Alan Deans Email & Phone Number

Glasgow And Renfrewshire

Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

Glasgow

Greenock

Greenock

•Assist communities to identify their needs, issues and aspirations and support the profiling and ongoing development of communities of geography and interest.•Assist communities to develop their capacity to organise and take action to address locally defined need, supporting them to be skilled, influential and sustainable.•Provide programmes, resources and support that strengthen the skills, abilities and confidence of people/groups to operate effectively as local organisations… Show more •Assist communities to identify their needs, issues and aspirations and support the profiling and ongoing development of communities of geography and interest.•Assist communities to develop their capacity to organise and take action to address locally defined need, supporting them to be skilled, influential and sustainable.•Provide programmes, resources and support that strengthen the skills, abilities and confidence of people/groups to operate effectively as local organisations, including the development and delivery of a range of active learning and training sessions•Develop individual/group learning plans for all learners and groups and carry out initial and ongoing assessments. •Utilise the Community Engagement Strategy and National Standards for Community Engagement and VOiCE as a means of developing effective dialogue between communities and policy/service planners, encouraging productive relationships between communities and public bodies.•Identify and develop appropriate progression pathways for learners and groups, encouraging learner progression from first steps learning to accredited options and beyond. Develop sustainable and co-produced models of learning where possible.•Manage, support and train part-time, sessional and volunteer community learning and development staff. Support local and national practitioner networks and participate in ongoing professional development.•Undertake quality assurance and self-evaluation in line with ‘How Good is Our Community Learning and Development? framework.Support outcome focused and participatory approaches to planning and evaluation using a range of methods and tools, including LEAP. Develop planned and reflective practice which is rooted in the values and principles of Community Development.•Develop new working partnerships with the local communities, voluntary sector, public agencies and local educational partners, including schools. Contribute to the CLD 3-year plan as appropriate. Show less

Dumbarton

• Responsible for coordinating the development and effective implementation / delivery of the CPP Single Outcome Agreement and supporting action plans;• Responsible for supporting the Community Planning Partnership and its prime objective to tackle social and economic exclusion through integrated action, in liaison with partners, government agencies, business and the community;• Responsible for promoting a spirit of co-operative working between partners and to maintain close contact… Show more • Responsible for coordinating the development and effective implementation / delivery of the CPP Single Outcome Agreement and supporting action plans;• Responsible for supporting the Community Planning Partnership and its prime objective to tackle social and economic exclusion through integrated action, in liaison with partners, government agencies, business and the community;• Responsible for promoting a spirit of co-operative working between partners and to maintain close contact with all partners encouraging their participation in community planning and commitment to its objectives and projects;• Responsible for coordinating the delivery of Community Engagement and empowerment services, including the new model of neighbourhood management. • Responsible for responding to changing demands and external challenges effecting a culture of transformational change across the partnership and within the Council• Responsible for delivering appropriate training as and when requested by groups/individuals. Show less

Ba Tqal, Adult Literacies, Pass

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