Overview
Workplace Wellbeing Specialist – NN157QX
Our Benefits
Here at North Northamptonshire Council, we’re transforming for the better, using all our creativity and imagination to create the best life for our local people.
You’ll find that we have a wide range of careers that may be more surprising than you think!
Why choose us?
We offer a vibrant working environment with:
- a competitive salary
- a pension scheme, where we pay a significant contribution on top of your contribution. It provides life cover and ill-health protection.
- lots of opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge and potential in a large unitary council
- generous leave entitlement (28 days, rising to 33 days) and bank holidays, plus the option to buy up to an extra 10 days
- hybrid and flexible working arrangements, where practicable for service needs to help you with a healthy work-life balance.
We provide a range of great benefits such as an Employee Assistance Programme, an Employee Benefits Scheme, wellbeing support, travel rates at HMRC rates, as well as supporting a range of active Employee Network Groups.
About the role
We are seeking a proactive, empathetic and enthusiastic Wellbeing Specialist to lead and deliver workplace wellbeing initiatives across our organisation, fostering a sense of community and support. This is a vital role that supports employee mental, emotional, physical and social health and wellbeing, while also aligning with wider health and safety compliance standards.
You’ll join our Health, Safety and Wellbeing Service, part of the Public Health, Communities and Leisure Directorate—home to some of the most talented and knowledgeable people around.
Contact jamie.scarborough@northnorthants.gov.uk for an informal chat.
About you
✅ You walk the talk—your own wellbeing matters, and your energy lifts others
✅ You’re driven by data and know how to evaluate what works
✅ You’ve guided wellbeing in complex organisations—or you’re ready to step up
✅ You’re passionate about helping people flourish
✅ You think in systems and build strong relationships across teams and partners
✅ You’re comfortable with hybrid working
✅ You’ve got training and experience in workplace wellbeing
✅ You’re confident using tech—from Microsoft 365 apps to AI tools—to streamline, communicate, and innovate
The ideal candidate will have professional qualification in a health and wellbeing-related discipline and a proven ability to deliver evidence-based, person-centred wellbeing strategies in the workplace.
Must be willing and have the means to travel between sites across North Northamptonshire
The role requires someone who is solutions focused, with exceptional organisational skills, and someone who is proactive in their approach towards taking ownership of tasks.
About us
Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.
We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we believe benefits our employees, the organisation and our communities.
Visit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.
http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/council/jobs-and-careers
