Full Time – 35 hours per week
Salary circa £24,000
Job Vacancy with RCCE
Rural Housing Enabler
Rural Community Council of Essex (RCCE) is a leading charity working in Essex for over 85 years. We provide assistance to people and communities throughout rural Essex to build a sustainable future
RCCE is looking for a new Rural Housing Enabler to help rural communities in Essex provide the housing they need.
You will promote and advise on affordable rural housing, working with parish councils, registered providers and local authorities to achieve this. You will attend community events, deliver presentations at parish council meetings and undertake housing needs surveys.
You will also have the opportunity to work on other community engagement projects that include wider housing and development priorities or needs.
You will be a confident communicator, able to prioritise and problem solve and be enthusiastic about rural communities, especially in terms of affordable housing. This role will require flexibility, as it involves some out of hours working. We are particularly interested in hearing from applicants that have experience of affordable rural housing or planning/development.
RCCE registered charity no 1097009 Registered company no 4609624
To apply you must complete an application form and an equality monitoring form, which can be downloaded from RCCE’s website: www.essexrcc.org.uk/Working_for_us or can be provided by contacting us (see above).
For any queries relating to the posts or application process, or informal discussion please call 01376 574 330.
Layer Marney Tower Layer Marney Nr. Colchester Essex C05 9US
This year Essex Police will be holding the 3rd annual Rural Crime Awareness Day which will take place at Layer Marney Towers, near Colchester, on 18th November. The idea to hold such an event was born back in 2012 at the request of local farmers at the Chelmsford Farm Watch meeting and the event has grown each year.
This free event will be open to visitors from 10:00 until 15:00 and is open to all Farmers and members of the rural communities across the entire county of Essex.
This event is to provide members of the farming and rural community information on crime prevention and security and also the various products and services on the market to assist in preventing crime. You will have the opportunity to liaise with Police Officers and Exhibitors at the event.
The day will be targeting the following areas:
Security of –
machinery,
tractors,
plant,
metals,
diesel,
oil,
tools,
vehicles,
caravans,
trailers,
horses,
tack,
dwellings,
sheds,
outbuildings,
barns,
stables,
fields and farms,
trailers,
Public rights of way,
Casualty reduction,
Human Trafficking,
Firearms.
Exhibitors include
Panther Security,
Safer Resilient Communities,
Datatag,
Tracker,
Wellington Security,
Solon Security,
Poacher Catcher,
Future Signs,
ActFast,
Mervad,
PANIU,
Sure Track,
Ernest Doe,
NFU,
RC Boreham,
Casualty Reduction Unit,
Compound,
Crimestoppers,
Essex County Council Public Rights of Way Liaison Officer,
Zone Wardens and Fly-tipping.
Numerous specialist Police services will also be present
Visitors will also be able to liaise with officers from Special Branch, General Aviation + Marine, Wildlife Liaison and Heritage Crime Officer, Crime Prevention Tactical Advisors, Stansted Aviation, ECTU Traveller Liaison, ECC Traveller Unit, Essex Watch, Firearms Licensing, Rural Specials and the Essex Police Volunteers stand, Farm Watch Liaison Officers etc…
Refreshments
Refreshments, Hot Food and drinks will be on sale at the event.
Please note – The entire Layer Marney Tower venue has a No Smoking policy in place. Please also note that dogs will not be permitted on site.
Please make a note in your diary, we look forward to welcoming you.
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