Allotments and Volunteering Officer

This role is part of the Greenspace Team and is responsible for the management of the Council's Allotments Service and supporting the Greenspace Volunteers. It is a very people focused role you will be dealing with lots of different people every day from allocating plots to prospective plot holders to responding to enquiries from volunteers and dealing with complaints. You will be responsible for keeping accurate records on all aspects of volunteering, processing payments and assisting with publicising the activities of the volunteers. You will be part of a strong and supportive team who are committed to providing high quality greenspaces for everyone to enjoy. The work will be a mix of office based work and going out visiting allotment sites and occasional visits to meet Volunteers in parks and countryside sites.

You will need very strong IT and administrative skills to deliver all aspects of the job. You will be part of a team but you will need to use your own initiative sometimes when dealing with enquiries. You will need to be able to manage your time well and deal with a range of different priorities. This is a very busy role with lots going on and you will need to have excellent organisational skills., Our employees' skills, experience and knowledge are essential to our success along with their happiness, wellbeing, commitment, enthusiasm and motivation to be the best they can be.

This post is a designated customer facing role under the fluency duty and requires a specified level of spoken English.

At Tameside, we are committed to ensuring all our Citizens lead long, fulfilling and healthy lives. We are committed to supporting economic growth, providing high quality health and care services, protecting our most vulnerable and creating strong and supportive, self-sufficient communities.

We recognise that our people drive our success and enable the organisation to deliver on its vision, purpose and priorities, and that our people are our most important resource and asset. Our values underpin our practice and behaviours, and are at the heart of everything that we do; and we understand that how we do things is just as important as what we do. We pride ourselves on living by our STRIVE values of Support, Trust, Respect, Integrity, Value Diversity and Engage. Our values underpin our practice and behaviours and are at the heart of everything that we do. How we do things are just as important as what we do.