Place Lead at West Northamptonshire Council in Northampton

Job introduction

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This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in delivering the Council’s ambition to create more active, healthier communities across West Northamptonshire. You will lead the development, coordination and promotion of a wide range of sport and physical activity initiatives, encouraging residents of all ages and backgrounds to become more active and improve their physical and mental wellbeing.

This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore subject to an enhanced DBS certificate. It is also a regulated activity and will be subject to a Children and Adults Barred List check. West Northamptonshire Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

The successful candidate will have proven experience of working in partnership with a wide range of organisations to design and deliver sport, physical activity and health programmes that achieve positive outcomes for diverse communities. You will be confident building effective relationships with stakeholders across the public, voluntary, community and private sectors, working collaboratively to increase participation, improve wellbeing and tackle health inequalities.

You will have experience of engaging directly with local communities, community leaders and residents to co-design and develop physical activity initiatives that reflect local needs, strengths and aspirations. Using a community-centred approach, you will be skilled at listening to and involving people in decision-making, ensuring programmes are inclusive, accessible and responsive to the needs of different groups.

At West Northants Council, it’s about our people. People who thrive with ambition, bubble with new ideas, demand better ways of working, caring about every detail, and who never shy away from a challenge. Our culture is a gateway for new experiences. A place to forge new opportunities. To empower you in your career and unite you with like-minded people.

Our vision is ‘to make West Northants a great place to live, work, visit and thrive’. We truly stand by this and work hard every day to make this a reality. Our corporate values, THRIVE, stand for: Trust, High Performance, Respect, Innovate and Empower, they underpin everything we do and how we deliver services. Hear from our Chief Executive, Martin Henry, about building a career at WNC.

We are committed to ensuring diversity, equality, equity, and inclusion is woven into the fabric of WNC and everything we do, to enable all colleagues to develop and maximize their full potential. We are a disability confident employer, a member of the Armed Forces Covenant, and a Care Leaver Covenant partner

The following film was created by us to communicate our intentions - watch WNC colleagues explain what DEI means to us.

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Please note we reserve the right to close the advert early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications, so we recommend applying as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

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