Coach – Be Well

Big Life Group; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A community-focused organization in Manchester is seeking a Be Well Coach to support individuals in achieving their health and wellbeing goals. The role involves working with people needing high-level support and collaborating with professionals and community partners. This is a fixed-term position of 35 hours per week, offering the opportunity to make a tangible impact in the local community. Suitable candidates should possess strong communication skills and a passion for empowering others.

Benefits

25 days annual leave, increasing to 30 after five years

Fixed-term contract until March 2027

Qualifications

• Experience in supporting individuals with lifestyle changes.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with community partners.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals in changing their lifestyle, health, and wellbeing.
• Collaborate with professionals and community partners.
• Act as a key link in the local neighborhood.

Job description

The Big Life Group’s mission is to fight for equity, in health, in wealth and in life. We are a social business delivering a range of services across the North of England, covering everything from mental and physical health, addiction and criminal justice, to housing, education, family support and much more. What links them together is the way we work – The Big Life Way.

We always stand shoulder-to-shoulder with people, working with them on the things that matter most to them. Everything we do is designed and informed by the needs, priorities and strengths of people and communities.

If you’re looking for more than a job – if you want to be part of a team that’s bold, creative and relentlessly committed to equity – then Big Life could be the place for you.

The basics

Hours

35 hours per week on a fixed-term contract until March 2027

Annual leave

25 days, increasing to 30 days after five years

Base

Zion People’s Centre, Hulme, Manchester with remote working

Line manager

Service Manager

Closing date for applications

16 January

What you’ll be doing

As a Be Well Coach, you will support people to change their lifestyle, health and wellbeing. Working within the local community, you will work alongside professionals and community partners and be a key link in your neighbourhood.

The people you work with will have been assessed as needing high-level support to achieve their health and wellbeing goals. Three or more issues will be preventing them from making changes and many will be struggling to make those changes.

Unfortunately, we’re not able to accept applications after the deadline, and we can’t accept CVs.