Health and Wellbeing Community Coach - REQ002220

Job Title: Health and Wellbeing Community Coach x 2

Salary: C1 *GBP*27,711 - *GBP*30,060 (pro rata for part time role)

Hours: 1 x 37 hours & 1 x 27 hours

Contract Type: Funded until 31st March 2026.

We aim to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated fitness professional to support the Active Leeds Health Programmes Team to deliver various exercise and physical activity programmes. Working closely with Adults Care and Health providers, the Health Programmes Team delivers interventions to promote self-management, increase independence and to promote a healthier lifestyle.

Purpose of the Job is:

Supporting the delivery of the following NHS funded health programmes.

Heart and Lungs Community Cardiac and Respiratory Programmes
Vocational Rehabilitation Programme (Cardiac, Stroke and Respiratory)
Falls Prevention Strength and Balance Programme
Keep Moving

The successful applicant will be working with healthcare professionals at venues across the city including leisure centres and community centres. The post is required to support a personalised approach ensuring referral receive a positive experience when participating in a health programme. The role requires a person with lots of motivation & encouragement to give to patients, while being sympathetic when needed.

Duties include:

Managing referrals to access suitable activities in leisure centres or communities.
Deliver or support the delivery of group exercise classes.
Provide bespoke individualised programmes for people managing health conditions.
Promote key health messages to target audiences.
Deliver pre and post health assessments and health-based workshops.
Support monitoring and evaluation of the programme.

Skills include:

Able to communicate with a wide range of individuals & groups.
Good IT skills, including accurate data collection.
Health Coaching
Excellent personal skills to enable to motivate referrals to become and remain physically active.

You should possess:

The successful candidate should hold a Level 2 Fitness or Group Exercise Qualification.
Hold or be willing to work towards a Level 3 Exercise Referral Qualification, CPR / first aid certificate, group exercise qualification (a circuit, exercise to music or aqua qualification).
All health & fitness qualifications must be endorsed by CIMSPA.
Candidates will have the opportunity to be trained in Level 4 Fitness Qualifications and undertake training in behavioural change techniques.
Experience should include at least a year working in the Health & Fitness industry.

If you require any more information about this post, please email health.programmes@leeds.gov.uk

A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check against the Children or Adultsbarred list as applicable will be carried out on preferred candidates. Read ourrecruitment of ex-offenders policy.

We welcome applications from everyone and actively seek a diverse range of applicants from all backgrounds and cultures. We particularly encourage applications from, but not limited to, women, carers, veterans as well as LGBT+, ethnically diverse, disabled and care experienced people.

This role is based in the UK. Home Office guidance states that candidates must evidence their right to work in the UK prior to commencing employment, either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa.

If you do not have the right to work in the UK, you must consider your own eligibility for sponsorship for a particular role through theSkilled Worker visa route before applying.To be eligible for sponsorship you'll usually need to be paid the standard salary rate of at least *GBP*38,700 per year or meet one of the other eligibility criteria. Ensure you are eligible before applying.

Job Description

Job Purpose

Deliver physical activity interventions to improve individuals or groups healthy behaviours that will improve their physical & mental wellbeing using evidence based techniques such as goal setting and motivational interviewing.
Supporting referrals to navigate their local physical activity system and increase participation by reducing barriers and improving access for individuals or groups to become physically active.
Provide bespoke and individualised support to people seeking to improve their physical activity levels for any activity chosen. This could include physical rehabilitation for people living with long term conditions or frailty including embedding of self management as a key outcome.
To ensure that programmes are monitored and evaluated for commissioners.

