Weight Management Support Officer x2

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The Role

Lancaster City Council is seeking a Weight Management Support Officer to join our team at Salt Ayre Leisure Centre.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in supporting our successful Weight Management Programme, which helps local residents improve their health and wellbeing.

As part of this varied role, you will:

• Provide vital administrative support, including booking and managing appointments and maintaining accurate electronic and paper records.

• Be the first point of contact for service users, offering friendly and efficient customer service and handling enquiries with professionalism and care.

• Support the team with project monitoring and reporting, ensuring information is recorded accurately and deadlines are met.

• Assist with communications and marketing, including updating web pages, social media, and producing promotional materials to engage new service users.

• Work closely with colleagues to ensure the programme runs smoothly and continues to make a positive difference in the community.

We’re looking for someone with strong organisational skills, great attention to details, and the ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of people. Confidence with IT systems and a proactive, positive approach are essential.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who enjoys variety in their day, can manage competing priorities, and wants to make a real impact on people’s lives through health and wellbeing.

We are recruiting for a 15 hour position, and additionally an 18 hour position. Please could applicants please specify on their application form which position they are interested in.

About You

You will identify with our organisational values of Pride, Ownership, Working Together and Ambition.

Our Benefits

Lancaster is a great place to work, as well as being part of something special you will also benefit from:

• Generous annual leave allowance
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• A range of employee benefits including discounted gym membership, cycle to work scheme, the opportunity to purchase extra time off, as well as discounts on days out, activities and retail.

Lancaster City Council has unanimously declared a climate emergency and will therefore work towards reducing carbon emissions to net-zero by 2030. As part of this role, you will be expected to participate and work towards reducing both carbon emissions and the impacts of climate change.

We are an Investor in People, Forces Friendly employer, and an Armed Forces Covenant committed organisation. We welcome applications from defence reserves and other members of our armed forces community. We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from all parts of our community.

At Lancaster City Council we aim to have a diverse workforce that is representative of the district that we serve and provide a working environment where each employee feels able to bring their whole self to work. We welcome applications from all sections of our community and provide several supportive and inclusive workplace networks and safe spaces for employees to feel connected. Our workplace wellbeing strategy drives our commitment to staff wellbeing initiatives and ensuring that our organisation is a great place to work for all.

We are a disability confident committed employer.

Please note that due to the volume of applications we receive we are unable to update all applicants individually. If you do not receive a response from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, then your application will have unfortunately been unsuccessful in progressing to interview.

Interview date: TBC