Staff and Volunteer Vacancies
At MySight York, we can offer our staff and volunteers the opportunity to take part in vital and rewarding work that will greatly benefit our service users.
Staff Vacancies
We currently have two staff vacancies as part of our new Community Connectors Project, funded by the National Lottery Community Fund.
Title: Community Involvement Officer (Maternity Cover fixed term
contract for one year)
Salary: £24,496 pro rata (based on 37 hour week)
Hours: 35 hours per week to be worked Monday to Friday
09:00 – 16:00
Location: MySight York (Merchantgate)
Reporting to: Chief Executive Officer
We have a great opportunity to join our team as a Community Involvement Officer, funded by the National Lottery Community Fund.
In this role, you will oversee the activities program, outreach and engagement and sight loss awareness training courses.
You will be a vital member of the team, providing a positive experience for all visitors into our offices and to act as a public ambassador and trainer out in the community.
Supervising the Community Connector, you will work with collaborator organisations to deliver a project that transforms activities and services in York and in the surrounding area. This transformation will enable the collaborating organisations to be more accessible to people with sight loss, which will improve wellbeing and reduce feelings of isolation.
The project seeks to build enduring connections between MySight York and a range of community organisations working in:
· Sports, health and wellbeing;
· Arts, crafts and humanities;
· Accessing information and communication technology;
· Children and young people’s activities.
You must be a good team player who can work well with clients, volunteers, staff and collaborating organisations but also be able to work on your own initiative to prioritise your workload.
Respond to enquiries in a professional manner, referring where necessary and provide a high-quality customer focused service in support of the project and MySight York as a charity.
Demonstrate an understanding of sight loss and the needs of people who are blind or partially sighted and have an experience of working with people with a disability.
A full Job description and an application form can be found below.
Community Involvement Officer – Job Description March 2023
MySight York – Application For Employment Form – 2023
Title: Community Connector (fixed term contract for three years)
Salary: £21,968 pro rata (based on 37 hour week)
Hours: 32 hours per week to be worked Monday to Friday
(with possibility to job share)
Location: MySight York (Merchantgate)
Reporting to: Community Involvement Officer
We have a great opportunity to join our team as a Community Connector, funded by the National Lottery Community Fund.
In this role, you will be a vital member of the team, providing a positive experience for all visitors into our offices and to act as a public ambassador and trainer out in the community.
Working with the Community Involvement Officer you will work with collaborator organisations to deliver a project that transforms activities and services in York and in the surrounding area. This transformation will enable the collaborating organisations to be more accessible to people with sight loss, which will improve wellbeing and reduce feelings of isolation.
The project seeks to build enduring connections between MySight York and a range of community organisations working in:
· Sports, health and wellbeing;
· Arts, crafts and humanities;
· Accessing information and communication technology;
· Children and young people’s activities.
You must be a good team player who can work well with clients, volunteers, staff and collaborating organisations but also be able to work on your own initiative to prioritise your workload.
Respond to enquiries in a professional manner, referring where necessary and provide a high-quality customer focused service in support of the project and MySight York as a charity.
Demonstrate an understanding of sight loss and the needs of people who are blind or partially sighted and have an experience of working with people with a disability.
A full Job description and an application form can be found below.
MySight York Community Connector Job Description March 23
MySight York – Application For Employment Form – 2023
How to apply for both roles
Please send your completed application to: hello@mysightyork.org
Closing date: 5pm 17th April 2023
Interviews to be arranged: w/c 24/4/2023
Volunteer Vacancies
Volunteers help us with all aspects of our work. If you are interested in becoming a volunteer, whether to support fundraising, helping with activities or training to become a Home Visitor, please contact our Volunteer Manager Catherine Bamford or telephone 01904 731122.
Trustees
Trustees have independent control over, and legal responsibility for the charity’s management and administration. They play a very important role, unpaid, in a sector that contributes significantly to the wellbeing of people throughout the UK.
We are currently looking for more people to join as Trustees. More information below: