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Are you who we're looking for?
We're hiring a Community Engagement Officer and a Communication and Involvement Officer
Do you enjoy talking to people? Do you want a job where no two days are the same? Do you like working as part of a team but also using your own initiative?
If the answer to these questions is yes then we'd like to hear from you!
Closing date 25 November 2021
Community Engagement Officer
(30 hours over 4 days)
The role of the Community Engagement Officer is to implement Healthwatch Shropshire’s community engagement and communications strategy as part of the wider team. You will go out and about meeting residents of Shropshire to listen to their experiences and support them to be involved in the development and improvement of local health and social care services. You will represent Healthwatch Shropshire at public events and stakeholder meetings.
You need to have an outgoing personality, the ability to work with a wide range of people and be prepared to work out of the office for much of your time talking to groups, attending meetings and listening to people’s experiences. You will also use our social media channels to engage with the people of Shropshire online, building our network and reaching different audiences so an interest in, or experience of using, digital media would be useful.
Communication and Involvement Officer
(30 hours over 4 days)
The role of Communication and Involvement officer is to implement Healthwatch Shropshire’s community engagement and communications strategy as part of the wider team. You will use and grow our communication channels to encourage residents of Shropshire to increase their involvement in the development and improvement of local health and social care services. You will represent Healthwatch Shropshire at public events and stakeholder meetings and raise awareness of the work of our organisation.
You will need excellent communication skills and an interest in digital media.
Please return your completed application form to: enquiries@healthwatchshropshire.co.uk
Volunteer Opportunities
Engagement support volunteer
We're looking for people to support and represent Healthwatch Shropshire at local and countywide events to speak to people in our community and find our more about their experiences of health and social care.
Enter and View Authorised Representatives
Do you want to help improve health and social care services for people in Shropshire? We're looking for people to visit local services and find out what's working and what needs to be improved to help make them better.
Community Support Volunteer
We're looking for people to help spread the word about Healthwatch Shropshire and make people aware of who we are and what we do, so they know where they can go when they need help with their health and social care.
Volunteer representative
We're looking for someone to represent Healthwatch Shropshire and what people have been telling us at a range of forums, groups and other meetings.
Job descriptions
Volunteer Application Form
Please return your completed form to:
Volunteer Officer, Healthwatch Shropshire, 4 The Creative Quarter, Shrewsbury Business Park, Shrewsbury, SY2 6LG
Please mark your envelope ‘Private and Confidential’
Alternatively you can send the form by email to: