Summary
Grow Futures. Build Communities. Are you passionate about people and places? Do you enjoy helping others reach their potential? Join us as a Community Development Facilitator (Full Time) and be a vital part of a team helping young people connect with training, work, and green career opportunities. This is your chance to support individuals in Newport and Swansea to thrive — building brighter futures for themselves and stronger communities for everyone.
Overview
What’s great about the role?
As a Community Development Facilitator, you’ll manage and coach a caseload of young people, supporting them to progress along their employability pathway. You’ll work with individuals aged 16–30 to unlock their potential, build their confidence, and take meaningful steps into training, volunteering, or employment — especially in green and sustainable sectors.
You’ll Help Communities And Individuals Thrive By
* Making a difference – support young people to gain skills, confidence, and access opportunities.
* Empowering communities – focus on people’s strengths and aspirations, not their barriers.
* Shaping the future – guide young people into green careers, helping make economic growth more inclusive and sustainable.
* Working with purpose – join a like-minded team that cares about people, place, and potential.
Where does this role fit in?
You’ll join our Homes and Communities team, reporting to the Green Careers Strategy Lead & Partnerships Manager.
While you won’t line manage others, you’ll be a coach, mentor and motivated — leading a caseload of young people through tailored, one-to-one employability support. You’ll also build strong relationships with local residents, community groups, employers, and partners to turn ideas into outcomes.
Your work will cover Newport and Swansea, with a focus on:
* Managing and coaching a caseload of young people aged 16–30
* Helping individuals access green careers, training, volunteering, or work
* Delivering community-based projects and regeneration initiatives
* Building trust and local relationships
* Supporting inclusive, strengths-based engagement
What skills and experience do you need?
You’ll Need
* Experience helping people into work, training or volunteering
* Strong communication and relationship-building skills
* Experience offering one-to-one support or mentoring
* A positive, flexible approach
* Confidence working with partners and employers
It’s a Bonus If You Have
* Knowledge of green jobs or sustainability
* Experience with equality and inclusion work
* Skills using digital tools like Microsoft Office
We value lived experience just as much as formal qualifications. If you’re passionate about social and environmental justice, have supported others in a community or youth setting, and want to grow futures and build communities, we’d love to hear from you.
What are the pay and benefits?
* £34,951 for a 37 hour, full time, fixed term position for 5 years in line with the Projects funding
* Flexible working policies – we offer hybrid working. For this role, your base will be either Newport or Swansea, depending on which is closest to where you live. You'll be regularly out and about in our communities, with occasional travel to our offices in Newport, Cardiff or Swansea as required.
* 26 days holiday entitlement plus Bank holidays, rising to 30 days with length of service
* Mileage is paid at 45p per mile
* An enhanced DBS is required for the role which we pay for
* Pension scheme
* Sick Pay
* Colleague Referral Scheme (£250 per referral)
* Time for Talking – a free counselling service
* Health Cash Plan
* Savings Scheme
* Electric Vehicle Lease Schemes
* Cycle to work and Electric Car scheme
* Eyecare plan
* Give as You Earn charity donation scheme
* Gym and shopping discounts
* Training and progression opportunities
What’s FREDIE?
At Pobl Group we are guided, in all that we do, by a group of principles that we call FREDIE, these are: Fairness, Respect, Equality, Diversity, Inclusion, Engagement. This means that whatever your background, you will have an equal opportunity at Pobl Group and we encourage you to apply now.
How do you apply?
If you have the skills, experience and enthusiasm to be our next difference maker, please follow the prompts to apply now. We just need an up-to-date CV, a short and focused cover letter, and a few contact details so we can get back in touch with you. To put your best self forward, please make sure your CV is clear, includes accurate dates, and contains the correct information – as we use this to assess your application.
Interviews will be taking place on 10th July in our Newport and will include a one hour panel with colleagues and customers and a prepared question.
If you would like any support with your application or to discuss any adjustments that you may require to support you to application process, please contact group.talent@poblgroup.co.uk or 0300 3735262
Who are Pobl Group?
We’re Pobl Group – a not for profit organisation with a big heart and a clear purpose: to help people and communities thrive.
We provide homes, care and support to thousands of people across Wales, and we’re passionate about making a positive difference. Our work is rooted in strong values, and we’re proud to be part of the journey towards a fairer, greener, more inclusive future.
Whether it’s through building affordable homes, supporting people to live independently, or creating new opportunities through projects like Green Careers – everything we do is about people, place and potential.
We’re also a flexible, forward-thinking employer that welcomes individuality and difference. At Pobl, you can be yourself and grow.
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