Physical Health & Wellness Coach

About the role

The Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) is dedicated to supporting wounded service members in achieving their physical health and wellness goals. As a Physical Health & Wellness (PH&W) Coach, you will develop and execute multi-week programs and events designed to educate, coach, and empower warriors.

Responsibilities

• Identify, screen, and recruit warriors for participation in quarterly virtual and in-person Physical Health & Wellness events and coaching programs.
• Plan agenda and execute multiday PH&W coaching program kick-off events, providing fitness, nutrition, mobility, sleep, and health-focused education to warriors with limited supervision.
• Create individualized coaching programs to help warriors achieve their physical health and wellness goals.
• Manage warrior participation throughout 90-day coaching program, providing encouragement, support, and connection to resources through regular coaching sessions.
• Provide instruction, guidance, and coaching using motivational interviewing skills to encourage behavior change and support the progress of warrior's health-focused SMART goals.
• Develop and execute in-person events, virtual education, competitions, and wellness challenges for warriors and their families.
• Develop and facilitate virtual programming content via Teams, Facebook Live, and other technology-based platforms.
• Collaborate with physical health and wellness teammates to develop new, innovative content and curriculum.
• Identify and recommend new programming opportunities aimed at increasing overall impact.
• Manage budgets for PH&W programming within assigned region in support of leadership.
• Maintain budgets for PH&W programming within assigned region in support of leadership.
• Manage information within various systems, ensuring accuracy while maintaining data integrity/security, e.g. Salesforce.
• Utilize validated metrics to meet strategic outcomes and key performance indicators.
• Manage multiple tasks, assignments, and functions, being comfortable in a fast-paced, innovative environment.
• Participate in workgroups for special projects and programming initiatives as assigned.
• Assist with onboarding and training of new teammates as needed.
• Attend and actively participate in required training and/or meetings, including but not limited to New Teammate Orientation, WWP Cares, ASIST Suicide Prevention training, Leadership training, culture/team based training, or departmental huddles.
• Other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Four years of experience working in the fitness industry, allied health profession, health management, wellness coaching, strength and conditioning, or personal/athletic training.
• Two years of experience with longitudinal plan design, teaching, guiding, and coaching in the categories of fitness, nutrition, wellness, and/or athletics.
• Two years of experience working with and providing support to wounded service members dealing with health issues and invisible injuries.
• One year of event planning experience.
• One year of experience with customer relationship management and event management systems, e.g., Salesforce, CVENT.
• Bachelor’s degree in exercise science, exercise physiology, kinesiology, nutrition, human performance, or a related health science field.
• Valid state-issued driver’s license.
• CPR-First Aid certification.
• Ability to obtain ASIST Certification within 1 year of hire.
• Personal Training certification (ACE, ACSM, NASM, NSCA), Strength and Conditioning certification (CSCS), or other related fitness certification.
• Wellness coaching certification.
• ASIST Certification.

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes Medical/Prescription drug, Dental, Vision, Life/AD&D, Short-term Disability, Long-term Disability, and an Employee Assistance Program. Additionally, we provide a 401(k)-retirement plan, a competitive PTO package, Sick Leave, Family Care Leave, Paid Holidays, Birthday Holiday, Education Assistance, Teammate Wellness Program, and Bereavement Leave. For Colorado Applicants, the estimated hiring range for this position is between $60,211 - $75,264 annual base salary, subject to a candidate’s combination of experience, qualifications, and credentials.

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all persons without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, citizenship, age, veteran or military status, disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Please note: Wounded Warrior Project is not seeking assistance or accepting unsolicited resumes from search firms without a written search agreement in place. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at Wounded Warrior Project via email, the Internet or directly to hiring managers at Wounded Warrior Project in any form without a valid written search agreement in place will be deemed the sole property of Wounded Warrior Project, and no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Wounded Warrior Project as a result of the referral or through other means."