Community Development Officer

This role is part of the Foundation’s Community Development Department that engages the local community with a variety of programmes. As Community Development Officer the successful candidate will support people of all ages and backgrounds in attaining their individual goals with high-quality planning and delivery.

The role’s objectives:

• To engage participants within their chosen programmes studies and for them maintain regular attendance.
• To Support participants towards attaining their individual aims and personal goals.
• Work within the department to provide high quality planning and delivery.
• To support the wider delivery of the Foundation’s main objectives in the community. 

Responsibilities

• To succesfully deliver community development programmes across a range of subjects including Tackling Loneliness, Active Ageing, Social Inclusion, Walking Football, Women’s Recreational Football, Mental Health and Disability Football. 
• To support the Foundations programmes in the specific delivery of Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) for programme funders and stakeholders. 
  
• To support the implementation of impact monitoring and data collection to further support KPI’s. 
  
• To support the Community Development Department in the delivery of an effective programme based upon the needs of the funders and stakeholders. 
• To support the implementation of an effective plan for future programmes.

Experience

Essential:

• Knowledge of working within a community-based setting supporting a wide range of participants aged 8 – 80+
• Be able to plan and deliver engaging and informative sessions.
• Experience of working within a community-based setting.
• Excellent communication & interpersonal skills
• ability to work individually and in a team
• excellent organisation skills and attention to detail
• Willingness to work evenings
• A drive to support people achieve their goals

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