Active Living Programme Lead
Location: Wakefield One, Burton Street, Wakefield, WF1 2EB, WF1 2EB.
This role will play a key part in shaping and delivering programmes such as Move More Wakefield, Cycle Wakefield and wider active travel initiatives, with a strong focus on supporting communities who face the greatest barriers to being active.
We’re particularly keen to hear from candidates who:
* Have experience leading teams and delivering programmes
* Are confident working in partnership across sectors
* Have a background in public health, behaviour change, or active travel
* Are passionate about reducing inequalities and improving wellbeing through physical activity
Overall Purpose of the Post:
* Work within and manage a team focusing on improving health and reducing health inequalities through physical activity programmes, including the delivery and coordination of targeted projects that encourage greater participation by a wider and more diverse range of people.
* Develop whole district physical activity programmes and commission partner organisations to deliver specific activity outcomes.
* Contribute towards the Move More Wakefield place partnership aims and outcomes.
* Deliver excellent partnership working, influencing and negotiating throughout.
* Take a delivery lead for specific work‑streams, developing and delivering district strategy to support these areas, influencing partnerships such as the Cycle Wakefield steering group.
* Work towards clear Corporate Objectives, e.g., supporting every child to ride a bike by age 12, and develop programmes to achieve this.
* Manage a team of physical activity officers to run, facilitate, and participate in numerous programmes across the district, encouraging behaviour change towards physical activity.
* Have a good understanding of barriers faced by individuals and work to remove these barriers.
* Specialist knowledge in physical activity, public health, and active travel, used to identify resident and stakeholder needs, review national standards and best practice, and secure additional resources.
* Disseminate information widely in appropriate formats to professionals across the council and partners.
* Embed a full range of public health specialisms and practice across services and partners.
Salary: £35,412 to £46,142 per annum.
Schedule: Full Time contract, Permanent.
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