Community Engagement Specialist

6 days ago


Peterborough, Peterborough, United Kingdom Papyrus UK Full time

Job Title: Community Development Officer

About the Role:

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Community Development Officer to join our team at Papyrus UK. The successful candidate will be responsible for engaging key partners and stakeholders in East Midlands and Cambridgeshire to create suicide safer communities.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Develop and maintain effective partnerships with local communities, volunteers, and key partners across the region to engage them in the prevention of young suicide.
  • Proactively promote suicide prevention, including raising the profile of Papyrus UK and engaging with those personally affected by young suicide.
  • Equip a wide range of stakeholders to enable them to create sustainable suicide safer communities through the provision of tailored support, training, and education.
  • Deliver training and raise awareness of products to a variety of groups, including professionals, parents, young people, volunteers, and other trainers.
  • Contribute to the development and review of projects, education, and training products, in line with the Strategic Plans.
  • Contribute to and promote campaigns, training, and opportunities as outlined in the Area and Strategic Plans.

Requirements:

  • Previous experience working in a community setting, delivering information and training sessions, leading workshops, or educational activities.
  • A proven track record of networking and building and managing effective relationships, tailoring the approach to meet the differing needs of the audience.
  • Experience as a qualified ASIST Trainer or willingness to gain qualification and experience.
  • Experience of using own initiative and creativity to develop a project, programme, or area of work.
  • The ability to travel to different locations across Peterborough, East Midlands, and Cambridgeshire to attend meetings, events, and deliver training.
  • A degree or professional qualification in Education, Counselling, Training, Psychology, Community Development, or Youth Work.

What We Offer:

  • 28 days' annual leave plus Bank Holidays (pro rata for part-time workers).
  • Hybrid and flexible working arrangements.
  • An attractive pension scheme.
  • Simply Health membership.
  • Enhanced sick pay.
  • Enhanced parental pay.

About Papyrus UK:

Papyrus UK is committed to the principle of equal opportunity in employment and its recruitment policies are designed to ensure that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of age, disability, gender re-assignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

Papyrus UK is committed to safeguarding all children, young people, and adults at risk that interact with the organisation. The organisation recognises its responsibility to safeguard the welfare of these vulnerable groups by a commitment to procedures to protect them. The charity expects all staff and volunteers to fully support and promote these commitments.



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