The Vacancy Community Navigator Location: Belfast CWS Salary: £14.00 - £14.61 Hours: 22.5 Contract Type: Temporary for 17 months until November 2027 About the Role We are currently recruiting for a Community Navigator to join our Mental Health & Addiction Services team. This is an exciting and innovative role focused on supporting people to build stronger social connections, increase community engagement and reduce loneliness. Working directly with service users, you will support individuals to identify meaningful activities, reconnect with their communities, and build confidence in developing and maintaining social relationships. This role forms part of a nationally funded research study, contributing to the development of new approaches to improving social inclusion and wellbeing. Key Responsibilities Build positive, trusting relationships with service users, offering empathetic and person-centred support Support individuals to identify and access local community activities, resources and opportunities Work on a one-to-one basis with a small caseload using a community navigation approach Encourage participation, independence and confidence in developing social connections Maintain accurate records and contribute to reporting requirements, including supporting the research study Work collaboratively with colleagues and external partners to support positive outcomes Promote social inclusion, recovery and a strengths-based approach in all aspects of the role Essential Criteria To be shortlisted, you must be able to demonstrate the following: Circumstances To be flexible in order to meet the needs of the Community Navigator Role. Qualifications & Experience Be educated to QCF/NVQ Level 2, or equivalent, in a related subject e.g. Care and 6 months paid experience supporting people with mental health issues within a health and social care setting. OR A minimum of 12 months paid experience supporting people with mental health issues within a health and social care setting. Knowledge and Skills Have proven experience of motivating, supporting and mentoring Service Users. Have proven experience of supporting individuals with a range of mental health diagnosis. Experience of maintaining service user and agency records. Working knowledge of using IT systems. Shortlisting will be based on the evidence that you supply on your application form to satisfactorily demonstrate how, and to what extent, you meet the above criteria. The Shortlisting Panel will not make assumptions as to your circumstances, qualifications, and experience. Why Join Us? At Inspire, we are proud to support people across mental health, intellectual disability, autism and addiction services. We are committed to creating an inclusive and supportive environment where both the people we support and our staff can thrive. Benefits include: Competitive salary Generous annual leave Cycle to Work scheme Employee Assistance Programme Ongoing learning and development opportunities Apply Now! If you want to make a difference every day, we would love you to join us. If you have any questions about the role, please get in touch with our recruitment team at and one of our dedicated HR Recruitment Executives will be happy to answer any questions you have. Please note: if successful at interview, the applicant will be required to complete an enhanced disclosure check. Following the interviews, a waiting list will be created for similar posts for a nine month period. Inspire is committed to equality of opportunity and to selection based on merit. Our Organisation Inspire is an all-island charity and social enterprise and our aim is wellbeing for all. We work together with people living with mental ill health, intellectual disability, autism and addictions to ensure they live with dignity and realise their full potential. We campaign to create a society free from stigma and discrimination with a culture of compassion that focuses on people and their abilities. Our Benefits Enhanced Annual Leave Cycle to Work Scheme Shopping Discounts Employee Wellbeing Initiatives Death in Service Benefit Occupational Sick Pay To be considered for this role you will be redirected to and must complete the application process on our careers page. To start the process, click the Apply button below to Login/Register. ADZN1_NI