Senior Project Officer (Term Time)
| Posting date: | 16 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £26,500 per year, pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 May 2024 |
| Location: | Torbay |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | Groundwork South |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | SPO24 |
Summary
Location: Torbay
Contract: Fixed Term until 31st March 2025, Term Time Only
Salary: Circa £19,875 per annum (FTE £26,500)
Hours: 37.5 hours each week (Term Time only)
Not-for-profit organisation Groundwork South have a unique role opportunity for someone to join as Senior Project Officer to lead and deliver lead environmentally impactful community/ youth led focused projects across Torbay and wider Devon area.
This is a multidisciplinary role required to co-ordinate and deliver bespoke programmes focused on school and delivery youth, including social action (National citizenship service – NCS), education, open space co-design, food growing and conservation activities.
This role will involve working with a range of partner and community group organisations to enable the development and delivery of the range of programmes.
The Blue Influencers Scheme assisting young people (10–14-year-olds) living in coastal, river and estuarine communities, to create deep, lasting and meaningful connections with the natural environment and embed a culture where youth social action becomes the norm.
NCS ‘Open to All and Targeted’ Community Experiences
Groundwork South will be providing young people (aged 16-17 Years old) with year-round activities. These will be close to home and provide choice and flexibility to engage with up to 3 x 16-Hour Community Experiences. Each experience is designed to be fun and engaging and provide a breadth of learning and development opportunities. One of our key priorities is to increase the provision of our offer to underserved young people and learn more about what works for these groups.
Our Community Experiences aligns with the four key objectives:
developing life skills and supporting independent living;
building employability and work-readiness;
providing opportunities for volunteering and social action; and
enabling social mixing of young people from all backgrounds.
In return we offer you:
A competitive salary
Health Cash Plan including PERKS – such as discounted gym membership and shopping discounts
Comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme
Salary sacrifice schemes including cycle to work and pension contributions
Family friendly policies to support work/life balance with time off in lieu for out of hours activities
Business travel expenses
Groundwork South works with communities across the south of England to transform their lives and the places where they live. We have been at the forefront of social and environmental regeneration for over 25 years, and today we have a simple mission: to create better places, improve people’s prospects, and promote greener living and working.
Appointment to this role is subject to an enhanced records check through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
Groundwork South is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all members of the community.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we interview every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job. Once you’ve applied, please send us an email stating that you have a disclosed disability, and we’ll interview you. If you need any support or adjustments with your application or attendance at interview please let us know.
Contract: Fixed Term until 31st March 2025, Term Time Only
Salary: Circa £19,875 per annum (FTE £26,500)
Hours: 37.5 hours each week (Term Time only)
Not-for-profit organisation Groundwork South have a unique role opportunity for someone to join as Senior Project Officer to lead and deliver lead environmentally impactful community/ youth led focused projects across Torbay and wider Devon area.
This is a multidisciplinary role required to co-ordinate and deliver bespoke programmes focused on school and delivery youth, including social action (National citizenship service – NCS), education, open space co-design, food growing and conservation activities.
This role will involve working with a range of partner and community group organisations to enable the development and delivery of the range of programmes.
The Blue Influencers Scheme assisting young people (10–14-year-olds) living in coastal, river and estuarine communities, to create deep, lasting and meaningful connections with the natural environment and embed a culture where youth social action becomes the norm.
NCS ‘Open to All and Targeted’ Community Experiences
Groundwork South will be providing young people (aged 16-17 Years old) with year-round activities. These will be close to home and provide choice and flexibility to engage with up to 3 x 16-Hour Community Experiences. Each experience is designed to be fun and engaging and provide a breadth of learning and development opportunities. One of our key priorities is to increase the provision of our offer to underserved young people and learn more about what works for these groups.
Our Community Experiences aligns with the four key objectives:
developing life skills and supporting independent living;
building employability and work-readiness;
providing opportunities for volunteering and social action; and
enabling social mixing of young people from all backgrounds.
In return we offer you:
A competitive salary
Health Cash Plan including PERKS – such as discounted gym membership and shopping discounts
Comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme
Salary sacrifice schemes including cycle to work and pension contributions
Family friendly policies to support work/life balance with time off in lieu for out of hours activities
Business travel expenses
Groundwork South works with communities across the south of England to transform their lives and the places where they live. We have been at the forefront of social and environmental regeneration for over 25 years, and today we have a simple mission: to create better places, improve people’s prospects, and promote greener living and working.
Appointment to this role is subject to an enhanced records check through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
Groundwork South is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all members of the community.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we interview every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job. Once you’ve applied, please send us an email stating that you have a disclosed disability, and we’ll interview you. If you need any support or adjustments with your application or attendance at interview please let us know.
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