Schools Programme Lead

This role has a starting salary of £36,873 per annum based on a 36 hour working week. This is a fixed-term contract or secondment opportunity until 31st March 2027, with the possibility of extension.

We have an exciting new opportunity for a Be Your Best Schools Programme Lead. 'Be Your Best' is a fully funded, tier 2 commissioned healthy lifestyle programme for families with children aged 5-17 years, who are above a healthy weight range. We have been delivering the targeted programme since 2020; more information can be found on the Be Your Best website.

You will be working collaboratively with colleagues from Active Surrey, Surrey County Council and other professionals working with children across the county.

The contractual location for this role is Victoria Gate in central Woking however we support hybrid working. Attendance in the office will be required at least once a week in addition to frequent travel to primary schools across Surrey to deliver the Be Your Best Schools Programme. We support working from home the rest of the time.

Our Offer to You

26 days' holiday, rising to 28 days after 2 years' service and 31 days after 5 years' service, pro rata for part time staff
Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave
A generous local government salary related pension
Up to 5 days of carer's leave and 2 paid volunteering days per year
Paternity, adoption and dependents leave
An Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources
Wellbeing and lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, and shopping
A chance to make a real difference to the lives of our residents.

About Active Surrey

We are Active Surrey, one of 43 national Active Partnerships funded by Sport England to tackle inactivity driven by inequalities. We believe in the power of physical activity and the benefits it can offer as a mood booster, confidence lifter, social enhancer and a life extender.

Less than half Surrey's children and young people are doing enough physical activity every week, which falls to only 4 out of 10 children amongst lower-income families. That's why we need YOU to join our 'Movement for Change' and help us challenge and change the status quo to get more people moving, and help us create a fairer, better and healthier future for everyone.

Childhood obesity is a growing concern in Surrey, with more than one in four children leaving primary school above a healthy weight. NCMP data shows a 10 percentage-point increase between Reception and Year 6, highlighting the need for a prevention-led approach.

About the Role

The Be Your Best Healthy Lifestyle programme now includes a fully funded, in-school healthy lifestyle initiative designed to support children's physical and emotional wellbeing through engaging, interactive sessions. This new programme takes a whole-class approach. This role will report to the Active Surrey Health Manager.

The purpose of this new role is to project manage and deliver the new Be Your Best Schools programme to meet the agreed key performance indicators as part of the Child & Family Healthy Weight Programme commission from Surrey Public Health.

Key Responsibilities

Promote the programme to prioritised schools across Surrey in order to meet targets
Project manage all aspects of the Be Your Best Schools programme to meet defined targets
Deliver the Be Your Best Schools workshops in primary schools across Surrey
Be responsible for continuous improvement of the programme content based on feedback to optimise programme outcomes (with support from a Dietician)
Lead the monitoring and evaluation of the programme. Report summaries of these outcomes to internal and external stakeholders
Brief and support other staff who may also deliver the programme when extra capacity is required
Support wider Be Your Best and Active Surrey projects and programmes as demand requires

You'll love this job if:

You are passionate about supporting children's physical and emotional wellbeing
You enjoy delivering engaging and interactive workshops to large groups of children in a school environment
You are at ease networking with Head Teachers,…