Healthy Living Coach

YMCA of Greater Kansas City • Parkville, MO

150d

About The Position

The Healthy Living Coach is responsible for conducting coaching sessions and setting goals with members seeking a healthy lifestyle. Through individual empathetic listening, ongoing communication, support, and person-centered guidance and accountability, the Healthy Living Coach will help lead members toward a sustainable healthy lifestyle. The YMCA of Greater Kansas City’s mission and core values are brought to life by our culture, which emphasizes being cause-driven, welcoming, genuine, hopeful, nurturing, and determined. This role is essential in making our community stronger, starting with the individual members.

Requirements

• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Two years proven experience in health, health promotion, personal health counseling, nutrition, and/or other health/fitness related field.
• Works effectively with people of different backgrounds, abilities, opinions, and perceptions.
• Able to reflect a positive attitude.
• Demonstrated knowledge of physical activity and nutritional recommendations for adults.
• Demonstrated understanding of exercise and strength training equipment.
• Strong skills in interpersonal communication, teamwork, and group collaboration.
• Able to inspire and motivate program participants.
• Demonstrated ability to use Google Docs and computers.
• Able to exercise high levels of discretion and confidentiality.
• Able to work a flexible schedule.

Responsibilities

• Provide accountability to members by scheduling appointments, reminder phone calls, and follow-up.
• Work with Welcome Center to ensure that all potential members are informed about wellness appointments and all new members are invited to enroll.
• Introduce members to the wide variety of programs and services offered by the Y that can support them in reaching their wellness goals and connect them to other Y staff and members to fully engage them in the Y.
• Conduct wellness appointments as needed.
• Work with Y members in a wellness coaching program to guide them toward personal wellness.
• Identify current stages of change and motivations for change in a variety of wellness behaviors.
• Develop personal wellness goals and set of strategies to work towards goals.
• Provide ongoing support through weekly coaching sessions.
• Provide accountability tools to members through personal progress tracking and direct follow-up.
• Educate and expose members to various wellness strategies based on personal goals and motivation.
• Responsible for cleaning of exercise equipment on a regular basis.
• Maintain a safe, clean, well-organized area and provide safe instruction in all areas of work by following the Y and national certification guidelines.
• Maintain attendance records and reports.
• Be a team player with all associates.
• Responsible for staying current with the center announcements and information.
• Must notify appropriate staff of any unsafe conditions, needed repairs, complaints, accidents, or injuries immediately.
• Assist members as needed on the Wellness floor.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level