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?
Then 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 in Partnership is a public service provider specialising in skills training for the long-term unemployed, increasing employment opportunities by working with employers and providing youth services.
Health & Wellbeing Coaches are critical to the successful delivery of Reed Wellbeing's world class, evidence-based health and wellbeing behavioural lifestyle interventions. Comprising of predominantly group-based health & wellbeing interventions, the Health & Wellbeing Coach will be responsible for delivering the service, to which they have been assigned, to agreed performance and quality standards.
What is the role about?
The main purpose of the Health & Wellbeing Coach is to deliver group, and 1-1 based health & wellbeing services on our Stop Smoking team.
We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic stop smoking advisor to join our team. Some key duties of the role include; providing intensive support for smokers and tobacco users using a combination of pharmacotherapies and behavioural support; accurate record-keeping, to prioritising workload according to the needs of the service.
The successful candidate will have experience in smoking cessation, however in-house training will be available to those without.
Just some of 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?
A generous base salary (pro-rata for part time), and great flexibility with 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-rata for part time) plus statutory bank holidays
- Reed Pension Scheme
- Award Winning Management & Leadership training
- Professional & Personal Development Funds
- Bi-annual pay reviews
- Plus much more that can be found on our website
- With the chance to dramatically make a difference to the local community, this role offers immense job satisfaction.
At Reed in Partnership, we live and breathe our values in every decision and action taken, resulting in a collaborative and enjoyable culture within our offices. Our company values - we are fair open and honest; we take ownership, and we work together.
To be successful in this role, we are looking for someone with
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
- Experience of delivery group based health or physical activity or advice & guidance interventions.
- Driver licence and access to a car is essential
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 around the local area.