Health Link Worker
Caritas Diocese of Salford
Closing date: Tuesday, 5 May 2026 at 9am
Interview: Wednesday, 13 May 2026
About the job
We are looking to recruit a Health Link Worker who will be based at our Cornerstone Day Centre, a community centre for people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.
The Health Link worker will facilitate the Homeless Health Hub, you will speak to people who come into Cornerstone about our health offer, encouraging them to take it up. Your role will be to organise and run health promotion and wellbeing activities which may include gardening, health walks or creative activities. Supporting and motivating people who use the service to see the onsite health professionals or access mainstream health services.
You will have excellent customer service and IT skills, with the ability to motivate and support people to make positive health choices and lifestyle changes. Experience of promoting health care and well being and working with people who are homeless or people with substance or mental health problems in a community setting is essential.
The hours of the role are 37.5 per week, 9am – 5pm, Monday to Friday. This is a fixed term contract until 31 March 2029.
If this sounds like the next step you are looking for and you would like to work for an organisation passionate about transforming lives, we would love to hear from you!
About Us
Caritas Diocese of Salford is the principal social action agency of the Catholic Diocese. Our mission is to put Love Into Action. We help those across Greater Manchester and Lancashire experiencing poverty, disadvantage, and discrimination to transform their lives with dignity. We provide a practical response to those in crisis, suffering hardship or who are at risk. We rebuild lives for the long-term, enabling people to live in a safe, healthy, and secure environment. We call for a better, more just world, where the voices of the poor are heard and acted upon and positively influence the systems, decisions and resources that affect those in need.
BASED AT CORNERSTONE DAY CENTRE, HULME, M15 6JS
NO CVS ACCEPTED and STRICTLY NO AGENCIES/RECRUITMENT CONSULTANTS. This role requires the submission of a completed Caritas application form which you can download from the Careers page on the Caritas Diocese of Salford website. This is to be uploaded to the 'Anything else to upload' section. Your application will not be considered without an application form as we do not accept CVS. You may add a covering letter if you wish to help support your application
Early applications are strongly encouraged as all applications will be reviewed as they are received, and we reserve the right to interview / appoint before the closing date.
Closing date: Tuesday, 5 May 2026 at 9am
Interview: Wednesday, 13 May 2026
Caritas follows Safer Recruitment practices, and this post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check.
For full details please visit Caritas Diocese of Salford - Caritas | Diocese Of Salford (caritassalford.org.uk) – About - Careers
If you have any queries or issues when applying, then please e-mail hr@caritassalford.org.uk and our HR department will be happy to help.
Caritas Diocese of Salford is an equal opportunities employer
Registered Charity Number: 1125808
