Employability Facilitator

Employability Facilitator

Reporting to: Employability Programme Manager
Salary:
Terms:

£26,500 pro rata (£21,200pa)
Permanent Contract, 25 days Holiday (exc. Bank Holidays) pro rata, 5%
pension contribution, Employee Assistance Programme, individual training
budget.
30 hours per week
Bristol with occasional travel

Hours:
Location:
Closing date:  23rd March, interviews week commencing 30th March 2026

About FareShare South West

FareShare South West (FSSW) joins the dots between food waste and hunger, empowering
communities to turn an environmental problem into lasting social good. We rescue tonnes
of quality surplus food from the industry and share it with charities and schools to bring
health, dignity, and routes out of poverty for people across the south west. Our supportive
volunteering and employability programmes offer local people the opportunity to thrive.
By joining us, you’ll be part of an inclusive, friendly team in a small but fast-growing
charity that helps fight the injustice of who gets to afford a healthy diet.
FareShare South West is an independent local charity, working in partnership with
FareShare UK. By being part of the national FareShare network, we can help rescue more
food. By being small and independent, we can remain close to our local partners and
people and continuously adapt to meet the needs of local communities. The member
charities we share food with transform lives, using food to connect people with other
support and routes out of poverty, including children and families, people on low incomes,
homeless people, refugees, domestic abuse survivors, people in recovery, older people,
and many others.

Purpose of the post:

In this role you will deliver FSSW’s FareChance programme, including running
employability workshops and practical logistics sessions. You will also provide 1-1 support
for young people where required and signposting and referrals to other specialist services
and career pathways. You will bring your passion and experience in supporting people to
achieve their goals and be sensitive to the inequality and power imbalance faced by young
people.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Programme Delivery
•  Lead the delivery of practical warehouse activity sessions for active participants and

taster sessions for potential participants

•  Work with the Operations and Volunteer teams to ensure smooth integration of our

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participants and the programme
Support the Employability Programme Manager to deliver Employability/Life skills
workshops e.g. Interview/Communication skills, CV/Cover letter writing

•  Work with the Employability Programme Manager to build an individualised plan and

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set of goals for each young person
Identify specific needs and risks, liaising with senior colleagues, create and maintain
risk assessments with individuals to ensure safety in the workplace

Programme Development
•  Work with the Employability Programme Manager and FareChance participants around
coproduction opportunities that impact on the delivery, development and evaluation
of the programme

•  Work with the Volunteer Team to ensure smooth transitions to and from FareChance to

Volunteering where applicable

•  Work with the Operations team to identify ways we can expand FareChance practical
sessions to support day-to-day running of the hub and build further transferable skills

•  Support young people to engage with internships within FSSW

External partnerships and relationship building
•  On occasion attend events or appointments to support recruitment/represent FSSW
•  Attend a range of career away days as part of the FareChance programme
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Support the fundraising team in providing updates for employability funders
Support the Employability Programme Manager to broaden ‘Next Step’ relationships
and referral partnerships

Reporting and Administration
•  Maintain quality records of all participant information, including interventions with

project participants, ensuring that such data is stored within the requirements of the
Data Protection Act and FSSW policies and procedures

•  Work alongside the Head of Employability and Volunteering around any incidents or

safeguarding concerns. Signpost to external agencies where appropriate

•  Work with the fundraising and communications teams on internal and external
reporting for FareChance, including gathering quantitative and qualitative data

Person Specification

It is not expected that a successful candidate will necessarily have all the following
criteria. FareShare South West is committed to helping individuals develop professionally
and personally, and your application is encouraged.

Essential
•  Knowledge and experience of delivering 1:1 and group motivational mentoring,

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coaching or support work
Successful experience of supporting people back into work or training, with a strong
commitment to advancing equality, diversity and inclusion

•  Ability to work flexibly, respond positively to project changes and meet challenging

targets

•  Excellent interpersonal and listening skills with the ability to influence, motivate and

negotiate.
•  Good IT skills

Desirable

•  Experience of working with a diverse range of young people and responding

appropriately to challenging behaviours

•  Understanding and/or experience of a logistics or warehouse environment
•  Project supervision experience
•  Excellent verbal and written communication skills
•  Understanding of safeguarding and GDPR regulations
•  Ability to set up and maintain accurate and timely records for monitoring and

evaluating purposes.
Strong organisational skills including planning, prioritising and time management

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We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and lived experiences. As we
expand our programmes, we particularly value candidates who bring multicultural
perspectives and/or speak additional languages. Skills in languages such as Arabic, Pashto,
or Farsi are highly desirable, but not essential. If you share our commitment to inclusion
and want to make a positive impact, we’d love to hear from you.

We also welcome applications from people with convictions. This role requires an
enhanced DBS check so applicants will be asked to disclose relevant unspent convictions at
a later stage of the recruitment process. If you are asked to disclose, the information will
be handled confidentially and used to assess your suitability for the role.

Please send your CV and a covering letter explaining why you would be a good fit for the
role to recruitment@faresharesouthwest.org.uk

If you have any questions about the post please contact Sam Robinson, Josie Forsyth and
Lucy Bearn at recruitment@faresharesouthwest.org.uk