Work and Health Coach (North Northamptonshire)

The Methodist Church in Britain; Kettering; Hybrid; GBP 11,000 - 15,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Generous pension with 14.38% employer

Enhanced annual leave

Employee discount schemes

Job summary

The Methodist Church in Britain seeks a Work Well Work Health Coach to support people with health-related barriers into and back to work. The fixed-term role covers the north of the county with hybrid working and 22.5 hours per week as a possibility.

Visa sponsorship is not available. You will manage a caseload, conduct holistic assessments, develop personalised action plans, and coordinate with GPs, employers and community partners to enable progression and access to services.

Qualifications

• Coaching or counselling qualification or equivalent experience in information, advice and guidance.
• Good level of education including literacy and numeracy.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of individuals referred into Work Well and provide personalised support.
• Carry out holistic assessments and personalised action plans; review progress regularly.
• Provide information, advice and practical support on employment, training, benefits, health and services.
• Deliver person-centred coaching to build confidence, resilience and health literacy.
• Coordinate with GPs, employers and partners to refer and support service users.
• Assist individuals to access local services and navigate health, social care and employment pathways.
• Deliver group sessions, workshops and awareness activities.
• Maintain accurate records, case notes and outcome data.

Skills

Coaching

Guidance skills

Verbal communication

Digital records

Education

Coaching or counselling qualification

Literacy and numeracy

Job description

Work and Health Coach on Work Well, a countywide programme that helps people with health-related barriers into, within or back to work, led by General Practice Alliance. The core of the job is one-to-one coaching, building personalised action plans and coordinating support with GPs, employers and community partners. It is a fixed-term floating role across the north of the county until March 2029, with hybrid working and part-time hours from 22.5 a week considered. Visa sponsorship is not available.

What the job involves

• Manage a caseload of individuals referred into Work Well, giving personalised support throughout their journey
• Carry out holistic assessments and personalised action plans, reviewing progress regularly
• Give information, advice and practical support on employment, training, benefits, health and community services, including job search, CV and interview preparation
• Deliver person-centred coaching that builds confidence, resilience, motivation, self-management and health literacy
• Work with healthcare professionals, employers and partners to coordinate support and make referrals
• Help individuals access local services and navigate health, social care and employment pathways
• Deliver group sessions, workshops and awareness activities
• Maintain accurate records, case notes and outcome data
• Follow programme eligibility criteria, safeguarding requirements and organisational policies
• Contribute to service evaluation, quality improvement and programme outcomes
• Promote the Work Well service with referral partners and stakeholders

What’s required

Qualifications

• Coaching or counselling qualification, or other relevant qualification or experience in reflective listening, information, advice and guidance
• Good standard of education, including literacy and numeracy

Experience

• Supporting behaviour change using coaching approaches or models such as Motivational Interviewing or Wellbeing Star
• Supporting people with physical or mental health conditions, disabilities or other circumstances affecting work

Skills & knowledge

• Understanding of how health, wellbeing and employment relate, and the factors affecting a person's ability to work
• Vocational assessment identifying aspirations, goals, transferable skills, barriers and support needs
• Problem-solving to understand individual needs, identify support and maintain records and action plans
• Relationship-building with healthcare professionals, employers, community organisations and partners
• Communicating complex information and handling sensitive conversations, using negotiation and influencing where appropriate
• Good IT skills and use of digital systems to keep case records

Checks & eligibility

• Eligible to work in the UK
• Able to complete pre-employment checks, including a DBS check

Other

• Able to travel across Northamptonshire to meet the requirements of the role

What’s offered

• Hybrid working
• Generous pension with a 14.38% employer contribution
• Enhanced annual leave
• Employee discount schemes, including the Blue Light Card
• Wellbeing package: Employee Assistance Programme, wellbeing portal and Feeling Good app
• Discounted gym membership
• Flexible working arrangements considered in line with service needs