Community Connector

Active Together; Castleford, Fosdyke; Remote; GBP 28,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Five Towns Christian Fellowship is recruiting a Community Connector to reduce health inequalities and boost wellbeing across Whitwood and Cutsyke. Working on BHSC projects, you will be the community's heartbeat, building trusted relationships with residents from youth to older adults.

You will design outreach activities, provide practical support, identify barriers, map local resources, and contribute to steering group decisions, collaborating with statutory, voluntary, and community partners

Qualifications

• Outgoing, enthusiastic communicator who loves meeting people.
• Ability to collaborate with diverse stakeholders to identify local needs.
• Strong local knowledge of Whitwood/Cutsyke and surrounding areas.
• Flexible approach to hours and tasks for a community-focused role.
• Experience in delivering or volunteering on community projects.
• Understanding of health inequalities and safeguarding principles.

Responsibilities

• Build relationships with residents and communities, engaging across ages.
• Coordinate outreach activities and deliver creative wellbeing events.
• Provide hands-on support, mentoring, and guidance to accessing services.
• Identify barriers to access and develop practical solutions.
• Map local resources and maximise community benefit.
• Participate in the project steering group to shape decisions.
• Collaborate with statutory, voluntary, and community partners.
• Collect data and uphold safeguarding and organisational policies.

Skills

Outgoing communicator

Stakeholder collaboration

Local area knowledge

Flexible working

Experience in community projects

Core health inequalities understanding

Education

Relevant qualifications in youth work, social care, community development, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Are you passionate about changing lives and seeing communities transformed? As ourCommunity Connector, you will be the heartbeat of a vital initiative driven by the BuildingHealthy and Sustainable Communities (BHSC) project. Your mission is to actively reduce healthinequalities and improve wellbeing for people of all ages across Whitwood and Cutsyke.

Location Five Towns Christian Fellowship(Half Acres) working across Whitwood, Cutsyke and surrounding areas, WF10 5RR Contact Name Alistair Crompton Contact Telephone [phone] Contact Email [e-mail] Organisation Five Towns Christian Fellowship

Salary £28,000 to £30,000 Hours Full Time Contract Contract/Temporary (Fixed term for 3 years - subject to funding) Organisation Five Towns Christian Fellowship

Key Responsibilities

• Build Relationships: Act as a vibrant, visible presence in the community. Cultivate trusted
  relationships with residents, particularly those facing disadvantage, using people skills to engage
  everyone from youth to older adults.
• Coordinate Outreach: Design, coordinate, and help deliver creative outreach activities (including
  Pantry sessions, youth work, community gardens, and wellbeing events) to bring people together.
• Be a 'Holistic' Connector: Provide clear, hands‑on support to residents. This isn't just about handing
  out a leaflet—it involves 'hand‑holding,' mentoring, and confidently referring or guiding individuals
  into the health, wellbeing, and social services they need.
• Identify Barriers & Solutions: Proactively identify the hidden barriers residents face when trying to
  access support, and work creatively to break those barriers down.
• Map Local Resources: Know your patch inside and out. Continually identify, map, and utilise local
  resources and opportunities to maximise community benefit.
• Steering Group Leadership: Act as a key member of the project's steering group, ensuring
  grassroots insights directly shape strategic decisions.
• Collaborate & Co‑produce: Work hand‑in‑hand with statutory, voluntary, and community partners.
  Ensure the authentic voice of the community drives the co‑production and design of local services.
• Data & Safeguarding: Collect meaningful data to showcase the impact of your work, write progress
  reports, and strictly uphold safeguarding and organisational policies.

Person Specification

Essential Criteria

• Outgoing & Creative Spark: A natural, enthusiastic communicator who loves meeting new people,
  building authentic relationships, and finding creative solutions to local challenges.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Ability to work collaboratively with a diverse stakeholder group to
  identify and voice local needs.
• Local Connection: A strong connection to, and/or knowledge of, the Whitwood/Cutsyke and
  surrounding local areas.
• Flexible Working: A flexible approach to hours and tasks to meet the dynamic, evolving needs of a
  community‑focused role.
• Experience: Proven experience of working on, delivering, or volunteering within community‑focused
  projects or grassroots settings.
• Core Skills: Strong understanding of health inequalities, excellent organisational skills, and a selfmot‑ivated,
  adaptable mindset.

Key Requirements

• Mobility: A full, clean driving license and access to a vehicle. This role requires regular travel across
  the community, and further, to meet people where they are.
• Vetting: Enhanced DBS checks will be required prior to formal appointment.
• Tech Savvy: IT Literate and confident using Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook), email, and basic
  data collection/monitoring tools.

Desirable Criteria

• Lived Experience: Personal lived experience of overcoming barriers or living within a similar
  community, using your own journey to inspire and connect with others.
• Qualifications: Relevant qualifications in youth work, social care, community development, or a
  related field.
• Community Impact: A proven track record of working directly with grassroots communities to
  successfully reduce health inequalities.