Job Description
Community Learning and Development Worker, Kinross PKC10314
£35,945 - £39,680
Loch Leven Community Campus, Kinross, KY13 8FQ
The Communities Service are looking to recruit a Full Time Community Learning and Development Worker to help develop, design and manage the delivery of locality based CLD activity in the Kinross-shire, Almond & Earn ward areas of Perth & Kinross. This will include adult learning programmes, facilitating community capacity building and the development of volunteers. You will also work cohesively with partners and stakeholders to deliver Stronger Communities networks, support local partnerships and the Local Area Committee. You will also make a significant contribution to place based working and the community empowerment agenda. This post will be primarily based across Kinross-shire, Almond & Earn but may require the person to work across Perth and Kinross responding to priorities, in order to meet the outcomes of the Communities Service Team.
Requirements
You will hold a degree in Community Learning & Development and ideally be a member of the CLD Standards Council. You will demonstrate a commitment to learning, improvement and innovation by proactively seeking out opportunities for personal development. You will demonstrate a flexible approach to change; challenge the status quo to bring about change and embrace new ways of working. You will demonstrate initiative and take responsibility for decisions to achieve results. You will lead by example in demonstrating expected behaviours; inspiring colleagues to follow your example. You will uphold the PKC values of ambition, compassion and integrity and show a commitment to equality. You will demonstrate enthusiasm with a desire to make a difference, empowering and supporting your team to initiate improvements to services, valuing everyone’s contribution and inspiring confidence in others.
You will be committed to promoting health and wellbeing to build employee resilience. You will be committed to a coaching style approach to help others to find their own solutions. You will be committed to co-designing processes with a clear focus on the customer experience enhancing the lives of our communities.
The Individual
You must have a valid UK driving licence as this post requires you to travel to a variety of locations across Perth and Kinross.
If you would like any more information regarding this vacancy, please contact Karen Evans, Locality Team Leader on 01738 477675.
When completing your application for this post, please ensure you provide current contact details (including e-mail addresses) for two referees, one should be your present or most recent employer. However, if you are an existing employee of Perth & Kinross Council, you are only required to provide reference details for your current employer.
At PKC our values and behaviours influence our work and support us in the delivery of the Perth and Kinross Offer. 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 PKC and you could soon be joining our team!
Please APPLY ONLINE. Facilities are available at all public libraries in Perth and Kinross. If you have a disability and require reasonable adjustments, please call 01738 475555 to discuss.
As part of our safer recruitment measures, Perth & Kinross Council carries out rigorous checks on the right to work in the UK, qualifications, employment history, including references, and fitness to undertake the post.
Some jobs may have been traditionally carried out predominately by one gender, but we would encourage you to apply if you meet the requirements, irrespective of your gender.
A healthy work life balance is important to Perth & Kinross Council and we provide supportive management and flexible working arrangements to help you achieve a healthy work life balance. You will have access to training and support for continued professional development.
Perth & Kinross Council welcomes 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.
What we can do for you
If you are successful in a role with Perth & Kinross Council, you will have access to a range of benefits to help your physical, mental and financial wellbeing.
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