Public Health Practitioner Healthy Communities & Places

Calderdale Council; Halifax; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Calderdale Council is looking for a candidate to join their Public Health Team focusing on the 'We’re All Active Calderdale' programme. The role involves collaborating with communities to develop and manage projects that promote physical activity and tackle health inequalities. Ideal candidates will have strong community engagement experience, excellent communication skills, and a passion for improving public health.

Qualifications

• Experience of working in and with communities.
• Strong influencing and communication skills.
• Experience in managing and monitoring community projects.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage community-led projects on physical activity.
• Work collaboratively to enable community engagement.
• Monitor the impact of community-led initiatives.

Skills

Community Engagement

Communication Skills

Project Management

Job description

Post Ref: CC509

Please note: Internal at risk or redeployee applicants will be seen in the first instance.

Set in the beautiful surroundings of the South Pennines in West Yorkshire, Calderdale is a vibrant metropolitan borough, an active part of West Yorkshire’s Mayoral Combined Authority, with strong market towns and amazing heritage assets and a thriving voluntary and community sector. Our Vision for 2034 is simple, we aspire to be an enterprising place, full of opportunity where everyone can live a larger life and reach their potential.

Calderdale’s Public Health Team, nominated in 2021 for the MJ Award Public Health Team of the Year, sits at the heart of the Council in the Chief Executive’s Directorate. It has recently restructured to a People and Places focus, informed by the team’s own vision for recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. This is an exciting opportunity for the right candidate to join a team that is driven to improve the health and wellbeing of the residents of Calderdale.

To support the successful delivery of the ‘We’re All Active Calderdale’ programme funded through Sport England, contributing to addressing and tackling physical activity and health inequalities. Working in a defined geographical locality (North Halifax) you will support the development of community led projects and initiatives to make being active easy, accessible and inspiring for residents. Working with communities you will develop, manage and monitor the impact of community led projects for physical activity. You will work in partnership with a wide range of people, organisations and services, enabling partners to play their part in supporting communities to be physically active through a joined-up and collaborative approach.

You will have experience of working in and with communities, co-designing projects will local people and empowering communities to make positive change in support of improved health and wellbeing. You will have experience of initiating, managing and monitoring the difference and impact community led projects make.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate strong influencing and communication skills, both written and verbal, and will be experienced at working collaboratively with a wide range of people, organisations and services. You will have a positive can do attitude and be a strong team member.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff to share this commitment. Applicants to posts that are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act will require a DBS from the Disclosure and Barring Service before the appointment is confirmed.

Closing Date: Monday 11th August 2025

Interview Date: Tuesday 26th August 2025

We may utilise digital interview methods.

As part of our Vision

On 30 January 2019, the Council declared a climate emergency in a bold move to step up its action to tackle climate change.

Calderdale Council embraces the positive benefits of a diverse workforce and we are committed to providing an environment that is inclusive. We encourage applications from people who share our commitment to challenge inequality and promote diversity across Calderdale. We particularly welcome applications from communities that are currently under-represented in our organisation. All applications are anonymised before being seen by the selection panel.

For support on your application please read our Application Booklet or visit our

Post Ref: CC509

Please note: Internal at risk or redeployee applicants will be seen in the first instance.

Set in the beautiful surroundings of the South Pennines in West Yorkshire, Calderdale is a vibrant metropolitan borough, an active part of West Yorkshire’s Mayoral Combined Authority, with strong market towns and amazing heritage assets and a thriving voluntary and community sector. Our Vision for 2034 is simple, we aspire to be an enterprising place, full of opportunity where everyone can live a larger life and reach their potential.

Calderdale’s Public Health Team, nominated in 2021 for the MJ Award Public Health Team of the Year, sits at the heart of the Council in the Chief Executive’s Directorate. It has recently restructured to a People and Places focus, informed by the team’s own vision for recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. This is an exciting opportunity for the right candidate to join a team that is driven to improve the health and wellbeing of the residents of Calderdale.

To support the successful delivery of the ‘We’re All Active Calderdale’ programme funded through Sport England, contributing to addressing and tackling physical activity and health inequalities. Working in a defined geographical locality (North Halifax) you will support the development of community led projects and initiatives to make being active easy, accessible and inspiring for residents. Working with communities you will develop, manage and monitor the impact of community led projects for physical activity. You will work in partnership with a wide range of people, organisations and services, enabling partners to play their part in supporting communities to be physically active through a joined-up and collaborative approach.

You will have experience of working in and with communities, co-designing projects will local people and empowering communities to make positive change in support of improved health and wellbeing. You will have experience of initiating, managing and monitoring the difference and impact community led projects make.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate strong influencing and communication skills, both written and verbal, and will be experienced at working collaboratively with a wide range of people, organisations and services. You will have a positive can do attitude and be a strong team member.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff to share this commitment. Applicants to posts that are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act will require a DBS from the Disclosure and Barring Service before the appointment is confirmed.

Closing Date: Monday 11th August 2025

Interview Date: Tuesday 26th August 2025

We may utilise digital interview methods.

As part of our Vision

On 30 January 2019, the Council declared a climate emergency in a bold move to step up its action to tackle climate change.

Calderdale Council embraces the positive benefits of a diverse workforce and we are committed to providing an environment that is inclusive. We encourage applications from people who share our commitment to challenge inequality and promote diversity across Calderdale. We particularly welcome applications from communities that are currently under-represented in our organisation. All applications are anonymised before being seen by the selection panel.

For support on your application please read our Application Booklet or visit our