Health Coach (Wellbeing Hub)
Horizon Leisure Centres
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Job summary
Horizon Leisure Centres in Havant is seeking a Health Coach to engage with diverse community members and design activity programmes that promote health and wellbeing. You will manage referrals, deliver group and personalised sessions, and support individuals in making sustainable lifestyle changes.
You will work within the Community Health & Wellbeing Team to drive participation, ensure safety, and record progress against KPIs. A passion for health and strong communication skills are essential.
Qualifications
- Level 2 Gym Instructor and Level 3 Exercise Referral are essential.
- Level 4 qualification in relevant fields is required.
- MHFA and MECC/ESCAPE-Pain/Nordic Walking qualifications are desirable.
- Experience delivering physical activity sessions and exercise referrals is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Engage inactive groups to encourage participation in physical activity.
- Offer wellbeing advice and support healthier lifestyles.
- Deliver community physical activity sessions to diverse audiences.
- Provide personalised appointments under the exercise referral scheme.
- Maintain customer safety and wellbeing at all times.
- Record data and report on project KPIs and progress.
- Follow Community Health & Wellbeing strategy principles.
- Utilise preventative health education to support behaviour change.
- Follow up progress against individual programmes and interventions.
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Job description
Hours: 37.5
Location: Havant
Salary: 26,480.64 - 27,000
Looking for a workplace that ignites your passion, values respect, encourages innovation, and embraces being dynamic? Look no further! This role offers you the opportunity to join a team that believes in empowering its colleagues to unlock their full potential with Horizon.
Horizon Leisure Centres is a leisure trust operating since 1997, with centres in Waterlooville, Havant and Guildford. We are passionate about health and wellbeing and are committed to making an outstanding positive impact on our customers and within our local community. Our mission is to support and inspire our local communities to live healthier and happier lives by providing affordable access to sport and leisure facilities to all.
In this role you will be working with a variety of people from all backgrounds both in our leisure centres and within the local community to engage them in physical activity. Part of this role will be managing referrals to support people with health conditions by designing and prescribing physical activity programmes. This will involve motivational interviewing to overcome barriers and support in goal setting to achieve improved quality of life. This role will also deliver a range of activities to a variety of user groups ensuring all needs are identified, considered, and met to help increase physical activity levels in the community
You will be part of the Community Health & Wellbeing Team, reporting into Community Health and Wellbeing Manager
- Engage a variety of people with a focus on inactive groups to encourage and remove barriers to participation in physical activity.
- Offer advice on improving wellbeing through living a healthy lifestyle
- Deliver a variety of physical activity sessions in the community to a wide range of audiences
- Deliver personalised appointments as part of the exercise referral scheme for people with health conditions
- Maintain the safety and wellbeing of customers
- Record accurate data and report on projects progress and KPI’s
- Follow key principles within the Community Health and Wellbeing strategy to improve the health of the local community
- Utilise preventative strategies to improve the health of individuals through education and support
- Support people to overcome personal barriers when it comes to behaviour change
- Follow up and review progress against individual programmes and interventions
- Working with minority groups
- Delivering physical activity sessions
- Managing exercise referrals and delivering positive outcomes
- Coaching and motivational interviewing
- Working with people of all levels of ability, personalities, and backgrounds
- Leading groups of individuals and keeping individuals engaged
- Level 2 Gym Instructor (essential)
- Level 3 Exercise Referral Qualification (essential)
- Level 4 qualification in relevant fields. I.e. Cardiac rehabilitation, Cancer rehabilitation, COPD etc.
- Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) (desirable)
- MECC training (desirable)
- ESCAPE-Pain Training (desirable)
- INWA Nordic Walking Instructor (desirable)
- Good knowledge and understanding of mental health and how it can impact people
- Good knowledge of the key principles affecting health and wellbeing
- Self-motivated, driven and able to use own initiative
- Good communication and interpersonal skills with an understanding of how to interact with different personalities abilities and needs
- Good time management and organisational skills
- Good teamworking skills and the ability to lead and motivate individuals
- Business acumen, creative thinking and problem-solving
- Energy and resilience
- Flexibility and multi-tasking skills
- Computer literate with Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
- A customer-focused, approachable and outgoing personality
- Be able to manage conflict and negotiate successful outcomes
- A comprehensive induction and training programme; you don't need to have worked in the leisure industry before. We will teach you all you need to know!
- Support from the wider team who have a great deal of combined knowledge and experience and who are eager to help you succeed!
- Variety; no two days is the same!
- An environment that encourages innovation and free thinking, surrounded by really dynamic, empowered individuals.
- Free access toour award-winning gym's and exercise classes for you and a +1
- Employee discounts and wellbeing platform
- Healthcare Cash plan
- Free 24/7 access to GPs using our SmartHealth plan
- Employee Assistance Programme - support for when you need it most
- 23 days annual leave + 8 days bank holiday
- Internal recognition schemes
- Opportunities for training, development and progression
- Free onsite parking - subject to availability
- Hybrid and family friendly policies
- Generous company sick pay scheme
- Employee referral scheme
- Company pension scheme
- Death in service benefit
- And much more....
This role will be based at Havant but will be expected to travel to other company site as the need requires.
The successful candidate will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check.
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