Health and Wellbeing Coach - Physical Activity

Recruiter
Reed In Partnership
Location
Nantwich
Salary
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Posted
26 Oct 2019
Closes
23 Nov 2019
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Is this you?

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!

We are on a mission to be the partner of choice for developing people and their communities. Reed Wellbeing is a public service provider delivering lifestyle and wellbeing programmes that help people improve their health.

What the job is about:

The main purpose of the Health & Wellbeing Coach is to deliver the group-based health & wellbeing services.

Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

• Deliver the 'Momenta' 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 and great flexibility with your working schedule, we offer training, development and progression opportunities. With the chance to dramatically make a difference to the local community, this role offers immense job satisfaction.

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).
• Experience of delivery group based health or physical activity or advice & guidance interventions
• A minimum of 2 A-Levels or an equivalent Level 3 Diploma
• GCSE English Language at a minimum of a Grade B (or equivalent Level 2 qualification). OR achievement of a Level 2 in Literacy Assessment at interview stage.

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.
• Willingness and flexibility to travel, and in more rural regions, to have own transport and hold full UK driving licence.

Disability Confident Commitment

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 a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria