AddressDo you have experience of helping people, delivering 1-1 or small groups to help people make positive lifestyle changes?
Are you organised, passionate and committed to helping others?
Our Purpose
This is great opportunity to help take forward a new and exciting new 1 year pilot initiative for our Healthy Weight Healthy Lives - Children and Families programme, across a targeted selection of our local children and their families. The aim will be to provide holistic support for children and their families, delivering an attainable peer model to support those engaged to attain a healthy weight and wider healthier lives, also considering the wider determinants of health and health inequalities that can inhibit people from being able to make positive lifestyle changes.
Your Role
This role will provide holistic support to a selection of local children and their families to help them achieve healthy weight and providing support to the Wellbeing Specialist in terms of making bookings, setting up clinics and sessions.
The Wellbeing Worker role principally centres on providing person centred support to individuals requiring support with their general health and wellbeing.
The role will involve using a coaching approach to proactively engage and build supportive relationships with target populations in North East Lincolnshire, understanding “Who and what matters to them” encouraging and motivating children and families, helping to build confidence, self-esteem, and resilience. We work to empower our clients to take control of and improve their health and wellbeing, which will include managing a varied caseload.
About You
We are looking for people who are dynamic and enthusiastic with a high level of autonomy, excellent communication skills, able to work on your own initiative and as part of a dynamic team. You must have proven experience of excellent listening and communication skills and understand empathy, unconditional positive regard and client autonomy is key to effective and positive support of our programmes and their development.
If you've had expereince of any of the below, we'd love to hear from you...
- Health promotion principles and practice or delivering programmes that are based on a motivational coaching ethos.
- Experience of data systems, report writing and communications in addition to administration and setting up clinics.
- Support and encourage behaviour change in the areas of healthy eating and physical activity, weight management, mental and emotional well-being and connecting with others.
- Act as an attainable peer to facilitate client group to feel at ease and feel they can be supported holistically to mee their respective needs?
If you have the passion to make a difference, and experience in any of the above areas, you may be a great fit for this role!
Your Application
All applicants are advised to carefully read the information provided in the Role Profile and Person Specification.
If you require an informal discussion about the role please contact Adam.Johnston@nelincs.gov.uk
Key Dates
Interview date: 27th April 2024
Start date: In line with our ‘Day One: NEL Induction Process’, we would like to aim to have the successful candidate in post by June 2024
Interview date: 27th April 2024
Start date: In line with our ‘Day One: NEL Induction Process’, we would like to aim to have the successful candidate in post by June 2024
(However, this may be subject to change and will of course be dependent on your notice period and relevant pre-employment clearances being completed)
Working Arrangements
This role is a blended working role (the duties of the role may require a blend of home & office working in line with needs of the service)
What can we offer?
In addition to a generous salary package, there are many perks to enjoy when you are part of TeamNEL...
As part of your RewardNEL package, you will also have up to 26 days leave entitlement* (including bank holidays) and enrolment into a local government pension...
As well as access to our exclusive RewardNEL platform.
This includes a variety of salary sacrifice schemes including Cycle2Work, Holiday Extra and Tusker (Car Lease), discounts at local coffee shops and bars, direct access to our inhouse wellbeing support, discounted car parking as well as instant access to new savings at major retailers, entertainment and hotels.
NELC staff can also benefit from flexible working and excellent training and development opportunities and a Fostering friendly scheme.
- Leave subject paygrade and length of service
Do you need support?
If you need any help applying for this position, please contact Wendy Trask on 07702 338542 (text or call). Wendy can support with digital access as well as offering advice and guidance about completing the different sections of the application form.
About NELC
At North East Lincolnshire Council, we have a unique ability to provide the ultimate work life balance for our employees. Situated within the award-winning coastal area of Cleethorpes and the beautiful Lincolnshire Wolds, North East Lincolnshire Council provide the perfect location for you to Live, Work & Play.
Get to know us better
Check out our Council Plan and read about all of the exciting new developments we have in the pipeline.
North East Lincolnshire Council is committed to being an inclusive employer, where equality and diversity is recognised, celebrated, and embodied throughout the organisation, becoming a workforce that represents all.
We regularly review data to ensure our recruitment processes are fair, transparent and promote equal opportunities for all. We also have an in-house Equalities Champions Group that works to promote and embed inclusivity in the workplace, helping us identify areas where we can take positive action, and make the organisation a safe space for colleagues to feel connected.
