Job Description

Salary:

24,000-26,000 (pro rata)

Hours:

18.75 hours per week

Location:

Wirral

Closing Date:

26th of October

Please quote job reference: ABL 809

Role Purpose:

You will be the Community Engagement Officer, for Wirral Stop Smoking Service covering all areas of the Borough with a focus on areas of deprivation and higher smoking prevalence.


You will be expected to lead on community engagement and drive awareness of the service through our promotions, social media and engagement activities. You will be expected to increase referrals into the service by promoting community engagement and building long-lasting relationships with local partners and other varied stakeholders. This will involve being responsible for developing and maintaining strong, positive and long-lasting relationships with a wide range of stakeholder groups at district level, including but not limited to leisure services, the voluntary, community, faith and social enterprises (VCFSE) sector, and community services as well as GP practices and maternity services.


You will be a motivated, passionate, organised and proactive communicator, with experience of working in a community setting. ABL take a strengths-focused, asset-based approach to community delivery, looking to innovate and partner, not replicate existing delivery. The role will require dynamic working which embraces the vision and values we wish to establish for the IWS supporting people to achieve healthy lifestyles.


No two days will be the same in this varied and flexible role. If you are as comfortable spending a day with the team as you are working independently and confidently with new people and are highly organised this could be the job for you.


This is a demanding job, but you will not be on your own. ABL's highly experienced and friendly multi-disciplinary team of Health and Social Care professionals, Business Intelligence, Service Development, Governance, Finance and Business Development are there to support. Additionally, existing experienced delivery teams will be available to support you to drive the Service forward.

Skills & Competencies required:

Be experienced in community engagement and partnership working in a community health environment Experience of building and maintaining partnerships from scratch Positive and proactive with the ability to motivate, engage and support partnership delivery Adept in communication; A confident and approachable communicator who adapts the message to fit the needs of the audience and ability to 'see the bigger picture' in problem solving for community cohesion. Build strong relationships; Foster trust and co-operation among colleagues, stakeholders, community leaders, commissioners and sub-contractors Quality driven; you naturally seek high standards and actively seek to improve them. Value and remain open to new ideas and perspectives.

Employee Benefits:

Birthday Day off Flexible Annual Leave scheme Employee Referral scheme 37.5 hours working week Flu jabs Blue Light Card Cycle to work scheme Leadership and staff away days Training and Development

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