Community Wellbeing Coordinator

Job Purpose: We are looking to recruit an empathic, warm, friendly, hard-working and flexible person who is passionate about improving young people’s emotional wellbeing and mental health. They must be a team player with excellent communication and organisational skills, able to prioritise and manage their own workload. They must be able to work independently within the community.

Salary: £ 26,000 - £29,120

Hours of work: 35 hours per week. Working pattern is Monday 12:30am-8:30pm, Tuesday 9:00am to 5:00pm, Wednesday 10.30am to 6:30pm, Thursday 9:00am -5:00pm, Friday 10:00am - 6:00pm.

Location: Phoenix Youth Centre plus working across locations in East Surrey as necessary.

Annual leave:  Five weeks plus bank holidays (pro-rata for part time workers) Holidays increase after two years’ service to a maximum of six weeks after six years’ service. (pro-rata for part time workers)

The holiday year runs from 1 April to 31 March each year.

Benefits: Free Gym Membership: The post holder will be entitled to free use of the YMCA East Surrey fitness centre in Redhill and half price YMCA childcare for dependents.

Free Parking : There is free parking available at all our delivery site. YMCA East Surrey also operates a Bike to Work Scheme.

Pension Scheme: There is a YMCA East Surrey pension scheme - details available on request.

Closing date & interviews: 

Closing Date : 14th October 2024 9:00am

Interviews: 21st October 2024

Main Responsibilities:

 To help assess the needs and strengths of the referred young adult and help them identify individual goals to achieve desired change

 To deliver early support/targeted group interventions which aim to improve mental health and well-being, build on existing strengths and increase levels of resilience

 Record and collect data with various tools such as Outcome Star and Session Feedback Questionnaires to evaluate the ef fectiveness of interventions

 To take responsibility for own caseload of young adults, some with complex and multiple needs, with support f rom senior EWMH staff

 To help involve project participants in the co-production of programmes, activities and services

 To be proactive in connecting with other agencies who can provide activities to support Step Forward sessions

 Attending networking events and meetings, online and in-person, to promote Step Forward

 To work collaboratively with Surrey CCGs, GPs, local CYPS and adult mental health teams and other community-based services to provide the most ef fective service for young adults and reach targets set by partners whilst keeping within the YMCA values of service

 To keep accurate records of individ

Location: Tadworth, GB

Posted Date: 9/27/2024