October 14, 2024

tower Hamlets

London

FULL TIME

Public Health Volunteer Co-ordinator | R-2464

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Public Health Volunteer Co-ordinator

Are you passionate about reducing health inequalities and empowering local communities? We are looking for a dynamic and driven Volunteer Coordinator for our Health and Wellbeing Champions Programme. In this role, you will be responsible for coordinating community volunteers to promote key health messages and support residents in improving their wellbeing. You will work closely with local partners and public health staff to ensure the success of this new initiative.
As Volunteer Coordinator, you will work with volunteers from target communities most at risk of poor health outcomes, supporting them to be influential health connectors. Through ongoing training, regular communication, and peer-to-peer health promotion, you will create and sustain a network of empowered residents driving meaningful change in their communities. If you are excited to make a difference and work at the heart of a local public health initiative, this is the role for you!
You will have excellent interpersonal skills and be able to communicate effectively with all sections of the community, including those with low literacy and limited English. The ability to speak community languages (particularly Sylheti/Bengali) is desirable. We welcome applications from all candidates who meet the person specification. We also welcome applicants interested in flexible working arrangements and applicants who live in the borough.
Tower Hamlets’ vision for our borough is that: people are aspirational, independent and have equal access to opportunities; we are a borough that our residents are proud of and love to live in; and we are a dynamic, outcomes-based council using digital innovation and partnership working to respond to the changing needs of our borough. We want people who aspire to our TOWER values: Together; Open; Willing; Excellent; Respect.

Tower Hamlets has a zero-tolerance approach to, and works to eradicate, all forms of discrimination on the basis of race, sex, disability, age, religion or belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital status, status as a civil partner, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy and maternity and looks to employ a diverse workforce representative of those groups. We recognise that people can also be disadvantaged by their social and economic circumstances, so we will work to eliminate discrimination and disadvantage caused by social class.
This is a fixed term position for 3 years.
Check out the job description and person specification for further information. To apply please follow the application link. Interviews will be held on Wednesday 13th November.

If you wish to find out more about this post, please contact Agnes Gautier agnes.gautier@towerhamlets.gov.uk or Diana Fitzwilliam diana.fitzwilliam@towerhamlets.gov.uk
Tower Hamlets vision for our borough is that: people are aspirational, independent and have equal access to opportunities; we are a borough that our residents are proud of and love to live in; and we are a dynamic, outcomes-based council using digital innovation and partnership working to respond to the changing needs of our borough. We want people who aspire to our TOWER values: Together; Open; Willing; Excellent; Respect.

Tower Hamlets has a zero-tolerance approach to, and works to eradicate, all forms of discrimination on the basis of race, sex, disability, age, religion or belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital status, status as a civil partner, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy and maternity and looks to employ a diverse workforce representative of those groups. We recognise that people can also be disadvantaged by their social and economic circumstances, so we will work to eliminate discrimination and disadvantage caused by social class.

We are a Disability Confident Employer, which means applicants who declare a disability and meet the essential criteria for the post are guaranteed an interview. Care experience has also been adopted by the Council as an additional protected characteristic.
We welcome applicants interested in flexible working arrangements and also applicants who live in the borough.

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Tower Hamlets vision for our borough is that: people are aspirational, independent and have equal access to opportunities; we are a borough that our residents are proud of and love to live in; and we are a dynamic, outcomes-based council using digital innovation and partnership working to respond to the changing needs of our borough. We want people who aspire to our TOWER values: Together; Open; Willing; Excellent; Respect.
Tower Hamlets has a zero-tolerance approach to, and works to eradicate, all forms of discrimination on the basis of race, sex, disability, age, religion or belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital status, status as a civil partner, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy and maternity and looks to employ a diverse workforce representative of those groups. We recognise that people can also be disadvantaged by their social and economic circumstances, so we will work to eliminate discrimination and disadvantage caused by social class.
We welcome applicants interested in flexible working arrangements and also applicants who live in the borough.