Overview
Contract Type: Fixed term. Role Type: Employment. Hours: Full time. Location: Gateshead / Tyne and Wear. Application deadline: Monday, May 18, 2026 - 12:00. Salary: £27,311 per annum, fixed salary. This role is a secondment cover for a Community Link Worker in Gateshead.
Job Title: Community Link Worker (secondment cover). Contract Type: Fixed Term to 31/03/2027 (with the possibility of extension). Hours: 37 hours per week (full time). Monday to Friday (some weekend & evening flexibility required). Full or part-time applications will be considered. Location: GP practices within the Gateshead Primary Care Network / hybrid working. Salary: £27,311 FTE per annum / pro rata. Benefits: 25 days holiday per year, plus statutory holidays pro rata.
Role description: Project Support.
Responsibilities
* Engage and connect with people.
* Enable and support people.
* Link with community development activity.
* Deliver safe and effective practice.
Qualifications and Requirements
* Background that includes Community, Information, Advice, Social Care, or Health.
* Ability to engage and connect with people, enable and support people, link with community development activity, and deliver safe and effective practice.
* Experience of supporting vulnerable people with complex needs.
* Experience aligned with Edberts House’s values.
* An enhanced DBS is required for this post.
How to apply / Additional information
Please see our website and extended film for further information about the project:
* http://edbertshouse.org/community-linking
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gsl_jznoXrA&t=6s
For an application pack and job description, please email: recruitment@edbertshouse.org
Closing date for applications: 12 noon on Monday 18 May 2026, with interviews scheduled for the week commencing 25 May 2026.
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