A Hambleton charity is planning to take advantage of the Kickstart job placement scheme to help make sure its image is kept fresh and relevant.
Friends of the Friarage is a charity with more than six decades of history, helping to support Northallerton’s Friarage Hospital and health service throughout Hambleton and Richmondshire and over 65 years has contributed more than £5m from fund raising work.
Now they are hoping to employ a communications assistant to help ensure messages about their work and the benefits the organisation brings to the district are clearly understood as the 21st Century progresses – with the added advantage of creating new work in the area.
Friends of Friarage have been able to press ahead with the idea through a collaboration with the County Council, which has taken on the recruitment process.
The job will be advertised shortly and if a suitable candidate is found, they will be employed for six months under the scheme. It is possible a permanent role may follow.
Susan Watson, co-chair of Friends of the Friarage, said: “Although we have been around for so long and have a successful track record, these days not many people know much about us.
“We realised we needed to improve our communications and raise awareness of the charity if we are going to continue successfully.”
It is hoped the charity’s branding and logo will get some attention as part of the new assistant’s work.
Dr Tony Walters, co-chair of the charity, said: “We are going through a rebranding exercise to move into the 21st Century.
“We know charities are going to suffer because of the situation we are in, worldwide. We need to make sure people are aware of who we are.”
It is expected the new position will help the charity improve its presence on social media to help broaden its audience.
A scheme to provide new jobs for the young unemployed is gaining momentum in North Yorkshire with a wide range of options being thrown open to those in the 16 to 24 age range.
The Kickstart scheme is a national initiative, championed by Chancellor of the Exchequer and Richmond MP Rishi Sunak, designed to set young people on the road to fulfilling careers through six-month job placements.
In North Yorkshire, the county council has stepped in, taking on the co-ordination and provision of employability support for small businesses and charities.
Those recruited will go on to work with a wide range of organisations, including the authority itself, and a diverse range of options are already stacking up.
So far, 45 employers want to offer a total of 208 roles, with the county council making another 30 roles available, giving a total of 238 new job placements.
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