Pavee Point wishes to employ a Community Development Worker to address the specific health needs of the Roma community in Ireland. The worker will adopt a dual approach to this work.
Firstly he/she will work directly with Roma families to support them in accessing a range of health services to which they are entitled. They will also work with health service personnel to support them to develop an understanding of the Roma community and to be informed about their needs so they are better able to provide an appropriate health service to them.
Secondly he/she will document good practice and the issues which are emerging from their work in order to ensure that the learning from this project can be replicated. They will represent Roma issues at appropriate fora and seek to identify other resources that can be accessed in order to meet the health needs of Roma.
Roma health needs must be understood in the context of their wider status in society. A social determinants and equality approach will be adopted in undertaking this work. The values and principles of the HSE National Intercultural Health Strategy 2007-2012 will underpin this role.
To apply for this job, please download the Application Pack, which contains the Job Description, Application Form and Character Reference Form. The pack may be found here on the Pavee Point webpage.