Job Title: Community Development Worker
Location: Aylesbury
Salary: £23,888 per annum, pro rata, dependent on experience.
Job Type: Fixed term for 12 months.
Working Hours: Between 22.5 – 37.5 hours per week.
Are you passionate about supporting people who are struggling financially?
Charities Together is a unique collaboration of 6 Bucks based charities including, Age UK Buckinghamshire, Carers Bucks, Citizens Advice Bucks, Connection Support, Youth Concern, Community Impact Bucks, which have been brought together to help support individuals and families who are suffering from the cost-of-living crisis and are struggling to access support services. We also work closely with smaller grass roots organisations trusted within the local communities, who know or are already supporting people during this crisis.
We are currently recruiting for a Community Development Worker to join the team. This is an exciting opportunity to be a part of and develop the Charities Together project.
About the role.
You will provide practical support to individuals and families that are struggling with financial insecurity to access and navigate services such as benefits, housing, debt, wellbeing, community networking and employment support and advice with the aim of starting to break cycles of poverty and financial disadvantage.
Working alongside and supporting local grassroots community organisations, you will identify and support clients by signposting and accessing appropriate services to further meet the individual needs of the clients.
There will also be the exciting opportunity to identify and build relationships with small community-based organisations, leading the exchange of insight, ideas, and effective co-production between local grass roots organisations, the 6 collaborative partners and other organisations,
About you.
You will have experience of providing or accessing support and/or volunteering opportunities within local communities in Buckinghamshire. In addition, you will have a clear understanding of the issues impacting individuals and families that are affected by financial disadvantage and poverty. Ideally, you will have at least one year’s experience working in the advice, information and/or support field.
Your ability to easily build connections, and your excellent active listening skills enable you to have a strong understanding of the different needs of people living in diverse communities and of the barriers and issues around accessing services.
You understand the importance of working collaboratively and are passionate about creating networks between agencies and organisations to enable learning, understanding and better support for the community.
Why work for us?
We offer 30 days annual leave (pro rata for part time), plus bank holidays, sick pay, and an enhanced benefits package which includes cover on health benefits, the ability to sell a week’s annual leave, eco travel incentives, childcare discounts, retail discounts and much more.
Connection Support and its collaborative partners is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Connection Support and its collaborative partners is committed to being a proactively inclusive organisation and ensuring good EDEI practice is embedded in the workplace culture.
If you are interested in joining this amazing project and making a true difference, then please do get in touch.
Closing date will be Friday 16th June. Interviews will be confirmed on application.
Please click on the APPLY button to send your CV and Cover Letter for this role.
Candidates with the experience or relevant job titles of Recovery Worker, Social Care Worker, Recovery Support Worker, Drug Misuse Support Worker, Alcohol Misuse Support Worker, Social Care Support will also be considered for this role.
