About Cranhill Development Trust

Cranhill Development Trust (CDT) is a community-led organisation working to improve the quality of life for people living in Cranhill and the surrounding areas. CDT delivers a wide range of services and initiatives focused on tackling poverty, reducing inequalities, and creating opportunities for local people. Through community food, learning and employability, health and wellbeing, and community development programmes, CDT supports individuals and families to build skills, improve resilience, and achieve positive outcomes.

Primary Purpose of the Job:

Operating within Cranhill Development Trust, the Community Learning Manager will lead and develop the organisation’s community learning provision. The role includes direct delivery of the digital inclusion project and oversight of ESOL classes, accredited training, life skills programmes, and employability support.

The postholder will line manage the Employability Worker and Learning Worker, oversee volunteers, and ensure high-quality learning experiences that help participants build skills, confidence, and progress towards positive destinations.

Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, the role ensures programmes are well-coordinated, responsive to community need, and contribute to improved outcomes in employability, digital inclusion, health, and wellbeing.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Digital Inclusion (Direct Delivery) – Delivery of the digital inclusion project through one to one support and group sessions.
• Training and Learning Programmes – Oversee the deliver of ESOL classes, short accredited courses (e.g. First Aid, Food Hygiene), and life skills courses.
• Work with referral partners, including the Job Centre, to promote opportunities
• Oversee and support volunteers across CDT projects, ensuring positive experiences and skill development

Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting – Maintain accurate programme data using Upshot, monitor participation and outcomes, and produce regular reports to support impact measurement and organisational planning. Contribute to team processes, including meetings and periodic reporting to senior management and the Board.

This job description outlines the main responsibilities of the role and is not exhaustive.

Person Specification:

Essential

• Experience in community learning, employability, adult education, or social enterprise management
• Experience of managing staff and volunteers, including recruitment, training, and performance management
• Experience of planning, coordinating, and delivering community-based learning programmes
• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple programmes and priorities
• Experience of monitoring, evaluating, and reporting on outcomes and impact
• Willingness to undertake relevant training and professional development

Desirable

• Experience in digital inclusion or digital skills delivery, including one-to-one support and workshops
• Knowledge of ESOL delivery, accredited short courses, or vocational learning opportunities and delivery
• Experience of partnership working with external organisations, training providers, or referral partners
• Understanding of safeguarding, equality, and inclusion in community learning

Benefits Include:

• Generous holiday allowance starting at 36 days including bank holidays and increasing after each year of service for 10 years to a maximum of 46 days holiday.
• Access to Bupa Employee mental health and wellbeing support
• Additional leave
• Casual dress
• Flexitime
• Health & wellbeing programme
• On-site parking

We are looking for a creative, enthusiastic, and committed Community Events Assistant to support the growing programme of activity in this exciting community owned social enterprise.

The Community Events Assistant will work closely with the Community Engagement Coordinator and other members of the team to plan, promote and deliver a programme of events appealing to our diverse community and to encourage broad community participation and to maximise use of the facilities at Duncan Place Community Hub. You are expected to have a degree of flexibility and work with the rest of the team to ensure that all shifts are covered.

Shifts are rota’d in advance and the weekly hours will include at least one evening per week, at least one weekend day per month and other weekday daytime hours. Work will be based in Duncan Place Community Hub; this is not a hybrid role.

The successful candidate will:

• Support the Community Engagement Coordinator with marketing, communications, planning and delivery of events and activities, including set up & take down and associated admin tasks.
• Ensure everyone coming into Duncan Place Community Hub is warmly welcomed, that rooms are prepared and that the building and its environs are well presented.

Duncan Place Community Hub are now seeking a Building & Facilites Coordinator; this is a new role working alongside the CEO and our small team of staff. You will be responsible for all planned and reactive maintenance and for compliance with security, health and safety. You will be responsible for high level building maintenance, following guidelines and procedures and, where necessary, you will be working with contractors to plan and organise servicing, maintenance checks and repairs. This is a hands-on role where you use initiative and get stuck in to keep our building running smoothly and presented to a high standard; this includes responding to smaller tasks and urgent issues as they arise, e.g. putting up shelves, unblocking toilets, painting walls & woodwork (including being confident and competent with ladders and heights), litter-picking and generally mucking in with the team to help maintain standards. We are looking for someone who will be proactive in getting tasks completed to a high standard quickly with as little inconvenience to our customers as possible.

You must be motivated, organised, solution focused, hands-on and have excellent record keeping skills. You will be able to supervise and work alongside your team to keep the building well maintained, presented to a high standard, keeping people and resources safe at all times.

We have a wonderful and diverse community of building users and universal acceptance and respect is essential. You are expected to have a degree of flexibility and work with the rest of the team to ensure that all planned and reactive maintenance takes place with the minimum of disruption to tenants and room hirers. Shifts are rota’d in advance, and the weekly hours will include at least one evening per week, at least one weekend day per month and other weekday daytime hours.

Whilst the majority of tasks will be based in Duncan Place Community Hub, occasional hybrid hours are possible.

The Tannahill Centre is a community-run hub in the centre of Ferguslie Park. Accessible to the whole community, it hosts a Doctor’s Surgery, NHS Clinic, Pharmacy, Library, Nursery and Post Office. The Centre also manages a range of community spaces and, through a community development approach, works with volunteers and partners to meet the needs of local people.

The Tannahill Centre delivers a wide range of community and personal development opportunities, supporting individuals and helping Ferguslie Park reach its full potential. To support and grow our youth work provision, we are recruiting a:

Senior Youth Development Worker, 35 hours per week

£32,622 (funded until September 2028)

As the Senior Youth Development Worker, you will lead and coordinate youth work provision within the Tannahill Centre, supporting young people to participate in volunteering and active citizenship opportunities that build their skills, confidence and aspirations.

You will deliver both group work and one-to-one support, enabling young people to develop personal development plans, gain accredited learning where appropriate, and overcome barriers to participation in their community.

You will also take a lead role in developing and managing youth work programmes, including evening activities, leadership opportunities and school holiday provision, ensuring services reflect the needs and interests of young people in Ferguslie Park.

In this role, you will manage and support youth work staff, sessional workers, volunteers and trainees, while working alongside the Community Development Manager to grow and expand youth provision. This will include developing partnerships, identifying funding opportunities and increasing participation with the aim of delivering a six-day-per-week youth work programme.

You will build strong relationships with local organisations and partners, promote the achievements of young people, and demonstrate the impact of youth work through monitoring, evaluation and storytelling.

This is an exciting opportunity to take a leadership role in supporting young people to thrive, contribute to their community and shape the future of youth work in Ferguslie Park.