Job Description
- West Suffolk Council
- Address: West Suffolk House, Western Way, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP33 3YU
- Salary: £32,115 - £37,035 per annum (pay award pending) plus excellent employee benefits package
- Hours: 37 hours per week
- Contract: Permanent
- Reference: 0832
West Suffolk Council are looking to recruit a
Smoke Free Generation Development Officer to help drive positive change through Feel Good Suffolk and create a Smoke Free Generation.
In this county-wide role, you’ll support a team of Smoking Cessation Advisors, develop innovative outreach projects, and work closely with local councils, community organisations, and businesses to expand the reach and impact of our stop smoking services; especially among communities that face the greatest health inequalities.
What You Will Need
- Experience supporting health behaviour change or lifestyle improvement initiatives
- Strong project and people skills
- Excellent communication and strategic thinking abilities
- A passion for community outreach—especially with priority groups such as ethnic minorities, veterans, the homeless, and social housing tenants
- A background in smoking cessation or lived experience is a plus.
Please refer to the job description and person specification for full details of this exciting opportunity.
Why work for us? Our benefits include:
- Holiday entitlement of 25 days, increasing to 29 days after 5 years (pro rata if part time) plus bank holidays (with an option to buy up to 10 extra days each year subject to approval)
- Generous pension scheme – contribute between 5.5% and 6.8% (depending on your salary) and the council will contribute 16.4%
- Life assurance – a payment of three times your annual salary
- Flexible working options to enable work/life balance
- Agile working - ability to work in the office and from home
- Access to a unique employee benefits package which includes discounts and cashback on supermarkets, high street shops, holidays, mobile phones, electrical goods, savings and loan schemes and many other products and services
- Salary sacrifice benefits including Cycle to Work scheme, Tusker Leased Car Scheme and SmartTech (buy the latest tech products interest free and repay through your monthly salary)
- Rail and bus staff discounts
- A range of Health and Wellbeing initiatives including an employee assistance programme
- Discounted membership at Abbeycroft Leisure centres
- A culture of learning inspiring staff to focus on continuous learning
- Modern office accommodation.
For more information
For an informal discussion and further information please contact either:
- Georgina Howe, Strategic Manager for Feel Good Suffolk, by either calling 01284 757116 or emailing georgina.howe@westsuffolk.gov.uk
- Laura Cooledge, Smoking Cessation lead for Feel Good Suffolk, by either calling 01473 433273 or emailing laura.cooledge@ipswich.gov.uk
How To Apply
Please complete your application online via the
West Suffolk Council’s website .
Please note, we are unable to accept CVs (Curriculum Vitae).
Closing date: 1.00 pm, 20 July 2026.
Interview date: 30 and 31 July 2026.
West Suffolk Council has been rated in the top 10 district councils for climate action (Climate Scorecards 2023) and as a member of UK100 has demonstrated its commitment to a rapid transition to Net Zero with Clean Air in our communities. The council has declared a climate and biodiversity emergency and is committed to working towards net zero emissions by 2039.
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