Smokefree Engagement Officer
New Yesterday
? Location: Walsall (Hybrid – office, site visits, and home-based)
? Contract: Initial 3 months, with extension likely (budget confirmed until March 2026)
? Hours: Full-time, 37 hours per week
? IR35 Status: Inside IR35
? Start Date: ASAP
? Apply: john.deane@servicecare.org.uk
? Referral Bonus: Know someone perfect for the role? Refer them and if successful, you’ll receive £250!
Are you passionate about public health and keen to make a lasting impact in your local community? Walsall Council is looking for an enthusiastic Smokefree Engagement Officer to help deliver its ambitious Tobacco Control Plan.
This is a unique opportunity to work at the heart of public health and community wellbeing, focusing on creating healthier, smokefree workplaces across Walsall.
? Key Responsibilities:
- Engage and collaborate with local businesses to promote smokefree environments.
- Provide advice and support to employers on enhancing smokefree workplace policies.
- Deliver training and guidance to staff to encourage smoking cessation.
- Actively promote local stop-smoking services.
- Prioritise outreach to workplaces where staff may be less likely to engage in traditional health improvement services.
- Work closely with partners and stakeholders to support wider tobacco control strategies.
- A degree in a relevant field.
- At least 12 months of recent experience in public health, ideally focused on smoking cessation or similar health improvement initiatives.
- Strong interpersonal and organisational skills, and the ability to manage hybrid working, site visits, and stakeholder engagement.
If you’re local to Walsall, driven by community impact, and excited by the idea of shaping a smokefree future—we’d love to hear from you.
? Send your CV (unbranded) to john.deane@servicecare.org.uk to apply.
? Don’t forget: refer a friend or colleague and you could earn £250 if they’re successful! #J-18808-Ljbffr
- Location:
- Walsall, England, United Kingdom
- Salary:
- £60,000 - £80,000
- Job Type:
- FullTime
- Category:
- Management & Operations