Community Wellbeing Coach

Community Wellbeing Coach

Who We Are

Leicestershire is made up of vibrant, ambitious and resilient communities. Leicester City in the Community support these groups, and the people within them, through exciting programmes with a passionate and dedicated team at its core. We aim to Engage, Inspire and Empower through Togetherness, Respect and Pride, changing lives and transforming communities.

Leicester City in the Community has a fantastic opportunity for a Community Wellbeing Coach to join our dynamic team and a fixed term basis.

About The Role

As a Community Coach – Wellbeing, you’ll use the power of Leicester City Football Club to inspire, support and uplift adults across our city. From delivering mental wellbeing sessions and university wellbeing cafés to using football as a tool for connection, you’ll help people build confidence, resilience and a sense of belonging. This is your chance to create meaningful change, empower others and be part of a team that puts wellbeing at the heart of everything we do.

Key Duties;

• Plan and deliver wellbeing programmes, mental health support activities, and accessible drop-in services for students, including international students, at University of Leicester and De Montfort University.
• Provide a safe and welcoming environment, offering practical support, signposting, and referrals where necessary.
• Support individuals to develop healthy coping strategies, build resilience, and promote hope, self-worth, and purpose.
• Respond to community needs, designing flexible, culturally competent, and trauma-informed interventions.
• Be involved in creating and maintaining partnerships with the VCSE sector, statutory services, and community organisations to create integrated pathways of support.
• Promote a strengths-based model that focuses on the skills and assets of individuals, families, and communities.
• Safeguard the welfare of participants, ensuring compliance with LCitC safeguarding and health and safety policies.
• Work collaboratively with the universities’ student support services and wellbeing teams to ensure students receive the level of support required.

Who We’re Looking For:

• Mental health first aid qualification
• FA Safeguarding Certificate
• FA Emergency First Aid Certificate 
• Experience working with adults in a wellbeing capacity, or a community environment
• Ability to develop sessions plans as required for targeted groups and evaluate your delivery
• Ability to work on own initiative
• Excellent communicator at a variety of levels

Contract Type – Fixed-Term
Hours Per Week – 18 hours per week

You may be required to work outside of normal office hours, at evenings and weekends.

Location – LCitC is based at King Power Stadium, Leicester. The delivery of sessions with take place at partner schools/Local Community centres etc and some aspects of the role will require homeworking, therefore you will need the ability to travel across multiple sites across Leicester and Charnwood. 

Leicester City in the Community is an equal opportunities employer and we positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.

Leicester City in the Community is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. As such, you may be subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure via the Disclosure & Barring Service and prior to taking up any role.

A shortlist of suitable applicants will be compiled shortly after the closing date and successful candidates will be contacted about the interview process.