Would you like to make a real impact in your community, and help to improve their health and wellbeing?
Level UP, Children and Young People Provider Collaborative is looking for people in the community who can volunteer their time to promote children and young people's health, wellbeing in Cheshire and Merseyside
Level UP provider collaborative marks a new era for specialised mental health, building on the success of New Care Models for tertiary mental health services. NHS-Led Provider Collaboratives will deliver care closer to home, invest in community services and drive improvements in patient outcomes and experience.
NHS-Led Provider Collaboratives are a new way of planning and providing specialist mental health, learning disability and autism services.
The Provider Collaboratives aim to change the way services are provided with different organisations working closely together. This means that services will be provided closer to home and as much as possible out of the hospital.
As a community champion, you will help LevelUP achieve changes in services by working collaboratively, you will improve your community's health and wellbeign while sharing and signposting your community to the resources and training provided by LevelUP.
You do not need any formal qualifications to become a LevelUp Ambassador/Community Champion as training will be provided.
We are looking for people who:
- Live or work in Cheshire or Merseyside
- Over 18 years of age
- Wish to make a difference in your community
- Has a positive and enthusiastic attitude
- Able to work with others in a respectful and non-judgmental way
- Have enthusiasm and willingness to help others in the community
- Have a sensitive and caring attitude.
We offer:
- Online training
- Experience to add to your CV
- Opportunity to share information and engage with your community
- Networking opportunities
- Access to resources and support for your community
- Flexibility: your level of involvement is entirely up to you. We don't impose any specific time commitments for this role.
WHAT DOES A COMMUNITY CHAMPION DO?
•Cascade wellbeing advice and event information to people in their community within their local area to create stronger wellbeing awareness and engagement.
•Attend Wellbeing Champion events or training.
•Feedback to the Community Champions Network so that future initiatives can be developed that will improve the communities we serve
•Know the boundaries of their role as a Champion.
COMMITMENTS:
•A minimum one year commitment to the Wellbeing Champions Network.
•Participate in the virtual Community Champions Network.
•Attend meetings where necessary.
•Feedback on activities undertaken at local level
•Contribute to the ideas and feedback to the Community Champions Network.
If you want to learn more download our form, you can also complete our form by sending your application to cwp.
Help us create a better future for our children and young people.
BLOG: Elizabeth Collins (Community Champion) shares reflections on a recent Community Champions Network Meeting
"Having worked in corporate roles in the NHS for some years, I have always been keen that Experts by Experience and clinicians promoting health and wellbeing for children and young people take centre stage. Those of us working in administrative roles behind the scenes are very much the backstage crew, out of the spotlight, where the real stars of the show shine. Whilst we may lack lived experience or the professional training of our clinical colleagues, we are fortunate to spend time in the company of the stars and, being conscious of this privilege, I was keen to explore opportunities to support them in promotion of health and wellbeing.
When I became a Community Champion, I was interested in collaborating with Experts and professionals to signpost others like me, without their skills and knowledge, to supportive resources.
I recently attended a Community Champions Network Meeting, with a focus on eating disorders, which included an informative presentation by Duncan Campbell, Head of Clinical Care and an Occupational Therapist. Focussed on empowering individuals and promoting education in the community, Community Champions Network Meetings offer an online opportunity for interaction and networking. The Community Champions joining the meeting included a range of people from diverse backgrounds and it was fantastic to see the positivity and enthusiasm, in addition to a commitment to work with others in a respectful and non-judgemental way.
Duncan's presentation was interesting, informative and accessible. He had a super presentation style which made me feel welcome and as if I had something to contribute. Duncan's message about the importance of communication and the language we use really helped me reflect on the Community Champion role and I loved his reference to becoming 'a compassionate listener'."
I was able to apply some of Duncan's advice and reflection in the days following the meeting, when I had a conversation with a teacher at my daughter's school about the language we use concerning food. I hope the opportunity to participate in such learning opportunities encourages more people to become Community Champions as I found it helpful to inform a conversation soon afterward and, although I'm not one of the stars of the show, it equipped me to provide a bit of signposting from backstage!
If you are interested in becoming a Community Champion and accessing similar development opportunities, complete the form below