Role Responsibility
Kent Public Health is seeking to expand its team to deliver an extended supervised toothbrushing programme under the governments Plan for Change to help give children the best start in life. These are new and exciting opportunities to take our supervised toothbrushing programme plan forward. Are you a motivated and enthusiastic team player interested in supporting young childrens health?
We are looking to appoint an Oral Health Improvement Support Assistant to join our thriving public health team in Kent County Council. You will need to be experienced in working in a professional environment and as an admin or clerical officer.
As the Oral Health Improvement Support Assistant, you will be supporting a new oral health team and programme of work. In this role, you will provide professional support and assistance to the supervised toothbrushing team, undertaking project activities and sharing good practice to ensure the smooth running of the new supervised toothbrushing service.
You will have excellent administrative skills, good attention to detail and the ability to communicate effectively with a variety of people.
The role of the Oral Health Support Assistant is across Kent, so travel may be required.
All roles will be supported, and line managed by a Public Health Specialist and be part of a friendly, dynamic and supportive team which promotes professional development and will recognise your achievements.
This post is subject to a Basic Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.
Please be aware if we receive a high number of applications this job may be closed early.