Health & Wellbeing Coach
The Stephen Longfellow Academy, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS11 8PG27 days remaining to apply
Start date details
to be agreed with successful candidate
Closing date
6 February 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
9 January 2026
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 37 hours per week, term time only + 1 working week.
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- SO1 (SCP 23-25) £34,434 - £36,363 Actual Salary: £29,747 - £31,413
What skills and experience we're looking for
The Stephen Longfellow Academy is seeking to recruit an inspirational colleague to the role of Health & Wellbeing Coach. This role is of great importance to our work as an Academy, the Health and Wellbeing coach will be responsible for overseeing the delivery of high-quality health and wellbeing programmes across all phases (5-16), ensuring an integrated and holistic approach to support all students. The health and wellbeing lead will lead a team of health and wellbeing coaches and counsellors. The role focuses on managing, mentoring and developing the team, whilst fostering collaboration and innovation to meet the diverse needs of the students.
Potential applicants should have:
- Grade C/4 and above in GCSE English and Mathematics (or equivalent).
- An understanding of the particular factors and issues faced by children and young people in relation to the maintenance of good mental health and emotional wellbeing.
- Strong emotional intelligence.
- The ability to relate well to adults and children/young people.
- Good organisational skills with the ability to work calmly under pressure.
What the school offers its staff
As a trust, we want to ensure that professionals at every stage in their career have the opportunity to enjoy expert support and training. We are pleased to offer a generous benefits package to our team – as we work together to create a rewarding future for all including:
- Membership of a teacher or local government pension scheme, depending on the role.
- A commitment to continued investment in our professionals, supporting every member of staff throughout their career in the trust.
- Access to an Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential professional advice and support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
- £2k Cycle to work scheme.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
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About The Stephen Longfellow Academy
- School type
- Free School, ages 5 to 16
- School size
- 0 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 5 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- The Stephen Longfellow Academy website
- Email address
- recruitment@stephenlongfellow.leeds.sch.uk
School location
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