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Yate Town Council & Yate Heritage Centre are seeking a part-time

  

Heritage Education Assistant

  

10 hours per week,  to be worked flexibly around school visits

 

 £15,725 - £16,830 per annum

 (equivalent to £4,250 - £4,548 pro rata / Hay Grade 11, SCP 14 – 17)

  Yate Town Council is a forward-looking Quality Town Council which seeks to provide high level services to the local community comprising of 25,000 people.

 Working at Yate Heritage Centre, the Heritage Education Assistant develops and delivers heritage school sessions, educational packages, workshops, projects and a handling collection and takes operational responsibility for Yate Heritage Centre in the absence of the Heritage Officer.

 This is an interesting and varied post for which you should possess excellent organisation and communication skills plus community focus, with a particular interest in heritage and education.

 

Closing date: Friday 3 February 2012  

 

Copy of the job description can be viewed here: Heritage Educational Assistant 

 

 For an application form, please contact:

 

 Yate Town Council

 Poole Court, Poole Court Drive 

Yate, South Gloucestershire, BS37 5PP

 

tel: 01454 866506

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 www.yatetowncouncil.gov.uk

 

The Armadillo Yate Youth Venue and Café was shortlisted in the West of England Local Authority Building Control Building Excellence Awards 2011.

The Town Council is delighted to announce that the project was successful in achieving the Best Community Building award at a ceremony held on 24 June 2011 at the Marriott Hotel, Bristol, which was attended by representatives of the Armadillo Project Board.  As regional winner, the project will now be considered for a national award …….. fingers crossed !!

Yate Town Council's Annual Town Meeting is taking place at 7.30pm on Tuesday 26th April 2011 at Poole Court.

Please come along and have your say on your town.  Everyone is welcome.

You can download an agenda for the meeting by clicking the following link Annual Town Meeting (26 April 2011).

Saturday 23rd April, 11.00 am till 4.00 pm

We would like to welcome you to take a look around the recently completed Armadillo Yate Youth Cafe and Venue.  Please pop in any time between 11.00 am and 4.00 pm.

Please have a look at Armadillo Open Doors Event for further information.

 HELP TO KEEP YOUR TOWN CLEAN AND TIDY!

Yate Town Council is carrying out a Spring Clean event on SATURDAY 9th APRIL 2011 at 10.00AM.

The Spring Clean will tackle 3 sites simultaneously – the areas between the Shopping Centre and Gleneagles, along the River Frome between Templar Road and Cranleigh Court Road and the hedgerows and shrub beds at Brinsham Park and Fields.  Local Friends Groups, Church Groups and residents will be volunteering at the various sites.

Everyone is welcome to come along and get involved and help to keep your town clean and tidy.  Please wear appropriate footwear - black bags and gloves will be provided.