Community Link Worker (Secondment Cover) at Edberts House
Contract Type: Fixed term
Role Type: Employment
Hours: Full time
Application deadline:
Based: Gateshead
Salary: £27,311 Per Annum
Salary Type: Fixed Salary
Location: Tyne and Wear
Role description: Project Support
Job Title: | Community Link Worker (secondment cover) |
Contract Type: | Fixed Term to 31/03/2027 (with the possibility of extension) |
Hours: | 37 hours per week (full time) Monday to Friday (some weekend & evening flexibility required) Full or part time applications will be considered |
Location: | GP practices within the Gateshead Primary Care Network / hybrid working |
Salary: | £27,311 FTE per annum/pro rata |
Benefits: | 25 days holiday per year, plus statutory holidays pro rata |
Are you passionate, dynamic, and creative? Do you thrive when working with people to make a difference to their lives? We are recruiting for a Community Link Worker to join our team in Gateshead.
This role is to cover a current post whilst an Edberts House employee is out on secondment.
We are looking for candidates with a background that includes community, information, advice, social care, or health. Candidates must be able to:
engage and connect with people
enable and support people
link with community development activity
deliver safe and effective practice
You will need to have experience of supporting vulnerable people with complex needs and work within Edberts House’s unique values.
An enhanced DBS is required for this post.
Please see our website and extended film for further information about the project:
http://edbertshouse.org/community-linking
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gsl_jznoXrA&t=6s
For an application pack and job description for the above vacancy please email: recruitment@edbertshouse.org
The closing date for application is 12noon on Monday 18th May 2026 with interviews scheduled for week commencing 25th May 2026.