Social Prescribing Advisor Children and Young People - Rotherham, United Kingdom - Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council

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Voluntary Action Rotherham

The Spectrum

Coke Hill

Rotherham

S60 2HX

37 hours per week.

Voluntary Action Rotherham is the lead body for supporting, developing and promoting the voluntary and community sector in the Rotherham borough.

Its core activities and associated projects are a keystone for local community engagement and development. We are looking to recruit a Social Prescribing Advisor as part of an award-winning service.

The Rotherham Social Prescribing Service works with GP Practices, Mental Health teams and Hospitals to support individuals to tackle barriers that prevent them from self-managing their health and wellbeing and becoming connected to their local community.

The Social Prescribing Advisor - Children and Young People will work with identified mental health and educational professionals; working in schools and the community to provide personalised support to Children and Young People, their families and carers.

You will help them to take control of their health and wellbeing and improve their health outcomes.

The role will provide active signposting to access support from the Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) and statutory organisations in order to meet health and wellbeing needs.

Be enthusiastic and able to motivate and influence others
Be able to build positive relationships and work in partnership with a range of organisations and individuals
Have experience of working with Children, Young People and Families, particularly with individuals living in areas of deprivation and health inequality
Have an understanding of issues around mild to moderate mental health needs in Children and Young People.
Be resilient, creative and able to respond positively to change
Have an understanding of the impact that social, economic and environmental factors have on health and wellbeing
Have excellent interpersonal skills
Work effectively as part of a team
Be able to write effective case notes and use data monitoring systems effectively
Understand the need for robust Information Governance including Data Protection and Confidentiality

Interviews for this post are to take place on Wednesday 12th June 2024.

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For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Donna Gavin on