{"id":6898,"date":"2024-03-05T11:50:36","date_gmt":"2024-03-05T11:50:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/slimmingworld.wpenginepowered.com\/blog\/?p=6898"},"modified":"2024-03-12T10:36:46","modified_gmt":"2024-03-12T10:36:46","slug":"my-flexible-job-as-a-slimming-world-consultant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/my-flexible-job-as-a-slimming-world-consultant\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>\u201cI get to help others and see more of my family \u2013 win-win!\u201d<\/strong>&nbsp;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Have you ever wondered what being a self-employed Slimming World Consultant actually involves? Maybe you\u2019d like to know whether this flexible role could work for you? We spoke to Consultant Clare, to see how she fits supporting her members around her family commitments \u2013 and enjoys the best of both worlds!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/players.brightcove.net\/5245389806001\/default_default\/index.html?videoId=6325329739112\"allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"encrypted-media\" width=\"900\" height=\"390\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/become-a-consultant\"><strong>Find out more about becoming a Slimming World Consultant.<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Clare\u2019s story&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI joined <a href=\"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/group-or-online-membership\">Slimming World<\/a> after having my fourth child and was immediately blown away by how easy it was to follow the plan. I could eat all the foods that I enjoyed \u2013 including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/discover-cheesy-chips-with-gravy\/\">chips, cheese and gravy<\/a>, comforting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/recipes\/macaroni-cheese\">mac and cheese<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/recipes\/roast-lemon-and-mustard-pork-with-one-pan-vegetables\">roast dinners<\/a> \u2013 I just learned to cook them in a healthier way. I cut down on the amount of oil I was using, switched to lean cuts of meat and added plenty of fresh veg to my plate. In my first week as a member I lost 8 \u00bdlbs and that\u2019s when I realised that I\u2019d found a way to lose weight that really worked.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019d lost a stone as a Slimming World member when the local Team Developer, Nicci, came to speak to our group about becoming a self-employed Slimming World Consultant. I thought of all the school plays and sports days I\u2019d had to miss for the eldest of my four children, Bryn, and how being my own boss might mean I could spend more time with my family, and avoid expensive childcare costs. I decided not to return to my job in customer services and instead, I interviewed at Slimming World \u2013 and was successful!\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/slimmingworld.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/clare-caswell-family_sw_blog.jpg\" alt=\"Clare Caswell and family\n\" class=\"wp-image-6900\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>At head office, I was trained in every aspect of my new role \u2013 from how to promote my group, to the science and psychology of behaviour change that would help my members reach their goals. After I launched my group in 2018, the support and advice continued. I\u2019ll always remember this absolute gem from Nicci: \u2018Be curious.\u2019 It made me think about the deeper questions I could ask my members to help them better understand their individual needs and motivations.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Being a Consultant gives so much back \u2013 it\u2019s amazing to know that I help people to feel the same joy I did when I got my amazing first-week weight loss. It\u2019s about so much more than the scales, though&#8230; I felt every ounce of the support my Consultant Penny gave me, and now I\u2019m using my own experience of losing 4st \u2013 along with my training \u2013 to help my members make their own breakthroughs and work out what\u2019s been holding them back.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s fantastic having a fulfilling role and helping others \u2013 and I really love that I no longer have to miss out as a mum. Not only do I never have to skip a sports day, I\u2019m fit and confident enough to join in the fun!&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I couldn\u2019t be there for my kids as much before, but now I have the flexibility to fit running my own business around my life.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/meet-the-slimming-world-consultants\/\">Meet more of our amazing Slimming World Consultants and find out what they love about their role<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Could you be a Slimming World Consultant like Clare?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>We\u2019re always looking for caring and committed people to run their own Slimming World groups. Could you help to transform lives and make weight loss dreams come true?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>We\u2019d love to see you at one of our opportunity events, where you can ask questions and find out whether the Consultant role could be right for you. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/become-a-consultant\/consultant-enquiry\">Fill in this form<\/a> to receive your personal invitation.<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Follow busy mum-of-four Clare Caswell, as she balances being there for her family with a very rewarding role as a Slimming World Consultant <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":6899,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[22,23,19,26],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6898"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6898"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6898\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6899"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6898"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6898"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6898"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}