Feel Good Suffolk Advisor
Feel Good Suffolk Advisor
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Job Description
- East Suffolk Council East Suffolk House IP12 1RT and Riverside Office NR33 0EQ
- per annum (Band 4
- 2 posts available:
- Post 1: permanent 37 hours per week
- Post 2: 18 month fixed term 37 hours per week
- Full and Part Time applications welcomed
East Suffolk Council is an exciting place to work delivering essential local services and making a real difference to a quarter of a million people across East Suffolk.
Feel Good Suffolk (FGS) is an exciting partnership of local authorities and wider system partners across Suffolk with the aim of empowering clients to take control of their health and wellbeing with health improvement changes including managing weight increasing physical activity levels and stopping smoking.
We are looking for dynamic and motivational Feel Good Suffolk Advisors to provide holistic health and wellbeing support to clients accessing the FGS service. You will be required to undertake a what matters to you clientcentred assessment build individualised support packages refer clients to appropriate services and support and deliver onetoone and group healthbased interventions. You will support and empower the client to use their skills and networks to overcome barriers and make positive changes to improve their health and wellbeing.
Your role:
As a Feel Good Suffolk Advisor youll provide support to adults by telephone video call or face to face in community venues on a onetoone and group basis. Youll plan and facilitate the delivery of group sessions dropins and onetoone support based on the key themes of physical activity adult weight management and smoking cessation. You will be required to assess clients ensuring all aspects of health relevant to the client are considered and triage into FGS or external services as appropriate.
Youll be joining a caring and enthusiastic team striving to deliver the best outcomes for the people of Suffolk.
What you will need:
The post holder will have a strong understanding of wider health determinants and experience of supporting people to access local services. The candidate will have experience of working with individuals from a variety of backgrounds with differing level of support system and needs and have broad knowledge on health and wellbeing issues.
The candidate will be organised and able to work under pressure to tight timescales over a period of time and be a strong communicator with proven active listening skills.
If you think you have what it takes to be successful in either of these roles even if you dont meet all of the essential requirements please apply. We would appreciate the opportunity to consider your application.
Why work for us
East Suffolk Council is a great place to work and there are lots of benefits our employees can access. To find out more about why we are so proud of East Suffolk Counciltake a look at our video and hear why our employees think it is such a great place to work (YouTube).
Here are some of the main benefits:
- Generous leave entitlement (equivalent to 25 days a year increasing to 31 days after 5 years service plus bank holidays)
- Local government pension scheme
- Flexible working arrangements
- Learning and development tailored to your role
- A wide variety of staff support networks including access to health and wellbeing initiatives and programmes
- Discounts on mobile phones computers holiday and travel fashion and clothing health and beauty and many other products and services.
Find more information about what we offer in ourbenefits brochure (pdf).
These roles will primarily be remotely based utilising local community assets but will also involve travel across the district to provide facetoface services as well as providing client support over the phone and via our digital platform. A full drivers license and access to a car is essential for this role. The role will also require some evening working.
For more information
For an informal discussion regarding this post please contact Sarah Maidment by calling 0 or by emailing or Matt Stevens by calling 0 or by emailing.
Closing date: 5pm 21 April 2025.
Interview dates: Week commencing 28 April 2025.
How to apply
Step 1 Read the advert and theJob Description and Person Specification
Step 3 Complete the online application and upload your statement. Please note CVs are not accepted.
For more information check out the How to Apply section of our Career Site (URL).
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
