Community Project Coordinator

Lancashire Mind; Leyland; Hybrid; GBP 9,300 - 11,000; Part time

Job summary

Lancashire Mind in Leyland, Lancashire is looking for a confident, community‑focused Community Project Coordinator to help deliver the Connecting Communities project. This hands‑on role delivers a mix of community workshops, wellbeing sessions, awareness training and 1:1 support across Lancashire, building trusted relationships with local groups and individuals.

You’ll join a supportive team, working from the Leyland office with home working and delivery across Lancashire.

Qualifications

• Experience engaging with South Asian communities and other racialised groups.
• Ability to deliver workshops, groups or community activities.
• Experience supporting people with mental health and wellbeing.
• Capable of building trust quickly and adapting approach across communities.
• Comfortable working independently in community settings.
• Able to start and deliver in a short-term, delivery-focused role.

Responsibilities

• Deliver community workshops and wellbeing sessions across Lancashire.
• Provide 1:1 support and run awareness training as needed.
• Build trusted relationships with community organisations and participants.
• Coordinate sessions with colleagues while delivering high-quality community engagement.
• Work from Leyland office with home working and travel across Lancashire.

Skills

Community engagement

Workshop delivery

Mental health support

Relationship building

Independent working

Adaptability

Job description

Please see the job pack link below, this document will provide you with an in depth overview of our organisation, the team you will be working with, the role and responsibilities, and the person specification.

Community Project Coordinator Job Pack

We're looking for a confident, engaging and community focused person to join our Community Engagement Team and help deliver our National Lottery funded Connecting Communities project.

Job title: Community Project Coordinator

Hours: 14 hours / 2 days per week

Contract: 6 months fixed-term

Starting salary: £25,850 Pro-rata (FTE), £10,340 actual

Application deadline: 9:00AM 1st September 2026

Interview date: Wednesday 9th September 2026

This is a hands‑on delivery role, working directly with South Asian and other racialised communities across Lancashire to improve mental health and wellbeing and reduce barriers to accessing support.

You’ll be delivering a mixture of community workshops, wellbeing sessions, awareness training and 1:1 support, working in community settings and building trusted relationships with the people and organisations we work alongside.

We're particularly interested in hearing from people who:

• Have experience of engaging and building relationships with South Asian communities

• Are confident delivering workshops, groups or community activities

• Have experience of supporting people with their mental health and wellbeing

• Can build trust quickly and adapt their approach to different communities and audiences

• Are comfortable working independently in community settings

• Can hit the ground running in a short‑term delivery role

The ability to speak a South Asian community language, such as Urdu, is highly desirable.

You’ll be joining a supportive team, with the planning and coordination of sessions supported by colleagues so you can focus primarily on high quality community delivery and engagement.

Based from our Leyland office, with home working and delivery across Lancashire.

If you’re passionate about reducing mental health inequalities and making support more accessible to communities who experience barriers, we’d love to hear from you.

Please note: This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Registered Charity Number 1081427

Registered Company Number 3888655

Lancashire Mind