We’re looking for a Community Wellbeing Co-ordinator who's passionate about making a difference to people’s lives. You’ll be delivering local wellbeing activities and projects for residents/participants. As Optivo’s Community Wellbeing Co-ordinator, you’ll have the exciting opportunity to devise, plan and deliver an annual programme of residents’/participants’ personal development, health & wellbeing support activities and projects.

You’ll ensure activities contribute effectively to achieving measureable impact for participants in health & wellbeing progressions, outputs and positive outcomes. Within the role you’ll also be responsible for overseeing activity by sessional staff, trainers, community volunteers and project participants.

This position is offered on a fixed term contract for 12 months.  Working 36 hours per week, we can offer a hybrid working arrangement allowing you to split your time between working from our offices in Croydon and from home.  You would also be required to travel around the London area.

What you’ll need
You’ll ideally hold a relevant professional qualification in employment support, community development, community health service delivery, youth work/young persons’ services, health care provision or relevant work based experience. You’ll be experienced in supervising volunteers and project participants and have excellent communication and customer service skills.

In addition, you’ll develop and work in local project partnerships with other agencies/organisations including contracted co-workers/sessional workers.

Closing date for applications: Sunday 4th September 2022 at 23:59pm. Shortlisting will commence the week of 5th September 2022. Interviews will be conducted on Wednesday 21^st September in Croydon.

What's in it for you

• Pension
• Life assurance
• Healthcare cash plan
• Eyecare & dental
• Birthday leave
• Retailers discounts
• Cycle to work
• Buy & sell annual leave
• Season ticket loan
• In-house academy & career development
• Flexible working

Inclusion and Diversity
At Optivo we work hard to create a diverse and inclusive culture and environment where people are respected for who they are. Encouraging inclusion is not just about protected characteristics, it’s about celebrating differences of thought, opinion, experience and perspective of each individual. We’re all different in our own way and we want our colleagues to feel comfortable, that they belong, and are safe to be themselves at work, without fear of being judged or excluded, but valued for their contribution to our One Team approach.