Job vacancy details
Citizenzone Assistant Fixed-Term Contract until 31st March 2011
| Employer | Preston City Council | Location | Preston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working Pattern | Full Time, Permanent position | Hours | 37 hours per week |
| Salary | £19,427 to £20,652 per annum | Reference | RRE/001/089 |
| Closing Date | 15/07/2009 11:59 AM | ||
Communities Directorate. The Citizenzone is the Council’s state of the art interactive mobile information centre packed with the very latest technology. It allows people to access, from their own doorstep, a wide range of services provided by Preston City Council, partner agencies and the community and voluntary sector.
Working within the Community Engagement Team the position of Citizenzone Assistant will provide the successful applicant with an exciting and unique opportunity to help local communities to access, shape and influence the local services that they receive and also to help overcome inequalities created by the increasing use of the internet and new technology.
As Citizenzone Assistant you will be involved in an extremely wide and varied workload, not only driving, setting up the vehicle and attending events but also taking a lead role in ensuring that the vehicle can continue to be used to its full potential.
Having excellent communication skills with the ability to manage your own workload you will take a lead role in helping to develop and maintain strong links with the council’s partner agencies and the third sector. You will also help to take forward strategies to enable the vehicle to be used to its full potential and in particular as an IT promotion and web training resource, focusing upon meeting the needs of socially excluded groups.
The successful applicant must possess a full driving licence and Class C1 as a minimum, authorised to drive a 7.5 tonne vehicle.
If you feel that you have the drive and ambition to be part of this exciting project then we would like to hear from you.
