Help us create a workplace where employees can be well, feel heard, belong thrive and succeed.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, practical and collaborative Employee Wellbeing Officer to help strengthen wellbeing and employee engagement across Sheffield City Council.

Working within the Employee Engagement, Inclusion and Wellbeing Team, you will promote the Council’s wellbeing offer and deliver campaigns, events, workshops and resources that support employees’ physical, mental and social wellbeing. You will help turn our People Strategy, Council Equality Objectives, organisational values and employee voice commitments into visible action across the organisation.

This is a varied role with the opportunity to work with colleagues, managers, trade unions, partners and specialist services to improve employee experience, build resilience and support a healthier workplace.

What you will do:

Promote the Council’s employee wellbeing offer and increase awareness, participation and engagement.
Plan and deliver targeted wellbeing campaigns, events, workshops and preventative initiatives.
Coordinate the annual Employee Wellbeing Calendar, aligned with equality, diversity and inclusion priorities.
Develop accessible resources, guidance and communications for employees and managers.
Support the delivery and continuous improvement of the Council’s wellbeing strategy, programmes and service offer.
Use consultation, feedback, research and workforce data to identify priorities and develop practical interventions.
Monitor participation, outcomes and impact, producing clear reports and recommendations for improvement.
Manage wellbeing projects and programme workstreams from planning through to evaluation.
Work with services to understand their needs and translate these into effective, proportionate wellbeing support.
Build productive relationships with colleagues across the Council, trade unions, public health partners, health organisations and other external partners.
Provide informed advice and contribute to policies, procedures and guidance that improve the wellbeing and experience of the workforce.
Support wider People and Organisational Culture projects and help embed the cultural themes of keeping people safe, developing people, recognising people and listening to people.
Contribute to improved employee wellbeing, morale, resilience and organisational performance, including work to reduce avoidable sickness absence.

About you:

You will have knowledge and experience of employee wellbeing, health promotion, engagement or a related professional area. You will combine sound judgement with the ability to turn evidence and ideas into practical, inclusive activity.

You will bring:

Experience of developing and delivering wellbeing initiatives, campaigns, projects or programmes.
The ability to analyse and interpret data, trends, feedback, risk and organisational intelligence.
Strong project-management and organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and deliver to agreed timescales.
Excellent communication and engagement skills, including the ability to present information clearly to different audiences.
The ability to develop effective working relationships with managers, employees, trade unions, partners and external organisations.
Confidence in researching issues, producing reports and making evidence-based recommendations.
A proactive and improvement-focused approach, with the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
An understanding of equality, diversity and inclusion and how these shape employee wellbeing and access to support.
A relevant qualification in health, wellbeing or another appropriate professional discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
A commitment to the Council’s values: people are at the heart of what we do; openness and honesty are important to us; and together we get things done.

The role is based within the People and Organisational Culture service. You may need to travel within and occasionally outside Sheffield as required.

Why join us?

You will join a supportive team with an organisation-wide remit and the opportunity to make a visible difference to employees’ working lives. You will help bring employee voice to life by demonstrating that we listen, act and respond, while driving greater engagement with the Council’s employee benefits package and wider wellbeing offer. You will help shape a modern, inclusive wellbeing offer, test new ideas and use insight to ensure that support reaches people across our diverse workforce.

Interested?

For an informal 20-minute conversation about the role, please contact James Jackson, Head of Employee Engagement, Inclusion and Wellbeing. James.Jackson@sheffield.gov.uk

We welcome applications from both internal and external candidates. Sheffield City Council is committed to building a diverse, inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We encourage applications from people with different backgrounds, experiences and perspectives.

We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under-represented groups. We value equality, diversity and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of our workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled and LGBTQ+ people, so that our teams reflect the communities in the city we serve. We are also supporting staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly.

It is a great time to join us and we welcome your application.

Under the Guaranteed Interview scheme, applicants who are disabled, care leavers, or armed forces veterans will be guaranteed an interview if they meet the essential criteria and indicate their eligibility on the application form. Sometimes, if lots of people apply, we might not be able to interview everyone who qualifies for the Guarantee. In these cases, we’ll interview the candidates who best meet the essential criteria for the job.

Full-time employees work 37 hours for 52 weeks of the year and we offer a generous holiday entitlement. We are open to discussions about a wide range of flexible working opportunities which benefit you and the Council, including reduced hour contracts, working part time or as a job share.

If you are appointed to this role, your starting salary will be at the bottom of the grade. If you provide payslip evidence that your basic pay is greater than the bottom of the grade, we will consider starting you at the point of minimum advantage within the grade.

Equality of pay is extremely important to us. All roles at Sheffield City Council are going through an evaluation process which may result in changes to some pay arrangements from 2026. Find out more on our Sheff news page.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all individuals, ensuring a safe and supportive environment for everyone and where appropriate to the role the successful applicant will be required to undertake relevant safeguarding checks.