Community Development Officer
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Community Development Officer
New Heights Warren Farm Community Project, Community Development Officer. Closing Date: Monday 2nd February, 12pm.
Hours and days: 30 hours per week worked over 5 days per week
Fixed Term 12 months Contract
Salary range: £31,736 per annum, pro rata to £25,740– this is what you will receive for a year
New Heights Warren Farm Community Project has grown out of local people’s concern for the Kingstanding community, with a drive to bring about social cohesion. It has been an independently registered charity since 2007 and provides services from St John’s Community Centre, its Community Café and through community outreach.
New Heights Charity aim:
To meet the needs of the most disadvantaged members of the Kingstanding community and to help to bring about social cohesion”
New Heights Charity aims to bring about social cohesion by delivering activities:
To reduce the isolation of older people living within the area and promote their independence, health and well-being.
To work with younger people, supporting their development needs and helping them to raise their aspirations, addressing social & health, educational, unemployment and leisure issues.
To work alongside families and parents, particularly lone parents, helping them to face the challenges of family life and parenthood by helping them in their personal and social development.
To support those who are disabled and their carers and address the consequences of these disability issues.
To address the issues of poverty in the local community.
To work for such other charitable purposes as the Trustees may from time to time determine
Purpose of the role:
The Community Development Officer will play a key role in developing and coordinating community driven services and activities at the New Heights Warren Farm Community Project. The purpose of the role is to empower local residents, community groups, and partners to actively participate in and shape a community focused project funded by the National Lottery Reaching Communities. The postholder will work closely with the Project Manager to build strong relationships, increase community engagement, deliver community events and group activities that promote social inclusion, wellbeing, skills development in line with New Heights Community Project current values
Our Successful candidate will possess;
Experience:
Leadership within a community based project - minimum 2 years’ experience
Experience of successfully managing a team of employees and volunteers
Report writing skills
Achieving successful outcomes for a wide variety of projects
Knowledge of opportunities to support and enable the local community to thrive
Extensive experience of safeguarding matters
Budget management
Young people and family support work.
Skills:
· Effective management and leadership skills
· Strategic thinker
· Excellent communicator
· Flexible
· Organised and proactive
· Ability to manage effectively whilst focused on meeting charity needs
Closing date: 12pm Monday, 2nd February 2026
Interviews will take place week commencing 9th February 2026
Due to the nature of the role, a clear enhanced DBS and experience of dealing with complex safeguarding matters is required. DBS costs will be met by the organisation.
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