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Community Support Assistant (Part-time Fixed Term Contract)
| Posting date: | 29 May 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £25,992 to £31,067 per year, pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 11 June 2025 |
| Location: | Yate BS37 5PP |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Yate Town Council |
| Job type: | Contract |
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Summary
Community Support Assistant
Up to 24 hours per week £13.47 to £16.10 per hour depending on experience
Salary: £25,992 - £31,067 per annum (full time equivalent)
(Pay Scale Hay 10 - Hay 9 depending on experience
Are you passionate about community? Our team needs a practical person with a flare for organisation and administration, who will roll up their sleeves to help out!
You should be a quick learner who:
- works well with people and understands the importance of community work;
- likes a mix of office work and being on your feet in our community;
- can use creativity and initiative to solve problems and promote our work.
From helping in hospitality to building new environments where communities can thrive - in this role you can learn it all! Our team works to enrich the lives of residents in Yate and our department has many areas of responsibility including:
- Children, young people and families.
- Arts, heritage and culture.
- Ageing better, and health and wellbeing.
- Climate and planet.
- Creating and improving community spaces.
- Marketing and communications.
- Fundraising.
This role is perfect for someone who wants a community driven career, has skills for business admin, is enthusiastic to learn more and excited by a varied role where no two days are the same!
Closing Date: 11th June 2025, 12 noon
An application pack, and further information can be downloaded from our website: https://yatetowncouncil.gov.uk/jobs or call 01454 866506
Job Description
1. JOB PURPOSE
Responsible to either the Community Project Manager or Estates Manager* for assisting in the estates, projects and community administration work of the Town Council.
*You will be expected to be able to administrator all of the duties within this job description. However each post holder will focus on one of the two broadly defined areas (Community Projects or Estates) under the leadership and direction of the defined Manager:
2. MAIN DUTIES/ACCOUNTABILITIES
(a) To assist the Manager to support the estates, project and community work of the Town Council.
(b) Under guidance from the Manager, to assist in the provision of any administrative support within a community, estates and/or project remit, which may include, for example:
· Specific schemes and projects (eg, purchase of equipment, project administration, vehicle leases, insurance claims, venue projects, grant funded projects etc);
· To support and assist in matters relating to the administration of reports and actions connected to Full Council meetings (eg, projects), the Environment and Community Committee and Sub-Committees under that remit;
· Clerking of community meetings such as Yate Community Plan group;
· Assisting with quotes and tenders process (including inputting onto to Contract Finder);
· General admin tasks such as placing orders, processing uniform requests, monitoring training and funder requirements, general research, drafting funding bids, public consultations, asset management etc.
· Marketing and communications such as creating and publishing digital content on the YTC website or social media (using multiple communication platforms e.g. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube)
· Assisting with compliance, governance, legal, policy, resource, staffing, health and safety and data security issues;
Assisting with events planning and attend events under the direction of the Estates or Community Projects Manager.
· To support Friends and community groups.
For full job description, and to download a copy of the application forms, please visit our website: https://yatetowncouncil.gov.uk/jobs
Up to 24 hours per week £13.47 to £16.10 per hour depending on experience
Salary: £25,992 - £31,067 per annum (full time equivalent)
(Pay Scale Hay 10 - Hay 9 depending on experience
Are you passionate about community? Our team needs a practical person with a flare for organisation and administration, who will roll up their sleeves to help out!
You should be a quick learner who:
- works well with people and understands the importance of community work;
- likes a mix of office work and being on your feet in our community;
- can use creativity and initiative to solve problems and promote our work.
From helping in hospitality to building new environments where communities can thrive - in this role you can learn it all! Our team works to enrich the lives of residents in Yate and our department has many areas of responsibility including:
- Children, young people and families.
- Arts, heritage and culture.
- Ageing better, and health and wellbeing.
- Climate and planet.
- Creating and improving community spaces.
- Marketing and communications.
- Fundraising.
This role is perfect for someone who wants a community driven career, has skills for business admin, is enthusiastic to learn more and excited by a varied role where no two days are the same!
Closing Date: 11th June 2025, 12 noon
An application pack, and further information can be downloaded from our website: https://yatetowncouncil.gov.uk/jobs or call 01454 866506
Job Description
1. JOB PURPOSE
Responsible to either the Community Project Manager or Estates Manager* for assisting in the estates, projects and community administration work of the Town Council.
*You will be expected to be able to administrator all of the duties within this job description. However each post holder will focus on one of the two broadly defined areas (Community Projects or Estates) under the leadership and direction of the defined Manager:
2. MAIN DUTIES/ACCOUNTABILITIES
(a) To assist the Manager to support the estates, project and community work of the Town Council.
(b) Under guidance from the Manager, to assist in the provision of any administrative support within a community, estates and/or project remit, which may include, for example:
· Specific schemes and projects (eg, purchase of equipment, project administration, vehicle leases, insurance claims, venue projects, grant funded projects etc);
· To support and assist in matters relating to the administration of reports and actions connected to Full Council meetings (eg, projects), the Environment and Community Committee and Sub-Committees under that remit;
· Clerking of community meetings such as Yate Community Plan group;
· Assisting with quotes and tenders process (including inputting onto to Contract Finder);
· General admin tasks such as placing orders, processing uniform requests, monitoring training and funder requirements, general research, drafting funding bids, public consultations, asset management etc.
· Marketing and communications such as creating and publishing digital content on the YTC website or social media (using multiple communication platforms e.g. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube)
· Assisting with compliance, governance, legal, policy, resource, staffing, health and safety and data security issues;
Assisting with events planning and attend events under the direction of the Estates or Community Projects Manager.
· To support Friends and community groups.
For full job description, and to download a copy of the application forms, please visit our website: https://yatetowncouncil.gov.uk/jobs
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