Project Worker (Community Engagement)

Codi Group; Wales; Remote; GBP 21,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Codi Group is seeking a full-time Community Engagement Project Worker for our Carmarthenshire Prevention Hub, covering Llanelli, Ammanford and Gwendreath. You’ll support customers with information, build local networks and deliver preventative, solution-based community support to improve health, wellbeing and independence.

As part of the lead team, you’ll be the single point of contact for access to information and services.

Qualifications

• Empathy and people skills to support diverse customers.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Tact and resilience in challenging situations.
• Strong relationship-building with customers and partners.
• Ability to plan, deliver, monitor and review a holistic support package.
• Ability to assess risk and propose mitigation strategies.
• Hold a driving licence and have access to a car.

Responsibilities

• Deliver preventative hubs in Llanelli, Ammanford and Gwendreath.
• Act as single point of contact to provide information and access to services.
• Collaborate with partner organisations to deliver services and campaigns.
• Receive referrals, have wellbeing conversations and develop community support networks.

Skills

Empathy

Initiative

Conflict handling

Rapport building

Planning & delivery

Risk assessment

Driving licence

Job description

As part of our not-for-profit organisation, whatever your role, you’ll play a unique part in making a remarkable difference to the lives of thousands of people in communities across Wales.

• Reference: 510265
• Work Type: Full time
• Locations: Carmarthenshire
• Area: Customer & Community (Support)
• Categories: Support: All Support roles, Support: Complex Needs, Support: Homelessness / Risk of homelessness

One full-time, fixed term (until March 2027) Community Engagement Project Worker within our Carmarthenshire Prevention Hub working across Llanelli, Ammanford and Gwendreath. You will be required to work Monday - Friday office hours although flexibility is required depending on the needs of the customer.

You will play a key part in delivery of the preventative hubs in Llanelli, Amman and Gwendreath, these hubs provide preventative and solution-based community support to support customers to improve and/ or maintain their health, well-being and independence through social integration and strong community relationships.

As part of the lead team, you will deliver the single point of contact from which customers can access information, opportunities, and support is visible, accessible and available.

You will work closely with your team and partner organisations to deliver this service. You will, receive referrals, provide information, have wellbeing conversations with customers, deliver community engagement campaigns and develop community support networks.

Skills and Experience Needed

• A passion to work with and enable people to live as independent a life as possible
• A strong initiative and ability to work alone as well as being a great team player
• Ability to deal with conflicting and difficult situations
• Ability to build great rapport with customers
• Ability to plan, deliver, review and monitor a holistic package of support
• Ability to assess risk and propose risk management strategies
• Hold a driving licence and have access to a car

Full list of duties and can found on the Job description.

At Codi, our values are Compassionate, Authentic, and Progressive. When you join us, you’ll embrace these principles and thrive in an environment shaped by them.

FREDIE

At Codi Group we are guided, in all that we do, by a group of principles that we call FREDIE, these are: Fairness, Respect, Equality, Diversity, Inclusion, Engagement. This means that whatever your background, you will have an equal opportunity to rise with us.

If you’re shortlisted, you'll take a short online values assessment (under 10 minutes) before you book an interview slot to attend the in-person interview. It helps us learn more about you and what drives you.

We believe the people who use our services should have a voice in shaping them. That's why customers may play an active role in our recruitment process, helping us identify candidates who share our values and commitment to delivering excellent support.