Wellbeing Support Life Coach Volunteer

7 months ago


Cambridge, United Kingdom Shaw Trust - Work and Health Programme - Home Counties Full time

We are a national charity helping people find lasting and good employment. Volunteers get directly involved by giving people the time and support they need to build a brighter future.

As a Wellbeing Support Life Coach Volunteer, you will help people build their confidence and resilience to achieve their objectives. You will provide guidance and assistance to participants through one-on-one sessions, where you’ll collaborate on setting and pursuing goals. This experience will not only enhance your coaching skills, but also provide valuable insights as you work with a diverse group of people.

**Key tasks**:
In a series of one-to-one sessions, you will give direct support to a small caseload of participants. You will help them to identify their goals, before collaboratively establishing feasible steps to help them make progress. By helping them build their confidence and resilience, you will boost their chances of finding and maintaining employment, fostering greater independence, and improving their wellbeing and self-esteem.

This role could include:

- Facilitating wellbeing groups where people can discuss and share their experiences.
- Giving personalised one-to-one support and assisting participants in achieving their wellbeing goals.
- Motivating participants with constructive feedback and positive affirmations throughout the process.
- Delivering information sessions on various topics such as confidence & motivation, healthy eating, self-belief and overcoming doubts, setting and achieving goals, SMART action planning, financial health.
- Taking a person-centred and solution-focused approach with participants on a one-to-one basis across several sessions.
- Creating a safe and supportive environment to foster positive outcomes.
- Appropriately signposting participants to local activities/resources.
- Demonstrate useful self-help, emotional and behavioural regulation techniques, to support participants in managing their wellbeing.

**What's in it for you**:

- Put your skills and expertise to good use and get experience supporting a wide range of people.
- You will enhance your coaching expertise and gain valuable insights through your interactions with diverse individuals.
- Out of pocket expenses will be covered and we offer a wide range of optional training and support.

**What we are asking for**:
Most volunteers give an hour or two each week, depending on your availability.

We will need to carry out an enhanced DBS check on you. It won't cost you a penny.

**Your Skills and Attributes**:

- Have an empathic approach.
- Adaptable to meet the needs of a wide range of participants.
- Good interpersonal and communication skills.
- IT skills including familiarity with Microsoft Office software.
- Ability to facilitate group sessions.
- Confident acting independently and providing remote support.
- Able to volunteer as part of an extended team.
- Understanding of data protection and GDPR.
- Awareness of barriers faced by participants who have faced disadvantages such as disabilities, care leavers and mental ill health.

**Join a diverse and inclusive organisation**

Shaw Trust began as a small organisation supporting disabled people into employment. Our commitment to creating a more equitable, fairer society runs deep. Being a welcoming organisation is key to that

**Job Type**: Volunteer

Work Location: In person



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