Job Description

An exciting opportunity is available to join Community Support within Ipswich Borough Council. We are looking for a dedicated Community Support Officer to support the development and administration for our Community Support service area which includes the Community Engagement, Community Safety and Anti-social Behaviour teams.

The successful candidate will support the service area to facilitate partnership meetings, deliver projects and campaigns, assess feedback and funding applications, research and collate data and will undertake minutes at meetings. As part of this diverse role, you will work closely with community and voluntary groups, key stakeholders and councillors. Occasional weekend and evening work may be required to support with Area Committees and community events.

About you
Our ideal candidate would be a great team player, someone creative and proactive, with a great work ethic and the ability to deliver work to deadlines in a fast-paced environment. You will have excellent communications skills, be highly organised and self-motivated to support on a diverse range of activities across the Community Support service area.

You will have the ability to plan, prioritise and organise your time to ensure deadlines and targets are met. Your flexible approach to work with a willingness to adapt as circumstances change is essential for this role. The ability to form strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders is essential to the success of this role, together with your knowledge of using IT systems such as MS Word, Excel and Teams.

As well as a good salary, we offer a career average pension scheme, generous holiday and

sick pay entitlements, subsidised parking, public transport discounts, free swimming, cycle

purchase scheme, plenty of personal and professional development opportunities, flexible

working, hybrid working opportunities, Employee Assistance Programme and the opportunity to work with great colleagues.

Hours of work are 37 per week, typically worked during office hours Monday-Friday. There will be the requirement to occasionally work outside these hours on evenings and weekends. The post holder will be expected to undertake Area Committees which fall on Wednesday and Thursday evenings throughout the year.

This is a hybrid working role, where the post holder will be expected to work two days within Grafton House. The agreed office days at present is Wednesday/Thursday due to area committees.

This post is offered on a fixed term basis for 12 months.

For more information about this role please contact Ryan Chivers, Community Safety Manager (He/Him) on 01473432223 or via email ryan.chivers@ipswich.gov.uk

Please download the Job Description and Person Specification to find out more about this role:

Job Description and Person Specification

The selection process will be an interview carried out in person at Grafton House.

The interview will be held at the beginning of October 2023.

Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to interview candidates who meet the essential criteria prior to the closing date and / or to close the opportunity to applicants once we receive sufficient applications.