Healthy School Neighbourhoods Project Officer

Job summary

Interested in communitycentred public health and placebased improvement?

Do you enjoy working with residents, schools and partners to deliver real change?

Buckinghamshire Council is recruiting aHealthy School Neighbourhoods (HSN) Project Officerto support the delivery of an innovative programme designed to improve childrens health and wellbeing through improvements to the neighbourhoods around schools.

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a highprofile public health programme that works directly with communities, schools, and partners to shape safer, healthier and more connected environments for children and families.

Please apply via our Buckinghamshire Council job site to be considered for this role.

Main duties of the job

Working as part of the Public Health team and reporting to the HSN Programme Lead, you will:

• Support the development, delivery and monitoring of the Healthy School Neighbourhoods programme.
• Use population health data, local intelligence and stakeholder insight to shape project activity.
• Build strong working relationships with schools, council teams (including Transport, Planning, Education), health partners, and the VCSE sector.
• Coordinate neighbourhood engagement, workshops, meetings and events.
• Prepare reports, recommendations and briefings for colleagues, stakeholders and senior managers.
• Support project planning, risk management, procurement processes and supplier coordination.
• Track progress using project management tools and ensure delivery milestones are met.
• Contribute to the annual programme evaluation and ongoing development of the HSN model.
• Represent the programme at meetings, present to various audiences, and help promote good practice in place based health improvement.

This role is ideal for someone passionate about improving the wider determinants of health, confident working with multiple partners, and motivated by practical community based public health work.

About us

To discuss the role, please contact: Frances Mason, Public Health Principal at frances.mason@buckinghamshire.gov.uk or Stephen Pinel, Public Health Principal at Stephen.Pinel@buckinghamshire.gov.uk

Closing date: Midnight on Sunday 12th April

Interviews: Wednesday 29th April, in person

This post is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:

All unspent cautions and/or unspent convictions

For further information on how long it takes for cautions and convictions cautions to become spent, please refer to our guide on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (updated 2023) | Nacro

We reserve the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications, so please be advised to submit your application as early as possible.

We understand that candidates may use AI tools to assist with their applications. While we welcome innovation, we expect all submissions to reflect your own experience, skills, and achievements accurately. Please ensure your application is truthful and demonstrates your personal capabilities, as this will be assessed during the selection process.

Buckinghamshire Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk.