Active Community Development Officer

Job Description
The Service & Team
Active Cornwall are part of a national network of 42 Active Partnerships independently funded by Sport England and hosted by Cornwall Council in the Community Wellbeing Directorate and part of the Communities Service. We are a team of 16 dynamic and dedicated people all with a passion for systems change, working collaboratively with a diverse range of partners to help remove barriers and create the conditions for more people to experience the many benefits of an active life.

About The Role
This is a full-time (37hrs) fixed-term role until March 2027 with potential to extend beyond that subject to a future successful funding extension.

The Active Community Development Officer will be a critical player in helping to deliver the outcomes of the initial development phase of the Place Partnership work aimed at preparing the ground for future investment. You will be a key member of a wider multi-disciplinary place-focused team providing the glue and the compass, ensuring that various work streams are supported, connected and above all remain focused on the needs of communities.

This position is not subject to a criminal record disclosure check.

Working Pattern
This is a hybrid role with a mix of office, outreach and home working. The nature of the role will require significant connection to St Austell and the people/partners who live, work and play there. The Active Cornwall team commits to being in situ on a minimum of 2 days each week with additional place-based scheduling as and when the work dictates.

What You'll Need To Succeed
Working in systems change is messy, layered and relational. You will need to be comfortable with dealing with complexity, grappling with multiple moving parts that are inter-related and helping to lead change in environments where you don't hold the cards. To be successful in this you will need to believe in the power of people, possess great inter-personal skills, be adept at relationship building and at the same time prepared to respectfully challenge the status quo. You will need to be a convenor, a connector and an enabler whilst remaining compassionate, empathetic and values driven with equity at the heart of your approach. You might also have understanding of living on a low-household income and/or what life is like to live, work and play in St Austell.

Please read the role profile for the full details of this role attached below in this advert

What You'll Get In Return
Cornwall Council's ambition is to be an employer of choice, a high performing Council and a learning organisation. We commit to providing a reward and benefits package to attract, motivate and reward our employees. We offer a range of flexible working options to our staff. This helps provide our employees with a greater work/life balance. Whilst still ensuring that service needs are met.

Our Core Employee Rewards And Benefits Include

• a competitive salary.
• a defined benefit pension scheme, based on your career average earnings. This includes the option for extra voluntary contributions
• a generous annual leave entitlement with the potential to purchase additional leave.
• A national award-winning employee health and wellbeing programme
• Employee benefits scheme giving employees access to a wide range of discounts to local and national goods and services.

Additional Information
Please note, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role

The full role profile is attached here

For more information or an informal chat about the role please contact

Application Process
Please attach a supporting statement to your application, you can add your Education & Qualifications details manually using the application form timeline or you can upload your CV. Remember to demonstrate why you are suitable against each of the points marked as 'Application' on the Role Profile using examples from your experience or transferable skills. This might be through qualifications or descriptive examples from your work / personal experience, which clearly illustrates what you did and the effect it had. Guidance on how to complete your application can be found here – The application process .

Please note that applications cannot be edited after they have been submitted, please contact if you have any queries or require assistance with your application.

Existing employees must apply using their Cornwall Council email address through the Opportunity Marketplace on Oracle.
About Us
Cornwall Council deliver services to more than half a million local people and over five million visitors a year. Working here - Cornwall Council

We are happy to talk about flexible working options such as part-time or compressed hours. More examples of our flexible working opportunities can be found here - flexible working options .

Fairness and inclusion are at the heart of our vision for Cornwall. In order to best serve our communities, we are striving to achieve a diverse workforce that is inclusive of all backgrounds, cultures and identities; e.g., race, disability, sex, gender, age, religion and sexual orientation. We are an equal opportunities and Disability Confident employer, and we will assess applicants on their merits.

Cornwall Council is committed to safeguarding and following safer recruitment principles to help make sure our staff and volunteers are suitable to work with children, young people and adults at risk. It's a vital part of creating a safe and positive environment and making a commitment to keeping all service users safe from harm.