R2R103911 - Health Improvement Practitioner - 12 months Fixed Term 22.2hrs per week

Your New Organisation

Southend on Sea City Council is a Unitary local authority, providing vital services to meet the needs of the local community. We employ around 1,800 staff who are working alongside our partners and local communities to deliver the city vision and make lives better for the people of Southend.

Working for Southend on Sea City Council offers a challenging and rewarding career in local government within a collaborative and innovate environment, with the benefit of flexible working practices to support a positive work life balance. As a Unitary Authority we are responsible for all local government functions ranging from social services, transport, public health and parks through to planning, trading standards, community safety and education, so we offer a wide range of career opportunities. The diversity of our economy and communities and investment in a number of exciting regeneration projects makes our Council a great place to work, learn and make a difference.

Your new role

Southend City Council are looking to appoint a part time (22.2hrs) per week Health Practitioner within a 12-month fixed term capacity.

The purpose of Public Health is to improve local health and wellbeing and reduce health inequalities. The post holder will lead in community engagement across the city, as well as providing public health input into the wider community, including school and work-based settings.

The post will contribute to the development of community-led activities to support public health improvements for children and young people, through:

• Helping to engage with community groups.
• Fcilitate development and implementation of public health-related projects;
• Use evidence-based practice and local intelligence data (e.g. the JSNA) to inform and support community-led initiatives.

The position is mostly based around children and young people with a heavy focus on the under 5s. It includes rollout of the healthy early years awards, supervised toothbrushing in community settings, and child development initiatives, involving local people in identifying issues and solving them.

Working at an operational level, the post holder will develop and ensure the implementation of projects, working alongside the early year’s workforce and public health colleagues.

Whilst the position is mostly community based; you are required to be on site at the Civic Centre a minimum of 1 day a week.

The 3 working days are flexible.

The salary for this position is pro rata'd to 22.2hrs.

What you'll need to succeed

To be shortlisted for this position, it is essential that you have at least 1 years’ experience of working in children and young person’s public health, health promotion or community development.

You will need to be able to network and go out to providers in the community. It is important to have good communication skills, including the ability to meet new people and to work collaboratively in a team. You will need to be dynamic, motivated and self-directed, be able to initiate new opportunities and develop them into ideas and work schemes.

Whilst driving isn’t essential, you must be able to travel around Southeast Essex with ease to attend meetings if needed.

What you'll get in return

When joining the council, you can enjoy a range of benefits including: 25 days annual leave, flexible working and excellent training and development opportunities. They are committed to ensuring that you are supported in this varied and challenging role with the appropriate level of training. A full list of benefits provided by Southend Council can be viewed on the "Why Work For Us?" tab.

*** Please note that salaries and holiday entitlement will be pro rata'd in line with the advertised hours for this position.

What you need to do now

If you are interested in this role, please click 'apply online' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV.

If you would like a copy the Job Description, please click here

If you are wanting further information that isn't in the JD, please contact Nathalie Nathalie.s@hays.com

Please note: Applications for this vacancy may close prior to the date advertised above so you are advised to apply as soon as you are able to.

All applicants for this role will require an enhanced DBS check.

The Council is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications, regardless of race, sex, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, age or religion or belief.