REPORTS TO: Survivorship & Community Supports Manager
CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent
HOURS: Full-time (**Apply on the website** hours per week)
This role requires occasional weekend and evening work.
LOCATION: The Society operates a hybrid working model with a
combination of remote and in-person (Dublin office) working
ABOUT THE IRISH CANCER SOCIETY:
The Irish Cancer Society is a community of patients, survivors,
volunteers, supporters, health and social care professionals and
researchers. Together, we are working to save lives and improve the
lives of people affected by cancer.
Our vision is that by **Apply on the website**, three out of four
Irish cancer patients will survive their diagnosis everyone affected
by the disease will have access to world-class treatment, care and
support and that, by **Apply on the website**, no one in Ireland will
die from cancer.
OVERALL RESPONSIBILITY
A cancer diagnosis impacts all areas of a person?s life. At the
Irish Cancer Society, we aim to reduce this burden of cancer and
improve the quality of life for everyone affected by cancer.
The role of the Support Programmes Coordinator is to coordinate the
provision of support services, such as counselling, coaching and other
psycho-social supports for people impacted by cancer. These supports
and services will be delivered through multiple channels.
You will work to improve the delivery of existing services and support
your manager to identify, develop and deliver new support services to
help reduce the burden of cancer and improve the quality of life of
people affected by cancer.
The role also includes the opportunity to work closely with community
based cancer support groups and other existing and new external
partners to enable the Society to deliver evidence based high impact
services.
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
SERVICE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT
* Support the Survivorship & Community Supports Manager to design and
develop new support programmes aimed at improving the non-medical
supports offered by the Society to people impacted by cancer, with a
particular focus on supports delivered in the community.
* Working across the Services Team, ensure that the counselling,
coaching and other support programmes are integrated into the overall
patient journey for people accessing the Society?s services.
PROGRAMME COORDINATION AND OPERATIONS
* Coordinate, lead and ensure successful delivery of the Society?s
counselling programme for people impacted by cancer. This is currently
delivered directly through virtual channels and by way of grant
agreement with community based cancer support centres.
* Coordinate, lead and ensure successful delivery of new programmes,
once established.
* Develop policies and processes to administer the counselling and
coaching programmes and other approved grants to community support
centres and ensure reporting procedures are adhered too.
* Draft budgets and supervise approved budget spend. Budgetary and
reporting processes are monitored monthly with Survivorship &
Community Programmes Manager.
EVALUATION AND CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
* Ensure the quality assurance of programmes and work for the
continuous improvement of each service.
* Develop effective monitoring and evaluation systems for each
programme, and work to ensure their effective implementation.
* Report on key indicators agreed for each area of work, and
document and report on programme learnings.
STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT AND RELATIONSHIP BUILDING
* Build and maintain relationships with community cancer support
centres and other relevant agencies to support the ongoing development
of evidence informed programmes to respond to the specific needs of
people impacted by cancer.
* Build effective relationships across the Society and work in
collaboration with Services Team and wider Irish Cancer Society
colleagues to contribute to the successful delivery of the
organisational strategy.
GENERAL
* Assist with special projects as required or self-determined to
enhance the Society?s Services capacity and/or programmatic
objectives.
* Other duties as required by manager. This job description is not
exhaustive; it merely acts as a guide and may be amended to meet the
changing requirements of the Society at any time after discussion with
the post holder.
PERSON SPECIFICATION:
QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE:
* A degree or professional qualification in Social Work, Community
Development, Health & Social Care, Nursing or related field.
Additional relevant work experience will be considered in lieu of a
formal education qualification.
* A minimum of 3 years relevant work experience in programme
coordination, project management, design and/or implementation of new
services and stakeholder engagement. The Irish Cancer Society measures
experience by the quality of the experience gained, rather than number
of years worked.
* Experience in needs assessment, project planning and project
management, evaluation and report writing
* An understanding of approaches/strategies required to address
social and health inequalities at service design level.
