Health & Wellness Specialist

About the company:

Founded in 2016, Pennington Partners is a leading financial services holding company and solutions-oriented platform serving the world’s most successful entrepreneurs and their families.

Pennington’s culture is vibrant, smart, tireless, and iconoclastic. We are intellectually curious and strive to challenge ourselves every day. We are an ensemble of the best and brightest professionals with multi-disciplinary backgrounds. We like to challenge assumptions and welcome new ideas. Our people are collegial but self-reliant. We value independent judgement as much as intellect and look for people who tend to do the right thing first, can work with limited guidance, but who also know how to ask for help. While the firm is building increasing scale and institutional character, we value our entrepreneurial culture and flexibility.

About the role:

As the Senior Health & Wellness Specialist your primary role is to advance client and team wellness by designing and implementing associated programming and providing expert one-on-one nutrition guidance and wellness coaching. You will provide exceptional service and coaching, cultivating a culture of investment in personal wellness, among successful entrepreneurs and their families. The ideal candidate takes initiative, efficiently and confidently serving our clients, collaborates as a team player, and embraces their responsibility as a subject matter expert in their field. The individual will need to understand the complexity of the growing and shifting needs and priorities, in our dynamic and entrepreneurial culture. This is an outstanding opportunity for a seasoned nutritionist or qualified clinician in a closely related field to accelerate and expand their skills.

This is a hybrid role based in Houston, TX or Bethesda, MD. We currently work in the office three days per week. Please submit your cover letter and resume as one file when applying to this position.

What You’ll Do:

Client Experience

• Provide one-on-one nutrition and/or health coaching sessions for entrepreneurial families and our team, with supervision and support from the Director of Health & Wellness. Utilizes expertise in clinical nutrition (e.g. longevity, metabolic health, gut health, stress handling), health coaching (physical, emotional, mental health and wellbeing), lab test analysis, diet design and meal planning.
• Determine and provide the appropriate level of support a client may need – ranging from medical nutrition therapy, to health coaching, to a referral for outside care.
• Support the Director, Health & Wellness in providing services to additional families by assisting with follow-up note preparation, research, lab test analysis, diet design and meal planning.
• Maintain records in Practice Better (our HIPPA-compliant client records portal) and utilize software (e.g. That Clean Life) to assemble meal plans and recipes, as needed.
• Maintain communication with clients to support momentum in-between one-on-one sessions and increase awareness of our Health and Wellness online events.
• Build and maintain therapeutic trust with clients and have a proven track record of establishing immediate rapport.
• Lead team Health & Wellness breaks focused on team building, fitness/movement, healthy snacks, and other ideas that you create, and organizes team-building outings and retreats.

Brand Ambassador / Public-Facing Content

• Contribute to and develop thought leadership content, such as our Health & Wellness newsletter and webinars. Leading with science, research, and data.
• Participate in business development and client engagement.
• Leverage social media and website content to further expand the company’s online presence and mission.

What You’ll Need:

• Bachelor's degree in nutrition, dietetics, or closely associated field, with commensurate certification or licensure, and demonstrated experience in health coaching.
• Master's Degree, a plus.
• Proficiency with interpreting nutritional-related lab data is a plus.
• 2+ years of experience within health and wellness in the public or private sector, in client-facing or consultative environment.
• Ability to multi-task, thrive, and adapt in a dynamic, demanding environment.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite. Proficiency with Practice Better and/or That Clean Life, a plus.
• Proven track record of strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to succinctly explain complex ideas.
• Maintenance of all required continuing education, licensure, certifications, and insurance, as applicable and required by state law, with associated expenses covered by Pennington Partners. Operate under your scope of practice.
• Highest level of integrity and honesty. Confident, self-motivated, and self-directed. Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.

IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS: Please submit your cover letter and resume as one file when applying to this position.

What You’ll Get:

We offer competitive and comprehensive benefits to help you prioritize your wellness and your career development. Working with a company the leverages our Core Values: Developing One’s Greatest Potential, Thinking Big, Client Obsession, Tikkun Olam (Repair Our World).

• Salary - Competitive compensation (base salary + target bonus)
• Benefits - Robust benefits package with choice of PPO Health Insurance Plans covering medical, dental, vision, disability, and group term life insurance with 100% of employee’s personal premium paid by us. Optional HSA Plan, with $600 employer contribution. 401K Plan with employer match, commuter parking benefit, cell phone reimbursement.
• Health & Wellness –$100/month stipend to use on choice of fitness, meditation classes, meal kits, CSA and more. Oura Ring welcome gift and one year subscription to the Oura Ring app, and Pennington welcome swag! Worldwide emergency travel assistance coverage.
• Time Off - 15 days PTO, unlimited sick leave, bereavement leave, 11 federal holidays and 3 floating holidays. Paid maternity and paternity leave for biological and adoptive parents, plus option to work from home after paid leaves ends to extend time with your growing family, and $4,000 childcare stipend to help you transition back to work.
• Development & Growth – Support for maintaining and expanding your credentials, including licensure, CEU/conference reimbursement, and healthcare practitioner insurance, as applicable.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

It is the policy of Pennington Partners to ensure equal employment opportunity (EEO) for all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation, or related conditions), national origin or ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, uniformed servicemember status, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a parent, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. It is Pennington Partner’s policy to comply with applicable laws concerning the employment of persons with disabilities, including reasonable accommodation for applicants and employees with disabilities.