Physical Activity Engagement Officer

at  Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council

POSITION REFERENCE: 50141037

Directorate: Growth& Sustainability | Service: Environment & Transport
Salary: £27,711 - £30,060
Working Arrangements: Flexible to meet the service needs
Hours per week: 37
Contract type: Fixed Term until 30/09/2026
We are happy to talk flexible working arrangements with you, please get in touch.
Suitable for Secondment: Employees wishing to be considered for secondment should agree with their head of service before submitting an application form.
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Closing date: 07/02/2025 at 23:59
The successful candidate will be required to speak English to an appropriate standard

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YOUR ROLE IN OUR JOURNEY

As a Physical Activity Engagement Officer, you will provide specialist support to a number of projects to help ensure that the message of moving more can reach as many people as possible for positive behaviour change. You will need to be able to display:

• You are excellent with people.
• Experience of physical activity and/or community development.
• Knowledge of marketing and communications.
• Experience of community and stakeholder engagement and impact measurement.
• A strength in working with local groups and partners to promote activities and behaviour that help people to move more.
• An understanding and appreciation of how physical activity can help people and communities.

Working in close partnership with colleagues in the team, across the council and a host of statutory, community and voluntary groups, you will lend your expertise to programmes promoting physical activity, health, and wellbeing.
What you’ll need
To join us, you’ll need a mix of relevant qualifications with at least one being at level 4 or above, and extensive experience in community development and/or the sport and physical activity sector. With a flair for public engagement and partnership working, it is your talent for working with people that really sets you apart.