Workplace Health Development Worker in Sunderland

• Role Type: Employment
• Application deadline: Sunday, August 30, 2026 - 00:00
• Based: Sunderland
• Salary Type: Fixed Salary
• Role description: Project Support

Are you brilliant at building relationships, energising people and turning good intentions into real workplace wellbeing action?

Pioneering Care Partnership delivers the Better Health at Work Award across Durham and Sunderland, and we’re looking for a motivated Workplace Health Development Worker to help organisations across Sunderland create healthier, happier places to work.

This is a varied, people-focused role where no two days are quite the same.

You’ll be the friendly first point of contact for workplaces of all shapes and sizes, supporting them to complete Health Needs Assessments, plan and deliver engaging health campaigns, connect with local services and work towards accreditation at each level of the award.

You’ll be part of a proactive and supportive Workplace Health team, working closely with the Project Development Manager while taking the lead on training health advocates across Sunderland.

We’re looking for someone who can inspire others, champion positive change and bring enthusiasm, confidence and a genuine passion for physical activity, mental health and wellbeing into everything they do.

You could be just the person we’re looking for if you

• Bring energy, compassion and a can-do attitude to your work
• Are a confident communicator who can engage people in different workplaces and settings
• Have experience delivering training to adults in a way that feels practical, inclusive and motivating
• Enjoy working collaboratively as part of a high-performing team and know how to connect people with the right support
• Are organised, patient and approachable, with a positive mindset and a good sense of humour

Based mainly at our Hendon office and working across Sunderland, this is a fantastic opportunity to make a visible difference to local people’s working lives.

If you’re passionate about workplace wellbeing, enjoy helping people take positive steps towards better physical and mental health, and have a strong track record in this area, we’d love to hear from you.

Closing date for applications: 30th August 2026 at midnight.

• Key Role
• To ensure small, medium and large employers in Sunderland are supported to improve health in the workplace through health needs assessment, identification of health improvement priorities and development of health improvement plans and activities including training.
• To support the development of strong partnerships to enable small, medium and large employers in Sunderland successfully engage with lifestyle and wellbeing services.
• To ensure small, medium and large employers in Sunderland are offered support to successfully achieve the North East Better Health at Work Award (BHAWA) at all levels.
• To assist in the development and support of health advocates and volunteers across Sunderland, including the delivery of training.

Job Description

• To assist with the overall development of the service, liaison with partners and supporting business in Sunderland with workplace health needs.
• To assess support requirements for employers, ensuring that the right level of support is offered to all organisations and providing workshops, seminars and training according to need.
• To deliver regional Better Health at Work Award (BHAWA) within Sunderland and progress existing workplaces registered on the award.
• Assist in the engagement of new businesses in workplace health programmes and the BHAWA.
• To deliver advisory services to employers including the use of survey tools to assess health related needs of staff.
• To co-ordinate the delivery of training to managers, human resource staff, occupational health staff and other identified workplace staff on health and work issues.
• To support policy/facilitate development and provide model policies on health-related issues in the workplace providing workshops, seminars and training according to need.
• Support employers in workplace health activity on key public health improvement priorities through partnership working with services.

Including facilitation engagement with wellbeing services including NHS health checks, healthy nutrition, stop smoking services, improving physical activity, sexual health services, alcohol & drug services and training, emotional & mental wellbeing, domestic & sexual violence services and others as appropriate.

• To co-ordinate training and awareness raising interventions to ensure workplaces are aware of healthy lifestyle advice services available to their workplace and area where their employees live.
• To co-ordinate delivery of package of mental health and wellbeing support to businesses engaged in workplace health award programmes.
• To work with partners to develop strong referral pathways and links with a range of services.
• To assist the Project Lead in ensuring that the service meets quality indicators and is delivered in line with Regional Better Health at Work Award standards.
• To be responsible for data management including maintaining a monitoring system that captures and reports workplace health progress.
• To support networking and celebration events as required by the Project Lead.
• To ensure the department operates effectively and efficiently.
• To conduct personal, venue and activity risk assessments as required.
• To assist in collating written reports when required both internally and externally.
• To undertake any other such duties which are deemed appropriate by your Line Manager.
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