Community Connector

Are you passionate about changing lives and seeing communities transformed? As our Community Connector, you will be the heartbeat of a vital initiative driven by the Building Healthy and Sustainable Communities (BHSC) project. Your mission is to actively reduce health inequalities and improve wellbeing for people of all ages across Whitwood and Cutsyke.

Location Five Towns Christian Fellowship(Half Acres) working across Whitwood, Cutsyke and surrounding areas, WF10 5RR
Contact Name Alistair Crompton Contact Telephone Contact Email ali.crompton Organisation Five Towns Christian Fellowship

Salary £28,000 to £30,000 Hours Full Time Contract Contract/Temporary (Fixed term for 3 years - subject to funding) Organisation Five Towns Christian Fellowship Placed On Mon 21st September, 2026 Closes 12:00am - Fri 2nd October, 2026

• Build Relationships:
  Act as a vibrant, visible presence in the community. Cultivate trusted relationships with residents, particularly those facing disadvantage, using people skills to engage everyone from youth to older adults.
• Coordinate Outreach:
  Design, coordinate, and help deliver creative outreach activities (including Pantry sessions, youth work, community gardens, and wellbeing events) to bring people together.
• Be a 'Holistic' Connector:
  Provide clear, hands-on support to residents. This isn't just about handing out a leaflet—it involves 'hand-holding,' mentoring, and confidently referring or guiding individuals into the health, wellbeing, and social services they need.
• Identify Barriers & Solutions:
  Proactively identify the hidden barriers residents face when trying to access support, and work creatively to break those barriers down.
• Map Local Resources:
  Know your patch inside and out. Continually identify, map, and utilise local resources and opportunities to maximise community benefit.
• Steering Group Leadership:
  Act as a key member of the project's steering group, ensuring grassroots insights directly shape strategic decisions.
• Collaborate & Co-produce:
  Work hand-in-hand with statutory, voluntary, and community partners. Ensure the authentic voice of the community drives the co-production and design of local services.
• Data & Safeguarding:
  Collect meaningful data to showcase the impact of your work, write progress reports, and strictly uphold safeguarding and organisational policies.

• Outgoing & Creative Spark: A natural, enthusiastic communicator who loves meeting new people, building authentic relationships, and finding creative solutions to local challenges.
• Stakeholder
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Ability to work collaboratively with a diverse stakeholder group to identify and voice local needs.
• Local Connection: A strong connection to, and/or knowledge of, the Whitwood/Cutsyke and surrounding local areas.
• Flexible Working: A flexible approach to hours and tasks to meet the dynamic, evolving needs of a community-focused role.
• Experience:
  
  Proven experience of working on, delivering, or volunteering within community-focused projects or grassroots settings.
• Core
  
  Skills:
  
  Strong understanding of health inequalities, excellent organisational skills, and a self motivated, adaptable mindset.

• Mobility: A full, clean driving license and access to a vehicle. This role requires regular travel across the community, and further, to meet people where they are.
• Vetting:
  Enhanced DBS checks will be required prior to formal appointment.
• Tech Savvy: IT Literate and confident using Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook), email, and basic data collection/monitoring tools.

• Lived
  
  Experience:
  
  Personal lived experience of overcoming barriers or living within a similar community, using your own journey to inspire and connect with others.
• Qualifications:
  
  Relevant qualifications in youth work, social care, community development, or a related field.
• Community Impact: A proven track record of working directly with grassroots communities to successfully reduce health inequalities.

For more information email  or ali.crompton.