Digital Skills Officer

Education, Early Years and Skills

Get Oldham Working

Hours: 36.66 per week (will accept applicants looking for flexible working hours)

We will also accept applicants for secondment, subject to manager approval.

Shortlisting & Interview Dates: TBC.

Role Overview:

The post will work closely with Oldham councils’ access to digital scheme and local libraries / community provision. The key aims will be to support Oldham residents who have digital barriers to employment and skills, to access and increase basic digital skills, and to enhance access for Oldham residents to access higher digital skills via Bootcamps and other training to increase competitiveness and access to jobs within the digital industry.

Flexible Hiring: we welcome candidates to apply for part-time, reduced hours, job share and flexible working, we also offer a mixture of home and on site working.

Key Responsibilities:

• Mapping and research of digital provision in Oldham and Greater Manchester for the benefit for Oldham residents and partners.
• Promote relevant digital provision to residents and partners in line with project key aims.
• Evaluate quality of digital provision and feedback to key partners / management.
• Develop, deliver, and evaluate digital provision direct to Oldham residents who have digital skills as a barrier to employment and skills.

Key Requirements:

• Experience of delivering digital skills in a group and/or 1 to 1 format.
• Ability to research, evaluate and map out digital provision or similar.
• Ability and experience in working in partnership with others.
• Ability and experience of marketing products and services to ensure maximum take up.

Oldham Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

If you would like support with this application, an interview or interested in looking at any courses that could help with this position please get in touch with Get Oldham Working - Get Oldham Working registration form - Oldham Council

NB. - Any candidate that meets the criteria of our Guaranteed Assessment Scheme and meets the essential criteria of the role, will be guaranteed the first stage of assessment (whether that is an interview or another assessment, as appropriate).

Our Guaranteed Assessment Scheme supports candidates with disabilities, carers, those who are aged 24 or under and have previously been in or currently in care, and those whose last long term substantive employer was the Armed Forces.

Diversity and Inclusion:

At Oldham Council, we are committed to creating a fair and inclusive workplace that is as diverse as the communities we serve. We aim to develop a culture of respect, where differences are recognised regardless of background. We aim to be an employer of choice by engaging in fair and open recruitment processes and Applications are encouraged from all communities across the borough to create a workforce that represents the diversity of our population.

About Us:

Oldham is committed to developing a Co-operative future; one where citizens, partners and staff work together to improve the borough. Anyone joining the council is coming into an ambitious organisation with big plans. We are working hard to build a brighter future for our borough and we need people from a wide range of backgrounds to continue delivering the best for our communities.

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