New Opportunity – Community Support Worker

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Are you looking for a new challenge, with part-time hours in your local community? 
Are you a good communicator who likes helping people?
Are you a good organiser?  Then this could be the role for you!

Oving Parish Council is currently recruiting for a Community Support Worker to continue an established parish project.  The ideal candidate should be positive, compassionate, and caring, ideally with a background in health care, social care or teaching.  A knowledge of the benefit system and local authorities would be beneficial however the ability to reach out to people and gain their confidence is paramount.  You will be supporting adults with complex needs and running a monthly tea party at Oving Jubilee Hall (when COVID restrictions allow).

This role has previously been staffed by volunteers, however given the increasing challenges that we face in today’s environment, we would now like to employ someone to lead and extend the role.

The probation period for this role is three months with the intention of this becoming permanent for the right candidate.  You will work six hours a day, two days a week but may need to be flexible to meet demand.  Salary is commensurate with experience.  The successful candidate will require a DBS check.

If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you!

Please contact the clerk to the Parish Council, Ruth Palmer (telephone 07770 742041) by email to   or by letter at 4 Church Way, Pagham, Bognor Regis, West Sussex, PO21 4QN.

For a PDF version of this ad, please click here:  Community Support Worker 13.2.21

Petition to stop the closure of Oving traffic lights

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A formal consultation has opened into the closure of the Oving lights crossroads over the A27 as the county council looks to create a traffic regulation order.

The TRO, which can be found here, will legally prevent all traffic, apart from buses travelling northbound, from exiting the B2144 Oving Road east at the A27 junction.

To find out more about the petition please use the link below:

Petition to stop the closure of Oving traffic lights

New Oving Community Website

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We are pleased to announce that the new Oving Community Website is now live!

While some of the content needs to be updated, rest assured that this new site is the one to visit for all things related to Oving Parish in West Sussex – this includes the villages of Colworth, Drayton, Merston, Oving and Shopwhyke.  User groups are being contacted to provide updates to their content, and are always welcome to get in touch to request changes.

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