Health community engagement officer jobs

We are looking for a Digital Engagement Specialist to support the delivery of Battersea's high-impact email and SMS engagement strategies and growing campaign output by leading on cross-audience digital communication planning and reporting. Leverage campaign and audience insights cross the supporter base to best overall effect, ensuring maximum ROI and supporter lifetime value alongside a best-in-class supporter experience.

About us

Battersea is here for every dog and cat and has been since 1860. We are a leading animal welfare charity and over the last 160 years we’ve grown from one home in London to three rescuing and rehoming centres across the South East. With c500 staff and 1000 volunteers, we have cared for over three million vulnerable animals We also campaign tirelessly to make things better for dogs and cats; sharing our expertise and educating the public and policymakers about responsible pet ownership. Join us and make a difference for every dog and cat.

Our Marketing & Communications Team

Battersea’s Marketing & Communications department is responsible for communicating the breadth of the organisation’s work in an engaging and memorable way. Though our award-winning campaigns, we use our influence to affect change for dogs and cats within and beyond our gates; building Battersea’s reputation on a national and international scale. Our work involves everything from innovative integrated advertising campaigns to rehome our animals, to supporting other departments with their strategic objectives. We also manage Battersea’s online communities, offer brand guidance, deliver innovative digital activity, and manage internal communications, ensuring that staff and volunteers stay informed and engaged. The department’s ultimate goal is to raise awareness of Battersea’s work, so we can be here for more dogs and cats.

Digital team

Within the Marketing & Commercial department sits the Digital team. Responsible for Battersea’s digital output, our goal is to drive innovation and impact online. We manage Battersea’s website, and lead its digital products, campaigns and advertising – all to increase awareness of Battersea’s work and engage people with the need to support our dogs and cats.

What we can offer you

Our dedicated people mean that we can be here for every dog and cat. Whether you are sharing an office with our dogs or directly caring for our cats, our animals show their appreciation every day. There is no better reward than seeing the difference you make to the lives of our dogs and cats first-hand; although we also provide a wide range of employee benefits, including:

• 28 days of annual leave (plus 8 days paid public holidays) per year
• Generous pension contributions – up to 10% employer contribution
• Free healthcare cash plan, where you can claim for a range of treatment including dental (£100), optical (£100), physiotherapy, chiropody and acupuncture (£325) every year
• Annual interest-free season ticket loans
• Discounted gym memberships and cycle to work schemes
• Life insurance

During the recent Coronavirus restrictions, our animal-facing staff have continued to work on site and our office based staff have been working from home. We are currently piloting a hybrid working model for our office-based staff to split their time between site based and home working. We believe this will support office-based staff to maintain the benefits of home working, while allowing for collaboration and interaction with our animal-facing staff and maintaining a connection to our cause.

As this role is office-based, you’ll be expected to work in our Battersea office for a minimum of 50% of your working week.

So, if you are passionate about dogs, cats and about our work, then we’d like to hear from you.

We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and valuing diversity for all current and prospective staff, volunteers and Trustees. We aim to ensure that this commitment, reinforced by our values, is embedded in our day-to-day working practices and our work together. We would particularly welcome applications from black and minority ethnic and disabled candidates, who are currently under-represented at Battersea.

Closing date: 29th August 2022

Interview date(s): From 1st September 2022

For full details, please download our recruitment pack. To apply, click the button below.  All applications must be submitted before the closing date advertised; we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications is received.

Job Title: Co-Production and Engagement Coordinator

Grade:  NJC SCP 20–26, currently £29,630 - £34,090 per annum inclusive of Inner London Weighting

Hours: 35 hours per week (some out of hours and evening work may be required depending on demands for the service, hybrid working available)

Accountable to: Operations Director – Mental Health Support Services

Supervised by: Service Manager – Mental Health Services

Contract Term: Currently until August 2024

Location: Open House, Tower Hamlets

About Us

We are a local Mind Organisation, operating across Tower Hamlets, Newham, Redbridge and Havering. With 1 in 4 people experiencing mental health problems at some point in their lifetime, we have a vision of a society where people with mental health and emotional needs are accepted and included without fear of stigma and discrimination.  We work towards a society where our clients’ needs, and ambitions are supported and where people with mental health and emotional needs are free from stigma and discrimination.  We believe that everyone has the right to access comprehensive services which enables them to reach their full potential and to work towards their recovery.

