Health Coaching Jobs Newsletter #9

September 27, 2024

Author

Leslie Wier-Fincher
September 30, 2024

Hi Coaches!

Hurricane Helene ravaged the southeast U.S. this past week and while myself and my family in Florida are OK, I know many who are not. My heart goes out to anyone who was affected. I understand from first hand experience the devastation storms like these brings, and I’m sending you strength. If you or someone you know has been affected, you can find resources to recover from the disaster at USA.gov and FEMA.gov.

Also, our last issue, Deep Dive - Ask A Recruiter, focusing on optimizing your chances in the job application process, was a big hit…and I made a small but critical typo in stating, “There are far more jobs than there are coaches…” (despite having re-read that article at least ten times before publishing). Clearly it’s the opposite. Our brains are wired for shortcuts. 🤣 

Thank you for being here,

Leslie

What’s New/Reminders

  • Check out some new features in our Community bulletin this week! I would love to feature you or someone you know in your career wins - send me an email!

Industry Chatter

  1. Emerging Niches: Entrepreneurship is still an essential need in our industry to support the widespread adoption of health and wellness coaching. These are some examples of some emerging niches and creative ideas to draw inspiration from.


    Bond Vet, a company in the veterinary space that supports both pet owners and veterinary professionals, is offering a new mental health program in partnership with a board certified coach designed to enhance mental well-being for veterinary professionals through therapeutic lifestyle interventions (Lifestyle Medicine) to support resilience, clarity, and psychological wellbeing.


    Aon, a business consultancy firm, published an article, “5 Ways to Address Health and Wellbeing in the Transportation Industry” that explicitly suggests companies should consider offering virtual wellness coaching to employees as a form of preventative care. The significance here is several-fold; Businesses are increasingly seeing the value of health and wellness coaching for supporting their employees. Also, the transportation industry appears to be an untapped area of opportunity for health and wellness coaches. Corporate wellness in general is a quickly growing space for HWCs and there are plenty of ways to niche down for coaches who are interested in branching off into entrepreneurship.


    In the UK, a Life coach is offering free life coaching at a cafe for women who need mental health support. What’s significant about this is that the coach has a long background in the hospitality industry and is using that to her advantage in growing her coaching practice.

  2. GLP-1 News: There’s a lot going on in the world of GLP-1s the past couple of weeks. With the launch of its GLP-1 Med Program, Noom is loudly advocating for affordable medication prices in light of the Senate’s inquiry into Novo Nordisk. A number of variables overall are likely to drive down the cost of GLP-1s in the coming years. Cheaper meds means more people taking meds, which means more people who will need lifestyle and behavioral support to maintain their progress and taper off the medication.


    GLP-1s in the health and wellness coaching space are a divisive topic, but the opportunity for health and wellness coaches is clear - these medications are not going away, and we have the potential to be able to help a lot of people. Beyond some of the larger players in digital health who are attempting to meet this need (Noom, Omada, Hims & Hers), check out Terra Health Coaching as an up and coming player that emphasizes coaching as an essential piece of support for people taking GLP-1s.

  3. The Professionalization of Exercise: The American College of Sports Medicine’s recent issue details ongoing efforts to increase the integration of fitness and exercise professionals into the medical community (apologies for the paywall - 3 of the articles are free to read), taking learnings from the health and wellness coaching profession’s efforts towards healthcare recognition. This trend is especially relevant for health and wellness coaches who are exercise professionals to any degree, or those who want to be. I anticipate some health coaching jobs will also start to follow this trend, requiring certified exercise professional credentials particularly in areas like musculoskeletal support such as this job at Health Joy.

Community

Email us or complete the survey found in each newsletter with your questions and suggestions.

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This week’s Community bulletin focuses on two essential aspects of growing a career in health coaching regardless of your path - entrepreneurial skills and relationship building.

Coach Spotlight

Amber Peterson is a National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach with an extensive background in coaching, wellness education, and coaching business operations. She recently co-founded ‘Giving Wellness’, a company that offers wellness programming and coaching to businesses for their employees . What makes this program unique is Giving Wellness’ partnership with Midwest Foodbank Pennsylvania.

From the press release, “This 8-week program delivers a triple benefit to employers, employees, and Midwest Food Bank Pennsylvania—access to professional and personal
health and fitness coaching to achieve a healthier you, build a healthier workplace, create a sense of community with team participation, and make a community investment with a percentage of every GIVING WELLNESS 8-week program donated to Midwest Food Bank Pennsylvania.”

Amber had the opportunity to speak at the press conference to officially launch Giving Wellness on National Women’s Health and Fitness Day, September 25th, at the Harrisburg, PA State Capitol.

I hope you’ll join me in connecting with Amber on LinkedIn and congratulating her on this incredible step forward in spreading recognition and awareness of health coaching.


Do you or someone you know have a win to celebrate in your career? I would love to feature your story. Send me an email!

