Community Action Isle of Wight are pleased to announce that their Resilience Project has been awarded four more years of funding from the National Lottery, to continue its work on the Isle of Wight.
This new phase of the Resilience Project will begin on 1st November 2022 and in preparation, Community Action are currently recruiting staff for this project, as well as a number of other roles (see below).
Key features of the project
A project that started as a community response to the effects of Covid 19, has continued to grow and evolve since it first began in 2020.
‘Resilience at the Heart of Isle of Wight Communities’ will continue with community work already established, but key features of our new project will be working alongside the Isle of Wight Cultural strategy, the UNESCO Biosphere designation and promotion of Healthy and Positive Lifestyles.
The UNESCO Biosphere
The UNESCO Biosphere designation celebrates the unique environment and ecosystems of the Isle of Wight and has three core purposes:
- To protect and enhance biological and cultural diversity.
- To use these special qualities of place to build better lives for the people who live there.
- To share information and opportunity to participate in the Biosphere project.
What will the project deliver?
Over the proposed four-year duration the project will deliver the following outcomes:
- Support geographically focused work across the Island to build community capacity and infrastructure to help residents, community groups and Town and Parish Councils achieve their aspirations for their local area.
- Support the delivery of Island wide aspirations around the environment, culture and health by generating engagement and participation of local groups in activities and projects which help deliver these outcomes.
- Strengthened individual skills, knowledge and confidence to support community capacity and resilience at the local (Parish/village) level.
- Strengthened organisational community capacity, strategic planning and partnership working at the local (Parish/ Village) level.
Join the team
As the Resilience Project moves into a new phase, there are several opportunities, including for a new Community Resilience Project Co-ordinator, as well as a two Community Resilience Co-ordinators.
Both roles are three days a week based on a full time equivalent salary of £29,000 and £28,000 respectively.
To find out more about these roles and a number of others at Community Action, head over to the Website.
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