Community Engagement Insight Lead

Everyone Health Ltd; England; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company focused on health is looking for a passionate Community Engagement and Insight Lead to empower local communities through outreach and engagement activities. The ideal candidate will have strong communication skills, a background in community work, and the ability to foster relationships with diverse groups. Join an ambitious team and contribute to meaningful health initiatives in Kent.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year experience working in a community-based service.
• Experience in using behaviour change models within a work context.
• Understanding of falls prevention services.

Responsibilities

• Build community capacity to implement service goals through engagement.
• Deliver Very Brief Advice for Stop Smoking and raise service awareness.
• Engage with organisations to embed the service within the community.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Time management

Community outreach

Use of behaviour change models

Social media promotion

Job description

We are looking for an experienced, enthusiastic, dynamic, and motivated community leader, to work within our Outreach Stop Smoking Service, as an integral part of our Kent service. The ideal candidate will need to be open to travel and support teams throughout the area as required.

This role will be responsible for empowering the community to access our service through making and maintaining strong community links, through helping other agencies understand the role of the service and through community outreach and engagement activities. If you are an excellent communicator who is enthusiastic, motivated, and looking to make a difference to local communities, then this is the role for you.

The key functions of the role are:

Our Community Engagement and Insight Lead will work to build community capacity to implement our service goals through resident and cross community engagement that is participatory, inclusive, deliberative, and collaborative.

The post holder will:

• Work to participate in all community networks of relevance developing trusted partnerships
• Deliver Very Brief Advice for Stop Smoking, Making Every Contact Count, raising awareness of the service and ensuring the service can reach the residents who might benefit from it.
• Engage with existing organisations across the public, private and charitable sectors to embed the service.
• Hold a valid driving license for a manual car.

The successful candidate will:

• Have strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Possess a minimum of 1 year experience working in a community-based service
• Are experienced in using behaviour change models within a work context
• Are flexible with good time management and planning skills
• Are interested in motivating and supporting both individuals and groups in community-based settings
• Understanding of falls prevention services.
• Can raise public awareness and provision of consistent healthy lifestyle messaging, on issues relevant to the health of the community and in a multi-cultural setting
• Have experience in building strong links and relationships with a diverse range of groups, organisations and agencies
• Are able to talk confidently to diverse groups and individuals, maintaining key messages
• Have experience of community outreach and engagement.
• Experience of using social media platforms to promote services

If you are and would like to be part of an innovative and ambitious team, we would very much like to hear from you.

You should have an outstanding record, excellent communication skills, and a focus on detail and quality.

We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.