Prevention Community Outreach Team Leader

Due to several staff taking temporary development opportunities and family leave, our Prevention Delivery Team have an exciting opportunity for a Prevention Community Outreach Team Leader.

Under the leadership of the Community Education Coordinator, you will have responsibility for management of the team, monitoring performance, capacity, and capability.

You will ensure that all interventions support individuals to reduce their risk of and vulnerability to fire, and improve their health, safety, wellbeing, and quality of life.

The ideal person for this role will be a confident leader with good interpersonal and communication skills. Key to the delivery of service will be your ability to lead, support and develop the team so that they have the skills, knowledge, and understanding to perform to the highest standards.

The position offers the successful candidate the opportunity to have a key role in, and contribute to, the development of new systems and processes to support the future direction of Prevention activities and education.

There may be some deputising for the Community Education Co-ordinator in their absence.

Responsibilities

As an individual with a passion for supporting those with multiple complex needs you will:

Lead and manage the day-to-day work of the Prevention Officers and Prevention Practitioners in your team
Work in a variety of non-WMFS settings, sometimes on a one-to-one basis
Carry a defined case load
Engage with professionals who have shared responsibility for the adult, child or young person’s health care and support needs
Undertake any necessary training that the role requires
Design and review processes for the efficient running of the team
Use a range of Microsoft packages
Manage capacity, capability, performance and attendance, plus day-to-day
supervision, direction and admin of the team.
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Experience and skills

Essential

Qualification in a relevant discipline, or considerable broad relevant role-related experience
Effective communication skills
Experience of managing staff and resources
Role-related experience, appropriate to the requirements of the role
Knowledge and understanding of health inequalities, behavioural, lifestyle and environmental factors that increase risk and vulnerability to fire
Full driving licence.

Desirable

Qualification in Health and Social Care, or relevant equivalent
Previous experience in community safety and/or Health and Wellbeing
Understanding of National Curriculum, Local Education Authorities and Academy networks
Experience of working with young people and adults
Experience of software packages including Office365 (Teams, Word, Excel, etc).

Benefits

We offer a friendly working environment and benefits including:

Flexible and agile working arrangements
Free, on-site gym facilities
Free, on-site parking.
Enhanced family leave benefits, including 52 weeks fully paid maternity and adoption leave