Community Worker for LGBTQ+ Veterans - Wales / Cymru

LGBTQ+ Veterans Community Worker (VCW) – 1 post.

REF:- FWP/VCW/WALES

£29,400 per annum based on 37.5 hours per week.

Based in Cymru/Wales.

Partially remote worker (as the role will involve some face-to-face activity across Cymru/Wales).

Fixed Term Contract until September 2026.

Fighting With Pride (FWP) is looking for an outstanding LGBTQ+ Veterans Community Worker to cover Cymru/Wales. For a fixed term contract until September 2026, this fundamental, enabling, rewarding and busy role will make a real difference to the lives of LGBTQ+ Veterans, serving personnel and their families, around the UK.  You will be working as part of team of VCWs covering England, Scotland and Northern Ireland.  This role is funded by Adferiad under an agreement with the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust.  

For reasons of practicality, the postholder will live in Cymru/Wales.

FWP was formed in January 2020 to support LGBTQ+ Veterans, serving personnel and their families and is a registered charity, founded by Caroline Paige and Craig Jones, now led by Peter Gibson and overseen by a dynamic and experienced Board of Trustees.   

An increasing number of Veterans are contacting our charity, particularly since the publication of the Etherton Report, and we want to add to our exceptional team to support them.  You will be signposting service users to organisations where they will receive a warm welcome and will develop their self-esteem, self-confidence, independence and resilience, and working those organisations to enable positive LGBTQ+ inclusion. In addition, you will be highlighting access to the scheme of reparations arising from the Etherton Report.  

An LGBTQ+ Veterans Community Team Manager will support you, along with the Executive team at FWP.  

You will have a keen interest in, and thorough understanding of, the challenges faced by the LGBTQ+ Veterans community (or other related community), previous experience of supporting and developing service users, strong relationship building skills and be a self-starter with a passion for helping people.

If you are interested in joining this friendly and supportive team, please contact Julia Muir for a full job description. THE FULL DETAILS OF HOW TO APPLY ARE IN THE ATTACHED SUPPORTING DOCUMENT.

Please then apply, sending your C.V. anda maximum of two sides of A4 covering letter, addressing each aspect of the Person Specification (contained in the job description) to Julia Muir by 12.00 p.m. on Friday, 20th June 2025 

FWP is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults. All posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.

FWP is an Armed Forces Covenant Employer. We support and encourage service spouses, veterans, and reservists in the workplace.