Senior Project Officer
Job Vacancy | Groundwork South
| Location: | Homebased with travel across Torbay |
| Contract: | Fixed Term until 31st March 2025 |
| Salary: | Circa £19,875 per annum (FTE £26,500) |
| Hours: | 37.5 hours each week (Term Time only) or part time of 30 hours per week also considered |
Not-for-profit organisation Groundwork South have a unique role opportunity for someone to join as Senior Project Officer to lead and deliver lead environmentally impactful community/ youth led focused projects across Torbay and wider Devon area.
This is a multidisciplinary role required to co-ordinate and deliver bespoke programmes focused on school and delivery youth, including social action (National citizenship service – NCS), education, open space co-design, food growing and conservation activities.
This role will involve working with a range of partner and community group organisations to enable the development and delivery of the range of programmes.
The Blue Influencers Scheme assisting young people (10–14-year-olds) living in coastal, river and estuarine communities, to create deep, lasting and meaningful connections with the natural environment and embed a culture where youth social action becomes the norm.
NCS Open to All Community Experiences
Groundwork South will be providing young people (aged 16-17 Years old) with year-round activities. These will be close to home and provide choice and flexibility to engage with up to 3 x 16-Hour Community Experiences. Each experience is designed to be fun and engaging and provide a breadth of learning and development opportunities. One of our key priorities is to increase the provision of our offer to underserved young people and learn more about what works for these groups.
Our Community Experiences aligns with the four key objectives:
- developing life skills and supporting independent living;
- building employability and work-readiness;
- providing opportunities for volunteering and social action; and
- enabling social mixing of young people from all backgrounds.
For key requirements of the role please see the personal specification attached to the Job Description on our website.
We are a creative, committed and enthusiastic organisation with a great track record of project development, fundraising and delivery, so there are always opportunities to grow and develop your role within our friendly team.
In return we offer you:
- A competitive salary
- Health Cash Plan including PERKS – such as discounted gym membership and shopping discounts
- Comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme
- Salary sacrifice schemes including cycle to work and pension contributions
- Family friendly policies to support work/life balance with time off in lieu for out of hours activities
- Business travel expenses
Groundwork South works with communities across the south of England to transform their lives and the places where they live. We have been at the forefront of social and environmental regeneration for over 25 years, and today we have a simple mission: to create better places, improve people’s prospects, and promote greener living and working.
We are passionate about creating a future where every neighbourhood is vibrant and green, every community is strong and able to shape its own destiny, and no-one is held back by their background or circumstances. This vision drives the work that we do. Each year we deliver over 100 innovative projects, tackling the biggest issues facing our communities and creating real and lasting, positive change.
Apply now!
To apply, please send your CV and a cover letter outlining how you meet the Essential criteria for the role to: recruitment.south@groundwork.org.uk quoting reference SPO24
Job Description & Person Specification
For further information and to discuss the role please contact: Nicky Bhatoey-Turnbull, Employment and Skills Programme Manager, Nicky.Bhatoey-turnbull@groundwork.org.uk
| Closing date for applications: | Applications will be reviewed on receipt and invited to interview. This vacancy will close when a suitable candidate has been found. |
Please note, we reserve the right to close applications early in the event of a large response.
Appointment to this role is subject to an enhanced records check through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
Groundwork South is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all members of the community.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we interview every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job. Once you’ve applied, please send us an email stating that you have a disclosed disability, and we’ll interview you. If you need any support or adjustments with your application or attendance at interview please let us know.