We work with communities from diverse backgrounds and continually invest in building an inclusive organisational culture with diverse leaders through active Listening, Learning and Leading.  We value diversity as a strength and our staff teams are from a variety of backgrounds which helps us to deliver services which are culturally aware and responsive to the needs of the diverse communities we serve. Over the last 18 months we have explored racism and the impact that this has had on the lives of our clients and staff. This has resulted in the development of our strategic objective towards becoming an anti-racist organisation (ARO).

We are looking to recruit an experienced, creative, and passionate person who will embed Co-Production across our services. This person will be responsible for the development and delivery of our engagement and co-production work, ensuring equality and diversity in access and representation.

The Co-Production and Engagement Coordinator will be responsible for:

• Developing Co-Production, engagement, and involvement work across the organisation. 
• Facilitating Co-Production hubs locally across the borough that are accessible to clients and the local community 
• Working with staff across all services to provide appropriate interventions to ensure individuals are appropriately supported to the right service and support at the right time. 
• Creating new and innovate ways for clients to Get Active and contribute to the development and delivery of our services in Tower Hamlets, Newham and Redbridge. 
• Conducting one to ones with staff, peer leaders and other stakeholders to connect and collaborate and to identify and develop potential leaders from within our services and the local community. 
• Working with the Service Manager to co-ordinate staff and oversee day to day delivery of services, participating as necessary to ensure a high-quality delivery of services. 
• Carrying out line management duties for staff and volunteers. This includes monthly supervision, appraisals and probationary reviews in accordance with Mind in Tower Hamlets and Newham’s policies and procedures .

The ideal candidate will have:

• To have attained a minimum Level 3 in Health and Social Care or equivalent
• Demonstrable experience of community development within multi-cultural communities
• Demonstrable and substantial experience of working in mental health services 
• Working knowledge of the principles of Co-Production, involvement, and peer work within mental health services
• Experience of working with and supporting the development of Peer volunteers
• Experience of managing and setting up events, activities, and training.
• Significant experience of managing staff and volunteers

There are opportunities for training and benefits including a company pension, 30 days’ annual leave pro-rated, a comprehensive training programme, access to the Employment Assistance Programme (EAP) and Death-In-Service benefits.

This post is subject to an Right to Work Checks and Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check.

Applications are strongly welcomed from all sections of the community.

Application Deadline: 9am, Thursday 25th August 2022

Interviews: 31st August and 1st September  2022

Do you have experience of representing organisations at the highest level of decision-making and facilitating collaboration?

We have an exciting new opportunity for a dynamic and insightful Executive Officer with outstanding communication and organisational skills.

6 local Healthwatch organisations are looking for a skilled facilitator and co-ordinator to act as their representative at key groups, boards and committees at the newly formed South West London (SWL) Integrated Care System (ICS).

The post holder will be responsible for ensuring that the engagement work of local Healthwatch, and the insight gathered from the views of the communities they serve, are used to influence decisions in South West London. The successful candidate will act as an intermediary, supporting collaboration between the SWL ICS and the 6 independent local Healthwatch organisations.

Unfortunately we cannot accept CV’s for this position.

The closing date for applications is 12noon on Monday 12th September 2022.

Interviews are expected to be held on 27th September 2022.

JOB PURPOSE

Following our new CEO, Lindsey MacDonald joining us in November 2021 we undertook a review of our organisational structure which led to the creation of Service Delivery Team, combining our School Partnering, Logistics and Project work into one team. Following this and the appointment of Sam Boulton, Director of Service Delivery in March we have restructured and expanded the team to meet the challenge of ending morning hunger for now, and for good by providing an effective and efficient delivery of our Magic Breakfast provision 
 

The Service Delivery team is responsible for ensuring the delivery of our breakfast provision, as Engagement Partner, you will work with relevant partners (schools, local authorities, parents, governors) to ensure that breakfast provision is optimized, encouraging reach and providing education on relevant topics. 

