Community Development Worker

Scvo; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Part time

Job summary

Finn’s Place and Langside Parish Church in Glasgow is seeking a part-time Community Development Worker to help grow wellbeing offerings, develop the volunteer programme, and engage local partners. The role runs 16-18 hours per week on site with a pro-rata salary of £28,920, fixed until August 2028 with potential extension subject to funding.

Applications to [e-mail] by 12pm on Saturday 14th November.

Qualifications

• Warm, approachable, and brilliant at building trust with people from diverse backgrounds.
• Understanding of community development approaches and experience working with volunteers.
• Able to develop and coordinate volunteer programmes and community activities.

Responsibilities

• Develop Finn’s Place volunteer programme to be structured and supportive for volunteers.
• Engage with local partners to support wellbeing and community connection in Battlefield and surrounding area.
• Work with the board of trustees to imagine and shape a sustainable future for Finn’s Place.
• Grow and diversify free and accessible community offers and activities.

Skills

Community development

Volunteer management

Communication

Relationship building

Job description

## Community Development Worker* Finn's Place/Langside Parish Church* Part time* £28,920 pro-rata* On site: Glasgow* Closing 14th November 2026* Advertised from 29th October 2026* 16-18 hours per week. Fixed until the end of August 2028, with potential for extension subject to funding.#### Role**Welcome to Finn’s Place**Finn’s Place is a community wellbeing hub for the southside of Glasgow. We aim to create a warm, welcoming spacewhere individuals feel safe, seen, and connected, and can access activities and opportunities that can help themflourish.We offer free, volunteer-led initiatives like craft clubs and music groups, alongside professional wellbeing-relatedservices including massage, counselling, yoga, tai chi, and meditation. We run our own listening service. Eachweek, we host a community meal and an after-school kids’ club, which use produce from our community growingspace ‘Square Yard’. We also work with local partners to offer community classes and peer support groups.**Finn’s Place and Langside Parish Church**Finn’s Place evolved out of a project started by Langside Church back in 2012. Members of the church are part of ourcommunity. However, Finn’s Place exists to welcome people from any faith or none, and to share the building forthe benefit of everyone. You need to be comfortable with and aligned to our values to work at Finn’s Place, butyou do not need to hold any particular religious belief.Langside Church itself is an affirming church that welcomes and fully includes LGBTQ+ people. It is important to bothFinn’s Place and the church that this is a welcoming and inclusive space for everyone, whatever their religion,background, sexuality, or gender.**Join us as our new Community Development Worker to help grow our work**We’re recruiting for a new role at Finn’s Place to help us keep developing our work, funded by the National Lottery’sCommunity Action Fund. The key elements of the role are to:* Help to ensure Finn’s Place is a warm, welcoming place where people feel listened to and can build a sense of belonging.* Take a community development approach to developing and growing our free and accessible offers to the community.* Develop the Finn’s Place volunteer programme to be structured and supportive for volunteers, define our volunteering opportunities, and build our volunteer base, taking a strength-based approach to supporting volunteers.* Engage with our local partners to be part of place-based work in Battlefield that supports wellbeing and community connection.* Work with the board of trustees to keep imagining and shaping a sustainable future for Finn’s Place.We are looking for someone who is warm, approachable, and brilliant at building trust and rapport with a range ofpeople with different backgrounds and experiences. You’ll bring an understanding of community developmentapproaches and experience working with volunteers.#### Application notesDownload our full job pack for more information about the role, person specification, and how to apply. If you haveany questions, our trustees are available for an informal chat about the role.Please send applications to [e-mail] by **12pm on Saturday 14th November**.