Vacancy Detail

Activities Coordinator

Role:              Minerva Activities Coordinator

Based:          Hammersmith, Stratford, Finsbury Park and community locations across London

Rate:               £19 - £20 umb

Start Date:     ASAP

Duration:      Temp 3 months

Hours:            35 hours per week

Our client, a specialist charity, is looking for an Activities Coordinator responsible for enhancing the offer to women referred into the Minerva service by supporting them to engage with their local women’s centre provision

Synopsis of duties:

• Be the first point of contact for women visiting the Centre; using a trauma informed approach to offer a warm welcome and encourage attendance and engagement at the Centre;  
• To lead on the delivery of activity induction sessions, which present an opportunity for women joining the service to navigate the women’s centre, interventions and activities;
• Support Keyworkers as necessary to induct women into the service by carrying out initial contact and assessment in line with the SL1 target and upload the outcome of the first contact and basic initial action plan on to Refer & Monitor.
• Build relationships with women accessing the centres to support the work of the Keyworkers, so women feel comfortable to attend the women’s centre for support.
• Be responsible for answering the main Minerva telephone number, checking and responding to voicemails, and passing information to the relevant staff member; 
• Provide an offer of light touch activities in the Centre for women to attend alongside support from the Peer Mentor team;
• Support women who meet the service criteria to self-refer in to Minerva WA via the Centre helpline phone number;  
• To work in partnership with the peer mentor team to provide step down support to women closing to their Keyworker who are low risk/need and eligible for step down support from the centres and peer mentor team;
• Responding to any client, partnership and donation enquiries that come through the Minerva email accounts and dealing with messages as appropriate;
• Ensure the Women’s Centre space is kept tidy and welcoming with up to date information/leaflets and supplies of refreshments;
• To maintain donation supplies in the centre and build relationships with external donors and the Business Development team to encourage donation opportunities; 
• Ensure the smooth running of the Women’s Centre including the co-ordination of group activities, managing the group workshops timetable and keeping the Minerva WA activities calendar; 
• To oversee the Heart & Mind counselling provision, to include acting as point of contact/placement supervisor for specified counsellors, filling in their placement forms upon completion
• Assist in researching additional resources and activities for service users to enhance the Women’s Centre offer, building relationships with local partners to encourage partners to add to the centre offer;
• To confirm attendance with women referred in to centre activities and send registers to partners; 
• To collect service user feedback following all interventions and centre activities and record on the appropriate monitoring systems; 
• To have regular check ins/catch ups with partners delivering interventions and activities to identify what works, areas for improvement etc. 

Essential Requirements

• Knowledge of issues facing women offenders and those at risk of offending, both in and out of the Criminal Justice System.
• Understanding of the Criminal Justice System and the changing role of the voluntary sector within it.
• Experience of office management and administration roles.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Experience of working with women experiencing issues related to offending (e.g. homelessness, substance misuse, domestic violence, mental health or other relevant work area) 

Supporting Futures Consulting acts as both an employer and an agency

 

 

Location: London | Salary: £19 - £20 per hour | Job type: Contract | Posted: 01/09/2025