Health Coaching Jobs Newsletter #16

Hi Coaches!

Thanks so much for your patience with this week’s issue - I’m dealing with some illness along with managing my coaching, so I’m a bit slower than usual.

Today’s issue highlights recent trends in supervision and reflective practice in the field of health coaching, and coaching in general. In a previous issue I mentioned wanting to increase the value of the newsletter, and am considering offering peer supervision and reflective practice sessions online exclusively for subscribers.

If you have a quick 30 seconds to let me know your interest, whether it’s yes or no, your time is appreciated!

Stay Warm,

Leslie

News & Headlines

• Trends in supporting student mental health continue with Tulane university, offering a comprehensive 24/7 mental health solution including coaching to its students.

• Personalized nutrition coaching is growing in corporate fitness, with the recent rebrand of MAX Fitness and Wellness Center in New York and New Jersey.

• A Lifestyle Medicine Program (including health coaching) improves health before elective orthopedic surgery.

• ACE adds mental wellbeing certification in partnership with the Mental Wellbeing Association for health coaches and fitness trainers, following growing industry trends towards mental health and wellbeing coaching.

• African traditions are transforming modern wellness practices, including health and wellness coaching.

• A health coach offers insight into how to fuel your body right for Carnival.

• The VA proposes to exempt Veterans from copays for Whole Health services, including health coaching.

• A health coach entrepreneur runs free running groups designed for women.

• A life coach facilitates vision setting with a local Chamber of Commerce women’s empowerment group.

• A grief coach partners with university students launching an exhibition to support youth coping with loss.

• Baltimore offers resources to young men in an anti-violence program, including access to a life coach.

• A coach offers pelvic health education and menopause support for her community.

• A group of coaches offer youth empowerment through art and mindfulness sessions.

• Coaches are making connections and offering programs at their local libraries with offerings like health and wellness presentations and fitness classes, book promotions, interactive wellness and nutrition classes, and group wellness coaching.

• The Virtual Nutrition Coach App Market is expected to grow significantly over the next ten years. The good news for health coaching- this doesn’t always mean AI coaches.

• A company in India aims to innovate in gut health with a data driven approach, including on on demand AI gut health coach.

• Kids seeking support from mental health apps: Troodi, an AI powered mental health coach. 

• South Florida health coach creates an app to empower people to become their own health coach. 

• Panasonic unveils family wellness AI coaching app to support families in making positive changes together.

Some Key Takeaways

• Coaches are finding success in connecting with their communities at local libraries and business support groups.

• Personalized nutrition coaching both in person and tech powered is on the rise.

• Youth and Family wellness is also growing as an area of opportunity for coaching.

• Upskilling for Mental Health and Wellbeing is always a good idea for health coaches.

Trending Topics

Reflection on our coaching practice to support our growth as coaches is an essential component of ongoing professional development. However, until recently, this aspect has not been widely emphasized in the Health Coaching field. The NBHWC’s recent competency update expands on what it means to engage in ongoing development as a coach. This update highlights not only supervision and consultation, as stated in the previous competency iteration, but also support for ethical issues, mentorship, and the development of reflective practices to deepen self-awareness and cultural humility. Similarly, the International Coaching Federation (ICF) recently introduced Coaching Supervision Competencies, reflecting a broader trend of recognizing supervision as essential to coach development.

Many coaches have never experienced coaching supervision, and even more do not consistently incorporate supervision, mentoring, or reflective practice into their professional development. In response, credentialing and coach education organizations are increasingly emphasizing these areas. This shift is evident in new programs and continuing education sessions offered by Wellcoaches, RealBalance, and the NBHWC—three influential organizations currently shaping health coach education and development. While some organizations have previously provided mentoring and supervision, there is now a noticeable industry-wide movement towards greater integration of these practices.

What is the difference between Mentoring, Supervision, and Reflective Practice?

Mentoring

The ICF defines coach mentoring as coaching and feedback specifically aimed at achieving or maintaining a credential. This typically involves a higher-credentialed coach familiar with the credentialing process and competencies, working individually or in groups to support less experienced coaches in developing the skills needed to achieve the desired credential. Mentoring often includes explicit guidance and is usually short-term in nature.

Supervision

Coaching supervision involves a professional coach meeting regularly with a qualified, more experienced supervisor to reflect on their practice, discuss client cases, analyze techniques, and address ethical concerns. This process is collaborative, typically long-term, and focuses on the coach and client within a broader system.

In Health Coaching, the terms "mentoring" and "supervision" are often used interchangeably and lack formal distinction. Some programs may market supervision as mentoring, particularly because the NBHWC credential does not formally require mentoring as the ICF does. While this overlap is understandable, distinguishing between the two will bring greater clarity as Health Coaching continues to evolve.

Reflective Practice

Reflective practice is an intentional process that can occur individually, in groups with peers, or with a more experienced coach through supervision. It involves analyzing coaching sessions, assessing decisions and actions, and identifying areas for improvement to enhance future approaches.

