Overview
We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated Community Engagement Network Lead, to work within our integrated Healthy Lifestyle Service, as an integral part of our Staffordshire service. The ideal candidate will be required to work in the East Staffordshire area, primarily Burton-on-Trent and Uttoxeter. You would need to have a driving licence, access to a car and be open to travel and support teams throughout the county as required.
The role
This role will be responsible for empowering the community to access our services through making and maintaining strong community links, through helping other agencies understand the role of the service and through community outreach and engagement activities. If you are an excellent communicator, who is enthusiastic, motivated, and looking to make a difference to local communities, then this is the role for you.
The key functions of the role are:
Our Community Engagement Network Lead will work to build community capacity to implement our service goals through resident and cross community engagement that is participatory, inclusive, deliberative, and collaborative.
The post holder will:
* Manage a small team of practitioners, including sickness and annual leave
* Participate in all relevant community networks, developing trusted partnerships with stakeholders to increase referrals into all services
* Organise and facilitate promotional events
* Deliver Making Every Contact Count (MECC), raising awareness of the service and ensuring the service can reach residents who might benefit from it
* Deliver MECC Train the Trainer sessions to enable others to deliver MECC training
* Deliver NHS Health Checks
* Engage with existing organisations across the public, private and charitable sectors to embed the service
The successful candidate will:
* Have strong interpersonal and communication skills
* Possess a minimum of 1 year experience working in a community-based service
* Be experienced in using behaviour change models within a work context
* Be flexible with good time management and planning skills
* Be interested in motivating and supporting both individuals and groups in community-based settings
* Can raise public awareness and provision of consistent healthy lifestyle messaging, on issues relevant to the health of the community and in a multi-cultural setting
* Have experience in building strong links and relationships with a diverse range of groups, organisations and agencies
* Be able to talk confidently to diverse groups and individuals, maintaining key messages
* Have experience of community outreach and engagement
* Experience of using social media platforms to promote services
Closing date: 22 September 2025 23:00
Is this role for you?
If you are and would like to be part of an innovative and ambitious team, we would very much like to hear from you.
You should have an outstanding record, excellent communication skills, and a focus on detail and quality.
We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
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