Rural Advocacy and Inclusion Officer

Job title:
**Rural Advocacy and Inclusion Officer**

**Reporting to**:
**CEO, Glendale Gateway Trust**

**Responsible for**:
**N/A**

**Work Location**

**Cheviot Centre, 12 Padgepool Place Wooler NE71 6BL and out and about in rural Northumberland**

Part
- Time role This is a part-time role
- 21 hours per week.

3 days initially reducing to 2 days after 6 months

Salary £13.50 per hour

Role Summary**:The Communities in rural Northumberland can sometimes feel isolated from the services and people at Northumberland County Council and other organizations. The presence of this role will help alleviate those feelings of disconnection and react quickly to issues that occur and provide information to the communities and NCC in a timely manner. They will be a voice for rural communities and be a conduit for information to ensure people who are in most need of help and support can access services and keep safe and well. They will help tackle rural inequalities and work in partnership with appropriate organizations to capture and focus on issues that affect rural communities.**

**Responsibilities**:

- **To promote co-ordination, partnership, information flow and joint problem solving.**
- **To provide a voice for our rural concerns to statutory organisations and the VCSE sector.**
- **Be a voice for NCC in rural areas**
- **Build on existing services and initiatives.**
- **Create local rural champions and advocates**
- **Promote the use of rural impact assessments/rural proofing on all policies and services affecting Northumberland.**
- **Work sensitively and be grounded in local people’s knowledge and experiences.**
- **Build a solid platform based around local community activities.**

Knowledge/Experience required:

- **Basic IT skills**
- **Professional and friendly manner**
- **Excellent communication skills**
- **Good attention to detail**
- **Excellent record keeping**
- **Personal experience of living in a rural area**
- **Good understanding of the geography of North Northumberland**
- **Excellent report writing skills**
- **Driving license plus regular access to a vehicle.**
- **The ability and experience of creating, developing and maintaining relationships across a wide variety of organisations.**

**All Staff are required to**:

- **Familiarize themselves with the Company Policies and Procedures, held on the citrusHR system, accessible by all staff at any time from the website.**
- **Uphold the Equal Opportunities and Anti-Harassment and Bullying Policies, ensuring effective implementation in all aspects of their work for the Company.**
- **Act at all times within the Company Rules, Policies, Procedures, and any other statutory requirements.**
- **Be proactive, bring ideas, suggestions and contribute to business improvement.**
- **Undertake training as required.**
- **Attend staff and team meetings as required.**
- **Observe health and safety procedures in the workplace to ensure personal safety and to safeguard the interests and safety of colleagues, customers and visitors.**
- **Undertake other duties and responsibilities as appropriate since all staff are expected to work flexibly within their skill level to respond to changing priorities and make sure that customer needs and business objectives are met.**

**Please send your current CV along with a covering letter which clearly states the knowledge skills and experience you will bring to the role.**

**Job Type**: Part-time
Part-time hours: 21 per week

**Salary**: £13.50 per hour

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 26/06/2023