Public Health & Wellbeing Support Officer

Vacancy Summary Employer: West Berkshire Council Salary: From £25878 to £32020 per annum (Grade G) Location: Council Offices, Market Street, Newbury Contract: Permanent Working Pattern: Full Time Hours: 37 hours per week. DBS Check: No Closing Date: 25/06/2023 at 23:59 Reference: V5234 Vacancy Description

The public health and wellbeing team seeks to appoint experienced and capable Support Officer. The post holder will be expected to provide a range of administrative support to the public health and wellbeing team as well as the Service Lead and Service Director.

The post holder will support the commissioning of a range of public health services and will include work on specific projects such as business planning, financial administration, communications and campaigns.

You will be the first point of contact for the public health and wellbeing team, communicating effectively with the public, local authority officers, elected members, NHS and voluntary and community sector partners.

You will need to possess excellent organisational skills and able to prioritise work to ensure the service plays its part in the delivering the council strategy and health and wellbeing strategy.

If you want to make a positive contribution to the health and wellbeing of West Berkshire residents, and work within a dynamic and passionate team we would like to hear from you.

West Berkshire Council offer excellent employment benefits such as flexible working, access to a wide range of relevant training, local government pension scheme, family friendly policies, a range of local discounts and much more. You will also be entitled to a generous annual leave entitlement of 28 days per annum rising to a maximum of 33 days.

Please contact Zoe Campbell Interim Service Lead on 07818 580580 zoe.campbell1@westberks.gov.uk or April Peberdy Interim Service Director on 07917 627444 april.peberdy@westberks.gov.uk for an informal chat about this role.

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