Shettleston Community Growing Project  Job advert: Project Co-ordinator/Facilitator

Shettleston Community Growing Project (SCGP) is a community-led organisation that is working in partnership with Shettleston Housing Association and Glasgow City Council to develop and manage a community allotment site in the East End of Glasgow. The SCGP has recently been awarded funding from the Climate Challenge Fund and now wishes to recruit a member of staff to take the project forward.

The Project Co-ordinator/Facilitator will be the sole member of staff of this new project and will play a key role in establishing the community allotment site, guiding its development as a valuable community resource and promoting it to the wider community.  Applicants will have experience of gardening and food growing, ideally in an allotment environment, and will have knowledge of and commitment to sustainable environmental practices. Also required, is the ability to work with and share that knowledge and experience with a diverse range of individuals and groups, including children and young people. The post holder will be required to undergo an Enhanced Disclosure.

Closing date the position is Friday 4^th June 2010

 Salary: £27,000 per annum pro rata (£13,500)

Hours: 17.5 hours per week (days and hours to be agreed but will include some evening and weekend working)

Duration: 12 month contract

Holidays: 20 days annual leave + 10 public holidays

 To apply for this post please contact GERA recruitment on 0141 550 5060 or email recruitment@gera.org.ukfor an application pack

Could you champion the Royal Caledonian Recognition Award and become a verifier?

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Click here for Application Form and Job Description. Please click here for Further Information. Click here for Equal Opportunities Form

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You can download the following documents in Word format: job description application form equal opportunities form
Please submit completed application and equal opportunities forms in hardcopy to Trellis, 40 St John Street, Perth PH1 5SP, or via email to Fiona Thackeray. The closing date is 5pm on Wednesday 26 November, 2008. If you’d like to discuss these opportunities further or request an information pack, please email Fiona@trellisscotland.org.uk

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