Project Manager, Community Health

Post:

Project Manager. Full Time – 37.5 hrs per week

Reference: B2 W001

Salary:£34,000 subject to experience/qualifications. 6-month probationary period & annual review.

Hours:Full time Core hours will be 37.5 per week. Flexibility of hours sometimes required, i.e. earlier mornings, evenings or weekends depending on need.

Location:Time shared in various projects in Chard and Crewkerne. Main office location Watch CIO, The Hive, Essex Close, Chard TA20 1RH

Reports to: Operations Manager and CEO’s

Bridges to Wellbeing is an exciting and collaborative project between WATCH CIO ARK at Egwood, Open Doors Somerset and Chard Community Hub funded by The National Lottery. We all aim to promote every aspect of wellbeing; physical, emotional, mental, social and financial. We are also firmly committed to working with the health of our planet and getting people to connect in with the natural world not only to look after our environment but also to benefit personal wellbeing.

Through our activities we aim to reduce isolation and loneliness in Somerset as well as empower people to reconnect with their own innate resilience, enjoy being part of a community and secure peer friendships along the way and to bring about hope

The Bridges to Wellbeing Manager will provide strategic leadership, coordination and oversight of the Bridges to Wellbeing programme, taking responsibility for the success of the project, oversee and support the work of the Peer Pathways Coordinators and ensure the smooth running of the project deliveryas well as capture information and data for reporting. This new role will aim to develop and deepen connections between projects, develop and share best practise, and deepen links in our communities across south Somerset.

Values:

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Inclusivity – We strive to provide equal access and opportunities for all, providing participation and inclusion.

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Equality – We treat everyone as an individual and ensure that every individual has an equal opportunity to be the best that they can be.

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Person-Centred – We believe that each person should be placed at the centre of their world and treated as an individual.

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Expertise – We understand that each person is an individual and promote self-efficacy to support them to realise their own potential.

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Choice – We believe that everyone has the right to choose and have control over their own lives.

We’re excited to be offering an opportunity for a Project Manager – Bridges to Wellbeing Programme to join a group of forward‑thinking community‑based organisations. The ideal candidate will enjoy interacting with people from all walks of life; primarily attendees, volunteers and staff. We’re looking for someone who has experience of managing community place‑based projects, has experience of successfully identifying and applying for grant funding and is interested in creating an inspiring and therapeutic atmosphere and welcoming, supportive environments which promote wellbeing for the local community as a whole.

We’re ‘all ears’ when it comes to fresh ideas and we hope that the community as a whole will be encouraged, given autonomy and believe they can express their ideas and needs and their suggestions will be valued and taken forward.

We want the Project Manager to feel valued, so in addition to working in positive environments, with fabulous staff and volunteering teams and the f/time salary we are offering the following:

· Automatic enrolment to an Employee Assistance Support Scheme

· Work based pension

· A fun and friendly environment to work in

· Polo shirts and fleeces

· Expenses for travel

Bridges to Wellbeing will be responsible for covering the cost of the following:

· Enhanced DBS

· First Aid training

· Other relevant training as required

Key Tasks:

1.To support and work in partnership with the Project Coordinators at WATCH CIO, ARK at Egwood, Open Doors Crewkerne, and Chard Community Hub, in line with the Bridges to Wellbeing (B2W) National Lottery funded three‑year project.

2.Create a project funding plan with finance team members, identifying needs and applying for grant funding that can be used for current or future collaborative projects in each organisation.

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