Wellbeing Manager

Job Description

Job title: Health and Wellbeing Manager (Grade 8)

Location: Service Headquarters, Maidstone – mixture of office and home working – 3 days per week in office (with travel countywide, based on needs)

Hours: Full time – 37 Hours per week

Base salary: £47,076 – £52,397 per annum depending on experience

Pension: Automatic membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme – career average pension scheme with 17.5% employer contribution

Holidays: In addition to entitlement to bank/ public holidays you will receive 31 days holiday

Ref: VR1374

Total Reward value: £55,314.30 – £61,566.48 per annum

Being a part of Kent Fire and Rescue Service

Everyone is unique. Everyone has value. Everyone helps to make Kent Fire and Rescue Service (KFRS) a great place to work. We are one team. Together with our customers we are creating a safer future for Kent and Medway.

Being the Health and Wellbeing Manager

The Health and Wellbeing Manager is responsible for designing, leading, and proactively managing strategies to enhance mental and physical health across the Service. You will provide expertise on health and wellbeing to ensure comprehensive wellbeing services.

The Health and Wellbeing Manager will maintain and develop, oversee and deliver wellbeing programs, manage the Health and Wellbeing team, and coordinate the work of Welfare Support Officers, post-incident support colleagues and Family Support Officers.

The role holder will be required to be on-call 24/7, one week in five to provide telephone welfare support.

What you’ll do

• Design, develop, and implement best practice wellbeing strategies, through monitoring of internal and external trends, emerging issues and researching other organisations to promote good mental and physical wellbeing
• Maintain wellbeing education and awareness.
• Manage the mental/physical wellbeing budgets and relevant third-party contracts
• Provide expert support and advice to HR and managers relating to mental and physical health
• Responsible for the development and maintenance of wellbeing, policies, procedures, and guidance which includes leading on consultation with unions and employee representatives such as the wellbeing employee forum

What you’ll bring

• Minimum Level 4 diploma in Counselling/ Psychotherapy or equivalent mental health or nursing qualification
• Minimum undergraduate degree in Psychology or Occupational Psychology
• Professional registration or accreditation with BACP/UKCP/HCPC/RCN or equivalent membership body – Desirable
• Specialist knowledge in a mental health related role such as counselling, psychotherapy, psychology, or mental health nursing.
• Experience in developing a health and wellbeing strategy against recognised frameworks
• Experience in identifying, designing, and implementing health and wellbeing initiatives or projects
• Experience in managing a team including development and pastoral support.
• Experience delivering wellbeing training to groups and individuals

Additional benefits we’re offering

• Blue Light Card discount scheme
• A range of family friendly policies including promoting work-life balance
• Access to health and wellbeing services and advice
• Access to LinkedIn Learning online training
• Free parking
• Above all you’ll become part of a service that is committed to the safety of our community

How to apply

Please complete an online application and CV.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy upon receiving a sufficient number of applications. If you are interested in this role we recommend that you submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

Inclusion is at the heart of everything we do. We know that great minds don’t think alike, so we rely on diverse thoughts, feelings, beliefs, and backgrounds to create the best working environment that we can possibly offer.

Kent Fire and Rescue Service, its employees, and volunteers are committed to safeguarding, protecting, and supporting children, young people, and adults at risk. As part of our safer recruitment process, we will undertake pre-employment checks to verify your suitability for the role. These checks will include your references and a standard or enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Enhanced DBS check with barred lists are carried out for roles with direct and unsupervised access to children, young people, and adults at risk. Risk assessments will be undertaken on any disclosures identified as part of the pre-employment checks.

As a Public Sector organisation with added responsibilities under the Equality Act, 2010 the candidate must demonstrate an understanding of what is meant by Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion and how this fits in with their everyday work.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £47,076.00-£52,397.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Employee discount
• Free parking
• Health & wellbeing programme
• On-site parking
• Work from home

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Maidstone ME15 6XB

Reference ID: VR1387