Health and Wellbeing Advisor – Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service

Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service is looking for a Health and Wellbeing Advisor to enhance our People Services team based at our Service Headquarters in Exeter.  You will join us on a full-time, permanent basis working 37 hours per week. In return, you will receive a competitive salary of £35,745 – £38,223 per annum.

Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service is the largest non-metropolitan Fire and Rescue Service in England. We provide prevention, protection, and response services across the counties of Devon and Somerset.

Our vision is that together, we will work to end preventable fire and rescue emergencies, creating a safer world for you and your family. Keeping people safe is what we do, and we owe our fantastic reputation to our highly skilled and motivated workforce.

About the role:

The Health and Wellbeing Advisor is a key role within the People Services Department. We are looking for a dynamic and experienced individual to join our team, with particular emphasis on mental health and proactive promotion and delivery of wellbeing projects across the Service.

You will have a person-centred approach and be required to identify and coordinate wellbeing interventions and support within the workplace, working alongside our HR Business Partners, you will contribute to the development and implementation of policies and practices and enhance wellbeing provisions to positively influence attendance levels.

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Key responsibilities of the Health and Wellbeing Advisor:

• Participation with various staff groups concerning mental wellbeing and providing advice as appropriate. This will involve supporting line managers to carry out their wellbeing responsibilities and promoting positive employee relations by advising managers and employees on wellbeing matters in line with best practice and legislation.
• Assisting in the development and delivery of wellbeing initiatives to improve service delivery, promoting the support available and identifying potential gaps and solutions for improving health and wellbeing, making them accessible to employees and managers.
• Working in partnership with other Emergency Blue Light Services or similar organisations to research and review wellbeing support provisions.
• Supporting the management of Service wellbeing groups, to ensure adequate supervision and training delivery.

• Maintain statistics and management information to assist in assessing the effectiveness of

wellbeing provision offered by the service. Identify trends or potential gaps in wellbeing provision and research options available to resolve issues.

Closing date: 23:59hrs on 2 July 2024

Our Identity

If you feel you have the skills and experience to become our Health and Wellbeing Advisor please click ‘apply’ today, we would love to hear from you.

You must have the right to work in the UK by the point of employment.

You will be required to complete an application form and submit a document evidencing how you meet the following essential criteria from the Job Description and Person Specification.

1. Experience of working within a mental health or wellbeing role.
2. Experience of providing a supportive and caring service and taking proactive approach.
3. Understanding of Safeguarding at all levels
4. Proven skills in communication, diplomacy and advocacy.
5. A high level of energy and resilience.

To help you complete this part of the application form please find attached below the word document “Essential Criteria for Health and Wellbeing Advisor Application” for you to download and complete with your evidence for the above criteria. You can then upload this document where requested when completing your application.

Please note the evidence that you upload to your application should not exceed 2000 words in total.

Evidence submitted in relation to the essential criteria above will be used to shortlist any applications received.

Our values

As a Service and as individuals: 

• We are proud to help.
• We are honest.
• We are respectful.
• We are working together.

Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service recognise and celebrate the vast diversity of the local communities that we serve, and we aspire for this to be reflected