17 days left to apply
Wokingham Borough Council (Hybrid)
Contract, Full time
Enhanced DBS check required
£33,945 - £37,336 Per Annum, Plus Benefits - (Pay award pending)
37 hours
Public Health Project Officer (Children and Young People) - 12 Month FTC
Wokingham Borough Council has an exciting opportunity available for a Public Health Project Officer (Children and Young People), to join our Public Health team on a 12-month fixed term contract.
As the Project Officer for Children and Young People, you will be focused on the Children and Young People portfolio, aiming to develop, promote and deliver health behaviour interventions/programmes in schools and the community across the Wokingham Borough.
The post is based within the Wokingham Borough Council Public Health Team who currently work flexibly (remote working and office as required). This role will be required to work in close collaboration with other Wokingham Borough Council Officers working on health and wellbeing, local authority public health team members, as well as health colleagues across Wokingham.
Benefits
We offer a fantastic range of employee benefits including a generous annual leave allowance of 28 days (rising to 33 days after 5 years of local government service), plus bank holidays, an excellent local government pension scheme, flexible working, employee assistance programme, local and lifestyle discounts, free onsite gym, salary sacrifice car and bike schemes much more!
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Our Area
Wokingham Borough is set in the heart of Berkshire with excellent transport links to Reading and central London. Our area comprises of a vibrant and historical market town, attractive villages, and miles of beautiful countryside.
We’re home to a range of high performing schools, a host of international businesses and an incredible community. The borough has a strong local economy with accelerated growth, a range of excellent public facilities and low levels of crime, offering an exceptional quality of life.
If you’re interested in this exciting opportunity, click the link below and apply today!
Alternatively, for more information or to arrange an informal discussion, please contact Joanne Tombs Public Health Senior Programme Officer email Joanne.Tombs@wokingham.gov.uk
Closing: Sunday 17th November 2024, 11pm
Interviews: W/C 25th November 2024
Please be aware that we will be reviewing the applications we receive on a daily basis, and we reserve the right to close the advert early if suitable candidates are identified.
Whilst this is a fixed term contract appointment, for anyone already employed by Wokingham Borough Council this would be classed as a secondment if successful. Therefore, the usual permission requests for secondments apply and you must speak to your line manager in the first instance before applying.
If your application is shortlisted for an interview, you will be required to provide proof of your right to work in the UK at that stage. Additionally, successful candidates must present proof upon receiving a job offer.
Please note that all offers are conditional and subject to the satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks.
Wokingham Borough Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff, other workers and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates for this role will be subject to Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks along with other relevant employment checks.
Wokingham is an equal opportunities employer.
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