Job title: Community Connector
Department: ELFT Community Connectors Project
Salary: £32,067.19 Pro Rata (SC6-SP26) including inner London weighting
Hours: 37.5 hours (Monday to Friday, 9-5) May be able to consider 30 hours a week.
Contract Term: Contract ends in 2027 (Exact month TBC)
Location: Hybrid (Vivienne Cohen House & 12 Orsman Road, London, N1 5QJ)
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for more information.
DBS clearance at Enhanced (with Barring) is required for this role.
Mind in the City, Hackney and Waltham Forest, working alongside East London NHS Foundation Trust (ELFT) and other local voluntary sector providers, is recruiting into two new exciting Community Connector roles.
The Community Connector will be working as part of local neighbourhood multi-disciplinary mental health teams alongside other professionals from primary care, secondary care and the voluntary sector.
You will be supporting people with complex mental health and social needs, developing personalised, local, holistic offers with each individual and connecting them with the most appropriate support in their neighbourhoods.
About Mind in the City, Hackney and Waltham Forest:
We are a multi-disciplinary provider of specialist mental health services and a part of the Mind Federation.
We promote both recovery from ill health for people with recurrent and enduring mental health difficulties and early intervention for those at risk of developing mental health issues, or who struggle with common mental health conditions.
We currently support around 5,000 people a year through a variety of services focusing on psychological, social, economic and workplace wellbeing, and support minoritised communities.
Our values are:
Working with Mind CHWF means you’ll be part of a dedicated, passionate, and professional workforce who cares about the work they do and make a real difference to the lives of the people in the City of London, Hackney, and Waltham Forest.
Our values are:
Connected: Creating a compassionate and supportive community.
Fair: We strive for equity- no-one’s needs should go unmet.
Brave: We walk with people, offering help by doing what works – proven or new
We are committed to actively becoming anti-racist in everything we do. This is a critical priority for Mind CHWF. We embrace diversity and understand that being an inclusive organisation that recognises different perspectives, will enable us to provide excellent services.
We are committed to ensuring all our employees are treated fairly and equitably at work and promoting equity in physical and mental health for all.
Those with lived experience of Mental Health are encouraged to apply.
We encourage early applications, as we may close this vacancy prior to the advertised closing date should a suitable candidate be appointed
Value-based Recruitment:
We know that for various reasons, not everybody who can successfully perform in a role, performs their best under traditional interview/selection procedures. We are therefore seeking ways to breakdown further barriers in our recruitment & selection process.
Shorted-listed candidates will be provided with some questions to help them prepare for the interview.
How to apply:
Please see the document section below for the application pack.
To be considered for this post, we need to receive both the:
- Completed application form; and
- A copy of your latest CV.
Please note that if we do not receive the two documents listed above then we can’t consider you for the role.
Once you have completed the application form, please click here and upload it along with your latest CV.
The closing date is 1st February 2026. However, we encourage early applications, as this vacancy may close before the stated deadline should a suitable candidate be appointed. Interviews are scheduled to take place on Thursday 12 February 2026. Applicants must be available on this date
We are a disability confident employer. All applicants with a disability who meet the minimum essential short-listing criteria are guaranteed an interview. If this applies to you, please let us know in your application.
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