Community Wellbeing and Grants Manager

Overview

Barca‑Leeds is looking for an inspiring and relationship‑focused leader to join our Employability & Community Health team as our Community Wellbeing & Grants Manager
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This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is passionate about mental health, collaborative working, and empowering communities. You’ll play a key role in strengthening the VCSE Community Mental Health Alliance and delivering services within the community around mental health, helping ensure people with serious mental illness receive the best possible support.

• Lead a team of Community Wellbeing Connectors across West Leeds whose role it is to support people with Serious Mental Illness become more active within their communities through developing their social networks and resilience, in order to support them to lead more fulfilling lives.
• Contract manage and support a network of VCSE Grantholders delivering innovative, grassroots mental health support across Leeds.

If you thrive on building relationships, supporting teams, and driving meaningful change — we’d love to hear from you.

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Barca-Leeds is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults. It is the organisation’s policy to require the successful applicant to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Check at a level appropriate to the role, before appointment is confirmed. The disclosure of a criminal conviction will not necessarily exclude candidates from appointment.

Please note:

To apply, you must have the right to work in the UK. We are currently unable to accept applications from individuals requiring a Skilled Worker Visa.