Community Development Worker

Job Title:  Community Development Worker – The Oval Centre
Contract Type: Fixed Term for 3 years
Salary:  £27,893 (£30,829 is achieved after 12 months successful performance in the role)
Working Hours:  35 hours
Working Pattern:  Monday – Friday – with occasional weekend working where required
Location:  The Oval Centre - Workington
For your application to be considered please ensure you attach a current CV and cover letter. 
Applications may close before the deadline, so please apply early to avoid disappointment.
Why Riverside?
At Riverside, we’re a housing association with a difference – enhancing the everyday for all our customers. For 90 years, we’ve been revitalising neighbourhoods and supporting communities by providing the homes they need to live full, fulfilling and rewarding lives. 
We have a portfolio of over 75,000 affordable residential and retirement homes across the UK. Our work ranges from homelessness services to social care, employment support to retirement living, and we need the best people on board to help us.
Working with us, you’ll enjoy:
Competitive pay & generous pension 
28 days holidays plus bank holidays
Flexible working options available
Investment in your learning, personal development and technology
A wide range of benefits 
The difference you will make as a Community Development Worker 
You will support the development and growth of The Oval Centre as a community led hub –which supports and builds a more cohesive and resilient community and provides a range of high quality and cost-effective services to the local community, developing new services in response to changing community needs, sourcing funding, and expanding partnerships with key stakeholders and community partners working to enable the delivery of successful programmes and activities and providing access to statutory services.  You will be expected to promote community wealth building and provision of socially value led activities. The successful candidate will spend a significant amount of time working from the Oval in Salterbeck, Workington, with the flexibility to work from home regularly.  
About you
You will have a successful track record in bringing communities and people together including knowledge of community engagement, project and service delivery. You will have a good understanding of regeneration and community resilience to develop and drive solutions for the community.