Project and Contracts Officer

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

Like all of us here at Barnsley Council, you care about children and their families. So you’ll relish this opportunity to play a key part in ensuring that the council meets it’s early years and wraparound expansion target.

Creativity, ambition and a focus on people. That’s what matters at Barnsley Council. Our award-winning council is on an exciting journey of change. It’s all about putting local people at the heart of everything, listening to and doing good for our communities. We’re now more innovative, more efficient and provide better value for money. The changes are clear to see - from new businesses and jobs, to improving school results and to museums being recognised for their community engagement.

Your role in our journey

We are seeking a highly committed and motivated individual to join our team in the role of Projects Officer. The successful candidate will be highly organised and have the skills and experience to enable them to monitor the project and individual settings, updating plans and responding to DfE requests They must be a good communicator who is able to travel across the borough to visit settings to check on progress.

What you’ll need

As well as a level 3 qualification you will need experience of working in a relevant field along with excellent communication and organisational skills.

Shape a better future with us

Join us on our journey to a brighter future. By working together, with each other and with our communities, we can take pride in improving lives. Let’s make a better Barnsley for everyone.

A lot to look forward to

Here at Barnsley, we live and work by four important values: honesty, teamwork, excellent service, and taking pride in what we do. As part of our team, you can be sure we’ll do all we can to support you in being truly excellent. You see, we prioritise learning and enabling you to achieve your potential. So we’ve created a development process that lets you grow in the way that suits you - whether that’s training to be a leader, or learning flexibly online.

For an informal discussion please contact Melanie Szoke 01226 772413