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PROJECT WORKER: TIME OUT - Closing date 17th February 2020
Are you a natural and confident communicator with young people and adults? A creative person who can use artistic skills to boost wellbeing and dream up an eye-catching social media campaign? If so, read on…
We are seeking a Project Worker for Time Out, a project focussing on children and young people’s emotional health and wellbeing.
Healthy Minds (Calderdale Wellbeing) works with people of all ages who live or work in the Calderdale borough. Through a range of educational and supportive activities, our aim to is help people have better emotional wellbeing by understanding their experiences and finding what works for them to have healthier, happier lives.
Time Out gives children & young people aged 5-19 creative opportunities to improve and maintain their emotional health and wellbeing. This is about raising awareness of the value of emotional health, building resilience, and making it easier to access appropriate support when needed. A key element is a wide-ranging activity programme that opens opportunities for anyone aged 10-19 in Calderdale to ‘find their thing’: an interest or activity that helps them to feel good and stay well. As part of the Time Out team, this Project Worker role will drive the activity programme, liaising with providers and developing new opportunities. You will also develop and maintain publicity and communications to reach young people, parents / carers and professionals. Find out more at www.timeoutcalderdale.co.uk
Could this be you?
You will:
Hours: 30 hours per week. This is a fixed-term post until April 2022.
Pay: NJC point 26 : £24,799 per annum gross, pro-rata (£19,839 actual) + 5% employer’s pension
For more information, and to apply, please see below
Closing date for completed applications: 9.00 a.m. on Monday 17th February 2020.
Interviews will be held during week beginning 2nd March.
Are you a natural and confident communicator with young people and adults? A creative person who can use artistic skills to boost wellbeing and dream up an eye-catching social media campaign? If so, read on…
We are seeking a Project Worker for Time Out, a project focussing on children and young people’s emotional health and wellbeing.
Healthy Minds (Calderdale Wellbeing) works with people of all ages who live or work in the Calderdale borough. Through a range of educational and supportive activities, our aim to is help people have better emotional wellbeing by understanding their experiences and finding what works for them to have healthier, happier lives.
Time Out gives children & young people aged 5-19 creative opportunities to improve and maintain their emotional health and wellbeing. This is about raising awareness of the value of emotional health, building resilience, and making it easier to access appropriate support when needed. A key element is a wide-ranging activity programme that opens opportunities for anyone aged 10-19 in Calderdale to ‘find their thing’: an interest or activity that helps them to feel good and stay well. As part of the Time Out team, this Project Worker role will drive the activity programme, liaising with providers and developing new opportunities. You will also develop and maintain publicity and communications to reach young people, parents / carers and professionals. Find out more at www.timeoutcalderdale.co.uk
Could this be you?
You will:
- Have a good knowledge of Calderdale’s communities, in particular what matters to children and young people, their parents, carers and professionals like teachers and youth workers
- Be able to speak with young people from all backgrounds to find out what they want and need
- Have a good understanding of mental health recovery and maintaining emotional wellbeing
- Have experience in support work, group work, community development, advice or similar roles
- Think and work flexibly to find the best ways to meet people’s needs
- Have a confident, practical knowledge of social media and digital marketing (e.g. website design)
Hours: 30 hours per week. This is a fixed-term post until April 2022.
Pay: NJC point 26 : £24,799 per annum gross, pro-rata (£19,839 actual) + 5% employer’s pension
For more information, and to apply, please see below
Closing date for completed applications: 9.00 a.m. on Monday 17th February 2020.
Interviews will be held during week beginning 2nd March.
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Please read the accompanying information for the job carefully. If you have questions THAT ARE NOT ANSWERED in the information, please contact Tara or Peter on 01422 345154 or email Documents can be viewed or downloaded on the links below: Job Description Person Specification Our jobs require a level of IT competence and we only accept electronic applications. We do not accept CVs in place of completed applications.
We will notify all applicants of the outcome as soon as possible by email. Please note that, due to the volume of applications, we are not usually able to give individual feedback if you are not shortlisted for interview. |
A complete application consists of two documents: 1: Monitoring Form: this contains your personal details and is removed from your application until shortlisting is complete; the shortlisting panel does not have access to this information. 2: Application Form: please address the criteria in the person specification, demonstrating how you meet the essential criteria. Applications that do not meet ALL the essential criteria will not be shortlisted for interview. Email BOTH documents to jobs@healthymindscalderdale.co.uk by the stated deadline, using the job title of the post for which you are applying as the subject header. |
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