Engagement Officer

Please apply online via the link provided. Please note, we do not accept CVs submitted without a fully completed online application form.

At Barnsley Council you can start a career that makes a real difference to people’s lives, helping our council and residents to be the best they can be.

We’re an award-winning council and one of the biggest employers in the borough, supporting around 243,000 people. We put people at the heart of everything we do, and that includes our employees. As part of the team, we offer lots of benefits and rewards to support you to thrive and grow, like flexible working, employee discounts, support for your health and wellbeing, and opportunities for training and development to grow your career and develop your skills.

There’s so much happening in our thriving borough, and now’s the perfect time to join our excellent Communities team as we work to make Barnsley the place of possibilities.

• We’re an award-winning team and one of the biggest employers in the borough supporting around 243,000 people.
• Working at Barnsley Council means being part of a team that makes a real difference to people’s lives, where you can develop the skills you need to make change happen.
• If you join the team you’ll receive great pay alongside an excellent pension scheme. With flexible working we’ll also support your work/life balance, helping you to adjust your hours and take time off when you need it.
• We’ll help you to develop your career and grow your skills with opportunities for training and development.
• There’s so much happening in our thriving borough and your talent and skills will help us make Barnsley the place of possibilities.
• Key to our success is working with our residents, partners, businesses and organisations and building these partnerships to bring about change in Barnsley.

About the Post:

In Barnsley we want all children, young people and families to benefit from the opportunities that a great childhood brings. The Great Childhoods Ambition is the council’s commitment to improving the lives and futures of our children and young people. As part of The Great Childhoods Ambition the Library Service will be delivering a project to ensure all children and young people have a library membership card by the time they start school and understand the services and activities available and the positive impact libraries and reading can have on individual lives.

We are looking for a positive and enthusiastic candidate to join our team as an Engagement Officer. You will work with colleagues across the Library Service, Council and our schools to deliver the Universal Membership project and work with schools and families to encourage visits to libraries and increased take-up of library services by young people. You will actively market and promote libraries as community destinations, acting as an advocate and championing their role in supporting children and young people.

This is a Career Grade post, and the successful candidate will hold a minimum Level 4 qualification in a relevant area with experience of engagement activity with members of the public and community groups, developing successful partnerships in a community setting and evidence of delivering successful outreach, promotion and development activities.

We are looking for creative and enthusiastic candidates able to motivate children, young people, schools and families to engage with libraries.

The successful candidates will need to be able to manage a challenging workload, using their own initiative and adapting to changing circumstances. You must be a team player with strong communication skills and the ability to work with a wide range of partners. You should also be able to develop clear systems of work and be adept at learning new computerised processes.

If you can bring your jazz hands combined with practical organisation skills, then you’ll fit into our team.

For an informal chat about the role, please contact Jemma Conway, NPO Programme Manager on 01226 773498.