Community Development Officer

Community Development Officer

Salisbury City Council

Bemerton Heath Centre

£22,092 - £22,838

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Community Development Officer

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Salary £22,092 - £22,838

Closing date: 27th July 2026

Hours: 25.5 hours per week, to be worked Monday - Friday. (Working pattern is open to discussion)

Join a passionate team dedicated to creating thriving, connected communities. As Community Development Officer, you'll design and deliver inspiring projects, support some of the area's most vulnerable and underrepresented residents and play a key role in helping people access opportunities, build relationships and feel part of their local community.

View the Community Strategy and Priorities that will shape the communities team work here

We are looking for people who:

• Have experience of delivering community-based projects
• Can communicate well with a diverse range of people
• Can manage workload in a flexible manner
• Have knowledge of community development good practice using Asset Based Community Development principles.

We welcome applications from those who are part of or who are working with our diverse communities and those who are passionate about community action through their own positive experiences of community groups and projects

What we can offer you:

• Flexible working - both hours and hybrid location
• A friendly organisation - staff said that they enjoyed working for Salisbury City Council in recent staff surveys
• Minimum 30- days annual plus bank holidays
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Excellent training and development opportunities
• Cycle to work scheme
• Paid sick leave
• Free eyesight test and annual flu vaccination
• Discounted local leisure centre membership

If you would like to have a chat about the role please contact Sam at [email protected]

We reserve the right to close the job earlier than the closing date if we have had sufficient applications.

• Have experience of delivering community-based projects
• Can communicate well with a diverse range of people
• Can manage workload in a flexible manner
• Have knowledge of community development good practice using Asset Based Community Development principles.
We welcome applications from those who are part of or who are working with our diverse communities and those who are passionate about community action through their own positive experiences of community groups and projects

What we can offer you:
• Flexible working - both hours and hybrid location
• A friendly organisation - staff said that they enjoyed working for Salisbury City Council in recent staff surveys
• Minimum 30- days annual plus bank holidays
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Excellent training and development opportunities
• Cycle to work scheme
• Paid sick leave
• Free eyesight test and annual flu vaccination
• Discounted local leisure centre membership