Community Connector

Active Herefordshire & Worcestershire; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 28,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Five Towns Christian Fellowship seeks a Community Connector to drive BHSC outcomes in Whitwood and Cutsyke. You will build relationships, coordinate outreach, mentor residents, and connect people to health and wellbeing services.

The role requires flexible hours, a driving license, and DBS clearance, with 3-year fixed-term funding and a salary of £28,000–£30,000. Apply via email for information.

Qualifications

• Outgoing and creative communicator with strong ability to build relationships.
• Ability to collaborate with diverse stakeholders.
• Strong connection to Whitwood/Cutsyke and surrounding areas.
• Flexible hours to meet community needs.
• Experience in community-focused projects.
• Knowledge of health inequalities and organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Build Relationships: be a vibrant, visible presence in the community and cultivate trusted relationships with residents.
• Coordinate Outreach: design and deliver creative outreach activities to bring people together.
• Be a holistic connector: provide clear hands-on support, mentoring, and guiding residents to services.
• Identify barriers and solutions: proactively identify barriers and work to remove them.
• Map local resources: identify and utilise local resources to maximise community benefit.
• Steering group leadership: participate in steering group shaping strategic decisions.
• Collaborate & co-produce: work with partners to ensure community voice informs services.
• Data & safeguarding: collect data, write progress reports, uphold safeguarding policies.

Skills

Outgoing

Creative

Stakeholder collab

Local knowledge

Flexible hours

Community exp

Organisational skills

Health inequalities

Education

Relevant qualifications in youth work

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 Placed On Mon 21st September, 2026 Closes 12:00am - Fri 2nd October, 2026

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 selfmotivated, 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.

For more information email [e-mail] or [e-mail].