic has provided newopportunities such as the development of virtual programming and increased provision of telephone befriending. This new team will ensure the consolidation of those services and the re-introduction of face-to-face services.Working to the Community Hub Manager, the Community Events Coordinator is responsible for front line delivery of events based in the community to Jewish Care members.Key ResponsibilitiesDay-to-day operational delivery of events, concerts, and leisure activities to Jewish active elderly and older people and volunteersResearch, plan, develop and implement a schedule of events, concerts and leisure activities that meet the need of an increasingly diverse, mobile, and active older Jewish community.Identify and develop partnership opportunities with community organisations to broaden the community events offer across audience and activities.Work with Marketing Department colleagues to promote and brand events to engage effectively with target audience.In collaboration with Community Hub Manager responsibly utilise and monitor the events budget to maximise value for money, operating events efficiently.In collaboration with the Community Hub Managerand the Administration and Operations Lead,workingwith Health and Safety and catering colleagues to ensure that the physical environment, environmental management, and catering services are safe and wellrun.Working with the Community Hub Manager,to ensure that new services and programming are implemented, managed, and monitored in line with agreed standards andKPIs.Where required, to facilitate and participate in activities and programming across service responsibility in line with agreed standards.Working collaboratively with internal and external colleagues to take part in safeguarding concern enquiries, follow up appropriately and to enhance the quality of life of older people.Working collaboratively to support the Hub Manager specialisms of Community, Digital, Dementia and Programming to ensure that the Community Services team can effectively share best practice and work in partnership to deliver outstanding services that areconsistently meeting the needs of our current and future client group.For a full job description for this role please emailIn line with government guidance, we will be asking all candidates to confirm if they have been vaccinated against COVID-19We are a team of many different backgrounds and culturesJewish Care is the leading health and social care charity serving the Jewish community in the UK. Though our clients are all of a similar religious tradition, our staff represent diverse cultures and faiths. Why youll love working with us No matter how young or old you are, if you want to make a real difference in peoples lives, well reward you for your hard work and dedication. On top of providing some of the most competitive pay rates in the care industry, we offer excellent benefits,including:

• 4% employer pension contribution
• Employee referral bonus scheme
• Excellent training opportunities
• Free meals
• Wellbeing & staff recognition initiatives

About us Jewish Care is a communal organisation touching the lives of over 10,000 people every week. We aim to make a positive impact on the lives of Jewish people by enhancing wellbeing and inspiring them to stay connected to their community. We provide a varietyof health and social care services to meet the communitys physical, social and emotional needs, including older people, those with mental health needs, Holocaust survivors, people living with dementia and people with disabilities.We employee 1,100 staff and 3,000 volunteers from multicultural backgrounds who work together to enrich vulnerable peoples lives in a positive and caring way. Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic we are proud of how our staff have responded and the agilitythey have shown to ensure we continue to meet changing requirements.Please be aware that this vacancy will close once a sufficient number of candidates have been identified.