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Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Officer
Temporary until March 2025
One full time role and one 0.6 FTE role
Salary Band G
Agile working, office base Saltisford Warwick
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) team working within the wider Family Information Service (FIS) team in Warwickshire. This is a small friendly team which coordinates the HAF provision across the whole of Warwickshire. A highly rewarding role which enables eligible children across the county to access HAF provision over the Easter, Summer and Christmas holidays.
Warwickshire County Council is a top performing two tier authority with a reputation for innovation and efficiency. If you can match our ambition to drive Warwickshire County Council forward we would like to hear from you.
HAF programme overview
The HAF programme is rolling -out nationwide in all 151 English local authority areas. It aims to offer valuable support to families on lower incomes, through access to rewarding activities alongside healthy meals. Grant funding will cover coordination and provision of free holiday places for 6 weeks a year: 4 weeks in the summer, 1 week at Easter (2021) and 1 week at Christmas. The aim is that there should be free holiday activities available for school-aged children eligible for benefits-related Free School Meals (FSM). It is not expected that all eligible children will attend. LAs are also encouraged to make provision available for non-eligible children who are able to pay. Activities should include provision across a range of outdoor and indoor sport, physical activities, arts and crafts, games and play, food learning and cooking, and trips etc. Expected outcomes for children and families:
The role
The Warwickshire HAF programme is looking to appoint one full time and one part time (0.6 FTE) basis until the end of March 2025. The role will support the HAF team leader and will work alongside the FIS Officer team, focussing on the day to day running of the HAF programme.
We are looking for someone who can demonstrate the following skills, knowledge and abilities:
For the full Job Description please click here.
Additional Information
You can find out more about the HAF programme here HAF Programme
If you would like to view the Job Description and find out more about working for Warwickshire please click on the link.
We would welcome conversations with potential applicants to find out more about this role. Please contact Joanne Rolls 01926 742209 or joannerolls@warwickshire.gov.uk
Closing date 18th August 2022
Interview date 26th August 2022
To apply for this vacancy please click on the 'Apply' button. Our method of application is online, please note, CV’s should not been submitted unless asked to do so.
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As part of being a Disability Confident employer we guarantee to interview anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post. By ‘minimum criteria’ we mean that you must provide us with evidence in your application form which demonstrates that you generally meet the level of competence required for each competence, as well as meeting any of the qualifications, skills or experience defined as essential in the person specification.
Should you require application forms in an alternative format / language or any adjustments to be made throughout the application process or upon appointment, please contact hrandpayroll@warwickshire.gov.uk and we will make every effort to meet your specific requirements.
Warwickshire County Council (WCC) is committed to equality of opportunity for all employees and is keen to address areas of under representation in its workforce, this is because we really understand the importance of different voices, experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds within our workforce. Therefore, we strongly encourage applications from members of underrepresented groups. WCC has a number of staff network groups which provide peer support and safe spaces for employees who hold these and other identities. See more.