Public Health Practitioner
Id Job: 316a324
Id Job: 316a324
Team: Public Health
Job Family: Advising, CBG11
Salary: £36,554.00 - £39,707.00 per annum, pro rata
Hours: Full time, 37 hours per week
Location: Working from home and any CBC offices, including Priory House, Shefford. You will be expected to attend a CBC office location on a monthly basis, and as needed to carry out your role
Contract Type: Hybrid - Fixed Term for 12 Months (Maternity Cover)
Closing Date: Sunday 26th February 2023
Interview Date: Thursday 2nd March 2023
About Us
Central Bedfordshire is an ambitious authority, determined to be an exemplary one. Our strategic location and high quality of life mean we are one of the fastest growing areas in the country.
As a council we face the same challenges every business does - investing in the right places and delivering great results. Except for us, it’s all about our 289,000 residents. We’re totally focussed on helping to improve their lives and making Central Bedfordshire a great place to live and work.
This is a great time to join us on our journey.
More about the role
This is a high-profile role working with a range of key internal and external partners to support the development, delivery and coordination of strategies to prevent and minimise harms from drugs and alcohol across 3 Local Authority Areas: Central Bedfordshire, Bedford Borough and Milton Keynes.
The role requires.
This role will have a focus on vulnerable and complex groups and take a system wide approach that improves outcomes for people who are for example, involved in the criminal justice system, have poor mental health, are unemployed or homeless. Other areas of responsibility will include reducing the harms to children and young people from drugs and alcohol and other related areas as identified by local need and in line with national policy.
Key responsibilities of the role include:
Qualifications and Experience
To meet the requirements of the role, the suitable candidate will have:
Please demonstrate in your application how your previous experience meets the requirements of the role listed above and those detailed in the role profile.
What we can offer you
As well as joining a friendly, dedicated, and hardworking team you will have access to numerous benefits, including:
Central Bedfordshire Council has its own vision and values that are integral to everything we do. Our area vision is to make Central Bedfordshire 'A great place to live and work’.
We have set values and principles to represent the way we work and how we operate as an organisation. You can view a list of these in detail on our website.
Our aspiration is to be a truly flexible employer. We welcome discussion on location, hours and working pattern as part of the application process.
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You will be expected to demonstrate how you meet the key accountabilities and competencies detailed within this Recruitment Pack
For an informal discussion about this position, please contact: Charlotte Ball at: charlotte.ball@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk
For queries related to the recruitment of this vacancy, please contact: The Recruitment Team at: recruitment@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk
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Central Bedfordshire Council is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to improving the diversity of our workforce to better reflect the communities we serve. Therefore we welcome applications from everyone. In addition we are a Disability Confident employer, we are working to become a Disability Confident leader in our community.
To maintain a fair and consistent approach for applicants, it is Central Bedfordshire Council's policy to only consider applications made via our online application system and we therefore thank you for not submitting your application offline.
If you require assistance to apply for our roles, help with writing your CV, interview techniques or careers advice please contact our team of careers advisors at ncs@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk Our service is confidential, impartial and free for all.