About the role This exciting opportunity for an experienced Community Development practitioner will support delivery of the Stronger Neighbourhoods project of the Hartlepool Action Lab and the Safer Streets Initiative funded by the Home Office through the Cleveland Police and Crime Commissioner.Below, you’ll find a complete breakdown of everything required of potential candidates, as well as how to apply. Good luck.Working alongside local people, community and voluntary groups, statutory agencies and businesses, you will play a key role in improving residents’ sense of safety, involvement, resilience and control in the Oxford Road area of Hartlepool.You will contribute to developing a sustainable and more socially cohesive community through direct engagement, community capacity building, specialist support and proactive, cooperative partnerships.About you The successful candidate will be a dynamic individual with excellent problem solving and communication skills, a proven track record in delivering community engagement and development outcomes, and experience of working in a multi-agency setting.Acting as a central co-ordinating point within the neighbourhood, the successful candidate will provide a link between the local community and agencies working in the area.You will be expected to build positive community relationships and promote partnership working, ensuring residents within the area are engaged, aware and connected to available support and services, and to work with local people to bring about community led change for the neighbourhood.The post is funded by the Home Office through the Cleveland Police and Crime Commissioner for a year.Consideration will be given to secondments.About us The Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust (JRHT) is a registered housing association and care provider in Yorkshire and the North East.The Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) is an independent social change organisation working to solve UK poverty.JRF and JRHT are two important influencing organisations with an ambitious agenda for inspiring positive change in the UK in line with our vision of a prosperous and poverty free UK.Closing date for applications is Sunday 24 January 2021