Community Engagement & Marketing Partner

Community Engagement and Marketing Partner - The Cotswold Home

Annual Salary: £30k - £35k + benefits (full-time equivalent)

12 month Fixed term / Part-time - 21 hours a week

Location: The CotswoldHome - with regular travel around the local community

Elizabeth Finn is a leading care provider providing exceptional care throughout our eight prestigious care homes. Our company values are Bring Love, Inspire More, Act with Purpose and Welcome All.

Overview

We are looking for a Community Engagement and Marketing Partner to strengthen the connection between our care home and the local community, with a focus on increasing new admissions to the home.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the home manager and marketing team to implement strategies to increase occupancy, including:
  • Identifying and engaging with potential referral sources such as hospitals, hospices, and rehabilitation centres.
  • Organising networking events, presentations, and information sessions for local healthcare professionals.
  • Conducting community outreach and presentations to educate the public on the benefits of our homes.
  • Tracking and following up on enquiries from prospective residents and their families, ensuring they receive timely information and a welcoming introduction to our services.
  • Coordinating tours of the home and facilitating trial stays to encourage potential residents to experience life at The Cotswold Home.
• Build and maintain strong links with community groups, local businesses, schools, and volunteers to enhance activities for residents.
• Develop resources and guides for the local teams to support them to manage and drive enquiries directly.
• Establish relationships with health and social care professionals, local authorities, and GP practices to raise awareness of our care services.
• Organise and promote events, open days, and community engagement initiatives to showcase our homes.
• Act as a key point of contact for families and relatives in advance of admission and following respite stays, ensuring open and ongoing communication.
• Working with the homes' activities teams, develop partnerships to bring external activities and entertainment into the homes.

Benefits

• Fully paid induction programme
• Enhanced pay for family leave
• Flexible shifts
• 5.6 working weeks holiday per year
• Overtime and bank holiday enhancements to pay
• Occupational sick pay after probation
• Wellbeing support through various initiatives including an employee assistance programme with free counselling and Mental Health First Aiders.
• Opportunity to earn rewards via Care Friends which you can cash in when you choose
• Free Blue Light card - provides members with thousands of amazing retail discounts
• Cycle to work scheme
• Long service awards
• Apprenticeships, continuous learning and development, professional development and study support opportunities
• Free DBS unless leaving during probation
• Free on-site parking
• Subsidised meals while on duty

Safeguarding

In the process of recruitment, selection and appointment Elizabeth Finn Homes implement a range of procedures and actions including Police/Enhanced DBS Checks to ensure our employees, residents and everyone is safeguarded, and abuse is prevented. This is in line with our company values, which are Bring Love, Inspire More, Act with Purpose and Welcome All.

Criminal record checks

As this role involves a regulated activity, successful applicants will undertake an enhanced DBS check, with barred lists check, and any offer of employment will be dependent on a satisfactory outcome. Having a criminal record will not necessarily bar a person from working for us, this will depend on the circumstances and background of any record.

Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging

Elizabeth Finn strives to treat all staff equally and be a diverse and inclusive workplace, where everyone can be themselves and everyone accepts each other's differences.

Our ambition is to ensure equality and celebrate diversity, working together to create an inclusive workplace, which attracts, nurtures and retains the best people.