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Health and Work Coach
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Experience Required:
1-3years
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Posted:
3 October 2026 (5 days ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
31 December 2026
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Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
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Job Summary
6 months contract with a local authority
Rate: 29.85 per Hour Umbrella
Summary
- This role involves providing personalized health wellbeing and employability support to residents engaged in the WorkWell programme within Lewisham Works. The position is crucial in empowering individuals with physical or mental health conditions to move closer to employment return to work or maintain their current employment status. This is achieved through tailored coaching action planning and facilitating access to appropriate support services. The role is a 6-month contract with a local authority offering a rate of 29.85 per hour under an umbrella arrangement.
Responsibilities
- Deliver one-on-one personalized coaching and support to participants of the WorkWell programme.
- Conduct appointments in person online and over the phone.
- Assess participants employability health and wellbeing needs using recognized tools like EQ5D-L.
- Develop customized action plans to support participants employment and wellbeing objectives.
- Provide advice and guidance on health and wellbeing matters.
- Offer employability support including CV preparation job search strategies interview techniques and career planning.
- Assist participants in identifying reasonable workplace adjustments to accommodate health conditions.
Requirements:
- Experience in providing employment careers welfare wellbeing or health-related advice and guidance.
- Proven track record of supporting individuals with barriers to employment including those with physical or mental health conditions.
- Experience in managing a caseload and delivering outcome-focused support.
- Proficiency in completing assessments creating action plans and maintaining detailed client records.
- Background in employability health wellbeing public sector community or voluntary sector services.
- Relevant qualification in Employability Careers Guidance Health & Wellbeing Social Care Advice & Guidance Counselling Community Development or a related field; or significant equivalent experience in employment support health coaching wellbeing services or related sectors.
Additional Information
- Working hours are 37 hours per week.
- The position is based at 1 Catford Road Catford London SE6 4RU with a work pattern of 3 days in the borough/office including the Leemore Centre and community sites such as GP practices.
- Applicants with a background in health and wellbeing coaching are highly desirable more so than those with an employability background.
- There are three positions available and part-time applicants will be considered.
- A DBS check is required.
- The role operates on a bi-weekly payment schedule.
- The application deadline is 23rd October 2026; apply as soon as possible.
Required Skills:
The post holder will empower individuals with physical or mental health conditions to move closer to employment return to work or remain in work through tailored coaching action planning and access to appropriate support services
Required Education:
The post holder will empower individuals with physical or mental health conditions to move closer to employment return to work or remain in work through tailored coaching action planning and access to appropriate support services
