HIV Support and Wellbeing Specialist

Provide Community; Eugene (OR); On-site; USD 34,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

Provide CIC in Essex is seeking an HIV Support Advocacy and Wellbeing Specialist to deliver high-quality, person-centered advocacy, wellbeing and community support for people living with HIV across the region.

Working with the HIV Support Project Lead, you will assess needs, manage a caseload and provide help with complex health, social and emotional circumstances such as poverty, stigma, housing and mental health.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent qualification/experience in health, social care, public health or a related field.
• Experience of advocacy and well-being support.
• Experience or understanding of supporting people with complex needs and health inequalities with marginalised communities

Responsibilities

• Support outreach and engagement with the Essex Sexual Health Service to reduce health inequalities and improve HIV care access.
• Coordinate partnerships, group facilitation, and co-production to empower people living with HIV to improve wellbeing and independence.

Skills

Advocacy

Wellbeing support

Caseload management

Education

Degree or equivalent qualification/experience in health, social care, public health or related field

Job description

Main area HIV Support and Wellbeing Specialist Grade Salary Ranges: 25,001 - 35,000 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 35 hours per week (May require evening and weekend to meet the needs of the service) Job ref 828-PROVIDE4216

Employer Provide CIC Employer type NHS Site Option of base at Provide Premises in either Chelmsford, Colchester, Basildon or Harlow Town Chelmsford, Colchester, Basildon or Harlow Salary £25,001 - £35,000 32807 Salary period Yearly Closing 31/08/2026 23:59 Interview date 21/09/2026

Job Overview

The HIV Support Advocacy and Wellbeing Specialist will be committed to delivering high-quality, person-centered advocacy, wellbeing and community support for people living with HIV across Essex.

Working and supported alongside the HIV Support Project Lead, the postholder will provide holistic assessments, manage a caseload and provide support for individuals experiencing complex health, social and emotional needs, including poverty, welfare, stigma, mental health, housing and substance use.

We encourage applications from People Living with HIV (PLHIV), people with a social care or support worker background, and/or people with a passion for reducing health inequalities.

Main duties of the job

The role will also support targeted outreach and engagement activities alongside the wider Essex Sexual Health Service Outreach and Education Team to reduce health inequalities, improve engagement in HIV care, strengthen referral pathways and increase access to support for communities disproportionately affected by HIV.

Through partnership working, group facilitation, awareness raising and co-production, the postholder will empower people living with HIV to improve their wellbeing, achieve their goals and live independently while helping to shape responsive, inclusive services across Essex.

Working for our organisation

Provide is a Community Interest Company (social enterprise). We deliver a broad range of health and social care services in the community, and are committed to making sure that they are safe, responsive and of high quality. Provide is owned by its employees and has primarily social objectives. Any profits we make are reinvested into the local community or back into delivering services.

We work from a variety of community settings, such as community hospitals, community clinics, schools, nursing homes and primary care settings, as well as within people’s homes to provide more than 40 services to children, families and adults across Essex, Dorset, East Anglia and the North of England.

A Highly Respected, Award Winning Health And Social Care Provider. We Expect Our Staff To Demonstrate And Uphold Our Values At All Times:

Vision: Transforming Lives

Values: Care, Innovation and Compassion

Mission: An ambitious, employee owned social enterprise, growing in size and influence. We transform lives by treating, caring and educating people.

Provide is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills, proud to have LGBT+, Ethnic Minority and Men’s Networks.

We welcome applicants from underrepresented groups. If you have the skills and experience for the job, please apply regardless of your background.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

Please see the attached job description for a full list of the main responsibilities for this role.

Person specification

Essential

Essential criteria

• Degree or equivalent qualification/experience in health, social care, public health or a related field.
• Experience of advocacy and well-being support.
• Experience or understanding of supporting people with complex needs and health inequalities with marginalised communities

Essential

Essential criteria

• Ability to build trust and work in a non-judgemental manner.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and work independently.

Essential

Essential criteria

• Own car, clean driving license and ability to travel across Essex

FURTHER INFORMATION

How will we contact you?

• All correspondence for this post will be by email or text messaging. Please register for text messages on your TRAC account. Applicants are advised to check their email accounts regularly to ensure that email filters are set to allow our mails.
• As we often have many applicants for jobs at Provide, we regret that we will only be able to contact those external applicants who are shortlisted for interview. Therefore if you have not heard from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, then please assume you have not been shortlisted for interview on this particular occasion. Internal candidates who are unsuccessful can seek feedback from the recruiting manager.
• If you wish to contact the Recruitment Team, please do this via [e-mail]
• If you wish to contact the Recruiting Manager about the vacancy/role or for feedback after interview, their details are provided within the advert.

Checking progress on your application?

To check progress on your application, please log into your TRAC account. We aim to keep you updated on the status of your application as soon as we can.

Closing Date

Provide reserves the right to close this vacancy at any time or bring forward the closing date should it have an overwhelming response. We therefore encourage an early application to ensure consideration for this post.

Professional UK clinical registration required for the role?

If we require you to hold UK professional clinical registration to undertake a role we appoint you to, Provide will pay for your registration during the first year of your employment.

COVID-19 Vaccination

Provide CIC continues to encourage all colleagues to ensure they have been double vaccinated and received a booster vaccination.

We recognise taking the vaccine provides the best defence against COVID 19 for our patients, service users, customers, fellow colleagues, and their families.

Anti Fraud

Our staff have been trained in 'Anti-Fraud' and will use technology to examine identity/immigration documents.

Disability

If you have a disability and need assistance or more time to complete your application or attending interview, please contact a member of the HR Services Team on 0300 3030 2661 or [e-mail].

Work Trials

Please check with your local Job Centre Plus to see if you are eligible for a Work Trial. If you are interested in trying this job first, please contact the HR Services team and we can help you make the arrangements with the Job Centre and the Recruiting Manager.

We are committed to equal opportunities, flexible working practices and the National Living Wage.

Successful Applicant

You will be required to bring all your documentation to your interview to show the recruiting manager and again at your pre-employment appointment with the Recruitment Co-Ordinators.

The information that you provide will be treated confidentially. If you fail to provide all of the information, Provide may not be able to fulfil our contractual obligations to you or may be prevented from complying with our legal obligations.