JOB DESCRIPTION
Temporary Graduate Officer Community Engagement Post Reference Number: TBC Date of Job Description: March 2021
Salary and Grade Grade 8 £27,041
LocationTreorchy Library, Treorchy
Group Community & Children’s Services Division Public Health Protection & Community Services Section Cultural Services
DBS Required Yes, Enhanced
Why have a Graduate placement with RCT Council?
This is an exciting and challenging time for Local Government as it seeks to continue to provide high quality services alongside delivering value for money. The role of local government in shaping the future of local communities will be more important than ever.
Working in Local Government offers some of the toughest and most intellectually stimulating challenges, as we provide services that affect thousands of lives in many different ways.
The Council is once again preparing to recruit to its Graduate Programme that provides fantastic opportunities to work in a vibrant environment, learn new and transferable skills, meet people from a range of backgrounds and develop a professional career in Rhondda Cynon Taf. RCT Council Graduate Officers also have access to a wide range of staff benefits which include: x 25 days Annual Leave x Cycle to Work Scheme x Discounted LeisureForLife Membership x Vectis Card (staff discount) x Technology Purchase Scheme To find out more about RCT Council’s Apprenticeship Scheme and how to complete our application form visit our platform via the following link: RCT Graduate Platform
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3 Words to Describe Your Graduate Placement
3 Purpose of the post:
To infuse the arts and culture into the everyday operation of a multiservices center, linking with partners and the wider community to create a “Community Cultural Hub,” a new model that recognises the power of arts and culture to stimulate community engagement and participation.
What you will deliver:
To work in close partnership with the Community Development Team to: x Engage with local communities, groups, networks, businesses and artists to promote the activities of the new cultural community hub in Treorchy x Support local community groups, artists and businesses with funding applications to a variety of sources to support the community engagement programme x Develop and deliver engagement opportunities that will further develop the cultural offer within the Rhondda
To coordinate meetings and identify opportunities with potential groups, individuals, artists or businesses who wish to make a valuable contribution to the cultural life of Treorchy and the Rhondda.
Cocreate a programme of community engagement activity with a diverse range of partners including local residents, schools, artists, local businesses, festival coordinators and council services.
Be the key liaison between the community and the arts and library services.
Regularly monitor the project budget and report on spend.
Evaluate and report on the project with a view to informing future service development at other community hubs.
To carry out health and safety responsibilities in accordance with the Division’s Health & Safety Responsibilities document. To undertake such other duties and responsibilities commensurate with the grade, as may be reasonably required by the Service Director, or as a mutually agreed development opportunity. THE CONTENTS OF THE DOCUMENT WILL BE SUBJECT TO REVIEW FROM TIME TO
4 TIME IN CONSULTATION WITH THE POST HOLDER. JOB DESCRIPTIONS MAY BE AMENDED TO REFLECT AND RECORD SUCH CHANGES. Protecting Children and Vulnerable Adults is a core responsibility of all staff. All safeguarding concerns should be reported to the Cwm Taf MultiAgency Safeguarding Hub (MASH).
5 PERSON SPECIFICATION
This Person Specification sets out the knowledge and/or qualifications, past experience and personal competencies that would be ideal for this particular post. The Knowledge/Qualifications and Experience sections describe what is required in terms of the technical ability that is needed to do this job successfully. The Competencies section describes the kinds of nontechnical skills, abilities and personal characteristics that the ideal person for this particular role would have. The competencies describe how that person would ideally work with other people and how they would approach their responsibilities. The Special Conditions and Professional Requirements section describes any other qualities appropriate to the particular circumstances associated with this role.
Knowledge / Education:
Experience:Essential Desirable WelshEssential Language Level 1 – All employees WelshDesirable Language Level 2 – 5. For guidelines will be required to undertake a basic Welsh on the levels please refer to the Welsh Project Management Experience Management/Delivery of art or cultural Language Induction to reach this level. Language Skills Guidance online www.eventsrctcbc.gov.uk/WelshSkills WhatPlease skills refer to you The Welshwill use Language in the Skills workplace: Giving presentations to a wide range of Attendance at arts and cultural networking Guidancepeople onlineCompetency Administrators Competencyevents www.Frameworkrctcbc.gov. uk/WelshSkillsCompetency behaviours and values Competency Areas Report Writing A degree that includes elements of KnowledgeEvent Management of the local arts and culture communityWorking engagement, in a Team communityShares new ideas orscene effective ways of working with the team development and/or social regeneration Will go ‘over and above’ what’s normal to contribute to the An interest in the arts and literature team’s effectiveness Communicating Listens to others and actively checks own understanding Effectively Consistently uses the form of communication that is best for the situation (e.g. verbal, email, writing) Achieving Results Anticipates problems and takes action to reduce the risk of things going wrong
Consistently delivers highquality outcomes Personal Effectiveness Is eager and willing to learn new skills
Has an actionfocused attitude to new challenges and change
Special Conditions and Professional Requirements
6 To complete the Project Management Level 4 qualification and undertake any other training relevant to the post.
Ability to travel independently in line with the requirements of the post and any training required.
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