Community Engagement Link Worker Luton, East of England, England
Early Years Alliance
Full Time
Luton, East of England, England
15868 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description
About The Role
We are recruiting a Community Engagement Link Worker to join the Flying Start team in Luton. The post holder will provide information into Southern Asian communities to raise awareness of genetic services and will be a fluent speaker of Urdu or Bengali.
The role will include outreach to various community sites, working proactively with the Southern Asian community, voluntary and statutory sectors. The post holder will support raising the importance of the genetic pathways and services to give families the opportunity to make informed reproductive decisions, whilst respecting their culture, values, and beliefs. This post is part of a national focus by NHS England on the Maternity Transformation Programme.
The post holder will need to be experienced in having culturally sensitive conversations with parents using a supportive approach.
Benefits:
- 25 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays, pro rata for part time employees
- Additional annual leave for long service
- Enhanced sickness pay.
- Employer and employee contribution pension scheme
- Birthday leave so you can have a day off for your birthday dedicated to you and your well-being.
- Regular access to internal and external learning and development opportunities
- A Recruitment Referral Payment Scheme, giving you an introductory payment of up to £300 if someone you have referred to the Alliance takes up a role in the charity.
- Vitality membership wellness and fitness app – including lots of great health benefits, rewards, telephone, and face to face counselling.
- Savings of up to 25% on O2 Refresh Airtime Plan on any new phone or tablets.
- A dedicated mental health First Aider to support your mental well-being.
Main duties:
- Work as directed, alongside Flying Start/Family Hub and wider Public Health colleagues to deliver a range of key messages into communities on genetic risks using a culturally sensitive approach.
- Build trust within community groups through an empathetic and person-centred approach to empower families and develop health literacy/knowledge within communities.
- Promote the programme with health professionals and work alongside the Genetics Midwife employed by the Luton & Dunstable Hospital to identify families who would benefit or request information.
- Improve access to services using a range of methods, including NHS England health promotion materials, aimed at reducing stigma and increasing uptake of genetic testing within Southern Asian communities and others.
- Deliver key public health messages to families you engage with and signpost families to wider services on offer in the Family Hub.
- Increase awareness of and referrals to Flying Start programmes by linking with midwifery and health visiting services, primary and secondary care providers, education providers and community and voluntary organisations.
Essential criteria:
- Ability to speak Urdu fluently in order to communicate both verbally and in writing with Southern Asian community groups.
- Level 3 qualification in a health, child or family support related subject.
- Proven demonstrable experience of working with families providing early intervention services and advice, either in a children centre, health, early help team, childcare setting, school or community group.
- Commitment to supporting families and increasing opportunities to help reduce health inequalities.
- Experience in providing families with sensitive information in an empathetic and appropriate way.
- Good understanding of baby and child development and the role of the care giver.
Hour per week: 21
Weeks per year: 52
Interview date: Tuesday 11 July 2023
All successful applicants will be required to register and subscribe with the DBS Update Service (if you have not already done so) and undertake a new enhanced disclosure and barring check (even if you have an existing DBS Certificate).
About The Service
The Alliance is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. It is a requirement of all staff that they share this commitment and follow the prescribed policy and procedures to continuously promote a culture of safeguarding across the whole organisation.
The charity is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and equal opportunities in employment.
Early Years Alliance
www.eyalliance.org.uk
London, United Kingdom
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