Health and wellbeing coach
Xyla, (part of Acacium Group)
Field based with travel across Bedford, Luton and Milton Keynes
Permanent, zero hour contract minimum at least 3 days
Hourly rates - £20.83 (group sessions)
Unlock your potential:
Are you passionate about health improvement and enjoy motivating others to lead a healthier lifestyle? Xyla is seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated individual to join our NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme as a Health and Wellbeing Coach. In this role, you will meet with service users at risk of type 2 diabetes, providing them with the knowledge and support they need to achieve a healthier future through a series of group coaching sessions.
If you have a background in fitness and nutrition and are looking for a face-to-face role with flexible hours, we would love to hear from you!
Xyla, part of Acacium Group, is an integrated healthcare solution dedicated to improving lives and alleviating the demands on the UK healthcare system. Our services help people avoid hospital stays or accelerate their recovery with specialist support in their community or homes whenever needed. Our health & wellbeing’s experienced team is dedicated to making the UK’s local communities healthier. We help people to understand and take control of their own health through sustained behaviour change, transforming lives for the better through weight management, quit smoking services, diabetes services, cardiovascular disease prevention and health coaching & social prescribing.
Every day you will:
1. Conduct initial assessments with service users, taking measurements and running through questionnaires
2. Deliver group sessions covering nutrition, physical activity, and behaviour change
3. Work with service users to help them achieve their goals
4. Maintain data monitoring records for all service users within your caseload in a timely and accurate manner
5. Assist the service user engagement strategy to ensure adherence to the programme and minimise dropouts
6. Where required, conduct risk assessments on potential delivery venues.
What’s in it for you?
7. Opportunities to enhance your experience and skillset within a global organisation made up of 20+ different brands, all designed to make a difference in people’s lives.
8. Endless learning and development opportunities, including fully funded qualifications.
9. Gym flex - discounted gym memberships, UK-wide!
10. Rewards portal offering discounts on shops, restaurants, bars, and cinemas
11. Paid working travel expenses
12. Free flu vaccinations.
13. Health assessments and dental insurance
14. Pension scheme matched up to 5%
Join us and make a difference!
If you want to join a global, market-leading organisation committed to the human side of business, look no further. Acacium Group is a global healthcare solutions partner offering staffing, managed services, and innovative delivery models to health and social care systems and the life sciences industry. We are a business with scale, leading digital capabilities, and a strong financial profile, with a vision to be the leading global healthcare solutions partner.
To thrive in this role, you must have...
15. A BSc in Sports & Exercise Science OR a REPS level 3 in Personal Training
16. Strong communication skills with the ability to build rapport
17. A passionate for health improvement
18. A full driver’s license and access to a vehicle
Our Inclusion Commitment:
We are passionately committed to being a truly inclusive and diverse company- it is at the heart of our core value of Putting People First. We continue to enhance our culture of inclusion and diversity across all of our roles and actively encourage applications from all backgrounds and communities.
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