Engagement Officer
Closing date: Friday 20 June 2025
Location: Hove, East Sussex
Hours: Up to 35 per week
Salary: Up to £35,000 per annum
Contract: Permanent
Interview date: 30 June/ 1 July
We are seeking an Engagement Officer to join our team and play a vital role in supporting our young adult clients across Sussex. This newly created position will be central to our commitment to ensuring that every young adult with a vision impairment has access to the information, resources, and community they need to thrive.
What You’ll Do:
- Be the first point of contact for our young adult clients aged 16-30 offering emotional and practical support.
- Organise social events, peer support groups, and information workshops.
- Signpost to relevant services, benefits, and financial assistance.
- Manage online resources and community spaces to share information and increase connection.
- Advocate for young vision impaired adults and contribute to reports that shape policy and service improvements.
If you have experience in young adult/ youth support, advocacy, or working within the vision impairment community, we’d love to hear from you. We encourage applicants with lived experience of vision impairment.
To apply, please see the job description and person specification on our website and send your CV and a cover letter explaining how you meet the person specification to sophie@blatchingtoncourt.org.uk. Please note that applications sent without a cover letter will not be considered.
For further information about this vacancy and details of how to apply, please visit the Blatchingdon Court Trust website: https://www.blatchingtoncourt.org.uk
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