About Get Hooked on Fishing
Get Hooked was set up in 2000 by Mick Watson, then a policeman in County Durham who used angling to engage local young people in a rewarding activity that would divert them from anti-social behaviour.
Durham Agency against Crime delivered the original scheme and its success in improving school attendance rates and involving participants in positive alternatives to criminal behaviour resulted in interest from politicians and local agencies across the country.
By 2004 there were a number of schemes running in England and Wales and Get Hooked on Fishing Charitable Trust was formed as an umbrella organisation to co-ordinate and support them, develop new initiatives and partnerships and assure quality and standards and there are now twenty or so Get Hooked on Fishing schemes running in England, Scotland and Wales. Some schemes are based on coarse fishing, some on sea angling and others on fly fishing.
The Trust works with partners such as the Environment Agency, the Angling Trust, the Angling Development Board, Positive Futures, charitable trusts, central and local government to promote the value of angling for young people who are troubled or who have special needs. It provides direction and guidance to local schemes, all of whom must sign up to the Get Hooked on Fishing Chartermark Standards.
The current vacancy is as follows:
Get Hooked on Fishing Project Manager – Ealing, London Social Enterprise Angling Centre (SEAC)
This is a full-time contract with flexible working hours.
The salary is £21K – £25K per annum, depending on experience.
The post is available with immediate effect.
It will be based at the GHOF SEAC at Northala Fields, Northolt, UB5 6UR.
Get Hooked on Fishing are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, dynamic and energetic person who is:
• a facilitator who can engage effectively with the local and wider Ealing community;
• a promoter who will develop both the core and wider opportunities synonymous with Get Hooked on Fishing;
• a visionary with the ability to embrace the social and community benefits of angling in innovative ways.
Get Hooked on Fishing will provide:
• support and guidance during the establishment and development of the SEAC which will lead to its independence;
• access to national networks for funding, information, training and development;
• a high quality venue with first-class facilities for the development of this SEAC;
• the opportunity to develop a totally unique and world class angling project.
The role description and person specification can be found on the GHOF website. The closing date for applications is Friday 25th May 2012 and for an informal discussion regarding the post, please ring Sarah Collins, GHOF Social Enterprise Director, on: 07525 255572 or email: sarah.collins@ghof.org.uk
