Post Ref: CC024
Our Vision 2024 for Calderdale is for a place where you can realise your potential whoever you are, whether your voice has been heard or unheard in the past. We aspire to be a place where talent and enterprise can thrive. A place defined by our innate kindness and resilience, by how our people care for each other and are able to recover from setbacks and are full of hope. Calderdale is a great place to visit, but most importantly, a place to live a larger life.
We are looking to recruit a Principal Neighbourhood Co-ordinator to lead our Central Halifax Neighbourhood Team across the wards of Park, Skircoat, Town and Sowerby Bridge. The team work within some of our most deprived and challenged ward areas applying an inclusive approach to community development with some of our most diverse communities.
Our Neighbourhood Teams work with communities to support our ambitions to create thriving towns, reduce inequalities and tackle the climate emergency. You will be at the heart of an established and supportive team who thrive on the difference they make to peoples lives and local communities.
The key to achieving the very best for our local communities is our partnership approach. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership skills and experience of leading a team in community development, working in diverse communities both building and managing effective partnerships, using a strengths based approach. They will have a deep understanding of the challenges faced by diverse and deprived communities.
They will support the team and take a lead role in facilitating and supporting a range of public and partner engagement.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff to share this commitment. Applicants to posts that are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act will require a DBS from the Disclosure and Barring Service before the appointment is confirmed.
Closing Date: 12 June 2022Interviews: 24 June 2022
Employees of the Council enjoy a comprehensive reward and benefits package, which includes generous terms and conditions of employment and access to a wide range of retail discounts and lifestyle savings to name a few.