Community Links Worker (Part-time) Taynuilt
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Are you driven to provide a people centric service that breaks through barriers between local and national support services and activities? Can you enable individuals to identify personal outcomes to improve their health and wellbeing? Are you able to develop effective pathways to a range of service providers? This might just be the role for you!
The key to this role is in the support of people to live well through strengthening connections between community resources and primary care. This will be born through developing professional working relationships with GP practices and local health improvement teams as well as developing knowledge of other national and local service providers.
This role will be based in Taynuilt Medical Practice 2 days per week and 1 day will be delivery a remote service. Therefore, homeworking will be required
You will have the ability to build and maintain professional working relationships to enable to the development of effective pathways to a range of service provisions. You will take responsibility for removing barriers to the access of relevant services, and for linking community resources and primary care. You will play a key role in practice team meetings to discuss caseloads, concerns, gaps in service and improvements to be made. You will also implement feedback on learning from the service outcomes and deliver alcohol brief interventions, contributing to Local Drug Partnership targets and HSCP targets.
Benefits
There are a number of staff benefits of working for We Are With You that include:
- 28 days holiday plus a bank holiday allowance (pro rata for part time staff)
- Enhanced employer pension contribution
- Life assurance benefit scheme
- Flexible working patterns to help with work life balance
- Diverse package of training and development opportunities
- 24/7 access to employee assistance programme
- Cycle to work scheme
Info
This role is 22.5 hours per week across 3 days
Please note the salary for this role will be paid pro-rata
Essential Skills
- SVQ level 3 Social Services and Healthcare or SVQ level 3 Community Development
- For applicable services – registered with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) or meets the requirements for registration
- Knowledge and experience of working with people who are experiencing complex social and emotional circumstances
- Experience in carrying out regular monitoring and evaluation to monitor outcomes and review practice in light of evaluation.
- Extensive effective interpersonal skills in working with people on a 1:1 basis and with organisations, including the ability and sensitivity to work with vulnerable people to build trust which allows the sharing of personal information.
- Ability to listen, motivate and support individuals and stakeholders.
- Ability to develop a non-dependent relationship with awareness of personal and professional boundaries, whilst being supportive and respectful of others and non-judgmental.
- IT skills including the use of Google Suite and ability to produce written reports and maintain ‘client’ records.
- Demonstrates enthusiasm for professional development
- Evidence of creating and maintaining community connections, and develop networking abilities
Desired Skills
- Skills in presenting information clearly and concisely to a variety of audiences.
- Educated to degree level or equivalent within a relevant field e.g. community learning and development; social work or health.
- Experience of working in partnership with other local and statutory organisations.
- Experience of working within primary care
About Company
Everyone should feel comfortable getting the support they need for issues with drugs, alcohol or mental health.
At We Are With You we work with people on their own goals, whether that’s staying safe and healthy, making small changes or stopping an unwanted habit altogether. We give people support in a way that’s right for them either face to face in their local service, community or online.
We provide a free and confidential service without judgement to more than 100,000 people a year.
We use our expertise to improve the help available and raise awareness around drugs, alcohol and mental health so that more people can get support.
We Are With You.
Essential Requirements
- SVQ level 3 Social Services and Healthcare or SVQ level 3 Community Development
- For applicable services – registered with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) or meets the requirements for registration
- Knowledge and experience of working with people who are experiencing complex social and emotional circumstances
- Experience in carrying out regular monitoring and evaluation to monitor outcomes and review practice in light of evaluation.
- Extensive effective interpersonal skills in working with people on a 1:1 basis and with organisations, including the ability and sensitivity to work with vulnerable people to build trust which allows the sharing of personal information.
- Ability to listen, motivate and support individuals and stakeholders.
- Ability to develop a non-dependent relationship with awareness of personal and professional boundaries, whilst being supportive and respectful of others and non-judgmental.
- IT skills including the use of Google Suite and ability to produce written reports and maintain ‘client’ records.
- Demonstrates enthusiasm for professional development
- Evidence of creating and maintaining community connections, and develop networking abilities
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