Sexual Health Practitioner

Via; Greater London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A community service organization in Greater London seeks a proactive individual to work with young people aged 15-25 and vulnerable adults. The role involves providing targeted support to reduce STIs and promote sexual health education. Key responsibilities include engaging with at-risk individuals and collaborating with local services to ensure access to contraceptive options. This position emphasizes the importance of supporting diverse communities and fostering well-being.

Qualifications

• Experience working with young people and vulnerable adults.
• Understanding of sexual health issues and education.
• Ability to engage and identify at-risk individuals.

Responsibilities

• Provide targeted support and education on sexual health.
• Promote contraceptive options and services.
• Engage with local services and communities.

Job description

As part of a proactive early intervention programme, you will work with young people aged 15-25 and vulnerable adults, collaborating with local services to provide targeted support. Your role will involve engaging and identifying individuals and groups at risk to reduce new cases of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs), teenage pregnancies, and providing one‑on‑one support. You will ensure clients are informed about available contraceptive options and sexual health services, promote contraception use, encourage participation in the Condom Card Scheme, and deliver high‑quality sexual health education programmes.

The Service

The Young People’s Service is an integral part of the Via treatment network in Redbridge, dedicated to supporting young people and vulnerable adults and promoting sexual health and wellbeing. This includes individuals directly impacted by sexual health concerns, those affected by someone else’s sexual health issues, and the wider community, all aimed at improving overall health and wellbeing. We provide a comprehensive range of sexual health services, including education, prevention, contraceptive support, testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections (STIs), Condom Card Scheme and psychosocial support interventions. These services are designed to assist young people and vulnerable adults who are seeking advice and/or treatment related to sexual health needs. Our services are available Monday to Friday, 9am‑5pm.

Disability Confident

A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high‑volume, seasonal and high‑peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non‑disabled people.

Via welcomes enquiries from everyone, and we value diversity in our workplace. Our commitment to promoting diversity and developing a workplace environment where all staff are treated with dignity and respect is central to our recruitment process.

We’re a Disability Confident Employer and are committed to the employment and career development of disabled people. We offer an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for our jobs; please confirm in the personal statement part of our application form that you are applying under this scheme.

Application Process

We only accept applications via http://www.viaorg.uk/work-at-via/career-paths/ using our application form, sorry we don’t accept CVs. For guidance on how to complete the application visit http://www.viaorg.uk/work-at-via/how-to-apply/. Please submit your application as soon as possible as we may close adverts at any time if we receive a sufficient number of applications.

Appointment to all our posts are subject to satisfactory completion of our safeguarding checks including DBS and we follow safer recruiting principles.