Being Well Salford

Person Specification –Being Well Coach

The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate that they meet the following points.

Essential (E) or Desirable (D) / Method of Assessment
1. Experience
1.1 Experience of supporting people to make positive change and achieve their goals / E / V & I
1.2 Experience of working with a range of different organisations (such as housing, mental health organisations, the NHS) / E / I
1.3 Experience of working effectively with people in difficult or emotional situations / E / V & I
1.4Experience of working to a busy schedule, meeting deadlines and managing time well / E / I
1.5 Experience in wellbeing or health improvement / D / I
1.6 Experience in working with people from diverse backgrounds and/or people living with a long term health problem, disability or challenging life situation / D / I
1.7 Experience of successfully engaging with Black and minority ethnic communities, older people, carers, parents with young children, people vulnerable to violent crime and people with problem drinking behavior. / E / V & I
2. Knowledge
2.1 Understanding of the factors that contribute to health and wellbeing / E / I
2.2 Specific understanding and knowledge of one or more of the following groups; / D / V & I
2.3 Understanding of the effects of inequality and deprivation on communities and barriers people face when trying to make healthy lifestyle choices / E / I
2.4 Knowledge and understanding of the importance of actively supporting equal opportunities / E / I
2.5 Good knowledge and understanding of one or more communities in City of Salford / D / I

3. Skills

3.1 Ability to engage a wide range of people from different backgrounds, including those that traditionally do not engage with health services / E / I
3.2 Ability to inspire / E / V I
3.3 Able to support people to make their own decisions and take their own actions / E / V I
3.4 Able to motivate and influence people / E / V I
3.5 Excellent listening skills / E / I
3.6 Good verbal communication and presentation skills, and able to work with groups / E / V, A I
3.7 Able to summarise data, produce and interpret reports containing summary data / E / I

3.8 Able to use a computerincludng email, word processing packages and ideally Powerpoint

/ E / I

3.9 Excellent personal organisational and administration skills

/ E / I

4. Learning and Development

4.1 Good record of personal development and learning / E / I

5. Personal

5.1 Able to demonstrate a genuine interest in other people and evidence of putting this into practice / E / I
5.2 Have a high level of self-awareness and insight into one’s own behaviour and behaviour change / E / V, A I
5.3 Personal experience of the benefits of making lifestyle changes / E / I
5.4 Able to bounce back from difficulties and to problem solve effectively / E / I
5.5 Able to work independently and on own initiative / E / I
5.6 Able to work flexible hours (including evening and weekend work) / E / I
5.7 Prepared to work in a range of organisations to support delivering the overall goals of the service / E / I
5.8 Ability to travel easily around the City of Salford / E / I

Key - Method of AssessmentV = Video

A = Assessment

I = Interview