Full time: 37.5 hours per week
Fixed term for 1 year initial contract
£29,164.32 - £30,230.73 per annum, dependent on qualifications

This is an excellent opportunity to join The Poppy Factory to deliver our employability service in the Greater London area at an innovative period of service expansion for a 1 year pilot. This is a peripatetic role, partially embedded with a leading provider of supported housing for veterans in Fulham in a partnership venture, and at other times required to work from our Richmond head office, or out in the community delivering employment support to veterans across the London area.

The Poppy Factory Employability Service has supported over a thousand veterans back into work who have some form of mental or physical health challenge in relation to employment. We are ambitious about supporting many more wounded; injured or sick veterans into meaningful and sustainable work as we enter a period of growth and expansion.

Are you:

• Able to form effective & collaborative relationships quickly with a range of partners in Greater London?
• Recovery oriented and hopeful about every person’s ability to succeed in employment, open minded about helping people move into competitive jobs regardless of physical or mental health issues?
• A creative problem-solver who asks questions to learn more about a situation and is thoughtful and tenacious in working with others to find a range of possible solutions?

The successful candidate for this role will have a sound track record of working with people with mental and physical health problems or disabilities and supporting them to gain and retain work, as well as employer engagement skills

The role also requires strong networking and relationship management skills with the ability to work collaboratively with both referral partners and local employers.

Prior IPS experience would be an advantage, although training and support will be available.

The Poppy Factory aims to be an exemplar employer. We provide competitive terms and conditions of employment including:

• A generous Company Pension scheme
• Company-paid life assurance
• Funding available for permanent employees to study for the Level 6 Diploma in Career Guidance & Development

How to apply:

For the full job description and more information about the role, please download the candidate pack.

To apply for this position please send your CV and a covering letter clearly outlining how you meet the essential criteria in the person specification. You may address your covering letter to Abigail Boyle, Director of Operations.

The post is anticipated to close at midnight on 4 March, with interviews expected to take place on 17 March. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, so we encourage candidates to apply promptly.

For an informal conversation about the role, please contact Abigail Boyle on 020 8439 2844 (no agencies please)

Apply for the role of Employability Consultant at The Poppy Factory

No agencies please

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

The Poppy Factory is committed to equality, valuing diversity and promoting inclusion.  Our commitment is to take positive measures to recruit people from underrepresented groups, and we actively encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds. We are happy to discuss reasonable adjustments to the application or interview process to accommodate disabled candidates.

Full-time: 37 hours a week

Hourly rate:  £11.18 per hour

We have four vacancies for Temporary Production Operators to work as part of a team making Remembrance poppies and other commemorative items at The Poppy Factory in Richmond Surrey.

Duties will involve assembling and packing the Remembrance Day products and contributing to effective team working to ensure the smooth running of the production operation.

Candidates for the posts will need the following skills and attributes:

• Self-motivation
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team
• Aptitude to undertake repetitive hand assembly tasks requiring dexterity and attention to detail
• Willingness to work in a production environment with structured and set routines
• Demonstrate commitment to delivering a high quality product
• To work positively with colleagues in accordance with The Poppy Factory values

We offer excellent working conditions and employment benefits.

The posts are fixed term for an initial six month period.

In accordance with the objectives of the charity, candidates who are wounded, injured or sick ex-Service personnel and the disabled dependents of service personnel will be prioritised but applications from candidates not in this category will also be considered.

How to apply:

For the full job description and more information about the role, please download the application pack.

To apply for this position please send a CV and a covering letter outlining your suitability for the role to Jeff Short, Director of Production and the Estate.

Apply for Temporary Production Operative at The Poppy Factory

No agencies please

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

The Poppy Factory is committed to equality, valuing diversity and promoting inclusion.  Our commitment is to take positive measures to recruit people from underrepresented groups, and we actively encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds. We are happy to discuss reasonable adjustments to the application or interview process to accommodate disabled candidates.