Community & Partnership Engagement Lead

This is a 12 month Fixed Term contract, ideally looking for someone local to the West Midlands, due to travelling commitments as part of the role.

Be part of something great Maximus is a global organisation that specialises in providing health and employment services to millions of people every year. Here in the UK we employ around 5,000 people across the country to deliver services that have a profound impact on people’s lives. From assessments and health services to employability programmes and specialist support, we do work that matters with people who care.

The Community and Partnership Lead will play a key role in improving health outcomes across Walsall by delivering an integrated workplace wellbeing offer, providing access to smoking cessation, weight management, alcohol reduction and other wellbeing services. The role will proactively engage small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs) to implement a holistic workplace wellbeing package. This will include support for smoking cessation, weight management, healthy eating, alcohol reduction, physical activity, NHS health checks and wider wellbeing, ensuring employers can offer accessible and practical health support to their workforce.

The role will take a holistic and preventative approach, helping employers build workplace environments that support staff to improve and maintain their health. Within this wider offer, supporting the development and implementation of smokefree approaches will form a key part of the role. The postholder will contribute to improving employee health, increasing access to preventative services, and reducing health inequalities across Walsall workplaces.

• Proactively engage SMEs across Walsall to promote a structured workplace wellbeing offer
• Support employers to develop and embed practical wellbeing support for their staff, including smoking cessation, weight management, mental wellbeing and lifestyle support
• Work with employers to identify their needs and tailor wellbeing offers accordingly
• Build and maintain strong relationships with employers, HR teams and workplace leads
• Promote a culture of health and wellbeing across workplaces

• Plan and deliver workplace-based wellbeing sessions and drop-ins
• Provide brief interventions, advice and guidance to employees during working hours
• Support individuals to access relevant services, including:
  Stop smoking services, Weight management, Alcohol reduction and Mental health and specialist support services
• Ensure all support is person‑centred, inclusive and accessible
• Recruit and support Wellbeing Champions within participating workplaces
• Deliver or coordinate training aligned with MECC, behaviour change approaches and public health guidance
• Equip champions with the skills to:
  Provide brief advice and support to colleagues;
  Promote wellbeing initiatives;
  Signpost into appropriate services including stop smoking, weight management and mental health support
• Provide ongoing support, networking and development opportunities for champions

• Work with employers and Wellbeing Champions to deliver local and national health campaigns (e.g. Stoptober, No Smoking Day)
• Develop and share tailored health promotion materials in partnership with Maximus’ marketing team
• Promote a holistic and connected approach to wellbeing, linking employees to the wider Be Well Walsall offer

• Work collaboratively with internal teams and external partners to ensure seamless support for individuals
• Act as a key link between workplaces and health and wellbeing services, including specialist provision
• Maintain up‑to‑date knowledge of services to support signposting

• Maintain accurate records of employer engagement, sessions delivered and outcomes.
• Monitor uptake and impact of the workplace wellbeing offer.
• Report progress through appropriate channels.
• Use insight and feedback to improve the offer over time.

• Experience working in community engagement, workplace wellbeing, public health, or partnership roles
• Strong interpersonal and relationship‑building…