Community Officer

Trent & Dove Housing; East Staffordshire; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Trent & Dove Housing is seeking a Community Officer to lead and represent the communities we serve within our Neighbourhoods area. You will understand, evaluate and address local needs, working with the Community Engagement Team to turn ideas into action.

The role requires the ability to engage with people from diverse backgrounds, strong networking, organisational skills and the initiative to manage your own workload.

Qualifications

• Proven ability of community engagement work.
• Ability to engage with people from all backgrounds.
• Strong networking skills.
• Prioritise workload and meet deadlines.
• Good knowledge of community participation methods.
• Able to collate and read data to inform actions.

Responsibilities

• Lead and represent the communities we serve.
• Understand, evaluate and address local community needs.
• Work with the Community Engagement Team to implement actions.
• Motivate residents to participate in programmes.
• Plan and deliver community projects within set deadlines.
• Demonstrate an adaptable and proactive approach.

Skills

Community engagement

Networking

Time management

Data interpretation

Prioritisation

Initiative

Job description

As part of our commitment to the community, we are looking for an enthusiastic individual with excellent people and communication skills to join the Community Engagement Team within our Neighbourhoods area.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Community Officer to join the team in leading and representing the communities we serve. You will be responsible for understanding, evaluating and addressing the needs of our local communities and working with the Community Engagement Team to make these a reality. An understanding of community involvement with the ability to work alongside and motivate residents is essential.

The successful candidate will:

• Have proven ability of community engagement work
• The ability to engage with people from all backgrounds and strong networking skills
• Be able to prioritise workload and to work to deadlines.
• Have a good knowledge of community participation methods
• Be able to collate & read data to determine actions for projects within a community based on different sources of information
• Have good organisational skills
• Be confident and flexible approach
• Have proven ability to use your initiative and manage your own time.