Health and Wellbeing Coach

Reed Talent Solutions; City Of London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A public services provider in the City of London is seeking a Health & Wellbeing Coach to deliver health interventions and support participants in achieving sustainable lifestyle changes. This role includes collaborating with healthcare professionals and conducting both group and individual sessions. Ideal candidates will have excellent communication skills and a background in health improvement or exercise referral, with a focus on facilitating diverse participant groups. This position offers flexible working hours and development opportunities.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Reed Pension Scheme

Bi-annual pay reviews

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Understanding of behavioral change processes.
• Coaching or mentoring experience.
• Fluency in community languages is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Deliver health and wellbeing interventions to participants.
• Support participants in developing tailored support plans.
• Liaise with healthcare professionals for referrals.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Experience in delivering group-based sessions

Ability to actively listen and empathize

Willingness to travel

Education

Level 3 Qualification in Health Improvement

REPs Level 3 Exercise Referral Qualification

Job description

Who we are

Reed Wellbeing is a public services provider that aims to support people in making sustainable lifestyle changes to improve their physical and mental wellbeing. Since 2015, we have been delivering a range of evidence‑based, person‑centred interventions and services, including: NHS Health Checks, Smoking Cessation, Weight Management and Type 2 Diabetes Prevention and Treatment.

Our One You Kensington,tev? Chelsea, and Westminster service helps its local residents live healthier lives and reduce their chances of developing serious illnesses. Our support includes guidance on moving more, being tobacco free, eating well, drinking less, and losing weight.

What is the role about?

Health & Wellbeing Coaches are critical to the successful delivery of Reed Wellbeing’s world class, evidence‑based health and wellbeing behavioural lifestyle interventions. In this role, you’ll support a caseload of participants by helping them identify and set realisticBEC… health goals and develop the knowledge, motivation, and skills needed to make sustainable lifestyle changes and better manage their conditions.

Your day‑to‑day responsibilities will include:

Taking Ownership

• Delivering engaging 1:2:1 or group‑based health and wellbeing interventions to a caseload of participants either in a face‑to‑face, remote, or digital setting
• Support participants in developing tailored SMART support plans with the aim to achieve sustainable behavioural and lifestyle improvements

Working Together

• Liaising with healthcare professionals including GPs to promote and generate referrals to the service

Being Fair, Open and@Transactional

• Capturing key metrics at different points in the participants journey and progress (e.g. weight, alcohol intake) on Reed Wellbeing systems

What’s in it for you?

A generous base salary (pro‑rate for part time), and great flexibility приготовить your working schedule, we offer training, development and progression opportunities. You will have access to the range of Reed in Partnership benefits, which include:

• 25 days annual leave (pro‑.RES for part time) plus statutory bank holidays
• Reed Pension Scheme
• Award Winning Management & Leadership training
• Professional & Personal Development悪
• Bi-annual pay reviews
• Plus much more that can be found on our website

To be successful in this role, we are looking for someone with:

• An understanding of or interest in working with individuals or groups to achieve behavioural change (e.g. stopping smoking, healthy eating, reduction in alcohol intake).
• Experience of delivering group‑based sessions or working with PTs on 1‑1 basis
• Excellent communication skills and able to build rapport with a wide range of people.
• Ability to actively listen, empatise and provide personalised support in a non‑judgemental way
• Willingness and flexibility to travel to deliver programmes across designated region.
• Willingness to undertake evening and weekend work as required.
• Ability to demonstrate coaching or mentoring experience, and persuasion/influencing skills through previous work or social activities

Desirable Attributes:

• 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)
• Experience of working with or facilitating diverse participant groups (e.g. pregnant smokers, smokers with mental illness, routine and manual workers, young people)
• Fluency in community languages: Cantonese, Mandarin, Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi, Somali, Vietnamese, Dari, Yoruba, Turkish, French,Alerts, Arabic, Bengali, Farsi, Guajarati, Polish, Serbian and Greek (dependent on location of service delivery).