Service Improvement Officer - Child Poverty - ARB17755

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Service: Financial Services / Revenues and Benefits Argyll and Bute Council s Revenues and Benefits Service is seeking a Service Improvement Officer Child Poverty, to support the coordination and continuous improvement of activity aimed at reducing child poverty and financial hardship across the Argyll and Bute area. This is a temporary post until 31 March 2028 working 35 hours per week, and can be undertaken remotely within the Argyll and Bute area. We are looking for someone with a relevant degree level qualification (or equivalent experience), significant experience in programme or service development, and a strong understanding of the issues affecting low income households. This is a strategic role with a strong focus on collaboration, evidence based improvement and performance monitoring. You will bring strong analytical, communication and project coordination skills, with proven experience of partnership working, data analysis and report writing. This is a varied and rewarding role, offering the opportunity to influence change, support preventative approaches and make a meaningful difference for children, families and communities across Argyll and Bute. Help us make a real difference to children, families and communities across Argyll and Bute. As its award-winning council, we play a vital part in the day-to-day life and long-term future of our beautiful and diverse communities. And we are committed to making the council the place to have a great career, by providing excellent benefits and a friendly, dynamic working culture so that each of our 5000 colleagues can deliver services that help our corner of Scotland thrive. Our employees make good things happen in the day-to-day life and for the longer term future of Argyll and Bute. We offer various benefits to support you, such as a competitive salary, pension scheme, generous leave entitlement, cycle to work scheme, discounts on gym memberships and leisure centres, wellbeing initiatives, and opportunities for learning and career growth. We also embrace a modern approach to work, offering a flexible first approach where possible to requests from our employees to how they work. From employee recognition schemes to environmental policies we have many initiatives in place to help us look after the things we all care about. Argyll and Bute Employee Recognition Programme , Disability Confident , Armed Forces , Fair Work First Statement , Equality and Fairness , Climate Change , Hybrid and Flexible Working Policy Argyll and Bute Council recognises the numerous benefits of a positive work-life balance to the wellbeing and productivity of our employees. We will take a flexible first approach to requests from our employees to change the way that they work. While we must balance such requests with the need to ensure the quality of the important services we deliver are not compromised, we will ensure that each request is given careful consideration with a view to achieving a positive outcome wherever possible. Happy to talk about flexible working arrangements. This is a temporary post which may be filled on a secondment basis by an employee wishing to gain experience/career development and will be at the discretion of the employee s Third Tier Manager. The post-holder will be expected to travel efficiently and effectively between various work locations within Argyll and Bute and beyond to meet the operational requirements of the Service. Telephone: 01586 555237 We champion diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and a sense of belonging. To find out more about our commitment to this please visit Equality & Diversity Policy.
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Location:
Campbeltown
Job Type:
FullTime

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