Job Title: Health Trainer

Job Title:	Health Trainer
Hours:	Part Time - 21 Hours per week
Salary:	£11,316 per annum
Reporting to:	Health Trainer Manager
Location:	3 - 5 Thorpe Close, various locations in Kensington & Chelsea.
Job Type:	Fixed Term (5 Initially)

Westway Trust was founded in 1971 after the A40 Westway flyover was bulldozed through North Kensington within the boundaries of the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea, leaving 23 acres of land underneath it. The Trust was established to develop this land for the benefit of the community.

An exciting opening has arisen to join one of the UK’s first social enterprises, at a time of change and regeneration. Would you like to join this growing and innovative Trust?
Purpose of the Job:

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  To educate and engage with local residents and community groups about health and how to improve their wellbeing
  
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  To support local residents to change their behaviour in order to improve their health and wellbeing
  
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  To provide focused support for local residents and community groups affected by health inequalities
  

Main Areas of Accountability:

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  To identify and engage with local individuals and community groups through a coordinated, service wide approach
  
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  To focus on working with individuals and community groups who experience comparatively poor health
  
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  To organise and participate in health promotion community events
  
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  To build up and maintain a network of contacts within the local community
  
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  To value the diversity and equal treatment of individuals
  
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  To engage service users in the development and evaluation of the Health Trainer service
  
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  To educate individuals and community groups about lifestyle choices and help individuals to identify how their behaviour might affect their health and wellbeing
  
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  To help individuals develop a personal health plan to identify the changes they want to make
  
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  To support individuals in achieving their personal health goals
  
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  To support individuals in maintaining their behaviour change
  
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  To signpost individuals to other agencies for information, support and resources to improve their health and wellbeing
  
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  To respond effectively to self-referrals and referrals from colleagues and partner organisations
  
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  To plan time and activities around the needs of clients
  
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  To keep up-to-date records of the work undertaken and entering records weekly on the national and organisation’s data base systems
  
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  To alert the line manager to issues arising
  
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  To take an active part in developing own knowledge and skills
  
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  To seek advice and support as and when appropriate
  
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  To monitor and maintain health, safety and security of self and others
  
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  To monitor and replenish stock levels of office supplies and work equipment
  
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  To follow both service and organisational policies and procedures
  
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  To inform the line manager about potential service improvements and opportunities to address any barriers to client’s life-style changes and health and wellbeing
  
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  To assist with any other requests from line management
  

Personal Specifications:

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  Fluent written and spoken English
  
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  Awareness of the limits of one’s own skills and ability to work within them
  
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  Able to talk confidently and effectively to people from a wide range of backgrounds
  
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  Able to listen face-to-face and on the phone
  
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  Good IT skills
  
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  Able to use the national DCRS Health Trainer database to record contact with local people and clients
  
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  Respectful and encouraging of people regardless of their different backgrounds
  
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  Able to respect confidentiality even in difficult situations
  
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  Able to identify, assess and manage risks
  
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  Able to manage own time and workload in order to reach individual and service targets
  
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  A flexible approach to work and an ability to work unsocial hours and/or in a variety of locations, as required
  
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  Able to carry and setup equipment and materials to/from events
  
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  A flexible approach to work and an ability to work unsocial hours and/or in a variety of locations, as required
  

Qualifications and Knowledge:

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  City and Guilds Level 3 Health Trainer accreditation (or equivalent)
  
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  At least one year’s experience of volunteering or supporting your local community
  
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  Previous experience of working as a Health Trainer
  
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  Commitment to learn and undertake further training, such as Health Check training
  
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  Good numeracy and literacy skills
  
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  A strong interest in local communities in Kensington and Chelsea
  
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  Knowledge of researching and identifying local services and supporting individuals to use them
  
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  Knowledge of engaging and working with individuals and community groups
  
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  Knowledge of methods to facilitate behaviour change
  
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  Knowledge of one or more local community languages, at a colloquial level
  
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  Knowledge of lifestyle factors, health inequalities and barriers that contribute to health outcomes
  

Job Description/Health Trainer /09/2014