Children, Young People and Families Development Officer

Children, Young People and Families – Development Officer

Do you have a good, general understanding of issues facing children, young people and families? Are you interested in working in the community and voluntary sector? If so, then we would love to hear from you!

About the role

Voluntary Action North Lanarkshire is the respected and valued support organisation for the community and voluntary sector in North Lanarkshire.

The role will involve supporting the development and delivery North Lanarkshire’s Children and Young People’s Community Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund as well as contributing to capacity building work within the North Lanarkshire Community and Voluntary Sector (CVS) so they are better able to support children, young people and families wellbeing.

For more information, please see the JD and Person Specification which is attached below.

Pay: £27,000 (pro rata)

Hours: 21-28 hours per week

Location: Hybrid with a combination of home-based working and working at VANL’s office/s and other locations in North Lanarkshire as required.

Duration: Temporary (2 years)

VANL is a supportive employer and provides good benefits including:

· 25 days annual leave pro rata (increasing up to 27 days after 5 years, 29 days after 8 years and 30 days after 10 years) and two special leave days for birthday and Xmas shopping)

· 12 public holidays pro rata.

· 6% employer’s contribution and minimum 3% employee contribution

· Flexible working arrangements regarding hours and home-based working

To apply: please refer to the post’s JD and person specification and send your CV and cover letter setting out why you are applying for the role and how your experience and skills match our requirements.

Please send to Ryan.Young@VANL.co.uk by 14/03/2023

If you would like to discuss the post, please contact Joyce.Morgan@VANL.co.uk

Interviews: will be held on 25/04/2023 via Microsoft Teams. Further information will be provided closer to the interview date.

VANL is committed to being a fair and equal opportunities employer and has Gold Investors in People accreditation

· VANL is also an accredited Living Wage employer

· we support hybrid and flexible working arrangements to help staff manage work and personal responsibilities

· VANL is a Carers Positive employer

VANL is a Disability Confident Employer, committed to positive action in the recruitment and selection of people with disabilities. We guarantee an interview to any applicant who meets the essential criteria for the post and who has a disability as defined under the Equality Act 2010. If you are a disabled person and need reasonable adjustments to apply for a post or for interview, please contact Ryan.Young@VANL.co.uk