Community & Partnership Engagement Lead in Walsall

This is a 12 month Fixed Term contract, ideally looking for someone local to the West Midlands, due to travelling commitments as part of the role.

Be part of something great. Maximus is a global organisation that specialises in providing health and employment services to millions of people every year. Here in the UK we employ around 5,000 people across the country to deliver services that have a profound impact on people’s lives. From assessments and health services to employability programmes and specialist support, we do work that matters with people who care.

The Community and Partnership Lead will play a key role in improving health outcomes across Walsall by delivering an integrated workplace wellbeing offer, providing access to smoking cessation, weight management, alcohol reduction and other wellbeing services. The role will proactively engage small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs) to implement a holistic workplace wellbeing package. This will include support for smoking cessation, weight management, healthy eating, alcohol reduction, physical activity, NHS health checks and wider wellbeing, ensuring employers can offer accessible and practical health support to their workforce. The role will take a holistic and preventative approach, helping employers build workplace environments that support staff to improve and maintain their health. Within this wider offer, supporting the development and implementation of smokefree approaches will form a key part of the role. The postholder will contribute to improving employee health, increasing access to preventative services, and reducing health inequalities across Walsall workplaces.

Key Responsibilities

• Proactively engage SMEs across Walsall to promote a structured workplace wellbeing offer.
• Support employers to develop and embed practical wellbeing support for their staff, including smoking cessation, weight management, mental wellbeing and lifestyle support.
• Work with employers to identify their needs and tailor wellbeing offers accordingly.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with employers, HR teams and workplace leads.
• Promote a culture of health and wellbeing across workplaces.

Workplace Delivery & Employee Support

• Plan and deliver workplace-based wellbeing sessions and drop-ins.
• Provide brief interventions, advice and guidance to employees during working hours.
• Support individuals to access relevant services, including: Stop smoking services, Weight management, Alcohol reduction and Mental health and specialist support services.
• Ensure all support is person‑centred, inclusive and accessible.
• Recruit and support Wellbeing Champions within participating workplaces.
• Deliver or coordinate training aligned with MECC, behaviour change approaches and public health guidance.
• Equip champions with the skills to: Provide brief advice and support to colleagues; Promote wellbeing initiatives; Signpost into appropriate services including stop smoking, weight management and mental health support.
• Provide ongoing support, networking and development opportunities for champions.

Health Promotion & Campaign Delivery

• Work with employers and Wellbeing Champions to deliver local and national health campaigns (e.g. Stoptober, No Smoking Day).
• Develop and share tailored health promotion materials in partnership with Maximus’ marketing team.
• Promote a holistic and connected approach to wellbeing, linking employees to the wider Be Well Walsall offer.

Referral & Partnership Working

• Work collaboratively with internal teams and external partners to ensure seamless support for individuals.
• Act as a key link between workplaces and health and wellbeing services, including specialist provision.
• Maintain up‑to‑date knowledge of services to support signposting.

Monitoring, Evaluation & Reporting

• Maintain accurate records of employer engagement, sessions delivered and outcomes.
• Monitor uptake and impact of the workplace wellbeing offer.
• Report progress through appropriate channels.
• Use insight and feedback to improve the offer over time.

Qualifications & Experience

• Experience working in community engagement, workplace wellbeing, public health, or partnership roles.
• Strong interpersonal and relationship‑building skills, with the ability to engage a wide range of stakeholders, including employers.
• Experience delivering training, workshops, or group sessions.
• Understanding of behaviour change approaches and how to apply them in practice.
• Ability to work independently, manage a varied workload, and prioritise effectively.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills.
• Ability to engage, motivate and support behaviour change.
• Strong organisational and planning skills.
• Problem solving and adaptability.
• Comfortable travelling when required and occasional evening or flexible working may be required to meet service needs.
• Knowledge of MECC and/or NCSCT approaches, as well as behaviour change models.
• Experience working with employers or delivering workplace health and wellbeing programmes.
• Understanding of health inequalities and barriers to accessing support.

EEO Statement

MAXIMUS is committed to developing, maintaining and supporting a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion throughout the recruitment process. We know that feeling included has a dramatic impact on personal wellbeing and are working to ensure that no job applicant receives less favourable treatment due to any personal characteristic. Advertisements for posts will include sufficiently clear and accurate information to enable potential applicants to assess their own suitability for the post.

We are a Disability Confident Leader, thanks to our commitment to the recruitment, retention and career development of people with disabilities and long-term conditions. The Disability Confident scheme includes a guaranteed interview for any applicant with a disability who meets the minimum requirements for a job. When you complete your job application you will find a question asking you if you would like to apply under the Disability Confident Guaranteed Interview Scheme. If you feel that you have a disability and apply under this scheme, providing that you meet the essential criteria for the job, you will then be invited for interview. Your Guaranteed Interview application will only be shared with the hiring manager and the local resourcing team. Where reasonable, MAXIMUS will review and consider adjustments for those applicants who express a requirement for them during the recruitment process.