Health Ambassador x2
Location: Groundwork London offices in Waterloo/Angel and locations across the London Borough of Barnet
Contract: Fixed term for 18 months
Salary: £27,010 (pro-rata actual salary £10,804 per annum)
Hours: 15 hours per week
Groundwork London is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all members of the community.
Over the last 2 years, Health Ambassadors in Barnet have worked with communities across the borough to increase awareness and understanding of different health topics. Using funding from Royal Free Charity, we are recruiting a two Health Ambassadors to drive forward work in reducing cancer inequalities in Barnet, by raising awareness and understanding of early cancer symptoms and increasing access / removing barriers to cancer screening uptake.
The Health Ambassadors will be part of a small team in Groundwork. They will work with Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprise (VCFSE) stakeholders to identify events, forums or workshops they can attend to raise awareness of cancer symptoms and screening. Engagement will differ according to the event. The Health Ambassador will engage with members of the public through both 121 discussions and through the delivery of workshop presentations on cancer symptom awareness / screening. Health Ambassadors will receive training in cancer symptom awareness and screening as part of their induction.
Furthermore, Health Ambassadors will work with Public Health to understand wider health priorities in the borough and where feasible raise awareness on these topics. This could include supporting digital inclusion, raising awareness of childhood immunisations or mental health.
In Barnet, the Health Ambassador team will prioritise engagement with the following communities:
- Eastern European
- South Asian
- Black African
Please contact us if you have:
- Awareness of health inequalities on communities in Barnet
- Passionate to increase / raise awareness of health prevention in the community
- Connected to one or more of the priority communities listed above
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills in group and one to one settings
- Experience in planning and/or delivering health engagement events and activities within targeted communities
In Barnet, Groundwork London is a proud partner of Barnet Together, an award winning Partnership between Inclusion Barnet, Volunteering Barnet, (Groundwork London) and the Young Barnet Foundation, providing vital resources and advice for Barnet’s Community, Voluntary, Faith and Social Enterprise sector and deliver more borough-wide services and opportunities, based on real partnership and active collaboration.
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Please click to view the Job Description and Person Specification and download the Application Form and Groundwork London Prospectus.
To apply for this role, please submit a Groundwork application form to londonjobs@groundwork.org.uk quoting reference ‘1237/HA.’
For further information and to discuss the role please contact Anna Denham on anna.denham@groundwork.org.uk
This role is being advertised on a ‘rolling’ basis. Groundwork London will review applications as they are submitted and invite suitable applicants to interview. We may appoint into this role before the advert closing date. Please therefore, submit your application at your earliest opportunity.
Final closing date for applications: 9am, Friday 14th February, 2025
Interview date: Throughout the recruitment period