Job Description

Do you want to make a difference to the health and wellbeing of your community?

Are you looking for your next opportunity?

The role

ICE is one of the fastest growing health and lifestyle behaviour change organisations in the country. Our entire team is committed to and passionate about improving the happiness, health and wellbeing of people throughout the UK

We are looking for passionate and driven people who want to join our Coventry-based team to work within the local community. They will be a key part of our team delivering a holistic health and wellbeing service in workplaces and community settings.

The role is ideally suited to people with strong communication skills and those who are confident delivering one-to-one holistic health and lifestyle advice to individuals, including carrying out initial assessments and brief interventions using proven behaviour change techniques.

You will have a wide and varied caseload and will need to be able to prioritise multiple clients' needs via multiple channels.

You will be expected to support with any community engagement to help promote the service and the work we do.

It is hybrid role where you will mix your time of being in the office, out in the community and working from home.

This is a Full-time role. Hours to be covered are Monday - Sunday within the hours of 8am - 8pm. Flexible hours are required to meet the needs of the service including evening/weekend work in agreement with the service lead.

Where this is not required your core hours will be between Monday and Friday 08:30am and 5pm.

You will be required to travel and have a clean driving license and have access to a car at all times.

A clear and satisfactory DBS check will be required for this role.

Key elements of the day to day role:

You will be play a pivotal role in providing and promoting the smokefree generation within the City of Coventry You will primarily be responsible for coaching/supporting current tobacco users to set a quit date and the successful achievement of a 4 & 12 week quit. You will work to agreed targets and objectives as part of the team to ensure that the service delivers what it needs to meet the smokefree generation promise.
You will also enable individuals to change their behavior through our integrated service approach to improve their health working to achieve the following change measures:

achievement of 3%, 5% or 10% weight loss reduction of smoking by > 50% for patients with SMI (non alcohol-dependent) patients reducing drinking by 50% or to within CMO guidelines no of patients increasing physical activity levels to CMO guidelines Communicate with individuals about health and lifestyle improvement. Manage and organise own time and activities to support individuals in the secondary care sector.

The person

You will need to be an independent self-starter, flexible and driven by a desire to help people positively change their lifestyle behaviours.

You will be used to working towards outcome targets.

You will live in the Coventry area.

Who We Are

ICE is one of the fastest growing behaviour change organisations in the UK. We bring courage, energy, and ambition to equip & enable more organisations & people to move our world forward. To grow our significance as a leading behaviour change practice. By energising organisations & people to find the clarity, courage, & commitment needed to realise their full purpose & potential.

Our Mission

We are social activists driven to unlock your power, purpose and possibility, we are for people ?and planet.

We

Make Better Happen

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We are a purpose-driven organisation; our ethos and beliefs are important to us. As a team we hold and practice three core character traits and set around those character traits are the behaviours that matter to us as a team for our work together.

Whole Heartedness

Bring passion and energy to our work, our colleagues and ourselves.

Trust

Trust and intent to do the right thing.

Being Curious and Creative

Bringing our ideas to add value to what we do.

"We live by what we believe not by what we see."

Are you right for the job?

You will need to be an independent self-starter, flexible and driven by a desire to help people positively change their lifestyle behaviours.

You will be used to working towards outcome targets.

You will live in the local to Coventry area to be able to travel and work daily in the hospital & office premises.

You will own a car and be able to drive to client sites and other offices if required.

What you will do

You will be play a pivotal role in providing and promoting Healthy lifestyles across the community of Coventry

You will primarily be responsible for coaching/supporting current tobacco users to set a quit date and the successful achievement of a 4 & 12 week quit.

You will work to agreed targets and objectives as part of the team to ensure that the service delivers what it needs to meet.

You will also enable individuals to change their behavior through our integrated service approach to improve their health through the following change measures:

achievement of 3%, 5% or 10% weight loss

reduction of smoking by > 50% for patients with SMI

(non alcohol-dependent) patients reducing drinking by 50% or to within CMO guidelines

no of patients increasing physical activity levels to CMO guidelines

Communicate with individuals about health and lifestyle improvement.

Manage and organise own time and activities to support individuals in the secondary care sector.

What you'll bring

A good knowledge about things that are important to people in the local community.

Understanding of behaviour change.

Experience of working with individuals and groups in communities experiencing health disadvantage / inequalities

Experience in using Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and other digital platforms.

Travel - You will be required to travel to community locations when appropriate to provide clinic cover and support, so own car is preferred.

Experience in using Zoom, Microsoft Teams and other digital platforms.

Essential existing skills/experience

Understanding of behaviour change techniques

IT literate and able to confidently use online methods of communication. You will also need to have a good eye for detail and be accurate with data input and reporting.

Experience of delivery of a wide range of health interventions, including weight management, physical activity, stop smoking advice, alcohol brief interventions.

Knowledge about health and health services need of the local community

Travel - You will be travelling to community locations when appropriate to provide clinic cover and support, so own car is essential.

Full training for all roles will be provided along with a programme of continued professional development. As this post is community-based, post holders will need to be able to independently travel across the Coventry area.

Desirable existing skills/experience

Undergraduate degree in Nutrition, Human Sciences.

A good knowledge of the Coventry area

A good knowledge about things that are important to people in the local community

Experience of working with individuals and groups in communities experiencing health disadvantage / inequalities

Undergraduate degree in Nutrition, Human Sciences. Experience in using Zoom, Microsoft Teams and other digital platforms.

Have we described you?

We can promise you an opportunity to grow, add value and progress your career in an exciting environment by bringing your strengths to our team and having fun along the way.

Don't miss out; if you have been excited by this opportunity, then act now.

Strictly no agencies.

All posts will be subject to enhanced DBS clearance.

Job Type: Full time - 37.5 hours
Strictly no agencies.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 25,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Casual dress Company events Company pension Enhanced maternity leave Free flu jabs Free parking Health & wellbeing programme On-site parking Paid volunteer time Sick pay Work from home
Licence/Certification:

Driving Licence (required)
Location:

Coventry CV1 4LY (required)
Willingness to travel:

25% (preferred)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Coventry CV1 4LY