This full-time role has a starting salary of £35,730 per annum based on a 36-hour working week.
This is a fixed term contract or secondment opportunity until 31st March 2026.
This role is open to hybrid working and as a team we split our time between working from home and collaborating together in the office two days per week.
Do you believe in the impact physical activity can have on health and wellbeing? Are you passionate about making a real difference? If you are an effective communicator and a highly organised programme manager, keen to adapt and innovate to encourage people to be more active - we'd LOVE to hear from you!
Active Surrey is excited to be hiring a collaborative, inspiring and proactive Health Lead to join our dynamic and passionate team!
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 resources
- Lots of flexibility - we offer flexible and agile working
- Friendly, passionate and supportive teammates, all of whom will make you feel right at home from day one
About the Team
We are Active Surrey. We are one of 43 national Active Partnerships 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.
About the Role
In this role, you will set up and create our Physical Activity Adviser (PAA) service - part of Surrey County Council's new 'Workwell' programme. As 1 of 15 pilot vanguard sites, Surrey's Workwell programme aims to get those signed off with a fit note back into work via a variety of support, including that of a PAA. This service will encourage more people who need it most to realise the benefits of moving more for their health and wellbeing.
This will be a very interesting and varied role where you will be involved in the following:
- Collaborating to devise what PAA sessions will look like in terms of support, resources and signposting- including in the community
- Ensuring service equity across Surrey
- Coordinating training and support for all PAAs
- Managing SLAs with leisure operators (employing the PAAs)
- Attending wider Workwell meetings
- Setting up systems to capture and report on targets
Reporting into the Head of Health, you'll develop excellent relationships with leisure operators, and oversee the borough Physical Activity Advisers. You will work very closely with the rest of the Active Surrey organisation, with SCC's Communities and Prevention Team, as well as Social Prescribers and other local partners.
You'll love this job if:
- You're passionate about making a difference and you're ambitious to drive real change
- You're curious and like to ask why and how
- You're a pro-active and inspiring self-starter, eager to learn, adept at bringing in new ideas and trying different things
- You're collaborative and organised, a real team player
- You're inspiring and believe in the power of sport and physical activity to transform lives, where your drive and positivity brings people with you
Shortlisting Criteria
To be considered for shortlisting for this position, your CV and personal statement will clearly evidence the following:
- Significant Programme Management experience
- Excellent communication, influencing and interpersonal skills, with strong attention to detail
- Good knowledge of physical activity and its impact
- An understanding of behaviour change as well as the wider determinants of health
- A proactive self starter with excellent computer skills including Excel, Word, SharePoint, PowerPoint
- An ability to prioritise and manage a varied workload
The job advert closes at 23:59 on 22nd October 2024 with interviews planned for week commencing 21st October 2024.
We look forward to receiving your application, please click on the apply online button below to submit.
Our Commitment
Surrey County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. A guaranteed interview will be offered to all disabled applicants where:
- The candidate has evidenced the minimum criteria for the role through their application
- The candidate has chosen to share that they have a disability on the application form
Our application form and onboarding process will provide an opportunity to request any reasonable adjustments for the interview and/or the role.
We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all underrepresented groups.
