Project Co-ordinator - Community Health Development
| Posting date: | 24 December 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £30,864.59 per year, pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 15 January 2026 |
| Location: | Leeds, West Yorkshire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Touchstone |
| Job type: | Temporary |
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Summary
This role is available through the National Lottery Community Fund.
Project Co-ordinator Community Health Development
Touchstone Pay Structure (2025) Point 11*, £30,864.59 pa/pro-rata
15 hours per week
This role is fixed term up to 31 December 2026, with the possibility of extension
Touchstone is a multi-award-winning mental health and wellbeing charity operating in communities across Yorkshire. Touchstone understands that we can only deliver excellence to the people we serve if the people we recruit are happy, empowered, supported to reach their potential and trusted to lead.
We are looking for an experienced Project Co-ordinator to join our Ignite project. This is a brand-new project, funded by the National Lottery, focused on using Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD) principles to support communities in Lincoln Green, Burmantofts and Richmond Hill. The role will oversee the delivery of our ABCD work, providing effective leadership and management, also service development. You will also be required to develop training for volunteer connectors, leading community conversations and plans, managing finance and resources and developing effective partnerships with key stakeholders across the locality.
Information Session: Wednesday 7th January 12.30-1.30pm via Microsoft Teams
To attend, please email recruitment@touchstonesupport.org.uk
CLOSING DATE: Thursday 15 January 2026
Interviews will be held on: 28th – 30th January 2026
As an employee of Touchstone you will benefit from the following:
• Working for a diverse and inclusive organisation e.g. 36% *BME staff, 25% *LGBTQ+ staff, 16% *staff with a disability. Staff and peer support networks (*as above and many more)
• 28 days annual leave (rising to 31 after 2 years) + 8 bank holidays (pro-rata)
• Flexible working opportunities
• Personal wellbeing budget. Access to counselling and 24/7 confidential staff helpline.
• Health and wellbeing activities and fun staff team away days
• Inclusive maternity and parental policies and pay
• Additional day of leave as a celebration day or health and wellbeing
• Learning and personal development opportunities
Touchstone is an equal opportunities organisation, an equal rights employer and applications are welcome from all sections of the community, particularly, BME and LGB and Trans communities and/or people with disabilities who are under-represented within Touchstone. All applicants who disclose a disability and meet the essential criteria will be interviewed. Additional information can be obtained from our equal opportunities policy. Please note that we do not hold a sponsor licence and we do not intend to offer sponsorship for this particular role. You should therefore ensure that you have/will have the right to work in the UK to be able to undertake this role, if appointed, you will be required to provide relevant right to work documents at the point of an offer being made to you. Applications can be obtained by visiting www.touchstonesupport.org.uk or by e-mailing recruitment@touchstonesupport.org.uk. Please note that feedback is not provided to applicants who have not been shortlisted. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Project Co-ordinator Community Health Development
Touchstone Pay Structure (2025) Point 11*, £30,864.59 pa/pro-rata
15 hours per week
This role is fixed term up to 31 December 2026, with the possibility of extension
Touchstone is a multi-award-winning mental health and wellbeing charity operating in communities across Yorkshire. Touchstone understands that we can only deliver excellence to the people we serve if the people we recruit are happy, empowered, supported to reach their potential and trusted to lead.
We are looking for an experienced Project Co-ordinator to join our Ignite project. This is a brand-new project, funded by the National Lottery, focused on using Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD) principles to support communities in Lincoln Green, Burmantofts and Richmond Hill. The role will oversee the delivery of our ABCD work, providing effective leadership and management, also service development. You will also be required to develop training for volunteer connectors, leading community conversations and plans, managing finance and resources and developing effective partnerships with key stakeholders across the locality.
Information Session: Wednesday 7th January 12.30-1.30pm via Microsoft Teams
To attend, please email recruitment@touchstonesupport.org.uk
CLOSING DATE: Thursday 15 January 2026
Interviews will be held on: 28th – 30th January 2026
As an employee of Touchstone you will benefit from the following:
• Working for a diverse and inclusive organisation e.g. 36% *BME staff, 25% *LGBTQ+ staff, 16% *staff with a disability. Staff and peer support networks (*as above and many more)
• 28 days annual leave (rising to 31 after 2 years) + 8 bank holidays (pro-rata)
• Flexible working opportunities
• Personal wellbeing budget. Access to counselling and 24/7 confidential staff helpline.
• Health and wellbeing activities and fun staff team away days
• Inclusive maternity and parental policies and pay
• Additional day of leave as a celebration day or health and wellbeing
• Learning and personal development opportunities
Touchstone is an equal opportunities organisation, an equal rights employer and applications are welcome from all sections of the community, particularly, BME and LGB and Trans communities and/or people with disabilities who are under-represented within Touchstone. All applicants who disclose a disability and meet the essential criteria will be interviewed. Additional information can be obtained from our equal opportunities policy. Please note that we do not hold a sponsor licence and we do not intend to offer sponsorship for this particular role. You should therefore ensure that you have/will have the right to work in the UK to be able to undertake this role, if appointed, you will be required to provide relevant right to work documents at the point of an offer being made to you. Applications can be obtained by visiting www.touchstonesupport.org.uk or by e-mailing recruitment@touchstonesupport.org.uk. Please note that feedback is not provided to applicants who have not been shortlisted. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
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