We are seeking a candidate with excellent experience of building relationships, persuading and influencing customers or stakeholders. You will be a good communicator upholding a strong understanding of the charity’s core purpose of ‘no child too hungry to learn’ within each community.

This post requires the candidate to travel to various locations, developing relationships with a range of partners, therefore access to suitable transport e.g. a car is essential

Further details on the role can be found in the attached Job description and Person Specification

RedbridgeCVS is the local umbrella body for the voluntary and community sector (VCS) in Redbridge. We are a small, friendly team based in central Ilford - just 20 minutes by train from Liverpool Street station. Every year we support over 350 local voluntary and community groups, helping them to flourish and make a difference in their communities.

We are looking for someone with a passion for health and wellbeing and the ability to build strong and impactful teams to join us as our new Outreach and Engagement Co-ordinator.

Our health promotion and improvement work is rooted in the principles of collaboration and co-design. As Outreach and Engagement Coordinator you will lead on the development and implementation of community health outreach and support the continuous development of the outreach and engagement team, who work across a range of local health priorities with a current focus on HIV, TB, vaccination uptake and cancer awareness.

The successful candidate will be highly organised with a reflective approach and a strong commitment to continuous learning and improvement. You will bring previous experience of community development, engagement, and co-production and strong experience of supporting and developing staff and/or volunteers.

If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you!

To apply for the post please download the job pack on our website and return your completed application form by no later than 11.59pm Sunday 4 September 2022. Please note that we will be assessing candidates throughout the campaign and will close the advert as soon as a suitable candidate has been found. 

At RedbridgeCVS, we recognise that our team is our greatest asset. We aim to create a culture where everyone feels valued, supported and fulfilled. We offer the following benefits to all our team members:

- A supportive learning culture and opportunities to develop in your role

- 28 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (pro-rata)

- A range of workplace wellbeing initiatives

- Flexible working opportunities

External Affairs Officer (Stakeholder Relations)

£40,157 per annum plus excellent benefits

Permanent contract, Full-time role

The Health Foundation is an independent charity committed to bringing about better health and health care for people in the UK.

The External Affairs Officer (Stakeholder Relations) will play a key role in helping us build strong and productive relationships with external stakeholders including central government and national bodies in the health and care system, parliamentarians and civil servants. You will also develop close internal relationships with the wider communications directorate and across the organisation, including the chief executive and directors’ team.  You will support the delivery of the organisation’s political monitoring, helping to ensure that our engagement with stakeholders is relevant, well-informed, and aligned with developments in the external environment.

The successful candidate will help deliver a range of high-profile stakeholder engagement and influencing activity, including within Parliament, using demonstrable political awareness to advise colleagues and to build the reputation of the Foundation amongst key stakeholders.  You will support the delivery of integrated communications plans and contribute to the achievement of our overarching influencing and communications strategies.

Experienced in implementing impactful reactive and proactive public affairs activity that has contributed towards successfully achieving policy-influencing objectives, you will support the delivery of integrated communications plans that blend a broad range of communications disciplines. You will also have excellent written and verbal communication skills, being capable of writing high quality briefings, reports, and other written materials.

To find out more about the role and what we are looking for, please read the job description. 

To apply for this role please submit your CV and a supporting statement which addresses all the person specification criteria flagged as CV/SS (Essential). Applications without a supporting statement will not be considered.

Application deadline: Wednesday 24 August 2022, 23.59

Interview dates:scheduled to take place remotely early September 2022

The Health Foundation values diversity and champions inclusion and strongly encourages applications from all sections of the community.

We are seeking an enthusiastic and people-oriented social media or Community Engagement Officer to help develop and run a new community of champions for the Academy’s flagship perception change campaign This is Engineering. In doing so you’ll be helping tackle the longstanding skills and diversity shortfall in engineering by attracting more young people, from all backgrounds, into the profession.

