Position Overview & Specifications
Voluntary Action Rotherham (VAR)
The Spectrum
Coke Hill
Rotherham
S60 2HX
Tel: 01709 829821
Email: admin@varotherham.org.uk
Web: https://www.varotherham.org.uk/
Hours: 37 hours per week
Contract: Permanent, Full time
Are you passionate about transforming services, about making sure that Families get the support they need – particularly in the Early Years? Are you skilled at bringing stakeholders together, with an understanding and appreciation of the Voluntary Sector?
Rotherham is working to deliver the Family Hubs and Start for Life Programme, establishing a network to make effective, integrated family help more easily accessible for families. Co-delivery, co-location and a digital offer are central to the programme to enable highly transformative ways of working. A key objective is to improve access to ‘whole family’ service delivery, including Start for Life services in areas with the highest levels of deprivation.
As well as experience of working in a similar role within the voluntary and community or public sector, you should have experience of inter-agency liaison and partnership working including working on voice and influence. An up-to-date knowledge of policy developments in services related to the Start For Life is essential, as is the ability to lead, manage and implement projects successfully, as well as represent the VCS strategically.
The role will require attendance at meetings outside of normal working hours, therefore, the successful candidate must be willing to work flexible hours when required to meet work demands.
Voluntary Action Rotherham (VAR) is the lead body for supporting, developing and promoting the voluntary and community sector in the Rotherham Borough. Our role is to support and develop effective action to bring about positive change in the lives of individuals and communities in the local area.
For an informal chat about the post, please contact David Plumtree, Director of Services (Infrastructure), on 01709 726894 / email david.plumtree@varotherham.org.uk or Andrea Cox, Senior Manager (HR) on 01709 726897 / email recruitment@varotherham.org.uk
To apply for this role, please complete a VAR Application Form and send to: recruitment@varotherham.org.uk or by post to: HR, Voluntary Action Rotherham, The Spectrum, Coke Hill, Rotherham, S60 2HX.
Closing date for applications is 4.30pm on Thursday 22nd June 2023.
Interviews for this role are scheduled to take place on 29th/30th June 2023.
We will review applications as they are submitted and may bring candidates forward for an interview (with reasonable notice) at any time. We may also close this vacancy early if sufficient applications have been received.