Job Description

Are you skilled in building a supportive, non-judgemental environment with people from all backgrounds?

Are you passionate about supporting people to make healthier lifestyle choices?

Then consider the role of

Health & Wellbeing Coach

at

Reed Wellbeing!

Please note, this role is a fixed-term contract until December 2026.

The successful candidate will be expected to travel regularly across the Kensington, Chelsea, and Westminster boroughs, so will need to live in close proximity to these areas.

Who we are:

Reed in Partnership has been delivering public services since 1998. We are a family-owned company, whose mission has always been to positively transform people and their communities. This is reflected in our services, which we deliver to help people from all backgrounds and circumstances to change their lives for the better.

Reed Wellbeing aims to support people in making sustainable lifestyle changes that 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. With over 220,000 people supported, we have helped them to improve their wellbeing, become healthier, and reduce their chances of developing illnesses.

What is the role about?

The main purpose of a Health & Wellbeing Coach is to support their caseload with identifying and setting realistic health goals, and supporting them to build the knowledge, motivation, and skills they need to make sustainable lifestyle changes. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys working with a wide range of people, has excellent communication and coaching skills, and is able to provide high-quality, non-judgemental advice and guidance.

Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

Delivering 1:2:1 or group-based health and wellbeing interventions to a caseload of participants Capturing key metrics at different points in the participants journey and progress 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:

An understanding of or interest in working with individuals or groups to achieve health-related behaviour change, such as losing weight, moving more, eating better or stopping smoking. Excellent communication skills and ability to build rapport with a wide range of people. Ability to actively listen, empathise and provide personalised support in a non-judgemental way Willingness and flexibility to travel to deliver programmes across designated region. Ability to demonstrate coaching or mentoring experience, and persuasion/influencing skills through previous work or social activities

Desirable Attributes:

Fluency in community languages: Cantonese, Mandarin, Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi, Somali, Vietnamese, Dari, Yoruba, Turkish, French, Spanish, Albanian, Arabic, Bengali, Farsi, Guajarati, Polish, Serbian and Greek (dependent on location of service delivery). Willingness to undertake evening and weekend work as required. 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 NCSCT Certificate in Assessment of Knowledge & Skills to become an accredited and registered Smoking Cessation Practitioner including the following areas smoking cessation, mental health, pregnancy and post-partum period, VBA and second-hand smoke.
Experience of delivery group-based health or physical activity or advice & guidance interventions.

Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 14 months

Pay: 27,250.00-34,500.00 per year

Work Location: In person