Overview
We have an exciting role on offer within our Neighbourhood service as a Neighbourhood Navigator.
About Us
An exciting opportunity has arisen to expand our neighbourhood model across Middlesbrough. As a result, x8 Neighbourhood Navigators posts have been created to deliver intensive interventions aiming to intervene and support individuals at the earliest opportunity.
One of the key principles of the Neighbourhood Model is prevention and early intervention that helps to reduce escalations. The Navigators will work with partners and apply a ‘whatever it takes’ attitude to engaging and supporting people who need help and support.
Neighbourhood Navigators will support individual adults and families with complex needs and deliver intensive interventions within a multi-agency environment to intervene at the earliest opportunity.
To be successful in this post you must have excellent communication skills and have experience of working with vulnerable adults and children. You will have the ability to work as part of a team as well as independently using your own initiative. You will also need to be an exceptionally good communicator who is passionate about making a difference to the lives of Middlesbrough residents and have the personal skills to carry this out. A full clean driving license is essential.
Please note, this is a fixed term vacancy until 31st March 2027.
If this is you, this may be the opportunity you are looking for!
In return we can offer:
- Generous leave entitlement with an option to purchase up to 10 additional days annual leave per year.
- Excellent pension plus top-up options.
- Staff networks run by our staff for our staff.
- Flexible working (dependent on job role).
- Electric car lease scheme.
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Employee benefits portal including Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programme.
- Staff lottery.
- Travel and car parking schemes.
- Ongoing training and development opportunities.
- Fantastic career progression opportunities and lots more!
If you would like to talk through this opportunity further, please contact Jane Hill on jane_hill@middlesbrough.gov.uk or 01642 728112.
The above post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
We operative a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for applicants that can show they meet all the essential criteria and have indicated they have a disability, are a looked after young person, care leaver or a veteran.
Salary: £35,235- £37,035
