Health Inequalities
3 weeks ago
Job Description
Voluntary Action Harrow is looking for a Health Inequalities & Community Engagement Officer to work within our Stronger Communities team. Stronger Communities aims to remove barriers to accessing healthcare, increase community engagement and co-production and reduce health inequalities in the borough of Harrow. We are particularly interested in increasing engagement from communities in deprived areas and encouraging applications from those who might be under-represented in our work.
Responsibilities
To create and share accessible information resources for community groups and individuals. To manage and update social media channels and our easy-to-use website, creating accessible graphics that help promote the work we are doing. To deliver and attend community events, aiming to raise awareness about health issues and making sure communities have access to accurate information. To carry out light-touch research, so we are able to feed-back the views of communities to policymakers. . To develop positive working relationships and clear communication with other local voluntary & community sector (VCS) organisations and healthcare providers. To help other VCS organisations improve awareness and engagement of health inequalities and disparities. To organise and support representation at community meetings, forums and networks, encouraging attendance. To develop and deliver on-the-ground awareness, focusing on areas with high footfall, such as train stations, supermarkets etc. To utilise and support management of volunteers in the facilitation of role. To support the creation of reports, presentations and feedback To support and communicate campaigns through newsletters and communication channels. To build and maintain relationships with people from different communities who are willing to share their stories to be used as case studies to promote our work. To maintain and update records on our database.Skills, Competencies and Behaviours
Ability to carry out community outreach/engagement work within different communities Ability to work to address health inequalities Can communicate and engage with individuals from varied backgrounds Demonstrates strong management of stakeholder relationships Can collate, analyse and interpret information from communities Can use social media in a project or work-related setting. Previous experience using the following, or programs/platforms similar to them: Google workspace and docs, Canva, Wordpress. Demonstrates strong administrative skills and abilities Can turn activities and services into compelling content, with engaging calls to action. Ability to adjust to the ever-changing needs of the organisation, different priorities and multi-task efficiently. Can identify key stakeholders and conversations where we can engage so as to better showcase our work and expand our reach. Resourcefulness to work with a limited budget. Ability to take the initiative to develop this role and make the most of the opportunities available. A keen eye for detailWho are we?
Voluntary Action Harrow Co-operative work with the local community providing information, training and guidance.
Based in Harrow, we are a not-for-profit co-operative owned by our workers. We have in-depth knowledge of the local area and of who’s doing what. Our members collectively have over 35 years’ experience in the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector, specialising in capacity building in a variety of different organisational development areas.
We’ve worked with a diverse range of local organisations, from small community groups, to regional and international charities. We also run, manage and co-ordinate projects, working with local people and groups to help them make a difference in their local community.
Support available to the successful candidate
You will be working within the Voluntary Action Harrow Stronger Communities Team, who hold a huge amount of knowledge and have good relationships with charities and community groups across Harrow.
Voluntary Action Harrow Co-operative aims to be an equal opportunity employer and is determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, or race, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justifiable.
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