MEAM (Making Every Adult Matter) Co-ordinator - 24 Month Fixed Term contract in Bournemouth

Apply for the MEAM (Making Every Adult Matter) Co‑ordinator – 24‑Month Fixed Term contract role at BCP Council. The pay range for this role will be £52,413 – £60,357 (pro rata for part time colleagues). We’re looking forward to welcoming new colleagues under this refreshed framework of pay, terms and conditions. The starting salary is fixed, but the role offers excellent scope for growth, meaningful contribution and being part of a forward‑thinking team.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) has been accepted onto the Making Every Adult Matter (MEAM) Network 2024‑2026, a national initiative supporting local areas to improve services and personal outcomes for individuals facing multiple disadvantage such as poverty, poor health, homelessness, substance misuse, neurodiversity and contact with the criminal justice system.

About the Role

As our MEAM Coordinator, you will design and deliver better‑coordinated services for individuals facing challenges such as homelessness, substance misuse and interaction with the criminal justice system. You will model and share best practice, working closely with local agencies to bring about systemic change across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. Working with key stakeholders in co‑producing innovative approaches with people with lived experience is a priority for this role.

Key Responsibilities

• Work with system partners to establish BCP’s MEAM pilot programme.
• Support the implementation of an effective and robust structure of governance and director‑level input across services.
• Influence at a strategic level to effect system change.
• Champion equitable practice and challenge stigmatising and oppressive practice.
• Work with system partners to support BCP’s first MEAM cohort.
• Support frontline practitioners in implementing the MEAM approach and facilitate training to help system partners embed learning.
• Collect, analyse and manage data that contributes to system change and commissioning.
• Capture learning from the lived experience of people facing multiple disadvantage through co‑production.
• Collate and analyse learning to identify potential barriers to accessing services for our cohort – for example around eligibility criteria or approach.
• Negotiate between partners to flex boundaries, test new ways of working and deliver creative options and better outcomes for people.
• Provide progress reports, learning and evaluation to the MEAM Steering group bi‑monthly and other governance boards as required.
• Attend training and network forums available through MEAM, bringing back good practice from other areas to support operational learning and improvements in BCP.

Specific Qualifications And Experience

• ‘A’ level or equivalent qualification and/or relevant experience within a homelessness or similar service delivering support to people experiencing multiple disadvantage.
• Experience of, and commitment to, co‑production with people with lived experience and frontline professionals.
• Experience of partnership and collaborative working across a broad system.
• Experience of successfully managing process and system change.
• Experience of analysing and managing data to effect change.
• Experience of providing reflective supervision and leading on communities of learning.
• Good verbal and written English.

Personal Qualities & Attributes

• Knowledge of support needs of people facing multiple disadvantage including homelessness and substance misuse.
• Good knowledge and understanding of trauma‑informed and strength‑based practice.
• Commitment to equitable practice and ability to self‑reflect.
• Ability to build effective working relationships and trust with partners including people with lived experience.
• Ability to use data and IT systems to monitor outcomes, inform service delivery and to ensure smooth customer journeys and efficient processes.
• Ability to influence others across a wide range of levels, from operational support workers to senior clinicians, managers and directors.
• Ability to respond to the requirements of working in a political context, advising senior officers and partners where required.
• Excellent written and verbal skills including the ability to write reports and confidence to deliver presentations across a range of audience levels.
• Receptive to new ideas with the ability to contribute to and develop service delivery.

Job Requirements

• Must be able to travel, using public or other forms of transport where they are viable, or by holding a valid UK driving licence with access to own or pool car.
• This position is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), and you will be asked to apply for a Disclosure Certificate if you are offered the position.
• This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement for the role.
• This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship and we can only consider applicants with existing right to work in the UK.

About BCP Council

BCP Council provides services to a diverse community of 400,000 residents and employs more than 5,000 people. Our area includes over 15 miles of beautiful world‑renowned coastline. We can offer career‑defining roles to transform and improve services. By working with us, you can help deliver a vision of a thriving, world‑class, prosperous and inclusive place for generations to come.

Our Benefits

At BCP Council we’re not just building a workforce – we’re transforming how we recognise and reward our people. Check out our attractive enhanced benefits and find out more about the new pay and reward package at Employee benefits | Working for BCP.