Healthy Living Coach

Responsibilities

• Conduct coaching sessions and set goals with members seeking a healthy lifestyle.
• Through individual empathetic listening, ongoing communication and support, and person-centered guidance and accountability, help lead members toward a sustainable healthy lifestyle.
• Provide accountability to members by scheduling appointments, reminder phone calls, and follow-up.
• Work with the Welcome Center to ensure all potential members are informed about wellness appointments and invite them to enroll.
• Introduce members to the wide variety of programs and services offered by the Y that can support their wellness goals and connect them to other Y staff and members.
• Conduct wellness appointments as needed.
• Work with Y members in a wellness coaching program to guide them toward personal wellness.
• Identify current stages of change and motivations for change in a variety of wellness behaviors.
• Develop personal wellness goals and set of strategies to work towards goals.
• Provide on-going support through weekly coaching sessions.
• Provide accountability tools to members through personal progress tracking and direct follow up.
• Explain and expose members to various wellness strategies based on personal goals and motivation.
• Clean exercise equipment on a regular basis.
• Maintain a safe, clean, well-organized area and provide safe instruction in all areas of work by following the Y and national certification guidelines.
• Maintain attendance records and reports.
• Be a team player with all associates.
• Stay current with the center announcements and information.
• Notify appropriate staff of any unsafe conditions, needed repairs, complaints, accidents, or injuries immediately.
• Absorb and assist members as needed on the Wellness floor.
• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Two years proven experience in health, health promotion, personal health counseling, nutrition, and/or other health/fitness related field.
• Works effectively with people of different backgrounds, abilities, opinions, and perceptions.
• Able to reflect a positive attitude.
• Demonstrated knowledge of physical activity and nutritional recommendations for adults.
• Demonstrated understanding of exercise and strength training equipment.
• Strong skills in interpersonal communication, teamwork, and group collaboration.
• Able to inspire and motivate program participants.
• Demonstrated ability to use Google Docs and computers.
• Able to exercise high levels of discretion and confidentiality.
• Able to work a flexible schedule.

Requirements

Must be at least 18 years of age.

Two years proven experience in health, health promotion, personal health counseling, nutrition, and/or other health/fitness related field.

Works effectively with people of different backgrounds, abilities, opinions, and perceptions.

Able to reflect a positive attitude.

Demonstrated knowledge of physical activity and nutritional recommendations for adults.

Demonstrated understanding of exercise and strength training equipment.

Strong skills in interpersonal communication, teamwork, and group collaboration.

Able to inspire and motivate program participants.

Demonstrated ability to use Google Docs and computers.

Able to exercise high levels of discretion and confidentiality.

Able to work a flexible schedule.