Social Prescribing Community Connector

Shaw Trust; Felixstowe; Hybrid; GBP 17,000 - 19,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days leave

Volunteer leave

Enhanced pension

Life Assurance

Learning opportunities

Diversity networks

Health & wellbeing

Job summary

Shaw Trust is seeking a Community Connector to help people access health, wellbeing and local activities in Felixstowe and surrounding areas. You will signpost to services, support participants with barriers, and work to improve inclusion and outcomes.

The role is part-time (24 hours across 3-4 days per week) with a split between home and fixed site-based working, based in Felixstowe and surrounding areas of Suffolk.

Qualifications

• Minimum of SVQ/NVQ level 3 or equivalent.
• Experience of facilitating and supporting participants with complex and/or multiple barriers to success in health and social care settings.
• Experience of connecting people to services and activities.
• Able to demonstrate being highly organised, have good planning skills and be able to deliver to agreed targets.

Skills

Signposting

Communication

Community engagement

Planning skills

Organisational skills

Barriers support

Education

SVQ/NVQ level 3 or equivalent

Job description

You're the person who can enable people to take control of their health and wellbeing though increasing confidence and community inclusion. Our Community Connectors understand their communities and the wide range of activities / services available within them. They are passionate about effective signposting, able communicators and focused on using their experience to connect people with the activities in their own communities. Working daily with participants, health professionals, and community organisations Community Connectors are focused on making sure a person's journey to better health, wellbeing and inclusion is as easy as possible. They signpost to existing activities, help to develop new local provision specifically targeted to reducing social isolation and loneliness. You will make sure we can evidence the outcomes of the service - this job that makes a real difference in the lives of people. This role is perfect for individuals with experience of working within a community and or wellbeing setting. The successful candidate will have a solution focussed approach, be highly organised and be able to deliver to agreed service specifications and outcomes.

• Minimum of SVQ/NVQ level 3 or equivalent
• Experience of facilitating and supporting participants with complex and/or multiple barriers to success in health and social care settings.
• Experience of connecting people to services and activities.
• Able to demonstrate being highly organised, have good planning skills and be able to deliver to agreed targets. This post is part time over 24hrs, 3-4 days per week in Felixstowe and surrounding areas of Suffolk.

"Shaw Trust promotes team spirit, inclusiveness and it is an organisation where everybody is somebody. I am proud to be part of this great organisation." At Shaw Trust we believe everyone has the right to live a decent and dignified life and an opportunity for rewarding work. We are a social purpose organisation challenging inequality and breaking down barriers to enable social mobility. For us being part of the solution is about creating the conditions for this to happen, advocating and delivering services that make a real difference. Working in partnership not competition, we are part of an eco-system of purpose-led organisations, striving for a fairer, more equal society centred on opportunity for all.

This role will be based in Felixstowe and surrounding areas of Suffolk with a split arrangement of fixed home and fixed site-based working.

Employee Benefits As an employee of Shaw Trust as well as positively impacting people's lives, you will have access to the following benefits:

• 25 days annual leave per year (plus bank holidays), with incremental increases post 3 years' service up to 28 days, and the option to purchase additional holiday
• 2 days paid volunteering leave each year
• An enhanced pension scheme after 6 months
• Life Assurance at 3 times your annual salary rate
• Access to a suite of learning and development opportunities including paid for apprenticeship and masters' levels qualifications, and management development programmes
• Opportunities to connect with our employee diversity networks (LGBTQ+ Support Network, Racial Equality Network, Disability Equality Network, Women's Network, Neurodiversity Peer Support Network, Menopause Peer Support Group, The MANaging Network, The Young Professionals Network and Back to Work Support Group)
• Health and Wellbeing initiatives including internal support, employee assistance programme and health cash plan

Join a diverse and inclusive organisation Shaw Trust is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive working environment, where every employee, regardless of their background or lived experience, feels that they belong and can progress in their career. In addition;

• We are proud to be certified as an employer who meets the National Equality Standard, the accepted standard for inclusiveness in business across the UK.
• We are Disability Confident Leaders, support the guaranteed interview scheme and use of the government's Access to Work scheme.
• We are proud to hold the menopause friendly accreditation, hosting a regular Menopause Peer Support Groups providing a safe space for colleagues share experiences or ask questions.
• Living our values, we are keen to reflect the diversity of UK society at every level within our organisation.