Person Specification

Post: Wellbeing Coordinator – Heywood
Neighbourhood Trailblazer

Location:   Primarily based in Heywood Locality
with some travel within the Borough

Note to Applicants:

The Essential Criteria are the qualifications, experience, skills or knowledge you must show you have to be considered for the job.
The Desirable Criteria are used to help decide between candidates who meet ALL the Essential Criteria.
The How Identified column shows how we will obtain the necessary information about you.
If the How Identified column says the Application Form next to an Essential Criteria or a Desirable Criteria, you must include in
your application enough information to show how you meet these criteria.   You should include examples from your paid or
voluntary work.

Essential Criteria

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Desirable Criteria

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Qualifications and Experience

NVQ Level 4 or above in a health and social
care qualification or equivalent

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Experience of working with and supporting
individuals within mental health and
emotional wellbeing services.

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Experience of working independently in the
delivery of a service.

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Experience of working collaboratively with
external partners in the delivery of services

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Experience of working within one or more of
the following: substance, self-harm, suicide

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Degree or equivalent
qualification in social work
or a related discipline
E.g. RMN, CQSW or
DipSW

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Certificate in Community
Development Work or
relevant.

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risk, anger, domestic abuse, housing and
benefits.

Experience of group facilitation and one to
one client work.

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Experience of manging own caseload.

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Experience of using recovery outcome
focussed models and tools (such as
WEMWBS, PHQ & GAD).

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High level understanding of how poor mental
health and emotional wellbeing presents in
different cultures.

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Experience of working within social
deprivation.

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Working as part of a team to deliver agreed
project outcomes.

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Ability to identify and promote personal
development needs.

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Experience of risk assessment and a
commitment to maintaining a safe working
environment complying with safeguarding
and health & safety legislation.

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Essential Criteria

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Desirable Criteria

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Ability to record and maintain information

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Skills and Abilities

accurately.

Excellent boundaries and communication.

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An understanding of recovery in the context
of wider social determinants.

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Ability to understand community needs
including culture, social and lived
experiences.

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Personal Qualities

Essential Criteria

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Desirable Criteria

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Ability to work under own initiative and as
part of a team.

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Excellent self-reflection skills.

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Able to listen and take on board constructive
feedback.

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Able to hold challenging and difficult
conversations.

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Strong ethics and boundaries.

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Able to maintain good working relationships
and act as a role model.

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Able to work in a pressured environment
sharing strong resilience skills.

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Desirable Criteria

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Special Working Conditions

Preparedness to work flexibly, as negotiated.

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A full, clean, UK driving
license and own transport
is desirable for the role.

Demonstrate a commitment to equality and
diversity and anti-discriminatory practise.

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