8-August-2025

Sessional Sexual Health Outreach Workers

Job Role

Birmingham LGBT is recruiting Sessional Sexual Health Outreach Workers to work as part of our Sexual Health team to reduce the incidence of sexually-transmitted infections (STIs) and poor sexual health among members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans (LGBT) communities in Birmingham and Solihull, and to reduce levels of late HIV diagnosis and provide sexual health and wellbeing promotion work that meets their needs.

The successful applicants will join a motivated and enthusiastic team based at the Birmingham LGBT Centre in central Birmingham.

Terms:

Remuneration: £14.69 per hour.

Working on a sessional basis, including evening and weekend work and some travel to sites in Birmingham and Solihull.

Sessional Worker Terms of Engagement.

Birmingham LGBT is an equal opportunities employer.

Closing date: 9am Monday 8 September 2025.

Please download an application pack here Sessional SH Outreach Worker Application Pack

or from https://blgbt.org/about-us/vacancies/ or request one from recruitment@blgbt.org

Shortlisted applicants will be invited to an interview shortly after the closing date.

For more details or an informal chat about this vacancy, please call 0121 643 0821 and leave your contact details for the Sexual Health Services Manager to contact you.

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Person Specification

Successful candidates will meet all of the following criteria or have transferable and relatable skills. The recruitment panel will assess candidates against these criteria. The primary method(s) of assessment are indicated after each criterion as follows: (A) Application form, (I) Interview, (E) Exercise or presentation forming part of interview

			How assessed
	1	Experience of working with members of the LGBT community and/or men who have sex with men (MSM).	A, I, E
	2	Experience of providing one-to-one emotional support and sexual health advice work with LGBT community and/or MSM.	A, I, E
	3	Experience of working to a high standard, both on own initiative and within a team, delivering specific targets against tight deadlines.	A, I
	4	Experience of delivering sexual health interventions in a variety of community settings.	A, I
	5	Experience and knowledge of working with young people and vulnerable adults within a safeguarding framework.	A, I
	6	Ability to think and operate innovatively, making the most of new opportunities when they arise.	A, I
	7	Ability to work without close supervision with excellent organisational skills in order to manage, plan and prioritise workloads.	A, I
	8	Good interpersonal and communication skills relevant to a variety of audiences and stakeholders including a person- centred approach to working with LGBT communities.	A, I
	9	Strong IT skills, including Microsoft Office suite, accessing databases, email and calendar management, and using the internet.	A
	10	Ability to maintain boundaries between personal and professional life, including confidentiality.	A, I
Knowledge & Understanding	11	Demonstrate an understanding of the sexual health and related health inequalities that affect LGBT communities, MSM, lesbians, bisexual women and trans people.	A, I, E
	12	Demonstrate understanding of, and empathy with the barriers faced by, and the needs of, disadvantaged and discriminated-against groups, specifically LGBT people.	A, I
	13	Demonstrate a commitment to, and understanding of, equal opportunities.	A, I
	14	Demonstrate understanding and knowledge of Birmingham’s diverse LGBT communities.	A, I
	15	Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the Voluntary and Community Sector
	16	Exceptional punctuality & time-keeping	A

Sessional Sexual Health Outreach Workers

Job Role

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