Priority Candidates will be considered in the first instance
Wigan Life Centre South
College Avenue
Wigan
WN1 1NJ
Salary: Grade 6, £14,312 - £15,793 per annum.
18.5 hours per week (Evening and weekend work are part of the requirements of the post)
Temporary until March 2026
Your role:
As a Be Well Specialist Wellness Coach, you will work within various settings within a Neighbourhood Team delivering a range of specialist Be Well services.
You will be required to support high risk participants with complex needs connecting them with suitable Be Well services and other activities or support in the community.
You will engage and develop positive working relationships with partners in Health and Social Care, local community groups and other key agencies to increase participation levels and tackle health inequalities across the borough.
About you:
The ideal candidate will be passionate about delivering quality services for individuals with long term conditions and older adults. They will have experience of working with a range of people to deliver high quality activity sessions. They will be able to adapt activity to meet the needs of individuals and have effective communication skills and be able to adapt this where needed. Experience of working with partners and promoting activity is required. They will be able to motivate themselves and work on their own and as part of a team.
About us:
Wigan Council has been voted ‘Overall Council of the Year’ at the APSE (Association for Public Service Excellence) Awards. We are signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment ensuring that your service will be continuous or 'unbroken' between the supporting organisations.
The Progress with Unity plan is a place movement for change for the next decade, bringing a new era for Wigan Borough. It draws on the strengths of our individual organisations, recognising that together we can achieve much more for our communities by delivering on our 2 place missions; create fair opportunities for all children, families, residents and businesses and make our towns and neighbourhoods flourish for those who live and work in them.
Be Well is Wigan Council’s growing health and wellbeing movement, supporting local individuals and families to lead healthier, happier lives. We have a wide variety of free and low-cost activities to help people be more active. Our seven leisure centres are amazing places to hit the gym, go for a swim, join a class or play a sport. We work in schools, greenspaces and at the heart of our neighbourhoods to improve the health wellbeing of people of all ages, encouraging healthy habits and supporting people to age well. Meanwhile, our Be Well health advisors and community link workers offer advice and support with a range of issues, from nutrition, alcohol and smoking cessation to social isolation and mental health. Find out more at bewellwigan.org
Here at Wigan, we are proud to support flexible working patterns, when the service can accommodate this. We also take a blended approach to where we work, depending on the work we do. This may include working from home, the office, or the community. We like to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits click here to find out more about working for #TeamWigan.
Wigan Council prides itself on equality, inclusion and promoting diversity within the borough and aims to recruit a workforce that reflects our diverse communities. We invest in training and developing our staff, in a positive learning environment, and aim to be a consciously inclusive employer. We welcome applications from everybody in the community and would particularly encourage applicants from our underrepresented groups to apply. At Wigan, it is really important to us that applicants demonstrate our Team Wigan behaviours, and we do all we can to make sure that everyone feels like they belong. We have guidance in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process.
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For further information, please contact If you require an informal discussion regarding the role, contact either Teri West at teri.west@wigan.gov.uk Jon Wareing at jon.wareing@wigan.gov.uk or Elanor Reynolds at elanor.reynolds@wigan.gov.uk
Interview date: Monday 7th April 2025
This position is subject to Enhanced Disclosure Procedures plus child barred list check
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