Community Development Co-ordinator

We’re looking for a Community Development Co‑Ordinator to join the team. You will support the direct delivery of our community services that help male survivors access connection and peer support activities.

You’ll play a key role in supporting clients, either through facilitating our core groups (like builders yard, drop‑ins, etc.) or by providing check‑ins to keep them engaged and connected with the organisation. The team also supports one‑off projects when required.

• Manage and support the volunteer workforce.
• Support the development of community‑based interventions.
• Deliver quality‑assured, therapeutic‑based, group and community support services.
• Accurately record group and community support interventions.
• Schedule and liaise with survivors and their supporters to ensure timely appointments at We Are Survivors.

We Are Survivors is a survivor‑focused voluntary sector organisation that aims to create and facilitate safe spaces for male (including trans and non‑binary individuals) survivors of sexual abuse, rape and sexual exploitation across Greater Manchester, providing access to quality‑assured support.

Develop and deliver a quality‑assured, volunteer programme of therapeutic‑based, community support activities to male victims/survivors of sexual violence, alongside the direct delivery of We Are Survivors services. This role also involves scheduling appointments for survivors to attend and access services within the organisation.

None specified.

• Understanding of issues relating to rape and sexual assault, particularly those relating to boys and men.
• Experience in data management and information governance.
• Experience working within a Social Prescribing setting.
• Experience facilitating group activities.
• Experience working within a highly confidential setting, adhering to data governance.
• Experience in the voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE) sector.
• Experience providing 1:1 support or advocacy to adults or young people.

• Ability to prioritise own workload.
• Good written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Proficiency in using Microsoft Office Suite or equivalent and electronic database systems.
• Facilitation skills supporting structured and unstructured group activities.
• Commitment to diversity, inclusion, and anti‑oppressive practice.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and therefore requires submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.