Community Coordinator

North East Combined Authority

Cramlington

Remote

GBP 32,000 - 34,000

Part time

13 days ago

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Mileage allowance

Job summary

Cramlington Town Council is seeking a part-time Community Co-ordinator to lead Connected Communities, linking five volunteer-run centres into one supportive network. You’ll support governance, funding, and volunteers, enabling centres to serve local residents across the town.

The role is hands-on and flexible, with 21 hours per week, pro-rata salary scale 16–20, and mileage allowances. You’ll report to the Town Clerk and join a collaborative team at Cramlington Town Council.

Qualifications

Experience of working with communities, volunteers or community organisations with an asset based community development approach.
Excellent organisational and administrative skills with strong attention to detail.
Confident communicator who can build good working relationships with a wide range of people.
Experience of co-ordinating activities or projects across multiple sites or teams.
Ability to explain governance, insurance and health and safety requirements clearly to volunteers.
Ability to work independently and use initiative, as well as work well as part of a wider team.
Willingness to travel between community centres across Cramlington (driving licence desirable).

Responsibilities

Act as the main point of contact across the community centres, building strong working relationships with volunteer committees and trustee boards.
Support joint working between sites, including sharing ideas, resources, equipment, volunteers and skills, while each centre keeps its own identity.
Organise and support joint events that bring residents from different neighbourhoods together.
Attend and minute network meetings and support shared decision-making.
Support committees and trustee boards with governance, management arrangements, insurance and health and safety.

Skills

Community engagement

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Multi-site coordination

Governance knowledge

Initiative

Driving licence

Teamwork

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Cramlington Town Council is looking for a Community Co-ordinator to help lead Connected Communities, a new network linking the town's five volunteer-run community centres.

We offer a varied, community-facing role, a supportive team, flexible part-time hours, training and development, and mileage allowance.

Cramlington Town Council Community Co-ordinator Part-Time

Employer: Cramlington Town Council
Salary Salary: scale point 16-20 £31,525 - £33,673. (pro-rata)
Hours: 21 hours per week (3 days), flexible working considered
Contract: Permanent
Location: Cramlington
Accountable to: Town Clerk, Cramlington Town Council

About the role

Cramlington Town Council has launched Connected Communities, a new initiative to link the town's five volunteer-run community centres into one supportive network. The centres share ideas, resources, volunteers and opportunities, while each keeps its own identity and keeps serving its local community. We are looking for a Community Co-ordinator to help make this happen.

This is a varied, hands-on role. You will support the management committees and trustee boards that run the centres, helping with governance, insurance, health and safety and funding. This frees up dedicated volunteers to focus on the community activities they joined to do, and helps protect each centre for the long term.

The network aims to help the centres become welcoming places where people can meet others, feel less lonely, improve their health and wellbeing, learn new skills, find work or training, get advice and support close to home, and take part in creative, social and physical activities.

Key Responsibilities

Community Centre Network Co-ordination

Act as the main point of contact across the community centres, building strong working relationships with volunteer committees and trustee boards
Support joint working between sites, including sharing ideas, resources, equipment, volunteers and skills, while each centre keeps its own identity
Organise and support joint events that bring residents from different neighbourhoods together
Attend and minute network meetings and support shared decision-making
Support committees and trustee boards with governance, management arrangements, insurance and health and safety, including centres going through community asset transfer

Volunteer Support

Provide practical support to volunteers and management committees, reducing their administrative workload
Assist with volunteer recruitment, induction and recognition
Help improve volunteer retention, signposting to training and development opportunities

Funding and Financial Administration

Assist with identifying and preparing funding applications
Support financial monitoring and reporting
Maintain accurate records of activities and outcomes
Help develop and track income from hall bookings, social enterprise and service contracts

Community and Creative Health Programme

Facilitate opportunities for community activities and wellbeing sessions across the centres, helping to reduce loneliness and improve health and wellbeing
Work with the NHS, social care and voluntary partners to co-ordinate outreach and social prescribing
Work with partners such as health trainers, job centre coaches, education providers and school holiday provision, so that advice, training and job support are available in centres
Support outreach to people who are isolated, live in areas of highest need or face the greatest barriers to taking part

Partnership Development

Build and maintain relationships with statutory, voluntary and community partners
Represent the network at external meetings and events
Support the development of service contracts and shared delivery arrangements

Monitoring and Evaluation

Collect and record participation and outcomes data in line with Regeneration and other funding requirements
Contribute to Community and Youth Committee reports
Support the development of case studies and community stories showing the impact of Connected Communities

Bookings

Manage bookings for the Cramlington Town Council (CTC) Community Space room
Manage other bookings, such as litter picking equipment
Keep booking records accurate and up to date

Person Specification

Essential

Experience of working with communities, volunteers or community organisations with an asset based community development approach
Excellent organisational and administrative skills with strong attention to detail
Confident communicator who can build good working relationships with a wide range of people
Experience of co-ordinating activities or projects across multiple sites or teams
Ability to explain governance, insurance and health and safety requirements clearly to volunteers
Ability to work independently and use initiative, as well as work well as part of a wider team
Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office or equivalent (email, spreadsheets, word processing)
Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion
Willingness to travel between community centres across Cramlington (a driving licence and access to a vehicle is desirable)

Desirable

Experience of supporting volunteer-led organisations, management committees or trustee boards
Knowledge of charity governance and Charity Commission reporting
Understanding of creative health, social prescribing or wellbeing approaches
Experience of managing bookings or diaries, with good customer service skills
Knowledge of funding applications, including regeneration funding, and reporting requirements
Experience of partnership working with health, education, employment support or housing organisations
Previous experience working with community centres, village halls or similar community assets, including community asset transfer

What we offer