About the role:
Horsham District Council is looking for a Health & Wellbeing Adviser (Weight Management & Alcohol) (Maternity Cover) to join our established Health and Wellbeing team to support the delivery of the Wellbeing Service across the Horsham District. The Wellbeing service is part of a county-wide programme in West Sussex to promote healthy lifestyles and prevent ill-health within our local communities. The service provides information, advice and signposts local people to services for help and support.
As a Health & Wellbeing Adviser you will be responsible for providing one-to-one advice, support and motivation to adults wishing to improve their health and wellbeing through behaviour change. The postholder will support the delivery of the Horsham Wellbeing Alcohol Reduction service by providing one-to-one appointments (in person, via telephone or online) to adults who are drinking at Increasing risk and Higher risk levels in order to prevent alcohol-related harm and possible future dependence on alcohol. You will also deliver 12-week weight management programmes to groups of adults who have a BMI of 25-40 providing them with the skills and knowledge to help them achieve and maintain a healthy weight and lifestyle. There will also be a requirement to deliver one-to-one smoking cessation interventions.
This is a maternity cover post, initially to end 31st March 2026, or on return of post holder. The post holder will report directly to the Wellbeing Team Leader and will be based at our Wellbeing Hub in Swan Walk (Horsham) or delivering within the community. This is a full-time role however we would consider applications from people wishing to do part time hours (minimum 28 hours per week).
About you:
To succeed as Health & Wellbeing Adviser you will be highly motivated with a good understanding of healthy lifestyles and wellbeing issues. You will have a relevant qualification in nutrition and experience of delivering health and wellbeing advice and support to both individuals and groups, using brief interventions and/or motivational interviewing techniques. You will have excellent organisation skills and be able to manage conflicting priorities, have good interpersonal and communication skills, be reliable and be able to work independently as well as part of a team. You will be able to work proactively and on your own initiative.
This post requires flexibility, as some weekend and regular evening work will be required. This role involves travelling across the district to various sites and therefore a full and current UK driving licence with access to a car is essential.
If you have experience within the health and wellbeing sector, have a background working with clients, excellent presentation and partnership working skills and would like to be part of a hardworking, friendly team, then we would like to hear from you.
For an informal discussion about this role please call Tess Davison, Health & Wellbeing Manager on 01403 215265.
DBS
Due to the nature of this role it is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and is subject to enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) clearance.
About us:
We have a friendly and supportive working environment and being a smaller Council, you can really get to know everybody.
We encourage and support our employees to have a healthy work life balance by offering 28 days’ (207.2 hours) annual leave plus bank holidays (pro-rata), and flexible/hybrid working options where applicable.
We offer a generous benefits package including an online platform offering discounts from online retailers and access to a car lease scheme. Staff are also eligible to join the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), where the Council contributes circa 20% of pensionable salary.
To support employees’ professional development the Council provides reimbursement for professional subscriptions and a number of training opportunities, including extensive in-house learning resources, short courses, Apprenticeships, and qualifications such as Institute of Leadership & Management (ILM), Master of Business Administration (MBA).
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To apply:
If you would like to apply for the role, we highly recommend you show clearly within the ‘Experience Section’ of the application form how you meet the essential criteria detailed within the Role Profile when applying. If you do not make this clear, it is unlikely you will be shortlisted for interview.
Internal applicants, if you would like to apply for the role, please submit an expression of interest to HR@horsham.gov.uk explaining clearly how you meet the criteria and what you feel you can bring to the role.
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