FGR Community have three exciting kickstart opportunities open to young people aged 16-24 in receipt of universal credit.
These are six-month paid work placements and 25 hours per week, with a realistic opportunity for paid work and further training following the placement.
To apply for these roles, please speak with your Work Coach and email community@fgr.co.uk to apply with your CV and covering letter.
Catering and Hospitality Assistant
We've teamed up with FGR Community to offer an exciting opportunity for a paid course in hospitality and catering at the Fully Charged New Lawn.
The role will be based at the stadium in Nailsworth, working alongside our Head Chef, preparing matchday food and gaining valuable experience within the hospitality sector.
This role will involve working in the buzz and hubbub of FGR’s commercial Kitchen, to prepare a range of matchday food, including hearty seasonal food, fabulous salads, homemade cakes and exciting and imaginative special dishes. Throughout this role support, guidance and training will be provided by our Head Chef.
Working with FGR you will experience the day to day running of the Club, from a catering and hospitality perspective, and work on home Matchdays. You will learn to work in a commercial kitchen, with direct supervisor from our Chef, preparing meals for supporters and special events. You will also support the Academy and Community in all their food related needs and projects.
You will also learn a range of hospitality, catering and event skills making you an attractive employee.
Essential:
The ideal candidate will have an interest in either hospitality, catering - and ideally, sports.
Have effective communication and organisational skills and a keenness to learn and pick things up quickly
Be prepared to follow instructions as well as use own initiative.
Match days and commercial kitchens are busy environments and good teamwork is crucial, we won’t expect you to get everything right first time (!) but working together as a team is how we thrive, and you will be expected to work closely and help each other out.
Desirable:
Worked or volunteered in either hospitality or catering.
Have catering qualifications or express a desire to learn catering skills.
Ideally hold a UK driving licence.
Support:
You will receive training through Forest Green Rovers with the opportunity to achieve industry recognised awards including Food Hygiene certificates essential to any job in the hospitality industry.
We will complete a full training needs audit to assess requirements and we will provide role specific training as this arises.
You will be supported by a Line Manager within Forest Green Rovers, FGR Chef and FGR Community. Successful applicants will be subject to enhanced DBS clearance prior to taking the job role.
Office and Finance Assistant
This will be both an exciting and challenging role and will provide the right candidate with an all-round experience of day-to-day life in a Club Community Organisation. There is a realistic opportunity for further training and/or a paid role at the end of the programme.
The post holder will support the trust staff with administering and promoting our project and programme activities and maintaining our finance systems.
Job Role:
Manage the community inbox and be the first point of contact for all enquiries received (including all general enquiries, funding enquiries & charity requests).
Provide administrative and organisational support for the Head of Programmes including the booking of venues, staff and ordering and the distribution of resources as well as dealing with enquiries.
Update our reporting platforms and provide quantitative and qualitative reports and any other information as required from various systems and data capture mechanisms to support the management team
Coordinate and provide administrative support for the Head of Community and Programmes Manager.
Provide support with the financial systems, such as managing, suppliers, customers, and invoicing.
Administrative support where required across the delivery team and programme specific requirements.
Maintain up to date accurate records such as training, qualifications, DBS checks etc in relation to all staff.
Assist the Head of Scheme with the Capability Code of Practice, and update policies and procedures where required.
Follow all relevant policies & procedures and undertake all training required to meet the evolving needs of the role (e.g., GDPR, Health & Safety, financial management, DBS verification).
Production of weekly/monthly/annual reports as required for the ongoing needs of the team /management functions/board reports.
Any other administrative duties as required which are commensurate with the level of the role.
Skills:
Excellent IT skills across a variety of packages and platforms (e.g. MS Office & bespoke systems), particularly MS Excel.
Excellent attention to detail (both numerical and text).
Self-motivated, with the ability to review and adapt to meet targets.
Knowledge of recreational sports frameworks.
Desirable: A-Level (or equivalent) qualifications with grades A-C in relevant subjects (such as Business Studies / IT / Maths). Support: Systems training will be provided for all bespoke platforms, although a good general understanding and ability to use any of booking systems/CRM is a benefit
Advanced GDPR training will be provided.
Opportunity will be given to develop existing systems and processes to further enhance general business administration & support functions, subject to a pre-existing level of IT development ability.
You will be supported by a Line Manager within FGR Community. Successful applicants will be subject to enhanced DBS clearance prior to taking the job role.
Sustainability Champion and Administration Assistant
You will have an opportunity to have a positive impact and leading role in contributing to our commitment to Environmental Sustainability by promoting effective sustainability initiatives within the Community Trust and local community.
Excitingly, you will work alongside the recently appointed National Sustainable Development Coordinator appointed by the EFL Trust and Community, Club and Ecotricity staff to drive forward national change.
Job Role:
Bringing your creativity to social media campaigns to promote key messages, goals and milestones to fans, the local community and wider audience.
Helping educate the club fan base, trust programme participants and local community through different campaigns and activities such as sustainable food choices, travel and energy use, supporting biodiversity, nature and pollinators in line with our key themes of energy, transport and food and making space for nature.
Contributing your thoughts and opinions to internal campaigns and challenges that encourage staff and volunteers to improve their environmental impact.
Being the champion for staff, volunteers, partners, fans and people in our local community to consider the ways we reduce energy consumption and can travel more sustainably.
Being the cheerleader for engaging staff, volunteers, partners, fans and people in our local community to consider their own environmental impacts and ways to reduce them.
Preparing and designing engaging materials/displays and educational resources that remind, staff of their responsibilities, such as office posters, pc screen savers, email footers etc.
Attending meetings, reporting on progress and sharing experiences and good practice with other kickstart sustainable development officers across the CCO network.
Liaising with colleagues in the Football Club and Community Trust as to how their actions can positively contribute to the Capability Code of Practice and ‘Green Code’ accreditation.
Assist with the preparation of documents of the agreed trust’s goals to improve our environmental impact.
Provide administrative support to FGR Community’s Board and Head of Scheme to produce sustainable development policies and other associated tasks.
Assisting the day-to-day administration to allow the Head of scheme to focus on strategic objectives and the Programmes Leading and delivering staff and coaches the opportunity focus on the front-line operations.
You will also help lead Eco Tours at the club and assist at events and educational sessions.
Skills:
An enthusiastic attitude/keen interest towards environmental sustainability.
Good level of ICT literacy with knowledge of Microsoft packages e.g., word, excel and outlook.
Commitment to accuracy and attention to detail,
An ability to provide an excellent level of customer service to all customers.
Good telephone manner.
Confidence to send and receive emails.
Good communication skills, both verbal and written.
Ability to develop good working relationships with staff and partners.
Able to work within flexi-hours.
Support:
You will receive training through Forest Green Rovers with the opportunity to achieve industry recognised awards.
We will complete a full training needs audit to assess requirements and we will provide role specific training as this arises.
You will be supported by a Line Manager within FGR Community.
Successful applicants will be subject to enhanced DBS clearance prior to taking the job role.
Forest Green Rovers & FGR Community promote inclusion and confront and eliminate discrimination whether by reason of age, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, marital status or civil partnership, nationality, ethnicity (race), religion or belief, ability or disability, pregnancy and maternity and encourage equal opportunities. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified and/or experienced persons.
