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Work for us – Community Development Worker (Maternity Cover)

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Employer: Caldmore Village Festival Ltd

Job Title: Community Development Worker

Contract Type: Fixed 28 weeks (6.5months) Full Time (Maternity Cover)

Start Date: August 2018 (subject to references and DBS checks)

Salary: £20,000 p.a.  (pro rata) plus employer contribution pension

Closing Date For Applications: Noon on 31st of May 2018

Interviews to take place on Tuesday 12th of June.

 

Caldmore Village Festival Ltd (CVF) is seeking to appoint a dynamic Community Development Worker (Maternity Cover). This is a fantastic opportunity to join CVF at an exciting time. You will be a motivated self-starter who is able to use initiative and have a flexible approach to community engagement.

Maternity cover

This post is a twenty eight weeks fixed-term contract to cover the period of maternity leave for the key worker.

Key roles include:

  • Promote and sustain the work of Caldmore Community Garden and House (CCGH) through identification of funding opportunities, writing of bids, delivery of projects and events.
  • Ensure that CCGH responds to the needs of the community.
  • Develop strong links with community, faith and business groups along with other key partners and with the local authority.
  • Raise the profile of CCGH.

 

You will:

  • Have previous experience in a challenging community orientated role.
  • Manage staff and workers in relation to projects.
  • Have flexible working.
  • Report to CVF Management Committee.

 

This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS.

 

Maternity Cover Job Description and Person Specification

 

Please send your CV and a covering letter explaining why you are suitable to be considered for the role to: caldmoregarden@gmail.com

All candidates shortlisted for interview will be contacted by June 6th 2018 by email.

 

Tree House Opening Party!

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Tree House

After months of careful preparations it is time to OPEN THE DOORS OF THE TREE HOUSE!
Join us at this children-orientated event at the Community Garden and enjoy the first opportunity to have a look at the Garden from above.
Event programme:
– 1pm – Multicultural Music Making children’s performance
– 1.30pm – Grand Opening of the Tree House
– Arts and crafts, Stories from the Tree House, treasure hunt and family games
– Bouncy castle and face-painting
– Cake and drinks at our community cafe.
And from 2pm – a CAMPFIRE! Bring your own sausages, marshmallows and things to toast.
Address: Caldmore Community Garden, Carless Street, WS1 3RH

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Easter Egg Hunt!

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Join us for an Easter Egg Hunt at Caldmore Community Garden on Saturday, 24th March, 12-4pm.

  • 1pm Easter Egg Hunt for children – bring a basket and come dressed up if you can
  • 12-3pm – Spring Craft Fair – meet some of the talented local crafters
  • Spring arts and crafts, gardening and family games
  • Facepainting
  • Cake and drinks at our community cafe

Address: Caldmore Community Garden, Carless Street, WS1 3RH

August Open Day – Creepy Crawlies – Saturday 12th August 12-4pm

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August Open Day at Caldmore Community Garden – Creepy Crawlies!

Saturday 12th August, 12-4pm

  • The Great Bug Hunt in the Garden.
  • Learn how to make your own wormery.
  • Creepy crawlies arts and crafts.
  • Photo exhibition – photos taken by children from our holiday club and youth from NCS The Challenge.
  • Photo portrait studio – tell us what you think of the Garden and have your photo taken.
  • Games and races, samosas, cakes and drinks at our community cafe.

Address: Caldmore Community Garden, Carless Street, WS1 3RH

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July Open Day – Big Butterfly Count – Saturday 29th July

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July Open Day – Big Butterfly Count

When: Saturday 29th July 2017 at 12-4pm

Join us at the Big Butterfly Count – national action day to count and get to know British butterfly species! There will be family competitions, butterfly arts and crafts, and butterfly feeder making.

Peter and Natalie Mason will play for us live at the Garden – enjoy the music with a non-alcoholic coctail made with some of the herbs and fruit grown in the garden.

Come to our Photo Portrait Studio – as a part of our ongoing consultation, you can have your family portrait taken in return for your ideas for the Community Garden.

There will be games and races, barbecue, cakes and drinks at our community cafe. So why not come to the Garden and spend a lovely afternoon enjoying the outdoors, relaxing, learning and being a part of a great local community project?

Palestine Day – Sunday 23rd July

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Palestine Day

When: Sunday 23rd July 2017 at 12-4pm

Join Walsall Kobar Friendship Association for a Palestine Day at Caldmore Community Garden.

Keynote Speaker – Jackie Walker, former Vice Chair of Momentum, will give a speech Palestine in the modern British political context – The importance of resisting smears of anti-Semitism: a personal account. Her presentation will be followed by a film Balfour and Me.

There will be book stalls, refreshments, a lot of family activities – magic show, ballon art, gardening activities, games, pottery decorating

For more information contact Sureha 0741 599 1636.

 

Caldmore Acoustic Music Festival

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Caldmore Acoustic Music Festival

When: Saturday 8th July 2017 at 2-11pm

Where: Caldmore Community Garden (12 Carless Street, WS1 3RH Walsall) and The White Lion Public House (150 Sandwell St, WS1 3EQ Walsall)

Join us for a day of music jointly hosted by Caldmore Men’s Shed, Caldmore Community Garden and The White Lion Public House.

From 2pm in the Caldmore Community Garden.
Garden cafe open with refreshments and home made cakes and barbecue. Lots to do for the children with arts and crafts and garden games.

From 7pm in the White Lion.
Special festival beers and barbecue.