Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council

Health and Wellbeing Development Officer - Libraries (37 hours)

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Job summary

The Culture and Tourism Service sits within the Adults & Communities Directorate. Our ambitions are to use culture as a mechanism to inspire communities to make lasting change, improve quality of life and raise aspirations and to drive place making.

We are seeking an innovative and highly motivated Health and Wellbeing Development Officer to join our Libraries team within the Culture and Tourism Service. The Health and Wellbeing offer is a core objective for our libraries and is also part of the libraries Universal Offer.

This is a key role that will lead on the development of the health and wellbeing offer across the library service, manage and develop partnerships, local, regional and national initiatives, projects and activities that support the health and wellbeing of local people. The role will also develop and manage the home delivery service. The role will lead on the creation, development and delivery of a library offer and programme that supports the health and wellbeing of local people in line with local, regional and national agendas.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for someone that has a strong track record in the health or creative sector who has been working at a supervisory level, has experience of shaping and developing programmes linked to health and wellbeing needs, working with people in the community, of partnership working and evaluation.

This is an exciting opportunity to help shape ambitious and high-quality Health and Wellbeing library programmes and initiatives for our communities to access and engage in.

For an informal discussion regarding this exciting position, please contact Laura Case, Head of Culture & Tourism on 01287 612518, or Chris Di-Niro, Libraries & Customer Services Co-ordinator on 07870 158834.

About us

The authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and an enhanced disclosure & barring service check (DBS) will be sought.

Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council are dedicated to addressing the global climate emergency and have committed to being a net zero carbon borough by 2030.

Date posted

30 June 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£32,020 to £33,820 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

F0085-23-0003

Job locations

Redcar and Cleveland House

Kirkletham Street

Redcar

Yorkshire

TS10 1RT

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Purpose: To lead on the development of the health and wellbeing offer across the library service. To manage and develop partnerships, local, regional and national initiatives, projects and activities that support the health and wellbeing of local people.

To develop and manage the home delivery service.

Relationships:

Accountable to: Libraries and Customer Service Coordinator

Accountable for: Mobile Library Assistants

General Contacts: External bodies including regional and national funding agencies and strategic library partners, internal departments in part, Government departments, other Local Authorities, NHS, suppliers, local communities, regional and national arts sector, voluntary sector bodies, public organisations

Key duties and responsibilities:

1. Lead on the creation, development and delivery of a library offer and programme that supports the health and wellbeing of local people in line with local, regional and national agendas.

2. To be responsible for the management and development of the home delivery service, including exploring new opportunities for the service to diversify and expand its reach i.e Care homes, hospitals, day service and manage within budget.

3. To be actively involved in the planning and provision of stock and resources relating to health and welling and ensure that materials meet the diverse needs of the community.

4. Contribute to, develop and lead on the delivery and coordination of local, regional and national events, projects and initiatives around Health and Wellbeing, including linked to the Universal Offer and social prescribing offer e.g., mental health groups, dementia groups, books on prescription, Reading Well, Death positivity.

5. Work in partnership with internal and external partners on the development and delivery of the offer in particular with Public Health colleagues including Social Prescribing, Changing Futures and Thrive Partnership, Creative Health, Culture and Adult social care.

6. To be responsible for the delivery of nationally and locally funded NHS/Public Health programmes.

7. To effectively line manage staff and volunteers were appropriate and to lead, motivate and train staff in the development and delivery of services relating to health, wellbeing and inclusion.

8. To use the libraries Health Core Offer to enhance the health and wellbeing of people of all ages within a diverse range of communities across the Borough.

9. Identify and develop project bids to maximise the level of external funding for the libraries service, in particular to support programmes of activity including linked to the Universal Offer and audience/reader engagement.

10. Working with responsible officers assist in the compliance with the Equality Act disability Discrimination Act with the library service.

11. Contribute to the development of appropriate policies and plans related to the Health and Wellbeing library service.

12. To represent the library service at strategic meetings, both internally and externally as required, including Libraries Connected, National Literacy Trust, Creative Health etc

13. Ensure effective planning, implementation and evaluation of all programmes of work.

14. To contribute to increasing the profile, engagement and memberships of the library service through marketing and communications campaigns, in particular to ensure all Health and Wellbeing programmes and home delivery services are effectively marketed.

General/Corporate Responsibilities:

1. To undertake such duties as may be commensurate with the seniority of the post

2. To ensure that the Councils corporate Health & Safety policy is followed and training is undertaken in all pertinent health and safety procedures

3. To partake in the Councils and Directorates staff training and development policies as well as the Councils system of performance appraisal

4. To treat all information gathered for the Council and Directorate, either electronically or manually, in a confidential manner

5. All employees are required to demonstrate a commitment when carrying out their duties which promotes and values diversity and the equality of opportunity in relation to employees and service users which is in line with the Councils Equality & Diversity Policy.

6. To be responsible for identifying and managing all risks associated with the job role through effective application of internal controls and risk assessments to support the achievement of Corporate and Service objectives

7. To ensure the highest standards of customer care are met at all times

8. To ensure the principles of Value for Money in service delivery is fundamental in all aspects of involvement with internal and external customers

9. To ensure that the highest standards of data quality are achieved and maintained for the collection, management and use of data.

10. To positively promote the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults and ensure that it is recognised that Safeguarding is everyones responsibility; and to engage in appropriate training and development opportunities which enhance an individuals knowledge and skill in responding to children, young people and vulnerable adults who may be in need of safeguarding.