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.
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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!
This is a short-term contract until 31st May 2025.
Please note: All applicants must have access to their own vehicle. You will be based from home with frequent travel across Leeds to deliver Smoking Cessation sessions.
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; and prioritising workload according to the needs of the service.
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.
* Professional & Personal Development Funds.
* Bi-annual pay reviews.
* Plus much more that can be found on our website.
* This role offers immense job satisfaction with the chance to dramatically make a difference to the local community.
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 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.
* 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.
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.
Why work here?
We have an ongoing strategic priority to make this a great place to work.
We are a family-owned company, which is fundamental to the way our workplaces operate, the decisions we make, and how we treat each other.
Our workplaces have been recognised for multiple awards, including three UK Employee Experience Awards in 2022: Gold for Best Talent Management Programme, Silver for Diversity and Inclusion, and Bronze for Best Large Company to Work For.
About Us
Our Work Experience is the combination of everything that's unique about us: our culture, our core values, our company meetings, our commitment to sustainability, our recognition programs, but most importantly, it's our people. Our employees are self-disciplined, hard-working, curious, trustworthy, humble, and truthful. They make choices according to what is best for the team, they live for opportunities to collaborate and make a difference, and they make us the #1 Top Workplace in the area.
Contact Us
Phone: 0333 2408490
Email: rinp.ma@reed.com
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