Community Link Worker - Operational Lead at Edberts House

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Contract Type: Permanent

Role Type: Employment

Hours: Full time

Application deadline:

Based: Gateshead

Salary: £31,059 Per Annum

Salary Type: Fixed Salary

Location: Tyne and Wear

Role description: Senior Project Support

Job Title:

Community Link Worker – Operational Lead

Reporting to Head of Social Prescribing

Contract Type:

Permanent (currently funded until to 31/03/2025) 

Hours:

37 hours per week 

Monday to Friday (some weekend & evening flexibility required)

 

Location:

GP practices within the Gateshead Primary Care Network / hybrid working

Salary:

£31,059 FTE per annum/pro rata

Benefits:

25 days holiday per year, plus statutory holidays pro rata

Are you passionate, dynamic, and creative? Do you thrive when working with people to make a difference to their lives? 

We are recruiting for a Community Link Worker – Operational Lead to lead our team in Outer West Gateshead.

We are looking for candidates with a background that includes managing staff in a community, information, advice, social care, or health context. Candidates must be able to: 

  • lead, inspire, engage and connect with staff
  • enable and support people
  • report effectively on the work of your team
  • link with community development activity
  • deliver safe and effective practice 

You will need to have experience of supporting vulnerable people with complex needs and work within Edberts House’s unique values.

An enhanced DBS is required for this post. 

Please see our website and extended film for further information about the project:

http://edbertshouse.org/community-linking

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gsl_jznoXrA&t=6s

For an application pack and job description for the above vacancy please email:  recruitment@edbertshouse.org

The closing date for application is 12noon on Monday 12th August 2024.