Child Poverty Employability Officer, 2 High Street, Perth - Internal

Main Purpose of the Role

Working within Perth & Kinross Council is more than a job, it's about being part of an organisation that puts people at the heart of all we do and provides opportunities to make a real difference by enhancing every life we touch.

We currently have the following opportunity:

Child Poverty Employability Officer – PKC14050
£47,601- £50,773
2 High Street, Perth

Please note: Only existing employees of Perth & Kinross Council may apply.

Perth & Kinross Council is seeking an enthusiastic, innovative and partnership-focused individual to lead and coordinate our work to tackle child poverty through employability, skills and wider poverty reduction initiatives.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic team delivering high-profile programmes that support families to improve their incomes, access employment, and overcome barriers to opportunity.

The successful candidate will lead the delivery and development of employability support for parents and families, while helping to shape wider approaches to tackling poverty and inequality across Perth and Kinross. Working closely with colleagues, community organisations, employers and partner agencies, you will coordinate projects that connect people with the right support at the right time.

As well as leading our Child Poverty Employability Team, the role will contribute to the ongoing development of innovative approaches including community-based employability support, family-focused services, the emerging One Stop Shop model, and wider poverty prevention initiatives. You will play a key role in bringing partners together, developing new projects, securing funding opportunities and ensuring services are aligned around the needs of local people.

This role would suit someone with experience of partnership working, project management, service development, employability, regeneration, economic inclusion or community planning who is passionate about making a difference for families and communities.

Key Responsibilities

 

• Lead and manage the Child Poverty Employability Team.
• Develop and coordinate initiatives that support parents into, within and towards employment.
• Work collaboratively across Council services, community planning partners and third sector organisations.
• Support the development of innovative poverty reduction and preventative approaches.
• Coordinate projects and programmes linked to local child poverty priorities.
• Monitor performance, outcomes and funding requirements.
• Develop strong referral pathways and partnership arrangements.
• Represent Perth & Kinross Council at local and regional partnership groups.
• Contribute to the development of future funding bids, service design and policy development.

Please note, we are currently unable to offer sponsorship for this post.

Skills & Experience Required

You Will Have

• Experience of leading projects, programmes or services within employability, poverty reduction, regeneration or community development.
• Experience of working effectively in partnership across multiple agencies.
• Strong communication, influencing and relationship management skills.
• Experience of performance management, reporting and continuous improvement.
• The ability to work strategically whilst delivering operational outcomes.
• A commitment to reducing inequalities and improving outcomes for children, families and communities.

Working at Perth & Kinross Council

Our values and behaviours influence our work and support us in the delivery of our key priorities. In your application, and should you be invited to interview, you will be asked to describe situations that support the criteria required in the role and which also demonstrate our values and behaviours. Find out more about Perth & Kinross Council and you could soon be joining our team!

Here's what we can offer you:

• A generous annual leave package
• 6 days public holiday and an additional discretionary day
• Eligibility to join our pension scheme
• Family friendly and positive work/life balance policies such as Flexible Working, Maternity, Paternity & Adoption leave, time off for volunteering and our Wellbeing Framework
• Flexi time
• Access to a range of benefits

We recognise there can be benefits to flexible working and where individual jobs allow, we seek to support this. You are encouraged to discuss potential options with the recruiting manager, if this is of interest to you. A healthy work life balance is important to us and we provide supportive management and, where possible, flexible working arrangements to help you achieve that balance. You will have access to training and support for continued professional development.

Next Steps

We would love to hear from you and would encourage you to get in touch with Jamie May on 07867351244 to find out more.

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Internal candidates are required to provide 1 reference, including email address. One of these must be your current employer.

We welcome applications from everyone and as a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee to interview applicants who declare a disability and meet the essential requirements of the post. Please contact the hiring manager above or the Recruitment Team on (01738) 475555 or recruitment@pkc.gov.uk to discuss any reasonable adjustments. Appointments are based on evidence supplied during the selection process.

Diversity is important to us and although some of our jobs may be perceived to be traditionally gender specific, we welcome applications from everyone and would encourage you to apply if you meet the job requirements. That includes welcoming applications from former armed forces personnel/reservists. Many of the skills picked up during your military career could be transferred directly into a role with local government.

To comply with Baseline Personnel Security Standard, you will be required to complete a Disclosure Scotland check.

If you have lived overseas for a period of 12 months or more (continuous or total) within the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check.

A confirmed offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of the above mentioned mandatory pre-employment checks (including references) and will also include eligibility to work in the UK, qualifications and fitness to undertake the post.

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