Health Promotion Specialist, Youth Focused - Essex, United Kingdom - Terrence Higgins Trust

Terrence Higgins Trust
Terrence Higgins Trust
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Essex, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Description

Hours per week
35 hours (1.0 WTE)


Actual Salary
£25,846


Contract Type
Permanent - Full Time


Location
Essex


DBS/PVG
Required


Closing Date
22/03/2023


Job Reference
1514


Terrence Higgins Trust have an exciting opportunity for a Health Promotion Specialist to join their team working as part of the Essex Sexual Health Service.


The post holder will support in the design and delivery of effective health promotion (HP) and behaviour change communication (BCC) interventions appropriate to the needs of Young People and other groups at increased risk of poor sexual health outcomes.

The post holder will work closely with educational establishments to directly deliver relationship and sexual health education (RSHE), parent sessions, and educator training in both primary and secondary settings.

Delivery will also involve community engagement approaches that tackle health inequalities including HIV related stigma and discrimination.

Delivering targeted interventions that increase knowledge and awareness of sexual health issues including:

sexual health testing, consent, confidentiality, LGBTQ+ inclusivity, whilst also increasing access to eC-Card and access to care treatment and the uptake of broader sexual health services across Essex and Thurrock.

For more information please see the Job Description and Role Specification attached.


The organisation


Terrence Higgins Trust was set up in 1982 following the death of its namesake, Terry Higgins, who was one of the very first people to die of an AIDS-related illness in the UK.

As an organisation we are always aiming to ensure we are always meeting the needs of people affected by HIV and poor sexual health.


A courageous organisation


We were formed in 1982 following the death of Terry Higgins, one of the very first to die from an AIDS-related illness in the UK.

Since then, we've acted boldly and passionately to meet the challenges of this ever-changing epidemic.

Now as the UK's leading HIV and sexual health charity, we are looking to take new, innovative steps to drive forward our ambition.


An ambitious organisation


We are working to end HIV transmission in the UK by 2030, help people to live with HIV and improve the nation's sexual health.

It's a critical moment - for the first time our goals are within reach. We are working together with our beneficiaries and partners to make the end of HIV transmission a reality.


A people organisation
Terrence Higgins Trust is its people
- our service users are central to our organisation and the services we provide, at the core of our organisation, driving how we work, where we work and what we do. Our talented staff create innovative and engaging programmes, many of whom are also living with HIV. We know that equity, diversity and inclusion are critical to the work we do. We are striving to be an anti-racist, anti -exist organisation and are committed to having a workforce with people from different backgrounds.


Safeguarding


Having a criminal conviction and/or any other information divulged on the DBS/PVG check would not necessarily prevent you from working for the charity, but any recruitment decision will be dependent on the nature of the position sought and the circumstances and background of the offence(s).


EDI Directorate
At Terrence Higgins Trust we know that equity, diversity and inclusion are critical to the work we do.

We are striving to be an anti-racist, anti-sexist organisation and are committed to having a workforce with people from different backgrounds.

It is the responsibility of each one of us in the Charity to create an environment of inclusion and belonging within the organisation.

Our work has to be internal first so that it can impact on all that we do for all the communities who use our services.

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