Community Navigation Service for Tameside Residents

Tameside Council is seeking a provider to deliver the Community Navigation Service, a community-based social prescribing initiative that connects residents to local activities, groups, and services to support their health, wellbeing, practical, social and emotional needs. The successful provider will employ link workers or community navigators to assess individual needs and facilitate connections to appropriate community resources. Key responsibilities include service delivery and day-to-day management, recruitment and training of staff, administration of community funds, and serving as a system leader in partnership with local stakeholders to advance integrated, preventative, neighbourhood-based health outcomes. The ideal provider will demonstrate: established knowledge of Tameside's population, community assets, underserved groups, and local partner organisations; expertise in the third sector landscape and related challenges in Tameside; and proven experience managing community navigation or social prescribing services, including client casework management and associated systems and referral pathways. This is a phased 5-year programme requiring mobilisation within a defined timescale.