An exciting opportunity to join our Walking for Health Team
Paths for All is a Scottish Charity. We have a very clear focus. We want to get Scotland walking: Everyone. Everyday. Everywhere. Our vision is for Scotland to be a walking nation. We want everyone to have the opportunity to be active every day, creating a happier, healthier and greener Scotland. A key element of this work involves encouraging behaviour change and participation in daily activity through the right programmes, infrastructure and community opportunities.
Our Walking for Health team is looking for a Development Officer to join the team to empower and develop the Scottish Health Walk Network. Are you passionate about empowering communities to improve health, tackle inactivity and health inequalities therefore positively impacting well-being on a population-wide scale. Well, you could be the person we are looking for!
Day to day tasks for the postholder will include working mainly with the Scottish Health Walk Network members and strategic partners in disadvantaged communities, supporting management of our Walking for Health grants and developing and promoting national resources and campaigns for Walking for Health.
The successful candidate will enjoy working to make a positive difference to individuals health and well-being through Health Walks. They will thrive in a busy environment on a wide range of activities. They should have the ability to form strong relationships with our partners, strategic organisations and SHWN members.
If you’re looking for a new challenge in a varied role, and you’re interested in supporting communities to thrive and reducing health inequalities and working towards net-zero, we’d love to hear from you.
We offer the opportunity to be part of an organisation that recognises staff as our most valued asset. Attractive employment conditions include a contributory pension scheme and flexi-time policy. Paths for All has achieved the Healthy Working Lives Gold Award.
The application pack for this role and information on how to apply are available on our website pathsforall.org.uk/jobs . If you have any difficulty accessing the recruitment documents, please get in touch at recruitment@pathsforall.org.uk
The closing date for applications is 9am on Monday 21st February 2022 with interviews to be held the week beginning the 7th March 2022.
Paths for All is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status or pregnancy and maternity.