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Who to Follow

Who’s making waves in our industry while also offering immense value for the growth of health and wellness coaches? These are people you should be following on LinkedIn.

Dr. Angela Cudger 
Founder of Legacy Holistic Health Institute, recognized by the NBHWC, NASM, AFAA, AADP, and the state of Georgia as an education provider. She has an extensive background in holistic health and wellness, business development and entrepreneurship, and federal and state contracting. Her LinkedIn Newsletter, Open Houses, and Live Webinars (all free) all offer such a wealth of knowledge for the HWC community and I highly recommend giving her a follow.

Jazz Rasool 
While not a health coach, but he is an executive coach on the forefront of AI and its intersection with the coaching industry at large. He is also a steadfast DEIB and ethics advocate and consistently posts informative content that is essential for a coach in any industry to stay up to date with as AI and tech are further integrated with coaching.


Do you have a recommendation for a coaching leader who is innovating in our field while offering great value to the growth of health coaches? Let me know!

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The Jobs

FEATURED JOBS

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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.

NBC-HWC

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

New Listings:

Health Coach. AC Wellness. Full time. $. California.

Lifestyle Health Coach. WebMD. Full time. $. (must obtain credential within 6 months of hire)

Previous Listings:

Health Coach. Azova. Contract, flexible schedule.

Mental Health Coach. Oliva Health. Self-employed (referrals).

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

Care Coach. Ontrak. Full time. Extensive mental health experience. Bilingual Spanish. $.

Behavioral Health Coach. Brightline. Full time & Temporary, alternative schedule PST. $.

Health Coach. Ayble Health. Part time, potential for full. $

Health Educator/Health Coach. University of Utah. Part time. $.

Behavioral Health Coach. Bend Health. Part time. $. PST or CST.

General Health Coaching

New Listings:

Telehealth Provider (All specialties). Maven Clinic. Part time, contract. $. (Maven contracts with both coaches and clinical licensures).

Virtual Recovery Coach. Monte Nido. Full time, alternative sched. Eating Disorder Recovery. $.

MSK Coach. HealthJoy. Part time, alternative schedule. Professional Exercise Experience. $.

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

Previous Listings:

Chat based Youth Mental Health Coach. Clayful. Contract, alt. schedule. $.

Certified Health & Wellness Coach. Aspect. Full time, flexible schedule.

Tobacco Cessation Health Coach. National Jewish Health. Full time, flexible schedule. $. (repost)

Tobacco Cessation Health Coach - Keep it Sacred Program. National Jewish Health. Full time. Familiarity with Native communities preferred. $. Various States.

Mental Health Coach. Prospera. Part time, contract. Maternal Health.

Bilingual Health Coach. Sun River Health. Full time. Spanish req, French Creole pref. $. NY.

Coach. TaskHuman. Contract, Freelance.

Coach (NASM Members). TaskHuman. Contract, freelance.

Coach (ACE Members). Task Human. Contract, freelance.

Group Facilitator. Charlie Health. Part time. Mental health or related field.

TCM Health Coach. Elix. Part time. Chinese Medicine.

Health Coach. Revero. Part time. $.

Health Coach. Pompa Program. Full time, contract.

Health & Wellness Coach. Clova Health. Flexible part or full time.

Clinical License/Experience Health Coaching

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

New Listings:

Wellness Advisor. Primary MD. Contract. RDN/NBC-HWC. $.

Chronic Care Management Coach. Recora. Part time, contract. RN/LPN. $. PST time zone.

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

Previous Listings:

Clinical Coach. Welllinks. Full time. LRN, LPN, Resp. Therapist. $. VA, CT, NJ.

Health Coach. Vigilance Health. Full time. Medical Assistant. $. California.

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

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

Heart Coach (Preventative). Ucardia. Part time. Cardiovascular disease.

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

Licensed Clinical Mental Health Coach. Clayful. Part time. Mental health, Social Work, Counseling. $.

Health Coach/Medical Assistant. Cadence. Full time. Active Med. Assistant.

Bilingual Health Coach. MaxHealth. Full time. LSCSW/LPN/MA/CNA. $. FL resident.

Coaching Education, Management & Operations

New Listings: 

Manager, Health & Wellness. Henry. Full time. ICF strongly preferred. $.

Training Program Manager, Health Coaching. Virta Health. Full time. $.

Previous Listings:

Coaching Content Specialist. Valence. Full time, remote friendly. New York, Toronto, London.

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

Healthcare/Coaching Adjacent, and Other Coaching

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:

N/A

Previous Listings:

Student Success Coach. TimelyCare. Contract. Flexible hours. $.

Care Navigator. Lucet. Full time. $.

Performance Coach. Future. Fitness/personal training. Part time/contract.

Nutrition & Fitness Coach. The Boss Body Revolution. Part time/full time. Fitness/personal training. $.

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