Outreach Health Care Support Worker - Wakefield Sexual Health | Spectrum Community Health CIC

Spectrum Community Health; Fall Ings; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A community health organization in the UK is seeking an Outreach Worker to enhance sexual health services across Wakefield and surrounding areas. The role involves promoting STI testing, providing outreach interventions, and occasionally supporting educational sessions in schools. Ideal candidates will have strong community engagement skills and experience in working with diverse populations. This role offers flexible working and training opportunities.

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 programmes

Up to 33 days annual leave

Qualifications

• Experience in community health outreach and STI awareness.
• Ability to engage with diverse and marginalized communities.
• Strong communication skills and ability to maintain confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Deliver inclusive and accessible sexual health services.
• Promote and deliver STI testing and sexual health initiatives.
• Support educational sessions in secondary schools.

Skills

Community engagement

Interpersonal skills

Ability to work with diverse populations

Confidentiality management

Job description

We are seeking a dynamic Outreach Worker to join our multi-disciplinary sexual health team, delivering inclusive, equitable and accessible services across Wakefield & surrounding areas. This role offers an opportunity to make a real difference within diverse communities, especially those at greater risk of poor sexual health outcomes. The post holder will play a key role in promoting and delivering STI testing (including HIV and syphilis) and supporting wider sexual health initiatives aimed at raising awareness, reducing STI transmission, and preventing late HIV diagnoses. They will work with targeted communities to provide advice, information, and appropriate outreach interventions, informed by the analysis of local data and make judgments and decisions about appropriate support and outreach interventions. The post holder may occasionally be required to support Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) sessions in secondary schools as part of Spectrum's RSE Team. The role also includes administrative duties such as processing condom orders, maintaining the C‑Card database, and using online platforms to support outreach and engagement. The post holder will be expected to treat all information within Wakefield Integrated Sexual Health Service (WISH) as confidential at all times, complete safeguarding training (children and adults) appropriate to their role, and work in line with relevant policies and procedures. Due to the job role and purpose, there will be a requirement to work outside of normal working hours. This would typically be to facilitate some weekend and evening events. BE THE DIFFERENCE IN HEALTHCARE Join our team 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 programmes
• Up to 33 days annual leave

About Spectrum Community Health CIC

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. We are building on our ambition to deliver the best in health and wellbeing on a values‑driven ethos and to maintain the highest standards of patient care and service. We are an expanding organisation, but we aim to grow without compromising on quality and social value. Our Mission Holistic interventions delivered with compassion for the stigmatised and marginalised in our communities