Community Outreach Officer
Location: Bristol (casual basis, 10 hours per week for 6 weeks). This is a short‑term contract providing you with a flexible schedule while allowing you to make a meaningful impact on the lives of refugees and migrants in the community.
Our Organisation
Our client is a social enterprise dedicated to empowering refugees and migrants in the UK to lead self‑sufficient and ambitious lives. They bring together a diverse team of strategists and researchers, driven by lived experience, to provide tailored integration services and challenge systems that perpetuate inequality.
What We Offer
* £25 per hour
* 25 days’ annual leave, plus bank holidays (pro‑rate)
* Pension
* Flexible working
* Employee Recognition Programme
* Training and development opportunities
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Social gatherings and staff retreats
* A fully stocked staffroom
What You’ll Be Doing
As a Community Outreach Officer you will support the delivery of a university‑led research project focused on refugee and migrant communities in Bristol. Your specific tasks will include recruiting 20 participants for a research workshop and 10 for online one‑to‑one sessions, ensuring engagement from diverse community groups. You will work closely with the Support and Marketing Teams to design and share multilingual outreach materials, and strengthen community links by engaging with clients’ tenants and service users.
You will also attend two online training sessions – one on GDPR, safeguarding, health & safety and trauma‑informed practice, and one on the project overview – and participate in an end‑of‑project evaluation.
Your role will also involve:
* Co‑developing project material in multiple languages
* Helping spread awareness of the project and encourage participation
* Booking and preparing the workshop venue
* Supporting participant engagement before, during and after the event
* Maintaining accurate records of outreach activity and participant sign‑ups
What We’re Looking For
* Lived experience of forced migration
* Strong communication skills, with fluency in English and at least one other community language
* The ability to engage and build trust with diverse groups
* Organised, reliable and able to work to deadlines
* A commitment to equality, diversity and safeguarding
* Flexibility to occasionally work evenings/weekends
Closing Date
12th November 2025
Equal Opportunities Statement
Webrecruit and our clients are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.
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