Volunteer and Community Groups Worker (Ref 306)
Job title and organisation: Volunteer and Community Groups Worker (Ref 306) - Health for All (Leeds) Ltd
Salary: £6,708 (based on a full-time equivalent of £23,478)
Hours: 10 per week - Ideally Tuesdays and Wednesdays
Contract: Fixed term contract for 1 year
Location: Cranmore and Raylands Community Centre
Closing Date and Time: Friday 12 December at 12 Noon
Do you believe in empowering local communities to access funding to support their own interests and needs?
Are you passionate about improving physical and mental wellbeing?
Do you have the skills to support volunteers and the growth of local community groups?
If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, approachable and highly organised Volunteer & Community Groups Worker who is dedicated to empowering local communities to support their own mental and physical health needs. You will work as part of the Healthy Minds Team at Cranmore & Rayland’s Community Centre to engage and support local volunteers, assisting them to run existing and establish new community groups, providing training to enable the groups to progress to self-sufficiency.
In this key role the successful applicant will have the ability to work with a wide range of individuals and community groups with different abilities and varying individual needs. You will have excellent knowledge of supporting, assisting and communicating with people to establish their training and development requirements. An empathetic attitude and commitment to equality and inclusivity is essential.
The successful candidate will have excellent knowledge and experience of supporting community groups to independence, supporting them to apply for and secure funding, elect committee members, open group bank accounts and manage small grants. Displaying a can-do approach, they will be self-motivated, highly organised and be able to independently carry out and manage tasks. Training and mentoring will be provided to address any gaps in skills.
* Hours: 10 per week - Ideally Tuesdays and Wednesdays
* Contract Type: Fixed term contract for 1 year
* Base: Cranmore & Raylands Community Centre, Leeds LS10
* Salary: £6,708 (based on a full time equivalent of £23,478)
Closing Date for applications: Friday 12th December 2025 at 12 noon
Interview Date: early January 2026
We are committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and the successful applicant will be subject to a DBS check.
The above post is not a Leeds City Council vacancy and has been advertised on behalf of the relevant organisation. To apply please follow their application instructions.
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