Do you have a clear vision of how you can improve the lives of children and young people?

Yes? Then you may be just the fit we are looking for;

Sandwell Children’s Trust are recruiting for a Change Project Officer in our Strategy & Transformation Department. We are looking for exceptional candidates who are passionate, committed and dedicated to improving the lives of children & young people.

Sandwell overview

At just 2 years old our fabulous teams have won awards for Community Cohesion (The Teamwork Programme) and Youth Justice of the Year Award at the UK wide 2019 Shine a Light Awards (Sandwell Youth Offending Service). Our Staff Award events highlight the amazing work delivered by our dedicated individuals and teams and gives us a chance to show our appreciation to all who are on the journey with us.

The Trust has recently secured funding from the Department of Education which will enable us to bring our ’12 reasons to work in Sandwell Children’s Trust’ to life, particularly around learning & development in offering development opportunities for all staff. 

There are many reasons to become part of the Sandwell Children’s Trust team, here are our top 12 reasons why:

https://www.sandwellchildrenstrust.org/work-with-us/

Our recent Ofsted visit reported that ………

Why Sandwell

At the heart of England with excellent transport links, Sandwell offers a wealth of amenities to enhance your work life balance. With house prices lower than the national average and an ever-developing infrastructure, living in Sandwell is an attractive prospect for many.

Not only this but with an abundance of history, culture, arts, shopping and sporting venues to enjoy PLUS the development of venues for the Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022, Sandwell really is an exciting place to be right now.

An opportunity has arisen for a dynamic, highly motivated and enthusiastic person to join the Quality and Performance Directorate within Sandwell Children’s Trust to contribute to improving outcomes for children and families within Sandwell.  If you are an experienced administrator with very strong organisational skills and are passionate about improving the lives of children and families then we want to hear from you.

The role is both varied and interesting providing the opportunity to work alongside colleagues in the Ofsted Preparation Project office, and the Trust’s senior leadership team.  You will need to be able to engage will all services across Sandwell Children’s Trust to understand and evaluate service delivery to ensure we are efficiently using our resources in delivering effective services to Sandwell children and families.

You should have experience of good organisational skills, an understanding of performance management and performance measures and the ability to translate this into improvement with an aptitude to learn.  You need to be adept at building relationships at all levels and have excellent IT skills to utilise a range of packages including Microsoft Excel.

You will need an NVQ level 3 or equivalent qualification or be able to evidence an appropriate level of experience, as the post holder will need to be able to ‘hit the ground running’.  The role may be of interest to candidates who have a performance management or business improvement background.

This is a 6 month fixed term contract