Community Wellbeing Assistant

Job Introduction

The Role

The Community Wellbeing team support a diverse range of initiatives that aim to improve the health and wellbeing of our local communities including food education, physical activity, emotional wellbeing, social isolation and the North Herts Healthy Hub.

We’re excited to have secured funding through Hertfordshire County Council and the Crisis Resilience Fund to deliver a programme of food education across the district and borough council areas of North Herts, Stevenage and Welwyn Hatfield and are looking for a motivated and passionate individual who loves working in the community and supporting people to improve their wellbeing.

The experience you will bring

You will have experience of working directly with local communities in customer facing environments, and of supporting programmes that meet the needs of our local communities. Ideally this will be in a health improvement or community wellbeing setting but this is not essential.

You will have an interest in helping people improve their health and wellbeing and in particular helping them to access food education programmes.

You will have excellent organisational skills and be able to carry out administrative tasks to a high standard.

You will have a strong track record of demonstrating excellent customer service skills and helping people when they may be vulnerable and need support.

You will be willing to work in a range of locations across North Herts, Stevenage and Welwyn and Hatfield supporting our food tutors to deliver food education interventions such as cookery workshops, budgeting and meal planning classes and demonstrations.

Please note, the successful applicant for the above post will be background checked with the Disclosure and Barring Service.

About Us

North Hertfordshire is a large rural district with approximately 125,000 residents with four historic towns, Hitchin, Baldock, Royston and Letchworth Garden City. The Council have four priorities: Thriving Communities, Accessible Services, Responsible Growth and Sustainability. The Council Plan sets out our key priorities and themes for the next five years. The North Herts Values define how we as colleagues work with each other, and we strive to be: Adaptable, Inclusive, Learning, Listening, Together.

Why work with us?

We are committed to promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion in our recruitment practices and in our employment policies. We want our employees to feel safe to express themselves and we encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds with a wide range of talents. We are dedicated to promoting a healthy work/life balance, valuing our employees, and enabling them to make a difference to the local community.

At North Herts Council we are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and we guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum requirements for the job.

Please note that all our vacancies require you to live and work in the UK, and selection interviews are face to face in our Letchworth offices or other nearby council sites.

If you would like an informal chat about the post, you can contact Helen Rae, Community Wellbeing Team Leader on 01462 474367

Please note, we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient suitable applications. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Hybrid working:Flexibility with homeworking and office-based days dependent on service delivery requirements

Working pattern: Fixed Term until 31/03/29. This job is open to flexible working patterns and working hours

Applications will close at midnight on Wednesday 1st July
Face to face interviews will be held on Wednesday 15th July

Please note that we are currently unable to provide sponsorship for employment in the UK.

We recommend downloading the job profile document as this will not be available once the vacancy closes.