This is Engineering is a long-term digital marketing campaign, launched in 2018, that has already had a measurable impact on young people; at its most successful it has increased teens’ likelihood to consider a career in engineering by 85%. A finalist in Third Sector’s Communications Campaign of the Year, This is Engineering is recognised as a genuinely pioneering campaign in the profession and has drawn widespread support from organisations including Rolls-Royce, Amazon, and Google. 

The role

As Community Engagement Officer, you will help to define and grow a new community of young engineers who will use their social media channels to engage young people with engineering and serve as ambassadors for the This is Engineering campaign. In this newly created role, you will work with the community to create, curate, shape and share This is Engineering content that appeals to teenagers, and involve them in key moments in the This is Engineering campaign calendar.

Working with the Campaign Manager and the wider digital communications team, you will also grow and engage a wider community of supporters and enthusiasts through the day-to-day running of the This is Engineering social media channels, suggesting and developing new ideas for content based on what you learn works, and on input from the champion community.

Working alongside the Academy’s media and digital communications teams, you will also support the community engagement aspects of National Engineering Day, a national awareness day spun out of This is Engineering to celebrate the impact that engineers have on our lives and broaden public perceptions of engineering. Now in its fourth year, National Engineering Day (formerly known as This is Engineering Day) has consistently mobilised engineers, engineering organisations and influencers across social media to spread the word about engineering, and gained widespread media coverage across broadcast, print and online titles.

Who are we looking for?

You will be a social media enthusiast with experience in community building or management, and your finger on the pulse of social and digital media trends. You’ll be creative and proactive, but also highly organised and adept at multitasking. Knowledge and experience of digital content creation and/or youth engagement would be an advantage. You will have excellent written and oral communications skills, and an appetite for continuous improvement, adapting and learning on the job. You will love getting to know a community and what makes them tick and will be passionate about helping young people shape their futures, and about the opportunities, engineering can offer them. You will also be a team player and natural collaborator, comfortable working with a wide range of colleagues from different disciplines within and beyond communications.

Who are we?

The Royal Academy of Engineering is a charity that brings together exceptional engineers, technologists and innovators to harness the power of engineering to build a sustainable society and an inclusive economy that works for everyone. We collaborate with our Fellows and partners to meet this ambition in three ways: by growing talent and developing skills for the future, driving innovation and building global partnerships, influencing policy and engaging the public. Together we’re working to tackle the greatest challenges of our age.

With a diverse workforce and an inclusive and supportive culture, we look to attract candidates from wide and different backgrounds who have a passion for the role engineering plays in society. Our aim is to make the Academy the best place to work for the staff we have and those we seek to attract.

Why work for the Royal Academy of Engineering?

We’re looking for people who are driven to make the world a better place. If you’re passionate about what you do and want to work collaboratively with talented colleagues to make change happen, now and for future generations, we want you to get in touch.

This is the perfect time to join us. We have a dynamic, visionary CEO, a strong leadership team and an ambitious and exciting strategy. The value we bring as experts in our field and change agents is highly recognised and makes the Academy a motivating place to be. Our work today builds on a long, proud history with a focused and ambitious future which we’d love you to be part of.

We are looking for talented people who want to make a difference to join our team – is this you?

Company Benefits

The Academy offers a fantastic package of additional benefits including:

• BUPA cash plan
• Private medical insurance
• Regular social activities
• Independent Financial Advice
• Generous holiday allowance
• Non-contributory pension scheme
• Health and wellbeing programmes
• Wellbeing days and office wide Christmas leave
• Significant investment into your personal and professional development

Location

Our light, spacious offices are based in a fantastic location in central London with views over St James’s Park and close to the West End. We operate hybrid, flexible working practices with a baseline 2 days a week in the office.

For more information and to apply, please visit our careers portal.

Closing date: 10.00am on 22 August 2022.

Interview date: w/c 5 September 2022 (held virtually)

About us

Crisis is the national charity for homeless people. We know that homelessness is not inevitable. We know that together we can end it.

