Closing date: 25 May 2025
Health Improvement Advisor - Healthier Weight (2 posts)
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Derbyshire County Council’s Public Health Department, within Live Life Better Derbyshire, supporting the work of the Adult Healthier Weight Programme.
We have a fabulous opportunity for two successful candidates to join a dynamic, and growing service which is looking for two individuals to deliver on our Tier 2, Adult Healthier Weight Programme. The successful candidates must have a passion and ability for supporting Derbyshire residents to make healthier choices, and support making changes as part of their weight loss journey. For further information regarding our service, please visit our website Losing weight - Live Life Better Derbyshire.
We have two posts (Post 1 x 37 hours per week and Post 2 x 30 hours per week) which will focus on supporting the delivery of our Healthier Weight programme, predominantly within the Amber Valley locality.
The successful candidates will require excellent communication and listening skills, with a knowledge of behaviour change and a good understanding of factors affecting health. Both candidates will require experience of working independently and as part of a team. A good level of IT literacy will also be required to maintain accurate client records.
These posts are hybrid roles and will require office working, home working and working in the community, the roles will involve regular travel across Derbyshire.
The roles will include working 5 days of 7 and include evening and weekend working.
For further information about the roles and responsibilities, please see the job and personal profile.
Please use the job and personal profile requirements as headings in the section ‘suitability for the job.’
Employees have access to a range of benefits and discounts including:
* Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme.
* 25 days annual leave per year (rising to 30 days after 5 years continuous service) plus 8 bank holidays (pro rata). Grade dependant.
* Training and development opportunities.
* Paid travel expenses if required to travel to other sites.
* Smarter travel scheme including access to the cycle to work scheme.
* Supportive management and team.
* Access to our in-house occupational services which also includes free eye tests, physiotherapy, and counselling.
* Derbyshire rewards - offering hundreds of discounts and cashback.
* More details on the benefits of working for the council can be found on our reward and recognition page here.
If you have a passion to make a difference, please contact Vikki Davis on telephone no. 07966 153 444 email: Victoria.Davis@derbyshire.gov.uk or Claire Booth on telephone no. 07966 745 201 email: Claire.Booth@derbyshire.gov.uk for a confidential and informal discussion about the roles.
Provisional Interview Date: Week commencing 16th June 2025 #J-18808-Ljbffr