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We are looking for a Community Development Worker to join the team in this part-time role.
Position: Community Development Worker
Location: Cross Green, Leeds
Hours: Part-time, 17.5 hours per week
Salary: £27,097 - £29,331 per annum pro-rata
Contract: Fixed term for 12 months in the first instance
Benefits: The provision of workplace wellbeing support and activities, flexible working and a range of family friendly policies and free parking.
Closing Date: 25th February 2026
The Role
As a Community Development Worker you will play a key role in the organisation, building strong relationships with communities.
Key areas of responsibility include:
- Deliver outreach including activities, information and support.
- Plan community groups with members, ensuring members have access to opportunities and promoting health and wellbeing.
- Support families with their own goals and help people organize together when facing a collective issue – aiming to improve health, homes, education and inclusion for members.
A team player you will communicate proactively with your team and line manager and work with members, staff and partners to build trusted relationships.
You will listen to and identify members issues and concerns, bringing a solution focused approach to the work. You facilitate asset-based community development approaches in galvanizing people, by working together on projects that bring improved health, wellbeing and social inclusion to the members in Bradford.
About You
We are looking for someone who is able to engage and involve members in all aspects of their work. You will have experience of:
- Helping to run group activities.
- Working in a supportive role.
- Building long-lasting and trusting relationships.
PLEASE NOTE: CV’s will not be accepted for this role, you will be redirected through to the charity’s website where you will need to complete their application form
About the Organisation
You will be joining a vibrant and brave grassroots organisation led by Gypsy and Traveller people in West Yorkshire. This is an established and award-winning civil society organisation with a national profile. Recognised as being innovative, brave and creative. The overall aim of the charity is to improve the quality of life for Gypsies and Travellers through addressing inequalities in homes, health, education, and employment, financial and social inclusion. There are a number of community-facing and strategic projects to achieve aims including advocacy, community development and youth work.
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Overview
Involve Community Services is a local infrastructure charity that supports the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise Sectors of Bracknell Forest and Wokingham Borough. We offer development and governance support, funding advice, grant writing, volunteer and trustee recruitment, and a comprehensive training programme. We also run several well-being projects that include Community Navigation, Cancer Support and Social Prescribing within Wokingham Borough.
Role summary
The Community Development Worker will work across Wokingham Borough to assist small charities, community groups and social enterprises who have a health and well-being focus, as well as those organisations who aid residents with protected characteristics. They will assist organisations to find solutions to existing challenges and overcome barriers to optimise their delivery, e.g., through sourcing volunteers, committee members, funding opportunities, forming simple governance structures, and seeking premises.
The post holder will advocate for members of the community with protected characteristics as well as those whose voices are seldom heard, and act as a voice for marginalised groups, to aid inclusive decision making and delivery of services across the borough. The postholder will develop a broad, informed view of the local Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise Sector and will communicate this to colleagues within Involve, the wider Friendship Alliance (a collective of charities who have a shared interest in addressing loneliness and social isolation), and to statutory partners. The postholder will also identify gaps in provision and help to develop or enhance existing partnerships so to optimise their impact to residents.
Key Responsibilities
- Regularly attend community events throughout Wokingham Borough
- Create quarterly reports to articulate the work of the postholder.
- Act as the face of Involve and the first point of contact for organisations and community groups in Wokingham Borough
- Signpost organisations to Involve’s Core Services
- Signpost residents to Involve’s Wellbeing Services
- Support Community Navigation attending outreach events
- Report key barriers and gaps in services to the CEO and Admin & Partnerships Manager on a regular basis
- Keep the Wellbeing Services up to date with new or changing community groups & services
- Support the Hub Coordinator and fellow site users when onsite
Key responsibilities for the community and VCS organisation
- Network and maintain relationships with residents, communities, charitable organisations and other stakeholders
- Host Involve’s Charity & Community Networking Events for Wokingham Borough
- Match organisations and community groups with share objectives so to bring greater capacity and insight to a community undertaking
- Attend forums & meetings relevant to communities, addressing issues such as equality & diversity, social isolation or community safety
- Support organisations and community groups with basic governance enquiries
- Ensure organisations receive up to date and accessible information & signposting to assist them with their operations, e.g. governance, funding, volunteer recruitment
- (Full training will be given)
Essential experience, skills and attributes
- Knowledge of the local area and services
- Experience in engaging and advocating for vulnerable people and those with protected characteristics, and those seldom heard
- Good interpersonal skills - friendly, curious, respectful, empathetic and courteous
- Reliable with a mature disposition and a caring nature
- Capable of maintaining appropriate written records
- Awareness of confidentiality and data protection
- Ability to work proactively on your own initiative as well as part of a team
- Awareness of health and safety and lone working issues for self and others
- A commitment to equal opportunities
- Effective problem solving and negotiation skills
- Good written and verbal literacy with ability to engage confidently, employing actively listen skills
- Sound IT skills, particularly office 365 applications
- Personal commitment to improving own knowledge and skills
- Requirement to undertake training, including safeguarding and any other appropriate learning
- Requirement to work to all Involve policies
- Access to a car (with business insurance) is essential as travel will be required across Wokingham Borough
NB: Some flexibility will be required when delivering your role and occasional evening or weekend work may be needed.
