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Community Empowerment Coordinator
Radius Housing
* Closing Date: 17 March 2025
* Contract: Permanent
* Hours: 37 hours per week
* Job Ref: FHA04090
The Community Empowerment Coordinator will undertake an agreed programme of duties tailored to the local needs of individual estates. They will be responsible for a wide range of community development and community safety activities to improve community engagement and participation and will play a key role in empowering individuals and building strong and resilient communities.
To be shortlisted, candidates need to provide evidence of the following as a minimum:
1. Good general level of education to include at least 5 GCSEs or equivalent to include English and Maths (at a minimum of Grade C)
2. OR 2 years’ experience (within the last 3 years) of working in a community development role.
3. Minimum of 1 years’ experience working to address anti-community behaviour and issues.
4. Experience of partnership working with voluntary, community, and statutory agencies.
5. Relevant recent experience in a housing/social/care/welfare caretaking role.
6. Recent experience of issues impacting on community development and knowledge of Housing Associations and services provided.
7. A current full driving licence and access to a suitable form of transport (where an applicant indicates that a disability prohibits them from driving, this criterion will be waived at the shortlisting stage).
In return, we offer a range of benefits to employees including great on-job training, a contributory pension scheme, a health cash plan which can provide help with dental, optician and medical costs (including cover for dependent children in full-time education up to 18 years of age), free employee health checks, and a Cycle to Work scheme.
Flexibility regarding working hours is also offered in some areas of the business.
Closing date for applications is 17th March 2025 unless otherwise stated.
Radius reserves the right to enhance criteria to facilitate shortlisting. Radius is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
* Radius Housing, 3-7 Redburn Square, Holywood, County Down, BT18 9HZ
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