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. This role involves developing and executing multi-week programs and events 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.
• 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 delivered by telephone or Teams.
• 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.
• Establish and maintain community relationships to build an ecosystem of PH&W support for warriors.
• Collaborate with multiple WWP departments and other key stakeholders to deliver programming and services to warriors and their families.
• Conduct public speaking activities to raise awareness of PH&W programming and discuss the importance of starting and maintaining a healthy lifestyle.
• 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.

Requirements

• 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.

Preferences

• 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.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in exercise science, exercise physiology, kinesiology, nutrition, human performance, or a related health science field.

Preferences

• Master’s degree in exercise science, exercise physiology, kinesiology, nutrition, human performance, or a related health science field.

Certifications & Licenses

• Valid state-issued driver’s license.
• CPR-First Aid certification.
• Ability to obtain ASIST Certification within 1 year of hire.

Preferences

• Personal Training certification (ACE, ACSM, NASM, NSCA), Strength and Conditioning certification (CSCS), or other related fitness certification.
• Wellness coaching certification.
• ASIST Certification.

Work Environment/Physical Demands

Participation in highly physical demanding activities and events under varying conditions, e.g., workouts (indoor, outdoor, virtual), hiking, and cooking classes. Lodging in various environments e.g., hotels, cabins. Up to 50% travel. May require lifting/carrying items up to 50 pounds.

Workplace Accommodations

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and will consider requests for reasonable accommodation consistent with applicable law.