Healthy Living Practitioner

• Suffolk County Council
• Address: Wellington Family Hub Ipswich Suffolk IP1 2PB covering Ipswich South/ West and central Suffolk community-based working
• Salary: 28598 per annum (pro rata for part time)
• Hours: 1 x 37 hours per week or 2 x 18.5 hours per week
• Contract: Permanent

At Suffolk County Council every role is an opportunity to create positive change. As a Healthy Living Service Practitioner within our Children and Community Health Services (CCHS) team you will play a key role in supporting children young people and families to improve their health and wellbeing outcomes.

Reimagine the possibilities

Your role and responsibilities

As a Healthy Living Practitioner you will work directly with children young people and families helping reduce barriers to healthy lifestyles and support sustainable behaviour change. You will be delivering evidence-based interventions and support programmes that promote healthier lifestyles long-term wellbeing and reducing health inequalities across Suffolk.

• Deliver healthy living and healthy weight interventions to children young people and families.
• Provide one-to-one and group-based support programmes.
• Identify families who may benefit from additional early intervention and preventative support.
• Work collaboratively with schools early years settings health colleagues and community partners.
• Support the development of community-based healthy living initiatives.
• Promote positive lifestyle choices from preconception through to adulthood.
• Maintain accurate records and contribute to quality assurance processes.
• Undertake referrals and signposting to appropriate services.
• Contribute to service improvement through user feedback research and evaluation activities.

You will need

We are looking for someone who is passionate about improving outcomes for children young people and families.

We are particularly interested in candidates who have:

• experience of working directly with children young people and families
• knowledge of healthy living and wellbeing-related topics
• excellent communication and relationship-building skills
• experience of collaborative and multi-agency working
• the ability to organise and prioritise workloads effectively
• an understanding of safeguarding and child protection responsibilities
• a commitment to equality diversity and inclusion
• a positive resilient and flexible approach to work.

A Level 3 Healthy Living-related qualification and experience of Suffolk Signs of Safety and Wellbeing principles would be advantageous.

If you dont meet every requirement but feel you have the skills and experience to succeed we would encourage you to apply.

The team

Children and Community Health Services (CCHS) promotes the safety wellbeing health and learning of children and young people across Suffolk. We work in partnership with families communities and professionals to provide prevention and early intervention services that help children achieve the best possible outcomes.

The Healthy Living Service supports children and young people aged 0-19 years or up to 25 years for those with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) helping families establish and maintain healthy lifestyles through sustainable positive change.

Empowering everyone

We are big believers in potential possibility and the power of different ideas. Were always searching for ways to encourage respect and enable everyone to be the best they can be. We want to represent the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all individuals especially those from groups that are currently underrepresented in the organisation as shown in ourWorkforce Equality Report.

For more information

Please contact Mica Edwards for a casual conversation. You can contact them by emailing: or by calling .

How to apply

Step 1 Read the Job and Person Profile (JPP) (Word).

Step 2 -Click Apply Now to start your online application.

Step 3 -Upload asupporting statementanswering the following questions below (no more than 400 words per question). You should use theSupporting Statement template (Word).

1. What skills and experience can you bring to the team How do these relate to the role

2. Are you committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children young people and vulnerable adults and if so how can you evidence this

3. Provide an example of how you have motivated a child or family to make positive lifestyle changes. What approach did you use and what was the outcome

Step 4 -Upload a CV (without name and personal details).

Please note:Without a supporting statement and CV your interest will not be progressed. Any supporting documents must be in either PDF or MS Word format.

For guidance on completing your application please see ourHow to Apply page.

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Do you need any reasonable adjustments to help you to apply If you are disabled and/or have additional support needs you can request reasonable adjustments. You can do this by contacting our Recruitment Team at:or. You can find examples of possible adjustments on ourReasonable Adjustment pages.

Closing date: 11.30 pm 30 September 2026.
Interview date: 9 October 2026 at Wellington Community Centre (Family Hub)52 Chevalier Street Ipswich Suffolk IP1 2PB.

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