Health and Wellbeing Officers x 3

Cumberland Council

Salary: £29,777 - £30,296

Hours: 37 Hours per week

Location: As part of Cumberland Council, the 2 x Health & Wellbeing Officer – Smoking Cessation posts will be based at West Cumbria House.

The 1 x Health & Wellbeing Officer (fixed term) will be based at Cumbria House.

All posts will work in communities within the Cumberland Council area.

Contract: 2 x Permanent/ 1 x Fixed Term (up to 2 years).

Health & Wellbeing Officer – Smoking Cessation x 2 (Permanent)

Health & Wellbeing Officer x 1 (Fixed term up to 2 years)

Are you looking for a rewarding challenge? Would you like to be part of making positive changes to someone’s life?

We have the opportunity for 3 Health & Wellbeing Officer to join our team, working with individuals aged 16 years and over across the council, who would like to make positive changes to their lives. 2 posts, based in West and South Cumberland will have a specific focus on quitting smoking.

Most of the people we work with have faced a period of crisis or have multiple issues that they need to understand and work through, making this role both challenging and extremely rewarding for the right person.

About the role

Within the role, you will need to able to adopt a coaching approach and have the personal skills to build trusting and authentic relationships with individuals in our community. You will work in a non-directive style, help people to stop smoking and motivate them to make positive changes, whilst also understanding and reducing any barriers to change.

Specific to the Smoking Cessation posts x 2:

Smoking remains one the biggest causes of death and ill health in the UK. As part of the local authority’s commitment to becoming Smoke Free in 2030, funding has been allocated to the H&WT to provide people who smoke the opportunities to access appropriate support to quit smoking at the right time for them.

For some people, quitting and staying smoke free is more problematic therefore these roles will focus on:

1. a) supporting people from the 20% most deprived communities who have, for example, mental health, homelessness, and substance misuse.
2. b) supporting people who are on a respiratory health pathway including targeted lung health checks, people receiving enhanced health checks and people who are part of the Waiting Well project.

The role with offer:

• One to one and group work with a focus on behaviour change
• Provide aids and NRT to aid quitting.
• Deliver a rolling 12-week programme of support for those wanting to quit.

Who we are looking for:

The successful candidate will be able to:

• Coach people to take action on factors that influence health and wellbeing – primary smoking.
• Work alongside people to reduce health inequalities by understanding inequality and identify ways in which they can address and sustain changes into the future.
• Help build independence and resilience to meet future crisis.
• Understand and challenge behaviours, raise awareness and build personal responsibility.
• Engage with our local communities and social networks, but also link the people we support together and encouraging them to create self-led community/social groups.

We would love to hear from anyone who could be a great asset to our team. If this sounds like you, then please apply today!

We plan to hold online sessions via Teams for anyone who is interested in applying for the role and would like some further information. If you would like to receive an invite to a session, please email HAWCrecruitment@cumberland.gov.uk

If you have any questions about this role, then please email HAWCrecruitment@cumberland.gov.uk

DBS

This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 and requires an enhanced DBS check with an Adults Barred List check.

Please note this role involves working in regulated activity with adults. It is an offence for people who are barred from working in regulated activity to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with adults.

Application and Interview information

Closing date: Sunday 25^th February 2024

Interview date: Tuesday 5^th – Wednesday 6^th March 2024

Safer Recruitment

At Cumberland Council we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the safety and welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and expects all employees, volunteers and the Externally Provided Workforce (EPWs) to share this commitment.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

Cumberland Council is committed to improving the diversity of its workforce to better reflect the communities we serve. We welcome applications from everyone and work to promote an inclusive, supportive culture that values and celebrates our differences.

As a Disability Confident Employer, disabled applicants, who meet the essential criteria of this job, are guaranteed an interview.

Please read the Supporting Information:

Post Specification

Role Profile