Community Engagement Officer - Llandrindod Wells, United Kingdom - Hope House Children's Hospice

Hope House Children's Hospice

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Llandrindod Wells, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Description

Hope House Children's Hospices have an opportunity for a
Community Engagement Officer to join our Communications Team, the role will be on a hybrid basis with a mix of predominantly working in the community of Mid Wales, working from home and occasionally in the office in Oswestry.
You will join us on a part-time, permanent basis, working 22.5 hours per week. In return, our Community Engagement Officer will receive a competitive rate of
£25,869 - £30,750 pro rata, per annum.

At Hope House Children's Hospices we believe that no one should face the death of a child alone.

We deliver our Mission by being a centre of excellence for children's palliative care, ensuring that families whose child has a life-threatening condition receive the very best care and support when and where they need it.

About the Community Engagement Officer role**:

As a Community Engagement Officer, you will promote our work through the Mid Wales region to help to make sure that local communities and organisations are aware of what we do, and that every eligible child and family gets the opportunity to hear about the full range of services that are freely available to support them at Hope House Children's Hospices.

You will also gather information about other useful support services in the community and link children and families who already use our services to further help that they might be unaware of.

What we are looking for a Community Engagement Officer who**:

Is a natural at building rapport with people
Has excellent relationship building and partnership working skills, by improving the awareness of Hope House Children's Hospices and the services we offer
Has excellent communication skills and can advocate on behalf of vulnerable people
Has an understanding of the needs of children with lifelimiting conditions and their families
Has an understanding of community engagement and signposting

What we offer:

In return for your commitment, we offer a great reward package, which includes:

Generous annual leave entitlement with service increments
NHS Pension scheme or organisational pension scheme
Staff rewards programme
Cycle to Work Scheme
Flexible working arrangements
Great development opportunities.

Closing date:
Sunday 5th March 2023

Interview date:
Monday 13th March 2023
If you would like to work in a vibrant and forward-thinking organisation and our mission is one you believe in, then our
Community Engagement Officer is the role for you, please click
'apply' now We are welcoming informal discussions with our Head of Communications, Vanessa Thomas, contact us on We'd love to hear from you