Community Development Worker Vacancy Bradford

As a community development worker you will play a key role in our organisation, building strong relationships with our communities. You will deliver outreach including activities, information and support. You will plan community groups with our members, ensuring members have access to opportunities and promoting health and wellbeing. You will support families with their own goals and help people organize together when facing a collective issue – aiming to improve health, homes, education and inclusion for our members. 

A team player you will communicate proactively with your team and line manager and work with our members, staff and partners to build trusted relationships. You will listen to and identify members issues and concerns, bringing a solution focused approach to the work. You will facilitate asset-based community development approaches in galvanizing people, by working together on projects that bring improved health, wellbeing and social inclusion to the Leeds GATE members in Bradford. Gaining and sharing insight of the barriers preventing their community development goals and working with key stakeholders to address these barriers. 

The role will be underpinned by Leeds  GATE’s values including:

Leeds GATE is Brave and Creative 

Leeds GATE believes that everyone is equal and can be included 

Fixed term for 12 months in the first instance