Project Officer (Best Start, Community Health and Wellbeing)

We have an exciting opportunity for a full time Project Support Officer to work as part of the Best Start, Community Health and Wellbeing Service in the Together for Families Directorate.

Cornwall Council is one of 14 local authorities awarded trailblazer status for the Family Hubs and Best Start for Life programme to become national leaders in providing joined-up support for parents and carers so they can nurture their babies and children, improving health and education outcomes for all.

The purpose of this role is the co-ordination of the programme plan requirements for the Best Start, Community Health and Wellbeing Service.

The role holder will be expected to demonstrate high level project co-ordination skills, develop and manage specific projects and particular areas of work, as necessary, ensuring key milestones and deadlines are met. This may include co-ordinating projects simultaneously, ensuring planning, organising and prioritising workload to meet project deadlines. The role holder will need to work independently and take responsibility for booking and co-ordinating the key training requirements of the programme.

For any queries regarding the role please contact Natasha Ellis at natasha.ellis@cornwall.gov.uk

Please view the role profile here, your application will need to demonstrate how you meet the required criteria. Please ensure you answer all of the pre-screening questions in full, within the application form. Guidance on how to complete your application can be found here – The application process. Please be advised that for this role we are accepting uploaded supporting statements and/or CVs to support your online application.

Fairness and inclusion are at the heart of our vision for Cornwall. In order to best serve our communities, we are striving to achieve a diverse workforce that is inclusive of all backgrounds, cultures and identities; e.g. race, disability, sex, gender, age, religion and sexual orientation. We are an equal opportunities and Disability Confident employer, and we will assess applicants on their merits.

Cornwall Council is committed to safeguarding and following safer recruitment principles to help make sure our staff and volunteers are suitable to work with children, young people and adults at risk. It’s a vital part of creating a safe and positive environment and making a commitment to keeping all service users safe from harm.

Whilst the location/work-base for this role has been specified our evolving ways of working means that the role may require you to also work remotely (e.g. from home/other locations). We will discuss this with you during the recruitment process.

This is a 2 year fixed term contract.

This position will be subject to a criminal record disclosure check.

More information about working for Cornwall Council is available here.

We are happy to talk about flexible working options.