Job Introduction
This is an exciting opportunity to work as part of a small team, building strong relationships with communities, schools, workplaces and other local organisations.
Stoke-on-Trent City Council manages a partnership, alongside neighbouring local authorities and train operating companies, that works to improve our local railway stations and encourage rail travel. It receives funding from the rail industry, and it also seeks grants for specific projects. It also looks after a large, dedicated team of volunteers, who help transform our local stations into places that are safe and pleasant to use.
You will be employed and supported by Stoke-on-Trent City Council and will be accountable to the North Staffordshire Community Rail Partnership (NSCRP) Management Committee for the delivery of its day-to-day activities with guidance and management provided by the Chairman of NSCRP or nominated person.
Main Responsibility
As a Community Rail Partnership Officer, you will:
- help deliver the North Staffordshire Community Rail Partnership (NSCRP) action plan, which is a combination of projects and core activities, offering support to various community and school groups.
- bring new volunteers on board and support them with their ongoing experience as part of the Community Rail Partnership.
- develop and engage communities in fun, innovative and informative activities
- share resources, and work with communities to reduce car use to and from train stations, increasing the opportunities for walking, wheeling and cycling, improve stations and encourage people to use rail for their everyday journeys - helping increase passenger numbers on the rail services and helping community rail to flourish.
The Ideal Candidate
You will have:
- experience of leading activities for volunteers, schools and community groups, being able to communicate confidentially with diverse communities by various means.
- the ability to build relationships with ease across a wide range of people including local authorities and similar partners.
It is often a very ‘hands-on’ job also, with plenty of time spent at our local stations around Staffordshire, Derbyshire and South Cheshire working with communities along the line, with the remainder of your time being a hybrid of home and office based, with the office base in Stoke-on-Trent.
You must be willing to work flexibly and be able to travel across the area covered by the NSCRP as well as attend meetings/events at locations across the region or nationally and/or out of hours, as required. A rail pass for East Midlands Railway services on the line will be issued to the successful candidate.
This post is for 23 hours per week, to be spread over at least three days. You should be willing to work outside normal office hours occasionally.
To apply visit: Vacancy Details (stoke.gov.uk)
If you have any questions please feel free to email us at: northstaffscrp@stoke.gov.uk
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