Job Opportunity

We are recruiting for a pool of four Activity Sessional Workers to deliver and support our group activities in Darnall and Tinsley.

Job Description

Post Title: Activity Sessional Worker
Pay: £10.00 per hour
Responsible To:    Senior Health & Wellbeing Worker
Responsible For:   Leading and Supporting Group Activities
Key Terms and Conditions       
To deliver and support a regular group activity during the week
Paid for sessions/time undertaken during a month

Purpose of Post

To deliver and support a range of group activities that improve the health and wellbeing of people living in the Darnall and Tinsley areas.

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Identifying and understanding health and wellbeing needs in Darnall Ward
  • Engaging a broad range of existing and new beneficiaries (all ages, abilities, ethnicities, etc.) and increasing the number of local people ‘moving more’ on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis
  • Delivering and supporting activities each week or as and when required (e.g. Health Walk and Chairobics sessions)
  • Ensuring appropriate reporting, monitoring and evaluation of activities, including providing updates as and when required
  • When the opportunity arises to support with Public Health campaign messaging
  • Support Darnall Well Being team in carrying out consultation in partnership with other organisations (i.e Sheffield City Council)
  • Undertake all necessary training relevant to the role, e.g. Adult Safeguarding, First Aid.

This is not an exhaustive list of duties and may be subject to change due to organisational priorities.

All aspects of the role must be carried out in line with health and safety guidelines, applying equal opportunities policies, adhering to agreed protocol and procedures when working with activity groups, always ensuring the confidentiality of the service and users.

The successful candidate will work in the Darnall, Tinsley and Acres Hill areas of Sheffield (S9).

We are looking for someone who enjoys working with people to support them making a difference to their health and wellbeing, well organised and able to act on their own initiative. This is a fantastic opportunity to join an exceptional team and an organisation with good standing both locally and citywide.

To make an informal enquiry or to request an application pack, please contact:

Jo Hopkinson or Yvonne Witter on 0114 249 6315 (Monday to Thursday)
OR email admin@darnallwellbeing.org.uk
Closing date:
Applications to be received via email by midnight Saturday 10th September 2022.
Interviews scheduled for Tuesday 13th September 2022.
Ideal start date – 19th September 2022.