Physical Activity and Health Co-ordinator

Job description

Role: Physical Activity and Health Co-ordinator
Salary: Grade H: £37,280 - £39,862 per year
Location: Across Derby City
Hours: 37 hours per week
Closing Date: 4th March 2026
Contract Type: Temporary Maternity cover until December 27

This is an exciting time to work for Derby City Council, we’re committed to improving the city and the life experiences of our citizens. In partnership, we are working together to improve outcomes, with the city, for the city.

Based in the Physical Activity & Health Team, Physical Activity and Health Coordinators strive to reduce health inequalities through an insight led approach; understanding what can enable and hinder residents from engaging in community based healthy lifestyle programmes and opportunities.

Our focus is rooted in involving local people, community groups and partners in specific localities to support change through co-design. We are grounded in action and discovery, driven by data and intelligence. From shifting the way people think, to the evolution of and introduction of programmes.

Physical Activity and Health Co-ordinators lead on key themes of work, collaborating with colleagues and partners to agree approaches, plans and make new and sustaining trusted relationships. Themed work areas can include leading on target audiences, healthy lifestyle programme development, leading on locality specific insight development, facility activation etc.

You will need to be highly motivated, with a curious, bold and innovative approach and have excellent organisational and communication skills. You will need to be agile and proactive, using reflective practice to develop your approach(es) and behaviours and when converting insight into tangible action. You need to be able use negotiation and influencing skills and build strong and sincere relationships to drive positive change and improve outcomes for the people of Derby.

Who We Are
Here at Derby City Council, we’re dedicated to delivering nearly 250 first-class services to citizens and businesses in the heart of the Midlands. People are at the centre of all that we do, and we have an outstanding track record of recruiting and developing talented individuals by providing them with varied and fulfilling career opportunities.

What We Offer
You too could be part of something brilliant by becoming a colleague at Derby City Council; in addition to making a difference to the lives of people across the city, you’ll also receive:

• Flexible work/life balance scheme
• Continued professional development opportunities & career conversations
• 27 days annual leave (rising to 32 days after 5 years' service), plus bank holidays
• Local Government Pension Scheme (Team Derby Rewards – retail and leisure discounts
• Tusker Car Benefit Scheme
• Cycle2Work Scheme & free cycle training
• Employee Assistance Programme, Wellbeing Calendar and Support
• Access to our Equality Employee Networks – LGBTQ+, Disabled Employee Network & Carers and our Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic Employee Support Network and Neurodiversity Network
• Support for colleagues who are carers

The Opportunity
In the role of Physical Activity and Health Co-ordinator, here’s an example of what you’ll be doing to make an impact:

Reducing stubborn health inequalities through an insight led and evidence-based approach

Managing, developing and evolving healthy lifestyle programmes to reduce barriers and ultimately increase participation and engagement
Recruit, train and line manage Livewell Advisors / delegated staff to deliver meaningful and high-quality healthy lifestyle programmes (smoking cessation, weight management, physical activity)

Foster and develop strong relationships with partners through the city and for specific localities and / or specific population groups, to bring about positive change that improves residents’ health, wellbeing and quality of life in Derby

Manage specific projects and work streams that increase physical activity and daily movement levels and reduce physical inactivity inequalities

About You
To be successful in this role, you’ll ideally have…
The ability and experience to passionately and effectively lead, empower and motivate others

Strong partnership working, grounded in collaboration and co-produced opportunities, programmes and sustainable solutions

Confidence to seek out and interpret insight, data and intelligence that converts into successful actions that achieve locally identified outcomes

Effective advocacy skills that can champion resident led discoveries

A Higher National Diploma / Degree level qualification or equivalent experience in a related discipline sports, physical activity, community health development etc

Qualification(s) in behaviour change techniques including Motivational Interviewing and Cognitive Behaviour Theory type approaches.

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