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Community Development Coordinator - Housing

Employer
Networx
Location
BA2, Bath
Salary
£22,036 per annum
Closing date
8 Nov 2019

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Sector
Housing & Homelessness
Hours
Full Time
Contract Type
Permanent

Job Details

Community Development Coordinator - Housing 

North Somerset

£22,036 per annum

 

37 hours per week, permanent 

Happy to Talk Flexible Working

 

Can you deliver exceptional face-to-face customer experiences?

 

Do you easily build effective relationships with a wide range of people including customers, colleagues and community partners, with an ability to influence and negotiate?

 

Do you have the skills to really listen to and recognise what it is that customers really want and be committed to achieving the best possible outcome?

 

Do you enjoy working as part of a team to tackle loneliness across diverse communities? 

 

If your answer to these questions is yes, our client has an exciting new job opportunity that could be for you.

 

Background

Our client is one of the largest landlords in the South West and are ranked in the top 50 of The Sunday Times Top 100 Best Not-for-Profit Organisations to work for in the UK.  They care about colleagues and can offer you a competitive package of employment working as part of a great team.

 

What you'll be doing

You’ll be connecting people to their communities providing advice, information and support as well as volunteering opportunities to people over 50 in North Somerset. 

You’ll work with health partners, the Voluntary Sector and local community groups to help people reconnect with where they live and to positively impact on health, loneliness and isolation.

You’ll lead a team of Wellbeing Workers and Village Agents based across North Somerset, who work with a caseload of customers in the same localities.

 

More about you

You’ll be engaged with your local community and want to give something back, together with a passion for working with people from different backgrounds.

You’ll demonstrate positivity and the ability to lead a team of Wellbeing Workers and Village Agents.

You'll need a good knowledge of North Somerset services and communities and excellent people skills. You will have experience of engaging with communities, the ability to build strong local partnerships and a commitment to developing and sustaining local groups and activities.

You’ll be practical and have the ability to get great results.  You will have excellent people management skills and an understanding of the challenges of managing a remote working team.

At the same time you will demonstrate resilience and the desire to work in an interesting environment where no day is ever the same!

We will need to take up an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Check for this role.

 

When and where you'll be doing it 

You will be able to work flexibly, Monday to Friday, based on customers’ needs.

You’ll be based in the North Somerset.

 

What will you get in return?

Our client thinks you’ll have a job that makes you feel good about what you’re doing – you will make a difference to customers’ lives every day. 

 

You’ll get:

  • A day’s leave on your birthday
  • 26 days annual leave per year (plus bank holidays) rising to 29 after 3 years’ service 
  • Opportunity to earn performance related pay
  • Company Pension contribution of up to 10%
  • Flexible Benefits including health care, gym membership, buying holiday  

 

​The organisation recognises that as an organisation they are underrepresented in certain areas. Therefore they operate the disability confident scheme to encourage disabled applicants and welcome applications from candidates who are BAME or LGBTQ+.  They also welcome applications from customers.  

Company

 

Since our establishment in 2001, networx has been at the forefront of the online recruitment industry.  Through our unique and tailored approach to recruitment, today we are market leaders in the provision of online recruitment solutions and the chosen partner to hundreds of UK businesses.

Company info
Telephone
01943 661105
Location
The Engine House
Wharfebank Business Centre
Ilkley Road
Otley
Leeds
Thrapston, Kettering
United Kingdom

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