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Title

Community Connector - Core 20 / Health

Organisation

Support Staffordshire

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Website

http://www.supportstaffordshire.org.uk This link will open a new window.

What you will be doing

Purpose: To assist Support Staffordshire Community Officer - Healthy Communities SW. This project is part of a national NHS England approach to support the reduction of health inequalities in Cannock Chase.
Volunteers will develop community-based, community led action on addressing inequalities that will have significant impacts on health outcomes for individuals around early cancer diagnosis and hypertension.

Responsible to: Community Officer - Healthy Communities SW

Expected time commitment: flexible you can volunteer as much as or as little as you would like, we will work with you to make sure that your volunteering works for you and ensure that you are getting the most from your volunteering.

Key Tasks: Core20Plus
This includes:

• Reach out into the community and engage with people where they are at particularly with those who are not accessing health services.
• Listen and record peoples experience and perceptions regarding cancer and hypertension.
• Record conversations and feed this back to the Community Officer – Healthy Communities
• Attend regular meetings and networking events with a view of capturing information relating to the core health conditions.
• Provide accessible information about screening/preventive action to prevent/manage ill health.
• Provide information that will be shared with decision makers to identify solutions to the barriers.

Activities

Administration,Advice, Information & Support,Community Work,Employee & Group Volunteering

Skills & Attributes

Admin, Creative & Design, Research

Skills Description

Desirable Skills: • Enjoy talking to people (individuals and groups) and hearing the experience of others • Interest in improving health • Experience of using health services (desirable) • Good listener and engage empathetically • Ability to work with people from all backgrounds • Have an understanding of and commitment to, confidentiality and equal opportunities • Good IT skills or a willingness to learn.

What is in it for you

Benefits: The opportunity to: • Utilise your skills to support others and move them closer or into work. • Enjoy being part of a team. • Develop new skills. • Gain real work experience and meet new people. • Build or enhance your CV. • Improve your own employment prospects. • Connectors are trusted within their communities which will help skills and confidence.

Time Commitment

Expected time commitment: flexible you can volunteer as much as or as little as you would like, we will work with you to make sure that your volunteering works for you and ensure that you are getting the most from your volunteering.

Driving Licence & Vehicle Required

Travel Expenses

Available in multiple locations

Further location details may be provided below.

Contact Person

Michelle Williams

Role Address

Cannock Chase District

Postcode (See Google maps below)

Directions

Number of volunteers required

How to find out more

Call Michelle Williams - 07507 643145

Application Process

Application Form

ID Check

Disclosure Barring Service (DBS)

References

Informal Discussion (may include an interview)

Support you will receive

Wheelchair Access

Disability and Access Support

We will support this by ensuring the volunteer will only go to venues where they can access any other support will be discussed at informal interview and to include a risk assessment.