Employability Administrator
Salary: £14216 per annumLocation: South Wigston, Leicester, LE18 (travel across Leicestershire required)Hours: Part Time, 20 hours per week. 1 year fixed term contract.
FareShare Midlands is the region’s largest food redistribution charity, tackling inequality, transforming lives and ensuring no good food goes to waste. We rescue surplus food and redistribute it to 650 local charities and community organisations, feeding 60,000 people every week. We also invest in communities, providing education, training and volunteering opportunities, helping over 700 individuals to date to build a better future. Together, we’re fighting hunger, reducing food waste and creating opportunities across the Midlands. Learn more here.
FareShare Midlands is delighted to be working in partnership with Pepsico in order to deliver a range of community based workshops that will provide advice and information around key areas of physical and mental wellbeing, financial resilience and employability skills to clients who use the services of our Community Food Members along with the provision of 121 sessions for individuals who require additional and tailored support.
As Administrator, you will work closely with the Employability Coach and be responsible for:
- Identifying and engaging with our existing and new Community Food Members to promote the programme
- Identifying and engaging with Leicester based community groups to inform them of our services
- Attending community outreach events to promote the programme
- Using Canva to create posters and flyers as required
- Developing a menu of delivery resources for both the workshops and the 121 sessions
- Formatting resources using Microsoft Word and PowerPoint
- Arranging suitable dates and times for the delivery of 2 workshops per week
- Managing a small caseload in order to provide 1-2-1 sessions
- Developing relationships with external specialist support organisations in order to signpost where necessary
- Tracking progress of clients and keeping database updated
- Interpret data and present in graphs and charts
- Ensure participant files are maintained
- Type up and maintain meeting notes
- Order stationary and merchandise as required
Essential
- Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills
- Excellent IT skills, particularly competent in Microsoft Officer and Canva
- Ability to establish and maintain recording systems
- Ability to assess understanding and adapt resources to the needs of the audience
- Excellent organisation and time management skills
- Ability to respond professionally to people at all levels
- Full UK Driving License and use of car
Desirable
- Experience of supporting adults with additional needs
- Safeguarding awareness
- Relevant experience of the Welfare to Work sector
To apply, please submit:
- A supporting statement demonstrating your suitability for the role and explaining your interest in FareShare Midlands.
- Your CV.
Please send your application to recruitment@faresharemidlands.org.uk.
We continue to strive to ensure that the profile of our staff and volunteers reflects the diverse communities we serve across the Midlands. As such we encourage and welcome applications from all our communities. We particularly welcome applications from people from ethnically diverse backgrounds as they are currently under-represented within FareShare Midlands.
“Right to Work” in the UK status is required.
The closing date for applications is Friday 19th June 2026