Livewell Advisor x 3 posts

Directorate: Place
Hours: Full-time 37 hours, some evening and weekend work required (minimum 2 evenings a week) part – time / job sharing will be considered for the right candidates
Contract Type: Permanent
Location: Citywide – locality based

We’re looking for compassionate community-focussed individuals to join our award-winning Livewell team.

The Council’s Livewell service offers free lifestyle programmes to help adults and children in Derby to manage their weight, stop smoking, get fitter and improve their overall wellbeing.

To support the national and local ambition to be smoke free by 2030 we are looking to recruit Livewell Advisors to manage a caseload of clients for weight management, getting active and quit smoking support. As an Advisor you will support the client to make positive and sustained lifestyle choices and provide health education in a variety of subject areas over a 12-month period. The advisor will be working with diverse communities so experience of supporting people from different ethnic and cultural backgrounds is important. Therefore, we particularly welcome applications from those with a working understanding (e.g. speaking and listening) of the common languages in Derby’s communities.

You’ll be organised, client-focussed with an enthusiastic approach to helping people to discover their own solutions and build their resilience. Whilst experience of supporting lifestyle change and managing caseloads is preferred, we’re also excited to hear from individuals who are supporting communities and helping groups in other ways.

We are particularly keen to hear from people that have experience of working with;

Benefits of working with us

• Flexible working hours scheme
• Hybrid working
• Modern office environment available
• 27 days annual leave (rising to 32 days after 5 years' service), plus bank holidays
• Local government pension scheme
• Team Derby Rewards
• Tusker Car Benefit Scheme
• Cycle2work scheme & free cycle training
• Employee Leisure Card
• Childcare vouchers

We are keen to have a chat to anyone who feels they have relevant experience of supporting adults with their wellbeing for example health, housing, employment or welfare. For an informal chat please email;
Paul.mcginty@derby.gov.uk, Sufyaan.Mia@derby.gov.uk or dawn.lee@derby.gov.uk

Next Steps
The closing date for this vacancy is at midnight on 20th May 2024. Any applications received after the closing date will not be accepted.

Important Information
Links to the full Job Description and Person Specification are below.

As part of our safer recruitment checks the successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

All employees will normally be appointed to the minimum of the grade for the job.

Before you complete your application form please read our guidance on filling in your application form.

Remember to align your personal statement to the essential criteria in the Person Specification.

Please be aware that where there are colleagues within the organisation who are 'at risk' of redundancy, requirements to redeploy to another suitable role will apply and take priority.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. We recruit for diversity and value difference. As many of our roles can now be home-based, we are able to offer more opportunities for people who need this facility.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. If you are a disabled person, you have the choice to apply under our Guaranteed Interview Scheme so long as you demonstrate that you meet the essential requirements for the job.

We feel it is essential that we recruit a talented workforce that is as diverse as the community we work for.

Please let us know of any individual requirements or reasonable adjustments you may have during the application, interview, or onboarding process and we’ll do all we can to help. We strongly believe in social understanding of disability and for us it’s all about removing barriers to equality.

If you have any questions regarding this vacancy or are having difficulty applying, please contact our Recruitment Team on 01332 640844 (Relay UK - 18001 01332 640 844) or at recruitmentteam@derby.gov.uk. https://www.derby.gov.uk/signing-service/