This part-time role has a starting salary of £14,901.00 per annum, based on a 16.5 hour working week. The work schedule is 11:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., three days a week (specific days to be agreed upon, but ideally including Friday). This is a fixed term contract to 31 March 2027.
Are you passionate about helping children and families improve their health and wellbeing? Do you want to make a real difference?
If so, we'd LOVE to hear from you!
An exciting opportunity has arisen for two Health & Wellbeing Advisors to join an established, supportive, and friendly team on the Be Your Best programme. You will be working within a multi-disciplinary partnership including The University of Surrey, SCC Family Learning and Active Surrey.
Rewards and Benefits
- 26 days' holiday (prorated for part time staff), rising to 28 days after 2 years' service and 30 days after 5 years' service
- Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave
- An extensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
- Up to 5 days of carer's leave per year
- Paternity, adoption and dependants leave
- A generous local government salary related pension
- Lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, shopping and many more
- 2 paid volunteering days plus 1 team volunteering day per year
- Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resource
About the Team
We are Active Surrey. We are one of 43 national Active Partnerships, who are funded by Sport England, to tackle inactivity which is driven by inequalities.
We believe in the power of physical activity and the benefits it can offer. A mood booster, a confidence lifter, a social enhancer and a life extender.
Less than half Surrey's children and young people are doing enough physical activity every week, which falls to only 4 out of 10 children amongst lower-income families.
In addition, 3 out of 10 Surrey adults aren't doing enough, rising to over 4 out of 10 amongst those earning less.
That's why we need YOU to join our Movement for Change
- Help us challenge and change the status quo to get more people moving
- Help us create a fairer, better and healthier future for everyone
Be Your Best is a fully funded healthy lifestyle programme for families with children aged 5-17 years, who are above the healthy weight range. The programme adopts a family approach so you will be working with the whole family. For more information, please visit www.bybsurrey.org.
About the Role
We are looking for one Health & Wellbeing Advisor to primarily support families living in Mole Valley, Tandridge, Reigate & Banstead and Epsom & Ewell and one Health & Wellbeing Advisor to primarily support families living in Woking, Surrey Heath, Runnymede, Spelthorne and Elmbridge.
Like all roles at Active Surrey, you can expect this role to be fun, rewarding and challenging. No two days will be the same! Your role will be to deliver the one-to-one session part of the Be Your Best programme either in school or family homes. Families are also offered online group sessions delivered by the University of Surrey and Family Learning. Topics include The Eatwell Guide, sugar swaps, sleep, exercise and screen time.
The successful candidates will be experienced in working directly with children and families to support behaviour change in relation to healthy living. As a Surrey wide programme, you will need a full driving license and access to a vehicle. Full training will be given.
Shortlisting Criteria
- Experience of providing health and wellbeing interventions to families with children aged 5-17 years in their own homes, with the ability to recognise and respond appropriately to them in sometimes challenging situations.
- A good knowledge and understanding of current health and wellbeing messages and be able to advocate this (particularly nutrition and physical activity to help reach and maintain a healthy weight).
- Experience of working with young people with additional needs, in particular autism and ADHD.
- Awareness of onward referral / signposting options for the family.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Excellent computer skills with experience of working with internal monitoring systems (we use Upshot).
- Enhanced with Barred Lists DBS check.
It would be even more advantageous if you have...
- A safeguarding children and young people qualification.
- Experience of working in schools / community settings.
- An emergency first aid qualification.
- A nutritional qualification.
- An understanding of behaviour change.
We are open to the background and experience that the right candidate can bring. We are particularly interested in hearing from people with additional needs and disabilities and people from ethnically diverse communities who are currently under-represented in our workforce.
Contact us
Please contact us for any questions relating to the role. This could be to discuss flexible working requests, transferable skills or any barriers to employment.
For an informal discussion please contact Ruth Hards by e-mail at .
The job advert closes at 23:59 on 20th October 2024 with interviews planned for 23rd and 24th October 2024.
We look forward to receiving your application, please click on the apply online button below to submit.