Community Connectors

1 x Full Time, 37 hours per week.
1 x Part time, 22.5 hours per week.
Salary range - £20,494 - £23,080 dependant on skills & experience
Based in Hastings.
Sussex Community Development Association (SCDA) delivers a range of projects & services aimed at supporting the needs of vulnerable individuals and empowering and further developing community activity. We are now looking for experienced individuals to join our Let’s Get Working team, a project funded by the European Social Fund and Big Lottery Fund supporting people with long term health issues and disabilities.
Both positions are fixed term until June 2020 in the first instance, with anticipated extension to June 2022.
This is a great opportunity to join SCDA and be part of our supportive and passionate team. We are recruiting for experienced Community Connectors to offer intensive, ongoing and practical support to eligible clients, enabling them to access a range of services geared to supporting them back into sustainable work, learning or volunteering.
You will demonstrate a successful track record in working supportively with vulnerable people, assisting & enabling them to access opportunities, and be accustomed to regular review and performance reporting.
You should be able to demonstrate excellent written, oral and interpersonal communication skills and will be a confident and credible ambassador for SCDA, showing sensitivity to the aims & values of the organisation as a whole.
The posts are subject to a DBS check and based in Hastings, with some travel to partner and outreach locations across East Sussex and Kent.
The vacancy closes on Sunday 27th January 2019
Interviews: Friday 8th February 2019
For a full job description and to apply please go to www.sussexcommunity.org.uk/jobs or give our HR Team a call on 01273 517250.
Completed application forms can be sent to HR via email to ([email protected]) or via post to SCDA, Denton Island Community Centre, Denton Island, Newhaven, East Sussex, BN9 9BA