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Stop Smoking Advisor
Bartholomew House (On-Site)
Permanent, Full time
No DBS check required
£26,873 - £28,770
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Job introduction
Are you passionate about community health? Do you have good communication skills and want to help people making lifestyle changes?
We are looking for 4 Stop Smoking Advisors to join the Health Lifestyles Team. 3 of these roles will be working with adults aged 18+ and 1 role will be working with children and young people aged 12 - 25.
Interview date: Interviews will be held between – 16th - 20 September 2024
For an informal discussion, Susan Zinyowa katie.knight@brighton-hove.gov.uk (children and young people’s role)
About the role
The Healthy Lifestyles Team delivers a range of services and activities to support individuals and families in Brighton & Hove to live happy healthy lives.
Smoking is the leading cause of health inequalities and accounts for half of the difference in life expectancy between the most and least affluent communities in England. In Brighton & Hove 13% of adults and 11% of children aged 14-16, smoke.
1 in every 2 smokers will die from a smoking-related disease. Stopping smoking is one of the most important changes a person can make for their health and wellbeing.
In this uniquely rewarding role you will be delivering life-changing support, delivering an evidenced-based stop smoking programme to give people the best chance of living smoke free lives.
You will:
- Be enthusiastic about supporting health and wellbeing.
- have experience working with adults or young people in community-based settings.
- Be able to demonstrate excellent communications skills.
- have a good understanding of the challenges people face when making lifestyle changes.
- have a commitment to equality and diversity.
- Be highly motivated and able to work independently.
Experience delivering stop smoking interventions is beneficial but is not essential; you will be offered full training in smoking cessation and behaviour change techniques.
We welcome applications from people with lived experience of health inequality.
What we offer:
- Generous holiday entitlement, with the ability to buy additional leave
- Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
- Loans to buy public transport season ticket, bike, or car; discounted membership of a car club and local bikeshare
- Access to wide range of discounts from retailers and many other benefits.
- Flexible hybrid working arrangements
You will be based at our office in Bartholomew’s House in central Brighton, but you will also work from community venues or schools and colleges in the city. Wednesdays are a key office day for the team, so you must be available to work on Wednesdays.
Read more about our benefits on Why work for us (brighton-hove.gov.uk)
In your application, please indicate whether you are interested in the Adult or the Children and Young Person’s Stop Smoking Advisor role. You can be considered for both roles if you show that you have the relevant skills and knowledge for each role in your application. We will interview candidates separately for each role.
Please read our Apply for a job at the council (brighton-hove.gov.uk) pages carefully. They give you all the guidance you need to complete your application as well as information on what will happen after you’ve submitted your application and at interview.
As part of your application, you will need to complete your education and work history and provide answers to some shortlisting questions. Your answers to the shortlisting questions are the most important part of your application as they will be used in the shortlisting process to assess whether you meet the essential requirements for the role that are set out in the person specification and to decide whether you should be offered an interview. Before you start your application, please read our guidance here (Shortlisting questions guidance (brighton-hove.gov.uk) as this gives important advice which will increase your chance of success in the shortlisting process.
Additional information
Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is less than 37 hours or term-time only.
For more information about our values and the benefits of working at the council, visit Why work for us (brighton-hove.gov.uk)
Company information
Please note that this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and is subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Check.
Encouraging a diverse workforce
Our city is known and loved for its diversity. Not only is the mixture of people, culture and skills vital to the economic and social development of the city, it's what makes Brighton & Hove such a great place to live, work and visit. We are committed to developing and retaining a workforce that is representative of the diverse communities we serve so we welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds. In order to achieve our aims of proportionate representation, we particularly encourage applicants from a BME or White Other background as well as those who identify as disabled, male or trans.
Find out more about our commitment to being a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone can achieve their potential by reading about our encourage a diverse workforce (brighton-hove.gov.uk).