PACE project job opportunity!
Want to be a PACE Support Worker?
PACE (People and Community Exercise) Support Worker (Holderness/Hull)
Based at: Trafalgar House, Beverley Road, Hull
Salary: £13,429 – £15,295 (pro rata)
Hours: The hours of work are 22 per week which will be worked flexibly – there will be some weekend working and possibly some evenings The Support Worker will be required to work on some fixed days Mondays to Fridays e.g. to attend training. Time off in lieu.
PACE Project: The PACE Project is an exciting and innovative Hull and East Yorkshire Mind project and is part of the national Time To Change initiative. The Project aims to promote mental and physical wellbeing by involving and engaging individuals and communities in physical health activities. This may be by traditional sporting activity or by new and innovative exercise activity.
Examples of current/recent activity include:
• Golf
• Street Dance
• Cycling
• ‘Green’ exercise (farming/gardening activity)
• Football
• Skate boarding
• Walking/orienteering PACE aim to promote social inclusion, reduce the stigma attached to mental health problems and provide a greater understanding of mental health issues amongst the general public.
Responsibilities of the Post:
• To ensure evaluation of activities and events by collecting monitoring data from participants, both at the events and at later activity reviews.
• Support the Development Workers in running and arranging events and activities, contributing to risk assessments and the developing of individual support plans.
• Work with individuals and communities in sustaining and building on initiatives started.
• To support the recruitment and retention of volunteers and ‘community champions’
• To provide occasional assistance with Mind activities and events as required in other areas of Hull and the East Riding.
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