Job Role

Job Title: Health and Fitness InstructorJob Ref: WYZ22

Salary: £7.50 - £9.50 per hour

Location: Wigan Youth Zone, Parsons Walk, Wigan, WN1 1RU

Job Purpose:

To support your line manager in the management of the Wigan Youth Zone Health and Fitness Gym, making sure it is well run with a varied programme, a full take up and it is safe, exciting, challenging and inclusive for all.

Context of the post:

Wigan Youth Zone opened in Spring 2013 and is a £6m building project with state-of-the-art facilities, providing a wide range of sporting, artistic, cultural and general recreational activities and targeted services. Wigan Youth Zone provides a safe meeting place for young people, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds, where they can participate in a wide range of positive activities, all for just 50p. The two-storey building will have a four-court sports hall with climbing wall, a fully-fitted fitness suite, a boxing gym, dance and performing arts studios, as well as music, media and visual arts facilities. There will also be a cafe, together with recreational and social areas. Externally there will be four all-weather kick-pitches. Wigan Youth Zone will be open 7 days a week, 52 weeks a year, providing local young people with somewhere to go, something to do and someone to talk to.

Job Description

Main duties and responsibilities

  • Work with your line manager to prepare and implement a well-structured and progressive fitness coaching programme for the young people of Wigan Youth Zone;
  • To train volunteers and support them to deliver high quality fitness coaching sessions;
  • To encourage attendance in fitness activities, particularly by young people who do not usually participate in such activities, and provide appropriate inductions;
  • To assist in identifying talented young people and encourage further development through a number of different opportunities;
  • To be a positive role model and create a positive and fun environment in which to motivate and encourage young people to participate in fitness activities;
  • To be responsible for the maintenance of the gym equipment;
  • To help record and evaluate the sessions, and involve young people in the evaluation process;
  • To ensure that the members maintain a high standard of behaviour and discipline during sessions;
  • To ensure the participation of young people in activities and that their ideas contribute fully in the delivery and evaluation of activities;
  • To promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young people at all times;
  • To be an active member of the team and operate in line with the values and principles of Wigan Youth Zone.

General

  • To be alert to issues of safeguarding child protection, ensuring the welfare and safety of Youth Zone members is promoted and safeguarded, and to report any child protection concerns to the designated Child Protection Officers using the safeguarding policies, procedures and practice (training to be provided);
  • To assist with any promotional activities and visits that take place at the Youth Zone;
  • To actively promote the Youth Zone and positively contribute towards increasing Youth Zone membership;
  • To adhere to Wigan Youth Zone policies at all times, with particular reference to Health and Safety, Child Protection and Equal Opportunities.

Other duties

  • To carry out any other duty with the Youth Zone provision and facility operations, and within the competencies of the post holder, as directed by your line manager or a senior manager.

Person Specification

Essential / Desirable
Experience
Experience of managinga Health and Fitness Gym / 
Experience of running groups and one-to-one fitness sessions / 
Experience of delivering fitness activities and / or targeted personal development programmes / 
Experience of working with young people with additional needs and disabilities / 
Experience of working in a team and alongside volunteers / 
Skills and Abilities
Ability to engage and build positive relationships with all young people, including disengaged and disadvantaged young people / 
Ability to lead a team and work effectively within a team / 
Ability to work creatively with young people to meet their developmental needs / 
Confident in managing groups of children and young people / 
Ability to identify and challenge discrimination or discriminatory behaviour, and take appropriate action as necessary / 
Excellent communication skills / 
Ability to monitor and evaluate sessions and work flexibly to change delivery during sessions if required / 
Knowledge and Understanding
Understanding of the principles of working with children and young people / 
Understanding of issues affecting young people’s lives / 
Knowledge of health and safety, diversity awareness and safeguarding best practice and how these relate to children and young people / 
Qualifications
NVQ Level 2 Gym Instruction or equivalent, and working or willing to work towards Level 3 / 
Personal Qualities
Positive and enthusiastic / 
Punctual and reliable / 
Commitment to personal and professional development / 
A flexible attitude to work and a willingness to perform a variety of duties to ensure an efficient and effective service / 
Willing and able to work in the evenings, at weekends and in a residential setting / 

Additional information

There will be one part time Health & Fitness Instructor post available. Normal working hours will be 8 - 10 hours a week,worked over atwo week rota (exclusive of breaks), which will be worked flexibly. This will involve working unsocial hours in the evenings (up to 9.00pm) and at weekends during Youth Zone sessions or at events, and also working during the day.

In accordance with our Child Protection and Safeguarding procedures, this position requires an enhanced DBS check.

Remuneration package

Salary:£7.50 - £9.50 per hour

Pension:Eligible, after six months’ service, to join the Wigan Youth Zone Personal Pension Scheme; 3% of salary is contributed by Wigan Youth Zone, if the employee contributes 3% or more.

Application information

To apply, complete the application form and return it to , quoting the job reference number in the subject field.

Closing date: 16th April 2018

Interview date:

Start date:

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