Community Coordinator Hampshire West based in New Forest in Winchester

Community Coordinator Hampshire West based in New Forest

Community Co-ordinator based in Hampshire West

Hours: 18 hours per week, part-time

A great opportunity to work in your local community to support older people and increase social inclusion. The main responsibilities will be in Hampshire West.

We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to join our team in West Hampshire. You will need to travel around the district, so you must have access to a car with business insurance.

Administrative duties and record-keeping will require applicants to be competent with a variety of digital packages, including Microsoft Word and Excel.

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 a 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 running of a social group and lunch club for older people in Farnborough.

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.

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.

Perks of joining the MHA family:

• Access to Blue Light Card - The UK's no.1 discount service for emergency services, NHS, social care sector & armed forces.
• 33 Days Holiday - including bank holidays (pro-rata FTE is 37 hrs per week).
• Care and Support for You - Our in-house Chaplaincy service is widely recognised within MHA and beyond and is available to all staff members who may benefit from pastoral care and support.
• Buy and Sell Annual Leave – buy or sell up to a week’s holiday per annum (depending on your annual entitlement).
• MHA Cares for You – Our bespoke scheme offering a wide range of deals and discounts in leading retailers and online stores.
• Highly supportive leadership team.
• Occupational Sick-Pay.
• Life assurance for contracted-hours colleagues.

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 Recruitment Team.

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.

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