Position reference: / 741944
Directorate: Growth & Sustainability | Service: Housing & Climate Change
Salary: £42,839 - £46,142
Working Arrangements: Monday to Friday
Hours per week: 37
Contract type: Permanent
We are happy to talk flexible working arrangements with you, please get in touch.
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Closing date: 26/09/2025 at 23:59
The successful candidate will be required to speak English to an appropriate standard.
This post requires a Basic Criminal Record Check
Prospective employees will be required to give a reasonable account of any significant periods (6 months or more in the past 3 years) of time living abroad.
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At Barnsley Council you can start a career that makes a real difference to people's lives, helping our council and residents to be the best they can be.
We're an award-winning council and one of the biggest employers in the borough, supporting around 243,000 people. We put people at the heart of everything we do, and that includes our employees. As part of the team, we offer lots of benefits and rewards to support you to thrive and grow, like flexible working, employee discounts, support for your health and wellbeing, and opportunities for training and development to grow your career and develop your skills.
There's so much happening in our thriving borough, and now's the perfect time to join our excellent Housing & Climate Change team as we work to make Barnsley the place of possibilities.
* We're an award-winning team and one of the biggest employers in the borough supporting around 243,000 people.
* Working at Barnsley Council means being part of a team that makes a real difference to people's lives, where you can develop the skills you need to make change happen.
* If you join the team you'll receive great pay alongside an excellent pension scheme. With flexible working we'll also support your work/life balance, helping you to adjust your hours and take time off when you need it.
* We'll help you to develop your career and grow your skills with opportunities for training and development.
* There's so much happening in our thriving borough and your talent and skills will help us make Barnsley the place of possibilities.
* Key to our success is working with our residents, partners, businesses and organisations and building these partnerships to bring about change in Barnsley.
About the Post:
Come and join the team We have a permanent vacancy for a passionate and committed Senior Public Health Officer in the Council's Strategic Housing team.
We have a permanent vacancy in a highly motivated and well-respected Strategic Housing team who have a strong track record of successful project delivery across tenure. The Team is working hard to ensure that everyone in the borough has access to a safe, warm and affordable home in a sustainable neighbourhood.
Your role
As a Senior Public Health Officer, you'll work closely with Strategy Housing, Public Health and Berneslai Homes to lead the planning and delivery of public health programmes and initiatives to support our residents to live in healthy, affordable secure homes. You'll use your public health skills and housing experience to support the delivery of our Housing Strategy, this varied and interesting role will include addressing fuel poverty, improving access to housing support, supporting the regeneration of housing and training front line staff about the dangers of damp and mould.
Working in close partnership with colleagues across the council, the NHS and a host of statutory, community and voluntary groups including Berneslai Homes, our social housing provider, you will use your housing and public health skills to plan and deliver a range of programmes.
You'll help us to develop, deliver and evaluate projects to tackle health inequalities and improve housing conditions across the Borough. This could include helping us to develop services, commissioning and strategies, and play a key part in needs assessments and service reviews. Your portfolio will be broad ranging across all housing tenures and could include planning and delivery of public health programmes, including commissioning, contract management, and stakeholder engagement and research and evaluation, striving to improve the health and reduce inequalities which contribute to creating a Healthy Barnsley.
What we're looking for
We're looking for a passionate public health officer, with an understanding of the role housing plays as a wider determinant of health and experience of collaborative working and excellent communication skills and a proven track record of delivering successful public health initiative. To join us, you'll need a relevant degree and experience which meets the role profile.
For further information about this role, please contact Jen MacPhail at
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Why work for us?
Please ensure you view the job profile for this role, as you will need to demonstrate in your application form how you meet the required criteria.
We welcome the opportunity to have a chat about the role and are happy to address any questions you may have about flexible working arrangements, including as a result of caring responsibilities.
We're committed to creating a workplace where differences are valued and everyone truly feels able to be themselves. If you have any support needs during the recruitment process, please let us know.
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