Community Integration Officer - North Essex (Maternity Cover)

Job Category

Community Wellbeing

Location

Essex, United Kingdom

Salary

£29,556 - £37,755

Closing date

30/06/2026

Ref

28019

Contract type

Fixed Term

Total hours per week

37.5

Description

“Shaw Trust promotes team spirit, inclusiveness and it is an organisation where everybody is somebody. I am proud to be part of this great organisation.”

At Shaw Trust we believe everyone has the right to live a decent and dignified life and an opportunity for rewarding work. We are a social purpose organisation challenging inequality and breaking down barriers to enable social mobility.

For us being part of the solution is about creating the conditions for this to happen, advocating and delivering services that make a real difference. Working in partnership not competition, we are part of an eco-system of purpose-led organisations, striving for a fairer, more equal society centred on opportunity for all.

Purpose

As a Community Integration Officer, you will be proactively engaging with local Community Groups, Local Authorities, Job Centres and the NHS to source and increase the number of eligible participants that will form part of our Connect to Work delivery in Essex.

You be will actively engaging with all aspects of the provision so that you have a full working knowledge of what our contracts offer and are confidently able to promote this to our stakeholders. This engagement will take place through face-to-face interaction, supported by a mix of digital channels.

Predominantly based within the local community the role holder will be expected to increase the number of participants referred to and attending their first meeting on the appropriate service.

The role will involve engaging with stakeholders to ensure they are confident in promoting the Shaw Trust delivery of Connect to Work. Engaging and interacting with participants during their appointments with Job Centres, local community groups and within the NHS to ensure a seamless referral process. The Community Integration Officer will also be required to work closely with the operational team to support the reengagement of disengaged participants. The ability to drive or access to strong travel networks is essential for this role.

The role will be a targeted role, with monthly and quarterly rolling targets aligned to the referrals and start profiles set by the Commissioner for Connect to Work in Essex. You will also have a robust and supportive appraisal process to enable you to succeed in your role.

This is a 1-year fixed term contract to cover maternity leave

Download the Job Description for full details.

Location:

You will be based across North and Mid Essex including Braintree, Colchester, Chelmsford, Clacton and Harwich.

Employee Benefits

As an employee of Shaw Trust as well as positively impacting people’s lives, you will have access to the following benefits:

• 25 days annual leave per year (plus bank holidays), with incremental increases post 3 years’ service up to 28 days, and the option to purchase additional holiday
• 2 days paid volunteering leave each year
• An enhanced pension scheme after 6 months
• Life Assurance at 3 times your annual salary rate
• Access to a suite of learning and development opportunities including paid for apprenticeship and masters’ levels qualifications, and management development programmes
• Opportunities to connect with our employee diversity networks (LGBTQ+ Support Network, Racial Equality Network, Disability Equality Network, Neurodiversity Peer Support Network, Women’s Network, MANaging Network, Menopause Network Group)
• Health and Wellbeing initiatives including internal support, employee assistance programme and health cash plan
• Opportunity to request flexible working from day one

Our Strategy

To find out more about Shaw Trusts aims in our 2030 Strategic Directive available here:

Vision-2030-Strategic-Directive-5-9.pdfJoin a diverse and inclusive organisation

Shaw Trust is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive working environment, where every employee, regardless of their background or lived experience, feels that they belong and can progress in their career.

In addition;

• We are proud to be certified as an employer who meets the National Equality Standard, the accepted standard for inclusiveness in business across the UK.
• We are Disability Confident Leaders, support the guaranteed interview scheme and use of the government’s Access to Work scheme.
• Living our values, we are keen to reflect the diversity of UK society at every level within our organisation.

We welcome applications from all sections of the community including from people with lived experience and/or knowledge of disability or social exclusion.

If you have accessibility requirements and/or would like further information about the role, please contact:

Resourcing@shaw-trust.org.ukShaw Trust reserve the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received.

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