JOB TITLE: EDUCATION PROGRAMME OFFICER
MANAGER: Children and Young People Programme Manager
CONTRACT: Fixed term (1 year), full-time
LOCATION: Rathmines (Hybrid option – 2 compulsory office days)
The Irish Heart Foundation is Ireland’s national charity dedicated
to fighting heart disease and stroke. Every hour someone in Ireland
suffers a stroke and every day hundreds of people are diagnosed with
heart conditions. The lives of these people are often cut tragically
short. Many are left with disabilities. Almost 9,**Apply on the
website** die from heart conditions and stroke every year in Ireland
making cardiovascular disease one of the nation’s biggest killers.
We work to turn this around – support people to live healthy lives
and avoid cardiovascular disease, but also to support people living
with heart conditions and stroke.
THE ROLE
The Children and Young People team develops and runs national health
promotion programmes for primary and post-primary schools. We codesign
programmes and resources to meet the needs of children in Ireland,
protecting their future health and empowering them with life skills.
Through our programmes we train teachers to deliver best practice
programmes in the areas of physical activity, wellbeing, PE and CPR.
The role will require a people-person who can develop health messages
for a variety of audiences and stakeholders in an easy to use and
exciting way. The role requires a person with practical experience of
scaling programmes who can translate research and user needs into
accessible programmes for teachers and schools.
Our team currently is over * employees and up
to * volunteers working towards the
Foundation’s vision of a future where no hearts are broken by
preventable heart disease.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
* Working closely with the Children and Young People Programme
Manager to provide education expertise and practice across the
team’s activities in primary and post-primary settings.
* Use expertise and programme experience to embed health messaging
across the current school programming
* To advise on gaps in programmes and explore potential
implementation solutions to fill gaps
* With support from the marketing department, develop a marketing
package for existing and future programmes, ensuring links to
curriculum and teacher needs are included
* Timely development and refinement of easy to use materials for
independent use by schools to support current and future school
programming at a national level
* Project management of selected activities, as designated by the
team manager.
* Develop key relationships and partnerships to support national
dissemination of programming at scale.
* Utilise existing relationships in schools for user testing of
scalable elements.
* Develop exemplars and case studies from school projects to
highlight ongoing work.
* Develop teacher CPD to support delivery at scale.
* Review up to date guidelines and research to translate to
programmes.
* Provide expert guidance on national curriculum consultations.
* Create reports for internal and external use evaluating programme
impact and opportunities for development.
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
EDUCATION
* A relevant third level qualification. This role could suit
candidates from many professional backgrounds, including but not
limited to, health, education and training, youth work or social
science.
And
* Minimum 2 years demonstrable relevant practical experience.
SKILLS
* Experience of developing and delivering training including
workshop facilitation skills.
* Proven knowledge and experience of working in an educational
setting, ideally experience working in disadvantaged communities.
* Highly perceptive with honed ability to distil and apply data
points from multiple sources.
* A creative mindset using an iterative ‘test and learn’ and
user-centred approach to programme development and scaling.
* A self-motivated person with strong administration and time
management skills with an ability to take ownership, project managing
and prioritising workload, planning and working to multiple deadlines
in a demanding, dynamic environment.
* Excellent communication skills – verbal and written with ability
to quickly develop rapport with all stakeholders. Fluent in both
written and spoken English.
* An understanding of health promotion and health literacy concepts
and practice.
* Ability to refine project based on quality improvement cycle and
evaluations.
* Experience working directly with children, young people or
families.
* Strong skills in CANVA design or similar and PowerPoint essential.
* Strong attention to detail.
* Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
* Understanding and knowledge of health inequalities or community
development.
* Experience of working on curriculum-based programmes and education
frameworks is desirable.
* Digital proficiency including MS Office Suite and CRM database.
Ability to bring digitally innovative approaches to your field.
* Ability to represent the Irish Heart Foundation in a professional
manner at all times.
* Full clean driving licence and access to car is essential.
BENEFITS OF WORKING WITH IRISH HEART FOUNDATION:
Flexible working with our hybrid working model, our team enjoy more
flexibility working from home and our Head office location in
Rathmines (2 days per week office based on Mondays and Thursdays) or
more if you prefer!
We provide benefits to help you protect your health and financial
security; and give you peace of mind.
* Pension scheme with employer contributions, from day 1 of service
* Life assurance of 4 times base salary with immediate effect
* Income continuance/disability benefit, at no cost to you from day
1 of service
* Paid Maternity leave
* Company sick pay
* Generous annual leave policy including additional company days
* Bike to Work Scheme, Travel Saver Tickets, Excellent public
transport links
* Employee Assistance Programme
* A wonderful office we are proud of with excellent working, kitchen
and changing facilities
* Events organised by social club and Health and Well-being
Committee
* CPR Training for all employees
* Ongoing Training and Development initiatives to help you grow your
career with us
DETAILS OF ROLE AND APPLICATION PROCESS
This is a fixed-term contract of one year, full-time.
To apply please provide an up-to-date curriculum vitae and cover
letter outlining how you suit the post by email to KLARA O’MALLEY,
HR MANAGER. EMAIL: **APPLY ON THE WEBSITE**
The closing date for this position is COB WEDNESDAY **APPLY ON THE
WEBSITE**TH OF SEPTEMBER **APPLY ON THE WEBSITE**
_The Irish Heart Foundation is an equal opportunities employer._
_The Irish Heart Foundation has a strict no smoking policy._
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Type: Permanent
Payment:
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