Link Worker

Are you passionate about helping people make positive changes in their lives and connecting them with opportunities in their local community?

We’re looking for two Link Workers to join the Centre4 team and play an important role in helping people across North East Lincolnshire improve their health and wellbeing.

As a Link Worker, you’ll build meaningful relationships with participants, taking the time to understand what matters to them and what they would like to achieve. You’ll work alongside them to create personalised action plans and connect them with local activities, services and opportunities that can help them take those next steps.

You’ll also work closely with GP practices, health professionals, community organisations and local partners, helping to create a joined-up experience and ensuring people can access the right opportunities within their community.

We currently have two opportunities available:

• 30 hours per week – six-month fixed-term contract
• 22.5 hours per week – fixed-term contract until December 2028

Planning

· Develop and deliver a programme of community activities and events with active participation from the community.

· Create action plans with participants supporting them to achieve their desired outcomes.

· Plan, develop and manage a caseload conducting referrals, assessments, reviews and exits.

· Research and explore the most appropriate support for participants and liaise with external organisations.

· Schedule appointments and interventions as appropriate.

· Co-design health and wellbeing action plans and identify support needs to ensure maximum engagement.

Delivery

· Deliver an effective social prescribing service to participants and GPs across North East Lincolnshire.

· Deliver community activity sessions to groups.

· Provide participants with continuity of support, motivation and co-ordinated experience of care, being the main point of contact.

· Connect participants with local community activities and services empowering them to focus on what matters most to them.

· Develop a relationship with participants to strengthen community and personal resilience.

· Reduce health inequalities by addressing the wider determinants of health (debt, poor housing, physical activities).

· Increase participants active involvement with their local communities.

· Meet with participants and carry out home/community visits as required.

· Recruit, train, manage and value volunteers.

Engagement

· Collaborate with partners and voluntary and community sector organisations to understand local resources available to support an effective social prescription.

· Build partner relationships and attend events to promote and present the programme.

· Work closely with GP practices, health care practitioners and partners to bridge the gap between clinical services and social prescribing.

· Source referrals from community and health organisations, partners and self referral to identify and assess eligibility for the project.

Compliance and quality

· Maintain accurate and safe record keeping recording actions and events in line with

current legislation.

Monitoring and evaluation

· Maintain accurate and comprehensive case notes and evaluation systems including the wellbeing star and other ICT recording systems.

· Design comprehensive outcome focussed reports detailing participant progress adhering to information sharing protocols.

Finance and funding

· Work with Line Manager to develop and secure funding to meet the finance requirements of the area of work operational plan.

· Delegated budget and forecasting responsibility ensuring projects and contracts are delivered to budget, with sufficient resources and best value.

Working for Centre4

· Uphold the ethos of Centre4 in all work and be a positive ambassador for the organisation.

· Comply and engage with all policy and procedure adopted by the organisation.

· Be committed to an inclusive approach to working that values and engages all our community and stakeholders.

· Maintain safe and high standards of practice in all work.

Other duties

The above is a non-exhaustive list of duties and you are expected to undertake any other duties as requested by your Line Manager. The organisation reserves the right to amend the job description in line with the changing demands of the business.

Please note we have two available positions

30 hour post for six months

22.5 hour post until December 2028

Pay: £13.80 per hour

Expected hours: 22.5 – 30.0 per week

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free parking
• On-site parking
• Sick pay

Work Location: In person