Hybrid HENRY Coordinator bei Suffolk County Council

• Suffolk County Council – Endeavour House, Ipswich IP1 2BX (Frequent travel across Suffolk) (Hybrid)
• £34,434 to £40,777 per annum (pro rata for part time)
• 37 hours per week - Flexible working options available 
• Secondment for two years - 01 October 2025 to 30 September 2027

Are you passionate about making a positive difference in the lives of children and young people in Suffolk?  Do you want to work for an organisation that is committed to supporting its staff to achieve a healthy work-life balance? 

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a HENRY Coordinator working 37 hours per week (all year round) to join Suffolk County Council’s Healthy Living Service, within the Community Health Team in Children and Young People’s Service. A key objective of the Healthy Living Service is to respond to the needs of children, young people, and families at an early stage to support a healthy start in life, enabling them to be resilient and to reduce the need for more costly and invasive interventions at a later stage. There is a focus on improving lifestyles and supporting positive change throughout the family for sustainable habits. This delivery model will adopt principles of close collaborative and integrated working across the wider children and young people’s services and voluntary/community sectors.

Your role and responsibilities 

The Healthy Living HENRY Coordinator will be developing the provision of HENRY as an intervention across Suffolk, Healthy Living Service, 0-19 Healthy Child Programme, Children Centre Offer and the Voluntary and Community Sector (VCSE), and to maintain the quality of this offer and offer support to those delivering it. The HENRY approach adopts a unique and highly effective way of working with parents which supports them to change family lifestyle habits and behaviours and provide a healthy start in life for their children. The HENRY Coordinator role includes supporting the delivery of evidence-based interventions, practitioner training and community volunteer initiatives. Working with VCSE organisations to promote and engage staff and volunteers in HENRY training and working with VCSE organisations to develop a facilitator network to support HENRY delivery.

You will need to

• take responsibility for the development of a high-quality HENRY offer in Suffolk
• offer face to face and virtual support to facilitators in the HLS, 0-19 Healthy Child Programme, Children Centre Offer and VCSE
• coordinate the training of facilitators
• coordinate resources
• ensure data is collected, reviewed and shared with HENRY.
• be required to organise their own workload
• identify problems, resolve where appropriate and escalate to senior colleagues. 

You can view a full list of requirements in the Job and Person Profile (docx). If you believe you can succeed in this role, apply. Even if you don't meet all requirements, still apply. We would appreciate the opportunity to consider your application. 

The team 

Suffolk’s Healthy Living Service 0-19 (25 SEND) will ensure delivery of the Children and Young Peoples Healthy Living Service (CYPHLS) across Suffolk for children and young people, aged 0-19years, (or the age of 25 years for young people with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND) and their families. The service will empower children, young people and their families to sustain healthy lives.  

With Suffolk County Council, you can work in this uniquely rewarding role and be part of our innovative multi-agency team-focused approach.

Empowering Everyone 

We’re big believers in potential, possibility and the power of different ideas. We’re always searching for ways to encourage, respect and enable everyone to be the best they can be. We want to represent the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all individuals, especially those from groups that are currently underrepresented in the organisation, as shown in our Workforce Equality Report (suffolk.gov.uk). 

For more information 

Please contact Mica Edwards she/her for a casual conversation. You can reach her by calling (01473) 265395 or emailing [email protected]. 

If you want to apply for a secondment, read the secondment policy first. Make sure you get permission from your current manager before submitting your application. 

How to apply

Step 1 - Read the Job and Person Profile (docx).

Step 2 - Click ‘Apply Now’ to start your online application.

Step 3 - Upload a supporting statement answering the following questions below (no more than 400 words per question). You should use the Supporting Statement template. 

Question 1 - Tell us about a time when you have had to communicate effectively with internal or external stakeholders?

Question 2 - Are you committed to working as part of a team and if so, tell us how you can evidence this?

Question 3 - Describe a recent opportunity when you had to take on new responsibilities.

Question 4- Give an example of when you came up with a different approach/solution to a situation or problem. What suggestions did you make? Which ideas were put into practice? What was the outcome?

Please note: Without a supporting statement, your interest will not be progressed. Any supporting documents must be in either PDF or MS Word format. If you would like an adjustment to this process due to a disability, please contact us at 03456 014412 or [email protected]

We value authentic applications that showcase your genuine skills and experiences. Applications suspected of being generated by AI may be rejected. We ask you to present your own work and ideas throughout the application process.

Closing date: 11.30pm, 3 September 2025.

Interview date: 11 September 2025 at Endeavour House, Ipswich. 

This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) checks or police vetting will be required for relevant posts. 

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