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Social Mobility Officer

Employer
Malvern Hills and Wychavon District Councils
Location
Civic Centre, Queen Elizabeth Drive, Pershore, WR10 1PT
Salary
£24,313 - £27,905
Closing date
16 Apr 2020
Reference
HR0000000405

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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. We share a Chief Executive/Managing Director and a joint management team with Malvern Hills District Council.  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 and partnership arrangements with each other and with other councils.

We are making improvements to the social mobility for free school meal eligible children, young people and their families - one of our priorities for the next three years. We’re investing £200,000 in this work alongside £250,000 recently secured from Worcestershire County Council.

Led by our Strategy and Performance team, we are working with partners from schools, early years settings, social care and health services to develop and deliver new approaches to supporting children and families at the earliest possible stage to narrow the attainment gap and reduce demand on key services. This new post will be instrumental to the success of this work. 

Social Mobility Officer
Up to full time - 37 hours per week but part time or term time working may be considered
Three-year fixed term

Salary
£24,313 - £27,905 per annum pro rata

This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated, experienced and enthusiastic individual to join us and help deliver one of our key priorities.  The Social Mobility Officer will be responsible for delivering a range of projects and activities aimed at improving social mobility in Wychavon and for overseeing improvements around the district by working with partners, schools and families.

Based at the Civic Centre in Pershore, you will work closely with our Community Programmes Manager, Strategy and Performance Manager and other Wychavon staff to help deliver our social mobility work. You will develop new partnerships with schools and early years settings, so a good understanding of early years, schools and the education system in Worcestershire is essential.

We’re looking for someone with substantial experience working in education in either a school or early years setting and an understanding of health and social care issues. You will need a good understanding of social mobility and the factors that influence it along with an awareness of the barriers facing free school meal (FSM) eligible children and their families. 

You will also need to have an awareness of government policy around social mobility and the ability to look critically at different approaches to tackling it, as well as analysing large amounts of data such as school and FSM outcomes.

You will have a good educational background and a flexible approach. The successful candidate must be a car driver with access to a vehicle for work purposes as travel within and outside the district is essential and public transport options are limited.

For further information about the role, please contact David Manning on 01386 565478 or email david.manning@wychavon.gov.uk

Closing date: 8th September 2019

Interview date: 19th September 2019

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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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