Stop Smoking Support Practitioner
- Durham County Council
- Full Time
- Durham
Job Description
We are looking for enthusiastic, hardworking individuals to join our Family Hubs team as Stop Smoking Support Practitioners. We have 3 posts available, temporary for a period of 12 months.
1 x 37 hrs a week based at Newton Aycliffe Family Hub
1 x 37 hrs a week based at Horden Family Hub
1 x 18.5 hrs a week based at Stanley Family Hub
The posts are new to our team and will help the service in our efforts to create a Smoke Free Generation as part of the Family Hubs and Start for Life programme by creating and delivering Smoking Cessation support to families with a particular focus on underrepresented and hard to reach communities.
WHAT IS INVOLVED?
The Stop Smoking Support Practitioner will prioritise work with women and families in the antenatal and postnatal period, supporting those who smoke to set a quit date and quit smoking for good. Key to the role will be raising awareness of the harms of smoking and of exposure to second-hand smoke, including the risks to children.
Family Hubs provide a universal 'front door' to families, offering a 'one-stop shop' of family support services across their social care, education, mental health and physical health needs, with a comprehensive Start for Life offer for parents and babies at its core.
We encourage you to contact Alison Ghent, Family Hub Development Manager, via email at [email protected] or on 07825 341 218 to arrange an informal discussion about the role.
WHAT WILL I NEED?
Essential qualification for this role is a Level 3 qualification in a relevant health and social care field.
Previous experience is not essential as all successful candidates will be supported with an in depth induction and training package. You will be trained as an NCSCT certified stop smoking practitioner in order to support the evidence-based delivery of stop smoking services within County Durham. This post is available for all professionals with experience in early help, health and social care, and the wider public health agenda, including those without specific smoking cessation background, as full training will be provided.
Please refer to the attached person specification for the full criteria.
If successful, you will be required to apply for a Disclosure and Barring Service Enhanced Disclosure.
REWARDS AND BENEFITS
We offer generous rewards and benefits that are designed to help you perform at your best:
- Competitive salaries and 27 days holiday per year rising to 32 days after five years continuous local government service.
- Option to purchase up to 10 additional days annual leave per year.
- Excellent work/life balance through schemes including job sharing, compressed hours and flexi-time (allowing up to 13 flexi days per year).
- Excellent contributory career average Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS). Plus, top up options - Salary Sacrifice Shared Cost AVC scheme and standard AVC scheme for members of the LGPS.
- Wellbeing Portal and access to an Employee Assist Scheme.
- Wide range of learning and development opportunities including professional qualifications, coaching and mentoring.
- Employee Benefits Portal and Lifestyle Savings Scheme (discounts across a host of major retailers).
- Discounted DCC gym membership.
- Staff networks run by staff for our staff, including Race Equality and Diversity, Disability, LGBT+, Armed Forces, Carers, Menopause.
- Trade Union membership.
- A range of other salary sacrifice schemes such as car leasing.
