Civic Offices (On-Site)
Permanent, Part time
£31,037 - £35,235 per annum, (£24,745 - £28,092 for 29.5 hours)
29.5 hours per week
Community Connector
Salary: Band 7 - £31,037 - £35,235 per annum, (£24,745 - £28,092 for 29.5 hours)
29.5 hours per week - Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 9am-5pm Friday 9am-4.30pm.
The Service
The aim of the Community Connector Service is to reduce feeling of social isolation and loneliness and to increase confidence and ability to access community-based opportunities. This will reduce dependence and demand on health and social care statutory services through opportunities for early intervention. The service supports adults, aged 18+, who are lonely or isolated and may be experiencing poor mental health to identify and access resources and opportunities within their local communities which will improve their connectivity and increase their social support networks. The focus of this service is on early intervention to promote health and wellbeing, help maintain independence and build resilience. Some of our clients have quite complex needs which requires close partnership working across Adult Social Care.
What is the role
As a Community Connector supporting clients to identify realistic goals that will enable them to access community opportunities within their local community. You will provide support to individuals to achieve their goals e.g. accompanying them to groups/activities/volunteering for a short period of time until they feel confident to do so by themselves. You will support individuals to build up their confidence in relation to potential barriers to accessing community opportunities such as using public transport, or confidence with mobility issues or to 'get them through the door' of a new social activity etc.
Who is the person
You will have a knowledge and experience of safeguarding legislation, excellent IT skills and extensive experience of working face to face in a Social Care or community setting ideally holding a case load. You will have good literacy and numeracy skills and knowledge and understanding of the issues facing people who are experiencing loneliness and isolation and the impact it has on their health and wellbeing.
You will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for this post. You will be flexible to meet the needs of the client including occasional evening and weekend work and a car driver with access to transport or able to easily access public transport to move across Portsmouth City. You will be willing to undertake professional development.
About Portsmouth City Council
What we can offer you:
Portsmouth City Council is a unique organisation, committed to making a difference, and is guided by core values that set who we are as people, what we stand for, and how we act.
Read more about working at Portsmouth City Council and our benefits on our careers portal homepage: Careers Portal - Find jobs with Portsmouth City Council
Portsmouth City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults at risk and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
DBS Disclosure at Enhanced level will be required prior to any offer of employment and this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
Every post is subject to PCC and Portsmouth Safeguarding Adults Board safer recruitment procedures.
Application process:
Please read the full job profile for further details on the post to ensure your application matches the requirements of the role stated in the who is the person.
Remember to demonstrate why you are suitable against each of the points described in the 'Who is the Person' points on the Job Profile using examples from your experience or transferable skills. This might be through qualifications or descriptive examples from your work / personal experience, which clearly illustrates what you did and the effect it had. This is important or you are likely not to be shortlisted.
We are a disability confident employer - committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible and welcome applications from all areas of society.
Closing date:3 June 2025
Interview will take place on 9 June 2025
We will email applicants from time to time; please ensure you check e-mail folders as sometimes our e-mails may go into spam/junk folders.
You will need to demonstrate that you have the Right to Work in the UK. No post will be offered without it.
Should you require any support in completing the application form please contact recruit@portsmouthcc.gov.uk. or call the recruitment team on 023 92 616800