Life Connector Better Together Norfolk

2 weeks ago


Norwich, United Kingdom Voluntary Norfolk Full time

We are looking for two dedicated individuals to join our **Better Together Norfolk Team **in the following position:
**Life Connector**

**Better Together Norfolk**
- **South Norfolk and Broadland**
- **x 2 positions**

**Full time 37 hours per week**

As part of a multi-disciplinary team, Life Connectors provide flexible, proactive, and responsive one-to-one person-centred support to individuals at risk of, or experiencing, loneliness and social isolation. Life Connectors deliver interventions, which are in line with the needs of clients, meeting what matters to them, and promoting social inclusion and positive wellbeing.

Posts are offered until 31st March 2024

**Salary**: £26,080 per annum

**Base**: St. Clements House, 2-16 Colegate, Norwich
NR3 1BQ. A hybrid working policy is in place

**Closing date**: Tuesday 20thJune 2023

**Interview date**: Friday 23rd June 2023

For further information about this post

please contact Laura Bloomfield on07962337707 or

**Main Duties**
- Undertake person-centred support at the client’s home or at a community venue and reviews, utilising a range of tools, assessment and outcome frameworks, including loneliness and wellbeing scales
- Manage a caseload of clients, providing flexible and responsive support, based on the needs of the individual which promotes social inclusion and reduces loneliness
- Offer time-aware interventions, which combat loneliness and reduce social isolation and support individuals to become better connected to communities
- Work within Early Help Hubs to ensure a regular flow of referrals and proactive multi-agency working.
- Keeping accurate records of all interventions, within a timely manner, escalating any concerns as per the relevant policies
- Build effective working relationships with a wide range of partners and stakeholders to strengthen both the organisational and project awareness
- Liaise with local Development Workers, to help shape and develop opportunities for client involvement in projects
- Identify and support suitable clients to become Peer Mentors and Volunteers to assist others
- Establish and maintain close working relationships with social prescribers and specialist information, advice and advocacy organisations, providing introductions to clients where other services are best placed to provide support
- Contribute to awareness raising and communication activities and events to promote the service
- Ensure that information, including personal sensitive, is collected, processed, and stored lawfully to comply with the requirements of GDPR
- Work within the code of conduct, observing the service confidentiality policy in practice and maintaining professional boundaries when working with clients, professionals, and others
- Work within, and regularly input to, the policies and processes in place for the service, including assessment, support planning and review processes, data input and management, quality assurance processes, safeguarding, risk assessments and lone working procedures
- Participate in service monitoring, and personal development planning, supervision, and appraisal, in line with the performance and quality management framework
- Contribute to the ongoing monitoring, evaluation and review of the service

**Salary**: £26,080.00 per year

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person



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