Wellbeing Development Officers
Job Summary
Working Pattern:
Part time
Advert Start Date:
19/02/2015
Advert End Date:
Closed for applications on 04/03/2015 23:59
Salary:
£19,742 to £22,212 pro rata per annum
Hours per week:
Posts each @ 20 hours per week
Job Category:
Youth / Community / Leisure Services
Employment Location:
To be located in designated locality offices. However may be required to work at any council workplace within County Durham.
Post Number:
NS/15/57 EXT
Further Information
4 posts: each @ 20 hours per week – Temporary until 31 October 2016.
Durham County Council Culture & Sport forms part of a new and exciting consortium of local partner organisations that has been commissioned to deliver Wellbeing for Life, a new service that will be delivered from 3 distinct hubs across County Durham with a focus on improving the health and wellbeing of targeted populations. Culture & Sport will provide services from the East Durham and South Durham hubs and is currently recruiting a number of enthusiastic, experienced individuals who have a varied background in community development work and health promotion.
An opportunity has arisen to employ a team of Wellbeing Development Officers to liaise with the community and facilitate a number of wellbeing interventions.
As an enthusiastic self-starter you will need to display a high level of professionalism, excellent communication skills and an ability to work within a multi-agency delivery team. You will be comfortable in delivering in small and large group settings and be able to provide accurate information to encourage positive behaviour change when necessary. Your work will be conducted within the community, accessing established groups and individuals to achieve the targets of the programme. You will also be expected to work closely with our delivery partners as part of your normal working practice.
Candidates must hold, as a minimum, an NVQ Level 3 qualification in a related field and have experience in liaising with communities to coordinate and deliver a range of health promotion activities tailored to meet client needs. You must also be willing to undertake further training relating to the post and be expected to process and collate statistics relevant to the outputs of the programme.
Required Qualifications:
NVQ Level 3 or equivalent qualification in a related area.
Health Trainer Level 3 Certificate, or a willingness to work towards this.
NHS Health Check qualification, or a willingness to work towards this.
First Aid Qualification.
For an informal discussion about the posts, please contact Melissa Maiden, Physical Activity Development Officer on tel. no. 03000 264566 or email melissa.maiden@durham.gov.uk
It is anticipated that interviews will be held on Friday 13th March 2015
The successful applicants for these posts will be required to apply for Disclosure and Barring Service Enhanced Disclosure
Apply on-line via the jobs portal or for further assistance contact the HR Operations & Data Team on telephone no. 03000 268302 / 267235 or email hrresourcing@durham.gov.uk
Please note that all communication regarding your application for this post will be sent to the email address that you have registered with North East Jobs, including your invite to interview if you are short-listed. Please check your email after the closing date for notification from ‘DONOTREPLY@NORTHEASTJOBS.ORG.UK’ as you will not be notified by any other means.
Permanent employees wishing to undertake a temporary post within the Council, whether this is within their substantive service, or across services, should seek the approval of their Line Manager/Senior Manager to undertake this temporary post with the guarantee to return to their substantive post at the expiry of the temporary post. If the temporary post is reviewed and further extended, agreement must be sought from the employee’s substantive line manager.
In line with the County Council’s Recruitment & Selection Policy, please note that we are unable to accept CV’s. Any information provided on CV’s will not be considered for short-listing purposes.
Please note
This job is closed for applications.