Brent Civic Centre, Engineers Way, Wembley, Middlesex (Hybrid)
Contract, Full time
Salary range: £38,934 - £40,755 p.a. inc. London weighting
36 hours
A Great Opportunity…
Brent is a tremendously vibrant London borough where the iconic arch of Wembley Stadium dominates the skyline. Spanning both inner and outer London, it is a borough of huge contrasts in terms of its economic, environmental, ethnic and social make up. Brent’s diversity is evident to all who visit our borough and our long history of ethnic and cultural diversity has created a place that is truly unique and valued by those who live and work here.
The council is pursuing a far-reaching transformation agenda that better meets the needs of our community, so it is an exciting time to join us.
The Post
We are looking to recruit 2 community link workers for children and families to work with other stakeholders (GPs, schools, public health team) to support children and families within Brent to lead healthier lifestyles and provide support with other social determinants (housing, cost of living) to tackle health disparities. This post will work across Brent with a focus on our deprived communities.
The Person
We are looking for a dynamic, enthusiastic person preferably local to Brent to join our team, who can work closely with all stakeholders and the community to tackle Health Inequalities. This post will need to work directly with children and their families to understand some of the barriers faced by them and support in tackling them. An understanding of healthy lifestyle would be useful as the person will need to support children and families in making some lifestyle changes.
Closing date: 18 May 2025 (23:59)
Additional Information
If you are interested in applying for this job, please start by clicking the "Apply Now" button below. You must provide a supporting statement as part of your application that clearly shows how you meet the criteria on the Person Specification. We will accept a CV in support of your application, however, you should still provide a supporting statement.
Brent Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this and therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community. We positively encourage all applicants to self-identify their characteristics in the diversity survey section in the application.