Community Development Worker (Oldham)

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United Kingdom

On-site

GBP 32,000 - 36,000

Part time

14 days+

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Job summary

Action Together CIO in Greater Manchester is seeking a part-time Community Development Worker to strengthen local VCFSE organisations and empower residents in Oldham. The role focuses on turning community ideas into action, providing organisational development support, and creating spaces for networking and training.

The ideal candidate will have a strong commitment to social justice, experience with diverse communities, and the ability to manage reports, governance, funding, and partnerships.

Qualifications

Passionate about tackling inequality and promoting social justice through community development.
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Responsibilities

Build capacity in Oldham’s communities and connect people to local activity.
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Skills

Facilitation

Stakeholder engagement

Governance support

Funding planning

Partnerships

Report writing

Job description

We connect people with what’s happening in their community, develop community ideas into action, strengthen local organisations, and provide strategic influence for the charity and voluntary sector.

The Action Together team is vital in achieving the charity's purpose - to maximise opportunities to create positive social change; promote social justice and harness social benefit; and to strengthen the voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise sector.

We're looking for people who share our values to join our team.

The role

This post will join our existing Community Development team and will play a key role in building capacity in Oldham’s communities. You will support local people to turn their ideas into action and will strengthen existing local Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprise (VCFSE) organisations through providing organisational development support, networking spaces and training.

As a Community Development Worker, you will also connect people to what’s happening in their community, promote the great work of the VCFSE sector with local stakeholders, and help more people get connected and feel proud to live in Oldham.

The ideal candidate

You’ll be passionate about tackling inequality and promoting social justice through inclusive, asset‑based community development. You’ll have experience working with people, community groups and VCFSE organisations to identify strengths, facilitate conversations, and turn ideas into meaningful action.

You’ll be an experienced facilitator who is confident navigating differences, appropriately challenging where needed, and building strong, trusting relationships across diverse communities and partner organisations. You’ll understand what helps organisations develop and thrive, with experience supporting governance, funding, planning and partnership working.

You’ll be organised and able to manage competing priorities, produce clear and accessible reports, and use systems to evidence impact. You’ll be comfortable representing and advocating for the VCFSE sector, you’ll bring professionalism and a collaborative mindset to your work across Oldham.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

At Action Together we value diversity, promote equity and challenge discrimination. We encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. We are committed to ensuring that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, or race.

In order to ensure equity of opportunity, Action Together offers a guaranteed interview to any candidate meeting the essential criteria as listed in the person specification who identifies as a disabled person. Further information and instructions can be found in section 7 of the application form.

Action Together is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and vulnerable adults with whom we work. We expect all of our employees to demonstrate this commitment.

Right to work

We do not hold a Sponsor License and are unable to accept applications which require sponsorship to work in the UK.

Please note, the successful candidates will be required to undertake a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. A positive Disclosure of Offences will not automatically bar an applicant from being appointed and suitable applicants will not be refused employment because of offences that are not relevant.

More information on DBS checks and our Recruiting Ex-Offenders Policy can be found on the Work with us page.

Support for applicants

We understand that not all applicants have access to the same support or opportunities for interview preparation, so we have included a range of support available on our Work with us page.

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