Health and Wellbeing Coach

Are you passionate about making a difference and helping others?

Would you like to work in a customer facing role and make a positive impact on people and their communities?

Consider the role of a Health & Wellbeing Coach at Reed Wellbeing!

Formed in 2015, Reed Wellbeing has expanded rapidly, developing, and delivering evidence-based lifestyle and wellbeing programmes that help people improve their health. Guided by psychologists, dietitians, physical activity experts and other specialists our local teams support people to make sustainable, positive behavioural changes using engaging and interactive interventions that address individuals' needs.

We deliver our services in the heart of communities, working with local public, private and voluntary partners. We currently provide a range of adult health and wellbeing services in over 20 local authorities. Services include diabetes prevention, weight management, physical activity (including GP referral), smoking cessation, intensive personal support, healthy eating and drinking, health checks and other healthy lifestyle promotion, outreach, support and training services - either directly or through trusted partners.

Please note: This is a remote working role with regular travel required to Kensington, Chelsea, and Westminster. Therefore, the ideal candidate should reside within close proximity to these areas and be willing to work the occasional weekend or evenings when require

What the job is about:

Health & Wellbeing Coaches are assigned to one or more service streams, dependent on the size and complexity of the contract they work on. Coaches will have a primary, secondary and tertiary service stream (as appropriate) with their time allocated to these services according to participant referral flows and associated resourcing needs. Health & Wellbeing Coaches will be provided with appropriate support and development across all service delivery areas.

Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

• Deliver the 'Reed Wellbeing' programmes and other elements of service in a manner that engages and interests all participants.
• Tailor delivery to meet the Participant's needs and learning styles.
• Creating and maintaining a constructive and confidential learning environment
• Capturing key metrics at different points in the participants' journey i.e. monitoring and recording participants' progress on weight management.
• Liaise with professionals including GPs and primary care staff to promote and generate referrals to the service.

What's in it for you?

Alongside a generous base salary (pro-rata for part time), and great flexibility with your working schedule, we offer training, development and progression opportunities. All travel for sessions will be reimbursed, and you will have access to the full range of Reed Wellbeing benefits, which include:

• 25 days annual leave (pro-rata for part time)
• Reed Pension Scheme
• Award Winning Management & Leadership training
• Professional & Personal Development Funds
• Bi-annual pay reviews
• Plus much more

Required skills and experience:

• REPs Level 3 Exercise Referral Qualification or equivalent; or
• Level 3 qualification in health improvement or promotion or public health or equivalent (e.g. City & Guilds Level 3 Health Trainer or equivalent); or
• Level 3 qualification in nutrition; or
• Level 3 Training qualification (e.g. PTTLs / Award in Education & Training); or
• Degree of equivalent in a relevant subject; or
• REPs Level 2 Gym Instructor; or
• Experience of delivery group-based health or physical activity or advice & guidance interventions.
• Willingness to travel around the Kensington, Chelsea and Westminster boroughs.

Desirable Attributes:

• An understanding of and interest in health-related physical activity, healthy eating and health-related behaviour change.
• Willingness to undertake evening and weekend work as required.

Diversity and Inclusion:

We aim to ensure that no candidate or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity. We offer an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria.