Wellbeing Advisor

Working as part of a small team you will be responsible for the delivery of a range of Health, Safety and Wellbeing (HS&W) activities.
Under the direction of the team lead, you will work collaboratively in a number of areas, maintaining day to day oversight of issues, giving service users the right advice and guidance, and advocating a positive HS&W culture across the organisation.
Communications are a key element of this role, and you will need to be an effective and confident communicator who is able to proactively engage, across all levels of the business.
Note: the successful candidate will be expected to participate in a 24/7 on-call rota for out of hours support for lone working. This will be on a one in three/two in six basis and an on-call allowance is provided.
The Planning Inspectorate has a long and proud history in ensuring a fair planning system for England. The work we do has a significant impact on people’s lives, the communities where they live and the economy.
We want our colleagues to be able to work more flexibly and more collaboratively, exploring new and innovative ways to improve the way we provide services.
For further information on the Planning Inspectorate, please see the information pack attached. You can also view our careers page at Civil Service Careers, You need to demonstrate a good understanding of wellbeing issues and solutions, and we anticipate you will have worked previously in this area and have the experience to understand business needs and interpret these into effective policy and processes. You must be willing to undertake a NEBOSH health and safety qualification.
You will need to demonstrate that you can work own your own initiative on a day-to-day basis. As you will be working closely with customers across the organisation, your application should evidence your passion for colleague wellbeing and how you have used your skills to make improvements in this area to support and resolve wellbeing issues and solve problems through the provision of advice and taking effective action.
To be effective in the role you need to have good communication skills. You will need to demonstrate your ability to provide wellbeing advice and solutions, in a straightforward and impactful way so that it influences people to take the correct course of action.
It is also important that you can work collaboratively, within the team and more widely across the business, so we will be looking to understand how you maintain effective relationships with a range of customers and stakeholders to bring about desired outcome and promote wellbeing throughout the organisation.
This is a wide-ranging role – no two days are the same – and as the Planning Inspectorate is a relatively small organisation you will be involved across the spectrum of activities, such as:
+ The development and implementation of a wellbeing strategy
+ Giving advice and guidance to managers and staff from across the organisation on the management of wellbeing related issues
+ Responding to wellbeing related queries on the People Unit management system
+ Carrying out display screen assessments (DSE), making recommendations for solutions and processing requests for ergonomic equipment
+ Manage day to day queries relating the Occupational Health and EAP services and liaising with the service providers as necessary
+ Support day to day management of stress management in the organisation, implementing the stress action plan
+ Providing out of hours support, on rota, and where required making decisions and escalating issues and incidents
+ Collating and analysing wellbeing statistics e.g., accident reports, relevant sickness data, to identify trends and make recommendations
+ Ensuring personal and organisational data is managed in line with organisational policies and procedures
+ Contributing to the development of strategic initiatives for the HS&W team, and wider, for example to playing a part in how the People Unit strategic planning through the contribution of thoughts and ideas
For full information on the role and assessment process please refer to the candidate pack attached.
Office Attendance
This role is contractually based at Temple Quay House, Bristol which is currently out of use due to undergoing refurbishment work. In the interim, we have the use of alternative office space in very close proximity to Bristol Temple Meads railway station. We recognise and value the mutual benefits of hybrid working and have a flexible approach to in person attendance, which can vary dependent on the requirements of individual business units - the details of which can be discussed with candidates if invited to attend an interview., We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
+ Working Together
+ Communicating and Influencing
+ Changing and Improving, Complete the online application form on Civil Service Jobs which requires the following information:
+ A CV: The CV section is an opportunity for you to detail your career history. It should outline the jobs you have done, the length of time you were employed within each role and a brief description of your role, responsibilities and duties which demonstrate relevance to the role you are applying for against the essential criteria. You must type, or ‘copy and paste’ into the text box called ‘Employment History’ within the online application. You cannot attach a copy of your CV.
+ A Personal Statement (500 words max): The personal statement allows you to outline your suitability for the role in more depth, expanding on your CV evidence. It is an opportunity for you to provide evidence against the essential criteria listed within the candidate pack on the Person Specification page and link your answers to the listed Success Profile elements we are also assessing against .
We will assess your application on the evidence you have provided against the Essential Criteria and Success Profile elements detailed in the Person Specification in the candidate pack.
In the event of a large number of applications, a lead sift may take place. The following point will be used as the lead criteria when shortlisting if this happens, and if you do not meet the minimum standard the rest of your application will not be assessed.
+ Experience Working in a Wellbeing Environment.
All shortlisted candidates will be advised of the outcome shortly afterwards.
Interview
If you are shortlisted, you will:
+ Be asked to attend an interview to have a more in-depth discussion about your experience and suitability for the role
+ Interviews will be a blend of behaviour, strength and experience questions
Candidates who are successful at shortlist stage will be sent full assessment requirements with their interview invitations.
Other Information
Shortlist Date: w/c 30 September 2024
Interview Date: 9 & 10 October 2024
Interviews are currently being completed remotely using Microsoft Teams. We would like to reassure candidates that the virtual interview will not be recorded (or retained) within the Planning Inspectorate, other than usual interview protocol and in line with the Civil Service jobs Privacy notice.
We encourage all candidates to make themselves familiar with the role and what we will be assessing you against which is detailed in the Person Specification.
The Planning Inspectorate is committed to finding the right person for the job. We recruit using Success Profiles and consider the criteria you will need to demonstrate to be successful for the role.
ID and Documents
If specific qualifications/memberships are essential for the role and you are successful, you will be asked to provide accurate scanned or photographed images of the qualifications/memberships that you listed on your application prior to your start date.
We must check that any successful candidates are allowed to work for the Civil Service before we employ them. If successful, you will be asked to do a right to work check using identity document validation technology (IDVT) through the services of an Identity Service Provider (IDSP), Civil Service Jobs. If we are unable to confirm your right to work and through the IDVT we will need to do a manual right to work check using original documents with you in person.
Visa Sponsorship
The Planning Inspectorate cannot offer Visa sponsorship to candidates, we do not hold a Visa sponsorship licence.
Disability Confident Interview scheme
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. We run a Disability Confident Interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria for the job.
To be considered for an interview under the scheme you must:
+ have a disability defined by the Equality Act 2010
+ provide evidence in your application that you meet the minimum criteria in the job description
+ meet all of the qualifications, skills or experience defined as essential
While we will endeavour to provide you with all the appropriate information, you are the expert on your specific requirements so if you require any adjustments, you should consider the information provided about the assessment process in the candidate pack and then:
+ Complete the “Assistance required” section in the “Additional requirements” page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process. The earlier and more clearly you tell us what you need and why you need it, the more likely we are to be able to accommodate you in a timely fashion.
All Planning Inspectorate colleagues must meet the baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window). This is a series of basic security checks to confirm identity and employment history.
In addition to the BPSS, the level of security clearance required for this role is Security Check (SC) and the process can take a number of weeks to complete. For more details of vetting levels and requirements please refer to the Cabinet Office HMG Personnel Security Controls.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
+ UK nationals
+ nationals of the Republic of Ireland
+ nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
+ nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
+ nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
+ individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
+ Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

Diversity and Inclusion
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

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+ Ability to work on own initiative and effectively organise and manage a varied workload
+ You should be a confident communicator with excellent oral and written skills
+ Experience and good understanding of full range of MS applications including Word and Excel
+ Experience of working in a wellbeing environment
Desirable Criteria
+ Training Qualification

Alongside your salary of £35,592, Planning Inspectorate contributes £10,311 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
+ Flexible working options, including flexi-time, part-time, compressed hours and home working if suitable for the role.
+ A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity.
+ 25 days annual leave increasing by 1 day per year up to 30 days after 5 years, plus 1 privilege day to mark the King’s birthday. In addition to the normal bank holidays.
+ Generous family friendly policies.
+ Fast and modern IT kit which utilises Windows 10 and Microsoft 365, enabling seamless working from home and collaboration across teams.
For full information see our Benefits information pack.