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Community Development Assistant

Employer
Malvern Hills and Wychavon District Councils
Location
Wychavon District Council
Salary
National Minimum Wage for Age £4.62 - £8.91
Closing date
9 Jan 2022
Reference
HR0000000601

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Sector
Local Councils
Job Type
Apprenticeship, Community
Contract Type
Fixed Term Contract
Working Pattern
Standard
Hours
Full-Time

Job Details

Wychavon District Council is a great place to work, with high levels of resident satisfaction and motivated staff who enjoy working with us. Located in South Worcestershire the district boasts a beautiful natural environment, a rich heritage and plenty to do and see. Wychavon district is also ranked as second best rural place to live in the UK.

We pride ourselves on being a progressive organisation who spends time and energy on what we know matters to our residents and communities – things like creating jobs, keeping the streets clean, helping people feel safe and preventing homelessness.

Our staff are at the heart of what we do, and as a result we are always looking to recruit, develop and retain the very best talent we can find.  That's why, as well as a satisfying job, we offer a range of attractive benefits, such as flexible working arrangements, generous holiday entitlements, a pension scheme, plenty of opportunities for personal development, and discounted gym membership.

Community Development Assistant

Up to One Year Fixed Term Contract

National Minimum wage for Age

 

Are you interested in making a difference in communities? Are you looking for valuable skills to support your education or help you to get into a career?  Would you like to learn about the public sector and how we’re supporting communities to be strong, resilient, and sustainable?

If so, why not join the communities team at Wychavon District Council as a student placement? 

We are looking for individuals to get involved in a range of community, youth, arts and health focused projects and activities.  This is an exciting role in an innovative service area working with a wide range of partners.

The placement can be undertaken within an academic setting (university or collage placement) or as a gap year or work experience opportunity to support your job applications and career development.

A good applicant will be keen to work in a variety of community settings, learn new skills and undertake training, network with a wide range of organisations, carry out research, utilise a range of digital skills, have good communication skills and have a passion for making a difference to others.

We are looking for a candidate who is able to demonstrate commitment to delivering the Council's values of great customer service, openness and accountability, innovation and improvement and fairness and respect.

Key requirements: 

  • Minimum of two ‘A’ levels or equivalent
  • Currently in or between education or training and looking for a placement as part of working towards a degree level or other vocational qualification.

We are looking for candidates who have Skills and Experience in:

  • Experience of working with community groups in a voluntary or employed capacity.
  • Good listening, oral and written communication skills
  • Computer literate and competent in the use of Windows–based packages including Microsoft Teams
  • Good interpersonal skills including dealing effectively with people face to face, on the telephone and in writing.
  • Knowledge of digital media, promotion and marketing
  • Be prepared to work evening and weekends
  • Ability to conduct social research and consultation
  • Report writing skills and ability present information in a clear documented format
  • Ability to work flexibly in a range of environments e.g. mobile locations, home, office etc
  • Ability to travel to locations throughout the district

 

We are a social mobility employer and we welcome a range of applications including full-time, part-time and short-term opportunities.

To discuss the post or for further information, please contact robin.mace@wychavon.gov.uk

Closing date: 9 January 2022

Interview date: 24 January 2022

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From Monday 11th December 2023 an exciting change is happening for us as an organisation - we have implemeted a new system which will improve your candidate experience! To access your candidate portal for our new system, head to https://wychavonandmalvern.wm-jobs.co.uk/members/

 

If you have an application in progress with us on, or before, Monday 11th December 2023 – don’t worry, this will continue as it normally would and there will be no impact on your application or the process. More information on our new and improved system can be found on the WMJobs help pages

Working for us

Malvern Hills and Wychavon District Councils are rewarding places to work, with high levels of resident satisfaction and motivated staff who enjoy working for us. Located in south Worcestershire, both districts boast beautiful natural environments, a rich heritage and plenty to do and see. The districts are ranked the top two best rural places to live in the West Midlands and are amongst the top 30 in the country.

We pride ourselves on being progressive organisations spending time, energy and investment on what we know matters to our residents and communities – things like supporting our town centres and rural communities, creating jobs, keeping the streets clean, reducing our carbon footprint, helping people feel safe and preventing homelessness.
 

Working with you

Our staff are at the heart of what we do, and as a result we are always looking to recruit and develop the very best talent we can find.  That's why, as well as providing a satisfying job, we offer a range of attractive benefits, such as agile working for the majority of roles, generous holiday entitlements, a pension scheme, plenty of opportunities for personal development, and discounted gym membership.

We value skills and an ability to do a great job over identifying personal information and that’s why we anonymise all our recruitment until we reach interview stage. What you can offer us and how you will uphold our values and behaviours is really important to us and that’s what we look for during our recruitment process.

Our staff are our driving force, and it’s important our workforce reflects the communities we serve. More than 50% of our Senior Management Team is female, as is the majority of our Heads of Service.

We are a member of the Disability Confident Scheme and support the movement of change, to think differently about disability and apply this to how we recruit, retain and develop disabled people.

We value all our staff and are committed to eliminating unlawful discrimination, promoting equality of opportunity, and fostering good relations between people from a diverse range of backgrounds.

 

Want to know more?

The two councils have a shared Chief Executive and a joint senior management team.  Whilst they retain their own political structures and distinct identities, the joint management structure allows us to maximise the opportunity to deliver a wide range of good value services to our customers and communities, and operate and develop shared services, collaborative working  and partnership arrangements with each other,  with other councils and with key stakeholders

Whichever council you work for, you can be sure it will be an enjoyable place to work, you will feel valued and appreciated and have an opportunity to develop your career in line with your potential and expectations. Please click for more information on  or Malvern Hills District Council or Wychavon District Council

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Telephone
01386 565515
Location
Wychavon District Council
Civic Centre
Queen Elizabeth Drive
Pershore
Worcestershire
WR10 1PT
United Kingdom

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