Asset Based Community Development (ABCD) Community Builder

This role is available through the National Lottery Community Fund.

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 hiring a Community Builder to join our Ignite project. This is a brand-new project, funded by the National Lottery, focused on using Asset-Based Community Development principles to support communities in Lincoln Green, Burmantofts and Richmond Hill. The role will work with the community to bring about the change they want to see. It will identify, recruit and train volunteer connectors, build links and relationships across the community and bring together residents with decision and policy makers, health leaders and business to influence and shape local plans.

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. 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.

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

Information Session: Wednesday 7th January 12.30-1.30pm via Microsoft Teams

Please see the Touchstone Website Vacancies for more information on how to attend the information session.

CLOSING DATE: Thursday 15 January 2026

Interviews will be held on: 28th – 30th January 2026