Portsmouth City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. It is also committed to promoting quality childcare across the City that works to improve outcomes for children.

DBS Disclosure at Enhanced level will be required prior to any offer of employment and this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

Every post is subject to PCC and Portsmouth Safeguarding Children's Board safer recruitment procedures.

The Service

Portsmouth is a great waterfront city with a bright future; with an ambitious regeneration strategy that is already unlocking the city's potential and £1bn of investment coming our way. As part of shaping the great waterfront city, the city council is committed to making Portsmouth a great place for our residents to live and work.

The Health, Safety and Licensing service plays a key role in achieving the cities ambitions by:

• providing leadership and influence to improve the overall health and wellbeing of the people of Portsmouth. We do this by focusing on improving the health of our poorest residents fastest. Reducing the health inequity that exists within the city and, • working with partners to ensure that people feel safe and are safe; and support people before, during and after emergencies. The service leads on delivering the council's new public health role and in doing so is seeking to build understanding of these responsibilities, the part to be played by the wider organisation and re-designing services which are more holistic for residents.

At the core of the service is a focus on primary prevention and early intervention to ensure that our residents have access to advice and guidance and early help across the board from domestic abuse to smoking and from anti-social behaviour to substance misuse.

We know that our success will be influenced by the strength of our relationships working with key partners such as the Portsmouth CCG, the police and crime commissioner, national offender management service and Portsmouth Hospital Trust. As we seek to reshape traditional forms of delivery, all teams within the service play a crucial role to achieve positive outcomes for residents and visitors to the city.

As a service we take pride in our work by valuing others, focusing on what's important so that we make a real and positive difference. Our values are outlined in our 'ways of working' and our 'guiding principles' and if they reflect how you are and how you work then this could be the role that meets your expectations.

What is the role?

As part of the Public Health Team you will work as part of a small and dynamic team with young people at risk of teenage pregnancy to minimise risky behaviours and enable sustainable behaviour change.

The SORTED Programme has made a direct contribution to reducing the city's Teenage pregnancy rates by providing targeted support to those young people at risk.

The programme takes a holistic approach to working with young people by offering support and interventions through 1-2-1 and group work.

Your primary focus will be to deliver group work sessions as part of the SORTED programme but working as part of a wider team you may also support other behaviour change interventions in the community.

You will report to a Health Development Officer.

Who is the person?

You need to have:

1. Proven track record in working with young people to address sexual health and risky behaviours 2. Experience of delivering group work sessions 3. Proven ability to develop a good rapport with , engage and motivate young people 4. Experience of working with schools and in other settings accessed by young people 5. Working in partnership with internal and external partners 6. Good organisational skills Good IT and written skills with ability to write progress reports 7. Working knowledge of behaviour change theory and practice 8. Understanding of the wider determinants of health and skills and ability to work with people that will identify appropriate levers for improving their heath and well being 9. Ability to respect confidentiality at all times. 10. Excellent communication skills with proven ability to communicate effectively with young people and professionals 11. Commitment to personal development and willingness to participate in training 12. Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team 13. Able and willing to travel around the city using most available means of transport ie .by foot/cycle/public transport/car. 14. Willingness to work flexible hours with occasional hours in the evenings or weekends

Closing time/date, 09:00, on the 16th March 2015 Applications received after this may not be considered Assessment & interview process: 26th March 2015