Location: Avon Avenue, Meadow Well, North Shields
Salary: A GBP 20,982 per annum (Equivalent to Real Living Wage (A GBP 13.45 per hour))
Hours: 30 hours per week
Contract: 12 months (with potential to extend subject to funding)
We welcome applications from individuals seeking a job share arrangement (e.g. 2 x 15 hours per week) or other flexible part‑time working patterns.
Be the bridge between community voice and action.
About The Role
This is not simply an advice role. It is not purely project delivery. And it is not limited to one service area.
You Will
* Engage residents through outreach and one‑to‑one support
* Reduce fuel poverty and deliver Centre for Warmth activity (including PSR sign‑ups and CO awareness)
* Support financial confidence and access to essential resources
* Connect individuals into early years, employment, wellbeing and community activity
* Feed insight back to leadership to inform how Cedarwood evolves
While the role holds primary responsibility for delivering our Northern Gas Networks Centre for Warmth project, it operates across our full Nurture, Nourish, Thrive model: recognising that poverty is interconnected and requires joined‑up support.
This is a relationship‑led, community‑rooted position with meaningful responsibility and visible impact.
Who We Are Looking For
Experience in community roles, advice work, energy or financial support is welcome, but what matters most is your ability to connect, listen and respond thoughtfully.
We Are Seeking Someone Who
* Builds trust naturally
* Understands the realities of poverty and disadvantage
* Is confident working across different age groups
* Can provide sensitive, person‑centred support
* Balances empathy with professional boundaries
* Is organised, reflective and impact‑focused
* Believes in dignity, empowerment and long‑term change
Flexible Working and Job Share
We recognise that talented practitioners may be seeking flexible working arrangements.
We Are Open To
* A single candidate working 30 hours per week
* A job share arrangement (for example, 2 x 15 hours per week)
* Alternative part‑time patterns within the 30‑hour allocation
Please indicate your preferred working pattern within your application.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Cedarwood Trust is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace that reflects the communities we serve.
We actively welcome applications from individuals who are under‑represented within the charity and community sector, including people from Black and racially minoritised communities, disabled people, LGBTQ+ communities, working‑class backgrounds, and others whose lived experience strengthens community‑rooted work.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Committed Employer. As part of this commitment, we have pledged to:
* Ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible
* Communicate and promote vacancies widely and transparently
* Offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role
* Anticipate and provide reasonable adjustments as required
* Support any existing employee who acquires a disability or long‑term health condition to remain in work
* Undertake practical activity that makes a positive difference
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