Croydon Community Connector
- Recruiter
- Confidential
- Location
- London
- Salary
- FTE (pro rata GBP12,871.20)
- Posted
- 28 Sep 2021
- Closes
- 26 Oct 2021
- Sectors
- Sport & Leisure
- Contract Type
- Contract
- Hours
- Part Time
Croydon Community Connector
When registering to this job board you will be redirected to the online application form. Please ensure that this is completed in full in order that your application can be reviewed.
We have a number of opportunities in Croydon focused around helping improve community experiences of End of Life issues. We'll be working with community members and organisations to understand their strengths and challenges and support them to access a wide range of training, events and learning opportunities to maximise the support they offer around death, dying and loss.
To succeed in the role of Community Connector:
* You will be a proactive South London citizen with a desire to help others.
* You will know Croydon like the back of your hand.
* You will be friendly and approachable, possessing good communication skills.
* It is important that you have excellent organisation skills, and that you are someone that can always be relied.
* You will also be committed to changing the way we work together.
Based in the Community Action team at St Christopher's Hospice, the Croydon Community Connectors will be responsible for organising and managing the project, liaising with and supporting organisations, groups and community members in Croydon to provide events or opportunities, and ensuring a wider range of people are aware of developments and are able to learn from them.
The project is focused on supporting community-wide knowledge and skills about End of Life experiences, including having important conversations in our communities, how we deal with loss and how we can ensure we have planned for our future. Working with our Community Practice Development Lead, you'll be organising and creating opportunities to get involved in events, undertake training or develop new initiatives which help create awareness, skills and knowledge in local people related to end of life challenges.
About us
We are a world-leading hospice aspiring to a world in which all dying people and those close to them have access to care and support, whenever and wherever they need it. St Christopher's Hospice was founded in 1967 by Dame Cicely Saunders and formed part of the modern hospice movement. Proudly celebrating over 50 years and with a turnover of over GBP20 million, we provide invaluable care and support to over 7,500 people across the five London Boroughs of Bromley, Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark. We seek to work in partnership with communities to find ways to respond to societal need and create change, and to develop a mutual response to a population which is living with growing challenges.
Please note that these posts are being offered on a 1-year Fixed Term Contract, and there will be an opportunity for flexibility regarding work hours.
St Christopher's is an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome applications from everyone regardless of sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnicity, faith and religion, disability and age, although we are underrepresented across the organisation with BAME and LGBT employees, and thus we encourage applications from these groups.
Benefits of joining St Christopher's
* You will gain a stimulating and rewarding role with an opportunity to influence and make a real difference in the community
* Access to excellent training and development opportunities
* Season ticket loans
* Cycle to Work Scheme
* A number of health and wellbeing schemes
* A competitive contributory pension scheme and life assurance scheme with generous beneficiary plan
* An onsite staff canteen
* Access to plenty of free local street parking.
This is a rolling recruitment and we will interview as applications come in.
Closing Date: 12th October 2021 at Midnight
In the event we receive a high amount of applications, we reserve the right to close the job earlier than the initial closing date
When registering to this job board you will be redirected to the online application form. Please ensure that this is completed in full in order that your application can be reviewed.
We have a number of opportunities in Croydon focused around helping improve community experiences of End of Life issues. We'll be working with community members and organisations to understand their strengths and challenges and support them to access a wide range of training, events and learning opportunities to maximise the support they offer around death, dying and loss.
To succeed in the role of Community Connector:
* You will be a proactive South London citizen with a desire to help others.
* You will know Croydon like the back of your hand.
* You will be friendly and approachable, possessing good communication skills.
* It is important that you have excellent organisation skills, and that you are someone that can always be relied.
* You will also be committed to changing the way we work together.
Based in the Community Action team at St Christopher's Hospice, the Croydon Community Connectors will be responsible for organising and managing the project, liaising with and supporting organisations, groups and community members in Croydon to provide events or opportunities, and ensuring a wider range of people are aware of developments and are able to learn from them.
The project is focused on supporting community-wide knowledge and skills about End of Life experiences, including having important conversations in our communities, how we deal with loss and how we can ensure we have planned for our future. Working with our Community Practice Development Lead, you'll be organising and creating opportunities to get involved in events, undertake training or develop new initiatives which help create awareness, skills and knowledge in local people related to end of life challenges.
About us
We are a world-leading hospice aspiring to a world in which all dying people and those close to them have access to care and support, whenever and wherever they need it. St Christopher's Hospice was founded in 1967 by Dame Cicely Saunders and formed part of the modern hospice movement. Proudly celebrating over 50 years and with a turnover of over GBP20 million, we provide invaluable care and support to over 7,500 people across the five London Boroughs of Bromley, Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark. We seek to work in partnership with communities to find ways to respond to societal need and create change, and to develop a mutual response to a population which is living with growing challenges.
Please note that these posts are being offered on a 1-year Fixed Term Contract, and there will be an opportunity for flexibility regarding work hours.
St Christopher's is an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome applications from everyone regardless of sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnicity, faith and religion, disability and age, although we are underrepresented across the organisation with BAME and LGBT employees, and thus we encourage applications from these groups.
Benefits of joining St Christopher's
* You will gain a stimulating and rewarding role with an opportunity to influence and make a real difference in the community
* Access to excellent training and development opportunities
* Season ticket loans
* Cycle to Work Scheme
* A number of health and wellbeing schemes
* A competitive contributory pension scheme and life assurance scheme with generous beneficiary plan
* An onsite staff canteen
* Access to plenty of free local street parking.
This is a rolling recruitment and we will interview as applications come in.
Closing Date: 12th October 2021 at Midnight
In the event we receive a high amount of applications, we reserve the right to close the job earlier than the initial closing date