Community Engagement Coordinator
Job Description
Job title: Community Engagement Coordinator
Company: Sue Ryder
Job description: Community Engagement Coordinator
Location – Sue Ryder Manorlands Hospice
Keighley Rd, Oxenhope, Keighley BD22 9HJ
Hours – 37.5 hours per week (full time or part time job share considered)
Salary – £26,476 – £32,967 per annumBe there when it mattersAt Sue Ryder our aim is to transform the experience of everyone facing dying and grief in the UK. We want to help build a society that enables people from all communities to access the care and support that they need.
We are currently recruiting for a Community Engagement Coordinator to be based at Sue Ryder Sue Ryder Manorlands Hospice in Keighley.The Community Engagement Coordinator will work as part of the Wellbeing and Community Support Services team who are responsible for helping us to provide more of the support that people need, in more accessible ways, to more communities. They will do this by:
- Introducing a range of emotional support aligned to the specific needs of the individual.
- Connecting service users or families with practical support, where needed, including links to social care.
- Working with relevant local faith and community leaders, local organisations and other local groups and individuals to support spiritual and specialist diverse needs of service users and family members.
- Increasing Sue Ryder’s wellbeing community-based services
- Continuing to develop and implement local and national initiatives which support the wellbeing of staff and volunteers across the Charity.
About the roleThe Community Engagement Coordinator will be responsible for increasing the reach of the local palliative and bereavement services into all demographics of the local population, helping to ensure the services meet individual’s ongoing needs. They will be embedded within the local community to bring the voice of those people into Sue Ryder and to help connect those using Sue Ryder services with the right people and organisations that will provide them with the right support in way that meets their needs. They will build connections and trust with local faith leaders, community groups, organisations and groups who support individuals with protected characteristics as well as other third sector organisations such as homeless charities and those supporting refugees for example.About youTo be successful in your application to the post of Community Engagement Coordinator, you must be able to demonstrate confident presentation and communication skills to external groups.Additionally, you should be able to demonstrate:
- Experience in managing or working as part of teams delivering projects within diverse or minority communities and
- The ability to understand the challenges that inequalities may bring to the diverse communities represented across the area
- Knowledge of health or social care desirable
- Ability to deliver multiple priorities simultaneously and to a timeline
- Excellent communication style alongside the ability to work with people at all levels and across all faiths, abilities and diverse communities
- Experience of working independently and remotely
- Strong experience of networking and building positive relationships
- Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to quickly build trust and strong networks
- Competent IT skills
Our benefits:
- Company pension scheme
- 27 days holiday – rising to 33 with length of service plus bank holidays
- Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
- Enhanced sick pay
- Corporate discount with hundreds of retailers and services
- Staff discount of 10% on new goods online at shop.sueryder.org
- Structured induction programme and learning and development opportunities.
For more of our employee benefits please visit our website.
https://www.sueryder.org/jobs/why-work-for-sue-ryderWe aim to give all candidates the opportunity to perform at their best during our recruitment and interview process so please let us know if you require any adjustments made. Please see more details on the link below:https://www.sueryder.org/jobs/equity-diversity-inclusionIf you want more than just a job, we want you.Join the team and be there when it matters.
Expected salary: £26476 – 32967 per year
Location: Keighley, West Yorkshire
