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Thomas Pocklington Trust (TPT) and RNIB are collaborating with organisations from both the sight loss and wider charity sector as well as corporate organisations to create new opportunities for blind and partially sighted people to find employment through the Get Set Progress (GSP) Internship programme. Support 4 Sight is delighted to be offering an internship as part of the Get Set Progress scheme.

Support 4 Sight is a sight loss charity that supports people in mid and west Essex coming to terms with losing their sight and coping long-term with the social, emotional and practical issues they face living with sight loss. We provide information, advice, guidance, emotional support, practical help and social activities to those living with blindness, partial sight and reduced vision, and their families and carers.

Our Vision

An equal world without barriers for people with sight loss

Our Mission

To support and empower people affected by sight loss to lead the lives they want to live, through the delivery of high quality support services.

Our Values

S4S aims to support people with sight loss through being:

• Enriching

We provide practical and emotional support to empower and inspire people to live positively with sight loss.

• People-centered

People affected by sight loss are at the heart of what we do and what drives us.

• Inclusive

Our services deliver positive outcomes to create inclusive communities where people with sight loss can take an active role.

• Quality assured

We are dedicated to delivering high quality, holistic services, based on best practice and continual improvement.

What are the benefits of a Get Set Progress internship for me?

As part of your 9-month internship, you will be part of a large cohort of fellow interns and gain the following:

• Obtain valuable work experience within the charity sector
• Technology support (Including Microsoft Office) and upskilling opportunities
• Online and in-person Training and development opportunities
• Opportunity to present and network with Senior leaders within the Sight Loss Sector
• Opportunities to build relationships with fellow interns
• A personal mentor offering support, advice and guidance throughout your internship
• Help deliver positive changes for people with sight loss

As part of the GSP Internship programme, you will also be enrolled on the TPT Works For Me Employment Programme, where you will gain bespoke employment support, guidance and advice from the TPT Employment Team, some of the skills that you will receive support and guidance around include:

• CV writing
• Job searching
• Cover letter and speculative letter writing
• Application form writing
• Interview techniques

Job description

Role: Office and Events Coordinator Intern

Reporting to: Sue King

Location: Support 4 Sight, 17 Cottage Place, Chelmsford, CM1 1NL

Salary: Based on the Real Living Wage

Contract type: Fixed Term, 9 month contract (Oct 2025-June 2026), Part time, 20 hours per week: Tues-Fri 9.30am-2.30pm

Job Specification Information

Job purpose:

To facilitate the smooth running of the office and community based social activities

Key areas of responsibility:

1. Office Coordination

• Ensure incoming calls and enquiries are responded to and/or triaged effectively.
• Ensure the office is well equipped, comfortable, welcoming, and well resourced.
• Implement systems to ensure the effective handling of donations (including Thank-You letters), event/activity income.
• Ensure Petty Cash and Cash Banking systems are effectively and regularly (monthly) maintained and accounted for.
• Ensure office volunteer/s are supported and supervised.
• Ensure Health & Safety protocols are adhered to by all staff, volunteers and visitors to the office.

2. Events Coordination

• Liaise with external organisations, individuals and volunteers to coordinate coffee mornings, social trips, activities and events (including annual Low Vision Exhibitions).
• Ensure the activities are effectively communicated and promoted
• Ensure the activities are accurately priced, and handle payments from service users to the charity.
• Instruct volunteers as required for specific activities.
• Ensure Health & Safety protocols are implemented at all times.

3. MOT Assessments/Equipment demonstrations/IAG

• Assess needs and demonstrate equipment/visual aids; providing support for their use.
• Provide information, advice, guidance and support on issues relating to sight loss to beneficiaries and signpost to the charity’s other services, as well as external partners/organisations.

4. General

• Support training and fundraising activities as required.
• Monitor outcomes and maintain the charity CRM database.
• Provide service-related correspondence and communication.
• Handle sensitive information, such as database inputting, and ensure confidential enquiries are handled and stored in accordance with GDPR.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety policy and lone working policy.
• Provide statistical reports when required.
• Positively and pro-actively take on other duties as may from time to time be required to support colleagues, volunteers, management team and trustees.

Personal specification

This post has a Genuine Occupational Requirement that the successful applicant be a person who is blind or partially sighted, in line with The Equality Act 2010

• Willingness to travel to the TPT Hub in London for intern development events throughout the course of the internship programme (costs covered by TPT).
• Having not previously undertaken the Get Set Progress internship programme.
• Lived experience of sight loss
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, and the ability to communicate with a wide range of different people and with different communication needs.
• Excellent administration and organisational skills
• Fluent in Microsoft Outlook and Office Suite,
• CRM experience
• Willingness to travel to various locations across mid and west Essex to support activities and events
• A keenness to be part of a small, mutually supportive team
• Interest and passion for the charity sector, especially for supporting people with sight loss to be able to lead the lives they want to lead.

What to do next

Please send your CV and a covering letter outlining how you meet the person specification to  sharon@support4sight.org.uk

Closing date

14/7/2025 by 17:00

Interviews: 21^st July at our office

A printable version of this job description is available here: Support 4 Sight Office and Events Intern JD 2025