Assistant Ward officer - Community Support Officer

1 x 37 hours per week, temporary role for 2 years (with possibility of extension subject to funding). Based within the Ravenscliffe Area of Eccleshill and Bradford East Area Co-ordinators' offices. Bradford Council's Stronger Communities and Regulatory Services

Are you passionate about making a difference in the communities and neighbourhoods of the Bradford District? Are you looking for a demanding but rewarding career opportunity working within Bradford's localities? Do you want to make a lasting impact in an exciting role that improves residents' quality of life while offering excellent personal and professional development opportunities? If so, this could be the perfect next step for you.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in the Ravenscliffe Area Pride in Place programme, a long-term programme of investment and community-led regeneration aimed at creating a stronger, more connected and thriving neighbourhood.

We are particularly keen to hear from people from communities that are currently underrepresented in the public sector. We are committed to building a diverse workforce that reflects and works alongside Bradford's diverse communities.

If you have the skills to motivate and engage people from different backgrounds, build strong relationships, and bring together residents, businesses, public sector organisations, voluntary and community groups, and local Councillors to solve local issues, then we want to hear from you.

This role will play a key part in supporting the Pride in Place regeneration programme in the Ravenscliffe area of Eccleshill Ward. The successful candidate will work closely with residents, community organisations, partners, and local stakeholders to help deliver improvement projects that enhance the neighbourhood and strengthen community pride.

The postholder will have a dedicated role in supporting the delivery of the Ravenscliffe Area Pride in Place programme, working closely with residents, community organisations and the Ravenscliffe Pride in Place Board. He/she will help residents have a meaningful voice in shaping their neighbourhood, support community-led projects and initiatives, and help turn local priorities and ideas into positive action. He/she will work closely with the Board Chair and local MP to support delivery of the programme's agreed priorities, including its 10-year vision, delivery plan and investment priorities.

The role will include facilitating community engagement, supporting meetings and events, coordinating agreed actions, gathering and communicating residents' views, helping community groups build capacity and supporting the development and delivery of local projects. Will liaise with the Ravenscliffe Community Association Finance Officer to monitor day to day expenditure and ensure that there is a monthly budget overview of monies held by them.

He/she will have the opportunity to develop your skills in neighbourhood working, partnership development, community engagement, and place-based regeneration while making a tangible difference to the lives of local residents. He/she will build effective relationships across the Council, voluntary and community sector, public services, businesses and other local partners, helping connect Pride in Place with wider activity in Ravenscliffe Area and Bradford East.

Join us and help shape the future of the Ravenscliffe Area through the Pride in Place programme, working with communities to create a stronger, more connected, and thriving neighbourhood.

This is a Bradford Council post, and the Council will remain the accountable body for the Pride in Place programme. The postholder…