Health and Wellbeing Officer

Overview

Working throughout Greater Manchester, Foundation 92 is proud to deliver a wide and diverse range of high-quality, high-impact, sustainable health improvement, physical education and inclusion programmes, which enables members of the community to lead healthy, positive and progressive lifestyles.

Given the recent growth of Foundation 92’s Health and Wellbeing department, Foundation 92 is looking to appoint a dedicated, committed and experienced Health and Wellbeing Officer who will directly deliver Foundation 92’s far reaching and engaging health and wellbeing programmes.

The post holder will take direct responsibility for the following thematic themes, which currently feature within Foundation 92’s Health and Wellbeing programme:

• Health improvement programmes and wellbeing initiatives.
• Community engagement and Social Inclusion programmes.

The post holder must possess a minimum of a Gym Instructor level 2 and it would be desirable for the candidate to have any nutrition relevant qualifications along with CPD development and courses to support the demand of the role.

Experience in a fitness and health-related background would be advantageous, alongside having experience working within the community and/or with families.

Key Responsibilities

• To design, plan and deliver a range of high-quality health and wellbeing sessions which are accessible to all ages. To deliver a range of sport, physical activity and healthy lifestyle opportunities which are safe, structured, progressive and engaging to all.
• To take the lead on Foundation 92’s health and wellbeing programmes, taking responsibility for all aspects of project recruitment, retention, delivery and impact measurement.
• To accurately and effectively collect and record health and wellbeing data, lifestyle questionnaires in a tactful and user-friendly manner.
• To support service users, through the provision of bespoke nutritional and healthy lifestyle advice, guidance and mentoring.
• To support the wider delivery staff within the Health and Wellbeing team.
• To proactively and strategically promote both Foundation 92 and local partners’ physical activity and wider engagement opportunities, enabling service users to access ongoing physical activity provision.
• To work with and support service users to identify and overcome barriers to participation amongst target audiences, through the development of positive and beneficial working relationships with service users.
• Take direct responsibility for collation of impact data which will form an integral part of partner reporting.
• Commit to undertaking a range of ongoing personal CPD, particularly within the areas of; diet and lifestyle change and mental health.
• Contribute to and support the ongoing maintenance and development of positive relationships with investors, referral partners and stakeholders, ensuring each programme within the Health and Wellbeing department is delivered as impactful as possible.
• Work diligently and proactively with funding partners in order to develop new, place-based health improvement activities, which will include the acquisition of funding where required.