Community Coordinator based at MHA Communities South Somerset

Community Coordinator based at MHA Communities South Somerset

Permanent – Part Time – 20 hours per week.

Salary: £25,987.00 Per annum (pro-rata for part time)

A great opportunity to work in your local community to support older people to increase social inclusion.
We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to join our team in South Somerset. You will be required to travel around the county with current key locations in Wincanton, Castle Cary, Yeovil, Chard and Taunton (subject to change in response to community need) so a clean driving licence and access to a car is also required. Administrative duties and record keeping will require applicants to be competent with a variety of digital packages including Microsoft Word and Excel. Familiarity with CRM systems would be of benefit but training can be provided.
A prior experience and/or willingness to deliver food-based activities and cooking will be required as many of our activities provide light refreshments such as hot drinks and biscuits at a minimum but can range up to full lunch club depending on the local need or funding.
The MHA Communities Coordinator is responsible for coordinating and running a programme of activities, the scope of which will vary depending upon local need. This current post includes the weekly running of the Tuesday Friendship and Thursday Laughter Group as well as a fortnightly Wednesday Lunch Club for older people in Wincanton.

All activities will seek to reduce feelings of isolation and loneliness and promote the wellbeing of older people across a range of community settings.
This programme could include any mix from MHA’s core service offering – such as befriending, lunch clubs, social outings or clubs. In addition, the post holder will be required to develop new activities based on feedback from and the needs of the community – this could include coordinating with other organisations such as local colleges to offer IT classes or arranging for a local professional to deliver a series of exercise groups.

Opportunities may arise to work across other localities to support older people in other areas where needed.

We are always interested in hearing from applicants that may have specialist skills and/or interests that could enhance the scheme offer such as knowledge of benefits services & support, nursing & care, adult education, nutrition, fitness instruction, music etc so please do make these skills/interests clear in your application.
The Community Coordinator will work closely with a variety of internal and external stakeholders and so good communication is as important as having strong organisation skills.
For an informal discussion about the role, feel free to call the Communities Manager, Tara Evans: 07565 296 790 or email: tara.evans@mha.org.uk

Equality, diversity and inclusion

MHA are fully committed to the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) as this is embedded in our values: respect, nurture and inspire. In addition, as a committed employer we have been awarded level 2 under the Disability Confident Scheme.

Please note that interviews may take place prior to the closing date and if a suitable candidate is appointed the role may close early.

Recruitment agencies: please note, MHA do not accept unsolicited CVs from recruitment agencies, regardless of whether they are on our Preferred Supplier List (PSL). We only accept CVs from agencies that have been appointed and briefed by MHA’s Talent Acquisition Team.