Community Links & Inclusion Worker
📍 Doncaster
💼 Full-Time | 39 Hours Per Week | 9:00am – 5:00pm
We’re looking for a passionate and proactive Community Links & Inclusion Worker to join our Mental Health Floating Support (MHFS) team. This is an exciting opportunity to design and deliver community-based support that empowers individuals to improve their mental wellbeing, sustain tenancies, and build meaningful social connections. You’ll play a key role in creating inclusive spaces through drop-ins, group sessions, and peer support initiatives—helping people access the right support at the right time.
About the Role: In this dynamic, community-focused role, you will:
- Deliver engaging drop-ins, group sessions, and skills workshops across Doncaster
- Provide brief interventions, advice, and signposting to individuals with mental health and housing-related support needs
- Build strong partnerships with local organisations and community venues
- Develop and facilitate peer support networks and activities
- Support individuals to improve confidence, wellbeing, and independent living skills
- Contribute to reducing repeat referrals by offering timely, low-level support
- You’ll work both independently and collaboratively as part of a supportive team, helping to shape and enhance our service offer
Key Responsibilities:
- Establish and deliver services across community locations in Doncaster
- Collaborate with stakeholders to promote and expand service reach
- Provide telephone support and one-off interventions
- Recruit and support volunteers and peer mentors
- Lead co-production activities, incorporating lived experience into service design
- Maintain accurate records and ensure compliance with safeguarding and organisational policies
- Promote equality, diversity, and inclusion in all aspects of your work
About You: We’re looking for someone who is:
✔ Knowledgeable about mental health, housing, and welfare systems
✔ Experienced in supporting vulnerable adults or supported living environments
✔ Skilled in building relationships with partners, professionals, and service users
✔ Confident delivering group work and community-based interventions
✔ Compassionate, non-judgemental, and committed to empowering others
Essential Knowledge Includes:
- Mental Health, Mental Capacity, and Care Act legislation
- Housing legislation and Duty to Refer
- Safeguarding and supporting vulnerable adults
- Working alongside local authorities and health/social care professionals
What We Offer:
🌴 Annual Leave:
- 28 days + bank holidays
- Increasing to 33 days with service
✨ Benefits include:
- Career development and structured training
- Mileage reimbursement
- Westfield Health & financial wellbeing support
- Blue Light Card eligibility
- 4% employer pension contribution
- A supportive, inclusive workplace culture
Our Commitment to Inclusion
We are proud to be an Equal Opportunities and Disability Confident employer. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, especially those underrepresented in the workforce and individuals with lived experience.
Additional Information
- Enhanced DBS check required
- Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle essential
- Participation in on-call rota and team duties required
Interested? Apply Now
Application Closing Date: 28 May 2026
If you’d like to find out more about this role, please contact: 📧 amanda.fields@targethousing.org.uk