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About the Role
We’re looking for a creative and committed freelance Project Officer to help shape and deliver the next phase of our APOYO (A Place of Your Own) programme, designed to prepare care-experienced young people for their first tenancy and independent living.
The Project Officer will lead on developing and adapting engaging, practical content for both in-person workshops and digital learning formats. This includes producing new resources, co-producing elements with young people, managing delivery in two pilot settings, and supporting the programme’s evaluation and scale-up. You’ll work closely with the Become team and partner organisations to ensure the programme is trauma-informed, youth-centred, and relevant to young people’s real-life experiences and needs.
Please note: This position is offered on a self-employed/contractor basis and does not constitute an employment relationship.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
As an organisation serving children in care and care leavers, we are keen to receive applications from people with experience of care and recognise the importance of having care experienced staff within our team. We are also actively seeking to bring diversity of perspectives and experience, and especially welcome applications from people from racially minoritised communities.
Become is committed to tackling systemic racism and providing an inclusive, equitable workplace. We recognise that embedding equity, diversity and inclusion principles is an ongoing journey and one which we are determined to invest in.
We ask all applicants to fill in an Equity and Diversity Monitoring from to better understand the diversity of applicants. This is anonymous and cannot be connected with your application.
How to apply
At Become, we ask interested applicants to answer several competency-based questions.
Your application and answers will be reviewed anonymously to ensure fairness and help remove bias from the application process. You’ll need to send us your CV, but it will only be considered if you score well as part of the anonymous review.
To apply for this role, you will need to:
- Provide us with a copy of your CV;
- Answer the competency questions in no more than 400 words per question, providing relevant examples to demonstrate how you meet the skills and experience required.
If you have any reasonable adjustments, you would like us to consider for this recruitment process please advise us on the application form.
If you would like an informal chat before applying, please contact Anne-marie Bird, Services Manager, [email protected] and we will arrange a convenient time.
We recommend that you read our Guide for Job Applicants to assist you with your application to Become.
Interview details:
Interviews will be held virtually using a video calling app. If access to technology/ WiFi is difficult for you on this day, please contact us so we can assist in making suitable alternative arrangements. Become also wants to ensure fairness in all of our interviews so all successful shortlisted candidates will be sent the interview questions in advance.
Interviews will take place on 1st July with a panel comprised of two Become staff & a care-experience Young Trainer.
Please Note
All applicants must have a Right to Work in the UK. Although the role is hybrid, we are unable to offer work visas or sponsorship for any candidates based outside of the UK.
This position is offered on a self-employed/contractor basis and does not constitute an employment relationship.
