Stronger Communities Officer x ; CDC)

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Location Borough Wide, North , South and Central

Basis Full time

Job profile for Stronger Communities Officer x 4 posts (CDC)

Borough Wide, North , South and Central 10/11/2026 Stronger Communities Officer x 4 posts (CDC) Apply online

The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.

Salary Grade 7, £29,542 - £32,578 + 0.5% all inclusive allowance Contractual hours 37 Basis Full time Region Doncaster Job category/type Community Date posted 20/10/2026 Job reference REQ
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Based at:
Borough wide, South, North, and Central, Doncaster

Salary details:
Grade 7, £29,542 - £32,578 + 0.5% all inclusive allowance

Contract Type:

• 2x permanent, full time, 37 hours posts
• 2x temporary, full time, 37 hours fixed-term posts until 31 March 2028 and 31 August 2028 respectively

Hours: 37 hours per week

Closing date: 10 November 2026

Enhanced DBS Disclosure is required for appointment to this post.

There has never been a more exciting time to join the City of Doncaster Council.

Are you passionate about working with communities?

Are you committed to improving the wellbeing of people and neighbourhoods?

Can you build relationships and work effectively across a wide range of organisations?

We are proud of Doncaster — it is a great place to live, work, do business and visit. An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Communities Area Team for three Stronger Communities Officers to work across the city.

This is a fully community‑based role and due to the nature of the work, hybrid working is not suitable.

Each post will be based at one of our locality bases (Rossington, Edlington, Mexborough, City Centre, Thorne or Adwick).

The Stronger Communities Officer will play a vital role in delivering an all‑age service focused on community engagement, capacity building, community cohesion, diversionary activities, community safety and supporting the delivery of local and national programmes such as Stronger Families, Wellbeing and Community Led Support. The postholder will also work closely with Ward Members in their community leadership role.

Key Responsibilities

The core responsibilities of the Stronger Communities Officer include:

• Frontline delivery of a person‑centred, all‑age service within a locality, helping people lead healthy, active lives and remain independent for longer.
• Supporting an asset‑based community development approach that promotes strengths‑based practice and enables individuals to exercise choice and control in how they are supported.
• Delivering early intervention and prevention activity to reduce escalation into higher‑cost services.
• Tackling low-level crime, anti-social behaviour, hate crime and…