Community Development Worker

## Community Development Worker
* Finn's Place/Langside Parish Church
* Part time* £28,920  pro-rata
* On site:  Glasgow
* Closing  14th November 2026
* Advertised from 29th October 2026
* 16-18 hours per week. Fixed until the end of August 2028, with potential for extension subject to funding.#### Role
** Welcome to Finn’s Place
** Finn’s Place is a community wellbeing hub for the southside of Glasgow. We aim to create a warm, welcoming space where individuals feel safe, seen, and connected, and can access activities and opportunities that can help them flourish.

We offer free, volunteer-led initiatives like craft clubs and music groups, alongside professional wellbeing-related services including massage, counselling, yoga, tai chi, and meditation. We run our own listening service. Eachweek, we host a community meal and an after-school kids’ club, which use produce from our community growing space ‘Square Yard’. We also work with local partners to offer community classes and peer support groups.
** Finn’s Place and Langside Parish Church
** Finn’s Place evolved out of a project started by Langside Church back in 2012. Members of the church are part of our community. However, Finn’s Place exists to welcome people from any faith or none, and to share the building forthe benefit of everyone. You need to be comfortable with and aligned to our values to work at Finn’s Place, butyou do not need to hold any particular religious belief.

Langside Church itself is an affirming church that welcomes and fully includes LGBTQ+ people. It is important to both

Finn’s Place and the church that this is a welcoming and inclusive space for everyone, whatever their religion,background, sexuality, or gender.
** Join us as our new Community Development Worker to help grow our work
** We’re recruiting for a new role at Finn’s Place to help us keep developing our work, funded by the National Lottery’sCommunity Action Fund. The key elements of the role are to:
* Help to ensure Finn’s Place is a warm, welcoming place where people feel listened to and can build a sense of  belonging.
* Take a community development approach to developing and growing our free and accessible  offers to the community.
* Develop the Finn’s Place volunteer programme to be structured and supportive  for volunteers, define our volunteering opportunities, and build our volunteer base, taking a strength-based  approach to supporting volunteers.
* Engage with our local partners to be part of place-based work in  Battlefield that supports wellbeing and community connection.
* Work with the board of trustees to keep  imagining and shaping a sustainable future for Finn’s Place.

We are looking for someone who is warm, approachable, and brilliant at building trust and rapport with a range ofpeople with different backgrounds and experiences. You’ll bring an understanding of community development approaches and experience working with volunteers.#### Application notes

Download our full job pack for more information about the role, person specification, and how to apply. If you haveany questions, our trustees are available for an informal chat about the role.

Please send applications to recruitment by
** 12pm on Saturday 14th November**.