Community & Engagement Lead

Lead Lancashire Mind’s Community Engagement Team to amplify lived experience, build lasting partnerships, and empower Lancashire communities to achieve better mental health.

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Please see the job pack link below, this document will provide you with an in depth overview of our organisation, the team you will be working with, the role and responsibilities, and the person specification.

Community & Engagement Lead Job Pack

We're excited to be recruiting for a Community Engagement Lead to join Lancashire Mind. This is a fantastic opportunity to lead our Community Engagement Team, oversee a diverse portfolio of projects and play a key role in ensuring the voices of local communities and people with lived experience influence the work we do.

Job title: Community Engagement Lead

Hours: 24.5 hours per week

Contract: Fixed term to 31st May 2029

Starting salary: £32,300 pro rata (£22,610 actual)

Location: Based in Leyland, Lancashire with activities across the county.  Hybrid and flexible working options available.

Application deadline: Midnight 30th July 2026

Interview date: 11th August 2026

We're looking for a passionate, proactive and experienced leader to join our team. We want someone with experience of managing projects, leading people and building effective partnerships, who is committed to improving mental health and wellbeing across Lancashire.

In this role, you'll provide leadership and oversight to Lancashire Mind's Community Engagement Team, ensuring projects are delivered effectively, achieve meaningful outcomes and continue to meet the needs of the communities we serve. You'll lead and support a team of staff, oversee performance and impact, and work closely with a wide range of partners, funders, community organisations and stakeholders.

A key part of the role is ensuring that lived experience and community voice are embedded throughout our work. You'll support meaningful participation and coproduction opportunities, helping to ensure people have genuine influence over the services and projects that affect them.

This is an exciting time to join Lancashire Mind as we continue to develop our community engagement work, strengthen our partnerships and expand our reach across Lancashire. We're looking for someone who shares our vision of a Lancashire where everyone can achieve the best mental health and wellbeing possible and who is motivated by creating opportunities for people and communities to thrive.

Lancashire Mind has a dedicated workplace wellbeing programme to support staff, including an Employee Assistance Programme, a paid wellbeing half day and regular wellbeing activities. We also offer a workplace pension scheme, paid emergency time off to care for dependents, regular supervision and a strong commitment to learning and development.

We've recently enhanced our annual leave offer, with 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), additional closure days over Christmas, long service leave, and the option to buy or sell annual leave. Above all, we are a friendly and supportive place to work: "Great staff team, positive and supportive culture."

Please note: This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Applications must be submitted using the online Lancashire Mind job application form, which can be found on this page.

Registered Charity Number 1081427

Registered Company Number 3888655

Lancashire Mind

Department

Engagement and Community Projects

Role

Lead

Locations

Leyland Office

Remote status

Hybrid

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About Lancashire Mind

We're an independent charity, based in Chorley and working for the people of Lancashire. Our committed and energetic team of staff, trustees and volunteers are passionate about making a difference to the mental health of people living and working in Lancashire.