Throughcare Peer Coordinator: £32,500
Area: South Yorkshire and surrounding areas, as defined by the Operational Delivery Network
12-month fixed term contract (with possible extension)
37.5 hrs. Per week, 25 days annual leave, plus additional Christmas leave
Close date 8th January 2024
Would you like to be part of a global effort to eliminate hepatitis C? We would welcome enthusiastic applicants with a passion for delivering services to underrepresented communities to join our efforts and ensure we reach out to as many service-users as possible, enabling what can be lifesaving treatment for many.
We are looking to expand our team in South Yorkshire and are keen to hear from applicants who may have experience developing pathways, work within substance misuse services, supporting volunteers or may have been personally affected by hepatitis C.
We are currently looking for a skilled Peer Coordinator who has excellent communication and organisational skills. We require a good standard of education and welcome creativity
Working under the guidance of the Northern Prison Team Manager and alongside the community team in South Yorkshire, this post will continue the development of our existing projects whilst taking an exciting and new focus within health and justice settings.
The Throughcare Peer Coordinator will recruit and coordinate peers across identified areas of the South Yorkshire network to focus on providing support to those at all contact points within the criminal justice service. Working in partnership with hepatitis C clinical teams and key health and justice services, the post holder will coordinate delivery of educational workshops and hepatitis C testing to ensure that service users are referred and supported through the entirety of their hepatitis C treatment and care.
This post may require extensive travel across the region and it is desirable, although not essential, for the post holder to hold a clean driving licence and have their own vehicle for work related travel.
If you would like more details or wish to apply, please go to:
https://www.hepctrust.org.uk/about-us/recruitment
For any queries relating to this post please contact Colin Carr-Lawton on 07788 291299