Job description
Location: Citywide - Locality based
Hours: 37 hours a week
Contract Type: Permanent
We’re looking for compassionate community-focussed individuals to join our award-winning Livewell team.
We are particularly keen to hear from people that have experience of working with;
• Eastern European communities Slovak, Polish, Romanian
• Asian communities
• People affected by all types of lung conditions
Who We Are
Here at Derby City Council, we’re dedicated to delivering nearly 250 first-class services to citizens and businesses in the heart of the Midlands. People are at the centre of all that we do, and we have an outstanding track record of recruiting and developing talented individuals by providing them with varied and fulfilling career opportunities.
What We Offer
You too could be part of something brilliant by becoming a colleague at Derby City Council; in addition to making a difference to the lives of people across the city, you’ll also receive:
• Flexible work/life balance scheme
• Hybrid working
• Continued professional development opportunities & career conversations
• 27 days annual leave (rising to 32 days after 5 years' service), plus bank holidays
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Team Derby Rewards – retail and leisure discounts
• Tusker Car Benefit Scheme
• Cycle2Work Scheme & free cycle training
• Employee Assistance Programme, Wellbeing Calendar and Support
• Access to our Equality Employee Networks – LGBTQ+, Disabled Employee Network & Carers and our Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic Employee Support Network and Neurodiversity Network
• Support for colleagues who are carers
The Opportunity
In the role of Livewell Advisor, here’s an example of what you’ll be doing to make an impact:
The Council’s Livewell service offers free lifestyle programmes to help adults and children in Derby to manage their weight, stop smoking, get fitter and improve their overall wellbeing. We are looking to recruit Livewell Advisors to manage a caseload of clients for weight management, getting active and quit smoking support.
As an Advisor you will support the client to make positive and sustained lifestyle choices and provide health education in a variety of subject areas over a 12-month period. The advisor will be working with diverse communities so experience of supporting people from different ethnic and cultural backgrounds is important. Therefore, we particularly welcome