Regeneration Assistant - Ref: EE43020

Regeneration Assistant - Ref: EE43020

£19,503 - £21,533 per annum

Walsall Council’s Corporate Plan recognises ‘Economic Growth’ as one of its core priorities and economy matters across all outcomes for the Council and its partners.

We have a great opportunity for an experienced administrator to join an award winning team providing support to people who are looking for employment and training opportunities.  The team are responsible for management and delivery of the Council’s Walsall Works and BC IMPACT programmes.

We want to hear from an enthusiastic, passionate and highly motivated individual who can play a part in changing the lives of local people and who want to create a positive impact to our local communities. 

We are looking for a candidate with strong administrative skills with an interest in regeneration to join our diverse and dynamic team.  You will also be responsible for providing an efficient client-focused employability support to a small number of clients as part of managing your own caseload.

You will also need to have:

• An understanding or experience in regeneration achieved through working for a local authority, welfare to work or charity
• A keen interest in developing new skills in project management and project delivery
• Experience or a willingness to learn about managing databases, reconciling grant expenditure, monitoring projects, producing reports and action planning.
• Willing to learn and expand communication channels including virtual, social and web.

For this exciting role you will be supported to undertake training in pursuit of a recognised qualification at Level 3 or above through an Apprenticeship in business administration, customer service, project management or information advice and guidance.

View Job Description & Employee Specification

For information or an informal discussion please For an informal discussion please contact Jane Kaur-Gill, Employment & Skills Manager on 07983 612618 or Jane.Kaur-Gill@walsall.gov.uk

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Closing Date: 12th March 2021
Interview Date: 23rd March 2021

This post is covered by the Government’s Code of Practice on the English Language Fluency Duty for public sector workers.  The postholder will be required to communicate verbally with customers and provide advice and/or information in accurate spoken English.

Walsall Council takes seriously the responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of all the children and young people entrusted to our care and it is our expectation that all staff will share this commitment. We will ensure continuous development and improvement of robust recruitment processes and procedures that promote a culture of safeguarding amongst our workforce. Completion of an enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check is a requirement for working with children, young people and vulnerable adults.