Hybrid Feel Good Suffolk Advisor bei ORC External

This advert is open to Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils employees only.

Full time, part time and job share opportunities will be considered.

What we are looking for

We are looking for a Feel Good Suffolk Advisor to join our Communities Team. To be successful, you will share our values, commitment, and motivation to make a difference for our residents, clients, and communities.

About the role

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Communities Team and work as part of our Feel Good Suffolk service. 

This service supports people to make positive changes to their health and wellbeing, including losing weight, giving up smoking and becoming more active.

Key duties: 

• Provide triage and assessment of clients accessing the Feel Good Suffolk (FGS) service in your locality. 
• Deliver behaviour change interventions and techniques for Smoking Cessation. 
• Motivate and empower clients to make behaviour changes, conducting ‘what matters to me’ assessments to approach the client’s health holistically. 
• Supporting clients to identify modifiable factors which may be affecting or posing a risk to their health, creating a personal action plan to make changes which can improve their health. 
• Using Health Coaching techniques, deliver face-to-face, digital, and over the phone 1-to-1 and group interventions. 
• Deliver group and 1-to-1 smoking cessation support to clients as required, including coordinating the use of Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT). 
• Deliver sessions using a Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) approach. 
• Work closely and forge strong links with partners across the locality at place and neighbourhood level to refer and signpost the client to ensure suitable support is provided, including but not limited to local authorities, the integrated care board and primary/secondary care, leisure providers, and Voluntary, Community, Faith, and Social Enterprise organisations (VCFSE). 
• Complete ‘touch point’ assessments and evaluations of clients to monitor their progress, recording the data in a case management system and reporting on outcomes as required.
• Contribute to the measurement of change and improvement in health behaviours using relevant outcome measures. 
• Equip people with the knowledge, skills and confidence to access information and support via a digital front door where they can find resources and information to self-manage their health behaviours. 
• Understand the wider determinants of health and barriers to healthy lifestyles and reduce health inequalities impacting on health behaviours. 
• Undertake training and development opportunities to ensure continual professional development and to boost the Feel Good Suffolk provision. 
• Work closely with colleagues across the county as part of the Feel Good Suffolk team to ensure collaborative and efficient working, and equity for residents accessing services.

About you

We are looking for the right person who is dynamic and motivational to provide a holistic approach to health and wellbeing support to clients accessing the Feel Good Suffolk service. 

As an advisor, you will be responsible for triaging cases and undertaking “what matters to you” client centred assessments, as well as delivering 1 to 1 support and group health-based interventions. You will be supporting and empowering the clients to overcome barriers and make positive changes in their lives. 

This role will primarily be based in the community with some remote working and will involve travel across the district to provide face-to-face services as well as providing client support over the phone. 

A full drivers’ licence and access to a car is essential for this role and a strong working knowledge of the area will be advantageous. 

An extensive training package will be provided to you to develop your skills and ability as a Feel Good Suffolk Advisor

About us

Working together across our Councils and with our partners in the public, private and voluntary sectors, we provide excellent services to our 190,000 residents across Babergh and Mid Suffolk.

We are proud of the role we play in creating the environment, economy, and communities for our districts. We believe that the heart of Suffolk is an incredibly special place to live and work. With picturesque market towns, 60 conservation areas and with two National Landscapes within our districts, it is little wonder that we are consistently within the top 50 places to live in the UK.

Benefits

• Great opportunities for learning and development.
• Generous leave entitlement (equivalent to 26 days a year, increasing to 31 days after 5 years’ service, plus bank holidays).
• Competitive Local Government Pension Scheme.
• Wellbeing Support Programme.
• Employee Assist Programme.
• Health Care Options.

For more information, please visit our Employee Benefits page.

Our ways of working

Work is what we do, not where we go! We are committed to working in a more Hybrid way, with a mix of office, home, and remote based working (Business needs permitting). This has worked well for us and is something we will be continuing with.

We are committed to supporting equality and diversity, Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils provide opportunity and ambition for all, supporting and enabling our people to deliver the best possible service for our residents.

For more information

Please read the Job Description and Person Specification - Feel_Good_Advisor_JD__PS.pdf before applying for this job opportunity.

If you wish to discuss the hybrid working approach for this role, or for an informal discussion, please contact Louise Hickey by either calling 01473 296489 or emailing [email protected] 

Closing date: 5pm, 3 September 2025.

When applying, please ensure: 

• Your statement indicates how you meet each of the criteria in the ‘Person Profile’ section of the Job Description/Person Specification.

• Please attach your CV and completed supporting statement to your application. 

• Please use your Babergh and Mid Suffolk email address for your application.
   

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 checks or police vetting will be required for relevant posts.

How to apply

Step 1 - read the advert and the Job Description and Person Specification (JD and PS).

Step 2 - complete the Supporting Statement template

Step 3 - complete the online application and upload your statement.

Your statement needs to indicate how you meet the criteria in the ‘Person specification ’ section of the (JD and PS)

Your statement should:

• Be no more than 2 sides of A4
• use the template provided (other formats will not be accepted)
• be uploaded on your online application, as without this, your interest will not be progressed.