Health Projects Assistant - Woking, United Kingdom - Surrey County Council

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3 weeks ago

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Job Introduction

This role has a starting salary of £9,990.80 per annum, based on working 14.4 hours per week. This is pro-rated from the full time equivalent of £24,977 per annum.

This is a fixed term / secondment opportunity until 31st March 2025 with high likelihood that this will be extended.
We are excited to be hiring a new
Health Projects Assistant to join our fantastic Be Your Best Team.

The team is based in Quadrant Court, Woking but we promote a
hybrid approach to working, meeting collaboratively when required.

The Health Projects Assistant will provide the Active Surrey Health team (specifically the Family Weight Management Programme 'Be Your Best') with administrative support.

You will work alongside colleagues to contribute to the delivery of an efficient, effective, customer-focused service.


Rewards and Benefits

  • 26 days' holiday (prorated for part time staff), rising to 28 days after 2 years' service and 30 days after 5 years' service
  • Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave
  • An extensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
  • Up to 5 days of carer's leave per year
  • Paternity, adoption and dependants leave
  • A generous local government salary related pension
  • Lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, shopping and many more
  • 2 paid volunteering days plus 1 team volunteering day per year
  • Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources

About the Team
As the Active Partnership for Surrey, we believe that movement matters. It matters to our health, our schools, our communities, and our environments.

Focused on tackling inactivity and inequality, we work together to help everyone in Surrey realise the benefits of a more active way of life by influencing systems, removing barriers, and creating opportunities to get people moving more.

Our vision is that everyone in Surrey, but with a particular focus on those who need it most, embrace moving more, to improve health and wellbeing and to thrive as an active community.


About the Role


We are looking for someone who has good attention to detail and who has an interest or experience in supporting children, young people and families to lead a healthy lifestyle.

You must be willing to perform routine tasks as well as undertake ad hoc project-based work.

You will be reporting to the Healthy Lifestyles Officer and supporting the Health Project Administrator to triage all professional and self-referrals.


Key tasks are likely to include:

  • Booking meetings
  • Administrative support for 'live' group sessions
  • Inputting data
  • Preparing correspondence
  • Raising purchase orders
  • General promotion

Shortlisting Criteria

  • A fun, positive and engaged professional who demonstrates initiative and a proactive approach.
  • Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage workloads and deadlines.
  • Accurate data entry skills with excellent attention to detail and high levels of accuracy.
  • Strong communication skills and the ability to efficiently communicate with colleagues at all levels.
  • Experience of providing excellent customer service.

Contact us
Please contact us for any questions relating to the role. This could be to discuss flexible working requests, transferable skills or any barriers to employment.

The job advert closes at 23:59 on 28/04/2024 with interviews to follow.


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