Job title: Community Connector
Role summary:
Community Connectors will support patients to access a wide range of community services and resources including social care, housing, family, debt and employment counselling that support maintaining good health and wellbeing.
Job location (usual place of work): MAINLY REMOTE – Some Travel within Wokingham/West Berkshire is required
Pay Rate: £27,126 – £29,193 (Salary dependent on skills, experience and knowledge)
Applications close on: 24 July 2026
Hours: Full time (37hrs a week)
Contract is: Permanent
Job description:
– Work jointly with the Mental Health Practitioner in conducting assessments, including risk assessment
– Work with patients to support them in identifying their socially determined needs and goals
– Provide a range of motivational and structured psycho-social interventions
– Promote independence through an enabling asset-based approach
– Assist with community resource mapping exercises and maintain a database of community resources
– Promote and support (where necessary) advised follow up actions from physical health checks for people with SMI
– Work with the service to identify opportunities to expand provision particularly in local communities
– Broker and establish new partnerships between public and voluntary sector agencies
– Develop and sustain professional relationships with service users, partner agencies and appropriate external agencies
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