Healthwatch Rutland is looking to hire a Community Engagement Officer based in Oakham

Healthwatch Rutland have an exciting opportunity for someone to join their team to lead on the development of their volunteer base and to facilitate engagement and involvement of local people in their work.

Healthwatch staff member holding balloons at a community event

Hours: Part-time, up to 30 hours per week, working days to be agreed

Salary: £23,000 to £25,000 pro rata

Healthwatch Rutland is the consumer champion for all users of local health and social care services.

They have an exciting opportunity for someone to join the team to lead on the development of their volunteer base and to facilitate engagement and involvement of local people in their work.

The successful candidate will need to demonstrate:

Experience of recruiting, supporting, developing and motivating volunteers to gather experiences of health and social care effectively
Experience of working with different communities and engaging the public, of all ages, both face-to-face and online
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills including report-writing
Experience with partnership working

The role is based at the Healthwatch Rutland office at Barleythorpe, Oakham, and you will need to be able to travel around the county when coronavirus restrictions are lifted. In the interim the successful candidate will work from home.