Responsibilities for Grade

To provide an assessments to referrals sent by health care professional and co-produce bespoke support to becoming active, a suitable rehabilitation plan or a suitable exercise prescription.
To tailor appropriate structured exercise or physical activity to each individual referred.
To deliver structured safe and effective group exercise sessions to improve the health of participants such as circuit classes, exercise to music, chair based exercise, aquatic based activities, and postural stability classes.
Provide suitable healthy conversations with all contacts to embed self-management as a core principle across the Health and Social Care economy, from signposting (M.E.C.C), having healthy conversations with groups or individuals through to formal Health Coaching for referrals.
Seek and provide up to date information about healthy active lifestyles that improves people overall health e.g. diet & nutrition, relaxation, information on how to manage their condition.
To facilitate groups and individuals to understand their needs, their wants and explain about the opportunities across the city to become or remain active.
To take positive steps to identify and overcome barriers to participation
amongst people referred through a series of behaviour change techniques including SMART goal setting, recording behaviours, motivational interviewing, social support, and solutions focused planning etc.
To collate information, monitor and evaluate health programmes as required and produce periodical reports on each referrals progress.
To undertake training and continuous professional development as necessary to the post and further career advancement e.g. Level 4 qualifications, mentoring, tutor training etc.
To use digital communication channels to actively deliver and promote active healthy lifestyles and self-management of conditions.
To undertake any other duties which may be assigned from time to time and that are commensurate with the grade of the post.
To undertake the accountabilities of the post in accordance with council policies including the Safeguarding of Young People and Vulnerable Adults, Equal Opportunities and Health & Safety policies.
As the post involves working with children/young people, the post holder will be subjected to an enhanced Criminal Record Bureau check.
Any other duties assigned by the line manager relevant to the post.

Qualifications: Qualified Fitness Professional at Level 3 endorsed by CIMSPA.

Essential requirements It is essential that the candidate should be able to demonstrate the following criteria for the post. Candidates will only be shortlisted for interview if they can demonstrate that they meet all the essential requirements.

Good interpersonal skills
Ability to communicate effectively with Health and Social Care professionals in a wide range of organisations
Ability to deliver behaviour change techniques to referrals supporting a change in behaviour to an active healthy lifestyles.
Ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative
Demonstrate excellent organisational skills
Ability to evaluate sessions and provide quality feedback to participants
Ability to work with employee that need specialist rehabilitation
Knowledge of the benefits of physical activity & how this can lead to a better lifestyle & improved quality of life
Knowledge of health coaching or /and behaviour change techniques to support people within Active Leeds health programmes
Aware of suitable activities that clients can be referred to facilitate lifelong lifestyle change.
To have or be willing to gain further qualifications in specialist health conditions to increase allow greater access to the health programmes.
Experience of planning, leading and co-ordinating exercise sessions on an individual & a group basis
Experience of supporting and motivating adults who are reluctant to change their lifestyle.
Experience of working with individuals with a range of medical conditions and supporting them to self-manage
Experience of supporting people to improve their lives through physical activity, exercise, fitness or sport.

Essential Behavioural & other Characteristics

Understand and embrace Leeds City Council Values and Behaviours and codes of conduct.
Committed to continuous improvement in all areas and work towards delivering the Best City Ambition of Health & Wellbeing, Inclusive Growth and Zero Carbon
Able to understand and observe Leeds City Council equality and diversity policies.
Carry out all duties having regard to an employee responsibility under Health and Safety Policies.
Willingness to actively participate in training and development activities.
Flexible and adaptable to change to assist other services as required commensurate to grade.
Participate in appraisal, training, and development activities.
Be aware of and comply with Leeds City Council policies and procedures.
Be aware of and support difference and ensure equality for all working in an anti-discriminatory manner, upholding, equality & diversity policies of Leeds City Council.
Recognise and appropriately challenge any incidents of racism, bullying, harassment, victimisation, and any form of abuse, reporting any concerns to the appropriate person.
The Council has adopted a flexibility protocol and the role will be expected to work within these parameters.

Desirable requirements It is desirable that the candidate should be able to demonstrate the following criteria for the post. Candidates are not required to meet all the desirable requirements however these may be used to distinguish between candidates.

Able to instruct group exercise classes.
Knowledge of referral pathways, frameworks & the management of people with long term conditions
Level 4 Fitness Qualifications recognised by CIMPSA; such as Cardiac Rehabilitation, Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Postural Stability
Qualification in health coaching.
Group exercise qualifications such as Exercise to Music, Aqua, Zumba, Circuits, Les Mills, Chair Based Exercise
Experience of collating records and paperwork to provide robust evaluation of health interventions.
Current full driving licence or ability to travel around Leeds effectively

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