Full job descriptionAre you passionate about helping people to lead healthier lives?
Are you an enthusiastic, experienced health professional, looking for a flexible & highly rewarding role?


Then consider joining Reed Wellbeing as a Self-Employed Health & Wellbeing Coach!

As a Self-Employed Health & Wellbeing Coach, you will be responsible for the engagement and delivery of sessions in both group and/or one-to-one settings with participants.


Sessions are delivered face-to-face across Northeast & North Cumbria,therefore flexibility and a willingness to travel are essential. Applicants must also have access to their own vehicle and hold a full UK driving licence.


Expected availability for programme delivery is between 12 and 20 hours per week. In return, you will receive £50 per 90 Minute session.


Just some of your day-to-day responsibilities will include:
*Deliver engaging Reed Wellbeing Programme sessions to participants in a group and/or one-to-one setting, in accordance with our curriculum, resources and quality standards.
*Motivate, support, and empower participants to make sustainable lifestyle and behaviour changes, using evidence-based coaching techniques to improve their overall health and wellbeing.
*Adapt session delivery to meet the diverse needs, abilities, and learning styles of participants, and create a positive and inclusive environment to encourage participation.
*Monitor participant progress, conduct regular revies, and celebrate achievements while identifying additional support needs.
*Signpost participants to appropriate local health, wellbeing and lifestyle support services where required.
*Participate in training, professional development, and quality improvement activities to ensure the highest standards of service delivery.
*Contribute ideas and feedback to support continuous improvement of programme delivery and participant outcomes.


To be successful in this role, we are looking for someone with:


Essential Qualifications:
*Minimum Level 3 qualification in Exercise Referral, Health Improvement/Promotion/Public Health, Nutrition & Weight Management, Coaching & Behaviour Change, or Education & Training.
*Evidence of training, qualification, or assessed competence in behaviour change delivery, aligned with recognised frameworks (e.g. COM-B, Behaviour Change Wheel, motivational interviewing or health coaching approaches).
*Fully First Aid trained, with a valid certificate.

Essential Skills & Experience:
*Experience facilitating groups and supporting individuals to achieve positive health, lifestyle, or behaviour changes.
*Strong communication and relationship-building skills, with a person-centred and non-judgemental approach.
*Ability to engage and motivate people from diverse backgrounds and with varying levels of confidence and health literacy.
*Demonstrable IT skills, including the ability to confidently use digital platforms and systems to deliver services, record data, and meet reporting requirements.
*Willingness to participate in induction, supervision, observed practice, competency assessment and ongoing CPD including all mandatory core training.
*Flexibility to work evenings and weekends, as required, and the ability to travel throughout the designated region using your own vehicle.

Desirable Criteria:
*Experience delivering behaviour change programmes aligned with NHS-commissioned or public health services.
*Experience working with individuals and/or groups with additional needs, long-term health conditions, obesity, or pre-diabetes.
*Fluency in multiple languages.
*Experience supporting service users via digital or remote delivery platforms.
*Qualification in group-based delivery.
*Level 3 Qualification in British Sign Language.