Public Health Apprentice
Brentwood Borough Council
Job title: Public Health Apprentice
Contract type: Fixed term (21 months)
Salary: National Minimum Wage
Closing date: 26th July 2026
Benefits: We offer a Local Government Pension Scheme, generous annual leave, flexible working, and access to a range of staff discounts and wellbeing support through Vivup.
Our culture and values:
We like our staff to be proactive and innovative. Being customer focused and willing to maximise your potential at work are expected. We all work together to achieve the very best for our residents which sometimes means getting involved in projects and trying new tasks outside of your day to day job role. We love our staff to suggest new ideas and to have enthusiasm to try out new experiences.
About the role:
There is an exciting opportunity to become a Public Health and Community Apprentice working with the Brentwood Public Health, leisure and communities' team.
The successful candidate will be study for a Public Health Level 3 qualification whilst gaining valuable work experience in the field.
We are looking for a self-motivated and enthusiastic individual to work with the Council’s Public Health team. The contract of employment will be for a minimum of 20 months, subject to completing an induction period.
The postholder will benefit from the combination of classroom and practical learning through hands-on experience by working to support Brentwood Council’s approach to public health. The work is driven through the action plans from the local health and wellbeing board and it’s sub-groups. This role is 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday (including time for learning) with the occasional event at weekends, supporting Brentwood Borough Council’s Community Services Team in key community events such as the Christmas Lights Switch on.
The postholder’s day-to-day work will involve supporting various programmes of work including the Council’s workforce and delivering health and wellbeing projects for the benefit of Brentwood residents. The post-holder will gain experience in developing local partnership working and develop the knowledge and skills in addressing the wider determinants of health whilst working in the local community with engagement projects and outings in the Community Connect Vehicle.
About you:
You will be interested in developing a career in public health, be passionate about health improvement and want to be part of a workforce that works to help people. You will have a desire to support communities to maximise their potential for a healthy and productive life and to live healthier for longer.
You will be proactive, innovative, and present a strong level of interpersonal skills and share our organisational values. With public health being a very broad and diverse discipline, the postholder will have exciting opportunities to get involved in various pieces of work, therefore you will need to be flexible and be able to adapt to any programme changes.
If this is you, we would like to hear from you.
For an informal discussion please call Jo Cory on 01277 312688 or email jo.cory@brentwood.gov.uk