Family and Community Connector

Hours: Full time vacancy (but negotiable to minimum of 30 hours per week). Must be able to work on Fridays.

Are you a strong communicator who sees the strengths and potential of people as opposed to the ‘barriers’ in the way and reasons not to do something? Do you make things happen whether that is organising an event or activity, setting up a group or course, perhaps getting involved in the community yourself? If so we would love to hear from you.

Family and Community Connectors play the crucial role in creating open access Children and Family Centres, promoted to local families, and organising a timetable of activities and services that people want. Every day you will be talking to local residents, families, and community partners. You will develop Neighbourhood Family Network groups to ensure that children and families have a voice in how our centres operate and how our funding is spent.

The hours advertised are full time, but we can be flexible to a minimum of four days per week or 30 hours over five days as you must have the time to build relationships in your communities. Our Children and Family Centres in the Forest of Dean are in Cinderford (Hilltop) and Lydney (River) but you will responsible for making connections across the Forest and working with all organisations who work within Neighbourhoods alongside children and families.

You will be led by a Community Manager and work closely with the Centre and Volunteer Coordinators to ensure the smooth operation of the centres while you build relationships with local people and stakeholders.

Key skills:

• Strong communicator and relationship builder
• See the strengths in people and the opportunities they present first
• Makes things happen
• Experience of working in diverse communities

Gloucestershire Gateway Trust (GGT) is proud to bring together over 40 community organisations and stakeholders in a groundbreaking partnership to deliver a vision of Family Hubs in Gloucester and Forest of Dean that builds upon the strengths of local people and create vibrant and connected community spaces. This new service has some vacancies for people who can help deliver that vision. We are looking for a Family and Community Connector to work in the Forest of Dean connecting families with our Children and Family Centres in Cinderford and Lydney as well as other community organisations. GGT is proudly an inclusive employer, and we welcome applications from people living and working within the communities we serve.

Please read the full job description before applying.

Applications must be made by uploading a completed Gloucestershire Gateway Trust application form via clicking Apply Now.  Uploaded CVs without a completed application form will not be accepted.

If you have any questions…

We welcome a conversation with you before you apply if you have any questions about Gloucestershire Gateway Trust, the Children and Family Centre contract, or the role. Please email Sarah Booth – via the email address to the right of this advert.