This is an exciting time to be joining Crisis Client Services as we work towards our Vision to 'End Homelessness' for more of the members we work with. We are a values driven organisation with members at the heart of what we do.

About the role

Working in a psychologically informed way, you will establish an open, trusting and strengths based professional relationships with members. You will be the first point of contact for new members and will conduct a sensitive assessment of their needs, provide advice and guidance and refer them on to relevant support within or outside Crisis.

You will hold a holistic view of a member's journey with us as part of our "one worker, one member' lead working approach.

This is a fixed term role for 3 months.

About you

We are looking for an experienced, skilled and highly organised person to join the team as an Engagement and Assessment Worker. Offering high quality support, advice and information you will be able to make sound decisions on whether a member needs further support and which team or organisation is best placed to deliver that.  Ability to liaise with external organisations essential. 

You will be joining a highly experienced, motivated and supportive team seeking to improve the quality of life of people experiencing homelessness in London.

We believe diversity is a strength, and our aim is to make sure that Crisis truly reflects the communities we serve. We are actively working towards our organisation being a place where everyone can thrive and make their best contribution to our mission of ending homelessness for good. We know that the more perspectives, voices, and experiences we can bring to this work, the better. We particularly welcome applications from people who have lived experience of homelessness, and people from all marginalised groups, communities and backgrounds.

Working at Crisis

As a member of the team, you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:

• Interest free loans to purchase a train season ticket or a bike or for a deposit to secure a tenancy
• Mandatory pension scheme, with an employer contribution of 8.5%
• 25 days’ annual leave which increases with service to 28 days

Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience and career.

When you join us, you will have the opportunity to join our staff diversity networks, which aim to champion issues across the organisation, enable staff to be their authentic and best selves and contribute to making Crisis a truly diverse organisation. 

How to apply

If this sound likes the opportunity for you, please click on the 'Apply for Job' button below.

Closing date: Monday 29th August 2022 (at 23:59)

​​​​​​​Accessibility

We welcome applications from people who identify as neuro diverse and want our recruitment process to be as accessible as possible. If you need us to make an adjustment or provide additional support as you apply for a role, please email our Recruitment team, contact details can be found on our website.

Do the levels of financial insecurity and injustice in the UK leave you seething and impatient to have a real impact on making things better? Are you passionate about providing tools and support for anyone trying to address these issues in their communities? The Community Adviser Content Officer creates e-learning content and information resources for advice givers in communities using our Benefits Calculator, Grant Search and other information programmes, as well as information support for our Local Programmes team.

Turn2us is a national charity tackling poverty and the structural causes of poverty. We work with co-producers and partners to provide people in financial crisis with the means and agency to get back on their feet, build resilience, move forward with their lives and thrive.

If you’re a skilled content professional (having worked in benefits or financial information delivery is desirable but not essential) who knows how to make learning management systems or e-learning sing, who wants work that will stretch your intelligence and creativity, who is willing to be led by the people you want to support and who genuinely wants to have an outsized impact, we really want to meet you!

Turn2us is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from members of all communities. It is committed to equality of opportunity, inclusion and diversity. We encourage and welcome applications from all parts of the community regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

Turn2us wants to enable an environment where everyone is kept safe from harm and can thrive. We are committed to safeguarding everyone involved in our charity and the work we do. You can read a safeguarding policy on the Turn2us website.

We offer flexible working patterns, both in terms of hours and remote working. Please note that all employees are contractually required to work from the office a minimum of 4 days a month. Some roles may be required to be in the office more often than this and this will be agreed with the hiring manager upon starting at Turn2us.

Closing date: 11:59pm, 29th August 2022

About our role

We have a commitment to improving care for people with Crohn’s and Colitis and to help us in our goal we are looking for an experienced and effective Interim Health Services Programme Manager on a 12 month contract.  You will provide programme management support to several strands of work currently being led by different partners in IBD UK and will support the charity’s work with IBD UK partners and stakeholders.

