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ITEM EX8 - ANNEX 4

EXECUTIVE – 18 MAY 2004

LOCAL AREA WORKING: "RESPONDING TO LOCAL COMMUNITIES"

Local Area Coordinator

  1. JOB PURPOSE
    • To enable the County Council to engage more effectively at the local level.
    • To be the Council’s "expert" on local issues in the XYZ area of the county and support joint working between all relevant partners
    • To work with officers and members of the County Council to develop a corporate, ‘one organisation’ response to local communities on local issues
    • To support members in their representational roles, and Strategic Directors with their area roles

2. MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

    1. Within the local area, establish close working relationships key partners including the district Local Strategic Partnerships (LSPs), district and town councils, PCTs, Police, voluntary and business sector organisations.
    2. Support Directors and Executive members in relation to bilateral working with district councils by ensuring that there is a focus on the key partnership issues and that agreed action is implemented successfully
    3. Represent the Council at local forums and promote a focus on community well being by helping the forums to:
    • Give a local perspective on operational practices and/or policy proposals
    • Concentrating on key issues emerging from town plan/village appraisals
    • Support local services in the locality (youth service etc)
    1. Promote and support local self help projects to sustain communities and address problems of social exclusion by providing advice, project management skills, helping to lever in funding from other sources and by working with service specialists within OCC to ensure that action is consistent with the Council’s policies and programmes
    2. Participate in partnerships with other statutory agencies, the business and voluntary sector and look for opportunities to promote effective joint working and improve the service to the customer. In particular support community strategies and town plan/village appraisal projects
    3. Work with OALC, town councils and others to develop the role of local councils by promoting and implementing arrangements for service delivery/advice services being carried out at the local level.
    4. Support local members to ensure that local issues of concern are made known to County Council managers, and/or Executive members as appropriate
    5. Raise the profile of the County Council in the local area by involvement in community events and by working with members and service managers to promote the Councils services and activities in the area.
    6. Liaise with the Media Unit to promote the County Council locally
    7. Where required, support locally elected members in their community representative roles.
    8. Contribute to the development of area working and community based policies for the County Council
    9. Advise and support service managers on the implementation of policies and projects to ensure that action is effectively implemented to suit local needs and aspirations.
    10. Monitor progress against the Council’s action plan and provide regular briefings for the Executive and CCMT

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