ID: 1396 – Community Development Officer x2 roles available
Service: Family Hub Development Pilot
Location: Lincolnshire – 1x role available for North Kesteven and South Kesteven, 1x role available for South Holland and Boston
Hours: 37 hours per week (full-time)
Salary: £24,206 FTE per annum
Contract type: Temporary (Until 31st March 2026)
Due to contract extension we are looking for 2 Community Development Officers to join our friendly and supportive team. The role is home based for the completion of administrative tasks but the majority of the work will be community based in either Noth and South Kesteven or Boston and South Holland. We are looking for a self-motivated, innovative team player, who is solution focused and passionate about making a difference.
Do you have experience in engaging with communities, supporting families and driving forward service provision, if so we want to hear from you?
At Family Action we transform lives by providing practical, emotional and financial support to those who are experiencing poverty, disadvantage and social isolation. We have been building stronger families since 1869 and today we work with more than 60,000 families in over 150 community-based services, as well as supporting thousands more through national programmes and grants.
Your impact
In this role you will:
• Engage and support families as well as gathering and sharing their views with key stakeholders.
• Develop and implement engagement strategies, which fosters trust and collaboration between communities, organisations, and the Local Authority.
• Deliver task and finish groups ensuring that community needs are identified and effectively addressed in a timely manner.
• Work closely with the Local Authority and key stakeholders to provide continued support and resources for community initiatives.
• Ensure that all voices are heard, which promotes inclusivity and ensures that diverse perspectives are considered in decision-making.
• Produce and deliver presentations on engagement efforts to help inform future initiatives based on real insights and outcomes.
• Produce robust outreach plans to increase community participation and coproduction
Your skills
We are looking for someone who has:
• Proven experience in community engagement, outreach, or a similar role.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• A strong ability to work with diverse communities and stakeholders.
• The ability to develop and deliver robust outreach plans.
• The ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Strong organisational and time management skills
• Flexibility to work evenings and weekends as needed.
We are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in all that we do and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQIA+ candidates and candidates with disabilities because we are committed to increasing the representation of these groups at Family Action. We know that greater diversity will lead to even greater results for families and children and strive for our workforce to be truly representative of the diverse communities we support. We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants and will reimburse your travel cost if you attend an interview.
What will we offer you?
We’ll offer you a generous pension scheme and leave entitlements, eye care vouchers, a cycle to work scheme and other great benefits. All roles in Family Action are open to a discussion about possible flexible working options, subject to business needs, and all new starters will have the right to make a flexible working request from day one of employment. We have an excellent wellbeing offer and we will invest in your professional development with on-going quality training and career development opportunities. You’ll join an established, supportive and high-performing service and have the opportunity to thrive in an innovative organisation that values your opinion, encourages learning and has the needs of children and families at its core.
We are forward looking, ambitious and committed to continuous improvement. We are a people focused, can-do organisation, which strives for excellence in all we do and operates with mutual respect. If you share these values and behaviours and have the necessary skills then we look forward to hearing from you.
For an application pack and further information please visit:
www.family-action.org.uk/get-involved/work-us/current-vacancies/
Closing date: Monday 3rd April 2025 at 11.59pm
Appointments are subject to Family Action receiving a satisfactory disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service.
