Community Support Officer (Hull and East Riding of Yorkshire)

About the role

You’ll provide high quality support to the communities of people affected by Parkinson’s in Hull and East Riding. As members of the Community Directorate we aim to reach out to and support people with Parkinson’s, their families, friends and carers. We enable the voice of people affected by Parkinson’s to be heard to improve services, inform our priorities and improve decision making locally.

Through community development we work in close collaboration with our respective Parkinson’s communities to bring change on the issues that matter most to people affected by Parkinson’s - whether directly or with their friends, family and carers.

What you'll do

• Organise online and in-person, internal and external meetings and events, including booking venues and refreshments, assisting with the production of materials, fulfilling mailings and taking bookings for our community development work across Hull and East Riding.

• Support the development of new activities with our community in Hull and East Riding by establishing contact with other organisations and individuals in the area.

• Promote and market activities in local areas to ensure our community are aware of all the offers available to support them.

• Engage directly and attend meetings of groups, branches, cafes, physical activity programmes in Hull and East Riding to ensure they are delivered effectively and we meet the needs of those people delivering and attending them

• Alongside other staff, support our volunteer community in their use of Assemble and other methods enabled them to share information with each other and the wider charity.

What you'll bring

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to influence and negotiate when required at all levels internally and externally.

• Excellent administration and support skills, including note-taking, presentation preparation and a positive, assertive and resilient approach to prioritising and juggling varying pressures and conflicting priorities

• Experience in coordinating multiple projects simultaneously that meet business requirements

• Experience of developing and maintaining effective working relationships with all stakeholders

• Experience of managing data, records and details of programmes, projects and events and keeping these accurate and up to date

Please apply by sending us your CV and a detailed cover letter explaining how you meet the criteria in the "What you'll bring" section of the job description.

Applications close on 2 November 2026.

Interviews for this role will be held on 17 and 18 November 2026.

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