Health Improvement Coordinator: Mental Wellbeing and Early Years

About Us

North Somerset Council is committed to providing high-quality services to our community. We are committed to creating a fair, green, and more inclusive environment for all our residents. Join us and contribute to making a positive impact on our community.

The Role

We are seeking a motivated and organised Health Improvement Coordinator to join the Mental Wellbeing and Community Development Team within the Health Improvement Service at North Somerset Council.

The postholder will play an important role in supporting the delivery of priority public health programmes across mental wellbeing and early years. Working within established procedures, you will contribute to the effective coordination and day-to-day administration of public health initiatives, ensuring services are delivered efficiently, professionally, and to a high standard.

Key Responsibilities:

• Coordinate training logistics including venue bookings, managing attendance supporting trainers and collating feedback from courses.
• Drafting, proofing and formatting documents, reports and other written materials including the minutes of meetings, agendas and action logs.
• Contribute to the development and delivery of health improvement campaigns ensuring supporting information and materials are available to partner agencies and service users. Produce a quarterly newsletter on mental wellbeing.
• Support projects and programme administration including maintaining Excel spreadsheets and ensuring accurate recordkeeping
• Support the management of accurate records, databases and electronic files.
• Support with face to face and virtual service delivery when required in infant feeding team.
• Ensure compliance with procedures and guidelines for confidentiality and information governance.

To undertake any other duties commensurate with the grade of the post

Valid driving licence and own transport, or be able to provide alternative, suitable method of travel is an essential condition for this role.

Work Style

At North Somerset Council, we offer a hybrid working environment based on four distinct work styles. Depending on the role and personal circumstances, you will fall into one of these categories. However, please note that during the induction period, it may be necessary to spend more time in the office to support your learning and development. We are flexible and open to discussions about your preferred working style, and if you wish to be in the office more frequently, this can be negotiated.

This role falls into the category of Flexible Worker which means you can expect to work in the following way:

• 2-3 days in the office
• Works both from home and the office, depending on the task at hand.
• Training is provided to help balance work-life and manage time effectively, with an emphasis on communication for team touchpoints and planning in-office days for collaboration.

About You

We are looking for an individual who is passionate about mental wellbeing and early years and who possesses the following skills and experience:

Essential Criteria:

• Experience of using Microsoft Office packages e.g. MS Teams.
• Event and campaign coordination
• Experience working collaboratively across teams, services and with external stakeholders including service users
• Awareness and general understanding of public health and health inequalities including mental wellbeing, infant feeding
• Highly organised. attention to detail and ability to manage own time effectively

Desirable Criteria:

• Worked within Public Health Team or the wider healthcare sector
• Prior experience of using Eventbrite would be desirable

What We Offer

At North Somerset Council, we value our employees and provide a supportive and inclusive work environment. We offer:

• Competitive salary and benefits
• Flexible working arrangements
• Local Government Pension
• Opportunities for professional development
• Inclusive Staff groups including Carers, Disabled, LGBTQ+, REACH (Race, Ethnicity, and Cultural Heritage), and Young Staff Forums
• Opportunity to purchase up to an additional 10 days annual leave each year
• Dedicated in house Wellbeing Team
• Salary sacrifice Cycle to Work and Electric Vehicle schemes

Further details of our excellent rewards package can be found in our Benefits booklet.

How to Apply

If you share our vision and valuesand are ready to make an impact to North Somerset, please select the apply online button below. If you are interested in this exciting opportunity, please submit your application by 11.59pm on the application closing date. When completing our online application form, please detail how you meet the essential criteria for the role.

Contact Information

For further information about the role, please contact Nicky Stead, Children’s and Young People’s Public Health Manager at Nicky.Stead@n-somerset.gov.uk or 07385 378502.

Important Information

As a Disability Confident Leader, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job role.

Interview Date: Thursday 03 December 2026.

Please note: We are currently only able to accept applications from candidates who have full permission to work in the UK and are unable to provide Sponsorship for this role.

Using Artificial Intelligence (AI)

We want to understand the real person behind each application. While we recognise that some applicants may use AI tools, these should support your writing rather than replace your own voice. AI can be a helpful aid, but your personal insight and individuality are what matter most to us.

Equal Opportunities

At North Somerset Council we want all our employees to feel valued and appreciated. We aim to ensure equality of opportunity and prevent discrimination irrespective of your sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion or belief, race, age, disability, including neurodiversity, if you are married or in a civil partnership or are pregnant or currently on maternity leave. We strive to create a workplace that reflects the communities we serve and where everyone feels empowered to bring their full, authentic selves to work.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We reserve the right to close this advertisement early or extend the closing date depending on the number of applications received.