Contract Community Builder at Publica
Job Description
West Oxfordshire District Council is dedicated to maintaining and enhancing West Oxfordshire as one of the best places to live, work and visit in the UK. We provide a range of important services including waste and recycling collections, planning, housing, leisure, community safety and environmental health. We want to continue working in close partnership with our local communities and other important partners.
Do you have experience of working in the community and a desire to bring the best out in people?
We are recruiting for a Community Builder whose role will be to work in the heart of our community. Through a supportive and empathetic approach, you will look to ‘build’ and sustain relationships with residents, supporting them to grow in confidence. As a result residents will feel more empowered to make their own contribution and feel more connected to others in their community.
The Community Builder will be part of the Community Wellbeing team at the Council. Despite the multidisciplinary nature of the team we share a common purpose – to help people to live their best life. The role is not new and will pick up some very positive relationships developed by the previous post holder. The role will concentrate on a specific part of Witney.
You will need…
- 2 years’ experience in a community wellbeing and/or public engagement field of work
- Clear understanding of asset based community development
- Experience in ‘Active Listening’ and engaging people from different backgrounds
- A passion for communities
Special Conditions…
- Ability to travel
- Enhanced DBS
Closing Date – Monday 26th June at Midnight
Interview Date – Friday 30th June
For more information about this role please see the Job Description/Person Specification.
You will be employed by Publica Group Ltd which was created by four partner Councils (West Oxfordshire District Council, Cotswold District Council, Cheltenham Borough Council and Forest of Dean District Council) to deliver more efficient and improved services.
Publica is a unique place to work – we are a local government organisation with a twist! Publica wants to transform the way local services are delivered. To help do this we have started to fundamentally rethink the way we design our services in the digital era so that Publica is a customer-focused organisation driven by real user needs.
What can we do for you…
- Agile working allowing a mix of home and office working
- Flexible working arrangements (depending on the role)
- 27 days paid annual leave (pro rata if you are working part time) plus bank holidays and an extra two volunteering days off a year for you to support a charity of your choice
- Health cash plan giving you cash back on health, dental and eye care
- Pension scheme with a good employer contribution of 5% of your earnings
- Employee Assistance Programme 24/7, providing positive, preventative and supportive advice and counselling to deal with everyday events and issues
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary sacrifice car lease scheme with huge tax and NI savings to be made on electric cars
- Access to digital financial advice (covering your pension scheme, mortgages and other finances)
- Generous sickness cover above statutory entitlements
- Additional income protection, covering 50% of your salary for potentially a further five years if you are unable to work due to sickness or injury
- Life assurance, currently four times your annual salary
These are just a handful of the benefits that you can enjoy when you join us!
To apply for this position please click on \”apply now\” within this page and submit your CV and supporting statement. Please tell us about your skills, knowledge, qualifications, experience and how they meet the criteria listed above and in the job description/person specification. It’s important that we’re a good fit for each other, so let us know what’s important to you and why you want to work for Publica Group Ltd..
Your application will not be considered if you have not provided a supporting statement, in addition to your CV.
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Location :Witney OX28
Closing Date :26th Jun 2023
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