Lifestyle expert - German Speaking (Freelance)

Who we are

Our goal at OpenUp is to make mental well-being accessible to everyone. We support companies, their employees, and employees' families with mental well-being. Our OpenUp platform provides employees and their families access to mental well-being check-ins, online courses, articles, videos, interactive group sessions, mindfulness sessions, and a team of experienced experts. We believe that physical and mental well-being go hand in hand, and that lifestyle factors such as nutrition, sleep, and stress management are key to achieving balance. By integrating our Lifestyle Experts to the platform with a focus on nutrition, exercise and sleep, we ensure a holistic approach to health. We strive to build high-performing teams that help people develop to their fullest potential. We take pride in raising the bar and achieving the next level.

OpenUp is ranked number 1 on the LinkedIn Top Startups 2023 list and is rapidly growing. We are expanding our international teams and we are searching for like-minded talent. We are already helping over 1500+ (international) companies and 300.000+ employees, e.g. Rituals, Deloitte, Decathlon, Miele, KPMG, Adyen and McDonalds.

About the assignment

At OpenUp we are focusing on preventive care, which means that we don't do diagnosis, but we are there for day-to-day struggles. OpenUp is open 6 days a week: for planned video consults and spontaneous consults via video. We guarantee short term availability and accessibility. We believe that minimizes the barriers people experience to work on their mental and physical health because we know that emotions don't do waiting lists. As a lifestyle expert you will work together with your client towards a goal in a set of 25-minute sessions.

You provide preventive consultations in the field of lifestyle. The goal of the consultation is to provide the client with access to a healthy lifestyle and address lifestyle-related complaints. In online conversations, you are challenged to make that goal as specific as possible and to make an impact: what is the first step someone can take today? Your work will consist of consultations with a variety of people and requests for help and possible weekly intervision sessions to support you and your personal and professional development.

On average, you speak to a client for about 3 to 5 sessions to work on a specific request for help. This can vary, so it is also possible for someone to schedule a one-time appointment or, say, 8 appointments to work on a goal, together with you. Besides that, you are invited to contribute to inspiring content, like our online programs, group sessions, articles, or masterclasses.

About you

You are a Lifestyle Expert who wants to join us in improving Mental and Physical well-being in the Netherlands and all across Europe. You thrive in a dynamic and growing work environment.

Next to that:

• You have a BA or MSc degree in a relevant field of applied sciences such as lifestyle medicine, occupational medicine or nutrition.
• You speak German and English.
• You have 5 years of working experience with individuals or groups.
• You have knowledge of interventions based on evidence-based lifestyle medicine and the positive health framework
• You have experience in lifestyle coaching.
• You are a team player, resilient, and have a growth mindset.
• You're flexible, a real multi-tasker, and get energy from a variety of tasks. For example, you like to give a public presentation for new customers and write articles about lifestyle and well-being.
• You are concise, solution-oriented, and coaching-focused.
• The relationship with clients and colleagues forms the center of your work.
• You start conversations, seek for connection and act decisively.
• You work solution-focused and you are able to come up with advice for your clients in a short period of time.
• You act from a 'practice what you preach' perspective. This appears from your expressions and your own reflections, the application of your interventions and your attitude to your clients and colleagues.
• You are a team-player, but you are also able to work independently. When you find yourself with a good idea or wish to develop yourself: you reach out!

What you can expect

OpenUp is fast growing and you have the chance to become part of this challenging journey. Next to that:

• A freelance contract for 10 hours per week.
• You can work from home or in our office in Amsterdam, but always during our office hours (9.00 - 21.00 CET).
• A team with a variety of expertise like work and organisational psychology, health psychology or lifestyle medicine.
• The values we give to our clients, we also practice on ourselves and team members!
• Room for discussion, reflection, personal development and education
• To give direction to your professional development, 2 training day parts per year are facilitated by OpenUp to reflect on your skills and values as a psychologist.

Next steps

Excited about this role at OpenUp? We love to learn more about you. Send us your application through our website and we will be in touch with you soon.

Do you have any questions? You can look at our frequently asked questions.

At OpenUp, everyone is welcome to apply - regardless of color, age, gender, nationality or any other label. We embrace what makes you unique and we believe that a diverse team is crucial to success. If you are ready to OpenUp, join us!

Our OpenUp and iPractice ventures help people become and stay mentally and physically healthy. We continuously develop our practice and online platform for mental well-being. Users can start directly with various online programs and connect face to face with a psychologist. All programs are evidence-based, result-oriented and short and sweet. Sustainable results come from daily practice and users are supported by an accessible system and network of psychologists. We offer our services all over Europe, in various languages. We help hundreds of people every day and the number of users is growing fast.