HR adviser - Wellbeing | 10678 | Temporary Contract for Maternity Cover | 37 hours per week | £37,280 to £39,152 per annum (Scale I) | County Hall, Norwich (Hybrid)
The Health, Safety and Wellbeing Team provides professional advice and support to services and employees across Norfolk County Council.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Well-Being Adviser to join our supportive and enthusiastic team on a temporary contract to cover maternity leave.
You will deliver a range of wellbeing activities within the Health, Safety and Wellbeing framework, including advice, training, project work and support for teams and managers.
The Role
You will focus on developing and delivering proactive, preventative wellbeing support and driving forward our corporate workplace wellbeing strategy. The role will include the design and delivery of sessions for employees, teams and managers, development of practical resources that support early intervention and behaviour change, and providing one to one support, advice and guidance.
You must be able to manage a varied workload, balancing planned activity with emerging needs while maintaining quality and impact. You must be able to work professionally in sensitive and complex situations, demonstrating empathy and sound judgement, adapt your communication style to different audiences, manage competing priorities, propose practical solutions, and deliver to deadlines.
Experience of delivering workshops and training sessions and developing resources is essential, along with providing one to one support and supporting managers in a pragmatic, outcome focused way. Experience of approaches such as motivational interviewing, coaching, restorative practice, behaviour change or appreciative enquiry would be beneficial. You will be qualified to Level 5 or have equivalent experience in a relevant area.
If you are passionate about helping people to stay well, flourish and perform at their best, we would like to hear from you.
We want our people to be inspired and motivated to work well together, make the most of our workspaces, enjoy a healthy work-life balance, and deliver excellent services to Norfolk and its people. Flexibility is built into the way we work, with hybrid working a key feature for this role. Our technology platform and equipment are first class, enabling you to connect and collaborate remotely. We ask that you have in place good Broadband connectivity.
If you would like an informal discussion about the post, please contact Jo Hanson, HR Consultant-Wellbeing Lead, by emailing [email protected]
These are some benefits you can enjoy by working for Norfolk County Council:
Competitive salary
Generous holiday entitlement
Health and Wellbeing services including fast-track physiotherapy and a free counselling service
Flexible working opportunities including flexi-time, part time, remote and hybrid working – dependent on your job role and business need.
Financial benefits such as:
‘ Norfolk Rewards’ our employee discounts programme which helps you save money on almost anything, from everyday groceries and clothes, to holidays, new technology, gym membership, trips to the cinema and days out.
A Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers
Relocation expenses (where applicable)
An advance of your expenses if you travel for work
Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants’ pensions
Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension and new bikes
Access to our tax efficient car lease scheme for greener travel enabling you to lease a brand new, ultra-low emission vehicle (subject to eligibility)
A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job
We want our people to be inspired and motivated to work well together, make the most of our workspaces, enjoy a healthy work-life balance, and deliver excellent services to Norfolk and its people. Flexibility is built into the way we work, with hybrid working a key feature for many roles. Our technology platform and equipment are first class, enabling you to connect and collaborate remotely. We ask that you have in place good Broadband connectivity.
Before you apply, we recommend reading the full Job description and person specification to help you demonstrate how you meet the criteria. You can also find information on our Terms and Conditions here.
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We would like to make you aware that priority consideration for this post may be given to current employees who are at risk due to restructure within the organisation or are in a redeployment position.
Interviews to be held 20 - 23 July 2026
Redeployment closing date: 24 June 2026 23:59
All other applicants closing date: 08 July 2026 23:59
