AddressSalary: £26,873 - £28,770
Hours per week: 37 hours
Interview date: Tuesday 19 March 2024
Public Health - Championing Community Well-being
Do you have a passion for helping others improve their health? If so, join the Health Improvement Team and support our community with smoking cessation, weight management, physical activity, alcohol consumption and emotional wellbeing.
Our vision is to create stronger, more resilient communities and to support people in Wiltshire to live healthy, active and high-quality lives. We deliver this vision by improving health and wellbeing across the county, reducing health inequalities, and protecting the most vulnerable.
Our staff say: “We love working with so many likeminded people, who are all passionate about helping others to improve their health and wellbeing. The team are very supportive of each other and encourage each other to be their best”
As a Health Coach, you will work within our Wiltshire Health Improvement Hub to deliver community behaviour change programmes and one-to-one coaching courses to Wiltshire residents. Your role also involves partnering with the Council and community partners and contributing to broader projects enhancing the health and wellbeing of Wiltshire residents. Travel across Wiltshire is required.
We are looking for an innovative and motivational individual with community engagement experience and the ability to deliver initiatives for positive behaviour change. Ideally you will hold at least a Level 3 Health Training/Coaching qualification or equivalent, along with a strong knowledge of health improvement and behaviour change interventions.
If you're a dedicated professional looking for a challenging yet supportive environment to grow your public health career, we want to hear from you.
Why us?
Wiltshire Council is a friendly, welcoming place to work, with a 'One Council' ethos. That’s why we focus on getting the things that matter to our people right.
Please download and read the role description and person specification carefully before you apply as well as Our Identity .
For more details, contact Paul Needham, Public Health Practitioner, at paul.needham@wiltshire.gov.uk .
This role may be subject to certain successful security checks; please see the role description for more information.
We are firmly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and to the principles of inclusion and diversity in both employment and the delivery of services. Read our statement of commitment to equality and inclusion .
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