Territorial Community Engagement Lead

This is a Peripatetic role with travel across Northwest England and Wales. (A current valid Driving License is essential and a fleet car will be provided)

The roles have a national remit with expectation that the successful candidate will be able to work across the UKI territory. Each of the team does however link with specific divisions and the successful candidate would be linked to Northwest England and Wales. It is expected that the role holders will spend at least 5 days each month in each link division meeting in person with local corps and other colleagues. Please note that for those living outside the link division this may involve up to 8 nights away from home a month and up to 4 nights at a time on a regular basis.

Interview Date: 14 December 2026

Are you a committed and practicing Christian who is passionate about seeing the local church engage meaningfully and effectively with their local community? Do you see community engagement as a key part of the church's mission to become a church without walls, coming alongside those who are marginalised and seeking to bring social justice?

The Salvation Army Community Services Department is seeking to recruit an experienced social or community work professional to offer targeted professional advice and guidance to local missional settings (various SA centres including churches) to deliver their missional priorities. They will work with local leaders who are seeking to effectively engage with their respective communities, using community-based services as a key platform and discipleship space to connect individuals and the 'non-churched' to the Mission of The Salvation Army.

You will be part of a wider team who seek to enable, empower and equip local SA churches and community settings to 'stand on their own feet', via peer-to-peer learning /communities of best practice and thereby not be as reliant on National (THQ) resources. You will also spend up to one day a week as a practitioner based in a local SA church or other SA community setting.

This role has an occupational requirement that the successful candidate must be a committed and practising Christian and will be in sympathy with the doctrines of, and supportive of, the purposes and the aims and objectives of The Salvation Army.

In order to complete your application please download and read the job profile and any other attachments.

In the job profile you will find the criteria required for the role, please make sure that you address this in your supporting statement as this forms the basis of our shortlisting.

Appointment will be subject to;

-Satisfactory references

-A criminal record check DBS Disclosures Enhanced - Adult

-Driving Licence

-Evidence of your Right to Work in the UK in line with Home Office requirements. As we are not a licensed sponsor, applicants must already have the right to work in the UK. Details on how to prove your Right to Work can be found here.

The Salvation Army actively promote equality of opportunity for all with the right mix of talent, skills and potential, and we welcome applications from a wide range of candidates, including those with criminal records.