Service Development Officer

Derbyshire County Council; Matlock; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Derbyshire County Council as a Service Development Officer in the Public Health department, contributing to the Live Life Better Derbyshire service. You will manage a team, promote health initiatives, and develop new projects addressing community wellbeing needs. This role offers a unique opportunity to impact public health positively across Derbyshire.

Benefits

Access to Local Government Pension Scheme

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Training and development opportunities

Paid travel expenses

Cycle to work scheme

Access to in-house occupational services

Employee discounts and cashback offers

Qualifications

• Experience in designing and developing physical activity services.
• Qualifications in exercise referral and obesity management.
• Ability to evaluate and monitor health improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of Health Improvement Advisors.
• Engage and promote services with partners and stakeholders.
• Conduct audits and risk assessments.

Skills

Team Management

Community Engagement

Risk Assessment

Education

Level 3 exercise referral

Level 4 obesity and diabetes

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Public Health department to support the work of the Health Improvement Team.

We are recruiting a Service Development Officer to join our Live Life Better Derbyshire (LLBD) service (Home - Live Life Better Derbyshire ), which supports people to identify and address their holistic wellbeing needs and provides weight management, smoking cessation, physical activity services across Derbyshire and delivers the National Childhood Measurement Programme. This is a unique opportunity to join a dynamic and growing service.

You will support the existing Service Development Officer to drive the Physical Activity service across Derbyshire and support public health work in Bolsover. You will support the development of new projects including developing services for pre & post pregnancy, Severe Mental Illness and menopause in addition to the existing services.

Your role will include:

• Managing a team of Health Improvement Advisors
• Engagement and promotion of the service with partners and stakeholders
• Working within localities to better understand the needs of communities and how we can support them to make lifestyle changes
• Audits of the service to identify any areas for improvement
• Conducting risk assessments and developing health and safety procedures

Applicants from candidates with previous experience of designing, developing, monitoring, evaluating physical activity services and with exercise qualifications (e.g. Level 3 exercise referral, Level 4 obesity and diabetes) would be welcomed.

Employees have access to a range of benefits and discounts including:

• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme
• 27 days annual leave per year (rising to 32 days after 5 years continuous service) plus 8 bank holidays.
• Training and development opportunities
• Paid travel expenses if required to travel to other sites
• Smarter travel scheme including access to the cycle to work scheme
• Supportive management and team
• Access to our in-house occupational services which also includes free eye tests, physiotherapy and counselling
• Derbyshire rewards – offering hundreds of discounts and cashback

More details on the benefits of working for the council can be found on our reward and recognition pagehere

If you would like a confidential and informal discussion about the role, please contact Richard Keeton on 07768 858780 or Alex Richmond on 07812662155

Provisional Interview Date: 25 June 2025

Due to this post having access to children and/or vulnerable adults, the successful candidate will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided. Click here to see our policy on criminal background checks.

The job may require unsocial hours working including weekends and Bank Holidays. Payment arrangements will be detailed in any contract offer made.

Saturday and Sunday hours will be paid at plain time where it is part of your normal working pattern unless it is between 7pm and 7am, where enhanced rates of pay apply. Enhanced pay rates are paid for Bank Holiday working.

Apply now and take the first step towards a fulfilling career with us! By joining Derbyshire County Council you will have access to a range of amazing rewards and employee benefits, including our generous annual leave scheme, excellent local government pension and fantastic employee discounts. To discover more detail about the rewards and benefits available to you, click here

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