Education & Care

Community Development Worker

Help communities solve their own problems

€25k–€48k Medium demand

Community development workers build capacity in communities — identifying local needs, connecting resources, facilitating groups and empowering people to lead change themselves.

1Running a community meeting that starts with 6 people and ends with a plan

2Applying for a grant that will fund a youth project for two years

3Walking a neighbourhood to understand what its residents actually face

4Training volunteers who will continue the work when you move on

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Get involved in any local community project — even informally.

Community engagementGroup facilitationProject managementGrant writing

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Skills to build

Community engagement

Group facilitation

Project management

Grant writing

Needs assessment

Asset-based community development

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Community Development Worker

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