Project Coordinator – Digital Dynamos
Closing date: Friday 02 December 2022
Location: Leicester - flexible and hybrid working
Hours: 37 hours per week
Salary: £25,559.25 per annum
Contract: Fixed term until 31 October 2023
Interview date: Monday 12/ Tuesday 13 December 2023
Vista changes lives. We are the leading local charity working with children and adults affected by sight loss.
Are you tech savvy and able to teach others?
We are seeking an organised and people – oriented coordinator to take our project forwards so more people affected by sight loss can access technology.
New technology and the development of sophisticated accessibility features have resulted in digital devices providing fantastic opportunities for people affected by sight loss. Our Digital Dynamos service supports people with visual impairment to get the most out of their devices, as well as offering a ‘try before you buy’ scheme. People can access peer-support to overcome any barriers to getting online and staying socially connected.
You will be an excellent communicator, and able to collaborate effectively to engage volunteers and external agencies with the project. You care about the possibilities technology can offer and have the skills to teach others.
What our community thinks
“I had heard of people with sight loss using the iPhone, but until I met Brian I didn’t realise how easy it would be”.
Chris, after meeting with his digital buddy Brian
Benefits
31 days annual leave (pro-rota), inclusive of bank holidays, enhanced maternity and paternity pay, your birthday off, full training for the role, hybrid working, excellent health benefits, wellbeing – access to an independent and confidential Employee Assistance Programme.
We welcome applications from all candidates, regardless of any protected characteristic, and are an equal opportunity employer. We particularly welcome applications from candidates with disabilities including visual impairments, and we encourage applications from such people who are under-represented in our workforce and face disadvantage on account of disability.
All candidates will be treated equally, and we will base decisions on appointments on the merits of the candidates.
If you would like the Job Description in an alternative format or would like an alternative way to make your application, please contact us to discuss a suitable format.
This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure from the DBS.
If you do not hear from us within three weeks of the closing date, please assume you have regrettably not been selected for interview on this occasion.
Vista Reserves the right to withdraw this advert in the event of high volumes of applications received.
For further information about this vacancy and details of how to apply, please visit the Vista website: https://www.vistablind.org.uk/
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