Communication and Support Officer

Job title:

Communication and Support Officer

Company

Somerset County Council

Job description

We’d also like to use analytics cookies so we can understand how you use our website and make improvements to your services.Accept additional cookies Reject additional cookiesSearchSearch Somerset CouncilPopular searchesJobCommunication and Support OfficerClosing in 14 days (4 October, 2024)Salary £9,557 to £10,391 per annum
Department Communications
Working pattern Part Time
Location Somerset
Closing date 4 October, 2024About the job

• 14.8 hours per week. Work pattern to be agreed with successful candidate and line manager.
• Role includes hybrid working locations including home with regular periods at the Quantock Office, Fyne Court, Broomfield.
• Role will include occasional evening meetings
• 25 days annual leave (pro rata).
• Fixed term contract until 31st March 2025.
• This role will be providing administrative and communication support for the National Landscape volunteers and wider team.

We’re working to conserve the unique landscape of the Quantock Hills National Landscape and support the use and enjoyment by communities, users and visitors alike. The National Landscape Team is supported by a significant number of volunteers undertaking a variety of roles from practical land management to leading walks and events. These roles target the four core themes of our work – Nature, People, Landscape and Heritage – and you’ll be a key part of that work . Your day-to-day work will involve:

• To provide administrative support including maintaining records and online volunteer management systems.
• To liaison with volunteers and external organisations / groups providing information and directing enquiries to other team members as appropriate.
• To provide communication support including communicating with the volunteers about updates, opportunities in volunteering and promoting volunteering through social media and other methods.
• Work with the National Landscape team to contribute to our other collaborative work across the Quantock Hills.
• Work closely with the team to develop new ways to engage with volunteers and potential volunteers to raise awareness of the opportunities to volunteers.

We offer ongoing support, training and guidance to help you be the best you can be. But it will really help if you have:

• Experience of administrative support activities such as record keeping, producing meeting notes.
• Experience of communication support activities including use of social media in a work context and use of IT packages in design and production of newsletters.
• Strong interpersonal skills, experience engaging stakeholders
• Strong IT skills, including with Microsoft Office.

We’re proud to be here for the people who work, live in or visit the Quantock Hills National Landscape, but also for everyone in Somerset. An important part of this is ensuring that we are as diverse and inclusive as the people and communities we serve.We welcome applications from a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences to enrich our team. You can always contact the hiring manager for a chat if there’s anything you want to talk about before you applyWe are proud to offer an environment that is supportive and rewarding, working as part of a team who are passionate about the work they do to improve the lives of people in Somerset.We offer great training and development opportunities, with supportive management. As well as this, we have some fantastic employee benefits available:

• We promote a healthy work-life balance and offer flexible working arrangements wherever possible, including working from home.
• Generous annual leave allowance, with the opportunity to purchase additional leave
• Staff discounts in gyms.
• Employee Assistance for the times you may need some support and a variety of employee wellbeing services.
• Auto enrolment onto our generous Pension Scheme and optional pension enhancement through our Additional Voluntary Contribution scheme.
• A Flexible Benefits Scheme via salary sacrifice to obtain a cycle for work and health screenings.
• My Staff Shop offering discounts in shops, online shopping, restaurants, cinema tickets, insurance benefits and more

The salary range for this role is £9,557 to £10,391 per annum for 14.8 hours per week.For further information about this role, please contact:Iain Porter, Manager 07977 412077 orAndy Stevenson, Ranger 07836 794835When completing your application/CV please provide your full employment history and ensure that any gaps in employment are explained. Be sure to clearly set out fully how you meet the criteria listed in the Role Description.We’d welcome the opportunity to arrange and hold interviews ahead of the closing date for suitable candidates. If you have all the information you need, just hit the apply button. We can’t wait to hear from you.Related informationIs this page useful? Yes NoThank you for your feedbackIf you’d like to send us more details about your experience you can use our feedback form. This will be used to make improvements across the website.CloseThank you for your feedbackTo help us improve somerset.gov.uk, we would like to know more about your website visit today. It would really help if you could fill in our feedback form. It will take only 2 minutes.CloseThank you for your feedbackGet in touchpage for more information and advice on how to get in touch with one of our support teams

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Location

Somerset

Job date

Sun, 22 Sep 2024 01:05:09 GMT

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