Slaintecare Healthy Communities Programme Local Development Officer Three Year Fixed Term Contract

South Dublin County Council

Dublin

For full job description and details on how to apply: https://www.sdcc.ie/en/services/our-council/about-us/careers/   The Sláintecare Healthy Communities Programme (SHCP) Local Development Officer reports to the Local Community Development Committee (LCDC) Chief Officer. The SHCP Local Development Officer also has reporting arrangements with the SHCP National Manager.   The SHCP Local Development Officer is instrumental in organising and assisting the SHCP Local Implementation Team.   The SHCP Local Development Officer will be employed through a Service Level Agreement with South Dublin County Council and will have access, through the Chief Officer of the LCDC, to the local authority management team.   The SHCP Local Development Officer will be engaged with the Local Community Development Committee as part of its oversight role in relation to the relevant elements of the SHCP, and with their local implementation team which is the primary mechanism for operationalising the SHCP in the local community.   The SHCP Local Development Officer in each SHCP area ensures that the plan for each area is reviewed regularly and works with the local community to maintain an audit of local needs, see how best to tackle problems, and ensure co-ordinated delivery of services and investment.   Much of the SHCP change focus and dynamic around the social determinants of health will occur locally, through the engagement between the local community, local agencies and services, the local authority, the HSE and Tusla. This will be facilitated and supported by the SHCP Local Development Officer.    The SHCP Local Development Officer is supported by the SHCP National Manager who, with the assistance of the SHCP staff team, provides mentoring and operates as a forum for exchange of experience and learning and as a central source of information on the activities and programmes in operation and their level of progress. Start-up training and on-going support and monitoring is provided by the SHCP National Manager. The SHCP Local Development Officer will report, as required, to the National Development Officer.     Closing date: 06/01/2022     Please note that this advertisement is being hosted by the Public Appointments Service on publicjobs.ie. The Public Appointments Service has no involvement in, or responsibility for, the recruitment and selection process or the terms and conditions which relate to this post.  .

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