Sessional Community Support Worker – Groundwork

Neya; Town of Northumberland (NY); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Sessional Community Support Worker to assist with various community projects in the North East. The role involves engaging with targeted participants, supporting project delivery, and ensuring high-quality services are provided to meet the needs of individuals and partners. Ideal for graduates or students looking to gain experience, applicants aged 16 and over are welcomed.

Qualifications

• Experience or willingness to work with children, young people, or vulnerable adults.
• Comfortable working as part of a team and building effective relationships.
• Ability to follow direction and engage effectively with participants.

Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of community projects targeting vulnerable groups.
• Engage with project participants during activities such as holiday programs and adult courses.
• Adhere to safeguarding and welfare practices for participants.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal Skills

Teamwork

Flexibility

Enthusiasm

Education

Relevant subject area degree or current student

Job description

Job title: Sessional Community Support Worker

Salary: National Minimum Wage

Location: Various projects across Tyne & Wear, Northumberland, County Durham & Tees Valley

About the role

Working in our Land and Communities team, you will engage with targeted participants who are involved with specific projects. You will be supporting our Project Team with the delivery of projects across the North East. Examples of projects may include:

• Holiday Activity and Food Programmes, providing activities for children during school holidays (Easter, Summer and Christmas)
• Green Links, our dementia friendly project
• Active Play, a weekly children’s activity programme
• Community Learning, adult courses which provide opportunities to learn new skills
• Men’s Sheds, providing an outdoor space for men to meet and connect

There is flexibility for Sessional Community Support Workers to work on the projects that they are most suited to and to specify preferred geographical areas.

This role is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure endorsed by the Disclosure and Barring Service

About you

With experience of working with specific groups such as children, young people or vulnerable adults, or the willingness to learn, you will feel confident supporting the delivery of a diverse programme of community led projects providing a professional high-quality service that meets the needs of participants, partners and funders. Comfortable working as part of a team, you should be able to follow direction and be able to build effective relationships with other members of staff, volunteers, participants and external partners.

You should be enthusiastic and flexible with a ‘can do’ attitude. With excellent communication and interpersonal skills, you will be able to encourage and engage effectively with project participants.

This role may suit you if you have recently graduated in a relevant subject area, or are a student looking to develop your skills and experience during the holidays. We will accept applications from applicants 16 years old and over.

Great. All you need to do is complete the application form below

Closing Date:We are recruiting on a rolling basis with applications closing at midnight on Monday 30 th June 2025

Make yourself at home

We want you to be yourself at Groundwork and we value everything that makes you unique. We recognise and celebrate your difference and together we make Groundwork a special and great place to work. As a Disability Confident employer we offer a guaranteed interview to applicants with a disability who meet the essential criteria for the role

At Groundwork we ensure that we provide a safe environment for adults, children and young people to take part in any activity or service that we organise. We are committed to creating a culture that promotes safeguarding and the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk.Our safer recruitment practices support this by ensuring that there is a consistent and comprehensive process of obtaining, collating, analysing and evaluating information from and about candidates to ensure that all the people we appoint are suitable to work with our children, young people and adults.

This role is not eligible for UK Visa Sponsorship – the successful applicant will need to have a pre-existing Right to Work in the UK in order to be offered an employment contract.