Intern, Communications Assistant
Salary: / £15,266 (for 37 hours)Location: / All locations – based at Shipley office
Reporting to: / Communications and Engagement Officer
Hours: / 18 Hours
What we offer
The chance to be trained by a former national newspaper sub-editor, who has experience of writing, editing, planning campaigns and training/mentoring journalists.
Training in writing in different styles, for different audiences, and across various platforms.
Guidance as to how to carry out a successful interview and how to turn that interview into a story/press release.
Detailed feedback on your writing, which will be published to help build your portfolio.
Personalised advice to help you move into your chosen career of journalism/PR/communications.
Role Guide
Relating to your role
Supports internal and external communications, including Choices magazine, which has a circulation of 12,500, and the staff newsletter.
Works with the Communications Team on external media relations, marketing and publicity.
Supports campaigns using social media.
Interviews carers and writes up/produces case studies.
Keeps up-to-date with national initiatives affecting carers.
Produces copy for media.
Develops copy for the web.
Working with others
Demonstrates effective team working skills, participates in team meetings and training.
Interacts well with all parts of the organisation.
Displays self-confidence and initiative.
Attends multi-agency meetings on behalf of Carers’ Resource.
Makes presentations on behalf of the organisation to carers and professionals.
Makes a positive contribution to Carers’ Resource, is willing to function as a member of a small team and proactively assist in the development of the organisation.
Accepts and learns from feedback.
Encourages and supports all volunteers and supervises identified volunteers.
Understanding the organisation
Assists with the analysis of trends and recommendations for service improvement.
Acts as an ambassador for Carers’ Resource, protecting and promoting its good name and reputation at all times.
Maintains confidentiality over personal information relating to individuals.
Works within all the policies and practices of Carers’ Resource, follows health and safety procedures.
Contributes to Carers’ Resource development.
Participates, as a representative of Carers’ Resource, in multi-agency meetings, voluntary forums and other events, feeding back appropriately to your line manager and the team.
Developing personally
Takes responsibility, in consultation with your line manager, for personal development and progression, participating in performance reviews.
Undertakes any training deemed necessary by your line manager.
Keeps up-to-date about services, benefits and organisations available to carers.
Good timekeeper and good attendance.
Person Specification
Skills and abilities
Able to manage complex workload / üSkilled communicator and negotiator / ü
Organisational abilities, an ordered systematic approach to work and an eye for detail / ü
Ability to produce clear and appropriate written material with a high standard of written English, grammar and punctuation / ü
Need to be self-motivated, to organise time effectively, to manage workload, to prioritise tasks and to work to agreed targets. / ü
Ability and commitment to working as part of an extended team / ü
Knowledge
Educated to degree level in a relevant subject. Students with A-levels may be considered if the candidate has work experience in the field / ü
IT literate – a confident user of Word, email, and the internet
An understanding of communications or PR / ü
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Other requirements
An understanding of the need for confidentiality, sensitivity and a non-judgemental attitude. / ü
Own transport and clean, current driving licence. / ü