PDT 10th Anniversary/Xmas Party

Manny's Leaving

Hi fellow PDTinos,

just a quick entry to say adios as I am moving to new pastures (does anyone read this anymore?) it has been a pleasure to work for PDT and I will leave you all with a peach of a picture....

cheers,

Manny.

Local Job

Community Development Officer

Are you passionate about inspiring people to make the most of themselves? Do you have the skills to make a lasting difference for the many not just a few?

The Paddington Development Trust (PDT), is recruiting to a Community Development Post based in Queen’s Park. The successful applicant will have relevant professional work experience or educated to degree level in a relevant field.

The role requires awareness and sensitivity to issues affecting residents of deprived and diverse inner-city neighbourhoods. It will involve outreach work to engage residents and to inspire and empower local people to work for a happier and healthier future for themselves, their family and the whole community.

Enthusiastic, sociable and a good listener you are able to communicate effectively with a wide range of people. You are a natural problem solver, able to draw from memory on an acquired knowledge of existing support services into which to refer individual caseloads.

You posses a dogged determination to succeed, and the ability to motivate yourself with minimum supervision. You value attention to detail without losing sight of the big picture, and are able to keep a sense of humour and of proportion at all times. Interested?

 Deadline for receipt of applications is 25th July ’07
 Interviews with short-listed candidates will be held w/b 30th July
 £24, 000 - £27,000 - initial one year contract

If you have what it takes, please send your CV and a personal statement detailing how you meet the person specification above. Send to michelene@pdt.org.uk or Queen’s Park Forum, Office 1, Beethoven Centre, Third Avenue, London W10 4JL.

New Staff member in Queen's Park

Queen's Park Forum welcomes Sarah Martin to join the team as Coordinator of the Healthy Futures programme. Sarah is on secondment from Westminster Primary Care Trust where she has been working as a Health Visitor on the Hallfield Estate. sarah recently completed an MA in Public Health and is looking forward to making a success of this new and exciting health project in Queen's Park funded through the Local Area Agreement. Sarah's email is sarah@pdt.org.uk and the telephone number is the same as that of the office.

St. Peter's House has a new member that might be of interest.

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Hi All !!

Take a trip

Thanks Manny - this is a good idea - why not do it as a mini away day somewhere - on a boat or something?