Community Outreach Worker Devon - Exeter, United Kingdom - The Eddystone Trust
Description
Job Role:
Community Outreach Worker Vacancies
Locations:
Devon
Permanent: 37.5 hours per week (part-time considered)
Salary Range:
£20,500.00-£23, depending on experience)
Closing date:
March 3rd, 11.59pm, 2023
We have an exciting opportunity for two self-motivated and creative individuals to join us in lead roles for health promotion and community engagement, one in Devon and one in Torbay.
These are exciting opportunities for two self-motivated and creative individuals to join us in lead roles for health promotion and community engagement, one in Devon and one in Torbay.
These are ideal roles for individuals who are keen to work in jobs where they can develop their own ideas and put them into practice, creating tangible improvements for our client base.
You will be working with a diverse range of individuals and will have the experience and the skills needed to work effectively with people from a range of backgrounds.
Ideally, you will also be experienced (or prepared to undertake training) in group work; this could be holding workshops, delivering training, or engaging in activities with groups that promote social inclusion and sexual health awareness.
Job Overview
Working as the Community Sexual Health Outreach Worker you will deliver key elements of the area work plan which will include an STI prevention service targeted at people most at risk of poor sexual health.
You will also provide a day-to-day proactive service to individuals and groups which support their capacity to manage their sexual health and/or HIV and help them access a range of appropriate services provided by other organisations.
Duties:
Your main duties as a Community Sexual Health Outreach Worker include:
- HIV and STI Prevention: actively engage people identified as being at greater risk of acquiring HIV or other sexually acquired infections in prevention activities; this will include behaviour change interventions with individuals and groups, active engagement with social media, outreach and netreach, and community testing.
- Sexual Health promotion: to take part in the design and delivery of evidencebased public health campaigns aimed at improving sexual health, including access to PEP/Prep, condom use, U=U, and appropriate testing options
- Support the development of and deliver against the contract workplan and contracted KPIs.
Develop and maintain effective, mutually beneficial relationships with partner agencies, actively engage with networking opportunities and facilitating increased awareness of the work of the charity.
- Experience working with members of marginalised groups and individuals with multiple and complex needs.
- Positive attitude towards HIV and sexual health issues.
- Experience of working face to face and digitally.
- Excellent written and communication skills.
- Ability to coordinate multiple assignments and to determine priorities.
- Strong interpersonal skills and professional attitude.
- Ability to develop and maintain excellent working relationships and build partnerships with a wide range of people and organisations.
- Excellent administrative, organisational, and timemanagement skills.
- Excellent knowledge of software packages, in particular Microsoft Office.
- Ability to selfmotivate, manage own diary and lone work.
About us
The Eddystone Trust is a small charity that works across the Southwest of England, we are collaborative, supportive and the work is rewarding.
Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent, Graduate
Salary:
£20,500.00-£23,500.00 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Sick pay
- Work from home
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Exeter, Devon: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Work Location:
One location
Reference ID:
OutreachDevon
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