MHELO and Hub Coordinator

Summary of the Role:

Inclusion Gloucestershire is a respected user-led disabled people’s organisation and registered charity, run by disabled people for disabled people. 

We deliver to a range of diverse projects, all user-led and all with the aim to provide a voice and improve the lives of disabled people. We are seeking someone with a range of project coordination skills who can support us to deliver projects. Co-production will be an integral part of your work, and you will be working alongside individuals with lived experience of disabling barriers. This will need to be factored into project coordination, timescales and delivery.  The role includes line management and supervision of volunteers.

The role will be focussed on coordinating our MHELO (mental health experience led opportunities) project. This is a network for people with lived experience of mental health challenges. You will provide line management support to Expert by Experience staff and volunteers who coproduce our activities. The role will include delivering engagement work in line with the Steering Groups decisions, ensuring the MHELO network is well informed and making sure MHELO has a good online presence.  

The Inclusion Hubs aim to reduce isolation, increase support, improve knowledge, and improve the wellbeing of disabled people and those facing disabling barriers. This role sits within the hubs team and involves coordination of our Cheltenham Hub. As a hub coordinator, you will ensure that there is a varied timetable of meaningful activities, that the hubs are welcoming safe spaces for people with a range of disabilities, that the project worker is well supported in their role, and that the hubs are professionally run-in line with health and safety and safeguarding guidelines.

The Cheltenham Hub run on a weekly basis from 1pm-3pm, at the Oasis Centre in Cheltenham. We run this in partnership with Cheltenham Borough Council Housing team, and host on alternate weeks. This role also includes providing some planned cover support for our other hubs in Gloucester and the Forest of Dean.

Job Purpose

To coordinate, plan and deliver the MHELO project.

To coordinate the delivery the Cheltenham Hub and to deliver the Hub on alternate weeks alongside our partners.

To provide line management support and supervision to our lived experience staff, project workers and volunteers.

Hours and Pay

Hours:                  16 hours per week (Core hours will need to be worked on Wednesdays and Thursdays).

Contract:              Permanent (subject to funding).

Pension:               IG operates the NEST pension scheme and will contribute 3% subject to qualifying status.

Salary:                £31,356 FTE, £16.08 per hour

Locations:          Hybrid – at our office at Railway House, Bruton Way, Gloucester and at locations throughout the county, at the hubs, and from home.

(Cheltenham hub runs on alternate Thursdays from 12.30pm-3.30pm. Gloucester and Forest of Dean hubs run on Wednesdays from between 10 and 2)

Holiday:                28 days + Bank Holidays (pro rata)

Job Description (.docx download)

Safeguarding Policy (.pdf download)

Dates and how to apply 

Closing date:        Monday 30th March at midnight.

Please read the shortlisting criteria before preparing your application.

Interview date:      Thursday 9th April at the IG office.

For individuals wanting more information or to request a Job Pack, please email info@inclusion-glos.org or phone 01452 234003.

Alternatively, all documents can be downloaded from our website inclusiongloucestershire.co.uk/jobs/

An application form will be included in the Job Pack. We do not accept CVs without an application form.

Please let us know if you need these documents in another format.

Additional information:

We are proud to have been recognised with an Inclusive Employer award but realise that people from some backgrounds are under-represented in our workforce and across the wider charity sector. A more diverse workforce will enable us to deliver even more impact, and we particularly encourage applications from communities which are currently underrepresented. This includes people from ethnically diverse communities, people with lived experience of disability or mental ill health, and people who are neurodiverse.

Charity Number – 1171559

This role isn’t funded by National Lottery funds or any other funds raised through the proceeds of a lottery, gambling or through interest or investments