Social Prescribing Link Worker
Hours: 37 hours (job share considered)
Location: Littlehampton including GP surgeries, community locations and home visits
Contract type: Fixed term contract until 31st March 2027
Salary: £29,514.16
Closing date: 20th September 2026 at 11:59pm
Interview date: TBC
Job description: Arun & Chichester Citizens Advice deliver a Social Prescribing service to the Surgeries in the Littlehampton district.
Our service supports clients to improve their wellbeing through linking them with services, such as advice agencies, hobby/interest groups, gaining employment/volunteering and mental health support. We support anyone aged 18+ but in particular have many clients with chronic pain conditions or living with poor mental health.
The approach is always person-centred, so you’ll be required to adapt your delivery depending on your client’s needs, such as meeting them in the community, texting, being part of conference calls or writing letters on your client’s behalf. Casework can be completed whilst at home.
You’ll use techniques such as motivational interviewing to support your clients in their journey, as well as completing the NHSE training plan. You’ll need to build and maintain strong relationships with other organisations in the community and voluntary sector as well as statutory organisations.
Essential:
· Commitment to training and continued development
· Good understanding of Data Protection and Safeguarding
· Able to work in a non-judgemental way
· Able to prioritise and work to deadline
· Experience or willingness to learn how to manage a caseload
· Good verbal and written skills
· Confident IT user
· Previous administration experience
· Willing to reflect on and adapt practice
· Experience of working 1-to-1 with a wide variety of people
· Knowledge of services available within Littlehampton
· A good understanding of the aims and practice of Social Prescribing
· Access to a secure, private Wi-Fi connection
Job Types: Full-time, Contract
Pay: £29,514.16 per year
Benefits:
Work Location: In person
