Community Development Worker
| Posting date: | 26 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £29,777.00 to £33,945.00 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 10 May 2024 |
| Location: | OL1 1DJ |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | Action Together CIO |
| Job type: | Contract |
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Summary
Do you want to work for a dynamic, creative, fast-paced charity?
At Action Together we see the amazing things people achieve when they work together to make the lives of others better. If you share our values: believe it’s possible, strengthen others, and be true, we’d love you to consider joining our team.
The role
Action Together are recruiting a Community Development Worker to work in our Oldham Locality. The role involves working with local people and communities to develop and deliver place-based approaches, to identify, develop, and support thematic work that reaches across the borough while maximising opportunities to create positive social change and promote social justice.
If you are looking for a new challenge, enjoy working in a varied role as part of a busy and dynamic team and making positive changes to the community in Oldham then this could be the role for you.
The ideal candidate
We are looking for someone who is passionate about the power of communities to change the places they live and the things they care about and wants to help them achieve this.
A skilled collaborator understanding that everyone has something to give and having the skills and abilities to help them individually and collectively to make a positive change in their neighbourhood.
Someone who can build relationships and facilitate forums where diverse groups can share experiences and insight.
A practical ‘doer’ able to support people to develop their ideas and provide organisational development support that helps them sustain their ideas.
Salary: £29,777- £33,945 per annum (NJC Scale Grade 6 SP19 to SO1 SP25)
Hours: 36 per week (Monday to Friday, occasional evening and weekend work may be required)
Length of contract: 12-month Fixed term until
Location: Oldham Locality
The closing date for applications is 9:00am on Friday 10 May 2024.
Interviews will be held on Monday 20 May 2024 and will include panel interview and task.
To apply for this role please visit the 'Work with us' are of our website, www.actiontogether.org.uk, and download the application pack. Once you have completed the application form please submit it to stella.bowden@actiontogether.org.uk by advertised deadline and with the subject “confidential, job application”.
If you have any questions, please contact a member of the HR team on 0161 339 2345.
Please note, the successful candidates will be required to undertake a Basic Disclosure and barring Service (DBS) check. A positive Disclosure of Offences will not automatically bar an applicant from being appointed and suitable applicants will not be refused employment because of offences that are not relevant.
At Action Together we value diversity, promote equity and challenge discrimination. We encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. We are committed to ensuring that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, or race.
Action Together is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and vulnerable adults with whom we work. We expect all of our employees to demonstrate this commitment.
Support for applicants
We understand that not all applicants have access to the same support or opportunities for interview preparation, so we have included a range of support available on our Work with us page.
At Action Together we see the amazing things people achieve when they work together to make the lives of others better. If you share our values: believe it’s possible, strengthen others, and be true, we’d love you to consider joining our team.
The role
Action Together are recruiting a Community Development Worker to work in our Oldham Locality. The role involves working with local people and communities to develop and deliver place-based approaches, to identify, develop, and support thematic work that reaches across the borough while maximising opportunities to create positive social change and promote social justice.
If you are looking for a new challenge, enjoy working in a varied role as part of a busy and dynamic team and making positive changes to the community in Oldham then this could be the role for you.
The ideal candidate
We are looking for someone who is passionate about the power of communities to change the places they live and the things they care about and wants to help them achieve this.
A skilled collaborator understanding that everyone has something to give and having the skills and abilities to help them individually and collectively to make a positive change in their neighbourhood.
Someone who can build relationships and facilitate forums where diverse groups can share experiences and insight.
A practical ‘doer’ able to support people to develop their ideas and provide organisational development support that helps them sustain their ideas.
Salary: £29,777- £33,945 per annum (NJC Scale Grade 6 SP19 to SO1 SP25)
Hours: 36 per week (Monday to Friday, occasional evening and weekend work may be required)
Length of contract: 12-month Fixed term until
Location: Oldham Locality
The closing date for applications is 9:00am on Friday 10 May 2024.
Interviews will be held on Monday 20 May 2024 and will include panel interview and task.
To apply for this role please visit the 'Work with us' are of our website, www.actiontogether.org.uk, and download the application pack. Once you have completed the application form please submit it to stella.bowden@actiontogether.org.uk by advertised deadline and with the subject “confidential, job application”.
If you have any questions, please contact a member of the HR team on 0161 339 2345.
Please note, the successful candidates will be required to undertake a Basic Disclosure and barring Service (DBS) check. A positive Disclosure of Offences will not automatically bar an applicant from being appointed and suitable applicants will not be refused employment because of offences that are not relevant.
At Action Together we value diversity, promote equity and challenge discrimination. We encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. We are committed to ensuring that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, or race.
Action Together is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and vulnerable adults with whom we work. We expect all of our employees to demonstrate this commitment.
Support for applicants
We understand that not all applicants have access to the same support or opportunities for interview preparation, so we have included a range of support available on our Work with us page.