Health & Wellbeing Coordinator

REPORTING TO: Health & Wellbeing Manager

SALARY: £26,597 (37.5 hours per week)

CONTRACT: Full-time, FTC (1 year, Oct 2026 - Oct 2027)

BENEFITS: To be discussed during interview process

CLOSING DATE: Thursday 17th September 2026

Nottingham Forest Foundation is the official charity of Nottingham Forest Football Club. Using the power of Nottingham Forest and football, we create positive opportunities and lasting change for people and communities across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire.

Our work is shaped around three strategic pillars:
Place, People and Potential – supporting healthier, more connected communities and helping people to fulfil their potential.

The Health & Wellbeing Coordinator will be responsible for the coordination, delivery, development, monitoring, and evaluation of Nottingham Forest Foundation's Health & Wellbeing programmes. Working closely with the Health & Wellbeing Manager, practitioners, assistants, and external partners, the role-holder will lead the successful delivery of community-based physical activity, health improvement, mental wellbeing, and social inclusion programmes across Nottinghamshire.

The role combines programme coordination, community engagement, partnership development, and frontline delivery to support the Trust's mission of improving physical health, mental wellbeing, social connectedness, and healthier lifestyles within communities experiencing the greatest need.

The Health & Wellbeing Coordinator will oversee key programmes including Healthy Goals and Resilient Reds, both of which supported and administered through the Premier League Foundation & PFA's Community Fund, whilst also supporting other Health & Wellbeing initiatives such as Walking Football, Forest Forces and Tricky to Talk.

The role-holder will work with a wide range of participants, including teenagers, adults, older adults, and individuals facing health inequalities, helping them access support, set personal goals, increase physical activity levels, improve mental wellbeing, and build meaningful social connections.

The Coordinator will also be responsible for programme compliance, quality assurance, stakeholder engagement, staff support, monitoring and evaluation, and contributing to the development and sustainability of the Trust's Health & Wellbeing offer.

• Lead on-the-ground delivery of both the Resilient Reds and Healthy Goals programme, enabling a blend of physical & mental wellbeing activity and interventions, trips, and events for communities across Nottingham City and County
• Engage in proactive partner and stakeholder engagement, including NHS and Public Health sector organisations to meet audience/participant need and strengthen referral pathways into Foundation led health and wellbeing programmes.
• Work with the Health & Wellbeing Manager to connect and engage programmes with statutory and non-statutory mental health support services (such as Wolf Pack Project, NHS Talking Therapies) to develop opportunities for partnerships and referral.
• Coordinate and oversee Healthy Goals physical activity sessions, ensuring venues in high-priority areas host interventions such as physical activity, mental wellbeing, and health lifestyles guidance.
• Support the coordinating and promotion of Resilient Reds Hubs, utilising community spaces to enable the reach and engagement of priority audiences
• Proactively liaise with NFF internal stakeholders including Finance to ensure budgetary planning and alignment of programme operations, and Marketing to communicate and showcase programme information/success and grow participation/engagement
• Proactively connect and engage with statutory and non-statutory third‑sector service providers, developing…