Health And Wellness Coach

Joshin is a personalized employer benefit for individuals connected to disability or neurodivergence themselves or of their loved ones. We take the stress out of managing all aspects of care through expert coaching and care planning. We support people leaders and teams to become educated on disability and inclusion in the workplace.

As a Coach with Joshin, you are a member of a select network of professionals available to individuals and families seeking care and support through Joshin.

At Joshin you keep the flexibility of managing your own business with the perks of being on our platform:

• Flexible hours, you set your own schedule and work when you want!
• No need to create a website, you can create a professional profile that displays your talents
• Virtual/remote work environment

What you will be doing

Health and Wellness Coach

A Health and Wellness Coach will be experienced with or have general knowledge of medical and health related topics or diagnoses. You will work one-on-one with our members that may be be neurodivergent or have a disability to develop or build new skills or routines such as accessible yoga, adaptive fitness or meal planning such as the following;

• Get help brainstorming or implementing recreational and lifestyle-enhancing activities to increase the quality of life best suited to the comfort level and physical capabilities of an individual.
• Supporting evaluating the current state of emotional wellbeing and awareness in order to set goals for improving or sustaining long-term satisfaction and self-care needs.
• Provide personalized nutrition guidance support assessing an individual's relationship to food, providing recommendations, and setting tangible coals to build new norms.
• Support navigating friction points, disagreements, and how to have difficult conversations or when to disengage.
• Use breathing as an exercise to address stress as a means of de-escalation for long-term adoption and adaptation to ongoing or single-case circumstances.
• Provide insights or exercise techniques catered to one's acquired disability in alignment with the person's physical therapy goals.
• Use meditation and calming exercises to address stress as a means of de-escalation for long-term adoption and adaptation to ongoing or single-case circumstances.
• Maintain follow-up contact on progress toward goals during coaching sessions.
• Support in understanding dietary needs, setting up goals to adopt, and staying on track with special diets.

Who you are

• Strong interpersonal skills
• 3+ years of related experience
• Experience with coaching, training or health and wellness support.
• Be reliable, flexible and enthusiastic!
• At least 18 years old
• Pass a background check
• Ability to explain and persuade in a concise manner and communicate complex information effectively, both orally and in writing
• Broad Health and Wellness knowledge as it relates to nutrition, fitness and health
• You are passionate about helping neurodivergent individuals and people with disabilities
• Associates Degree or BA in Nutrition, Counseling, Fitness, Psychology, Wellness, Nursing, or health care; unrelated degree or certifications/trainings with relevant work experience also accepted
• You have a stable Internet connection and own a mobile device
• Experience supporting individuals with a wide range of needs

People with disabilities and neurodivergence are encouraged to apply.

Come do the best work of your life here at Joshin!

Job Type: Part-time/Contractor

Pay: $40.00 per hour