Job summary
Bevan are a pioneering
social enterprise established in 2011 and now widely regarded as being at the
forefront of health and wellbeing services for highly vulnerable groups who
face social barriers to accessing care. As a social enterprise any profits we
make are invested back into services for our patients.
Bevan operate a
health inclusion service across West and North Yorkshire where we help and
support some of the most marginalised and excluded people.
Many Bevan patients
have complex needs, have experienced trauma and or have addiction and or mental
health issues. We take a holistic approach to health and wellbeing and
understand that many things impact on a persons sense of wellness. We pride
ourselves in a responsive and person led approach finding compassionate
solutions by working alongside individuals.
Values, culture and people are incredibly
important to us, we are looking for a driven Future Talent Coordinator to join
our team. Developing our volunteers and peer advocates is a top priority at
Bevan and the person in this role will work closely with our Head of Customer
Experience and Partnerships to design, develop and deliver innovative and
empowering programmes which meet the needs of our patients and guests.
This role will cover our bases in West and North Yorkshire, therefore a full driving licence and access to own vehicle is essential.
Main duties of the job
You will lead on the continuous development of our services
to ensure that they meet the needs of the community, in line with our values.
You will co-produce programmes and
initiatives with our volunteer and peer support specialist volunteers which
further support development pathways for people, such as employability and
wellbeing programmes. You will have the
autonomy to work within Bevan sites but also within the community.
To lead on establishing a regional group of experts by
experience.The Regional Future Talent Coordinator will lead and support a
team of peer support specialists and volunteers
including digital champions, who will support patients to attend health
appointments, gather experiences of accessing care and treatment, ensure their
rights are upheld and help people better connect to health digitally.
You will develop and offer a range of participation
options for people with lived experience.
You will lead a team of peer advocate and volunteer
coordinators to deliver to a wide demographic and geography.
You will help to develop and lead an Academy which
ensures our people have a voice in service design and empower them to
co-deliver our services.
Bevan takes its responsibility for safeguarding seriously and safeguarding within Bevan is everyone's responsibility, it is the responsibility of the post holder to deal with any safeguarding issues as appropriare and inline with their role and training.
About us
Bevan are a pioneering social enterprise established in 2011 and now widely regarded as being at the forefront of health and wellbeing services for highly vulnerable groups who face social barriers to accessing care. Bevan operate across West and North Yorkshire and our patients include:
- Refugees and Asylum Seekers
- People experiencing homelessness or who are insecurely housed
- Sex workers
- Gypsy, Roma and Traveller groups
Many Bevan patients have complex needs, have experienced trauma and or have addiction and or mental health issues. We take a holistic approach to healthcare and our work is informed by the social determinants of health model pictured here.
We pride ourselves in a responsive and person led approach finding compassionate solutions for individuals that benefit both the individual and the system as a whole.
We are a social enterprise which enables us to respond to the needs of our patients in a responsive way and to evolve our services with the changing needs of the patients we serve. As a social enterprise any profits we make are invested back into services for our patients.
https://wearebevan.co.uk/
Job description
Job responsibilities
work in collaboration with Bevan colleagues and
partners to coordinate a peer advocate and volunteer programme which
incorporates digital inclusion and employability
design,
develop and deliver a regional training academy for peer advocates that
influences the design and delivery of services in a co-produced way
innovate and develop the
service and ensure staff, volunteers and advocates are adequately recruited,
supported and developed to deliver excellence
responsible
for undertaking coaching, offering guidance and support helping create and
deliver a plan of work
identify
and fulfil training needs and meet expected standards of service delivery
work
with key stakeholders to produce impact reports that demonstrate the difference
the service has made
co-produce,
manage, develop health and wellbeing interventions and work in partnership with
other community providers to develop, co-ordinate, facilitate and promote a
holistic programme of health and wellbeing services and activities
work
to embed self-help approaches to service delivery, adopting a strengths-based
approach
deliver training and ongoing support to
coordinators on the ground and, in turn, volunteers and advocates
oversee peer research initiatives to inform service
design and the wider system
work to build relationships with local employers to
identify skill shortages to inform service development
Job description
Job responsibilities
work in collaboration with Bevan colleagues and
partners to coordinate a peer advocate and volunteer programme which
incorporates digital inclusion and employability
design,
develop and deliver a regional training academy for peer advocates that
influences the design and delivery of services in a co-produced way
innovate and develop the
service and ensure staff, volunteers and advocates are adequately recruited,
supported and developed to deliver excellence
responsible
for undertaking coaching, offering guidance and support helping create and
deliver a plan of work
identify
and fulfil training needs and meet expected standards of service delivery
work
with key stakeholders to produce impact reports that demonstrate the difference
the service has made
co-produce,
manage, develop health and wellbeing interventions and work in partnership with
other community providers to develop, co-ordinate, facilitate and promote a
holistic programme of health and wellbeing services and activities
work
to embed self-help approaches to service delivery, adopting a strengths-based
approach
deliver training and ongoing support to
coordinators on the ground and, in turn, volunteers and advocates
oversee peer research initiatives to inform service
design and the wider system
work to build relationships with local employers to
identify skill shortages to inform service development
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Lived experience is more important to this role than formal qualifications. However, we do expect the post holder to have:
- good written and spoken English
- experience of coaching and influencing
Desirable
- management or leadership training
- coaching or teaching qualification
Experience
Essential
- Relevant Experience demonstrable experience of working with people with multiple health and social needs within a health care setting, or community-based work with socially excluded groups
- experience of volunteer management and coordination, including matching with appropriate placements and providing ongoing support
- experience referring to, working with or accessing local support agencies
- experience of assessing need and working within time-appropriate interventions to promote and support change
- experience of arranging and delivering training and CPD
- experience of developing relationships with partner organisations
- experience of leading a team
- experience of working alongside interpreters
- experience of project development
- experience of demonstrating impact
- experience of embedding self-help approaches
- experience of leading a team across multiple sites
Desirable
- experience of working alongside interpreters
- experience of project development
- experience of demonstrating impact
- experience of embedding self-help approaches
- experience of leading a team across multiple sites
Specialist Knowledge and Additional Criteria
Essential
- ability to build relationships with local employers to create opportunities for employment
- sound knowledge of local support agencies and a commitment to the continual updating of personal knowledge in this area
- excellent communication skills, both verbally and in writing
- ability to undertake basic monitoring and evaluation
- IT literate, with a sound working knowledge of Microsoft packages and data management/case recording system
- commitment to an enabling solution focused approach to promote independence in service users
- commitment to working cooperatively and in partnership with a range of colleagues and partner organisations
- demonstrable commitment to personal professional development
- ability to organise events such as health promotions, open days
- commitment to equality of opportunity for all and promoting anti-discriminatory practices
- ability to act as a Bevan ambassador and demonstrate our values
Desirable
- the ability to speak a community language
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Lived experience is more important to this role than formal qualifications. However, we do expect the post holder to have:
- good written and spoken English
- experience of coaching and influencing
Desirable
- management or leadership training
- coaching or teaching qualification
Experience
Essential
- Relevant Experience demonstrable experience of working with people with multiple health and social needs within a health care setting, or community-based work with socially excluded groups
- experience of volunteer management and coordination, including matching with appropriate placements and providing ongoing support
- experience referring to, working with or accessing local support agencies
- experience of assessing need and working within time-appropriate interventions to promote and support change
- experience of arranging and delivering training and CPD
- experience of developing relationships with partner organisations
- experience of leading a team
- experience of working alongside interpreters
- experience of project development
- experience of demonstrating impact
- experience of embedding self-help approaches
- experience of leading a team across multiple sites
Desirable
- experience of working alongside interpreters
- experience of project development
- experience of demonstrating impact
- experience of embedding self-help approaches
- experience of leading a team across multiple sites
Specialist Knowledge and Additional Criteria
Essential
- ability to build relationships with local employers to create opportunities for employment
- sound knowledge of local support agencies and a commitment to the continual updating of personal knowledge in this area
- excellent communication skills, both verbally and in writing
- ability to undertake basic monitoring and evaluation
- IT literate, with a sound working knowledge of Microsoft packages and data management/case recording system
- commitment to an enabling solution focused approach to promote independence in service users
- commitment to working cooperatively and in partnership with a range of colleagues and partner organisations
- demonstrable commitment to personal professional development
- ability to organise events such as health promotions, open days
- commitment to equality of opportunity for all and promoting anti-discriminatory practices
- ability to act as a Bevan ambassador and demonstrate our values
Desirable
- the ability to speak a community language
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
