Health Coach jobs in Elstow

Salary: £29,094 per annum

Hours: 37 hours per week

Location: Active Luton Sites

Active Luton is a community wellbeing trust offering leisure and sport, health and wellbeing, community outreach, training and education and Luton’s library services. We want to make sure everyone in Luton has the right access and opportunity to get active and improve wellbeing and quality of life.

About the role

Active Luton has an exciting opportunity available for a passionate and motivated individual to assist in the development and delivery of health and physical activities within the community. You will be supporting adults and young people with mental and physical conditions with a focus on long-term conditions, such as COPD, Cancer and Cardiovascular disease.

The successful applicant will have experience of working in health, social or community care, working in direct contact with service users. You will need good communication skills, and be able to use Excel, Word and competently collect data and input it.

Travel between sites will be required and will include regular evening work and occasional weekends.

What you’ll be doing

• Lead the planning, development and delivery of an inclusive range of high-quality sessions, in particular those associated with, Exercise Referrals, Long Term Conditions such as COPD, Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease, smoking and healthy lifestyles programmes within Active Luton facilities and other community settings.
• Develop and support the implementation of well-structured and progressive behaviour change programmes ensuring a high quality, enjoyable experience centred around the needs of the participants.
• Ensure all administrative tasks associated within the health remit, including the monitoring and evaluation of all sessions and auditing individuals’ impact and outcomes are carried out.
• Supervise, mentor and direct staff and volunteers who may assist in the delivery of activities and assist in the setting up, dismantling, maintenance and security of equipment and the environment.
• Maintain effective and positive working relationships with Active Luton’s, key partners.

Skills

• Appropriate REPS Level 3 Gym and fitness qualification and / or Certificate of competency in nutrition/smoking/health checks or equivalent experience.
• Current Level 1 and / or 2 qualification in sport specific coaching would be desirable.
• Demonstrable knowledge of relevant Governing body programmes, policies and practices including safeguarding and Health and Safety
• Experience of planning, organising and documenting at least one of the following; sports and leisure activities and/or health and wellbeing activities for specific groups and coaching and mentoring individuals and groups.
• Ability to deal politely and tactfully with diplomacy to a wide range of people that may have vulnerabilities. Being able to encourage and motivate them to change behaviours.
• Ability to come up with alternative recommendations and adaptations to individual health plans.
• Ability to work within established procedures, guidelines, and quality standards. Ensuring compliance and effective progress is met with groups/individuals.

What we offer

• Free swimming and heavily discounted gym membership
• Cycle to work scheme
• Supportive and inclusive working environment
• Employee assistance programme

How to apply

Please send your current CV and a covering letter explaining how you meet the essential requirements to: https://activelutonhr.my.site.com/xcdrecruit__Site_ExternalPositionDetails?id=a1zPz00000Oh8MH

For an informal discussion about this post, please contact Natalie Mindry on natalie.mindry@activeluton.co.uk or call 01582 400272.

Closing Date: 14th August 2026

We reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applicants.

Active Luton recognises that safeguarding children, families, adults and its workforce is a shared responsibility and is committed to creating an open and inclusive culture which actively promotes the wellbeing of all.

Although we recognise and acknowledge that children and adults with care and support needs are most at risk, as an organisation we also recognise that it is our responsibility to keep everyone safe and protected from harm.

Applicants must be willing to undergo child/vulnerable adult protection screening appropriate to the post, which may include checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.

As a Disability Confident Committed employer we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria for the role. If you would like to access this scheme, please make this clear to us when you apply.

Applicants must be willing to undergo child/vulnerable adult protection screening appropriate to the post, which may include checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: £29,094.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free parking
• Gym membership
• On-site gym

Work Location: In person