Community Engagement Manager

CIH International Housing Group; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Community Engagement Manager to drive systemic change in prison healthcare. This role offers a unique opportunity to work collaboratively with various stakeholders, ensuring that family voices are heard and can influence practices within London prisons. You will play a pivotal role in delivering the first Patient and Public Voice service, making a real impact on the lives of families affected by incarceration. Join a respected charity committed to high standards and innovative services, where your passion for community engagement can thrive and contribute to meaningful change.

Benefits

Free advice and counselling service

Contributory pension

Corporate eye care scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Generous holiday entitlement

Training events for professional development

Qualifications

• Experience in community engagement and working with families in a healthcare context.
• Strong ability to form relationships with stakeholders and community members.

Responsibilities

• Develop mechanisms for family voices to influence prison healthcare practices.
• Collaborate with multi-agency colleagues to ensure effective participation.

Skills

Collaborative working

Stakeholder engagement

Community outreach

Knowledge of criminal justice healthcare

Effective participation

Education

Relevant degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Community Engagement Manager

Would you like a role where you can contribute to creating systemic change in prison healthcare?

If you can work collaboratively with multi-agency colleagues across healthcare, criminal justice and community-based organisations and have the breadth of vision to identify how family voices might influence change - they want to hear from you!

This is an opportunity for you to draw on your knowledge of criminal justice healthcare and play a key role in the delivery of the first Patient and Public Voice service for the families of patients in London prisons. Your role will work across London prisons to develop the mechanisms by which family voices can create change and inform practice.

About You:

You will be confident at 'opening doors' and quick to form collaborative relationships with key stakeholders to ensure that all families have the opportunity to have their voice heard. This role is a great fit for someone who is energetic and committed and has a passion for working directly with local communities and supporting the delivery of effective participation. DBS check and prison vetting will be required for the successful applicant.

Organisation:

Our client is a highly respected independent charity, working across England and Wales to develop and deliver a range of innovative services. They provide practical and emotional support to prisoner's children and families, to prisoners and those who have resettled back into the community. Their work is founded on core values, the first of which is a belief in the innate dignity of every human being, and their work focusses on human relationships, family and community. They are committed to achieving high standards of quality in all that they do.

What they offer:

They offer a range of benefits including a free advice, information and counselling service, contributory pension, corporate eye care scheme, cycle to work scheme and generous holiday entitlement. You will have the opportunity to attend training events to further develop yourself as a professional training and interventions worker. You will undergo a thorough induction process and be supported by a friendly and enthusiastic team.

How to apply:

If you feel that you meet the requirements of this exciting new role please complete an application form by clicking the apply now button.

Other information:

Our client is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all applications including those with a criminal conviction (appointment to post is subject to a risk assessment). This post is subject to a 6-month probationary period, verification of identity and proven right to work in the UK, satisfactory references from previous employers covering a 3-year period, declaration of any unspent criminal convictions (and where appropriate a satisfactory risk assessment), Prison Vetting and a Disclosure and Barring Service check. Please note that being bankrupt or having County Court Judgments may affect your ability to be successfully vetted to work in a prison.

You may also have experience in the following: Family Engagement Manager, Prison Family Liaison Officer, Community and Stakeholder Engagement Lead, Public Voice Programme Manager, Community Outreach and Engagement Manager, Family Advocacy and Engagement Lead, Prison Healthcare Engagement Coordinator, Patient and Family Voice Manager, Prison and Community Engagement Lead, Stakeholder Relationship Manager, etc.

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