At the individual level, reflective practice may include journaling, answering self-assessment questions, or reviewing client feedback. In peer groups, it often involves discussing coaching challenges and perspectives with other coaches. In supervision, it integrates structured guidance and deeper exploration facilitated by an experienced coach.

What does this mean for you?

The industry standard for health coach professional development is evolving to explicitly include mentoring, supervision, and reflective practice. Many health coaching jobs now expect candidates to seek and be open to constructive feedback, and reflective practice will increasingly be recognized as a professional requirement. Engaging in these practices not only upholds high standards of excellence and ethics but also strengthens our industry’s reputation while ensuring the best outcomes for our clients.

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The Jobs

Are you an employer with a role you want featured? Send us an email at [email protected]

Here’s your Legend for the listings:

Job Title. Company. Full/Part-time. Specialization or important requirements. $ (indicates salary is listed). Residency requirement by state abbreviation, if applicable.

The NBC-HWC credential is either explicitly required, preferred, or considered for these roles.

New Listings:

Health Coach. Viora Health. NBHWC & DPP. Contract.

Accountability Coach. Calibrate. Part time (EST/PST shifts). $.

Heart Coach (Preventative). Ucardia. Part time. Certified Personal Trainers (or RDs).

Health Coach - Preventative Services. RVO Health. Full time. $.

Previous Listings:

Behavioral Health Coach. Brightline. Full time, PST.

Behavioral Health Coach, Bilingual Spanish. Brightline. Full time, PST.

Health Coach - Fertility. Frame. Contract, part time.

Health Coach. Vida Health. Part time. $. (Repost)

Behavioral Health Coach. Bend Health. Contract. $. PST or CST.

New Listings:

ADHD Coach. Shimmer.

Bilingual Chronic Disease Management Health Coach. Vesta Healthcare. Full time. Spanish/Russian/Cantonese/Mandarin. $.

Health Coach. Alleviant Integrated Mental Health. Contract, flexible.

Health Coach - Wellness. Centene. Full time. CDCES req. $. Oklahoma.

Certified Health Coach. Aspect Health. Part/full time, flexible.

Previous Listings:

Behavioral Health Coach. Intellect. Freelance, flexible. ICF.

Nutrition & Wellness Coach. Topia. Part time. $.

Sleep Coach. Circadian health. Full time. $.

Health Coach. Embedded Medical (Formerly Fella Health). Part time $.

Coach. TaskHuman. Contract, Freelance.

Care Coach. Charlie Health. Part time. Mental Health. $.

Bilingual Health & Wellness Coach. Information Quality Healthcare. Spanish.

Health Coach. Revero. Part time, contract. $.

These roles require clinical licensure or experience such as an RD, RN, LCSW, etc.

New Listings:

Health Coach Consultant. CVS Health. Full time. Registered Nurse. $.

Previous Listings:

Student Wellness Coach. Catapult Learning. Per Diem. Mental Health Licensure.

Health Coach, Registered Dietician. CVS Health. Full time. $.

Health Coach RN. Independence Blue Cross. Full time, flexible. PA RN.

RN Health Coach. Story Health. Full time. $.

LPN/LVN Health Coach. Story Health. LPN/LVN Compact. $.

Nurse Wellness Coach. Emblem Health. Full time, flexible. RN Compact or Connecticut/New York). Spanish. $.

Dietitian Coach. All Access Dietitians. Part time. RD/LDN, NBC-HWC. Illinois.

Accountability Coach. Perry Health. Part time/Contract. LPN/medical licensure. $.

Heart Coach (Recovery). Ucardia. Part time. CEP or RCEP.

Health Coach/Medical Assistant. Cadence. 2 Roles, full time and part time.. Active Med. Assistant.

New Listings: 

None this week.

Previous Listings:

Coach Manager. Calibrate. Full time, PST hours. NBC-HWC. $.

Skills Instructor - Integrative Health and Wellness. Red Rocks Community College. On site. CO.

Adjunct - Health Sciences, Nutrition, and Fitness Course Developers. Husson University. Part time. $.

Adjunct Faculty, Integrative Care. Northwestern Health Sciences University. Part time. NBHWC approved program.

Health Coach Training Faculty. Open Source Wellness. Part time. NBC-HWC. $. (Also has location based Health Coaching roles in CA.

These roles are chosen for their potential in using and building coaching related skills (especially in the absence of entry level coaching roles), or coaching in different environments.

New Listings:

Success Coach. ReUp Education. Full time. $.

Care Partner. Within Health. Per Diem.

Health Guide Talent Pool. Transcarent.

Previous Listings:

Mindfulness Coach. Ladgov Corporation. Part-time. PhD Psych.

Performance Coach. Future. Part-time, contract.

Psychedelic Guide (Integration Coach). Mindbloom. Full/part time. Psychedelics. $.

Student Success Coach. Unitek Learning. Full time, PST schedule. $.

About

The Health Coaching Jobs Newsletter is a one woman operation fueled by a passion for supporting coaches and the growth of the health and wellness coaching industry.

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