This is an exciting time for the three organisations located on the Westmill site and we are looking for two passionate individuals to join us. Please find two job vacancies below. The Communications and Support Officer will work directly with Westmill Wind Farm Co-operative, while the Assistant Education Officer will be employed by our partner organisation, WeSET.
Job Vacancy with Energy4All:
Communications and Support Officer
with Westmill Solar and Wind Co-operatives
Are you passionate about tackling climate change through community energy and co-operatives? Join our purpose-driven team to support the work and development of two of the UK’s largest community energy co-operatives.
Westmill Solar and Westmill Wind are keen to demonstrate how community-owned renewables can improve the UK’s generation and use of energy to help create a low carbon future. Located on the same site in West Oxfordshire they aim to play their part in encouraging and developing a more sustainable way of life both locally and more widely. We want to see community-owned renewable energy thrive and we want the Westmill Story to help support the building of a movement.
The co-operatives are now looking to appoint a Communications and Support Officer to help achieve this. The role will support day-to-day operations and in particular, communications at all levels – with co-op members, the local communities around the Westmill site, the existing community fund grants programme, the Boards of Directors and with Energy4All.
The role will work closely with the Energy4All’s Westmill Wind and Solar Manager, who is responsible for the overall services delivered to the two co-ops. Energy4All is the UK’s leading social enterprise tackling climate change by delivering community ownership of renewable energy. Westmill Wind and Solar are two of the 34 community energy co-operatives in the Energy4All family.
Expected salary level £26k - 30k depending on experience.
A full Job Description is available here and on Job Vacancies page of the Energy4All website.
Energy4All values diversity and inclusion and does not discriminate based on their age, race, sex, sexual orientation, or any other characteristics. We welcome applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds.
Closing date – 11th September at Midday. Interviews 16th & 17th September.
Job Vacancy with WeSET:
Assistant Education Officer
Our partner organisation, WeSET, is looking to recruit a consultant to help the wider community develop an understanding of sustainable energy, with a particular focus on delivering workshops in primary schools.
The successful candidate will work as an Assistant Education Officer (AEO) and will team up with our existing Education Officer and our Visits & Volunteers Coordinator to help deliver a programme of school visits to Westmill, plus other duties including liaising with educational volunteers, and developing online educational resources and promotional material.
The AEO will also be expected to deliver presentations, assemblies and workshops in schools or to community groups within the surrounding area to the Westmill site.
Full details of what the role entails, together with details of the application process, are available to view HERE
