Grade F scp 17 £30,060 to scp23 £33,366
Contract: Fixed Term until 31 March 2028
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The Role
We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, community facilitator to support the Public Health Directorate. The role will be focused on supporting the delivery of our community engagement activities across our communities and settings, to meet our strong ambition for improving population health and reduce health inequalities in Bolton.
You will be involved in implementing a strength-based approach and delivering a high-quality service to communities and partners in a locality context. You will have a focus on improving health outcomes with citizens in Bolton through development and active citizenship, empowering people to make positive changes through a capacity building approach to reduce health inequalities in the borough.
You will carry out outreach work with the communities of Bolton, to support local people in the building of a stronger more resilient, healthier place to live, work or socialise and to assist in the establishment of Public Health community engagement. You will be responsible for promoting and developing community activity in areas across Bolton, working with voluntary and community projects and supporting local people to get more involved with their community.
Here is your chance to make a real difference to the lives of people in communities helping to shape places and services in Bolton.
About You
As a highly motivated community facilitator, you will be responsible for working at a hyper local level developing strong resilient healthier communities and citizens with a strong focus on coproducing using community and asset-based approaches. You will be able to use your
communication skills to engage, negotiate with, and influence others at all levels. You will need to have experience in working within diverse communities and a passion for making a difference.
You’ll be self-motivated and innovative whilst also working well within a team and leading by
example.
About Us
This is your opportunity to join us at an exciting time as we have strong ambitions for the borough.
Bolton is a great place to work. We are a welcoming organisation that wants to contribute to a place where people feel active, connected and prosperous. We are passionate about improving the outcomes and experience of Bolton people. We want Bolton to be a vibrant place built on strong cohesive communities, successful businesses and healthy, engaged residents.
As an employer we want to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment, by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits, including discounts and exclusive gym membership prices and salary sacrifice schemes. In addition, we offer a generous annual leave allowance, flexible work opportunities, access to a Pension Scheme, as well as a range of employee wellbeing and support services.
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Ready to apply? Then please click Apply and explain how you meet the points on the person specification.
Within Greater Manchester, local authorities have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers, carers, and ex-military personnel. Please see greater.jobs for further information before you apply.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An Enhanced DBS with check of relevant barred list is therefore required for this post.
This post is a designated customer facing role under the fluency duty and requires a specified level of spoken English as per the person specification.
This organisation has signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. That means we will recognise your continuous or ‘unbroken’ service in any Greater Manchester local authority or NHS organisation that has signed the commitment, Transport for Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service or Greater Manchester Combined Authority, giving you access to our service-related benefits. Please see the home page of greater.jobs for more information.
For more information about working for Bolton Council, please see greater.jobs; for advice and support with your application, contact recruitment@bolton.gov.uk
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