Community Engagement Network Lead

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

Job summary

A health and wellness organization is seeking a Community Engagement Network Lead in the Cannock, Stafford and South Staffordshire area. The role involves managing a team, building partnerships, and delivering health outreach programs. Candidates should have experience in community services, strong communication skills, and a passion for promoting healthy lifestyles. The position requires flexibility and the ability to engage with diverse community groups effectively.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 year experience in a community-based service.
• Experience with behaviour change models in work context.
• Ability to engage with diverse community groups.

Responsibilities

• Manage a small team of practitioners and handle sickness/annual leave.
• Participate in relevant community networks and develop partnerships.
• Organise and facilitate promotional events.
• Deliver NHS Health Checks and MECC training sessions.

Skills

Interpersonal communication skills

Behaviour change models

Team management

Public awareness raising

Social media promotion

Job description

We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated Community Engagement Network Lead, to work within our integrated Healthy Lifestyle Service, as an integral part of our Staffordshire service. The ideal candidate will be required to work in the Cannock, Stafford and South Staffordshire area. You would need to have a driving licence, access to a car and be open to travel and support teams throughout the county as required.

This role will be responsible for empowering the community to access our services 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 Network 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:

• Manage a small team of practitioners sickness and annual leave
• Work to participate in all community networks of relevance developing trusted partnerships with relevant stakeholders to increase referrals into all services.
• Organise and facilitate promotional events.
• Deliver Making Every Contact Count (MECC), raising awareness of the service and ensuring the service can reach the residents who might benefit from it.
• Deliver MECC Train the Trainer sessions to enable others to deliver MECC training.
• Deliver NHS Health Checks
• Engage with existing organisations across the public, private and charitable sectors to embed the service.

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
• 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

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

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.