Life Coach Volunteer

Main Duties

This role could include: 

• Encourage participants to identify and evaluate their barriers to employment and set actions to overcome them.  
• Teach SMART action planning and empower participants to take accountability of their goals.  
• Apply a person-centred approach working with participants on a one-to-one basis across several sessions. 
• Motivating participants with constructive feedback and positive affirmations throughout the process.  
• Demonstrate useful self-help, emotional and behavioural regulation techniques, to support participants in managing their wellbeing. 
• Giving personalised one-to-one support and assisting participants in achieving their wellbeing goals. 
• 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. 

Qualifications Required  

As this is a key role providing mentoring and support, we ask that you hold a formal qualification (or are studying towards at the time of application) on a recognised coach training programme that is approved by a major coaching body such as, International Coach Federation, Association for Coaching, European Mentoring and Coaching Council. 

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.