At a Glance
- Tasks: Empower your community by promoting healthy lifestyles and delivering impactful training.
- Company: Join Herefordshire Council, a supportive team dedicated to community wellbeing.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive salary, generous leave, flexible working, and professional development opportunities.
- Other info: Diverse and inclusive workplace with clear pathways for career progression.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in people's lives while growing your career in health and wellbeing.
- Qualifications: Experience in community health and strong communication skills are essential.
The predicted salary is between 40582 - 49600 £ per year.
Hours: 22.5
Salary: HC06 - £29,071 - £33,119 pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Closing date: Sunday 11th October 2026
Interview date: Thursday 15th October 2026
The Role
Do you want to make a difference to the health and wellbeing of your community? We are looking for passionate and driven individuals to join our Talk Community Healthy Lifestyle Team. The service provides integrated behaviour support for smoking cessation, weight management, alcohol reduction and physical activity, all embedded in sustainable behaviour change and positive wellbeing. Please note that this role requires you to have access to transport and to be able to travel independently across the county. The role will also require some flexible working to meet the needs of the client groups accessing the service.
About You
You will be motivated, organised and a proactive advisor, with experience of working in community health programmes; passionate about promoting healthy lifestyles and delivering motivational change which is client centered. You will be confident and experienced in delivering support to groups and in 1-2-1 meetings and in developing and facilitating training programmes. You will have strong communication skills and be confident delivering holistic health and lifestyle advice to individuals and groups, including carrying out brief interventions, initial assessments and ongoing support using proven behaviour change techniques. We will consider candidates with a background in smoking cessation, nutrition, exercise, public health or community health and delivering training in health behaviours, along with being an excellent team player and having a willingness to learn and develop.
We Offer
- A competitive salary, generous holiday entitlement, and access to our contributory pension and staff benefits scheme, which includes:
- Starting Salary of £29,071 - £33,119 pro rata
- Pension Scheme Enrolment in the Local Government (LGPS)
- Career progression: clear pathways to progress
- Annual Leave: 31 days’ annual leave (pro rata) plus bank holidays. You can also purchase an additional 10 days per annum with line manager approval.
- Flexible working: flexi-time, job-share, part-time hours and, in some instances, home working
- Employee Assistance Programme: 24/7 access to support and counselling
- Payment of professional membership fees
- Pick your perks – our benefits include access to a range of retail, leisure, holiday and health benefits. This includes savings, cash back and discounts.
Why Choose Us?
We're proud and excited to unveil our new recruitment video, a celebration of Herefordshire's people, places, and purpose. Set in the heart of England and filled with pride, compassion and possibility, the video brings to life what it means to work somewhere you truly belong. At Herefordshire Council, every role matters and every person makes a real difference for our communities. We’re a team where people feel valued, supported and empowered to grow together. You will probably have heard a lot about how beautiful it is in terms of countryside and open spaces (and it is!) but there is so much more going on here, including world-class cultural assets like the Mappa Mundi, vibrant theatres and a thriving food and drink sector. One of Herefordshire’s biggest assets is the strong and diverse communities. Our Talk Community approach brings that together supporting people to help themselves, encouraging them to help their communities and identifying how communities can help individuals. Our ambitious transformation programme aims to further build on this to offer an all-age approach. We’re excited about the potential of what we can achieve for the benefit of all residents of Herefordshire, stronger together and building brighter futures.
Don’t meet all parts of the job description? Herefordshire Council is committed to strengthening a diverse and inclusive work environment which reflects the communities of Herefordshire. If you are looking at the next stage of your career and have a broad base of fieldwork experience, we can provide supportive and welcoming opportunities to help you develop your professional, management and supervisory skills.
Reasonable Adjustments
Our recruitment process runs in partnership with Hoople Resourcing. If you require any reasonable adjustments or alternative methods for the online application process, please contact the resourcing team by email.
Creating an inclusive workplace
We encourage our employees to feel empowered and to use their voices to help embrace diversity, promote inclusivity and shape our organisation. We have eight employee network groups, collectives of colleagues who often share identities, life experiences or cultures and offer support and community. They also play an important role in strengthening the voices of employees at Herefordshire Council. Embedded in the Council's values is a commitment to listen to people's views and needs.
Commitments, Covenants and Statutory Obligations
The following candidates will be interviewed if they meet the essential criteria for the post they are applying for:
- Those who indicate that they have a disability. This is part of our commitment to the “Disability Confident” scheme.
- Those who indicate in their application that they are an Armed Forces Veteran or Reservist. This is part of our pledge to support the Armed Forces Covenant.
- Those who indicate in their application that they are a Herefordshire care leaver. This is part of our commitment to supporting young people leaving our care.
We take our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults seriously and expect all of our staff, visitors and volunteers to share in this commitment. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and vulnerable adults. If you are offered this position, it will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check.
How to apply
To apply for a position, please upload an up-to-date CV and complete the application form demonstrating your experience, skills and abilities for the role. For more information or to arrange an informal discussion about the role, please contact the hiring manager.
Be sure to include reference to the job description and person specification or role profile! If you are successfully shortlisted, Hoople Resourcing will contact you via email to arrange your interview and/or assessment. They will confirm the date, time and location of your interview, so please keep an eye on your email inbox - check your spam/junk folder too. Good luck, we’re looking forward to meeting you!
Talk Community Health and Wellbeing Trainer in Hereford employer: Hoople
Herefordshire Council is an exceptional employer dedicated to making a meaningful impact in the lives of children and families. With a strong focus on professional development, a supportive team environment, and a commitment to inclusivity, employees are empowered to grow and thrive in their roles. Set in the picturesque Herefordshire, you will be part of a passionate team that values collaboration and prioritises the safety and wellbeing of the community.
