‘Inspiring Barrow’ Project Vacancies - Co-ordinators Wanted!

Project Co-ordinators wanted ...

Following the award of Reaching Communities Lottery funding, the Inspiring Barrow Steering Group is seeking two freelance co-ordinators to oversee the projects’ activity programmes.

‘Inspiring Barrow’ follows a very successful year-long project pilot in 2010-11 and provides a range of community learning programmes and initiatives to create and promote lifelong learning opportunities, inspire children, young people and adults to live more healthily, improve their chances of employment and raise their aspirations and the quality of their lives.

The project is a collaboration between a number of partner organisations, principally:

Cumbria CVS, Neighbourhood Management, Cumbria County Council’s Children’s Service, Inspira, Lancaster University, NHS Cumbria Public Health Improvement Team and the Primary Schools Collaborative.

A wide range of activities are planned during the three-year project including:

-  Accredited learning programmes for creative activities and sports activities

-  Personal development programmes to raise people’s aspirations, confidence and

wellbeing

-  Training programmes, learning activities and events

-  Health and wellbeing activities and programmes

-  Developing informal learning and communication networks.

People interested in applying for the posts of a Community Learning Action Forum Co-ordinator (3 days work a month) and an Inspiring Barrow Project Co-ordinator (2.5 days work a week) should contact Cumbria CVS for an application pack. The closing date for application submissions is 1st March 2013. Enquiries should be made to:

Cumbria CVS, Lesser Kings Hall, Hartington Street, Barrow LA14 5SR

01229 813497 juliesh@cumbriacvs.org.uk