Job Description

Broad Function
The Health Coach will be stationed at Community Health Posts in the community to engage and support residents in improving their health. He/she will also support the planning and implementation of population health programmes, activities and events.

Key Responsibilities and Duties

• Engage, motivate and empower residents to lead healthier lifestyles, monitor their health status and delay frailty/chronic diseases;
• Organise and conduct population health programmes and activities including exercise sessions, health screenings, falls prevention programs, weight management programs, and health workshops/talks;
• Participate in design, development and implementation of programmes based on local community needs, strengths and assets
• Be the point-of-contact in the community to provide health coordination, navigation and communication for health initiatives
• Collaborate with community, social and primary care partners to coordinate care to meet the health needs of residents, including to address social determinants of health.
• Support documentation and tracking of data for programme monitoring and evaluation
• Participate in or support organisation/department projects as assigned
• Any other duty assigned by supervisor

Job Requirements

• A recognized Degree, preferably in health-related fields like Sports Science, Nutrition, Psychology and Behavioural Science
• At least 3 years of working experience, preferably in the health and wellness industry
• Prior frontline experience interacting with patients, residents or customers
• Health coaching experience will be an advantage but not compulsory as training will be provided
• Strong interest to work in the community to engage residents in improving their health
• A strong team-player who is self-motivated and able to work independently
• Excellent people skills and an upbeat and enthusiastic attitude
• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills
• Resourcefulness in problem solving and resilient in overcoming challenges
• Strong organizational and event management skills, with a keen eye for details
• Fluent in at least 1 mother tongue language or dialect to communicate with non-English-speaking residents
• Able to work on weekends and evenings

Please be informed that only applications submitted through NHG Career Webpage (corp.nhg.com.sg/Careers), WHC Career Webpage (whc.sg/joinus), JobStreet Singapore (jobstreet.com.sg), Singapore Medical Association (sma.org.sg), Singapore Nurses Association (sna.org.sg), MyCareersFuture.sg, LinkedIn and WHC appointed recruitment agencies will be considered. If you are accessing this job posting from another recruitment channel, please visit the official channels mentioned above.

Institution

Woodlands Health (WH)

Job Family

Administration

Working Hours

Office Hours

Education Level

Bachelor Degree

Employment Type

Contract Full-Time

Woodlands Health