Paid Peer Supporter - North Yorkshire

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Health Visiting Team in North Yorkshire as a Paid Peer Supporter.

The post holder will work as a member of the HDFT 0-19 team being responsible for supporting the delivery of the infant feeding offer via virtual infant feeding choices clinics and in-person breast feeding groups.

This will be based in Scarborough, providing in-person support for the breast feeding groups in Scarborough and Pickering areas of the East Locality

There will be a requirement to work in the whole of North Yorkshire, to provide cover and support the breast feeding groups North Yorkshire wide.

Main duties of the job

Are you looking for an opportunity to join a friendly and innovative team? We are looking for enthusiastic  individuals,  who are passionate about developing  projects and activities to promote better health and wellbeing  for babies, children, young people and families in our local communities.

The post holder will provide a high standard of information and support to Children and their families in a range of settings in the community

To support parents, carers, children/young people and their families with low level issues around infant feeding, managing emotional health, or general areas of concern.

The post holder will provide a high standard of information and support to Children and their families in a range of settings.

The post holder should be organised and flexible with good written and verbal communication skills.

The post holder, following appropriate training will work with appropriate supervision and undertake a range of tasks including promoting and supporting breastfeeding and supporting emotional health.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see full job description attached

If you have any questions, please contact Clare Reilly

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