Project Officer - Independence & Wellbeing Team (IWT)
Salary: Band: 7, £29,777 - £ 33,945 p.a. (£16,900 - £19,266 for 21 hours)
21 hours per week (Flexible working Monday - Friday, however flexible working may include occasional evening and weekend work as part of normal conditions of service.
Location: The work base is the Civic Offices however, depending on service need, you may be required to work in the PO1 - PO6 area.
Portsmouth City Council
Your New Role
The Project Officer is required to support the delivery of social, healthy and/or physical activity groups across the city for adults who are or may be at risk of social isolation and loneliness or on the cusp or requiring health or social care services. You will work with an IWT Community Development Officer to support the groups into self-sustainability by developing a partnership approach with local statutory and non-statutory partners as well as with existing community groups. Within the role you will deliver and facilitate group activities including, but not limited to gardening, cookery, arts and crafts, physical and social activities. You will design and/or deliver activities, training, presentation and workshops and develop and disseminate promotional materials whilst maintaining accurate quantitative and qualitative records of the project delivery.
For a full list of duties, you will be required to undertake in your new role please click here .
What you'll need to succeed
With experience of delivering and facilitating group activities you will have good literacy and numeracy, IT skills and excellent communication and presentation skill. The ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post. As well as a good knowledge and understanding of different community engagement approaches you will have knowledge and experience of safeguarding legislation and experience of collaborating with marginalised communities and/or vulnerable people. Organised and methodical with a flexible approach to working you will be physically able to meet the physical demands of the job e.g, carrying shopping, moving equipment, demonstrating activities to participants. In addition you will be a car driver with access to transport or able to easily access public transport to move across the City.
Please view the full details of what you need to succeed here
What you'll get in return
We really appreciate our employees and fully realise they are essential to our success and look to offer an inclusive, supportive working environment where employees can reach their potentials with a healthy work life balance, offering the following rewards:
- Generous annual leave (27 days per year rising to 31, pro rata for part time hours) with the potential to purchase additional leave.
- A fantastic pension which allows you the opportunity to pay in more for that greater return.
- Flexible working hours.
- Access to a wide range of training and development opportunities including apprenticeships.
- Extensive wellbeing support through the Employee Assistance Programme
- Discount on travel, travel loans and the bike loan scheme
- Discounts on a wide range of goods and services - access a range of discounts and offers from thousands of restaurants, shops and more.
Staff rewards: https://careers.portsmouth.gov.uk/working-for-the-council/
Application process:
Please read the full job profile (click here) for further details on the post to ensure your application matches the requirements of the role stated in the who is the person.
Remember to demonstrate why you are suitable against each of the points described in the 'Who is the Person' points on the Job Profile using examples from your experience or transferable skills. This might be through qualifications or descriptive examples from your work / personal experience, which clearly illustrates what you did and the effect it had. This is important or you are likely not to be shortlisted. Please read alongside the 'How to apply' information on the careers page. Please do not just submit a CV.
You may wish to attach an additional letter or document to supplement you application.
We are a disability confident employer - committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible and welcome applications from all areas of society.
You will need to demonstrate that you have the Right to Work in the UK. No post will be offered without it.
Closing time/date: 12 May 2024 @ 23:59 pm.
A commitment to our values
We are committed to our values of respect, integrity, collaboration, inclusivity and being people-focussed. These values set out how we can contribute to the success of the council and our own success as individuals. Learn more about our values and behaviours .
We will email applicants from time to time; please ensure you check e-mail folders as sometimes our e-mails may go into spam/junk folders.
Should you require any support in completing the application form please contact recruit@portsmouthcc.gov.uk.