Job Introduction
Community Wellbeing Coordinator - fixed term/secondment opportunity until 31 March 2028 due to funding.
Salary: Band: 7 - £32,061 to £36,363 pa, (£25,995 - £29,483 for 30 hours)
30 hours per week - to be discussed at interview.
Roles and locations: Three roles available with a focus in the below localities:
Community Wellbeing Coordinator (30 hours) - Portsea and Somerstown
Community Wellbeing Coordinator (30 hours) - Buckland and Landport
Community Wellbeing Coordinator (30 hours) - Paulsgrove and Wymering
Please indicate on your application which role locality you are applying for, if more than one please provide your preference order.
Your New Role
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Do people naturally come to you for advice?
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Do you enjoy helping others?
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Do you know your local community well?
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Would you like a paid role making a difference?
The Wellbeing Service supports individuals living in Portsmouth to modify behaviours, improve their health and life expectancy as well as reduce health inequalities. The service provides support to Portsmouth residents in a range of venues including community centres, GP practices and hospital settings. In addition, the service provides telephone/virtual support. Some of the work undertaken will be targeting Portsmouth's most deprived communities who unfairly suffer the greatest health inequalities.
This is an exciting opportunity to lead, coordinate and support a newly established team of Community Wellbeing Workers, people recruited from their communities to assist in improving the health and wellbeing of residents across those communities. The role combines workforce development, service delivery and health improvement, with responsibility for mentoring and supervising staff, assessing performance, sharing best practice and contributing to the development of new ways of working.
Working as part of a rota, including 1 evening shift per week, you will engage directly with clients in a variety of community settings, carrying out assessments and identifying the support they need to make positive lifestyle changes. You will provide personalised support around smoking cessation, physical activity, weight management and alcohol reduction, while also addressing wider factors that impact health and wellbeing such as housing, debt, social isolation and domestic abuse. Through a combination of brief interventions, behaviour change support and long-term engagement, you will support individuals with the tools to improve their health and achieve sustainable outcomes.
The role also involves maintaining accurate client records, supporting referral and triage processes, delivering health improvement initiatives and representing the service at community events. You will act as a key point of contact for colleagues and partner organisations, creating and delivering training programmes and supporting the development of both staff and stakeholders. Working closely with health and care partners across the city, you will contribute to collaborative approaches that improve population health and support local responses to public health priorities and emergencies.
Who is the person summary:
A strong understanding of public health, health inequalities, wider determinants of health and local community needs is essential, alongside the ability to engage and support individuals through personalised health improvement plans. You will maintaining accurate client records using Microsoft Office applications and caseload management systems.
You will have an excellent level of knowledge and technical skills when delivering behaviour change interventions relating to physical activity, weight management, smoking cessation, alcohol reduction and emotional wellbeing. You will have experience in planning, delivering and evaluating targeted public health projects and creating and delivering training programmes.
In addition, you will have excellent interpersonal skills as you will be working collaboratively with healthcare professionals, community organisations and voluntary sector partners. Experience supporting, supervising or developing colleagues, leading community-based clinics and working as part of a multidisciplinary team is required.
An effective communicator with excellent analytical and organisational skills, you will be capable of managing a varied workload, interpreting data, producing reports and presentations. Candidates must demonstrate integrity and compassion, self-motivation, a commitment to safeguarding, equality and continuous professional development. You will have the flexibility to work across Portsmouth (PO1-PO6).
For full details, please review 'who is the person' on the job profile attached below.
About Portsmouth City Council
Portsmouth City Council is a unique organisation, committed to making a difference, and is guided by core values that set who we are as people, what we stand for, and how we act.
We are committed to our values of respect, integrity, collaboration, inclusivity and being people-focussed. These values set out how we can contribute to the success of the council and our own success as individuals. Learn more about our values and behaviours.
Local Government Reorganisation (LGR)
As part of Local Government Reorganisation, current plans will see Portsmouth City Council combine with the district and borough councils of Fareham, Gosport and Havant and parts of East Hampshire and Winchester district councils to form a new, larger unitary authority for south east Hampshire.
We are working towards an implementation date of 1st April 2028, known as vesting day, subject to Parliamentary approval. Until then, we remain focused on maintaining continuity, supporting our workforce, and continuing to deliver excellent services to our residents throughout the transition to the new unitary authority.
This is an exciting time to join us, offering the opportunity to contribute to organisational transformation, develop your career, and help shape future services for our communities.
More information about Local Government Reorganisation can be found on our website: https://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/services/council-and-democracy/your-council/devolution-and-lgr/
Additional Information
We are not able to offer sponsorship for this position.
Assessment Day to be held on Friday 11h September 2026
If shortlisted following Assessment Day, Interviews to be held on Friday 18th September 2026
We'd love to meet you, come and have a chat in one of our various pop ins across the localities to find out more about this role and the other team roles. Information can be found here:
www.wellbeingportsmouth.co.uk/community
If you have any questions, we'd encourage you to attend one of our pop ins, if unable than please don't hesitate to contact Hayley Cook and the team on 023 9438 1523
Our recruitment process
Full information about our recruitment process can be found on our support for applicants' page: Support for applicants - Careers portal
You must demonstrate why you are suitable against each of the points described in the 'Who is the Person' points on the Job Profile using examples from your experience or transferable skills. This might be through qualifications or descriptive examples from your work / personal experience, which clearly illustrates what you did and the effect it had. If you apply without a detailed personal statement, it is unlikely that you will be successful.
We are a disability confident employer and Armed Forces Covenant gold standard. More information can be found at Equality, diversity and inclusion - Careers portal
You will need to demonstrate that you have the Right to Work in the UK. No post will be offered without it.
Read more about working at Portsmouth City Council and our benefits on our career's portal homepage: Careers Portal - Find jobs with Portsmouth City Council
Portsmouth City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults at risk and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Every post is subject to PCC and Portsmouth Safeguarding Adults Board safer recruitment procedures.
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) at Enhanced level will be required prior to any offer of employment and this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Please read the relevant DBS privacy notice before submitting any information.
You will need to explain any gaps in your career history within the last 5 years - this is essential for all safeguarding roles.
Should you require any support in completing the application form please contact [email protected] or call the recruitment team on 023 92 616 800.
