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Development Officer (Family & CYP Weight Management)

  • Employer: Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
  • Reference: COMM/23/230102
  • Published: Thu 23/02/2023, 10:20 AM
  • Closing on: Sun 26/03/2023, 23:55 PM
  • Working Pattern: Full Time
  • Hours: 36 hours per week
  • Salary: £24,496 - £27,852 p.a.
  • DBS Check: Enhanced
  • Location: Litherland Sports Park, Merseyside

Introducing ourselves:

The Active Sports Team are responsible for delivering a portfolio of numerous Health, Sport and Physical activity programmes working with a wide range of partners and contributing to key council priorities including Health & Wellbeing, Most Vulnerable and Community Resilience.

Job requirements:

Active Sefton are looking to recruit a highly motivated and dynamic individual to join our high performing services.

The Development Officer (Family & CYP Weight Management) will focus on the development and delivery of a children and families weight management service in order to tackle the high levels of obesity and in doing so improve both physical and mental health. Aligned to obesity as 1 of the 3 key priorities for Sefton, the post will also be integral to the Start Well programme of work, whilst supporting the ‘Move It’ children's weight management programme and developing a new offer for families with 0–5-year-olds.

The role involves contact with a wide range of individuals and organisations from health professionals, service providers, schools, to children, young people, and their families. Well-developed communication and interpersonal skills are essential elements for the post.

The role will also involve supporting colleagues within the team deliver our commissioned services around reducing anti-social behaviour, health interventions, and Active Schools delivery (after school clubs and healthy eating workshops in schools), using sport and physical activity as a tool to engage people and deliver relevant projects.

NB: These posts are registered as exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and in accordance with the police act; any offer of employment will be subject to a satisfactory enhanced criminal record disclosure. Any disclosure of a criminal record will not automatically prevent an offer of employment.

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  • Employer: Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
  • Reference: COMM/23/230102
  • Published: Thu 23/02/2023, 10:20 AM
  • Closing on: Sun 26/03/2023, 23:55 PM
  • Working Pattern: Full Time
  • Hours: 36 hours per week
  • Salary: £24,496 - £27,852 p.a.
  • DBS Check: Enhanced
  • Location: Litherland Sports Park, Merseyside

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