Health and Nutrition Educator - Wiltshire

Health and Nutrition Educator - Wiltshire

Base: Sessions running across Wiltshire, particularly Salisbury, Trowbridge, Warminster  and Devizes 

Responsible to: Weight Management Services Manager 

Pay: £30 per session 

Project: Shape Up 4 Life 

JOB SUMMARY

Shape Up 4 Life is an innovative and exciting 12-week weight management programme for individuals aged over 14, with a BMI of >28 who want to lose weight and keep it off long term. It builds on Government healthy eating guidelines and encourages people to eat better and move more. There are two group-based programmes in which we require instructors to deliver:

• ShapeUp4Life is a 90-minute session split into a 45-minute nutrition and lifestyle workshop, followed by 45 minutes of exercise
• ShapeUp4Life Open is a 60-minute nutrition and lifestyle workshop without exercise 

As a Shape Up 4 Life Instructor you will be integral to the success of the programme and will be the face of the programme to the participants. You will be responsible for the delivery of sessions, ensuring that the content is delivered in line with the Shape Up 4 Life instructor manual and protocol. You will need to have strong client retention skills, be creative and engaging as well as being able to support clients towards achieving a weight loss equal to or greater than 5% of their body weight. 

Instructors delivering ShapeUp4Life with exercise will be required to hold an exercise qualification and plan and deliver exercise sessions.   

Post holders will be self-employed and responsible for their own travel to and from sessions, however, travel costs can be covered. The role is paid at the rate of £30/ session (plus travel costs). Sessions run in a variety of locations across Wiltshire both daytime and evening meaning there is a range of times and days available. Instructors can deliver a number of sessions a week and can continue to deliver new courses depending on their availability.