Lived Experience Community Connector

St Christophers; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 18,000 - 30,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellbeing schemes

Pension scheme and life assurance

Training and development opportunities

Job summary

St Christopher's Hospice is seeking a Lived Experience Community Connector to join the Community Action Team in Sydenham, with hybrid working options. The role focuses on engaging people with lived experience to participate in projects and learning opportunities, ensuring their voices shape services.

You’ll collaborate with the Community Support Hub and Lived Experience Programme, emphasizing teamwork and strong communication to support inclusion and compassionate outreach.

Qualifications

• Experience engaging with diverse community groups.
• Ability to handle conversations around sensitive life events.
• Strong communication and listening skills.
• Compassionate and empathetic approach to end-of-life contexts.

Responsibilities

• Understand community needs and coordinate with the team to meet them when possible.
• Recruit community members to participate in lived experience projects.
• Maintain compassionate values and respectful engagement with community members.
• Help meet people’s pastoral needs by offering support.
• Develop the skills and confidence of people involved in lived experience projects.
• Promote Community Action projects to the public and to relevant groups.

Skills

Community engagement

Sensitive life events

Interpersonal skills

Empathy

End-of-life support

Microsoft Databases

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Vacancy: Lived Experience Community ConnectorLocation:Sydenham (with hybrid working available)Organisation: St Christopher's HospiceContract:21.6 hours

Salary: £18,011.4 per annum (FTE is £30,019)

About the roleSt Christopher's Hospice is seeking a passionate and organised Lived Experience Community Connector to join our Community Action Team.

This role focuses on supporting community membersparticipatingin lived experience projects andlearningopportunities. You’llengage withpeople with lived experience in community settings to connect them to initiatives ensuring their voice and views are better represented in our work. Your work will prioritise the participation,inclusionand involvement of people with lived experience in initiatives whichseekto make changes to the way we work, helping to support the quality of our services.

This post-holder will work closely with the Community Support Hub and Lived Experience Programme in the Community Action Team.The emphasis of this role will be on teamworkand excellent communication.

What you’ll do

• Focus on understanding the needs of community members and to work with the team to ensure that they are met where that is possible
• Recruit communitymembersto take part in lived experience projectstowidenparticipation.
• Uphold compassionate values towards anyone who wants to be involved and to work positively and respectfully with community members
• Ensure that people’s pastoral needs are met by offering pastoral support
• Help developtheskills and confidence of people involved in lived experience projects.
• To promoteCommunityAction projects to the public,and relevantcommunity and faith groups,organisationsand charities.

We’re looking for someone who is

• Experienced in working on projectswhich involve engaging and working with community members from diverse groups.
• Skilled in engaging with people experiencing sensitive life events.
• A strong communicator who has excellent interpersonal and listening skills.
• Compassionate, empathetic, and able to hold sensitive conversations.
• A passion for supporting individuals and communities through the challenges of end-of-life experiences.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Systems and Databases to support outreach efforts.

Why join us?

At St Christopher's, you’ll be part of a pioneering hospice that’s passionate about supporting people through life, death, and bereavement. You’ll have the opportunity to shape innovative community-led support, while working with a dedicated, compassionate team.

Benefits of joining St Christopher's

• You will gain astimulating and rewarding role with an opportunity to influence and make a real difference in the community
• Access toexcellent training and development opportunities
• A number of health and wellbeing schemes
• A competitive contributory pension scheme andlife assurance scheme with generous beneficiary plan

For further information and to apply, please visit www.stchristophers.org.uk

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Akvile GaileCommunity Lived Experience Programmes Manager [e-mail]

Closing Date: 31st August 2026

Interview Date: Provisional date of interview 15th and 17th September 2026

St Christopher's is an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome applications from everyone regardless of sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnicity, faith and religion, disability and age, although we are underrepresented across the organisation with BAME and LGBTQ+ employees, and thus we encourage applications from these groups. We also welcome hearing from you if you have peer or lived experience, as this is an important feature of our team.