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Job details Job reference REQ20383 Date posted 04/06/2025 Application closing date 25/06/2025 Location Doncaster (Borough Wide) Salary Grade 7, xc2xa327,259 - xc2xa329,955 (Pay award pending) Contractual hours 37 Basis Full time Job category/type Community Attachments
Wellbeing Officer x 3 posts (CDC) Job description
Based: City Wide, Doncaster
Salary details: Grade 7, xc2xa327,259 - xc2xa329,955 (Pay award pending)
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: 37 hours per week
Flexible Working Arrangements: Flexi-time
Closing Date: Wednesday 25th June 2025
Enhanced Level DBS Disclosure is required for appointment to this post
Do you have a positive approach to work and enjoy the challenge of a busy role?
We have an opportunity for you. The Wellbeing Officer plays a key role in ensuring that our services provide appropriate support to residents in their own community.
We are currently recruiting Wellbeing Officers for the Neighbourhoods & Wellbeing Service, to provide comprehensive support including individual, face-to-face casework across low levels of health, social care and personal issues. The posts will be part of a team who support the communities of Doncaster to be strong, active and resilient.
We work in partnership to build on a community's and individual's strengths and assets, improving quality of life and wellbeing and helping people to remain independent and in their own homes and communities for longer. You will work within an inspiring team of locally based staff, delivering an all-age service in community engagement, capacity building, community cohesion along with local and national programmes such as Stronger Families, Wellbeing and Community Led Support.
We are looking for a positive, proactive and flexible person who is hardworking and conscientious with an energy to support people and think creatively. The ideal candidate will be well-organised, with excellent communication and relationship skills and the ability to communicate sensitive information in an appropriate way. You should also be confident, non-judgemental and resilient. Professional and/or personal experience and understanding of health, care and community are essential elements within this role.
In return for your hard work and dedication, we can offer you the chance to be part of a great team dedicated to ensuring that all people in Doncaster thrive. You will also have access to a variety of attractive employee benefits including competitive leave entitlement, a generous local government pension scheme, a wide range of well-being support and development opportunities. You will also have access to a range of staff discount and benefits schemes. More information on the benefits available to you as a City of Doncaster Council employee can be found in the attached benefits book.
Please ensure you view the job summary and job profile as you will need to demonstrate in your application form how you meet the required criteria.
Shortlisting will take place week ending 27th June 2025 and it is anticipated that interviews will be held on Friday 4th July 2025.
For further details or an informal chat please contact:
Natasha Mead, Wellbeing Service Manager, Tel: 01302 862393 / e:mail: ,
or
Richard Mills, Wellbeing Co-ordinator, email:
If you require support with completing the application or with interview skills in general, please contact the Advance team via email or visit their website for further details.
This post involves working with children/ adults and therefore if successful you will be required to apply for a disclosure of criminal records check at an enhanced level. Further information about the Disclosure Scheme can be found at
Confirmation of this appointment is also subject to a medical assessment.
Doncaster Council is committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community where we strive to improve the quality of life for all. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expect all staff to share these commitments.
City of Doncaster Council is a disability confident employer committed to a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. We offer interviews to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job, are flexible when assessing people so disabled applicants have the best opportunity to demonstrate they can do the job and make reasonable adjustments as required. '