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Buddy wellbeing coordinator

Service Care Solutions - Social Work
Posted 3 days ago, valid for 11 days
Location

Leyland, Lancashire PR267AD, England

Salary

£28,000 - £33,600 per annum

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Contract type

Part Time

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  • A 'Buddy' wellbeing coordinator is needed for a permanent part-time position in a North West prison, offering a salary of £25,623 pro rata.
  • The role involves training prisoners, referred to as Buddies, to provide health and social care support to their peers with various needs.
  • Candidates should have experience in health and social care, familiarity with prison environments, and training capabilities.
  • Strong administration and communication skills are essential, along with the ability to write reports and gather data.
  • Prison vetting is required, which may delay the start date by up to 6 weeks after an offer is made.

I am currently recruiting for my client who are looking for a 'Buddy' wellbeing coordinator to work in a prison in the North West.

This role is permanent and part time paying £25,623 pro rata.

My client operate a Buddy Programme in all of the Lancashire prisons where they train prisoners to National Care Standards, which have been adapted for use in prison, to support other prisoners who have health and social care needs.

The post-holder will be responsible for training prisoners (called Buddies), to a very high standard. They (the Buddies) then go off to the Wings and support people who may be disabled, bed-ridden, have dementia, or any other health/social care needs. Essentially, they become carers, as you might expect to see supporting older people in the community.

The kind of person my client are looking for would, in an ideal world be familiar with health and social care, familiar with people in prison and be a trainer, someone who could pick up a training folder and run with it, be able to write reports, gather data and generally have great administration and communication skills.

Prison vetting will be needed in this role, if offered a position then do expect up to 6 weeks before starting due to prison clearance times.

If you are interested in this role, please contact Andy at Service Care Solutions on or email

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