The overall aim of the service is to create environments that support young people to improve and maintain their health and wellbeing via health promotion, education and intervention.
The Service supports improvements in outcomes for children and young people across Cambridgeshire. The post holder will be responsible leading and co-ordinating the delivery of preventative health promotion and education across a designated cluster of schools and community settings, ensuring safe, effective and equitable services. The work will focus primarily on:
* Vaping, through the delivery of Catch Your Breath workshops
* Sexual Health and the C-Card Scheme
* STI information, awareness and testing
Main duties of the job
The role may also require the co-ordination and delivery of other sessions as agreed with schools and community settings. These may include:
* Tobacco and smoking
* Physical activity and the effects of inactivity
* Healthy Eating
About us
Everyone Health Ltd supports people to live healthier lives. We offer advice and guidance and our evidence based prevention and treatment solutions enable individuals to take action to make a positive change. Our behaviour change dynamic services are co-designed by our service users as we continually strive to make a difference.
Mostly we are a company full of passionate individuals who love to help people achieve their health goals.
Job responsibilities
Job Description
School-Aged Health Improvement and Prevention Service CAMBRIDGESHIRE
MAIN PURPOSE
The overall aim of the service is to create environments that support young people to improve and maintain their health and wellbeing via health promotion, education and intervention.
The Service supports improvements in outcomes for children and young people across Cambridgeshire. The post holder will be responsible leading and co-ordinating the delivery of preventative health promotion and education across a designated cluster of schools and community settings, ensuring safe, effective and equitable services. The work will focus primarily on:
* Vaping, through the delivery of Catch Your Breath workshops
* Sexual Health and the C-Card Scheme
* STI information, awareness and testing
The role may also require the co-ordination and delivery of other sessions as agreed with schools and community settings. These may include:
* Tobacco and smoking
* Physical activity and the effects of inactivity
* Healthy Eating
SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:
Work with a team of co-ordinators to ensure the safe, effective delivery of services across all educational and community settings in Cambridgeshire, being directly responsible for the work in Cambridge City
Organise and monitor activity using evidencebased protocols, and use this data to evaluate interventions
Improve accessibility and awareness of our initiatives through pro-active promotion face to face with schools and communities
Raise the profile of Healthy School Services across local networks, supporting the coordination of intervention in your assigned locality
Support the development of a comprehensive directory of up to date evidence based information School settings can use to implement activities
Offer support and guidance to Youth Health Improvement Practitioners, providing administrative and project management support for the team
Facilitate collaborative approaches and build strong links with schools, community groups and partner agencies
Maintain accurate records in line with GDPR and company policies
Monitor KPIs, prepare reports and present data where required to the service manager and regional operations manager
Promote service resources, produce newsletters and support marketing events and development projects
Champion equality, diversity and inclusion throughout service delivery
Manage own workload, CPD and contribute to continuous service improvement
Attend community events and promotional activities as required
Comply with safeguarding policies, professional conduct standards, and all local authority and Everyone Health procedures to ensure safe practice for all
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Skills and abilities
Highly motivated, proactive and resilient with drive to lead and deliver in a dynamic environment
Ability to motivate and support School settings to achieve Healthy Schools Accreditation
Excellent written, verbal, non-verbal communication and presentation skills for a range of audiences
Strong communicator with young people and professionals
Effective collaborator across multi disciplinary and multi agency teams
Robust planning and organisational skills with sound judgement under pressure
Good interpersonal skills with proven ability to work effectively with colleagues and external professionals
Proven problem solver with the ability to adapt and remain flexible
Confident working independently and leading teams with a positive attitude
Values inclusion, respects confidentiality and builds rapport with others
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Diploma or degree of higher education in a relevant health, education or youth related field (essential)
* Minimum 2 years experience working within local communities (essential)
* Leadership or project management experience and training (desirable)
* Evidence of ongoing professional development
Special Conditions
* Willingness to work weekends or evenings as required
* Travel across Cambridgeshire; must hold a full UK driving licence and have access to a vehicle insured for business use
* Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion across all service activity
* Subject to an enhanced DBS check
* 6. SAFEGUARDING
* Everyone Health Ltd is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the adults, young people and children who use the services. All staff have a responsibility to report any identified concerns of abuse or exploitation through the appropriate route in line with the respective policies and procedures.
* FITNESS TO PRACTISE
* Applicants will need to confirm if:
* Theyre currently subject to a fitness to practise investigations or proceedings by a regulatory or licensing body
* Theyve been removed from any professional register or licensing register
* Theyve had conditions or sanctions placed on their registration
* Theyve ever had restrictions placed on their clinical practice as part of the revalidation process
* Everyone Health delivers multi-component health related and lifestyle services, including prevention and early intervention, on behalf of Clinical Commissioning Groups and Local Authorities in community based localities across the UK.
Experience
* Experience working in school or community settings and delivering health initiatives
* Proven track record in training delivery and course facilitation
* Significant experience in building stakeholder partnerships and community links
* Background in line management and developing new teams
* Experience in producing reports, policies and health promotion materials
* Experience in meeting KPIs, working to time schedules and deadlines and reporting on work completed
* In depth knowledge around the challenges involved in improving school aged health
* Understanding of child development milestones and public health interventions
* Awareness of health inequalities facing vulnerable and deprived communities
* Knowledge of PSHE/RSE and Behaviour Change Theory to empower individuals and communities to make sustainable change
* Strong knowledge and understanding around safeguarding, confidentiality and data protection
* Competent with data collection, social media and digital communication tools
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
£28,000 a yearPer annum pro rata for part- time hours
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