Overview
Community Support Officer – Renewables Engagement
Job Description
Post Title: Community Supp Officer – Renewables Engagement
Location: Various Locations within the Highland Council
Hours: 35 hours per week
Duration: Permanent
Salary: £38,474 – £41,714 p.a.
Salary placing will normally be at the first point of the scale.
Contact Details: Dot Ferguson Email: dot.ferguson@highland.gov.uk or Gail Ward Email: gail.ward@highland.gov.uk
Job Purpose: To support engagement activity related to the implementation of the Community Empowerment Act and the Council’s ‘Placed Based approach’, including developing local relationships and networks with community bodies.
To provide support and build capacity amongst local community groups to enable greater involvement and participation in local planning and engagement activity. To support groups to take on local assets and develop resilience approaches in order to support the delivery of local priorities. Throughout the Highland Area.
Please APPLY ONLINE. If you are unable to apply online and you wish to request an offline application pack, please contact HR Transactions Team, T: 01955 608279 (24 hour voicemail) quoting the post reference number above.
The Highland Council understands that diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity and being fair and inclusive. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds, representative of the communities we serve and particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be under-represented in our workforce.
As a disability confident employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria requirements for the post.
Short listed applicants will normally be contacted by email, unless otherwise stated. Please check your emails regularly, including your junk/spam folder.
Requirements
Demonstrate through experience of working in an equivalent job role, evidence of degree level of educational ability
Educated to degree level or relevant professional qualification
Driving licence and/or access to personal transport
Responsibilities
The post holder will work directly with local groups to provide information and support to build understanding and encourage participation in responding to consultations from the Council and/or Scottish Government in relation to applications for renewable energy developments. The aim is to provide communities with the appropriate knowledge and tools to support them to consider developments coming forward and make informed representations on behalf of their local communities.
Alongside this, the post will provide direct support to groups to engage with renewable energy companies and providers to maximise community benefit. This will assist in the delivery of Highland’s Social Value Charter.
The Individual
Self-motivated and enthusiastic with a creative and solution focussed attitude to change and challenge
A commitment to team-work and flexibility, with an ability to both formulate and follow instruction where appropriate