* An understanding of strategies and policies relating to cancer and
chronic disease management, and health equity at both regional and
national level.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
* Excellent interpersonal, and verbal and written communication
skills.
* Strong facilitation and training skills.
* Excellent organisational, administration and co-ordination skills.
* Excellent ICT skills, including MS Office suite, MS Teams and a
good working knowledge of data base management.
* Ability to work effectively with co-workers and collaborate with
health and social care professionals, NCCP, community organisations
and others to maintain and build partnerships, to maximise the impact
of joint resources.
* Proactive and flexible in approach.
DESIRABLE, BUT NOT ESSENTIAL:
* Experience of working in the healthcare or community development
sector.
* Experience of working with different population groups including
disadvantaged groups.
GENERAL:
* The Irish Cancer Society operates a no-smoking policy and the post
holder must not smoke in the office or when on Society business
outside the office.
* The successful candidate must have access to a vehicle and be
willing and able to travel provincially, and be willing to
occasionally work outside of normal working hours.
HOW TO APPLY
If you are interested in applying for this position, please send
curriculum vitae and cover letter to Nicola Cosgrove by email: **Apply
on the website**
THE CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS IS **APPLY ON THE WEBSITE**RD MARCH,
**APPLY ON THE WEBSITE**. PLEASE NOTE THAT INTERVIEWS FOR SHORTLISTED
CANDIDATES WILL BE HELD ON 4TH APRIL, **APPLY ON THE WEBSITE**.
_THE IRISH CANCER SOCIETY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. WE
CELEBRATE DIVERSITY AND ARE COMMITTED TO BUILDING AN INCLUSIVE
ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL EMPLOYEES. WE KNOW THAT THE MORE INCLUSIVE WE ARE,
THE BETTER OUR WORK WILL BE._
WE DO NOT REQUIRE THE ASSISTANCE OF AGENCIES
TITLE: Support Programmes Coordinator (Psycho-Social Supports)
REPORTS TO: Survivorship & Community Supports Manager
CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent
HOURS: Full-time (**Apply on the website** hours per week)
This role requires occasional weekend and evening work.
LOCATION: The Society operates a hybrid working model with a
combination of remote and in-person (Dublin office) working
ABOUT THE IRISH CANCER SOCIETY:
The Irish Cancer Society is a community of patients, survivors,
volunteers, supporters, health and social care professionals and
researchers. Together, we are working to save lives and improve the
lives of people affected by cancer.
Our vision is that by **Apply on the website**, three out of four
Irish cancer patients will survive their diagnosis everyone affected
by the disease will have access to world-class treatment, care and
support and that, by **Apply on the website**, no one in Ireland will
die from cancer.
OVERALL RESPONSIBILITY
A cancer diagnosis impacts all areas of a person?s life. At the
Irish Cancer Society, we aim to reduce this burden of cancer and
improve the quality of life for everyone affected by cancer.
The role of the Support Programmes Coordinator is to coordinate the
provision of support services, such as counselling, coaching and other
psycho-social supports for people impacted by cancer. These supports
and services will be delivered through multiple channels.
You will work to improve the delivery of existing services and support
your manager to identify, develop and deliver new support services to
help reduce the burden of cancer and improve the quality of life of
people affected by cancer.
The role also includes the opportunity to work closely with community
based cancer support groups and other existing and new external
partners to enable the Society to deliver evidence based high impact
services.
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
SERVICE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT
* Support the Survivorship & Community Supports Manager to design and
develop new support programmes aimed at improving the non-medical
supports offered by the Society to people impacted by cancer, with a
particular focus on supports delivered in the community.
* Working across the Services Team, ensure that the counselling,
coaching and other support programmes are integrated into the overall
patient journey for people accessing the Society?s services.
