Health and Wellbeing Mentor (Families)

The Netherton Feelgood Factory is committed to improving quality of life and improving health in Sefton. Working particularly in more deprived areas of central and south Sefton, we provide help and support for all age groups from birth to old age.

This post is part of the Living Well Sefton Service which provides mentor support to people wanting to make lifestyle changes to improve their health and wellbeing. Mentors meet with local people, discuss their issues and aspirations and help them to develop individual programmes to achieve their goals. Mentors often also run or assist in group sessions depending on their interests and skills.

In the Feelgood Factory, our mentors usually have a specialism such as older people, mental health and food and nutrition. This post will be particularly focussed on families although the post holder will be expected to work with all age groups.

Salary: £23,004 p.a. (pro rata).

Hours of Work: 20 per week

Reports to: Healthy Living Services Manger

Location: Netherton Feelgood Factory

Main duties and responsibilities:

• You will identify and engage effectively with members of the community from all backgrounds, abilities and ages, including parents, older people, young people and families
• You will identify particular needs of the local community in relation to the wider determinants of health
• You will support clients to recognise and change their current lifestyle and identify how their way of life might affect their health and well-being
• You will provide health education to people to improve health and encourage healthy lifestyles/promote behavioural change.
• You will organise and manage sessions to identify and engage with individuals and raise awareness, e.g. smoking cessation and diet.
• You will enable clients to make choices and develop an action plan to change behaviour and sustain those changes, leading to more healthy choices and actions interpreting local and national strategy
• You will maintain a high level of confidentiality in all aspects of work including client records and conversations
• You will support an individual's 'action plan' over an agreed timescale and review and revise 'action plans' with individuals as appropriate.
• You will maintain accurate information systems of records and activities, complete data sheets and explore trends and formulate strategies with line manager.

Family Support

• In particular you will provide support for families with health and wellbeing needs and will help to staff the Feelgood Community Hub.

This job is for you if:

1. You are educated at least to NVQ level 3 standard.

2. You can demonstrate effective communication skills with both individuals and groups.

3. You have experience of setting individual action plans.

4. You have knowledge of what makes people healthy and unhealthy.

5. You are able to use and have experience of using Information Technology.

6. You can demonstrate that you are a good team player and you are willing to learn with your team.