If you are a local community champion or already a social prescriber, and want a new and exciting challenge, then we would love to hear from you.
The ideal applicant will have the following essential skills, experience and qualifications:
- NVQ Level 3, advanced level or equivalent qualifications or working towards.
- Demonstrable commitment to professional and personal development.
- Experience of working directly in a community development context, adult health and social care, learning support or public health/health improvement (including unpaid work) .
- Experience of supporting people, their families and carers in a related role (including unpaid work) .
- Ability to organise, plan and prioritise on own initiative, including when under pressure and meeting deadlines.
- High level of written and oral communication skills.
- Confidently approaches difficult conversations.
- Able to provide motivational coaching to support people’s behaviour change .
- Meets DBS reference standards and criminal record checks .
- Willingness to work flexible hours when required to meet work demands.
- Access to transport and ability to travel across the locality on a regular basis, including to visit people in their own homes and support people to attend activities as appropriate.