Health and Wellbeing Projects Officer – Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service

Company: Dorset Council UK
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Location: Dorchester
Job Description:

Job Title

Health and Wellbeing Projects Officer

Details

Grade: FSalary: Part time salary (30 hours per week) – £31,744 – £33,868 per annum (rising by annual increments)Full time equivalent – £39,152 – £41,771 per annumHours: Part Time – 30 hours per weekLocation: Service Headquarters, Salisbury OR Dorchester Support Offices, Poundbury – attend centre of duty approximately once a weekAppointment Type: Permanent

Responsibilities

  • Lead and coordinate a range of Health and Wellbeing projects from planning through to delivery, ensuring clear governance, effective project management, and successful outcomes delivered on time and within agreed resources and deadlines
  • Proactively identify, manage, and report on project risks, dependencies and challenges, recommending practical solutions and mitigating actions to support successful delivery and continuous improvement
  • Provide flexible support and resilience across Health and Wellbeing functions as needed, ensuring continuity and effective delivery of key priorities
  • Build positive working relationships with colleagues and stakeholders to support the successful delivery of Health and Wellbeing initiatives and organisational objectives

Qualifications

  • Post specific qualification at Level 5 or working towards; or Professional Membership of the CIPD at Associate Level; or equivalent demonstrable working experience at this level
  • Knowledge and working experience of project governance and the production of documentation and records to support the development and delivery of projects
  • Experience in working with strategic and senior officers and stakeholders, as well as other internal and external stakeholders

Other Requirements

  • You must be able to fulfil the travel requirements of the role
  • A Standard Disclosure & Barring Service Check (DBS) clearance will be undertaken on the successful individual prior to offer of employment
  • Any offer of employment will be subject to full pre-employment checks which include identity checks, right to work in the UK, medical, receipt of satisfactory references, verification of employment history and an explanation of any gaps in employment in the last 3 years

Benefits

  • Flexi time scheme
  • Local Government Pension Scheme
  • Generous annual leave allowance
  • Family friendly schemes including 39 weeks’ full pay during maternity leave (subject to qualifying criteria)
  • Health & wellbeing services

E‑EO and Diversity

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals regardless of age, disability, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation or other personal circumstances. All applications will be treated on merit and staff involved in recruitment and selection processes undertake unconscious bias training.

Contact: Vicky Read, Head of People Support, 01722 691146 / Vicky.Read@dwfire.org.uk

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Posted: June 12th, 2026