Healthy Living Coach

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Time Type:
Part time

Department:
Kids Activity & Nutrition

All Locations:
250 Sumner Street

Position Summary:
The Let’s Get Movin’ Pediatric Healthy Living Coach is responsible for the delivery of the LGM evidence–based fitness curriculum and the nutrition and health materials/messaging to NeighborHealth's pediatric patients and their families.

The role of LGM coaches is key to the development of lasting behavior change and the success of NeighborHealth’s multifaceted childhood obesity therapeutic intervention

Essential Duties & Responsibilities                     


* Deliver fitness and sport programming to youth 8-14 years old.

Model healthy living behaviors at all times while in the presence of program participants, time at NeighborHealth and in the community.


* Help create a supportive environment that promotes engagement and empowers youth to make healthy lifestyle choices.


* Facilitate enrollment and outreach through appointment scheduling and application completion.

Document all outreach and enrollment efforts in the Epic Medical Record and appropriate excel spreadsheets.


* Guarantee the safety of youth during program hours and follow the Injured/Ill Child Protocol to ensure that the best course of action is taken if a participant sustains injury during programming.

Assess and determine need for emergency care or urgent care.


* Maintain attendance records of the site assigned and communicate with parents if unexcused absences occur with goal to support engagement and help maintain consistent attendance to program.


* Teach nutrition education and healthy living curriculum in afterschool program and neighborhood schools.

 Support garden programming as needed


* Provide support and direction to Let’s Get Movin’ volunteers, youth staff and junior coaches in training.


* Promote and foster relations with community programs and help identify potential partnerships to support youth and families and expand programming


* In collaboration with the Sports and Fitness...