Social Prescribing Link Worker – focus on Long Term Health Conditions and Health inequalities

Involve Kent aims to improve health and empower people and communities to live well. We are looking for a Social Prescribing Link worker to work with GP surgeries in the Sittingbourne area to improve the wellbeing of their patients. Taking a holistic approach, you will connect people to community groups and statutory services to provide them with practical and emotional support.

You will need a positive ‘can-do’ attitude, high levels of resilience, excellent communication skills and the ability to motivate, empower and support people to achieve their goals.

Please note, you must be able to drive and have access to a vehicle for this role. This role also includes providing regulated activity with adults and employment is therefore subject to relevant checks with Disclosure and Barring service.

For more information on this role please download the full Job Description below.

We at Involve Kent pride ourselves on being an employer of choice and encourage applications from experienced candidates and those with potential, irrespective of identity, background, life experience or circumstances, It’s vital that the voluntary sector is as diverse as the society we serve. We welcome the unique contribution diverse applicants bring in terms of their culture, ethnicity, race, nationality or national origin, age, sex, gender identity or expression, religion or belief, disability status, sexual orientation, educational or social background or any other factor.