Community Engagement and VSCE Coordinator

Job description

Job responsibilities

Role Purpose

ABL Health have been commissioned by Bolton Council to deliver a high quality and specialist stop smoking service across Bolton. The Community Engagement and VCSE Project Coordinator will assist the Head of Service (training, marketing and engagement) in increasing engagement and raising the profile of the service through building relationships and delivering training to local partners in the community. This is a varied and exciting role where the post holder will have a real influence on the development of the service. The post holder will take a pro-active lead in building relationships, partnerships, and alliances both internally and externally to increase the number of referrals into the service and expand the reach to the most vulnerable groups.

With the new smoke free generation funding this post will be then main contact point for VCSE services engaging with our smokefree Bolton pilot. The project will accelerate referrals and establish pathways with the VCSE sector in Bolton for referrals into the service. The role will also be responsible for tracking payments to services who have engaged with the role on a quarterly basis and regular drafting of reports and data analysis for learning.

You will be a motivated, passionate, organised and proactive communicator, with experience working in a community setting. ABL take a strengths-focused asset-based approach to community delivery, looking to innovate and partner, not replicate existing delivery. No two days will be the same in this varied and flexible role. If you are as comfortable spending a day with the team as you are working independently and confidently with new people, this could be the job for you.

This is a demanding job, but you will not be on your own. ABLs highly experienced and friendly multi- disciplinary team of Health and Social Care professionals, Business Intelligence, Service Development, Governance, Finance and Business Development are there to support. Additionally, existing experienced delivery teams will be available to support you to drive the Service forward.

Duties and Responsibilities

The role will be varied, challenging and rewarding as you support and develop the service through implementation, delivery and ongoing innovation and service development.

Key responsibilities will be

Working with ABLs communication team to help raise the service profile.

Working closely with operational colleagues to manage the referral rates and develop partnerships with all potential referrers in your locality.

Implement community targets on Your Health Bolton marketing and engagement strategy, providing regular updates and monitoring progress of community engagement projects.

Organise and attend local community events across the county to promote our service and encourage referrals, including workplace health and wellbeing events, health promotion events, community fun days, health clinics, youth centre workshops, and school events.

Develop and deliver our engagement offer to Children and Young People.

Collaborate with our digital and communications officer to develop engaging resources for community engagement.

Attend local health forums/meetings on a regular basis where required to represent the service (this will involve some public speaking/presenting).

Deliver Very Brief Advice training to client-facing stakeholders across Bolton VCSE, to increase signposting/referrals to our service from a wide-range of sectors.

Innovative and open minded to new ideas and piloting of different strategies.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• None specific

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in a community or healthcare setting.
• Demonstrable experience of partnership working.

Desirable

• Previous experience of delivering training programmes.
• Experience of qualitative and quantitative client feedback.
• Experience of public speaking.
• Local knowledge of VCSE services in Bolton
• Experience of partnership working/collaborating with various organisations.
• Project Management experience

Skills & Knowledge

Essential

• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
• Demonstrable experience of excellent active listening skills.
• Ability to prioritise work tasks and develop effective work streams.
• Awareness of the barriers facing adults, young people and families in engaging with a healthy lifestyle.
• Excellent organisational/time management skills.
• Positive and Can Do attitude.
• Non-judgemental, friendly and approachable.
• Excellent team player and able to work autonomously and use own initiative.
• Confident and outgoing yet approachable and willing to take direction.
• Confident and outgoing yet approachable and willing to take direction.

Desirable

• Ability to read and interpret data.
• Understanding of public health guidance.
• Capable of producing service reports.
• Knowledge of asset-based community development.
• Clear understanding and experience of Confidentiality and Information Governance.

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.

Employer details

Employer name

ABL Health Ltd

Address

Laserase

71 Redgate Way

Farnworth

Bolton

BL4 0JL

Employer's website

https://www.ablhealth.co.uk/work-for-us/join-our-team/ (Opens in a new tab)