Job | Full Time

Health Hub Project Worker

Carrickfergus YMCA

From 21000 To 24000
35.00

The Health Hub is a health promotion youth work project engaging with young people aged 11-25 from across the East Antrim area, it aims to offer information, sign posting, advice, support and referral. Funded by the Public Health Agency.

▪       Development of the youth friendly shop front, creating a youth friendly environment, contributes to the centre-based staff team to maintain opening hours (afternoons and evenings as required.)

▪       To engage and build relationships with detached young people.

▪       To signpost services, opportunities and activities to young people across East Antrim.

▪       To support young people in shaping services/provision

▪       Maintain, improve & develop existing programmes of the Health Hub

▪       Develop new programmes that tackle health inequalities, meet needs, encourage active participation and discussion on health, through group activity, opportunities, activities and events.

▪       To facilitate health focused community engagement involving youth

▪       To liaise with existing service providers and to work with interest groups on addressing gaps in current provision that are identified through the project

▪       In conjunction with the One Stop Shop Project Worker, develop and implement strategies to promote existing and new programmes and services.

▪       To identify, recruit and provide training for local volunteers interested in working with young people across the area and on future project.

▪       Assist other programme staff across the Association in the development of new programmes to meet the needs of existing and potential client groupings experiencing health inequalities.

 

Closing Date

Friday / 29 September 2017
1:00pm

Contact Details

Karen Graham

30-34 Irish Quarter West
30-34 Irish Quarter West
Carrickfergus
BT38 8AT
United Kingdom

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