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Ref no:
EDN24168
Published:
01/06/2023
Closes:
15/06/2023
Location:
Waverley Court 4 East Market Street, EH8 8BG
Salary:
£34,057 - £40,275 per year
Contract Type:
Permanent
Position Type:
Full Time
Hours:
36 hours per week
Work From Home:
Hybrid

Job Description

Children, Education and Justice Services

Community Engagement and Empowerment Officer
Waverley Court

Salary : £34,057-£40,275 per year
Hours: 36 per week

We are looking to recruit dynamic, motivated individuals for the new Community Empowerment and Engagement Service in the Council. This new service will ensure community empowerment and engagement is at the heart of Council service planning and delivery.

The Community Empowerment officer role will work with key partners to build and develop relationships in order to support local empowerment and engagement and help develop community capacity within local areas. Partners will include community planning partnerships, neighbourhood networks, community groups, community centre management committees and the local voluntary sector. The role will be interesting and varied and require someone who is experienced and skilled with working with people from a range of backgrounds and interests.

The successful applicant will have good organisational and communication skills and be educated to degree level or equivalent.

This post is subject to a basic disclosure check. 

We're committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation.

Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range. 

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