Voice It Hear It Outreach Worker
Voice It Hear It Outreach Worker
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Job Description
Salary: Actual salary 11804 per annum 23935 FTE)
Hours of work:18 hours per week ideally split over three days (includes occasional evening and weekend)
Contract type:Fixed term until December 2025(with possible extension)
This is not a Wiltshire Council vacancy therefore please contact Community Firstdirect for further information.
A bit about us:
Community First is a registered charity 288117 based in Devizes. As a member of Action with Communities in Rural England we support communities across Wiltshire and Swindon. Our Patron is Her Majesty The Queen.
Voice it Hear It is an engagement project that works with people aged 18 living in Wiltshire to get involved in shaping the services they use.
We work with people with physical disabilities sensory needs mental health issues learning disabilities neurodiversity long term conditions complex needs older people and people with dementia.
Voice It Hear It is a partnership project that uses the collective strengths of its partners to support engagement and amplify the voice of people in Wiltshire.
Working alongside Wiltshire Council and the BaNES Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board (BSW ICB) Voice It Hear It team engage with people living and working in Wiltshire to coproduce codesign and codevelop health and social care services in Wiltshire.
Due to the nature of the work you will be required to undertake a satisfactory DBS check.
All about the role:
This post holder will support the programme aims by engaging with and supporting Voice it Hear It users to amplify their voices to bring about positive change to health and social care service and in the wider community. They will support groups and individuals to take action to create stronger and more resilient will be a good communicator able to lead work with groups and also 11 with individuals.
Main Responsibilities:
In partnership to develop a proactive and creative Engagement Service that raises peoples issues and their needs both on local and national levels.
- To develop innovative and meaningful engagement opportunities for Voice it Hear ituser including the use of different medias and technologies
- To work with Voice it Hear it users that reflect the wide diversity of all groups identified by the Council including older and disabled people in Wiltshire.
- To adopt a proactive approach to connecting with people from hardtoreach groups reaching out to people in their communities.
- To develop a climate of trust and openness with Voice it Hear it users ensuring people have the confidence to contribute their views.
- To help ensure that each new piece of work has a set of clearly understood outcomes that have been coproduced with Voice it Hear it users and commissioners
- To support regular reviews of work to ensure approach is an effective means of meeting outcomes
- To participate in reflective practice and selfassess how work is supporting the coproduction and personalisation agendas in Wiltshire
- To develop and maintain good working relationships with all stakeholders (including Voice it Hear it users other voluntary organisations and commissioners).
- To contribute to Community Firsts social media website and newsletter and other communication initiatives.
- To develop a good understanding of the assigned local communities including the issues that have direct impact on the people who live there
- To develop and maintain outreach groups and activities in Wiltshire that will provide access to information and advice to people within their own localities.
- Work as part of a team contributing to meetings attending relevant training cascading information and providing ongoing support and information to managers to enable the smooth running of the project including a close working relationship with multiagency steering group.
- SupportthedevelopmentofCFstrategiesandbusinessplanning.
- Adhere to all health and safety requirements both in the home and in the communities taking reasonable care not to do anything that may endanger yourself or others.
- Support fundraising and income generation.
- Office base in Devizes the role is a combination of office and communitybased work with some home working
Find out more and apply:
If you would like to find out more about this position please contact If you would like to find out more about this position please contact Emma Young Voice it Hear it Development Manager on: or
The Job Description Person Specification and an application form for this role can be found on our website at note we are unable to accept CVs.
To apply for the role please complete the application form and return to Nicky Theobald by email: or by post: Community First Unit C2 Beacon Business Centre Hopton Park Devizes SN10 2EY
Closing date: 12 noon on 9th May 2025
Interview date: 16th May 2025
Start date: TBC
Community First is an equal opportunities employer. Registered Charity No. contact us if you would like a hard copy application form or if you require any assistance in applying for this post.
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Employment Type
Full-Time
