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Employment Type:

Part time

Shift:

Description:

Spanish Speaking Lifestyle Coach - Per Diem

On-Site. Not Remote.

Position Purpose:

Lifestyle Coaches lead groups of participants through a year-long lifestyle change program using the National Diabetes Prevention Program curriculum. The curriculum consists of 16 core sessions (held approximately every week for 16-26 weeks) and a minimum of 6 post-core sessions (held approximately every month for the remainder of the year). Lifestyle Coaches help participants develop and maintain the skills needed to adopt healthy eating and physical activity habits. Lifestyle Coaches support participants by providing information, encouraging progress, and working with the group to address any challenges or barriers that arise. Lifestyle Coaches do not need to be health care professionals; they must be effective facilitators and support the group process as it relates to behavior change.

What you will do:

Lifestyle coaches facilitate live groups in the local community and will also serve as virtual coaches.

Deliver the National Diabetes Prevention Program lifestyle change program as it was designed. Lifestyle Coaches can add their personal strengths as a coach and provide culturally relevant examples of food, types of physical activity, barriers, etc. but should not alter the key messages of the curriculum.

Facilitate sessions over the course of the 1-year program (weekly sessions for 16-26 weeks followed by monthly sessions for the remainder of the year

Prepare for each session (i.e. review lesson plan and content for each session, provide feedback for participants on their food and activity trackers).

Maintain high standards and expectations of self and participants including attendance, starting on time, weekly weigh-ins, self-monitoring, and problem solving

Be accessible to participants before and after sessions to answer questions and follow-up on any questions that cannot be answered during class timw

Follow-up with participants outside of class if they are unable to attend a class

Record weekly data for each participant for submission to the Diabetes Prevention Recognition Program (DPRP)

Education & Qualifications:

Must be an effective facilitators and support the group process as it relates to

behavior change. Spanish/bilingual preferred

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, Catholic healthcare systems in the nation. Built on the foundation of our Mission and Core Values, we integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion in all that we do. Our colleagues have different lived experiences, customs, abilities, and talents. Together, we become our best selves. A diverse and inclusive workforce provides the most accessible and equitable care for those we serve. Trinity Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by law.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

EOE including disability/veteran