Public Health Officer

Kent County Council; Quarrington; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Kent County Council invites applications for a Public Health Officer to join the Best Start in Life team. You will help coordinate, deliver and monitor the Delivery Plan for Best Start in Life activities, drawing on strong communication skills and proficiency with Excel and Teams.

The role emphasizes collaboration, project support and building partnerships to improve outcomes for children at the start of life.

Qualifications

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Skilled in the use of Excel and Microsoft Teams.
• Keen interest and enthusiasm for improving the lives of children at the start of life.
• Proven history of supporting projects and of partnership working.

Responsibilities

• Support the co-ordination, delivery and monitoring of the Delivery Plan for Best Start in Life activity.
• Support projects and partnership working within the team.

Skills

Communication skills

Excel

Microsoft Teams

Tools

Excel

Microsoft Teams

Job description

We are looking to appoint a Public Health Officer to join our thriving Best Start in Life team in Kent County Council.

You will effectively support the co-ordination, delivery and monitoring of the Delivery Plan for Best Start in Life activity.

You will have excellent oral and written communication skills to successfully help deliver this programme of work.

You will be very skilled in the use of Excel and Microsoft teams.

You will have a keen interest and enthusiasm for improving the lives of children at the start of their life and you will have a proven history of supporting projects and of partnership working.

This role will be supported, and line managed by the PNMH/PIR Strategy and Facilitator Lead and be part of a friendly, dynamic and supportive team., All posts are considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.

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KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county's working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds, faiths and those with caring responsibilities, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.