This role will have particular responsibility for working with external partners and agencies to reach and engage seldom heard groups to ensure that the 2023 IBD UK patient survey against the standards is representative of the whole community of people affected by Crohn’s and Colitis.

About you

You will have experience in supporting the delivery of projects and programmes for health services in a UK wide context. Your knowledge and use of project management methodology, and evidence of establishing and maintaining effective relationships with external stakeholders is a must. You’ll need excellent communication and written skills and be proactive at identifying, developing and delivering new initiatives.

If you like the sound of this position, and think you have what we are looking for then we would very much like to hear from you.

Our location

We are based in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, so we are easily accessible by road and rail. We are able to work very effectively from home or the office so there is plenty of scope for flexible working in this role and you can be home based if you prefer. We may very occasionally require you to attend face to face meetings however if you’re worried about location, do talk to us and we’ll make it work.

Manchester Mind believes in the power of listening and feeling heard and that a better understanding of mental health benefits everyone. We do this by providing a range of services across Manchester to young people and adults. Our work is guided by our values of:

Openness  |  Belonging  |  Strength  |  Collaboration

Manchester Mind is looking to recruit 5 full-time (35 hours) Community Engagement Workers, The roles will involve working in a collaborative and person-centred way across primary care in Manchester, Bolton, Salford, Wigan and Trafford, with people who have lived experience of mental health problems in order to improve physical health and promote take up of both flu and Covid-19 vaccines.

We would like to work with people who are experienced, dynamic and passionate about being able to develop and deliver accessible mental health support services.

Position: Community Engagement Worker (Improving Physical Health)

Salary: £22,400 - £23,772

All 5 posts are Full-Time (35 hours per week). Initially a 12-month contract.

The skills and knowledge that are important to us are:

• Ability to work in an open way that builds kind relationships and is receptive to and appreciative of the skills and talents of everyone.
• Knowledge or experience of the issues that people with lived experience of poor mental health face and the impact this can have on physical health.
• Ability to work collaboratively with others.

Application documents can be downloaded from this listing, or from the Vacancies page of the Mancheser Mind website.

This is a rolling recruitment process and as such the deadline will be when we fill all vacancies, at which point we will withdraw the job advert. So don’t delay!

Manchester Mind is striving to be an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Manchester Mind sees it as a positive advantage if you have experience of mental health issues and/or have used mental health services, or had experience of volunteering.

About MHFA England 

MHFA England is a social enterprise and the leading provider of mental health skills and awareness training courses in England. Our vision is to improve the health of the nation, through normalising society’s attitudes and behaviours around mental health, by developing the skills we need to look after our own and others’ wellbeing. Learn about our social mission and our history by reading our ‘what we do’ section on our website. 

A certified Great Place to Work, we are a friendly, inclusive, dynamic, fast-paced organisation and we strive to be an exemplary health and wellbeing employer. Currently we are undertaking an ambitious Digital Transformation Programme so that we can achieve our digital vision to seamlessly connect and engage Customers, Clients, Members and Staff and support our mission to train 1:10 people in mental health knowledge and skills.

MHFA England are currently working in a hybrid way. Attendance in the office is currently expected about once per week.

What are we looking for? 

We are looking for someone who will be responsible for increasing membership engagement and satisfaction through a portfolio of events and projects that focus on creating fantastic member experiences and membership support. 

You will be able to:

• Lead on small projects that improve membership onboarding, experience and renewal 

• Effectively manage relationships to work with key internal and external stakeholders 

• Host/Chair inclusive and engaging membership events 

• Identify and recommend areas of improvement and potential new projects 

You will ideally have:

• Passion for creating fantastic customer experiences and continually improving them 

• Experience of collaborating with members, customers or service users to improve experience and/or engagement 

• Understanding of what great membership or customer onboarding and renewal looks like 

• Brilliant event hosting and facilitation skills 

Desirable skills:

• Experience of Customer Journey/Process Mapping and Improvement 

• Manage own workload independently 

Looking after you 

Wellbeing is at the heart of all that we do and say - we are a friendly and supportive organisation. We are committed to rewarding our employees with competitive pay, a flexible and supportive workplace, opportunities to grow and develop, and our promise that we will put your wellbeing first. 

