Youth Health Improvement Practitioner

Youth Health Improvement Practitioner

Location: Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

Hours: Flexible. Part time and Full time positions available

Salary: £26,208 FTE

Service: School-Aged Health Improvement and Prevention Service

We’re looking for a dynamic, engaging and motivated practitioner to join our new School-Aged Health Improvement and Prevention Service, delivering targeted health promotion in schools and community settings across Peterborough and Cambridgeshire.

As a Youth Health Improvement Practitioner, you’ll be on the frontline of public health for young people, supporting delivery on the below key initiatives:

• Vaping, through the delivery of Catch Your Breath workshops
• Sexual Health and the C-Card Scheme
• STI information, awareness and testing

You may also deliver other sessions as agreed with schools and community settings. These may include:

• Tobacco and smoking
• Physical activity and the effects of inactivity
• Healthy Eating

You’ll work directly with students, school staff and community stakeholders to improve health outcomes and reduce inequalities.

What we’re looking for:

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

What we offer

• CPD opportunities and access to MHFA and MECC training
• Opportunities to help shape a new, county wide service
• A supportive and collaborative team culture
• Employee Assistance Programme and travel reimbursement
• Hybrid working model
• Flexible working arrangements

Special conditions:

• This post requires an enhanced DBS check
• Access to a vehicle and full UK driving licence (business use)
• Willingness to work weekends or evenings as required

Apply now and be part of a bold, preventative public health programme that helps young people build a healthier future.

To apply or request an informal conversation, please email: daniellabudd@everyonehealth.co.uk