Vacancy Description
Active Communities Instructors Part-time, temporary – 20 h per week, August to December 2023 Salary - £21,222 pro rata for part-time (£11.41 per hour) Edinburgh City Wide delivery,
Active Community Instructor JD.doc
Registered Scottish Charity No: SC027450
$ads={1}
Do you enjoy working with young people? Have you got what it takes to help transform a young person’s life?
We are looking for an Active Communities Instructor to help us motivate, educate, and enable young people to achieve more and live more active, healthier lives with our new Active Communities Adolescent Mental Health project, "Be Strong, Be You".
In this challenging but rewarding role, on a day-to-day basis you will be:
- Delivering motivational consultations and physical activity sessions to some of the hardest-to-reach and vulnerable people in the city.
- Providing support, encouragement, and inspiration for participants to get active, remain active and improve their health and well-being.
- Creating a safe, interactive, and engaging environment for youth to identify their physical activity, health, and well-being goals.
- Supporting the continued development of Active Communities projects by collating feedback from participants, identifying potential case studies and sharing your learnings.
We are looking for a vibrant, outgoing person with a proactive attitude. In addition, our ideal candidate will have:
- CIMSPA affiliate (old Reps Level 2) or a CIMPSA Practitioner (old Reps Level 3).
- A background or experience of working with people experiencing inequalities and young people struggling with their mental health.
- A proven track record of delivering effective physical activity sessions.
- Great listening, interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to show empathy and compassion.
- Creativity and passion for mentoring youth and will demonstrate a high level of maturity, patience, and dependability.
- Driving license is desirable due to program delivery in various EL locations across Edinburgh.
We offer one of the best rewards packages in the industry:
- FREE membership across all our centres with access to fitness classes, gyms, and swimming pools
- Opportunities for training, career growth and development
- Generous holiday allowance
- Shift work which may fit around other commitments
- Cycle-to-work scheme
- Company pension
- Access to discounts with a huge number of retailers (saving money in cinemas, restaurants, clothing, and electronics shops, on insurance and healthcare and much more)
If you are passionate, energetic, and enthusiastic about transforming lives and communities through physical activity, we want to hear from you.
To access the full job description, terms of service and to apply, follow the link below and register your application.
Closing date – 2nd of July 2023
Assessment date – 10th of July 2023
Registered Scottish Charity No: SC027450
$ads={2}
