Events and Engagement / Community Champion

Opportunity by Healthwatch Leicester and Healthwatch Leicestershire
Location 9 Newarke Street, Leicester, UK

Support Healthwatch Leicester & Healthwatch Leicestershire at city and county-wide events. To engage with local people and encourage others to get involved. Be the eyes & ears of the local community/ community of interest. Collate views of people to input to Healthwatch developments and initiatives.

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About this role

Your role as a Healthwatch Community Champion is to help HWLL residents get the best out of health and social care services in HWLL. You will be given information about advice and support agencies in HWLL. You will help identify local organisations and groups who can provide advice and support about health, social care and wellbeing. This is an opportunity for you to get involved in helping people get the support they need to make healthy lifestyle choices. You will help make your community a healthier place to live.

As a Healthwatch Community Champion you will:

 

·       Identify local events and activities to attend.

·       Work with HWLL to establish a regular (at least monthly) drop-in event at a community venue in your local area

·       Support and assist local residents to raise their level of wellbeing by providing information and signposting them to organisations which can provide further support.

·       Publicise and promote community consultation events.

·       Assist in consultations with local residents to identify needs, issues, problems and good practice.

·       Gather information about the experiences of local residents in health and social care services in HWLL.

·       Assist in the distribution of newsletters, leaflets and other publicity and information material.

·       Encourage local residents to participate in existing activities in their local community, and develop new activities.

·       Provide information to the HWLL staff team about health, social care and wellbeing activities in your local area.

·       Work within the policies, procedures and guidelines of Voluntary Action LeicesterShire and the HWLL Code of Conduct for Volunteers.

When you can volunteer

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Requirements

To be a Healthwatch Community Champion you will need:

• To live or work within the HWLL boundary
• Enthusiasm, commitment and a willingness to learn.
• Commitment to promoting equality and appreciating diversity.
• An interest in increasing the wellbeing of the local community.
• The ability to communicate effectively (verbally) and build relationships with local people.
• Patience, and a willingness to listen to people’s stories.
• To understand boundaries and the need for confidentiality where appropriate.

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Location

Location 9 Newarke Street, Leicester, UK

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