Casual Community Health and Wellbeing Coach

An exciting opportunity to be part of Arsenal in the Community, delivering a variety of physical fitness and health interventions to support the local community.

The Role

We are looking for a Community Health and Wellbeing Coach on a casual basis to support the delivery of our physical fitness sessions and health interventions across the local community including the London Boroughs of Islington, Camden and Hackney.

Arsenal in the Community is dedicated to improving the lives of our local community through the delivery of these programmes, within this role you will be responsible for delivering these programmes with energy and commitment, as well as the opportunity to be involved in walking football sessions for people with long term health conditions. 

Who we are

We are one of the most famous clubs in world football, with a rich heritage and history of success – read more about our history, here.

Beyond that, we are passionate about our local community and, behind the scenes, we have a wide variety of opportunities and career paths for all. We have a very defined purpose: to act for a winning team, culture and community. We achieve this by ensuring we are courageous in the pursuit of progress, we champion our community and each other, and that we do the right thing (even when no one is looking).

Your day-to-day

• Deliver engaging programmes - you will plan and deliver a variety of health, fitness and wellbeing interventions in the local community ensuring they meet the needs of the individuals and groups
• Manage and organise equipment - you’ll carry, set up and use a range of fitness equipment at sessions as well as being responsible for the correct use and safe keeping of this equipment, ensuring the facilities are checked before use and are safe for practical participation
• Maintain compliance - you will adhere to all Arsenal in the Community health and safety, safeguarding and emergency procedure policies
• Drive development - you’ll be committed to attending professional development days where possible in order to continue personal development as well as continuing to keep sessions engaging and effective for participants, building professional and supportive relationships with all participants throughout
• Adapt and deliver sessions - you will take an adaptable approach to work with a variety of individuals or groups from a range of abilities, fitness levels, age ranges and varying backgrounds, with the ability to make appropriate adaptations to sessions for participants with medical or mobility issues
• Take a lead on coordination - you’ll take ownership for updating registers, consent forms, incident and accident forms, and recording participant outcomes
• Uphold professionalism at all times - you will maintain high standards of professional behaviour towards colleagues, participants and stakeholders with whom we engage with, and the wider public when working for our club and wearing our kit

What we are looking for

• Proven experience of health and wellbeing - you have a strong background and experience in nutrition and fitness with knowledge working in community settings or a passion to develop in this area
• Hold relevant certifications - you’ll have valid, up to date certifications in Fitness Training Qualifications such as Level 2 Fitness Instructor (Level 3 Personal Trainer, FA Level 1 and 2 and certifications in First Aid and Safeguarding desirable)
• Clear communication - you will have excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively to all ages
• Expertise in policies and procedures - you will have a knowledge and understanding of appropriate safeguarding, health and safety and emergency practices
• Innovative mindset - you are able to adapt exercises for different needs and medical conditions 
• Passion for health and wellbeing - you appreciate the potential impact of sport and exercise on people in the community and are committed to professionally develop within this

Arsenal for Everyone

Arsenal for Everyone is our commitment to promoting and embracing equality, diversity and inclusion, so that everyone connected to the club feels like they belong to the same Arsenal family. We believe that diversity of background, skills and experience drives our success on and off the pitch. 

Disability Confident Leader

We are a Disability Confident Leader. We actively welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities and long-term health conditions. If you need disability-related adjustments to the recruitment process, please indicate this in your application.

If you are likely to meet the definition of being a ‘disabled person’ according to the Equality Act 2010, you may be eligible to apply for an interview via the Disability Confident Scheme - please indicate this in your application form below. The information you share with us about your health or disability will not be used in recruitment decisions.

Our Commitment to Safeguarding

We are committed to ensuring that our environments for children, young people and adults at risk remain safe and inclusive. We therefore require successful candidates to complete a DBS check and other essential background checks prior to starting their employment. Depending on the responsibilities of the role, a DBS will be either a basic, standard, or enhanced check.

Good luck!