Job Description:

Job information Community Capacity Officer from the Company South Norfolk Council, this latest Community Capacity Officer job vacancy is located in the city Norwich NR located in the country United Kingdom . This latest job opening is open to job seekers who have the latest education / graduate GCSE . Job Vacancies in this Community field have been opened and published up to the specified time.

Job Responsibility:

Location

Horizon Business Centre, Broadland Business Park, Peachman Way, Norwich, NR7 0WF

Application Deadline

Sunday, July 28, 2024

Salary Band

Band C £26,244 - £29,576

Job Summary

Salary Range and Hours: Band C, £26,244 - £29,576 (pro rata) per annum, 37 hours per week

Contract Type: 6 months with the potential to become Permanent

Location: Horizon Business Centre, Broadland Business Park, Peachman Way, Norwich, NR7 0WF

Role Snapshot… Support the communities of South Norfolk and Broadland to develop, improve and sustain opportunities to enhance their own wellbeing

What you could be part of…

To plan, implement and monitor initiatives that focus on increasing social capacity, improving the health and wellbeing of local communities and enable communities to meet their own needs. To increase, enable and where necessary, deliver opportunities for residents to take part in community wellbeing activities in a resident's local environment.

Working at the Council enables you to be part of an organisation which is proud to deliver high-quality, customer focussed services. Our success comes from us being commercially astute and business-like. Continuous improvement is also vital, and we challenge ourselves to develop new and innovative ways to improve the services that make a real difference to people's lives.

What you'll be doing…

• Identify and work with individuals and groups within communities to enable them to develop, create and sustain community based initiatives that address identified needs and promote improved independence, resilience and wellbeing. Provide ongoing support to existing groups.

• Build strong relationships with key activists within the voluntary sector at both local and district/county level to ensure projects and initiatives support the Council's early help ethos and are engaged with the wider Help Hub.

• Increase community cohesion by encouraging community leaders to utilise their available resources and develop their ideas in order to bring people together.

• Build social capital by encouraging volunteering and enabling volunteer coordination and development through the SNAB Community Links group

• Administer the Council's community grants funds including Member Ward, Go For It, Get It Started and Sports grants.

• Raise the profile of the Help Hub amongst community groups so that residents can be referred for support at the earliest opportunity. Look to identify existing and develop new community capacity in areas of need identified by the Help Hub.

You must have…

• Demonstrable experience of working in a community development environment or a relevant qualification in community engagement

• Ability to complete a satisfactory enhanced DBS check

• Can demonstrate a capability of working with and within communities to create and sustain initiatives that promote wellbeing and resilience

• An understanding of working with customers and partners to identify need and shape future delivery.

• Ability to attract and sustain investment or funding through a variety of sources including through corporate social responsibility to support delivery.

• Demonstrable experience or clear understanding of recruiting and/or providing support to volunteers

• Capable of demonstrating an empathetic and considerate manner when working with a target audience.

• Can demonstrate a capability to investigate and understand community need before formulating a suitable response.

• Ability to travel extensively within project delivery areas carrying necessary equipment.

What's in it for you…

Why Work For Us?

Do you want to know more about why our staff work for us? Our website has a fantastic why work for us section where our staff tell us what makes working for the Councils so special.

What Flexible and Agile Working Arrangements do we Offer?

The Councils understand the importance of operating a work life balance in the modern world. The Councils operate a flexible working policy and agile working options available for employees where operationally possible.

What Roles Do the Councils Offer?

The Councils operate a vast and diverse number of services for our residents, so with this comes a vast and diverse amount of job roles within the Councils. Our website has a great graphic showing all our job families and roles within the Councils. From here you can plan your career with the Councils or get some ideas on other roles that you may be interested in.

What Benefits do our Employees Receive?

View all our amazing staff benefits on offer for our employees. Our website has a brilliant benefits section allowing you to see the range of discounts, exclusive offers and total rewards our employees receive. Make sure you stop by to find out more information.

What Employer Accreditations do we Hold?

The Councils have a range of employer accreditations that we have worked very hard to achieve. Our website has a full descriptive list of all our current accreditations and what this means for our employees.

What Wellbeing Support do our Staff Have Access to?

The Councils want to ensure all our employees have a safe comfortable place to work, ensuring that employees feel empowered to actively manage their own wellbeing both at work and at home. The Councils have a large wellbeing section available on the website outlining our commitment to the wellbeing of the employees of the Council.

Where are we advertising?

Advertising Internally and Externally

If external, please apply via our website. If internal, please apply via submitting your expression of interest to the relevant recruiting manager; a template for an expression of interest can be found on Connect.

Key Information:

For advice on how to apply, please visit our website https://www.norfolkjobsdirect.org/southnorfolk/southnorfolk/GenText.aspx?page=Page34

If you any questions about the role, then please don't hesitate to contact the recruiting manager or the HR Team, who will be happy to answer any questions on the role or the Councils.

Recruiting Manager: Kate Squires

Email: kate.squires@southnorfolkandbroadland.gov.uk

Phone Number: 01603 430591

HR Team:

Email: hrteam@southnorfolkandbroadland.gov.uk

Phone Number: 01508 533995

Closing date: 28 July 2024 at 11:30PM

The Councils reserve the right to close any and all vacancies at any time if there is judged to be a sufficient number of applications received.

Interview date: If date is unknown leave as - To be confirmed

Other Information

Please note that this post is subject to a satisfactory criminal record check. Please note we will not accept any DBS checks from a previous employer.

Next steps…

We will contact you via email, after the recruiting manager has shortlisted for the role to advise you of the shortlisting decision. Please note, we do not provide feedback at the application stage.

For guidance on future applications please see our website: https://www.norfolkjobsdirect.org/southnorfolk/southnorfolk/GenText.aspx?page=Page34

Keywords : Norwich jobs

Closed Date : 2024-12-08