Senior Community Connector

Join Our Team as a Senior Community Connector

Location: Sydenham (with hybrid working option)

Hours: 21.6 hours per week

Make a Difference in Your Community

At St Christopher’s, we’re working alongside local communities to improve experiences of serious illness, dying, death and bereavement. Our mission is to make an outstanding, equitable, palliative and end of life care and support a reality for more people when and where they need it.

As a Senior Community Connector, you’ll play a key role in building trusted relationships with local people, community groups and organisations, helping us understand community needs and create opportunities for meaningful participation.

 What You’ll Do

You’ll:

·         Build strong relationships with community organisations, faith groups, charities and local leaders.

·         Coordinate and deliver community engagement activities, workshops, talks and health & hospice promotion.

·         Listen to community members, understand their needs and help ensure their voices shape our work.

·         Support and coordinate Community Connectors, helping to plan and deliver meaningful engagement activities.

·         Track engagement, share learning and contribute to the development of our community engagement approach.

What We’re Looking For

Our ideal candidate will have:

• Experience of community development or community working.


• Experience engaging with communities to understand their needs and perspectives.


• Strong organisational skills and experience coordinating multiple activities.


• Experience of line managing staff or directing the work of others.


• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.


• Confidence presenting to groups and introducing new ideas or services.


• Good IT and social media skills.


• A flexible, proactive and collaborative approach.


• Proven delivery skills, including ability to balance own workload, identify resources needed and engage with others in implementation in a timely way


• The ability to work comfortably and compassionately with people at the end of life and those affected by death and loss.

Why Join St Christopher’s?

·         Make a meaningful difference in local communities.

·         Work alongside a passionate, inclusive and innovative team

·         Help shape how communities experience serious illness, death and bereavement

·         Contribute to social change and more equitable access to palliative care.

Interested in making a difference?

For further information and to apply, please visit www.stchristophers.org.uk

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Busara Drezgic: Community Engagement Program Manager at  b.drezgic@stchristophers.org.uk or call 07703734618.

St Christopher’s is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and particularly encourage applications from underrepresented groups. We also value peer and lived experience as an important part of our team.