About the role
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and experienced individual who will be responsible for coordinating and delivering the Activity Buddy Programme in North Northamptonshire, by working with and supporting residents to attend Health, Wellbeing and Leisure Services with other ‘Buddy’ members/volunteers, reducing some of the common barriers, restrictions and fears people may have when attending activity sessions on their own.
What will you be doing?
The post-holder will be responsible for recruiting, managing and matching scheme members with other members and volunteers. Matching is based on need, locality, availability and activity preference.
You will need to create and update a database of information for health, wellbeing and leisure services and activities in North Northamptonshire. Promoting and marketing the scheme to ensure that participants are made aware of these opportunities and can make informed choices to be or stay active.
About you
Experience of working with adults within the Health and Wellbeing or Leisure Industry is essential alongside a qualification in health, sport, psychology or recreation. Our chosen candidate will be able to clearly communicate and use empathy with others and will have a friendly, approachable and outgoing personality.
Post holder must be willing to travel across North Northamptonshire
This is a fixed term 3 year funded project.
Our benefits
We offer:
- a competitive salary
- a pension scheme, where we pay a significant contribution on top of your contribution. It provides life cover and ill-health protection.
- opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge and potential in a large unitary council
- generous leave entitlement (28 days, rising to 33 days) and bank holidays, plus the option to buy up to an extra 10 days
- agile and flexible working arrangements to help you with a healthy work-life balance.
About us
We are a new unitary council, established in April 2021; we are one of the largest unitary councils in the country. Our vision for North Northants is to be 'A place where everyone has the best opportunities and quality of life'.
Our priorities are:
- helping people live active fulfilled lives
- caring for our young people, providing them with high quality education and opportunities
- enabling a thriving and successful economy
- leading on a green and sustainable environment
- ensuring our communities are connected so they can shape their lives and where they live
- providing modern public services
Our values, as chosen by our staff, are - Customer-focused, Respectful, Efficient, Supportive and Trustworthy.
Your differences make us different - Achieve Together.
We are undertaking consultation with the Trade Unions on terms and conditions and the future NNC pay structure and during this time are appointing new employees on interim spot salaries. You will be advised of the outcome and any impact on your role once this work is complete.
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