Community Development Worker - Young People (Hull) 25 hours
Come and join our dynamic team in Hull where we have an exciting opportunity for a Community Development Worker to help us promote a positive sexual health message among young people across Hull.
Overall Aim:
- To reduce the incidence of teen conceptions, STI infection and unsafe relationships between young people in Hull.
Prime Objectives:
- To work with young people on a one to one basis, and in small groups, to provide support and learning around safer sex, prevention of teen conceptions, healthy relationships, consent, CSE, the grooming cycle and online safety.
- To undertake outreach work, focusing on Young people in colleges, schools, community centres, youth centres, youth projects, and outreach to other settings that young people use.
- To offer information and sexual health resources, including condoms and lube in a variety of settings, including over the telephone, face to face and over the internet.
- To deliver appropriate community based sexual health interventions including HIV point of care tests (POCT) and chlamydia tests to the target groups in community settings.
- To market these services, monitor and evaluate them.
- To work in partnership, with appropriate agencies, to develop these services further.
Main Responsibilities & Duties (list not exhaustive – please refer to the job description and person specification for more details):
1. To assess needs in relation to safer sex and sexual health of Young people and higher risk sub-groups identified within this target group.
2. To develop ways of working around perceived, felt and expressed needs of Young people around safer sex, in conjunction with the Local Service Co-ordinator and other MESMAC Community Development Workers.
3. To provide relevant, accurate and accessible information focusing on the needs of Young people allowing them to make informed choices about their sexual health.
4. To develop a program of outreach work, in conjunction with MESMAC Community Development Workers, Sessional Outreach Workers and the Hull Local Service Co-ordinator.
Salary: NJC scale points 18 – 22, starting at £31,537 pro rata per annum for 25 hours per week. Contract is fixed term until 31st March 2028 (with the possibility of an extension). There is a 5% workplace pension and membership of Paycare (on completion of probationary period). Salary is reviewed annually. This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS with barred lists check.
Completed application packs to be sent to jobs@mesmac.co.uk by the closing date.
Closing date: 10am Monday 9 th February 2026
Please note that CVs and late applications will not be accepted
If your application is successful then interviews will be during the week commencing 23rd February 2026.
We value diversity and are an equal opportunities employer, as well as a Disability Confident employer. Applications are welcome from all suitably skilled persons from all sections of the community.
Community Development Worker (Young Women & Migrant Women) - Rotherham
Come and join our exciting and dynamic team in Rotherham, working to reduce HIV transmission in our communities.
This is an exciting time to be joining our South Yorkshire team, we are developing new services across the county based on the needs of the communities we work with.
You’ll be providing HIV & STI prevention primarily to migrant women and women under 25 to increase the uptake of chlamydia screening, reduce late diagnosis of HIV, as well as reduce the incidence of STI infection and poor sexual health.
Prime Objectives (for full list, as well as main tasks and duties please refer to the Job description)
- To develop expertise in and focus the majority of work on GBMSM communities. To maintain and use the skills required to work with all population groups.
- To undertake outreach work, focusing on GBMSM communities’ groups, areas/events where the above may go - assessing need in relation to safer sex and sexual health.
- To carry out outreach work to virtual and physical locations where target group members may meet and to monitor and evaluate the work at regular intervals.
- To develop forums, groups and events which meet the needs of GBMSM communities.
- To offer information and sexual health resources, including condoms and lube, in a variety of settings; including over the telephone, internet face to face and areas and events where GBMSM meet.
- To deliver appropriate community based sexual health interventions including HIV and syphilis point of care tests (POCT) and chlamydia screening to the target groups in community settings.
Salary: NJC scale 6 (points 18 - 22) starting at £31,537 pro rata per annum for 21 hours per week. This is an employment contract until 31st March 2027. Salary is reviewed annually. There is a 5% workplace pension (on completion of probationary period). This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS with barred lists check.
Closing date for application is 10:00 am Thursday 5 th February 2026.
Applications to be emailed to jobs@mesmac.co.uk
Please note that late applications & CV’s will not be accepted. If your application is successful then Interviews will be on Wednesday 18th February in Rotherham.
Yorkshire MESMAC is a group of independent community based sexual health and social wellbeing services that are committed to developing and delivering services that are responsive to the needs of our communities.
We value diversity and are an equal opportunities employer, as well as a Disability Confident employer. Applications are welcome from all suitably skilled persons from all sections of the community. We offer a flexible working approach with hours of work and location of work responsive to the service and staff needs.
Finance & Admin Worker - Rotherham
Do you have great organization and data skills? Have you got experience of supporting a team and dealing with a wide range of finance and administrative tasks?
We require a part time Finance & Administration Worker to assist in the provision of a range of financial, HR and administrative services which support the work of Yorkshire MESMAC, with emphasis on work in South Yorkshire & Counselling.
Prime Objectives (for full list, as well as main tasks and duties please refer to the Job description)
- To accurately record and update financial records on QuickBooks, and the server, as and when required.
- To assist the Finance & Admin Manager with Finance audits and checks on a quarterly basis
- To assist the Mental Health & Wellbeing Coordinator with referrals and waiting lists for the counselling service and appropriate recording of data for monitoring purposes
- To liaise with counsellors on waiting lists and referrals, and recording and processing of counsellor payments
- To ensure all Rotherham office telephone calls taken are answered promptly, and messages taken and recorded, in the absence of service user facing staff.
- Maintain and update personnel files using the online HR system, including contracts, training, holidays, timesheets.
- Administrate the recruitment of staff and volunteers and related systems
- To produce reports against Key Performance Indicators, via the appropriate project monitoring systems by extracting and manipulating data to deadlines.
- To provide admin support for meetings both internal and external to the organisation including arranging dates and locations, preparing agendas, taking minutes, filing and the distribution of relevant papers, where appropriate.
- To assist the LSC to maintain office equipment and liaise with suppliers regarding maintenance and supplies in Rotherham, excluding computers & assist with Health and Safety checks of the Rotherham building, where necessary.
Salary: NJC scale 5 (points 12-17) starting at £28,598 pro rata per annum for 16 hours per week. This is an employment contract until 31st March 2027. Salary is reviewed annually. There is a 5% workplace pension (on completion of probationary period). This post is subject to an Standard DBS check.
Closing date for application is 10:00 am Thursday 5 th February 2026.
Applications to be emailed to jobs@mesmac.co.uk
Please note that late applications & CV’s will not be accepted. If your application is successful then Interviews will be on Wednesday 18th February in Rotherham.
Yorkshire MESMAC is a group of independent community based sexual health and social well-being services that are committed to developing and delivering services that are responsive to the needs of our communities.
We value diversity and are an equal opportunities employer, as well as a Disability Confident employer. Applications are welcome from all suitably skilled persons from all sections of the community. We offer a flexible working approach with hours of work and location of work responsive to the service and staff needs.