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Location: Northmead House, Creekmoor, Poole, Dorset - CAN operates hybrid working
Hours: 37 (flexible / alternative hours considered)
Salary £37,000–£42,000 per annum FT
Contract length: 12 month Fixed term contract
Closing date: 9am 14th June
About CAN (Community Action Network):
CAN is a respected local infrastructure charity proudly holding the NAVCA Quality Award. We are a membership-led organisation committed to strengthening the voluntary and community sector. Our mission is to serve and champion local charities and community groups, helping to build strong, healthy, diverse, and thriving communities.
We’re looking for a values driven leader who shares our passion for volunteering and community action. Someone who believes in the power of people helping people, and who wants to serve the charities, groups and volunteers making that happen every day.
About the Role
We are seeking a passionate, and collaborative professional to join us in a pivotal new role, as a Community and Systems Engagement Lead (Young People and Families).
This is a unique opportunity to act as a system-wide connector, bringing together partners across the voluntary, community, public, and private sectors to ensure that young people and families can access the right support at the right time.
You will play a central role in developing a more connected, responsive, and prevention-focused system—improving outcomes and life chances for young people across BCP.
What You Bring
We are looking for someone has experience working across multi-agency partnerships and is a strong relationship builder and communicator.
You will bring:
• A passion for making a difference for young people
• A strategic mindset and a passion for creating positive local impact
• Strong relationship building skills rooted in collaboration and respect
• Confident facilitation skills and an ability to share learning
• Experience of working in partnership or community-based work
• An organised, proactive approach with a drive to move work forward
If you’re the kind of person who sees potential everywhere and wants to help others reach it, we want to meet you.
Why Join CAN?
At CAN, our people tell us they stay because of our values led culture:
compassionate, collaborative, inspirational, respectful and grounded in integrity.
When you join us, you will:
• Work in a supportive, flexible organisation that puts wellbeing first
• Be part of a team that cares about each other, about fairness, and about doing things the right way
• Have opportunities for professional development
• Access other benefits including, contributory pension, 25 days holiday (pro rata) plus all bank holidays season train ticket loan, flexible autonomous working and much more.
Apply now
Please visit our website, download and complete the application form below and send your completed application form to recruitment @ can100 . org by the deadline. Unfortunately, we are rarely able to consider applications received after the deadline.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About the role
We are excited to recruit a Community Organiser for our Swindon Parent Power project. This role offers a meaningful, paid professional development opportunity. The Brilliant Club works in partnership with King’s College London, Study Higher and Swindon Council to engage with parents in Swindon. Swindon Parent Power is an established project which utilises the community organising-based model first created by King’s College London and Citizens UK with South London Parent Power.
Parent Power supports parents and carers to develop skills in community organising and to gain knowledge on accessing higher education, empowering them to make change in their local community that supports young people and ensures they have a fair chance in education and their future careers.
Working with us, the Community Organiser will:
- Support local pupils from underrepresented backgrounds by empowering their parent/carers to become higher education experts;
- Receive community organising training from Citizens UK and develop transferable skills;
- Build campaigns to combat local educational barriers with parent/carer communities;
- Join a nationwide community of community organisers making a significant impact on university access.
About you
The role will best suit someone who:
Essential
- Has knowledge of challenges faced in Swindon’s communities.
- Has a demonstrable passion for furthering The Brilliant Club’s mission.
- Can adhere to information security policies included in the charity’s ISO 27001 manual (information security training provided).
Desirable
- Has prior experience of community focused work.
- Understands the current climate in the UK school system and some of the challenges young people and parent/carers might be facing.
- Understands the barriers young
We support less advantaged students to access the most competitive universities and succeed when they get there.



The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About the role
We are excited to recruit a Community Organiser for our East London Parent Power project. This role offers a meaningful, paid professional development opportunity. The Brilliant Club will work in partnership with Northeastern University London to engage with parents in East London. East London Parent Power is an established project which utilises the community organising-based model first created by King’s College London and Citizens UK with South London Parent Power.
Parent Power supports parents and carers to develop skills in community organising and to gain knowledge on accessing higher education, empowering them to make change in their local community that supports young people and ensures they have a fair chance in education and their future careers.
Working with us, the Community Organiser will:
- Support local pupils from underrepresented backgrounds by empowering their parent/carers to become higher education experts;
- Receive community organising training from Citizens UK and develop transferable skills;
- Build campaigns to combat local educational barriers with parent/carer communities;
- Join a nationwide team of community organisers making a significant impact on university access.
About you
The role will best suit someone who:
Essential
- Has knowledge of challenges faced in East London’s communities.
- Has a demonstrable passion for furthering The Brilliant Club’s mission.
- Can adhere to information security policies included in the charity’s ISO 27001 manual (information security training provided).
Desirable
- Has prior experience of community focused work.
- Understands the current climate in the UK school system and some of the challenges young people and parent/carers might be facing.
- Understands the barriers young people face to university access and some of the ways these might be overcome.
We support less advantaged students to access the most competitive universities and succeed when they get there.



The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.