Senior Volunteering & Community Officer

Job Description

Summary Do you love to bring people together to help solve problems and realise opportunities Do you value working with local communities and volunteer organisations to create fruitful long-term relationships.Were looking for a Senior Volunteering & Community Officer to join the team in what we call the West Yorkshire Group We are made up of East Riddlesden Hall, Marsden Moor and Hardcastle Crags.We are looking for an ambitious and organised individual who can create a plan for future of these special places within the community and support and grow its volunteering work on and off site.Youll join us on a permanent full time contract.Telephone Interview: Monday 24th AprilAssessment Centre: Wednesday 3rd MayFor more information about the role specifics please contact .uk What its like to work here Its a great place to work in a great team. Working across three very different sites, East Riddlesden Hall, Marsden Moor and Hardcastle Crags. Your role will focus more on Community development with the remaining time, around 30% on volunteering. Withinthis element of the role, you will also lead another member of staff.The role will require some degree of autonomy working within the strategic aims and objectives to develop the role.Since covid there have been a number of changes to staff and roles and this role is a brand-new role for this group. This is a great opportunity, and we are very excited to have been able to recruit for this position.Youll work closely with the Portfolio Leadership Team and even more so with your line managers team, as colleagues. What youll be doing Youll lead and deliver targeted community engagement and involvement, working with people to explore ideas and maintaining existing relationships and building new relationships with local and wider communities.Alongside this, youll deliver opportunities for volunteering and community participation, including skills and training opportunities, responding to the unique opportunities presented by the property, building on the work that has already been done.You will be leading the development and delivery of this portfolios strategic plan for volunteering and communities alongside the property leadership team. Managing and embedding change whilst widening and deepening our relationships with existing and newaudiences.You will also increase the confidence and capability of others whilst creating a collective, flexible and inclusive environment for existing & future volunteers, communities and partners. Who were looking for Track record of embedding engagement and participatory ways of working Ability to engage local, wider and/or systematically excluded communities Experience of developing delivery partnerships with community groups and stakeholders Abilityto meaningfully engage with and involve community groups, including volunteers, while managing sensitivities Credibility and presence to enthuse and enable others to embed engagement and participatory approaches where appropriate. The package The National Trust has the motto For everyone, for ever at its heart. Were working hard to create an inclusive culture, where everyone feels they belong. Its important that our people reflect and represent the diversity of the communities and audienceswe serve. We welcome and value difference, so when we say were for everyone, we want everyone to be welcome in our teams too.

• Substantial pension scheme of up to 10% basic salary

• Free entry to National Trust properties for you, a guest and your children (under 18)

• Tax free childcare scheme

• Rental deposit loan scheme

• Season ticket loan

• Perks at work discounts i.e. gym memberships, shopping discount codes, cinema discounts

• Holiday allowance up to 32 days relating to length of service, plus holiday purchase scheme, subject to meeting minimum criteria.

• Flexible working whenever possible

• Employee assistance programme

• Free parking at most locations

• Independent financial advice

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