Community Engagement Officer

**ORGANISATION OVERVIEW**

Flourish Enterprises is a CIC based in Balby, Doncaster. We work out of a stunning listed building that provides inviting office space, conference and function hire, large scale community events and volunteering opportunities, historic walled garden & shop and cafés all surrounded by more than 21 acres of mature woods, wild meadows and open green spaces.

As a social enterprise we focus on providing care and support services throughout our local communities. We exist to promote social mobility, wellbeing, opportunities and work with our partners to deliver a positive and lasting social impact.

We provide work and vocational opportunities to people with mental health needs, learning disabilities, neurological conditions and to those that have experienced other forms of set-back and who need support to get back into education and employment.

Our range of activity includes Woodfield 24, our specialist end-of-life care service providing community-based palliative care support to patients and their families - ensuring that their remaining time can be spent together.

As a not-for-profit organisation we ensure that every penny of surplus generated from our services is reinvested back into community led activity. We are fully owned by the RDaSH NHS Trust and together we share the same site at Woodfield Park.

**ROLE SUMMARY**

Following an organisational review, Flourish is now looking to recruit an enthusiastic and ambitious individual to fill a critical position within our community services.

Your energy, positive approach and can-do attitude will allow you to become the “face of Flourish” on Woodfield Park. You will represent everything that is great about the site by championing all the opportunities and experiences that can be found on the park.

The role of the Programmes and Activity lead is key to furthering our strategic aims and objectives as a force for wider social benefit and towards further developing Woodfield Park into a destination Wellbeing Hub.

The postholder will enjoy a significant degree of autonomy and creativity to design and oversee a range of programmes and community focused activity that promotes accessibility, inclusivity, opportunities and togetherness, whilst offering direct operational support to the senior leadership team.

This role also involves direct supervision of two other people within the organisation - our Community Connector (10 hours per week) and LTA Tennis Activator (5 hours per week).

The Programmes and Activity Officer will work closely with the other two inter-linking strands that together, make up our Community Services:

- Programmes and Activities
- Events and Outreach
- Volunteering and Opportunities

**ROLE SPECIFIC DUTIES**
- Plan and deliver a weekly program of activities and events, working closely with other organisations, community groups along with Flourish staff and volunteers;
- Keep our weekly activity timetable up to date (online and in hard copy);
- Run activity sessions for members of the community (adults, children and young adults), including working with people who have long term mental and physical health conditions or disabilities. Activities will be varied and will include out-door and nature-based sessions, cooking, family fun days, job clubs and basic IT support;
- You will be the first point of contact for referrals/enquiries about our community support programs, and you will ensure people are provided with accurate and up to date information about Flourish and about other activities/services in the area;
- You will carry out brief informal assessments to identify people who need higher levels of support, and help them to access the appropriate healthcare services;
- You will encourage and promote healthy lifestyle choices at every opportunity;
- Support the delivery of our contracted projects by keeping accurate records, completing case studies, and providing information on outcomes and social impact as required for reports;
- Provide direct support and line management for junior staff including our Community Connector and Tennis Activator - both roles are designed to promote the importance of physical and mental health;
- Co-host of a monthly park breakfast networking event;
- Support the marketing and promotion of activities and events e.g. using online sites such as Your Life Doncaster and social media, as well as utilising community notice boards;
- The job will involve working at Flourish and also delivering some outreach in other community venues as and when required;
- Work alongside colleagues in similar supervisory positions across other areas of the organisation to promote departmental cross-collaboration, great communications and champion a positive workplace culture;
- Working with the Occupational Therapist to promote inclusivity/accessibility of our programmes e.g. dementia friendly guides, sensory trust guides etc;
- Supporting widely recognised initiatives and accreditation schemes such a