Happy Co-operatives Fortnight! Here's our newsletter - the first in a while - with news of a gathering of Somerset Co-ops on July 2nd, jobs in and around Taunton working for co-ops, why we should invest in co-op development, and the data on swimming between Tadcaster and Minehead.

SCS is hiring!

A new economy is taking shape – social, ethical, co-operative businesses are emerging in sectors from housing to energy, finance to agriculture and IT to transport. They are empowering workers, customers and communities; they are cutting carbon emissions and regenerating deprived neighbourhoods. But none of this happens by accident.

SCS is one of the UK’s leading co-operative development bodies, driving innovation in people powered business. We are expanding and we need skilled, dynamic and self-motivated workers to join our Taunton based team.

We are looking for co-operative development workers able to plan, organise and project manage enterprise start-ups; fundraisers able to seek resources from charities, statutory bodies and social investors; administrators able to use a wide range of software and interfaces to process data and maintain records; and part-qualified accountants  keen to build up their skills in the more-than-profit sector.

Salaries range from £25k - £34k FTE depending on skills and experience; part time workers (16 hrs pw – 36 hrs pw) are welcome, and flexible working, pension, family friendly employment and more are on offer.

Application deadline is July 20^th.