Centre Support Officer
Salary: £10.76 per hour
Hours: Zero hours (up to 15 hours per week may be available)
Contract type: Zero hours
Operational area: West of England
Location: The Vench, Lockleaze Bristol BS7 9TD
Ref: CSO20
At community charity, Groundwork South, we are changing places, changing lives across the South of England, one green step at a time
The Centre Support Officer will play a key role in supporting the management of The Vench, our much-loved adventure playground and community centre in Lockleaze, Bristol.
You will need to be a well-organised self-starter with a passion for enabling and empowering young people in Lockleaze to live happy and healthy lives. The Centre Support Officer will be responsible for day-to-day operations ensuring the smooth running of our thriving community centre. Tasks will include managing bookings, dealing with enquiries, finance and administration and supporting our wonderful team of volunteers. We are a small team, so you will need to be flexible and willing to get stuck in.
At The Vench our work is focused on:
- Providing a safe and vibrant place to play.
- Co-designing opportunities with young people and their families to build their resilience and improve their future prospects.
- Amplifying youth voice in the decisions that are made in Lockleaze and the surrounding area.
There may be opportunities to develop, plan, coordinate and deliver projects that run at The Vench, subject to additional funding. These could include projects relating to sustainability in the community, school energy days or gardening initiatives.
Groundwork South is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable groups. In line with our Safer Recruitment & Selection Policy and Procedure, successful applicants are subject to references and an enhanced with barred lists disclosure check.
To apply
A job application pack can be downloaded below. Please send your application form to Laura Dyke on ldyke@groundwork.org.uk.
Closing Date. 1st November 2020
Interview Date: 5th November 2020
APPLICATION PACK:
CVs will not be accepted. No agencies, please. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Please note that we reserve the right to close applications early in the event of a large response.
We are committed to the employment and career development of disabled people. To demonstrate our commitment we have been awarded the Disability Confident Scheme Symbol, which is awarded by the Employment Service. We guarantee an interview to anyone with a disability whose application meets the essential criteria for the post. If you consider yourself to have a disability and would like to apply under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme please complete the Guaranteed Interview Scheme form (at the top of our current vacancies page) and submit this with your application. We shall ensure fairness and equal opportunities throughout our workforce and in service delivery.
Groundwork South is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. We welcome applications from suitably skilled candidates regardless of ethnicity, gender, disability, sexuality, religion or age. A copy of our Equality and Diversity policy may also be made available to candidates on request.