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Community Development Worker

Help communities solve their own problems

€25k–€48k Demand: Medium

Start here — your first 30 days

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Get involved in any local community project — even informally.

Community engagement
Group facilitation
Project management

What the work is really like

Community development workers build capacity in communities — identifying local needs, connecting resources, facilitating groups and empowering people to lead change themselves.

1Running a community meeting that starts with 6 people and ends with a plan
2Applying for a grant that will fund a youth project for two years
3Walking a neighbourhood to understand what its residents actually face
4Training volunteers who will continue the work when you move on

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Strengths you already bring

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Skills to develop

Community engagement
Group facilitation
Project management
Grant writing
Needs assessment
Asset-based community development

Estimated to job-ready: ~6 months of focused effort.

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