External job vacancies and volunteering

Job opportunities with other employers:

• Job adverts: outside organisations
• County Council and teaching jobs
• Neighbouring local council jobs
• Local universities and colleges jobs

Leisure opportunities:

• Jobs at our leisure centres - on the South Downs Leisure website
• Jobs with Worthing Theatres and Museum - on the WTM website

Interested in volunteering?

• Find out about volunteering opportunities

See also:

• Current job vacancies at Adur & Worthing Councils
• Job centres and Jobcentre Plus

External job adverts

We occasionally carry adverts for outside organisations. If we have any they will be listed here, otherwise this section will be blank:

Job adverts are sorted by closing dates, starting with the earliest closing date.

Mental Health Recovery Worker
West Sussex Mind

• Salary: £28,392 per annum
• Hours: 30 hours per week
• Location: Chichester Neighbourhood

Closing date: 19th October 2026 (9am)

For more information and details on how to apply (or if you just want to chat to someone about the post) please see the full details on:

• West Sussex Mind website - jobs section

Community and Events Fundraising Officer
Age UK: West Sussex, Brighton & Hove

• Salary: £24,324 per annum (£30,000 FTE)
• Hours: Part-time, 30 hours per week. We are happy to discuss a working pattern that works for you alongside the needs of the role.
• Location: Hybrid working, with a minimum of 2 days a week based at our Brighton office during the first 6 months/probation period. There may be scope for more flexibility after this.

Closing date: 20th October 2026

For more information, job description, person specification and details on how to apply (or if you just want to chat to someone about the post) please see the full details on:

• Age UK: West Sussex, Brighton & Hove website - jobs section

See also:

• Current job vacancies at Adur & Worthing Councils

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County Council jobs and teaching vacancies

Use the links below to view job opportunities within neighbouring county councils and unitary authorities, including teaching, social services and caring services:

• West Sussex County Council website - job section
• East Sussex County Council website - jobs section (including teaching jobs)
• Brighton & Hove City Council's website - jobs section (teaching jobs are listed under 'schools' in their job search)

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Job vacancies at other neighbouring local councils

Job vacancies may be available in our neighbouring local authorities:

• To the north of Adur & Worthing:
  Horsham Council's jobs webpage
• To the north-east of Adur & Worthing:
  Mid-Sussex District Council's jobs webpage
• To the west of Adur & Worthing:
  Arun District Council's jobs webpage

• Other councils in West Sussex:
  • Chichester District Council
  • Crawley Borough Council

• Other councils in East Sussex:
  • Eastbourne Borough Council
  • Hastings Borough Council
  • Lewes District Council
  • Rother District Council
  • Wealden District Council

Map showing councils across East and West Sussex:

(go back to County Council jobs and teaching vacancies)

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Job vacancies at local universities and colleges

Local universities:

• University of Sussex (based at Falmer, Brighton)
• University of Sussex - Institute of Development Studies (IDS)
• University of Brighton
• Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS) - Universities of Sussex & Brighton
• University of Chichester

Local colleges:

• Lancing College - vacancies
• Greater Brighton Metropolitan College, Worthing (was Northbrook College)
• Worthing College
• Plumpton College
• Chichester College

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Interested in volunteering?

We're looking to recruit local residents as volunteer community facilitators to help us create a shared vision and set of priorities for our neighbourhoods in Adur and Worthing. Could that be you?

• Find out about becoming a volunteer community facilitator

See also:

• Volunteer in your local park
• Being active in your community - other local volunteering options

To find out about other volunteering opportunities see:

• Highdown Gardens website - volunteering
• Worthing Theatres and Museum (WTM) website - volunteering
• Community Works website - connecting charities, volunteers and businesses

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