Well being and activities Work, Jobs in Preston, Eng (with Salaries)

Community Link Worker
Watford & Three Rivers Trust —Lea Town
- £26,994 a year
- Weekend availability
- Microsoft Office
- Administrative experience
- Travel
4d
Bank Well Being and Activities Coordinator
Glenholme Healthcare Ltd —Blackpool
- £13 an hour
- English
- Driving
- Computer skills
Quick apply
Healthy Relationships Worker -Term Time only - 22.5 hours
The Liberty Centre —Ormskirk
- £14.10 an hour
- Full-time
- Working with children
- Mentoring
- In-person
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Flexitime
Quick apply
Support Worker For Young People
Advance Social Care —Preston
- £13 an hour
- Full-time
- Care experience
- Cooking
- In-person
- Annual leave
Quick apply
Curriculum Leader: Counselling
Preston College —Fulwood
- £46,341 - £52,172 a year
- Full-time
- School
- Teaching
- Free parking
- Annual leave
1d
Therapy Assistant – Creative and Support Therapies
East Lancashire Hospice —Blackburn
- £13.45 an hour
- Full-time
- Hospice
- Communication skills
- Negotiation
- Annual leave
Mental Health Support Worker (Days)
Active Pathways —Bamber Bridge
- £13.45 - £14.95 an hour
- Part-time
- Rehabilitation centre
- Annual leave
- Referral programme
Quick apply
SEN Support Worker for Children, Weekend Hours
The Endorphins Group —Fylde
- £10.00 - £12.71 an hour
- Part-time
- Childcare
- English
- Working with children
Quick apply
Activities Coordinator
Orchard Care Homes —Preston
- £12.71 an hour
- Part-time
- Employee assistance programme
ESOL Tutor - Preston - Freelance Part Time
Forward Step Training —Preston
- £140 a day
- Customer service
- Mentoring
- IT
Quick apply
2d
Activities Co-ordinator
BLACKROD HOUSE LIMITED —Blackrod
- £13.10 an hour
- Part-time
- Nursing home
- Organisational skills
- In-person
Quick apply
Christmas Elf
Elf Forest ltd —Chorley
- Up to £12.71 an hour
- Temporary
- Public speaking
- In-person
- School
- Free parking
- Employee discount
Quick apply
14d
Activities Coordinator
Orchard Healthcare Group —Preston
- From £12.71 an hour
- Part-time
- Employee assistance programme
Quick apply
Play Worker (23356)
Barnardo's —Lostock Hall
- £12,589 a year
- Hybrid work
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
8d
Research & Knowledge Exchange (RKE) Officer
University of Cumbria —Lancaster
- £31,236 - £37,694 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- University
- Communication skills
- Annual leave
Project Worker 1 (23355)
Barnardo's —Lostock Hall
- £26,666 a year
- Hybrid work
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
8d
Childrens Care Assistant
Advantage Healthcare Limited —Preston
- £12.71 an hour
- Childcare
- No experience needed
- Working with children
- Paid training
- Employee discount
Customer Liaison Representative
Mitie —Preston
- £13.45 an hour
- Full-time
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Customer service
Mobile Domestic & Lifestyle Assistant
McCarthy & Stone —Preston
- £12.85 - £14.50 an hour
- Part-time
- Driving
- Travel
- In-person
- Employee discount
- Life insurance
Quick apply
Activities Coordinator
Alexandra Care home with Nursing —Poulton le Fylde
- £12.71 an hour
- Weekend availability
- Nursing home
- Organisational skills
- In-person
Quick apply
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Community Link Worker

Watford & Three Rivers Trust -
Lea Town

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Job details

Full-time | Fixed term contract
£26,994 a year
4 days ago

Qualifications

Driving Licence
Microsoft Office
Administrative experience
IT

Full job description

Hospital and Community Navigation Service

Community Link Worker Job Description

Job Title/ position: Community Link Worker

Employer: British Red Cross

Location: Hertford

Hours (Full time): 35 hours per week, Mon Fri (09:00 17:00) but also includes occasional weekend working.

