Job opportunity – Active Communities Connector

Two roles: one working in Wolverhampton, the other in Dudley.

Employed by: Dudley Council for Voluntary Services (Dudley CVS), or Wolverhampton Voluntary Sector Council on behalf of Black Country Together CIC.

Salary: £26,511 – £27,741

Hours: 37 per week

Contract: Fixed Term for 24 months (with possible extension subject to performance and funding)

Black Country Together CIC has 2 exciting new opportunities for people who are passionate about improving the health and wellbeing of their community and are experienced in grassroots community engagement.

The Black Country has some of the highest levels of physical inactivity nationally with the lives of Black Country residents determined by a unique set of characteristics including high levels of deprivation, low skill levels and high unemployment and health inequalities.

This exciting programme, funded by Sport England and Active Black Country and working in partnership with Local Authorities, aims to use the 2022 Commonwealth Games as a catalyst to inspire people to lead a more active lifestyle and builds on its predecessor pilot programme, ‘Black Country Moving’ and the broad body of evidence collected from its delivery.

These new Community Connectors will carry out a variety of outreach activities to engage with people in local communities. The successful candidates will bring experience of working with a wide range of both voluntary and community organisations and public bodies in order to maximise the breadth of local assets available, improving and developing activities that provide local people with the opportunity to move more and be physically active.

Both roles will include a requirement to work and travel across the city / borough in which the post is based.

For more information, please contact: · for the Dudley post: Kate Green (Dudley CVS) kategreen@dudleycvs.org.uk tel: 07376 671698 · for the Wolverhampton post: Ian Darch (WVSC) idarch@wolverhamptonvsc.org.uk tel: 07974 672311

Equalities and Safeguarding

Black Country Together CIC, WVSC and Dudley CVS are fully committed to Equality and Diversity, values diversity in their workforces, and welcome enquiries and applications from everyone.

Both Dudley Council for Voluntary Services and Wolverhampton Voluntary Sector Council abide by the Disability Confident Committed Employer pledge.

Black Country Together CIC and its employing partners are committed to safeguarding adults with care and support needs, and children. They have in place regularly reviewed safeguarding policies and procedures which incorporate safer recruitment processes.

About Black Country Together CIC:

Black Country Together CIC was founded in 2013 by the four Councils for Voluntary Service in the Black Country with the aim of increasing levels of funding coming into our sub-region and fostering greater co-operation and collaboration between voluntary organisations and local statutory agencies both within and across borough boundaries.

Web: https://blackcountrytogether.info/

Sandwell Council for Voluntary Organisations: www.scvo.info

Dudley Council for Voluntary Services: www.dudleycvs.org.uk

One Walsall: https://onewalsall.org

Wolverhampton Voluntary Sector Council: www.wolverhamptonvsc.org.uk

Closing date: Friday 13th May 2022 at 10.00am

Interviews: Friday 20th May (locations to be confirmed) – please reserve this date if you apply.

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