Community Development Worker (North

Community Development Worker (North Somerset)

Final date to receive applications:02/08/2026
Hours:30 per week, with Wednesday as a core working day and includes regular evening and some weekend work
Salary:OTR Band B+ | Starting salary £26,882 FTE | £21,505.60 pro rata
Contract Type:Fixed term for 12 months
Interview Date:11/08/2026

Passionate about young people's mental health? OTR in North Somerset are looking for a creative, inspirational and dynamic practitioner to join our team. Working with community partners and schools, you will provide safe spaces for young people to talk about mental health; lead the delivery of informal and structured groups and promote OTR at various events in North Somerset. You will be based in our Backwell Offices and work across North Somerset.

To find out more about the role please download the job pack below. If you would like an informal chat about the role, please email

We welcome applications from all sections of the community and are committed to developing a team that reflects the diversity of the people we work with

OTR is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff, trustees, and volunteers to share this commitment.

As part of our Safer Recruitment practices, all roles involving contact with young people will be subject to robust pre‑employment checks, including references, a full employment history, and an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Where applicable, overseas criminal record checks will also be required.

We are dedicated to creating a culture of vigilance, transparency, and accountability. Our safeguarding procedures are guided by the principle that the welfare of the child is paramount, and all staff are required to adhere to OTR’s Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy.

OTR is a mental health social movement by and for young people. The charity is at an exciting stage of its 59-year history and is proud to be reaching more young people than ever before (around 20,000) across Bristol, South Gloucestershire, and North Somerset with creative and diverse mental health and wellbeing info and support.

Our approach to mental health is grounded in a set of beliefs and values that underpin all of our work. We believe in celebrating diversity, empowering and mobilising young people to make change, and that catering to the unique strengths, interests and circumstances surrounding young people is key. Our approach centres on collaboration and partnership, building relationships between individuals, peers and communities.

Each day is as engaging and fulfilling as the last, and with a network of supportive, community minded people, we hope you’ll feel welcome here. As a thank you, we like to compensate our employees for the important work they do with a range of benefits including a flexible leave policy, healthcare cost and wellbeing assistance with Health Shield, flexible and hybrid working arrangements, enhanced sick pay, parental leave, training and development, social and wellbeing events, and more (subject to contractual terms and conditions).

At OTR, whatever your role or professional background, you will be expected to work in a way that is anti-oppressive and inclusive. A key focus for OTR is to develop an organisation that is inclusive for all but we do not claim to be experts in this. We are committed to continuous learning and improvement in these areas and invite you to join us on this journey.

OTR recognises the benefits to individual practice and organisational credibility of having a diverse community of staff and volunteers and to this end is continually working towards building and maintaining an environment which values and pursues diversity accordingly.

We recognise that tackling systemic inequality, prejudice, racism and oppressive practice requires each of us to actively engage, self‑examine and make changes where necessary, in order to improve access and equitable experience for all in society and all of those who come through our doors at OTR.