Opportunities

Applications are invited for the newly created permanent post of Communications & Events Officer which will be available for an immediate start.

Job Purpose

The Communications & Events Officer will be responsible for managing the council’s public facing communications and delivering events in the community, including the weekly Thursday market.

Working Arrangements

Reporting to the Town Clerk, the post of Communications & Events Officer will be full-time, working 37 hours per week.

Working times will be flexible except for Thursdays when there is a 7.30am start to oversee the opening of the weekly market.

The job is based in the Town Hall, Market Place, Wetherby, LS22 6NE or at the council’s regular events, including the weekly Thursday market. Some events are held on evenings and at weekends.

There is also the option for hybrid working arrangements to facilitate working from home if appropriate.

Requirements

This is a varied role and the post-holder will need to be an excellent communicator, with outstanding verbal and written skills. They will also be a dynamic and creative thinker who can improvise when required and deal with the unexpected.

The successful candidate will be ready to take on the challenge of improving the council’s channels of communication in the Wetherby community.

More information is given in the person specification. As this is a varied role, applications will primarily be judged against meeting the qualities required rather than the qualifications.

Salary and Benefits

The Communications & Events Officer role will be paid at NJC Salary Point 18 (currently £27,344 per annum).

Annual leave is 22 days per year, plus bank holidays and two statutory days. This increases to 25 days per year after 5 years of service.

The postholder will be eligible for entry to the West Yorkshire Pension Scheme which attracts generous employer contributions.

Equal Opportunities in Employment

Wetherby Town Council is committed to being an employer of choice. Our aim is to ensure that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, maternity and pregnancy, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. These are protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.

Recruitment and selection criteria, procedures and practices will be kept under regular review to ensure that individuals are selected or promoted on merit. All employees will be given equal opportunity and, where appropriate, training to progress within the Council. Local authorities have a legal responsibility to promote Equality of Opportunity.

References

References offered will be taken up. We reserve the right to contact any other previous employer for a reference. We will also take into consideration relevant information received from any source.

Data Protection Act

The information you provide will be processed in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018 and any subsequent legislation.

Employment Checks

Appointment and continued employment are subject to the following checks:

• Verification of your qualifications and experience as stated on your application form.
  Obtaining satisfactory references.
• The provision of relevant documentation confirming your entitlement to work in the United
  Kingdom as required by the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 and
  requirements of the Home Office’s UK Visas and Immigration.
• Satisfactory completion of a probationary period.

Applications

Application forms are available online here, or by contacting the Town Clerk at the below address.

The Town Hall, Market Place, Wetherby, LS22 6NE.

If you have any additional needs, please tell us about any adjustments we may need to make to assist you with the selection process.

Application forms should be sent to [email protected] by 5pm on Friday 31 March 2023.

Interviews will be held on Thursday 6 April 2023.