What we offer: 

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays 

• Two wellbeing breaks, in summer and winter 

• Free Mental Health First Aid training 

• Employee Assistance Programme with a 24-hour helpline from Health Assured, occupational health and counselling

• Free flu jab to protect your health in winter 

Employee benefits after probation period: 

• Investing in your professional development, including qualifications and mentoring 

• Death-in-service and critical illness cover 

• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave 

• Free eye test and £55 towards glasses 

• Cycle to work scheme with an interest free loan to buy a bicycle 

• Matched pension scheme (up to 5%)

• Flexible working hours and access to flexible ways of working 

• Commitment to volunteering 

• Fun Club, festive events and celebration 

• Team lunches and events 

• 'Bonusly' employee recognition and reward scheme 

Interested? How to apply 

For the full job description and person specification please see the attached documents. Go to our website for further information.  

To apply please submit a covering letter and CV demonstrating how you meet the requirements of the role. The closing date for this vacancy is 24th August. However, early application is encouarged as we may look at applications as they come in, or choose to exend the deadline.

Mental Health First Aid England is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from candidates regardless of sex, race or ethnicity, nationality, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion or belief, marital or civil partnership status, parental or carer status, education, socioeconomic background, pregnancy or maternity, or any other characteristic protected under equality legislation.   

We are especially keen to encourage and welcome applications from people currently under-represented within the organisation, these include but are not limited to those from the LGBT+ community, people with disabilities, and candidates who are Black or People of Colour.  

By applying for this job you are confirming that you have read the MHFA England Privacy Notice and accept the conditions under which your details will be processed.  

We are looking for a part time Community Engagement Officer to join our team.

Do you have a range of excellent communication skills? 

Do you have the skills and experience of engaging with a diverse group of individuals, organisations and groups who represent seldom heard communities?

Are you able to provide outstanding customer care and represent Choice Support in a positive and professional manner to both internal and external agencies? 

Are you able to be home based and have the ability to travel to different locations in England?

Do you want to develop your skills, knowledge and experience of inclusion and diversity and work closely with our Care Quality Commission colleagues?

Then this is the role you’ve been looking for!

In return, we are offering a competitive annual salary, 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, life assurance and discounted shopping vouchers.

Closing date 7th September 2002. We reserve the right to close this position early subject to receiving sufficient interest.

We are committed to promoting diversity and inclusion and taking action to address inequality. We particularly welcome applications from anyone who is from a Black, Asian or minority ethnic background, anyone who considers themselves to have a disability and members of the LGBTQ+ community.

Choice Support is Disability Confident which is a scheme run by the Department of Work and Pensions. As part of our commitment, we operate a Guaranteed Interview Scheme - all candidates who declare a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role will be guaranteed an interview.

The Reading Agency is seeking a confident and experienced manager to lead our Health and Wellbeing work. You will be responsible for our reading and health strategy, delivery and partnership work and managing the Reading Friends and the Reading and Health programme teams.

About Us
As a national charity we tackle life's big challenges through the proven power of reading. We work closely with partners to develop and deliver programmes for people of all ages and backgrounds; our vision is for a world where everyone is reading their way to a better life. 

Last year we reached over 1.9 million people across the UK, including more than 950,000 children and over 900,000 adults and young people.

At the heart of our vision, sits our work with Libraries Connected on the Universal Health Offer, a shared strategy underpinning the work of public libraries to promote healthy living, provide self-management support and engagement opportunities for all in welcoming spaces and through effective signposting and information.

Our strategy and delivery work in this area is evidence-led and underpinned by key stakeholder partnerships with libraries but also within the health, social care and social prescribing sectors.

About You
You will be a confident team leader with knowledge, experience and credibility within the health and/or social prescribing sectors. You will also be an excellent communicator with high level influencing and negotiating skills.

To find out more about this role, please download the application pack or click on apply via website

Interviews will be held via Zoom on Wednesday 14 September 2022.