Community Health Worker

Job summary

Role: Community Health Worker within the Health Visiting team, Public Health Nursing

Location: Based in South Hams, mainly covering Totnes and Kingsbridge

Part Time30 hours per week

Other hours and locations may be available.

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We do not sponsor Visas for this post. UK Right to Work is required.

Do you have an interest in making a difference tothe health and wellbeing of children?

If you have a QCF or equivalent qualification or NVQ 3 Foundation degree (Childcare related) or equivalent and would like to join a progressive, forward thinking and innovativePublic Health Nursing team; we would love to hear from you.

We currently have a vacancy in South Hams, South Devon with 30 hours available.

Main duties of the job

The CommunityHealth Workersupports families withchildren aged 0-8 yearsby working with them individually or as part of a group in both community and home settings. Support is also offered virtually and via our front door hub.

Community Health Workerssupport families with their childs development which includescarrying out the1 and 2 1/2 yeardevelopment review.

Community Health Workers integrate with the Health Visitors, School Nurses and Staff Nursesto support with the whole family assessment; as well as supporting parents and carers with health promotion and development topics such as behaviour management, toilet training, sleep management and other targeted episodes of care as directed.

Youll have a passion for working with children, a comprehensive understanding of childrens safeguarding and a knowledge of the Healthy Child Programmeand wider public health agenda.

The successful candidate will need to be able to demonstrate the qualities in the person specification and job description and be committed to their on-going professional development to ensure quality in the delivery of care is maintained.

Please note that an active drivers license and access to a car are required for this post.

About us

Benefits include:

- Employee Assistance Program

- Local Government Pension Scheme

- Development Opportunities

- Perks at Work and Discounts Scheme

- Flexible working within service hours

We are proud to have received a CQC rating of 'good' across all domains at our recent inspection.