PROGRAMME COORDINATION AND OPERATIONS
* Coordinate, lead and ensure successful delivery of the Society?s
counselling programme for people impacted by cancer. This is currently
delivered directly through virtual channels and by way of grant
agreement with community based cancer support centres.
* Coordinate, lead and ensure successful delivery of new programmes,
once established.
* Develop policies and processes to administer the counselling and
coaching programmes and other approved grants to community support
centres and ensure reporting procedures are adhered too.
* Draft budgets and supervise approved budget spend. Budgetary and
reporting processes are monitored monthly with Survivorship &
Community Programmes Manager.
EVALUATION AND CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
* Ensure the quality assurance of programmes and work for the
continuous improvement of each service.
* Develop effective monitoring and evaluation systems for each
programme, and work to ensure their effective implementation.
* Report on key indicators agreed for each area of work, and
document and report on programme learnings.
STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT AND RELATIONSHIP BUILDING
* Build and maintain relationships with community cancer support
centres and other relevant agencies to support the ongoing development
of evidence informed programmes to respond to the specific needs of
people impacted by cancer.
* Build effective relationships across the Society and work in
collaboration with Services Team and wider Irish Cancer Society
colleagues to contribute to the successful delivery of the
organisational strategy.
GENERAL
* Assist with special projects as required or self-determined to
enhance the Society?s Services capacity and/or programmatic
objectives.
* Other duties as required by manager. This job description is not
exhaustive; it merely acts as a guide and may be amended to meet the
changing requirements of the Society at any time after discussion with
the post holder.
PERSON SPECIFICATION:
QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE:
* A degree or professional qualification in Social Work, Community
Development, Health & Social Care, Nursing or related field.
Additional relevant work experience will be considered in lieu of a
formal education qualification.
* A minimum of 3 years relevant work experience in programme
coordination, project management, design and/or implementation of new
services and stakeholder engagement. The Irish Cancer Society measures
experience by the quality of the experience gained, rather than number
of years worked.
* Experience in needs assessment, project planning and project
management, evaluation and report writing
* An understanding of approaches/strategies required to address
social and health inequalities at service design level.
* An understanding of strategies and policies relating to cancer and
chronic disease management, and health equity at both regional and
national level.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
* Excellent interpersonal, and verbal and written communication
skills.
* Strong facilitation and training skills.
* Excellent organisational, administration and co-ordination skills.
* Excellent ICT skills, including MS Office suite, MS Teams and a
good working knowledge of data base management.
* Ability to work effectively with co-workers and collaborate with
health and social care professionals, NCCP, community organisations
and others to maintain and build partnerships, to maximise the impact
of joint resources.
* Proactive and flexible in approach.
DESIRABLE, BUT NOT ESSENTIAL:
* Experience of working in the healthcare or community development
sector.
* Experience of working with different population groups including
disadvantaged groups.
GENERAL:
* The Irish Cancer Society operates a no-smoking policy and the post
holder must not smoke in the office or when on Society business
outside the office.
* The successful candidate must have access to a vehicle and be
willing and able to travel provincially, and be willing to
occasionally work outside of normal working hours.
HOW TO APPLY
If you are interested in applying for this position, please send
curriculum vitae and cover letter to Nicola Cosgrove by email: **Apply
on the website**
THE CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS IS **APPLY ON THE WEBSITE**RD MARCH,
**APPLY ON THE WEBSITE**. PLEASE NOTE THAT INTERVIEWS FOR SHORTLISTED
CANDIDATES WILL BE HELD ON 4TH APRIL, **APPLY ON THE WEBSITE**.
_THE IRISH CANCER SOCIETY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. WE
CELEBRATE DIVERSITY AND ARE COMMITTED TO BUILDING AN INCLUSIVE
ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL EMPLOYEES. WE KNOW THAT THE MORE INCLUSIVE WE ARE,
THE BETTER OUR WORK WILL BE._
WE DO NOT REQUIRE THE ASSISTANCE OF AGENCIES
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