Crawley Community Action is an independent charity that offers advice, information, help and support to local charities, voluntary and community groups. We make sure that the interests of the voluntary sector are taken into account by local government and other statutory authorities.
Karl has always been able to answer my questions. If it wasn’t for his support, the whole process would have taken so much longer. It’s comforting to have someone saying you’re doing it right.
Without the help with funding, there could have been a year when we weren’t doing anything. The event made people more aware of the disability community.
Crawley Community Action linked Active Sussex in with delivery providers who are able to reach the most disadvantaged groups and this has resulted in investment that has been used to run activity sessions in Crawley.
Karl instantly got behind my project. He was really passionate about it which spurred me on more. I never felt overwhelmed. Even though we were talking about things I’d never heard of and knew nothing about, he made it feel…
Job Vacancies
Charity Director | Jigsaw (South East), East Grinstead, Hybrid working
21 hours per week | Salary: £22,800 pro rata (FTE £38,000) | Closing date for applications: 15 Jun 2024
Jigsaw (South East) is a medium sized charity supporting children and young people in Surrey and surrounding areas who have been bereaved or who are facing the bereavement of a close family member. They are seeking a Charity Director to take their strategy forward; they are aiming to reach all children and young people in the local communities who need support through their bereavement journey and extend the range of services they can provide. This is a broad role in a growing organisation with limited resources, it involves a mix of operational, strategic and external facing activities.
Housing First Worker | Turning Tides, Mid Sussex, West Sussex
37.5 hours per week | Salary: £27,973 per annum | Contract: Fixed Term for 12 months | Closing date for applications: 28 May 2024
Housing First Worker (HFW) will lead on providing intensive wrap around support to a small caseload of clients who have been housed through the housing first approach.Working closely with agencies in the statutory and voluntary sector, the HFW will ensure that clients accommodated through housing first, have access to appropriate support, to allow them to both sustain their accommodation and thrive in the local community.
This is fixed term role to cover maternity leave for 12 months.
Flexible hours per week | Salary: £26,797 per annum | Contract: permanent | Closing date for applications: 17 June 2024
This is a rare and exciting opportunity for a resilient; skilled; highly motivated individuals to join the new service, Roffey Place in Horsham – the first of its size and scope in the area and with the advantage of substantial grounds and communal areas.
Relief Project Worker | Turning Tides, Horsham, East Grinstead, Burgess Hill and Mid-Sussex
Salary: £12.38 per hour, plus £25 supplement for waking night cover per shift | Closing date for applications: 30 Jun 2024
Turning Tides is a multifunctional, complex needs homelessness charity. They are searching for motivated and committed people to join the team of Relief Project Workers, with flexibility to work across the North of the County at the residential projects or in the community on a need led basis.