healthcare professional

Spectrum Community Health; Barnsley; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health service provider in Barnsley is seeking an enthusiastic individual to join their Relationship and Sex Education (RSE) Team. This role involves delivering effective RSE lessons and interventions to young people aged 11-16, aimed at promoting safe and fulfilling relationships. Candidates should demonstrate a passion for health education and a commitment to reducing health inequalities. The position includes preparing educational resources and facilitating training sessions. Flexible working hours are available to meet the needs of schools.

Benefits

Access to NHS Pension

Annual leave on birthday

Welcome payment for some posts

Refer a friend scheme

Training and development opportunities

Flexible working

Access to Employee Assistance and Wellbeing programmes

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering lessons and interventions in educational settings.
• Knowledge of health equity and resilience-promoting messaging.
• Ability to facilitate learning on healthy relationships.

Responsibilities

• Deliver Relationship and Sex Education lessons across schools and community settings.
• Prepare resources for interactive education programs.
• Work towards reducing health inequality among young people.

Skills

Experience with young people aged 11-16

Knowledge of sexual health education

Ability to prepare educational resources

Job description

The successful candidate will support our RSE Lead by delivering lessons in schools and community settings across Wakefield & Barnsley, including small group work and 1:1 interventions. You'll help prepare resources for our creative, interactive education programmes and have a drive to improve health equality through resilience-promoting messaging.

The post holder will provide Relationship and Sex Education (RSE) lessons and interventions that equip young people aged 11-16 with the knowledge and skills needed to experience safe and fulfilling relationships. The post holder will facilitate students learning on how to recognise and manage risk, build resilience, understand healthy and unhealthy behaviours in relationships, and how to access support services when needed.

The post holder will work towards reducing health inequality by providing sexual health knowledge and information in an age-appropriate way through a planned curriculum of evidence based RSE lessons. The post holder will work in mainstream and special school provisions in the Wakefield District including education and community settings and work primarily with young people aged 11-16. This post includes the delivery of an established Train the Trainer programme that provides the resources and knowledge professionals need to deliver RSE within their own settings.

We’re looking for passionate individuals to join our diverse and innovative team.

Whether you are starting out in your healthcare journey or are an experienced healthcare professional looking for a new challenge we've got a role for you!

Benefits

• Access to NHS Pension
• Annual leave on your Birthday
• Welcome payment for some posts
• Refer a friend scheme
• Training and Development opportunities
• Flexible Working
• Access to Employee Assistance and Health and Wellbeing programmesUp to 33 days annual leave

We have an ambition to become a truly lived experience inclusive employer, changing how we approach staff experience and value personal stories our colleagues bring with them.

We welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience, those who belong to LGBTQIA+ Community and are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (or questioning), Intersex and Asexual, people with a disability, neurodivergent applicants and people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds.

Spectrum Community Health CIC provides a range of award-winning healthcare services on behalf of the NHS, Local Authority Public Health services, and other partners across substance misuse, sexual health, and health and justice settings. As a not-for-profit social enterprise and Community Interest Company our focus is centred on people - our patients, service users, staff and partners.

Spectrum Community Health CIC has an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic person to join our Relationship and Sex Education (RSE) Team. We seek someone with experience working with young people aged 11-16, interested in developing skills within our evidence-based RSE approach.

Our RSE Team

Our RSE Team uses behaviour change strategies targeting local priorities including: reducing Chlamydia rates in 15-25 year‑olds, underage conception, youth substance misuse, and supporting children's emotional health and well‑being.

Working hours are flexible within the school day (approximately 8am-3.30pm), negotiated to fit individual school needs.