ABOUT FINSBURY PARK TRUST
Finsbury Park Trust supports local vulnerable people and responds to community need in order to improve the lives of all people in Finsbury Park by
- providing a welcoming community space open to everyone to enable people in Finsbury Park to come together and get to know each other better
- working with our partners based in the building to deliver a community programme of information, wellbeing and learning activities to create a sense of belonging, meet new friends, learn new skills and reduce isolation among all our local communities
- supporting local residents to improve the area and influence change around issues which most affect local people including environmental issues, the built environment and personal safety.
We put on activities which reflect the whole community and build resilience, especially for those who have recently moved to the area, including refugees, migrants and asylum seekers.
We work closely with organisations in our building who serve local people: Jannaty Women’s Social Society, Islington Somali Community, and Go Africa. We put on activities promoting social inclusion and food-related activities to develop community cohesion. Recent examples include a weekly coffee morning, festive and community meals, a Hate Crime meeting, the Warm Front Room initiative and International Women’s Day ‘bring and share’ international food event.
We have had considerable success in bringing refugees and migrants from different backgrounds together at our centre through community meals and cooking together. Our experience shows how important sharing food from different cultures is as a way of bringing people together, sparking conversations even without a shared language, and improving understanding.
THE ROLE
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
This role will support the delivery of a major project working with refugees and migrants, based around a series of events, trips, and building a cook book, plus additional projects as they come in. The role will ensure that events are well organised, well publicised and evaluated. The role will involve meeting and greeting the public and providing a welcoming face of Finsbury Park Trust.
Applicants must live in Islington, and have a passion for improving the lives of our diverse communities. This role is rooted in the borough and works closely with local communities, participants, and partner organisations, so an understanding of — and connection to — Islington is essential. We are particularly keen to hear from young people who plan to remain locally based.
KEY TASKS
- Support the delivery of two Social Saturday events a month, attending some and booking participants. (These are led by someone else.)
- Devise and deliver a weekly two-hour event which enables people to feel a sense of belonging and builds communities.
- Devise and deliver trips based around free London activities.
- Schedule and support English conversation sessions to help compile a Refugee Recipe book.
- Meet and greet at events and take part in all preparation.
- Publicise all events on our social media and Eventbrite and devise new ways to build up a solid base of participants.
- Carry out outreach with local groups and organisations to promote the project.
- Work with FPT volunteers to ensure effective delivery of events.
- Collect monitoring data and case studies to aid evaluation and funding reports.
- There will be the opportunity to learn about all aspects of event management and running a small organisation.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
- Interest and enthusiasm for working in events and events management
- Strong problem solver who can take initiative
- Self-starter with willingness to work unsupervised on occasion
- Interest in or lived experience of the refugee and migrant journey
- Interest in building community cohesion
- Based in and good knowledge of Islington
- 18-30 years old
PAY & HOURS OF WORK
- London Living Wage £14.80 per hour (from 1st April, £13.85 before then).
- 7 hours a week. 400 hours total.
You will need to work flexibly to meet the needs of the events.
APPLY NOW
- Application Link: Application Form: Events Assistant – Finsbury Park Trust – Fill out form
- Email CV to [email protected]
- Though the official deadline is the 13th of February, the placement listing may close early if the right applicant is found. Therefore, applicants are encouraged to reply ASAP.
- You MUST live in Islington to qualify for this role