Live Well Little Hulton Development Worker

Information specific to the post

We are looking for a Live Well Little Hulton Development Worker who will play a central role in the development of a community led network of trusted voices that will enable local people to access activities, services, and information in support of their emotional and physical wellbeing.

Initially, Live Well Little Hulton will use innovative and creative methods to engage with the community to establish baseline information and insights to inform the development of the network. This will include recruiting and supporting a small team of community researchers to undertake a community wide audit.

The role of Live Well Little Hulton Development Worker is a great opportunity for an individual that has a passion for building on community strengths and assets to help establish a model that can be adapted for communities across Salford, Greater Manchester and beyond.

The Live Well Little Hulton Development Worker will be confident in working both as part of a team and collaborating with a wide range of community stakeholders including: - residents, community groups, charities, local GP practices, Council Officers, and local businesses.

This post will be matrix managed by Salford CVS and CommUNITY Little Hulton. It will be based in the community and will require some evening as well as weekend working.

Main purposes of the post

The Live Well Little Hulton Development Worker will be central to the delivery of the project and work alongside the team at CommUNITY Little Hulton and Salford CVS to achieve the aims of the project.

Your responsibilities

The Live Well Little Hulton Development Worker will be based with Community Little Hulton and Salford CVS to:

• Recruit, work with and support a small team of local community researchers to
  • map where and how local people find out about or access activities, service and information.
  • gather insight and intelligence about the key trusted touchpoints for local people.
  • highlight the blocks and barriers to local people when accessing existing local offers, as well as any perceived gaps in provision.
• Listen to and hear the voices of local residents and ensure that they are empowered to shape the Live Well Little Hulton project.
• Work with local people and stakeholders to build on insights and evidence to develop a sustainable network of formal and informal networks of diverse trusted voices.
• Support the delivery of a training and development offer that enables all volunteers, partners and stakeholders to learn and share assets and approaches in support of community offers.
• Scope out activities, projects or organisations that could be developed to fill identified needs and gaps.
• Work with and support local community members, groups, organisations and partners to ensure engagement in the Live Well Little Hulton project.

Key responsibilities will also include: 

• Planning, coordinating and managing meetings and events.
• Delivering against agreed targets and timescales, ensuring measurable outcomes are achieved and longer-term impact (social value) is demonstrated.
• Completing project monitoring, outcomes reporting and contributing to annual reports.
• Attendance and reporting to relevant project meetings as required.

If that sounds like you – then we want to hear from you!

If you would like to know more about the role, please contact Bruce on: 07545 660949, email: bruce.poole@salfordcvs.co.uk

Jobs Pack - Live Well Little Hulton Development Worker

Application Form 

Please send the completed application form to Recruitment@salfordcvs.co.uk