A message from our CEO
Hello, and welcome. We’re delighted you’re considering joining the Lewisham Irish Community Centre.
We have been at the heart of the Irish community in Rushey Green for 30 years, in that time we have evolved to support the changing needs of both the Irish community and the wider needs of our service users, friends and neighbors.
We are an ambitious charity that strives to bring the best of Irish warmth, support, and culture to the borough of Lewisham. You can read more about our ambitions in our Strategic Plan – lewishamirish.org.uk/our-strategy
We are a community centre with Irish roots but you don’t need to be Irish to work with us. Our staff play a pivotal role in helping us deliver for the whole community and we warmly welcome applications from anyone who shares our values and vision.
I hope you enjoy reading more about us and our work, our strategy and impact. We hope to speak to you soon.
Kathleen Sheridan – CEO
Current Vacancies
Irish Community Engagement Officer
Work base:
Lewisham Irish Community Centre/Hybrid
Hours:
24.5 hours with flexibility on days
Salary:
£20,689 (FTE £29,556)
Contract:
Permanent
Lewisham Irish Community Centre is committed to being an inclusive and diverse space—one that enriches the lives of current and future service users. We aim to foster a stronger sense of belonging and identity within the wider Irish community, celebrating Irish Traveller culture, Mixed Race Irish heritage, the local Irish LGBT+ community, and the elderly Irish population.
As Irish Community Engagement Officer, you will lead the development of vibrant community groups, supporting volunteers to come together and connect with others. You will work with the Irish LGBT+ communities, Irish Traveller communities, Mixed Race Irish individuals, older Irish people, and others at the local level.
We’ll be led by the community, but we expect you’ll support these groups to lead with activity that brings people together, including arts and cultural programming. You will work with the community to coordinate events that mark History Month and other awareness days, ensuring they are inclusive and engaging for both the Irish and wider local communities. You will champion the diversity of the Irish community, support outreach to local and national groups, and build meaningful connections across sectors.
A key element of this role will be to lead the communication of what the charity can offer to a broad range of audiences across social media, the website, and print.
A key part of your role will be to develop a culturally sensitive befriending service, matching isolated members of the community with trained befrienders. You will also lead a reminiscence project that enables older Irish residents to contribute their life stories to the Lewisham Irish Life Stories collection.
Through these initiatives, you will help reduce social isolation and loneliness, improve mental health through friendship and connection, and raise awareness within the broader Irish community about its own diversity. Your work will also help strengthen and sustain the Irish Centre by increasing access, expanding cultural programming, and raising the Centre’s profile locally and nationally.
To Apply
To apply please submit the following:
Your CV detailing your education and work experience and a cover letter detailing how you meet the job specification requirements. The cover letter should be no more than 2 pages.
Email to –
Manager@lewishamirish.org.uk
Got Questions?
For an informal chat, please call Kathleen Sheridan CEO on 07956509033 or email Kathleen on Manager@lewishamirish.org.uk to arrange.
Application Deadline – 14th September 11:59 pm
Parent & Toddler Coordinator
Work base:
Lewisham Irish Community Centre, 2a Davenport Road, London SE6 2AZ
Hours:
5 hours weekly – Fridays 8:00 -12:00
Salary Scale:
£15 p/h
Purpose of Role
We have a fantastic new job opportunity for a Parent & Toddler Coordinator to join our well-established weekly playgroup. You’ll be joining a friendly team, embedded in the local community.
The Coordinator is responsible for the management and delivery of a playgroup, ensuring a safe, stimulating, and nurturing environment for young children by planning and delivering play-based activities, managing volunteers, and maintaining open communication with parents, all while adhering to relevant childcare regulations and policies; essentially overseeing the overall well-being and learning experiences of children in a pre-school setting.
To Apply
To apply please submit the following:
Your CV detailing your education and work experience and a cover letter detailing how you meet the job specification requirements. The cover letter should be no more than 2 pages.
Email to –
Manager@lewishamirish.org.uk
Got Questions?
For an informal chat, please call Kathleen Sheridan CEO on 07956509033 or email Kathleen on Manager@lewishamirish.org.uk to arrange.
Application Deadline – Friday 05 September 2025 11:59pm
Adviser / Wellbeing Officer
Work base:
Lewisham Irish Community Centre, 2a Davenport Road, London SE6 2AZ
Hours:
14 hours weekly Wednesdays and Thursdays
Salary Scale:
£11,975 (14 hrs) £29,920 FTE
Contract:
Permanent subject to funding
Purpose of the role
Lewisham local and Lewisham Irish community centre have secured Neighbourhood Community Infrastructure Levy (NCIL) funding to work in partnership to support the local community access information and advice on housing and welfare benefits and to work with those with long term need. The Advice and wellbeing role contributes to the strategic aims of the Lewisham Irish Community Centre by meeting the needs of the local disadvantaged community living in Rushey Green and Lewisham. The postholder will be required to respond to one off enquiries and to manage ongoing casework to maximise clients’ income through claims for welfare benefits, addressing housing issues and homelessness.
The postholder will be based onsite at the Lewisham Irish Community Centre.
To Apply
To apply please submit the following:
Your CV detailing your education and work experience and a cover letter detailing how you meet the job specification requirements. The cover letter should be no more than 2 pages
Email to – Manager@lewishamirish.org.uk
Got Questions?
For an informal chat, please call Kathleen Sheridan CEO on 07956509033 or email Kathleen on Manager@lewishamirish.org.uk to arrange.
Application Deadline – 7th September 11:59 pm
Opportunities for Tutors and Instructors
Irish Language Teachers
- Positions available for both adult and children’s classes
- Availability required on weekends or Thursday evenings
Irish Music Tutors
- Position available for children’s classes
- Classes will be held on Thursday evenings
Healthy Living Program for Over 60’s
We are preparing to relaunch our healthy living initiative this is aimed at individuals over 60. Classes are held weekdays throughout the day. Tutors and fitness instructors are needed for the following classes:
- Chair-based yoga
- Chair-based Pilates
- Line dancing
- Zumba Gold
- Mindfulness practice
For an informal chat, please call Kathleen Sheridan CEO on 07956509033 or email Kathleen on Manager@lewishamirish.org.uk to arrange.