Healthy Lifestyles Facilitator

TN United Kingdom; Scunthorpe; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity within North Lincolnshire Council's Healthy Lifestyles Team for a Healthy Lifestyles Facilitator. This role focuses on improving community health through various programs, addressing health inequalities, and supporting individuals in achieving their health goals. Ideal for those passionate about health and community support.

Benefits

Comprehensive induction

Training opportunities

Up to 30 days of annual leave

Staff discount and salary sacrifice schemes

Learning and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Ability to engage with community health needs.
• Deliver evidence-based health interventions.
• Manage own workload unsupervised.

Responsibilities

• Work with the Healthy Lifestyles team to support community health.
• Deliver stop smoking and weight management programs.
• Support individuals in making informed health choices.

Skills

Engagement

Organizational Skills

Non-judgmental Approach

Support and Guidance

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17.05.2025

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Job Description:

An exciting opportunity has arisen within North Lincolnshire Council's Healthy Lifestyles Team.

We are looking for a dedicated and enthusiastic individual join a growing team as one of our Healthy Lifestyles Facilitators on up to a 1-year fixed term basis.

The Healthy Lifestyles team works to raise awareness of the benefits of good health and provide practical support to help people improve their knowledge, skills and confidence to be able to lead healthier lifestyles. This post will contribute to reducing health inequalities by principally focussing on addressing the needs of communities and groups that have a poorer health status than the rest of North Lincolnshire.

You will work alongside a team of knowledgeable, dedicated team members including facilitators, operational support clerks and coordinators to deliver stop smoking support, Why Weight? (weight management) and Cook4Life programmes in a community setting with further potential opportunities to be involved with delivery of our specialist support programmes for LD and Autism and/or Menopause support.

We are looking for an individual who can:

- engage with and identify health needs and concerns of members of the community, particularly those with which there is little current engagement or where there are health inequalities.

- deliver safe, well organised and evidence-based interventions to North Lincolnshire residents accessing the team.

- manage and organise own workload and to work unsupervised within a designated area (or areas) / locality (or localities).

- work in a non-judgemental manner and consider individual needs including equality, diversity and social inclusion in all aspects of work.

- support individuals to make informed choices about their health and wellbeing and support them in initiating and sustaining appropriate behavioural changes to improve their health (1-1 or group).

What can we offer you in return?

• A comprehensive induction into the Healthy Lifestyles team
• Training opportunities to upskill / develop within the role
• Up to 30 days of annual leave
• Staff discount and salary sacrifice schemes
• Learning and development opportunities

This role is a great opportunity for either a skilled behavioural support practitioner or for anyone looking to join a popular sector to help North Lincolnshire residents realise their health goals.

Please see attached job description and employee specification which you should refer to when completing your application to demonstrate you meet the essential criteria for the role.