Cornwall Council Careers – Development Officer

Active Cornwall are seeking to appoint a motivated, experienced and engaging Development Officer to lead all our programmes within Education in the first instance as a maternity cover position for a minimum of 12 months.

They will play a key role in our Children Young People and Families portfolio as we look to address those stubborn inequalities children and families face to physical activity and achieving an active 60 minutes every day. The successful candidate will lead on the School Games, Active Lives for Children, Primary Sport Premium and Opening Up School Facilities programmes and also play an important role in embedding the Time2Move PE & School Sport Framework.

Please view the role profile here, your application will need to demonstrate how you meet the required criteria. Please ensure you answer all of the pre-screening questions in full, within the application form. Guidance on how to complete your application can be found here – The application process

Please do not upload any additional documentation in support of this application. Applications will be considered based on the screening questions and qualifications and experience details provided within the application form only. Any further attachments will not be considered when the recruiting managers are shortlisting for interview.

Fairness and inclusion are at the heart of our vision for Cornwall. In order to best serve our communities, we are striving to achieve a diverse workforce that is inclusive of all backgrounds, cultures and identities; e.g. race, disability, sex, gender, age, religion and sexual orientation. We are an equal opportunities and Disability Confident employer, and we will assess applicants on their merits.

Cornwall Council is committed to safeguarding and following safer recruitment principles to help make sure our staff and volunteers are suitable to work with children, young people and adults at risk. It’s a vital part of creating a safe and positive environment and making a commitment to keeping all service users safe from harm.

Whilst the location/work-base for this role has been specified our evolving ways of working means that the role may require you to also work remotely (e.g. from home/other locations). We will discuss this with you during the recruitment process.

More information about working for Cornwall Council is available here.

We are open to discussion about flexible working.

For more information and an informal discussion about the role please contact Tim Marrion on either [email protected] or 07973 497454.