Youth Health Improvement Practitioner

Everyone Health; Peterborough; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A public health service provider in the UK is seeking a Youth Health Improvement Practitioner to deliver health promotion sessions in schools and communities. The ideal candidate will have a degree in health or education, experience working with young people, and strong communication skills. Responsibilities include developing health initiatives, managing data, and supporting healthy living among youth across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. Hybrid working and professional development opportunities are offered.

Benefits

CPD opportunities including training

Supportive team culture

Employee Assistance Programme

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Experience working with young people in educational or community settings is essential.
• Understanding health challenges faced by school-aged children.
• Knowledge of safeguarding and GDPR compliance.

Responsibilities

• Deliver interactive health sessions aligned with service plans.
• Champion public health initiatives and support schools.
• Collect and manage data accurately in line with GDPR standards.

Skills

Ability to plan and deliver engaging health sessions for young people

Strong communication and interpersonal skills

Competence in managing a varied workload independently

Data entry and outcome monitoring skills

Education

Diploma or degree in health, education, youth work, or related field

Tools

Microsoft 365 (Teams, Forms, Excel, PowerPoint)

Job description

Make a real difference in young people’s lives.
We’re looking for a passionate and proactive practitioner to join our School‑Aged Health Improvement and Prevention Service, delivering targeted health promotion in schools and community settings across Cambridgeshire/Peterborough

As part of our team, you’ll lead initiatives such as:

• Catch Your Breath vaping prevention workshops
• Sexual health education and C‑Card scheme delivery
• STI awareness and testing

You may also deliver sessions on tobacco, physical activity, healthy eating, and wellbeing. Working closely with students, school staff, and community stakeholders, you’ll help reduce health inequalities and empower young people to make positive choices.

What we’re looking for:

• A relevant qualification in public health, education, youth work, or related area
• Experience working with young people in schools or community settings
• Excellent communication skills and confidence in delivering sessions
• Knowledge of safeguarding, PSHE/RSE curriculum, and health inequalities
• Ability to manage a varied caseload and travel across the region

What we offer:

• CPD opportunities, including MHFA and MECC training
• A chance to shape a new county‑wide service
• Supportive team culture and hybrid working model
• Employee Assistance Programme and travel reimbursement
• Flexible working arrangements

Special Conditions:

• Enhanced DBS check required
• Access to a vehicle and full UK driving licence (business use)
• Willingness to work evenings or weekends as needed

Apply now and be part of a bold, preventative public health programme that helps young people build a healthier future.
For applications or informal conversations, email: [e-mail]

Job Description

School-Aged Health Improvement and Prevention Service – Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

Role: Youth Health Improvement Practitioner

Purpose of the Role

Join us in shaping a healthier future for young people. Our service creates supportive environments that empower children and adolescents to make positive choices about their health and wellbeing. Through education, prevention, and targeted interventions, we aim to reduce health inequalities and improve outcomes across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver interactive, age‑appropriate health sessions aligned with service plans and KPIs
• Champion public health initiatives, including Catch Your Breath and C‑Card distribution
• Support schools in achieving Healthy Schools Accreditation and embedding whole‑school health approaches
• Build strong relationships with students, school staff, and community networks
• Apply MECC (Making Every Contact Count) principles to promote lasting health improvements
• Collect and manage data accurately in line with GDPR standards
• Stay informed on emerging health topics and contribute to resource development
• Collaborate with partners to strengthen multi‑agency working
• Provide impact examples and case studies for service reports
• Attend training, CPD, and community events to maintain best practice
• Uphold safeguarding and professional standards at all times

Person Specification

Skills & Abilities

• Ability to plan and deliver engaging health sessions for young people
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Confidence in motivating schools to engage with health initiatives
• Competence in managing a varied workload independently
• Skilled in data entry and outcome monitoring
• Collaborative team player with a solution‑focused approach
• Respectful and empathetic toward diverse backgrounds

Knowledge & Experience

• Understanding of health challenges faced by school‑aged children
• Awareness of health inequalities and barriers for young people
• Familiarity with PSHE/RSE curriculum and Healthy Schools framework
• Knowledge of safeguarding and GDPR compliance
• Experience working with young people in educational or community settings (essential)
• Previous delivery of group‑based health promotion interventions
• Competence in Microsoft 365 (Teams, Forms, Excel, PowerPoint)

Qualifications

• Diploma or degree in health, education, youth work, or related field (essential)
• Recognised training qualification (desirable)
• Evidence of ongoing professional development

Special Conditions

• Willingness to work evenings or weekends as required
• Ability to travel across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough (full UK driving licence and business‑use insurance required)
• Commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion
• Subject to enhanced DBS check

FITNESS TO PRACTISE

• They’re currently subject to a fitness to practise investigations or proceedings by a regulatory or licensing body
• They’ve been removed from any professional register or licensing register
• They’ve had conditions or sanctions placed on their registration
• They’ve ever had restrictions placed on their clinical practice as part of the revalidation process

Everyone Health delivers multi‑component health related and lifestyle services, including prevention and early intervention, on behalf of Clinical Commissioning Groups and Local Authorities in community based localities across the UK.