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Community Navigator

Home Group Limited

Community Navigator

£24664

Home Group Limited, Belmont, County Durham

  • Full time
  • Temporary
  • Onsite working

Posted 1 week ago, 9 Sep | Get your application in now before you miss out!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 6b8bd3ccbd0740f1b33c43ada546e6a7

Full Job Description

  • Engage directly with our customers to develop personal, tailor-made support plans that reflect their aspirations and needs.

  • Lead and coordinate multidisciplinary teams during MARAC, safeguarding, and other multi-agency health meetings to ensure cohesive support strategies.

  • Advocate passionately for your customers, ensuring their access to necessary community resources and services that align with their goals.

  • Monitor and adapt support strategies, ensuring they remain aligned with individual goals and are responsive to changing needs.

  • Use your strong influencing and negotiation skills to guide customers towards making beneficial decisions for their mental health and wellbeing.

  • Maintain meticulous records of customers? progress, applying agreed screening processes for eligibility and referral with precision and care.


    • Fancy going home each day knowing that you have helped change our customers lives for the better? You?ll do that here, working for a Top Ten Great Place to Work in the UK!

  • A deep understanding of and empathy for individuals? life stages and challenges, paired with an exceptional ability to listen and adapt to diverse needs.

  • Proven experience in creating and implementing effective, person-centred support plans.

  • Robust coordination and assessment skills, capable of managing referrals and ensuring seamless service delivery.

  • Strong interpersonal skills to work effectively within a team and lead by example in mentoring and sharing knowledge.

  • An eye for detail with a commitment to working within legislative frameworks and organisational policies.

  • A resilient nature, capable of working independently in dynamic environments, and an unwavering passion for supporting others to live their best lives.

  • To get from A to B, you?ll need a vehicle insured for business purposes. The great news is that we?ll pay your mileage!


    • Due to limits on our current certificates of sponsorship, we are not able to offer sponsorship to?external?candidates for this role.? This remains under regular review, Disability Confident
    About Disability Confident
    A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.

    You?ll work alongside our fabulous team in the Durham Mental Wellbeing Alliance who are super passionate about delivering for our customers & communities. To us we're not just a team we?re a ?work family.?

    7 Month Fixed Term (with possibility of being extended), full or part time job share (37.5 hpw), Mon - Fri 9am-5pm

    Pay £24,664 per annum (pro rata) and great benefits including Health Cash Plan

    Home, a place where you belong

    Are you passionate about making a tangible difference in the community? Join our vibrant team as a Community Navigator and become the guiding light for individuals navigating the complexities of mental health conditions. In this vital role within the Durham Mental Wellbeing Alliance, you'll connect service users with essential resources, empowering them and promoting positive mental health outcomes. It?s a chance to truly enrich lives, including your own, through meaningful interactions and dedicated support.,
  • Initially you would be in post for 7 months but there is the possibility that this will be extended.

  • Working Monday to Friday 9 am to 5 pm.

  • Your main base being in Seaham Safe Harbour.

  • Our service works with customers for 4-6 sessions making sure they are connected to the relevant services they need.

  • The alliance covers the whole of County Durham, the community navigator will have a dedicated patch/area to cover within the County.


    • A place where you belong

    Great things happen when we can be ourselves at work. We want all our colleagues to be who they truly are here. Our internal diversity networks, peers and allies (Multicultural, LGBTQIA+ and Disability) support us all to be our best. Together we make Home Group a great place to work!

    What?s in it for you?
  • 34 days leave (including bank hols and a ?me day? to use for whatever you fancy) increasing to 39, the option to buy 5 more, and time off for volunteering too!

  • Health cash plan saving you from £1140 per annum. We?ll cover your costs (and kids if you have them) towards dental, optical, prescriptions, alternative therapies and lots more.

  • Over 800 high street discounts on groceries, holidays and days out. Looking for a new phone, bike or car? Save money with us.

  • We Grow Our Own colleagues (not literally of course!), when you?re ready for the next step in your career, you can grow with us!

  • Colleagues really matter to us, that?s why we?re the 10th Best place in the UK for Wellbeing. Our tools and support help you when you need them.

  • Learn more about our benefits on our website.