Community Builder

About Community Building  

Working as part of the Wellbeing Exeter partnership, we have a team of Community Builders working across Exeter. They help to create new networks, connect people and opportunities, and look at what community spaces, skills, groups and people exist in an area.    

About the role  

Are you interested in people, able to listen to their points of view, good at motivating people and passionate about building and strengthening local communities?  

This is an exciting and varied role for a dynamic and confident individual, in which the right candidate will work directly within communities in Exeter; bringing people together to improve wellbeing and make the community a better place to live!   

Responsibilities  

• Maps out and maintains awareness of formal and informal community activity and provision. 

• Identifies community assets and resources. 

• Listens widely to people of all ages and backgrounds within the community to understand more about people’s lives and how they feel about their community. 

• Supports motivated individuals to transform ideas into action for the benefit of themselves and others.   

• Identifies people who are natural connectors and natural leaders within neighbourhoods. 

• Advocates for the community or underrepresented aspects of the community. 

• Develops insight into power dynamics within a community and supports people to understand, manage and challenge these, where necessary.  

• Maintains awareness of City and County initiatives and developments that present opportunities for citizens to be more engaged and have influence over what happens in their communities.  

• Builds & maintains co-operative internal and external relationships as part of the Wellbeing Exeter partnership including attending training, meetings and activities.  

• Actively markets and promotes the programme within communities. 

• Collects evidence of outputs and outcomes, ensuring consistent implementation of the monitoring and evaluation process.  

Community life and social connections are vital to all our health and wellbeing. Wellbeing Exeter works alongside people to discover and develop opportunities and ideas on how to live and feel better and get connected to what matters to them.