Job Description

Social Prescribing Link Worker

Hours: 7 hours per week

Location: Littlehampton including GP surgeries, community locations and home visits

Contract type: Fixed term contract March 2026

Salary: 4,812.08

Closing date: 9 September at 9am

Interview date: TBC

Job description: Arun & Chichester Citizens Advice deliver a Social Prescribing service to the Surgeries in the Littlehampton district.

Our service supports clients to improve their wellbeing through linking them with services, such as advice agencies, hobby/interest groups, gaining employment/volunteering and mental health support. We support anyone aged 18+ but in particular have many clients with chronic pain conditions or living with poor mental health.

The approach is always person-centred, so you'll be required to adapt your delivery depending on your client's needs, such as meeting them in the community, texting, being part of conference calls or writing letters on your client's behalf. Casework can be completed whilst at home.

You'll use techniques such as motivational interviewing to support your clients in their journey, as well as completing the NHSE training plan. You'll need to build and maintain strong relationships with other organisations in the community and voluntary sector as well as statutory organisations.

Essential:

Commitment to training and continued development Good understanding of Data Protection and Safeguarding Able to work in a non-judgemental way Able to prioritise and work to deadline Experience or willingness to learn how to manage a caseload Good verbal and written skills Confident IT user Previous administration experience Willing to reflect on and adapt practice Experience of working 1-to-1 with a wide variety of people Knowledge of services available within Littlehampton A good understanding of the aims and practice of Social Prescribing
For general enquiries about the role, please email jobs@arunchichestercab.org.uk or visit https://arunchichestercab.org.uk/news/paid-vacancies/ to download an application pack.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: 4,812.08 per year

Expected hours: 7 per week

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 09/09/2025