Based at: Bentley Resource Centre
Salary details: Grade 7, £24,044- £26,740 pay award pending
Contract Type: Temporary fixed term until 31st March 2025 Full Time 37 Hours Per Week
Closing date: 7th May 2023
Enhanced Level DBS Disclosure is required for appointment to this post.
There’s never been a more exciting time to join Doncaster Council.
We are passionate about Doncaster - it’s a great place to live, do business and visit.
We have plenty to shout about – Doncaster is the UK’s best connected location, we have many major developments in the pipeline, a vibrant urban centre with a thriving arts and cultural scene, sport and leisure attractions, wonderful green spaces and a fascinating heritage. We firmly believe, as do our partners, that Doncaster is the place to be with a bright future and ambitions ahead of it. But don’t just take our word for it – anyone joining the council, can look forward to expanding their knowledge and skills in a dynamic, creative and nurturing environment while truly making a difference to the communities we serve.
It is an exciting time to be involved in health, wellbeing and community support in Doncaster. The Doncaster Growing Together Borough Strategy has set out to change the way that public services deliver community support. Our ambitions are being realised through our inclusion in two national programmes which will test place-based, community-led health and wellbeing approaches across Doncaster.
We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual with a passion for improving public health and wellbeing to join our Well Doncaster team. The team undertake community-centred approaches to addressing the health and wealth inequalities of the community and the programme has been recognised nationally for our strengths-based approach. We are looking for an individual who is experienced supporting a strength based, community focused team who can demonstrate a working knowledge of supporting social policy projects.
The role will primarily provide business support for the Community wealth Builder project including; performance monitoring of activities, providing support to social and community enterprises, planning and organising events, publicising activities via Facebook, Twitter and the Well Doncaster website and the management of inboxes and diaries.
The role will also provide high quality support to the wider Public Health Team to address health and wellbeing challenges in Doncaster. This element of the role will involve undertaking research, collating findings and summarising evidence, undertaking financial administration and providing administrative duties.
Further details about the responsibilities and requirements of the role are contained in the job profile and role summary.
In return for your hard work and dedication, we can offer you the chance to be part of a great team dedicated to ensuring that all people in Doncaster thrive. You will also have access to a variety of attractive employee benefits including competitive leave entitlement, local government pension scheme and access to a range of staff discount and flexible benefits schemes. Visit our Working in Doncaster - City of Doncaster Council page to find out more.
Shortlisting w/c 8th May 2023 and interviews w/c 15th May 2023.
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This post involves working with children/ adults and therefore if successful you will be required to apply for a Disclosure and Barring Service check at an enhanced level.
Doncaster Council is committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community where we strive to improve the quality of life for all. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expect all staff to share these commitments.