Youth Health Improvement Co-OrdinatorNHS

Job summary

Were looking for a dynamic, motivated and organised individual with leadership experience to join our new School-Aged Health Improvement and Prevention Service, delivering targeted health promotion in schools and community settings across Cambridgeshire.

As a Youth Health Improvement Co-ordinator, youll be leading the planning and local delivery of public health interventions and helping to reduce health inequalities for children and young people. Youll work with a team of co-ordinators to support a Youth Health Improvement Practitioners and work closely with education staff, external agencies and commissioners.

Main duties of the job

Youll be responsible for:

Leading delivery of our Catch Your Breath workshops throughout South Cambridgeshire

• Supporting our sexual health co-ordinator to deliver the C-Card Scheme and sexual health initiatives
• Supporting schools to achieve Healthy Schools Accreditation
• Using NCMP, referral data and outcome measures to shape local delivery
• Co-ordinating KPIs and data reporting
• Building and maintaining partnerships with schools and local networks
• Promoting service resources and managing local engagement campaigns

What were looking for:

• A background and relevant qualification in public health, education, youth work or a related area
• Strong leadership or project management experience
• Experience working in or with schools or community health services
• Excellent interpersonal and organisational skills
• Knowledge of safeguarding, data protection and behaviour change principles
• Ability to manage a varied caseload, work flexibly and travel across Cambridgeshire

What we offer

• CPD opportunities and access to MHFA and MECC training
• Opportunities to help shape a new, county wide service
• A supportive and collaborative team culture
• Employee Assistance Programme and travel reimbursement
• Hybrid working model
• Flexible working arrangements

Job description

Job Description

School-Aged Health Improvement and Prevention Service

Youth Health Improvement Co-Ordinator (place based) South Cambridgeshire

MAIN PURPOSE

The overall aim of the service is to create environments that support young people to improve and maintain their health and wellbeing via health promotion, education and intervention.

The Service supports improvements in outcomes for children and young people across Cambridgeshire. The post holder will be responsible leading and co-ordinating the delivery of preventative health promotion and education across a designated cluster of schools and community settings, ensuring safe, effective and equitable services. The work will focus primarily on:

• Vaping, through the delivery of Catch Your Breath workshops
• Sexual Health and the C-Card Scheme
• STI information, awareness and testing

The role may also require the co-ordination and delivery of other sessions as agreed with schools and community settings. These may include:

• Tobacco and smoking
• Physical activity and the effects of inactivity
• Healthy Eating
• Positive wellbeing

SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:

Work with a team of co-ordinators to ensure the safe, effective delivery of services across all educational and community settings across Cambridgeshire, being directly responsible for the work in a specific area

Organise and monitor activity using evidencebased protocols, and use this data to evaluate interventions

Improve accessibility and awareness of our initiatives through pro-active promotion face to face with schools and communities

Raise the profile of Healthy School Services across local networks, supporting the coordination of intervention in your assigned locality

Support the development of a comprehensive directory of up to date evidence based information School settings can use to implement activities

Offer support and guidance to Youth Health Improvement Practitioners, providing administrative and project management support for the team

Facilitate collaborative approaches and build strong links with schools, community groups and partner agencies

Maintain accurate records in line with GDPR and company policies

Monitor KPIs, prepare reports and present data where required to the service manager and regional operations manager

Promote service resources, produce newsletters and support marketing events and development projects

Champion equality, diversity and inclusion throughout service delivery

Manage own workload, CPD and contribute to continuous service improvement

Attend community events and promotional activities as required

Comply with safeguarding policies, professional conduct standards, and all local authority and Everyone Health procedures to ensure safe practice for all

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Skills and abilities

Highly motivated, proactive and resilient with drive to lead and deliver in a dynamic environment

Ability to motivate and support School settings to achieve Healthy Schools Accreditation

Excellent written, verbal, non-verbal communication and presentation skills for a range of audiences

Strong communicator with young people and professionals

Effective collaborator across multi disciplinary and multi agency teams

Robust planning and organisational skills with sound judgement under pressure

Good interpersonal skills with proven ability to work effectively with colleagues and external professionals

Proven problem solver with the ability to adapt and remain flexible

Confident working independently and leading teams with a positive attitude

Values inclusion, respects confidentiality and builds rapport with others

About us

Everyone Health Ltd supports people to live healthier lives. We offer advice and guidance and our evidence based prevention and treatment solutions enable individuals to take action to make a positive change. Our behaviour change dynamic services are co-designed by our service users as we continually strive to make a difference.

Mostly we are a company full of passionate individuals who love to help people achieve their health goals.