Healthy Communities Lead Officer

Lancaster City Council; Lancaster; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Lancaster City Council in a pivotal role aimed at improving community health and wellbeing. You will lead strategic initiatives, manage community programs, and work with various stakeholders to foster a healthier community aligned with the Council Plan 2024-2027. Enjoy flexible working opportunities, generous benefits, and a focus on inclusivity and sustainability.

Benefits

Generous annual leave allowance

Local Government Pension Scheme

Discounted gym membership

Cycle to work scheme

Opportunity to purchase extra time off

Qualifications

• Identify with our organisational values of Pride, Ownership, Working Together and Ambition.

Responsibilities

• Lead the strategic development and delivery of outcomes for the Healthy and Happy Community.
• Oversee integration of health outcomes across Council services.
• Line Management for Community Impact Officers.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic Planning

Community Engagement

Stakeholder Management

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity to join a pro-active service delivering some key objectives for the Council Plan 2024-2027.

The role will lead the strategic development and delivery of outcomes to achieve the council's ambitions for a Healthy and Happy Community. This will be an essential part of a wider strategic programme to deliver the Council Plan 2024-2027.

The role will oversee key areas of responsibility including;

• Integrate a health and community outcomes principle across all aspects of the Council Plan and council services
• Develop a delivery model to achieve health outcomes and establish effective KPIs for health and community services and strategic projects
• Work with external stakeholders in the health and VCSE sectors to deliver a place-based approach to health and community well-being
• Develop resident engagement and community conversations to support policy development and communication with residents
• Develop and continuously review the council’s strategic plan for Healthy and Happy Communities
• Line Management responsibility for Community Impact Officers delivering Community Health funding.

Flexible working friendly – we offer hybrid working, a generous flexi-time scheme, and opportunity to work with your team to establish working hours to enable you to maximise your work-life balance

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