Community Navigator

Salary £14.00 - £14.61 per hour

Location Belfast CWS

This is a Temporary, Part Time vacancy that will close in {x} days at {xx:xx} BST.

The Vacancy

Community Navigator

Location: Belfast CWS
Salary: £14.00 - £14.61
Hours: 22.5
Contract Type: Temporary for 17 months until November 2027

About the Role

We are currently recruiting for a Community Navigator to join our Mental Health & Addiction Services team. This is an exciting and innovative role focused on supporting people to build stronger social connections, increase community engagement and reduce loneliness.

Working directly with service users, you will support individuals to identify meaningful activities, reconnect with their communities, and build confidence in developing and maintaining social relationships. This role forms part of a nationally funded research study, contributing to the development of new approaches to improving social inclusion and wellbeing.

Key Responsibilities

Build positive, trusting relationships with service users, offering empathetic and person-centred support
Support individuals to identify and access local community activities, resources and opportunities
Work on a one-to-one basis with a small caseload using a community navigation approach
Encourage participation, independence and confidence in developing social connections
Maintain accurate records and contribute to reporting requirements, including supporting the research study
Work collaboratively with colleagues and external partners to support positive outcomes
Promote social inclusion, recovery and a strengths-based approach in all aspects of the role

Essential Criteria

To be shortlisted, you must be able to demonstrate the following:

Circumstances

To be flexible in order to meet the needs of the Community Navigator Role.

Qualifications & Experience

Be educated to QCF/NVQ Level 2, or equivalent, in a related subject e.g. Care and 6 months paid experience supporting people with mental health issues within a health and social care setting.
OR
A minimum of 12 months paid experience supporting people with mental health issues within a health and social care setting.

Knowledge and Skills

Have proven experience of motivating, supporting and mentoring Service Users.
Have proven experience of supporting individuals with a range of mental health diagnosis.
Experience of maintaining service user and agency records.
Working knowledge of using IT systems.

Shortlisting will be based on the evidence that you supply on your application form to satisfactorily demonstrate how, and to what extent, you meet the above criteria. The Shortlisting Panel will not make assumptions as to your circumstances, qualifications, and experience.

Why Join Us?

At Inspire, we are proud to support people across mental health, intellectual disability, autism and addiction services. We are committed to creating an inclusive and supportive environment where both the people we support and our staff can thrive.

Benefits include:

Competitive salary
Generous annual leave
Cycle to Work scheme
Employee Assistance Programme
Ongoing learning and development opportunities

Apply Now!

If you want to make a difference every day, we would love you to join us.

If you have any questions about the role, please get in touch with our recruitment team at recruitment@inspirewellbeing.org and one of our dedicated HR Recruitment Executives will be happy to answer any questions you have.

Please note: if successful at interview, the applicant will be required to complete an enhanced disclosure check.

Following the interviews, a waiting list will be created for similar posts for a nine month period.

Inspire is committed to equality of opportunity and to selection based on merit.

Our Organisation

Inspire is an all-island charity and social enterprise and our aim is wellbeing for all. We work together with people living with mental ill health, intellectual disability, autism and addictions to ensure they live with dignity and realise their full potential.

We campaign to create a society free from stigma and discrimination with a culture of compassion that focuses on people and their abilities.