Holiday Activity and Food (HAF) Co-ordinator

Job Introduction

About Us

The Holiday Activities and Food programme (HAF) is a Department for Education funded programme that provides free holiday clubs for Reception to year 11 pupils in receipt of benefits-related free school meals.

The holiday provision will take place across Oxfordshire over the long Summer, Winter and Spring holidays. 

The Holiday Activities and Food programme is designed to ensure children and young people reach physical activity guidelines and develop their skills and knowledge.

It also provides them access to nutritious food and improves their understanding and awareness of healthy eating, healthy lifestyles and positive behaviours.

For more information about the programme, please visit The Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Programme | Oxfordshire County Council  

About the Role

In this post you will lead on the coordination for the development and delivery of the Holiday Activity and Food (HAF) programme in Oxfordshire.

You will work with a wide range of external partners and stakeholders to ensure high quality HAF provision is in place. You will use data to identify and target children and young people who are in receipt of FSM (Free School Meals). You will use appropriate communication channels to ensure activities are promoted and advertised to encourage participation in the HAF programme. 

You will work alongside the wider Prevention Services and have reach across the Children, Education and Families Directorate. 

About you

You will have experience in stakeholder management 

Be familiar with mapping tools and using data to identify target groups 

Be a great communicator, with excellent written and verbal skills

Have knowledge of basic procurement and finance payment processes and systems

Have knowledge and/ or experience of conducting quality assurance tasks 

You will have a level 3 academic qualification (or above) and are able to analyse and interpret data and be able to present in a report format 

Would you like to know more?

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Jessie Dobson, Partnership Youth Development Manager, Jessie.dobson3@oxfordshire.gov.uk, Tel: 07776 997 935. 

Rewards and benefits

It really is true that every single job role here contributes to bettering the lives of the people in our county - we want to do this for our employees too. We are proud of our strong flexible working culture, including the opportunity for flexibility on working hours and the use of technology to support agile working. We offer some of the very best learning and development opportunities to support your ongoing development.

We have a generous holiday allowance which rises as you remain in employment with us up to 33 days, as well as giving you the option to buy additional holiday. You will also have access to a Local Government Pension Scheme with employer contributions of up to 19.9% of your salary; a range of local and national retail discounts; and a host of enhanced family friendly policies including carers leave and paid time off for volunteering. 

Our commitment to:
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

At Oxfordshire County Council we are proud of our diverse workforce. Everyone is accepted for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marital status, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, or on maternity or family leave. We have a number of staff network groups which provide peer support, education and safe spaces for all.

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Guaranteed Interview Schemes

As a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee an interview for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job. We also guarantee interviews to care leavers who have completed further education and who meet the essential criteria for the job. For those leaving care without any further education, we guarantee an interview for our apprenticeships. We are also committed to helping and supporting those transitioning from HM Armed Forces to civilian life and guarantee an interview for those demonstrating the essential criteria for the role, within three years of leaving the service.

Our commitment to:
Safeguarding

Oxfordshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect these commitments.

Our commitment to:
Flexible Working

We are open to discussions about flexible working, which can include flexi-time, full time and part time working, job sharing, nine-day fortnights and annualised hours, depending on the requirements of the role and the service.

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