Salary: £26,994 (so pro rata for 6 month contract)

Contract: 6 Month Fixed Term

Reports to: Locality Manager

Essential Requirement: UK Driving License and access to own car

This role is home based, but the role requires frequent travel across the Upper Lea Valley & Stort Villages areas, including home visits to service users, and supporting local hospitals.

The Service

Commissioned by Hertfordshire County Council in 2017, the Hospital & Community Navigation Service is comprised of five voluntary organisations who provide hospital discharge and social prescribing services to Hertfordshire residents.

HCNS provides a free countywide Social Prescribing Service for Hertfordshire, designed to support individuals to improve and maintain health and wellbeing

Main purpose of the role:

Support those who are struggling with issues such as social isolation, housing, finances, not understanding or managing their health or wellbeing and making sure they have any advice and help needed to access appropriate services.
Support people being discharged from hospital and reduce the likelihood of readmission by helping them to regain and retain independent living.As well as finding and accessing further support.

Responsibilities

Hold a caseload of clients and provide support and information to those clients, so they can build sustainable relationships with groups, activities and services which will help build resilience and independence.

To create short, medium and longer-term goals with clients, through on-going personalised care and support planning. Highlight any changes in a service users condition or circumstance ensuring that appropriate measures are taken to support the person.

Link clients to existing resources in the community to help them to live well and avoid crisis. Identify any gaps in resources and relay to management. Ensure that clients develop sustainable relationships with organisations and services.

Use a Case Management System to accurately record and report actions taken, allowing the service to demonstrate its outcomes.
- Liaise with social care, health, housing and other professionals to ensure that the needs of the individual are consistently met.

Collect equipment like walkers and commodes from local hospitals and deliver them to clients and occasionally provide transport to service users home by car on discharge from hospital wards, A&E departments & community hospitals.

Carry out essential shopping, prescription collections and urgent welfare checks as required.

Willingness to work flexibly around the needs of the service, including weekend working and supporting other localities with casework when required.
- Ensure service users health and wellbeing is preserved and safeguarding policies and procedures are followed at all times. Work with colleagues to ensure that health and safety legislation and risk assessments are understood and implemented.

Work in partnership with the District and Borough Councils, Housing Associations, local Voluntary Organisations and Forums to ensure that the project is effectively used and understood.

HCNS Person Specification

Skills & Knowledge

Demonstrates a passion for delivering agreed outcomes.
Works well under pressure.
Self-motivated and able to carry out tasks with minimal supervision.
Strong team player and able to work effectively as part of a locality, area and Countywide team.
Flexible, innovative and adaptable and has a can do approach and attitude.
Good understanding of the voluntary and statutory sector and ideally the specific locality area.
Skilled at using user feedback to demonstrate outcomes and improve services.
Demonstrates personal accountability.
Works confidently with service users, partners and stakeholders to find effective solutions.
Effective administrative skills and an excellent standard of IT skills including MS Office, the internet and appropriate software.
To have experience or the ability to confidently learn new systems or databases.

Able to work and travel throughout the area on a regular basis as appropriate, and more widely as required.

Experience

Recent experience of working directly in a community development context, adult health and social care, learning support or public health/health improvement (including unpaid work) is essential.
Experience of liaising with agencies (statutory and voluntary) on a day to day basis.
Working in the public sector or a charitable organisation providing services to the public.

Subject to satisfactory references and an Enhanced DBS check

Additional Information

Whilst we recognise the growth and popularity of artificial intelligence (AI), it is important we are confident that your application is unique and has been completed without the use of AI technology. Applicants progressing through our selection process are not permitted to use AI technology tools or software.

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well being and activities jobs in preston, eng

Community Link Worker

Bank Well Being and Activities Coordinator

Healthy Relationships Worker -Term Time only - 22.5 hours

Support Worker For Young People

Curriculum Leader: Counselling

Therapy Assistant – Creative and Support Therapies

Mental Health Support Worker (Days)

SEN Support Worker for Children, Weekend Hours

Activities Coordinator

ESOL Tutor - Preston - Freelance Part Time

Activities Co-ordinator

Christmas Elf

Activities Coordinator

Play Worker (23356)

Research & Knowledge Exchange (RKE) Officer

Project Worker 1 (23355)

Childrens Care Assistant

Customer Liaison Representative

Mobile Domestic & Lifestyle Assistant

Activities Coordinator

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